Re: [Elecraft] K-POD Button Switches Intermittently triggering the wrong macro

Let me know your solution as my KPOD has the same problem. The buttons on the K3 always work as expected, but the KPOD buttons don't. A real pain in cw pileups. Steve, K6UM On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 3:55 PM hawley, charles j jr wrote: > I posted this on Elecraft .io but will try here as well...

[Elecraft] K3 intermittent RX gain

This has been a day one issue with my K3 S/N 1240. After going to RX after TX, the RX gain drops by 40 dB or so. It is worse on 160m than on 10m. When the RX goes dead, a dit on the paddle (in cw mode) or press of the XMIT button restores the full gain. In the past this was not a common

Re: [Elecraft] K3S XREF GPSDO recommendation needed

That depends on how the external reference is used. The K3 uses a counter lock scheme that does NOT change the phase noise of the internal oscillator. This is real obvious if you measure the 'locked' oscillator. When locked it still drifts around +/- 0.5 Hz. This is just marginally good enough

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and WSJT-X Split operation.

I have to run my K3 (S/N 1260) in split mode for WSJT-X. It works fine for tone frequencies above 1500 Hz, but for low (<1000 Hz) tones I can't get the ALC above a few bars with all controls (windows, wsjt-x, K3) to their maximum settings. Split 'solved' the problem, so I haven't investigated

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Odd ALC behavior

Dave, I have exactly the same problem. For me it does not occur with RTTY. That seems to be solid. JT65 and FT8 really show the problem. When the problem occurs I can often make a RTTY transmission and suddenly the ALC shows for FT8/JT65. I have multiple soundcards in my computer and in theory

Re: [Elecraft] K3S Kit issue - Does not transmit in SSB

This is a really common problem with Win10. If it has downloaded a new update in the background, but not installed it, many of the drivers quit working. For me it is ALWAYS soundcard #1 that fails. Once a reboot is performed, things start working normally. Steve, K6UM On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 9:36

[Elecraft] KPA500 dead?

It appears that my KPA500 has failed. It has a permanent "PA DISS" on all bands. Just before that fault it smelt like wire insulation was burning (no smoke). It has this condition on 160 - 6m. The fans seem to be running fine and the PA temp was 50C. I've run the KPA500 on JT65/MSK144/FT8 for over

[Elecraft] FS - XV50 transverter

Elecraft XV50 transverter in excellent condition. Set for 10w output to drive 100w amplifier. Built with N connector for output, but will install SO-239, if desired. $250 shipped via Priority Mail to US. Steve, K6UM __ Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] [K3] K3EXREF not working

I just noticed that my K3 frequency is approximately 50 Hz off. I have the K3EXREF installed and the external 10 MHz is supplying +10 dBm to the rear panel connector. The 10 MHz appears to be 3 Hz low according to my counter and spectrum analyzer. Is this too much? One recent change is that I

Re: [Elecraft] Neoprene Ring for The Big Knob

April 10th On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 12:45 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: > Reduced? !! Sounds like an April Fool's joke :-) > > 73, Phil W7OX > > > On 3/7/16 12:16 PM, Dwayne Rohmer wrote: > >> I have been told that USPS shipping rates will be reduced by 17%, >> sometime in April.

Re: [Elecraft] LP-PAN 2 and P3

Jorge, There is a good comparison chart for the LP-PAN vs P3 on the telepostinc website (http://www.telepostinc.com/). I recently got my LP-PAN working with NaP3. No one has commented about pc requirements. I originally tried to use LP-PAN with my single core XP pc. While it ran, the cpu load

Re: [Elecraft] TX3X K3/KPA500 DXpedition to Chesterfield Islands onthe air

Yes, they were on 160m from approximately 1100z to 1200z. The 30m RTTY op went QRX. About 10 minutes later they showed up on 1826.5. Very weak signal with long and deep QSB. Definitely needed the K3 NR. The LP-PAN helped to determine who was calling. Mostly 9's and 0's getting in the log at

Re: [Elecraft] Digital Modes and K3S

I had a few similar problems when starting up my new Win7Pro PC today. Check to make sure that the Mark frequency is the same on the K3 and MMTTY. The defaults are not the same. And make sure that the TX Mark frequency is the same as the RX frequency. If you are using VOX make sure that it is on

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on 50 MHz - noise and possible harmonics

9 turns around the 'Biggest #31 clamp on'. No trace of interference at 600w. So, a big thank to Jim, K9YC, for his tutorial (and experiments) on curing RFI. Steve, K6UM On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Steve Lund k6um.el...@gmail.com wrote: I have all these spurious signals in my K3, too

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on 50 MHz - noise and possible harmonics

I have all these spurious signals in my K3, too. They are caused by my wireless router. But are the result of using wired connections to my office computers. When I remove the LAN cables these signals disappear, along with many on the hf bands. I have received the ferrites recommended by K9YC.