I posted the question, "What is the BEST antenna to use with my K???" as a
"tongue-in-cheek" question to see if it would generate some activity, and it
was wildly successful. I posted it at about 12:30pm PDT and it is now almost
5pm PDT. There are over a dozen responses, and at least two
Re: "It is a shame that more good, useful, and easy to operate software is not
available for Linux. Notice that I said good, useful, and easy to
operate!"
...and easy to install! Many experienced Linux users aren't much help, either.
I spent several months getting Quisk installed on my
Gene,
I don't usually comment on products like antennas. I cannot, however, resist
this one:
I cannot comment on the current Alpha Antenna Mag Loop, because I don't have
one. My Alpha loop is 4 or 5 years old. It was on sale and heavily
discounted, so I purchased it without looking into
Re. Gwen, NG3P comment: I should probably see an audiologist someday. I've
had nasty tinnitus as
long as I can remember.
Yes, you should...no, you MUST! It is amazing how much hearing deficiencies
affect us and we don't even know it. I am not a doctor or audiologist, but I
suspect that if
RE: "What is most desirable when combining analog controls and digital
interfaces is the ability to assign functions to various switches and
buttons..."
EXCELLENT, Doug!!! The best of both worlds!
In the aircraft world, both pilots have several multi-display screens, each
with an array of
RE: "...They can also be replaced."
...and prices have come way down in the last 5 years or so.
Mark,
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On Monday, March 25, 2019, 8:52:33 AM PDT, Doug Person
wrote:
Modern screens last a long time and don't suffer nearly as much from
burn-in. They can also be replaced.
RE: "...a large percentage of the time a touch screen does not respond to my
finger."
I thought it was just me! I also have a problem with selecting the wrong
thing, which is extremely time consuming and frustrating. That is probably due
to my essential tremors which have increased with
RE: You assume that touch screens are inherently unreliable. Try to convince
and F22 pilot of that, or a 777 gunnery crew.
You assume that aircraft with flat panel displays utilize touch screens. The
military aircraft I have worked (Design Engineering) that have flat panel
displays do NOT
Re: "But here's the trick: hold the RATE(KHZ) button. It should unlock.
Don'task how I figured this out."
It is in the Owners Manual at the top of the "Menu Functions" table. Page 35
in manual revisions B5 thru C5. It says:
"To change any tech-mode parameter, you must first unlock it by
Re: "Could the batteries have died from having been ignored for so long?"
Although I have never experienced this with quality Low Self Discharge (LSD)
NiMH cells, it may have happened. I have experienced this with non-LSD NiMH
cells, and they just aren't worth the time and effort to use.
I
First, and most important, don't leave alkaline cells in your radio for long
periods. They will eventually leak. If you have the KXBC3 installed, I
suggest high quality Low Self Discharge (LSD) NiMh cells such as Eneloops, If
you don't have the KXBC3 installed, non-rechargeable Lithium
Re: "If you do choose the roofing filter, be certain you do the calibration
if it is a kit."
Don,
My kit build KX3 instruction manual says that I don't have to do the
calibration if I ordered the filters WITH my KX3 kit:
"If you received the optional KXFL3 filter with your kit, you do not
Jerome,
I'm not sure why anyone would go through the process of learning to send CW and
do it "single paddle". Every radio in production supports one, or both, Iambic
modes, and they are actually easier to LEARN than they are to UNDERSTAND! Here
is my 2-cents worth:
1. The best method of
Ted,
Re: "I would appreciate hearing from anyone who is willing to share their
experience with it."
I can't speak to the SideKar, but I can speak to the support the company
provides. I purchased a Ham Central Terminal (HCT, forerunner of the SideKar)
from a list member for use with my KX3.
Grant,
RE: "Seems to me the most straightforward approach would be to put a set of
batteries in the KX3. Then you can drop and restart external power without
worrying about the time delay."
That was exactly my first thought as well. It certainly works fine on receive
and it solves the
RE: "If you find one, let me know"
Walter,
There are portable aircraft intercoms available from aviation suppliers like
Sporty's Pilot Shop, and possibly from Amazon, too. They allow the passengers
to talk to each other, and listen to the radio communications if they desire.
The pilot can
Re: "I'll just reply with https://www.kaptontape.com/Conductive_Tapes.php ...
There may be more than one type, but I'm not an expert at this."
Matt,
That isn't really made from Kapton. Take a look at the Technical Datasheet for
that tape (link on upper right corner of the page). It is
RE: Kapton tape
Matt,
Kapton is actually a pretty good insulator, but it is NOT a good material to
prevent abrasion. The aircraft industry tried to use it as wire insulation,
and as an anti-abrasion wrap around entire wire bundles. Unfortunately, some
manufacturers jumped the gun and
First of all, forget the Nicads. The KX3 isn't really designed for Nicads, and
they have a lot of problems such as excessive self discharge, and leakage. If
you want rechargeable cells, use modern low self discharge (LSD) nickle-metal
hydride (NiMH) cells. Eneloops are one example, and
Oops! Pressed SEND before signing my previous e-mail.
Mark,
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On Monday, April 10, 2017 10:14 AM, Mark Petiford <rv6am...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Tony,
Your voltages are NOT normal. Matt's suggestions are good ones. You should
also, as soon as possible, take the cel
Tony,
Your voltages are NOT normal. Matt's suggestions are good ones. You should
also, as soon as possible, take the cells out of the holder and do two things:
1. Inspect each cell for damage to the plastic cover that is around each cell.
Look around the positive terminal for damage that
Re: " I have excactly (sic) the same problem with the big MFJ-927 tuner and
the preprogrammed chip replacement from the company made no cure"
No, wait, what??? You have the same problem with a tuner make by a different
manufacturer? It is time to start looking for items that are in your
I think a pipe with a speaker in the end is considered a closed end cylinder,
but I am not completely sure. If so, resonant lengths are shorter. Here is
the page from one of my favorite websites if you are interested in
experimenting with resonant speakers:
In the late 70's, I used a Sky Tec CW-1 resonant speaker. $9.95 USD in 1977.
It worked very well and had a very sweet sound. A sleeve in the top allowed
pitch adjustment. I still have it, somewhere around here...
When I first got my KX3, I considered duplicating it (it is made primarily
Re: << The "real time" (sort of) clock is powered from the batteries if the rig
is in the OFF state, and not connected to external power. I too have
had the internal cells drain as a result. >>
What brand of cells are you using and how long does it take them to deplete?
If the cells are
Re: << My KX3 has suddenly decided that it doesn't want to turn on on battery
power...so I plugged it in, turned it on, went to menu to turn on charger and
got "BAT ERR" message >>
I had a similar problem several years ago, and the problem was that the battery
connector that connects the cell
Check the PA Mode in the menu and be sure it is set to OFF if you don't have a
KXPA100 attached.
Mark
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From: Tim Tuckerae...@worldwidedx.com
Sent: Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 05:26 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 ATU not inst
All of the
Lane,Walter hit the nail on the head. The KXBC3 will not overcharge your
cells, and its thermal sensors will shut down the charge cycle if the cells
reach their temperature limit, 0 to 40 deg. C as Walter mentioned. Charging
will resume once they cool down. New cells shouldn't need much
This really looks like a data latency of a stale data issue, as I discussed in
an earlier posting and Don expanded on in his post. To me, this is a minor
curiosity, but I am sure that there will be a few who will say their radio is
worthless because of it. MarkKE6BB
Re: Can you redo the 1-2-1-2 test with FM?
I just duplicated the original test with my KX3 (FW 1.94/1.28) and got the same
results. I repeated the 1-2-1-2 voice test and the SWR remained stable as it
did in AM as well.
It looks almost like the KX3 is calculating the SWR using a good current
The second sentence, first paragraph should have read:
I repeated the 1-2-1-2 voice test ON FM and the SWR remained stable as it
did in AM as well.
Mark
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All,
I was involved on this thread very early in its life because I had remembered
having a transistor radio that had a mono earphone jack which wouldn't accept a
modern 3.5mm plug. At the time, I thought it was a 1/8 in. jack. The radio
was from Japan and it was made around 1959. I
Slava,
I agree with Fred that this is noise from one of the many noise generating
devices in our houses today. Square waves are generated by most every piece of
electronics equipment in the house, and most consumer products make no attempt
at containing them. We really haven't defended our
Ok, great idea, guys. So, Elecraft, will the recently announced PX3 have
provisions to add this capability like the P3 does?If so, I want one!
It is less than a week old and we already want more!!! ;-)
Mark
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From: Gary Gregoryvk1zzg...@gmail.com
Sent: Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at
RE: The extended temp compensation is mostly about transmit frequency
stability. It might make some difference in decoding PSK31 as the rig cools
down, but I would expect that to be a smaller effect.
To elaborate a bit more on wunder's comment, it is about frequency stability as
related to
I accidentally fat fingered this directly to wunder instead of to the list,
so here it is again...I hope:
I am going to put a pitch in here for some of the not so new digimodes as a
way to keep the hobby interesting. RTTY has certainly been around a lot longer
than 50 years...even longer than
Re: Are they REALLY 0.137795 inches or is 3.5mm just a rounded off way to
describe the same physical part using two
different measurement standards?
Charlie,
Not sure you are going to get a real definitive answer, but I now believe the
1/8 designation is just a rounded off way to describe
Andrew,Phil hit the nail on the head. When you have the power supply attached
(or an external battery with a voltage greater than the internal battery
voltage), the KX3 Battery Voltage displays the UNLOADED voltage of the internal
NiMH cells. When you remove that external power, the internal
Rocky has been my go to application for my homebrew SDR uses for many years.
While it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of other applications, it has
the best frequency domain display available, it is rock solid, and for homebrew
use, it can control an si570 through the I2C bus with the
Thanks, Dave! Pretty good show. I am looking forward to their March issue.
I, too, have no affiliation, financial interest, etc., etc...
Mark
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From: Dave G.d3j...@gmail.com
Sent: Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 7:55 PM
To: elecraft_mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject:
Re: I'm sure a number of people are in the same boat as me.Yep, Steve, we
are on the same cruise, and our boat is floating on the water in my kitchen!
Just found out today that I may have a water leak in the kitchen under the
slab. While they have the slab dug up the wife will be thinking
Tried to send the message below, but apparently my mail provider didn't
actually send it. See the post below if you are interested in accomplishing
KXPD3 mod to correct intermittent operation.
Mark
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From: Mark Petifordrv6am...@yahoo.com
Sent: Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 1:33 PM
To:
OK, I give up. Yahoo keeps making its mail clients fancier, but less useful.
It seems to have a mind of its own. Here is the link that I was trying to send:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22169464@N03/sets/72157640740273315/
Mark
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From: Mark Petifordrv6am...@yahoo.com
Sent: Sun,
RE: Has anyone tried to galvanically gold-plate the KXPD3 contact screws and
posts?
Heinz,
In an attempt to solve the missing dit problem?
Mark
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Gary,
The missions of the two radios are quite different. I can toss the KX3 into my
daypack with some wire for a simple antenna, and I am off to the park or a
nearby wilderness area for a nice day in the field. That is a one box solution
(transceiver, batteries, antenna tuner, etc.) that is
Re: I received my filter board for my KX3, but the ½”, 13mm screw will not
engage the screw hole in the filter board.
Jamie,
As the instructions say, the screw must pass into the hole in the KXFL3
module. Mine just barely passes INTO the hole and does not project THROUGH
the hole. Its
Re: which is exactly the
same as the screw that was already there,
Jamie,
I forgot something. Be sure to measure the length of the screw. The screw
that was there should have been 1/4 inch long. The new one should be 1/2 inch
(or very close to that). They should be measured from
Re: Using fully charged brand new NiMH batteries the radio simply turns
itself off after I turn it
on.
Several possibilities here. First be sure the battery connector is fully
engaging the pins on the circuit board (reference Figure 8 of the KXBC3
Installation and Operation Instructions).
Re: Is there such a thing as a noise cancelling black box you can plug in
aheadset such as the CM-500 and get good noise canceling? No knobs. Just
anON-OFF switch like the headsets have.
Well, sort of, Tony. In the aviation world, conversions kits have been
marketed for popular (in aviation
Any discussion of early RTTY brings back warm memories. I fell in love with
RTTY when I first heard the diddle sounds in the headphones of my Ocean Hopper
in the late 50's. Didn't really get a chance to work it until I was out of
college in the 70's when I bought a Model 19 TTY with paper
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RTTY in days of old
On 12/16/2013 8:26 AM, Mark Petiford wrote: I bought a used pair of small
transistor circuit boards that converted the audio characters (diddle) to
current loop characters (90ma current loop???) for RX and TX.60mA loops.
Later, 20mA polar loops became
Gary,
The 8 watts that Ralf mentions is correct, but according to the KX3
specifications (Owner's Manual rev. B4, Pg 51), that is possible when using a
13.8 VDC power source. Although I haven't used one for some time, I would be
surprised if an SLA battery voltage is that high during
: Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 9:04 AMTo:
Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
elecraft@mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Hi Curr WarningHi Mark,I
have revision C2 of the manual and, if I remember correctly, theimportant power
voltage setting is 11V for full
Sorry about the post with only one big paragraph. Sometimes when I trim the
post in Yahoo's Win8 e-mail client, it removes the formatting, too.
Mark
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From: Mark Petifordrv6am...@yahoo.com
Sent: Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 10:39 AM
To: Gary Hawkins g...@hawkins-zhu.com;
installed.
Mark
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From: Gerry learygerrylear...@icloud.com
Sent: Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 4:34 AM
To: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 roofing filters
I am a new KX3 user, but I don't know how to tell if those filters are on or
not?Sent from my
Jeff,
Be sure the filter module is enabled in the menu and then power-down the KX3
and power it back on. See Option ModuleEnables in your KX3 Owner’s manual.
Mark
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From: JEFFREY BLUMENFELDjeffreyblumenf...@mac.com
Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 4:43 PM
To:
Mark (K7MJG...this is going to get confusing!),
Re: Something easier to implement than what I suggested would be to simply
*not*
change the AF/RF mode on a band change. That way, there would be no
additional menu option to implement...
Excellent idea! Sometimes simpler isbetter.
I,
Did you exit the menus, turn the radio off and back on again after setting the
ATU to AUTO? See page 29 of the owner's manual (C2 revision):
Set ATU MDto AUTO. Exit the menu and turn the KX3 off,then back on.
Mark
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From: mistymaggiewa...@m-comm.com
Sent: Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at
I have successfully run Spectrogram version 5.1.7 on: Win XP 32 bit, Win 7 64
bit, Win 8 64 bit, Win 8.1 64 bit. I just tried version 5.1.6 on Win 8.1 64
bit and it worked fine as well. I do not use Norton as my anti-virus software.
Mark
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From: Tom Fielddocw...@gmail.com
Sent:
Don,
UltimaWaterfalls looked interesting, so I gave it a try, but all I can do with
it is run the demos. Maybe a VB programmer can get something out of it. I
couldn't find a way to input anything! Based on my very short (1/2 hour or so)
experience with it, I certainly wouldn't recommend it.
I was sitting here thinking about how I hadn't tried any SDR applications since
upgrading from Win 8 to 8.1, so I thought I'd give it a quick try. The first
thing I found that I needed to do was exactly what Joe suggested, Widows
generally selects 1 channel as the default for any USB
IMHO, Sanyo Eneloop 2000 cells are the best value out there. They work well
and are Low Self Discharge (LSD) cells. They are available at Costco, or
on-line from various Amazon suppliers. Sanyo really got the chemistry right,
and I highly recommend them along with the KXBC3, especially if
Richard,The one place that the KX3 Owners Manual seems to be short on is an
explanation of the various KXBC3 Charger error messages. They are all in the
KXBC3 Installation and Operation guide which most owners of factory built KX3's
never look at. There needs to be a note to look up battery
All:
Sorry about the previous message. Looks like all my CR/LF's got stripped out
and a couple were added as well. Even the part of the message I responded to
was stripped.
Mark
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From: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com
Sent: Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:00 PM
To: Richard Gagnon rich
Wow! I sent this message around 11:00pm PDT last night and it made it to the
list 9 hours later. May be my fault, though. I didn't check my outbox to be
sure it actually went out before I shut down last night.
Mark
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From: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tue, Oct 1, 2013
Re: ...it would be nice to have the battery charger info integrated into the
main manual...
Good idea, Walter.
I think that is the main cause of confusion and the source of the questions on
this list and the Yahoo group. The factory built folks probably never look at
the installation
In the menus, ensure that RX XFIL is set to Not Inst.
Mark
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From: Tom tom...@videotron.ca
Sent: Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:41 PM
To: Ray Sills raysil...@verizon.net
CC: Elecraft Mailing list Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Question about my kx3. Problem?
The KXBC3 is simply shutting off the charge current until the cell temperatures
drop back to the 0 to 40 deg. C charging temperature range. Charging will
continue once that happens. (Reference: Elecraft KXBC3 Installation and
Operation Rev A2, page 4). Just another example of the
Your NiMH cells are at or almost fully charged. Near the end of the charge
cycle, the NiMH cells convert more and more of the charge current to heat, and
less to chemical conversion (charging). When the cells reach 40deg. C, the
KXBC3 suspends charging until the cell temperatures drop below
Julie,
First of all, I assume you are trying to use the KX3 with a soundcard
application like FLDIGI with the KX3 in Data A mode??? Operating in the KX3
PSK mode (PSK-D) is a bit different, and only certain software packages support
it.
Re: The other day I succeeded in setting Mic Btn to
Absolutely! Heat buildup due to protection devices that cycle can be very
damaging, which exactly why you don't see self resetting circuit breakers in
aircraft and very few in cars.
Mark
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On Aug 22, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Tom H Childers n...@n5ge.com wrote:
Wouldn't
Re: What if all your ops. are portable, and there is no wall?
You could take a Pink Floyd album along with you...
groan
...Sorry
Mark
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From: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com
To: Igor Sokolov ua9...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Out of Band Xmit
What am I missing here. In CW, my KX3 (US Kit build) rolls the power back and
gives me the message, BND
OK, just gotta tell my hearing aids story again. I told it over on the Yahoo
KX3 group, so if you read it over there, you can just delete this message.
My wife said I wasn't listening to her anymore. I told her that my hearing
wasn't as good as it used to be, and that I couldn't hear her very
Re: ...capture effect. As AM does not have it, an air controller can tell
when two aircraft transmit at once, much like on HF SSB for us.
Extremely important to controllers and pilots. The resulting hetrodyne is very
distinctive.
Mark
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From: Nate
Re: I wish the KX3 had a lock frequency function which would be useful when I
have to do this, why is this still missing?
Dom,
Not quite sure what you mean by lock frequency, but try holding the
RATE/KHZ key down for at least 3 seconds (longer than the normal
press/hold). The display will
...or an old guy. The Model 19 TTY had a CR key, and a separate LF key, if my
memory is correct. That is what most of us used for RTTY before computers.
Smelly, noisy, but they worked.
The key was a CR key well before it was an ENTER key.
Mark
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(An old guy)
Sent from my iThingie.
Re: But what really baffles me is that I can not get it out of CAPS and I've
been accused or shouting and just being rude.
That shows you that the folks who complain the most usually know the least!
Long time ago...going from memory here:
No small letters were available. Up through the
Re: Thanks Ron and the rest of the tech writers for the manuals.
And another tip-of-the-hat from me to Ron and the other manual writers. I also
appreciate the posts Ron makes on this list, and the KX3 Yahoo group. He
always writes clearly, technically sound, and never insulting. Throughout
Re: I am sorry I have had to write you such a long letter, but I did not have
time to write you a short one
That describes me perfectly! I just cannot seem to write a short post...well,
hopefully this one will be!
Mark
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From: Ron D'Eau Claire
Bill's message brought a question to mind:
I am relatively new to PSK (operate mainly CW), but after receiving my KX3,
started to take an interest in it. After listening for some time, I became
curious as to why some hams were giving out poor IMD reports and verbal reports
of You are
The Sanyo's are also known as Eneloops. Be sure to get 2000mah or higher
capacity cells.
Mark
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On Jun 27, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Matt Zilmer mzil...@verizon.net wrote:
Sanyo, Tenergy, Powerex, Imedion, Panasonic, etc.
matt W6NIA
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:51:22
NiMH cells. Not sure if that is still
a problem.
Mark
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From: Matt Zilmer mzil...@verizon.net
To: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com
Cc: Rose elecraftcov...@gmail.com; Elecraft Reflector
elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:51 PM
to continue the conversation would seem to be the
least one should expect. I'll just try to remember not to behave
rudely myself.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
On 6/26/13 at 11:45 PM, rv6am...@yahoo.com (Mark Petiford) wrote:
I am relatively new to PSK (operate mainly CW), but after
receiving my KX3
...@verizon.net
To: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com
Cc: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Source of NiMH cells?
Hi Mark,
You caught me in the middle a battery research project (day job) and I
found some dirt on Rayovac -literally
Re: ...KX3 I/Q bandwidth is limited to something like 48kHz...
It is actually 192 kHz wide per the Owner's Manual, Page 26:
Set the correct sampling rate...192kHz sampling will yield a display of about
+/- 96 kHz.
My Sony VAIO VPCF121GX laptop has a very quiet 192 kHz internal soundcard, and
Forgot to mention that Rocky only supports up to 96 kHz.
Mark
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From: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and Rocky 3.7
Re: ...KX3 I/Q
I don't have a K2, but maybe I can shed some light on it:
Is access to terminals and exchange of int. battery for KX3 as inconvenient
as it is for the K2?
Access to the terminals is not really required to change the internal battery.
You simply loosen the 4 screws that hold the case halves
Got it. Thanks, Fred.
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Ron,
As always, thank you for your down to earth response. That was the type of
answer I was looking for.
By ...work all the serial numbers... I assume you mean learn who owns them
and/or where they are located, etc. I know some folks are as interested in
radio serial numbers as I am in
And the purpose of this database is...???
From: David Ferrington, M0XDF m0...@alphadene.co.uk
To: Kenneth A Christiansen w...@i29.net
Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Serial
makes, out over the air! That is one big
advantage of using a separate soundcard for digital modes.
Hope this helps.
Mark
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From: Richard Fjeld rpfj...@embarqmail.com
To: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com; Phil Kane k2...@kanafi.org;
elecraft
Phil,
No special drivers required. I use Win7 64 bit and it works great.
Try this: Right click on the little speaker icon in the lower right corner of
the screen and click on recording devices. In the window that opens, right
click on iMic Microphone USB audio system, and click on
This is a great idea. When I was a kid growing up in a small midwest town, the
local doctor would leave put his old copies of Flying and AOPA Pilot in his
waiting room. I loved to go to the doctor (well, not quite) just to read those
magazines. It led to an 43 year career in Aviation. If he
Re Dan's comment: So, to be fair, I was one of those gear hungry hams.
I was the opposite type of ham. I couldn't see spending a lot of money on a
hobby when I was starting a career with a house in Southern California, cars to
pay for and maintain, three college educations to save for,
...and I love the sound of the speaker for my old 1947 RME 45 receiver, but its
steel cabinet is over 60 times the size (volume) of my KX3, and weighs at least
10 times more, so I just can't see using it with the KX3. ;-)
Mark
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From: Edward R Cole
Arno,
All eight cells are now at 1.4V. When I turn the TRX
on, the integrated meter shows 10.5 V now. I think this morning, when I
checked after the full charge, it showed 11.6V
Excellent. All appears to be normal and is almost exactly what I typically see
on mine. Immediately after charging,
...must have halted more often over the course.
Is this normal?
Yes, with some concern. The short answer is I suspect you have a bad cell.
The KXBC3 will attempt to keep the temperature at or below 40deg C, and sill
suspend charging as required to allow cool down. It is a bit troubling that
Robin,
It is normal. Current draw from this very tiny low intensity LED is not
significant. This is what Fred, KE7X posted in the Yahoo KX3 group concerning
the meaning of the flashes:
Here is what the KXBC3 LED blink patterns mean:
Low intensity single blink every 0.5 seconds.
The KX3 is
Keith summed it up well. Elecraft gives us a choice, and that is really cool!
In reality, it probably takes more effort to offer a kit than a fully assembled
radio...at least initially. I am really glad Elecraft offers that choice. As
a retired engineer, my KX3 kit gave me a huge
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