Thanks Eric and Dave. I am so stoked to get it going.
Keith
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I decided to purchase from one of our reflector colleagues the Remoterig. I do
have a mix of excitement with the thought that even after all these months I
gave up too easy.
In the end, I wanted something that a caveman could use. I hope that this
caveman can get it rolling in next weekend or s
I was perusing the new website and saw that shipments will begin between March
16 to 26. I am very excited for sure to receive my KX3. I have cleared a spot
in both my 19" travel suitcase and my truck. Traded the 857D last week and I
am more than ready for it to arrive.
Keith
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I am probably the last person in the world to comment on this but in my. very
limited experience as a ham I have found resonant dipoles to be superior to a
G5RV. I have used properly cut dipoles that I made myself for 20m and 40m and
they worked much better than the G5RV I had. You may want to
I was told at the Yuma hamfest that we are looking at least six months before
Elecraft is going to deploy that into the market. I am also excited about this
since the KX3 is so groovy small in form factor.
Keith
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On Mar 6, 2012, at 6:40 AM, "k...@ya
I appreciate the replies I have received and in light of the custom super
computer that I requested one of my IT / VMWare colleagues to build for me with
eight serial ports, tons of RAM and a commercial Xeon processor, I will attempt
one last weekend to get remote working via HRD, Skype and Logm
I'm trying to figure out the best way to do remote and I'm really struggling
with trying to homebrew remote with HRD and other application Skype included.
I'm seriously considering spending $500 for getting the remoterig. I've been
messing around with the programs for months I can't seem to get
When I spoke to Eric at the Yuma hamfest two weeks ago today, I asked if my KX3
would be in my hands for my wife's and my babymoon to Aruba next month around
the 6th of April. He said not likely.
I ordered mine on New Year's day from what I recall. Took me a couple days
after it was made ava
Eric,
Thanks for the update!
So stoked!!
Keith
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On Feb 28, 2012, at 10:15 AM, "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft"
wrote:
> We have just updated our shipping status page with the following
> information:
> ---
> KX3 shipments are estimated to begi
It was November last year when I decided on a "fully loaded" slightly used K3
versus a FTDX5000 and I am so stoked that I made that decision.
I still monitor the user group for the high end Yaesu 5K because I am still
interested in understand how the two rigs compare. One of today's posting wa
Now I am really excited. I saw the KX-3 at the Yuma hamfest and it is a n
absolute beauty. Also got to meet Eric, Lisa and the Elecraft gang. Really cool
people.
Keith
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So the date is now March or was it always March. I am excited nevertheless. I
can't wait to bring it on the babymoon in April.
Keith
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On Feb 15, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "John Cooper" wrote:
> Will there be a preliminary .pdf manual released for the KX3
Chip,
Your post was epic. This device is exactly what I was looking for my set up
with my K3, RCS-1, the LP Panadapter and my soon to be installed SteppIR
controller. I ordered it from Amazon two minutes after I read your post.
The Elecraft reflector rules!
Thanks,
Keith
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>
> ...bill nr4c
>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:33:36 -0800, Keith Heimbold wrote:
>> Just curious is there any word on when the first KX3 transceivers
>> will ship. It is February now and I am getting very excited.
>>
&g
Just curious is there any word on when the first KX3 transceivers will ship. It
is February now and I am getting very excited.
Keith
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It is a bummer that with my work and travel schedule they lost one of my five
contacts with them but oh well life goes on. Maybe I will get lucky and they
will recover them.
Funny about TN2T because about two hours after I paid for the QSL card handling
I received the LOTW confirms. Now I will
Estep" wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
>> ... the display on the K3 flickered and showed ALC on the LCD when it wasn't
>> actually selected...
> =
> Sounds like RF in the shack, Keith. Put lots of radials on the
> vertical and a
I was operating last night on the K3 and while transmitting phone on 40m using
my butternut HF6V the display on the K3 flickered and showed ALC on the LCD
when it wasn't actually selected for displaying. It happened everytime I
transmitted.
I switched to 20m and my hex beam for a quick check a
I remember in some topics that the KX3 will be leverageable as a remote rig. I
am looking forward to more info on that topic and capability, because that will
be the first capability expansion I will purchase from Elecraft after I receive
the KX3.
Keith
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I appreciate you asking this question because my new KX3 will be with me on
many business trips in the future. The advice was awesome from the folks on
this reflector. I especially did not know the potential battery issue in the
checked in luggage. That was great info for me.
Thanks for asking
I am trying to get my K3 set up properly for remote and digital operations with
Power SDR and I am stuck.
My working conditions from an IT perspective consist of the following:
Dell laptop with i3 processor 4gb ram lame internal soundcard
LP Panadapter and 0204 soundcard
Running LP bridge, ful
I have a small Power Werx 35 amp supply and I use it all the time for the K3
and FT950 (backup). It is very small and excellent for transporting.
Keith
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On Jan 22, 2012, at 7:32 AM, "Shel Radin KF0UR" wrote:
> Greetings All,
>
> Here I am portable at my
ab2tc" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> HK0NA is a decent signal currently here in CNY on 21275 (5 to 20 up) but his
> audio is lacking in highs. Hopefully they can get some adjustments to the EQ
> done. Haven't been able to hear them on other bands yet.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
&g
The VP6T station on 12m this morning sounded great. Nice clear crisp audio.
Took a patient hour or so to get through, but very much worth it since it is a
new entity for me (newbie here).
So far what I heard and not worked on for HK0NA was not as clear or loud the
past week plus. Probably propa
I have S5 noise on 40m and S7-9 noise on 80m with a hf6v vertical antenna. I
can almost live with the noise on 40m but on 80m it is almost not worthwhile
using. All my other bands are basically S1/2 noise level all the time. On 6m I
have a 15 db preamp and noise may go up to S4 at the worse.
N
Not yet but I put in a later order on January 3rd I believe. Still very excited
to get the fully loaded KX3 soon.
Keith
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On Jan 20, 2012, at 12:16 PM, "Steve KC8QVO" wrote:
> Just curious if anyone has seen their transaction come through yet (excep
My rig is beautiful and the knobs work fine. Not even one complaint about this
rig. It is awesome!
Keith
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Working stations with the minimal power required is the end game at least that
is what i remember from the tests I took last year. Hihi.
Personally, I really enjoy working stations low power (with 20W or less). It
gives me tremendous satisfaction when I work a DX station with QRP. Like wow I
re
Hi Johnny,
My only complaint about the Quadra is the pretty lame internal autotuner and if
I sold it I could probably have enough to buy the KPA500 and the KAT500, and
maybe have a little left over to put towards a legal limit 6m tube amp. Not
sure that math adds up. I am a 6m enthusiast but HF
At the moment, I am spending money on my little beginners antenna farm. I am
upgrading my K4KIO Hex beam (and keeping the hex beam for vacation property) to
a Steppir 3 element antenna for my small lot station. I haven't bought the
KPA500 yet but I am seriously considering transitioning from th
I thought this topic was terminated. Personally I'm tired of reading about it.
Keith
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On Jan 17, 2012, at 6:34 AM, "Mike" wrote:
> I like what you said, and how you said it!
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
> On 1/16/2012 8:33 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>>>
I will roll with the current setup for awhile but i have seen on several
occasions how I can deploy the use of the 2.1 kHz filter in noisier band
conditions say on 40m to improve intelligibility and readability of weaker
signals.
If the 1.8 kHz filter will continue in that line of improvement,
are carefully tuning a DX station during a pileup, then the
> 1.8 might be of some assistance if the pileup is not well behaved - in
> that case you would have more time to do careful tuning.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 1/13/2012 10:48 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
> > I am a
I am a new owner of a slightly used K3, SN #1391 and I have the 2.8 khz and the
2.1 khz and I think that between the two of them for SSB, I have an awesome
setup. I am curious about the difference between the 2.1 khz and the 1.8 khz
but not enough to make the purchase decision at this point.
Thanks for answering a question I had about my NIR-12 which worked really
nicely with my Yaesu FT950. After using the K3 the past two months and it's
awesome DSP and NB, I didn't think it would really do much to improve it.
I guess i will put it in my truck now with my 857D.
Thanks,
Keith
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, "Arie Kleingeld PA3A" wrote:
> Did you try push&hold ALT to switch sideband?
>
> Arie PA3A
>
> Op 9-1-2012 16:51, Keith Heimbold schreef:
>> I ran into an issue this morning when trying to get on 6m that the K3 won't
>> allow me to get on USB.
I ran into an issue this morning when trying to get on 6m that the K3 won't
allow me to get on USB. All modes are accessible besides USB. I then switched
to 10m and it was doing the same thing.
On 12m and below the USB selection works. I reloaded firmware but it is still
not working.
Last ni
Just wanted to report that what I received yesterday as my "great" deal from a
company in northern PA was not the CM500 as advertised on amazon but HPE100M. I
am thoroughly pissed and they were advertised as new and were in a crumbled
box. Caveat emptor should have been alerted when the price wa
I use the heil proset with the hc4 element and it works great. Because of all
the recommendations for the CM500 I just purchased one off amazon for $35. I
wanted to see what I was missing.
Keith
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The roofing filters and internal battery pack are definitely in the first
purchase. The mic and key are also definitely of in the mix.
I will definitely without a doubt be getting the remote rig option for the K3
and also the 100W amp when that comes out. I am planning to use this as my
Eric,
I am still planning to order but deciding on features I want. If I order in
next day or two when can I expect shipment now. Also the real clincher is the
possible remote access to the K3. That is epic news.
Do you have an idea when the 100W amp will come out and it's price.
Thanks,
Keit
Interested in the great comments on the Yamaha CM500 headset I was able to
order one this morning new for less than $40 including shipping to San Diego
from a vendor on amazon.
Keith
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What will be the size and weight of the amplifier unit? Just curious.
Thanks,
Keith
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On Dec 28, 2011, at 5:38 PM, "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft"
wrote:
> Later this year, after we start shipping the KX3. Hopefully before summer.
>
> 7
I plan to order one later today. It will be awesome!!!
Keith
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On Dec 28, 2011, at 5:37 AM, "Thomas Horsten" wrote:
> Not so sure how secret that order page is, I've ordered mine, I won't post
> the link but anyone who's a bit resourceful can find it
http://www.hamvention.org/
> Youth DX Adventure Co-Founder
> http://www.youthdx.org/
>
> From: Keith Heimbold
> To: Dave Kalter
> Cc: Robert Galambos ; "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 11:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 o
How do you get on the mailing list? Please advise.
Thanks,
Keith
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On Dec 27, 2011, at 8:08 PM, "Dave Kalter" wrote:
> Woo Hoo! Great deal guys...my order is in!
> Now I need to go back and get the dust cover.
> The lump of coal is now in the fire
My knobs also work perfectly well with no issue at all.
Keith
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On Dec 27, 2011, at 1:31 PM, "Bruce Beford"
wrote:
> No. This is not "just the way it is". The concentric knobs on mine nest
> nicely together and operate quite smoothly. Mine and thous
Thanks for the link. I just added my slightly used awesome K3 purchased on
11/15/2011 from K2MLB to the database. It is serial 1391. It is fantastico
Santa came a month or so early for me!
Keith
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On Dec 26, 2011, at 11:05 AM, "David Pratt" wr
Congrats!!! What an awesome present and super cool wife! You are a very lucky
dude!
Merry Christmas,
Keith
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On Dec 24, 2011, at 5:53 PM, "Nate Bargmann" wrote:
> * On 2011 24 Dec 16:04 -0600, Fred Bennett N9TA wrote:
>> Hi Gang
>>
>>
>>
>> I must
All -
I have been working all day on the LP Panadapter for my K3 and just when I have
it all connected and working moderately well my K3 starts to have issues on 6m
locking both receivers on FL1 filter. The receivers work normally on all other
bands. Does anyone know what I can do to get the K
This would validate the fact that the gentleman I purchased it from said he
barely utilized the rig. Now an even bigger smile is on my face.
Keith
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On Dec 14, 2011, at 12:06 PM, "Jim LeFevre" wrote:
> When I got my K3 kit sn 3840 new just about two
Dale,
That describes the noise I hear as well.
Let me know if the oil treatment works.
Regards,
Keith
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On Dec 13, 2011, at 12:29 PM, "Dale Boresz" wrote:
> Hello Natan,
>
> I can hear the same thing here. Decent high frequency hearing and a
> r
I will have to check it this weekend. I got the rig fully assembled.
Keith
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On Dec 13, 2011, at 9:35 AM, "Guy Olinger K2AV" wrote:
> Is there felt behind the knobs?73, Guy.
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Keith Heimbold
My newly acquired K3 makes this VFO noise as well for the VFO A knob. It is
only annoying when I have the headphones off.
Keith
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On Dec 13, 2011, at 8:28 AM, "Ron D'Eau Claire" wrote:
> That's something entirely new, Natan, and not normal for a K3. The
I will confer with my electrician as I just had major electrical upgrade
completed in January. I was planning to get a dedicated 240V line installed
anyway.
Thanks,
Keith
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On Dec 12, 2011, at 9:17 AM, "Jim Brown" wrote:
> On 12/12/2011 9:04 AM,
Thanks, Jim for the advice. Appreciate it.
Best Regards,
Keith
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On Dec 11, 2011, at 7:45 PM, "Jim Brown" wrote:
> On 12/11/2011 1:50 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
>> I bought new 4070 joule APC surge protectors with $150k guarantee
Jim & Crew,
I bought new 4070 joule APC surge protectors with $150k guarantee (whatever
that means). A fellow colleague responded to me separately about the issue with
the 6m preamp and I am sorting out deal. It appears that the preamp may not
like the Y connector while it is connected to the Y
Another typo, my buddies are not ignorant newbies! Man I got to get off email!!!
Yikes!
Keith
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On Dec 11, 2011, at 8:26 AM, "Keith Heimbold" wrote:
> Gary,
>
> Thanks! I am glad that I made this email to the elecraft crew too.
from the XYL)
>
>
> Gary & Jennie (VK4JLG)
>
>
> VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile
> Elecraft Equipment
> K3 #679, KPA-500 #018
> Living the dream!!!
> - Original Message -
> From: Keith Heimbold
> To: John V ; Phil Wells ; Mats Lindstrom ; gary. st
All-
I sent out an email from my bedside and accidentally selected elecraft instead
of my buddy Eric.
I am a little embarrassed but nevertheless I do want to the thank the elecraft
crew on this reflector for all the recent advice! Happy Holidays everyone!
Keith
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Hey Gents,
I am about a week away from my one year as a licensed amateur. I want to thank
all of you for allowing me to be a part of the crew. It has been a blast! I
have been totally enjoying this fun hobby and it is made even cooler because of
the camaraderie and friendships that I have made
Thanks for the information. I will make sure to do a full diagnostic tomorrow
on the power supplies and strips.
Keith
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On Dec 10, 2011, at 8:42 PM, "Jim Brown" wrote:
> On 12/10/2011 6:02 PM, Jim Wiley wrote:
>> I have a few Tripp-Lite
>> "Isobar" outle
s (three in all). Try Radio Shack.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Alan V31FA
>>
>> - Original Message - From: "Jim Wiley"
>> To: "Keith Heimbold"
>> Cc:
>> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 8:02 PM
>> Subject: R
ating bench. Dissipating the energy
> from a big surge take some doing, and the result is often a very loud bang.
> Might that have been what you heard?
>
>
> - Jim, KL7CC
>
>
> Keith Heimbold wrote:
>> Wayne-
>>
>> I am a bit embarrassed about somethin
ugged in when
> you had them on and were plugging and unplugging stuff ... we all want
> live Elecrafters.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 12/10/2011 1:25 PM, Ke
ere plugging and unplugging stuff ... we all want
> live Elecrafters.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 12/10/2011 1:25 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
>
>> I think the
unplugging stuff ... we all want
> live Elecrafters.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 12/10/2011 1:25 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
>
>> I think the pop came fro
he components on the board look like they have let out their magic
> smoke. Missing/blackened traces on the PC board would also be a
> telltale sign.
>
> (I am assuming that any failure that actually created a loud noise
> ought to be visible.)
>
> Mark AD5SS
>
>
Wayne-
I am a bit embarrassed about something that just happened in my shack because i
think i just blew up my external 6m preamp.
I was putting in line my six meter preamp and using a db15 Y connector with my
Yaesu Quadra amp on the other connector. I was not transmitting and just
getting i
quot; solution is an "all 15" Y-cable:
>
> www.cablewholesale.com p/n 10H1-27708
>
> It's still listed for $3.44 in single quantity with a notation "in
> stock - Usually ships same day"
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 12/9/201
Disregard email. I found the proper connector.
Sorry to bother everyone.
Keith
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On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:54 PM, "Keith Heimbold" wrote:
> All -
>
> I am a new K3 owner and I just noticed that my K3 needs to connect both the
All -
I am a new K3 owner and I just noticed that my K3 needs to connect both the 6m
preamp and my Quadra amplifier to the ACC port on the K3. Does anyone know of a
device or cable that would allow me to bridge across multiple external devices.
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Thanks
I am new to the K3 (about two weeks now) and it is such a sensitive and
selective rig compared to my FT950 that I am constantly adjusting volume
because DX comes in at levels I would not hear with the 950 especially since i
can adjust NB and DSP so much more effectively, and then I get blasted w
Just wanted to provide an update to my Quadra quandary. It is a quandary no
more. I now have the K3 interfaced with the Yaesu Quadra VL1000.
I ordered the cable for the quadra from Tom Wirth, WN2FMM. It works well to
interface the K3 with the Quadra amplifier. I hooked it up last night and it
d
All -
I am a new K3 owner (day 3) who is working to set up the LP Bridge software so
I can run multiple control software apps including HRD, K3 EZ, AC Log and
eventually when I purchase the LP Panadapter, SDR.
I noticed a bug with the SWR scan in K3 EZ when I have it running through LP
Bridge
Hi Phil,
I am a newbie ham (about 1 year) and brand new K3 owner (two days online). I
would like to attend the net but am not ready to take on a net faciitiation.
Plus I don't have my Quadra yet connected to my K3. I will check in on 20m at
the time to see if the net is taking place.
If s
I know what you mean. I was itching for a new rig and I didn't know it at
first. But I knew something was missing. A couple months ago, I decided to
upgrade my FT950 with the AC0C NS filter, bought the Yaesu microtuners, and
bought a NIR-12 DSP unit. After all these investments I could tell
I just purchased a slightly used unit and own a quadra vl1000 amplifier. I had
one question about the challenges of connection between it and the K3. I have
the K9ZTV instructions and was curious if the quadra works well with the K3
after doing this procedure. Has anyone who owns a quadra and a
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