Re: [Elecraft] Subject: KX3 CW from computer

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: > Can you add a semicolon between HELLO and >? ... Got it! Thanks a lot, Dick. That works, and in fact the MixW parser works too, so I can put variable names in the macro and have them evaluated at runtime. This is terrific. 7

Re: [Elecraft] Subject: KX3 CW from computer

I'm trying a different approach to a workaround for this, and now I have a macro programming question: I can send keystrokes to the K3 via a macro like KY: HELLO. But there's a catch. MixW formats its macros like this: This sends the HELLO, but unfortunately the terminating '>' is also sent as '

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and Data modes

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:56 AM, David Stratton wrote: >...Will the KX3 be nearly as effective > > using data modes as it will be using CW?... Dave, for miles-per-watt the king of the hill is JT-65HF. (However, it's not a whole lot of fun IMHO) Theoretically one can communicate with a

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 CW from computer

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > I do not believe there is a need for 2 com ports === In general you're right, Don, but in my case I will. To key the KX3 with my external keyer I have to address the keyer on its own Com port. My software allows for CAT on one port

Re: [Elecraft] Subject: KX3 CW from computer

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Edward R. Cole wrote: >... It will take a break-out of either > RTS or DTR interfaced by a NPN transistor and one resistor connected > to the KEY Jack.  I can see innovated folks making the circuit inside > the jack with sm transistor and resistor and adding wye j

[Elecraft] KX3 CW from computer

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:35 AM, W7GJ, Lance wrote: > Won't there be some sort of "TERMINAL" in the KX3 utility that will allow the > KX3 to > be keyed from the computer?... Lance, if I'm reading the posts and the manual correctly, it's not a software issue. After all, if the KX3 utilit

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 CW from computer

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:18 AM, KU7Y wrote: >...I changed over to using a USB WinKeyer... Agreed, Ron, one can get around the KX3's missing capability by using an external box. I can set up my software to use 2 Com ports, one for rig control and one for keying, and have a second gadget

[Elecraft] P3 is sold

Thanks to one and all. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@

[Elecraft] KX3 CW from computer

I have been re-reading the manual and posts on this subject, and I am getting a bad feeling. I hope I am misunderstanding what I'm reading, but if not, the KX3 can't be keyed by a computer via the normal means of having the software assert RTS or DTR. If the KX3 won't do CW from a computer without

[Elecraft] P3 for sale

See the whole pileup -- 600 bucks gets you a nice P3. Power and IF cable included. Works FB, but I am rearranging everything in the shack to accommodate the new baby KX3. Reply to this address or KT0NY at ARRL.NET. 73, Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352

Re: [Elecraft] Review of excellent portable antenna

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Cady, Fred wrote: > world record setting efforts too!.. = Very interesting, Fred, thanks. I didn't know that -- just thought it was a cool implementation of the OCF concept after all the confusion from the previous thread. I'm hoping to operate portabl

[Elecraft] Review of excellent portable antenna

Apropos of the OCF conversation, and considering that Elecrafters are lovers of portable operation, there's a very interesting review of the Bravo portable vertical antenna in March QST. The antenna is designed and produced by N6BT, the guy who built and later sold Force 12. It looks like a ground

Re: [Elecraft] OCF antennas-Now way off Topic

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 12:52 AM, Pete Michaelis - N8TR wrote: > ...legend had it that in one of > Dr Green's classes he presented a research problem that he himself > was working on and told the class that anyone solving it would be > awarded a master's degree... == for a similar stor

Re: [Elecraft] OCF antennas

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: > OCF antennas, under miscellaneous names, have been working fine... = Of course. Please note that the Elecraft product line was originally designed to be used with an end-fed wire (the ultimate in off-center feed), or with a long

Re: [Elecraft] high-power tuner

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Ian Kahn - Ham wrote: > This probably shows my gross lack of knowledge of the physics involved > here, but what does the weight of the tuner have to do with its efficiency... = Ian, the idea was to measure the power soaked up by the tuner by measuring ho

Re: [Elecraft] high-power tuner

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 4:24 PM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: > I wonder how those that claim a certain efficiency for a MFJ-998 or any other > antenna matching device are measuring the output power Cookie, the ARRL labs have some way of doing this, but in their reviews of tuners they don'

Re: [Elecraft] OCF antennas

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Bill wrote: > I have found the easiest single antenna to utilize is the OCF... The OCF has advantages and can work very well. I have had good success with several versions, and in fact published an article in QST about one such setup (March 2006). It's

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 dual-watch working (ahead of schedule!)

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Now I'm looking for my first DX split QSO with dual watch. What's the > best DX spotting web site? == Wayne, the gold standard spotting setup is the VE7CC program. Go to his website and download his application. It is a cluster clien

Re: [Elecraft] Understanding the KX3 Block Diagram

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Alan Bloom wrote: > ...That's what I did in the P3.  A single inexpensive, > low-power, 40 MIPS processor does all the user interface, hardware > control and digital signal processing, yet it achieves excellent > real-time performance. > > Just think if you did the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Need Antenna Tuning Help

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:54 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: > I wouldn't have mentioned it Jim, except Tony's funny comment muddied the > water... === Yeah, there's always some smart-aleck to confuse the issue. But seriously, I don't see why MFJ couldn't put a minus sign or something on the disp

Re: [Elecraft] Understanding the KX3 Block Diagram

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >...This is a substantial departure from other SDRs. Yep, for sure. And the biggest departure from the typical ham SDR is the fact that the computer is inside the radio box. There are various commercial and non-commercial S

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Need Antenna Tuning Help

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Jim Bennett wrote: >... the MFJ-259B does NOT show minus reactance === Gee whiz! That's pretty lame. As my favorite soccer announcer says when a guy misses from short range, "Me pongo las manos en la cabeza." Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/

[Elecraft] STØR video

Tonight's presentation at the meeting of our club (see www.MVDXCC.org) was a nice video of the STØR expedition. Unlike some of the recent expeditions, not all the equipment was Elecraft, but K3s appeared prominently at several of the operating stations. If you ever have a chance to see the video, c

Re: [Elecraft] Product Information

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Ian Kahn wrote: >more concerned with getting a product right the first time than > meeting hard release dates = One might add that it's also better than providing an endless series of fixes and updates only to have a product that never quite work

Re: [Elecraft] Why did I purchase this antenna for the KX3?

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Joel Curneal wrote: > It would be a miracle if this antenna worked on HF = Yeah, I would recommend this: http://www.texasantennas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=83 They'll never know you're QRP. Tony KTØNY -- http://www.

[Elecraft] VFO coarse, RIT, etc.

BTW thanks to those who pointed out the fast-tune features of the RIT knob. I would have used this clever scheme many times, and from now on I'll know to use it. For example, just last night in the ARRL-DX Phone, there were guys transmitting on 7050 and listening 7250. With this little trick plus t

[Elecraft] KX3 manual, CAT control, I-Q, and so forth

Unless there's an unseen gotcha, it appears that one could plug the I-Q into a stereo sound card, connect to your PC via CAT, and have a complete SDR and/or Panadaptor display without any headaches. This is possible with the K3 only by inserting something like a Softrock or LP-Pan between the IF ou

Re: [Elecraft] silent subreceiver on 14 MHz, need help

2012/3/4 István Szabó : > Just observed that the subreceiver of my K3 does not work on 14 MHz > only = Istvan, it could be something simple. Check to make sure that you haven't accidentally selected the Rx Ant or Ant 2 for the sub-RX on 20 meters. Tony KTØNY -- http://www.isb.edu/fa

Re: [Elecraft] high-power tuner

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:25 PM, David Gilbert wrote: >...Most of the MFJ tuners tend to rank pretty low ... === QST hasn't reviewed the 998, but they did have a review of the MFJ 994 back in 2006. Tested across all bands and a range of impedances, it generally showed lower losses than the

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] I.F. Structure similar to k3??

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Mike Rodgers wrote: > . Is the I.F. Similar to the k3?... === The block diagram that Wayne posted earlier shows the answer. The KX3 is not a superhet receiver and has no IF strip. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352

Re: [Elecraft] K3 For Sale on Ebay - Scam

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Robert Dorchuck W6VY wrote: > Beware of item #170792771430 on eBay.  Same old scam... == For a little chuckle, note the "Item Specifics" box: it's for a Diamond Rio bluegrass album. Apparently this was a machine-generated listing built on info from some oth

Re: [Elecraft] Need help to justify desired purchase :=)

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Jack Colson wrote: > ... it seems like the source of these may have dried up.  On the KB9YIG.com > site it says check back later... It always says to check back later. The kits become available every couple of weeks. Recently the number shipped has

Re: [Elecraft] Need help to justify desired purchase :=)

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Paul Clay wrote: > > What's going to justify the purchase for me, nor not, is the ability to use > the K3 as SWL tool == Well ya know, Paul, this may sound a bit outré, but for about 60 bucks you can build a Softrock Ensemble receiver that makes a re

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] KX3 Release Options/Accessories Update

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:14 AM, Greg wrote: >...playback requires two button presses (msg>#) I hope they change this, for the sake of QRP DXers who are trying to get their call through a pileup. > ...CAT commands specific to the KX3 are a super set of the K3 commands. > So I was easily abl

Re: [Elecraft] cheerful thought for the day

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > I'd rather have the 100 Watt 600m transverter.  ;-) = Maybe ON4UN is already working on a full-size quarter-wave vertical for 600M DX. Tony KTØNY __ Elecraft mailing list H

[Elecraft] cheerful thought for the day

I guess this is good news for the 80/160 fans: http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/predict.shtml It ain't pretty. Tony KTØNY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qt

Re: [Elecraft] How effective is VFO -B (SUB) receiver?

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Vincent OKeeffe wrote: > > With my K3 I have very low audio from the SUB VFO-B = Vince, I don't know exactly how to answer your question, but here's a very simple thing I've done that really enhanced my split operation. I enter split via the follow

Re: [Elecraft] RST Reports

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:38 PM, KQ8M wrote: > Nostalgia is such a wonderful thing. == Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. I can remember when nostalgia was much better than it is nowadays. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 _

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and CW Skimmer

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Tom wrote: > .Since I am starting from scratch what is the best solution to allow me to > get a K3 to work with CW Skimmer? Tom, I don't know what the "best" way might be, but I can tell you how I did it. I got LP-Pan, plus an EMU 0202 external US

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW signal

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Ken wrote: > UR RIG HAS VY CLEAN NOTE SOUNDS LIKE A K3... == Yes, actually one of my clubmates (the DX Hogs, MVDXCC.org) came up to me at a meeting and complimented me on my CW keying. Like a lot of DX clubs, ours has a membership that includes a lot o

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net cancellation

So if I understand this thread correctly: Some guys don't like it when there are a lot of signals on the bands; and Mr. A doesn't approve of the signal reports exchanged in a QSO between Mr. B and Mr. C. Very enlightening. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=

Re: [Elecraft] Annoying contests

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > ...I like performance whether I'm ragchewing.. === Yep, that is the key to progress in ham gear (and most other things too). Everybody, even the no-code ragchewer, could adopt Nate's attitude and demand great performance from the

Re: [Elecraft] Sudden K3 shutdown

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Are you certain your 12VDC power isn't dropping out?... == Jay, I had the same symptoms; turned out to be my astron 35A supply, giving up the ghost. Try it with another supply and see, before you go nuts trying to figure out a more

Re: [Elecraft] scam

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Doug Smith wrote: >...That auction will disappear within a few hours === Appears to be gone now. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] another contesting how-to question

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 5:06 PM, David Christ wrote: >... put your link between angle brackets > > Example: > > M+Logger+Documentation> > === Unfortunately, that doesn't work either, sad to say. Ah wel

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Hi-power Transmit limiting

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:27 AM, wrote: > Is the RS-35 up to it?.. Yes, but. Some of the parts seem to be under-engineered. Mine failed after a year or so, and I found this very enlightening page with lots of info on how to rebuild it and why it failed in the first place: http:

Re: [Elecraft] another contesting how-to question

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: >... never had any difficulty with CW quality with any keying > method... === Yeah, same with MixW. I have used it for years to key CW at many speeds and never had a single timing issue. There are very serious timing problems

Re: [Elecraft] How much is enough?

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Frank MacDonell wrote: > ...basic test/calibration equipment one should have... Frank, you'll get plenty of opinions, but in addition to the obvious stuff I would highly recommend the LC meter kit at: http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm Since you like buildin

Re: [Elecraft] Monitor (OT)

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:18 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote: >... it was a Samsung. It didn't have real buttons, but some sort of > touch-sensitive mechanism. Unfortunately it also turned out to be > RF-sensitive, and would turn the monitor off, or bring up the config > menu, etc == Ye

Re: [Elecraft] [QRO] KPA500 variation of PA current band-by-band

> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:23 PM, wrote: > >> >> Is your dummy load absolutely a flat 1.0:1 from 1.0MHz to 30MHz? Suppose that the SWR is 1.2. This means that 0.8% of the power is reflected (80 milliwatts reflected for 10 forward). If the SWR is 1.1, the reflected power is 0.2%. A

Re: [Elecraft] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > VP6T and TN2T set the standard when it comes to handling logs and > confirmations.  Unlike HK0NA who appear to have lost significant > sections of their logs... === Ah yes, sad but true, Joe. I forgot about that because it did

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Flickering display

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 common-mode choke on the coax where it comes into th

Re: [Elecraft] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >...The HK0NA crew certainly did a great job, > as have other recent DXpeditions using K3s... = That would include recent expeditions VP6T and TN2T, and no doubt others as well. A great field test for the gear, and a great way to ma

Re: [Elecraft] odd happening with KPA500

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 6:49 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote: > Have you tried running through the TX gain calibration... === Well, as noted, it worked before, it works now, and it wasn't working when the K3 was set to output 3 watts. Moreover, I changed nothing in the K3, just re-booted t

[Elecraft] odd happening with KPA500

My K3 and KPA500 have lived happily for months, ever since their first blissful night together. But today something bizarre happened, and I'm just wondering if anyone else has seen this: I had a couple of QSOs on 15 meters, with everything working FB as it always does. But then a little later when

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 and Remoterig

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >...we're talking about allowing a KX3 > to control a remote K3 as well = Oh yes indeedy, splendid idea. I am really looking forward to that setup with my new KX3. Tony KT0NY _

Re: [Elecraft] FW: K3: CW in SSB mode broken?

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >...Is all the CW delayed by > the sequencer time, and the sidetone sent to the operator in real time > with his input?  I would think that would really "boggle the mind"... It depends on the amount of delay, of course, and I don'

[Elecraft] K3 and KPA500 in the Ivory Coast

Just got a qsl from TU2T with a picture of their Elecraft rigs being operated by a DX doggy. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] Alaska

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Tony Estep wrote: > Yep. In fact you can get a point-to-point  analysis... === The link I posted shows coverage world-wide from your qth. The page for point-to-point is: http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html Tony KT

Re: [Elecraft] Alaska

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:01 AM, KD0Q-Glenn wrote: > > Propagation software might give you some ideas... Yep. In fact you can get a point-to-point analysis from your qth to Alaska, custom-tailored for your antenna and power, for any band. I've posted this link before, but here it

Re: [Elecraft] P3

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > I do not recall those transceivers having an IF Output I don't think so either, but I'm thinking it should be easy to tap off the 455 khz signal path and bring it out to a BNC or RCA connector. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/facult

Re: [Elecraft] Faster FFT...off topic but relevant

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Jessie Oberreuter wrote: >... it isn't going to change the world... I remember about 30 years ago when the Karmarkar algorithm for linear optimization appeared. On certain problems, it appeared that it would be about 10x as fast as conventional schemes

Re: [Elecraft] macro to control KPA500

Thanks to all who kindly replied to my query. I am completely convinced that it can't be done. As I said to Dick Dievendorff, I was hoping to save a few hundred gram-centimeters of work per day, maybe even more on a busy day. Now that hope is gone, and I have expended even more by writing the orig

[Elecraft] macro to control KPA500

My abject apologies if this has been posted before, but.can I create a K3 macro to toggle OPER/STDBY on my KPA500? Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailma

Re: [Elecraft] Winkey Keyer

On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > The Master Keyer 1 by Dale, N0XAS is also worthy... == I can't comment on the Winkey, but I also have a Master Keyer, and like Nate I like it. You can control it from your computer or use its memories.It does many more things than mo

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Construction Questions

On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > The tips of *real* Phillips No.1 and No.2 screwdrivers are different = Yep. A German company called Wiha sells a nice set of Phillips that have worked well for me. They're available at lots of places in the U.S. I bought t

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Auto Notch distortion

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Tim Tucker wrote: > I've noticed and observed this exact same thing while using MixW or DM780. > The auto notch doesn't kill the desired signal like it should - it appears > that it's "missing" on either side of the signal == Yep, it's really clear when

Re: [Elecraft] "New K3 utility software required" message on my K3?????

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: > It's a long way from the Microchip PIC18 we're using in the K3, KX3, and > KPA500 (64K instruction words, 4K RAM, 1K EEPROM)  to the devices used in an > iPhone... === Yeah, very true, Dick. I know enough PIC programming to re

Re: [Elecraft] "New K3 utility software required" message on my K3?????

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: >...it sounds like the communications path from PC to K3 > has become marginal, this is why we're suggesting different computer, > different USB hub, different cable...The DSP load is a bit more demanding of > clean > communciations. > I d

[Elecraft] K3s fill the bands

The air is crackling with K3s on DXpeditions. Just a few hours ago, VP6T fired up, and the full team of HK0NA is expected to hit the airwaves. The pileups for the VP6 are 30 khz wide right now, and the ones for the HK0's advance team have been similar. Both DXpeditions are equipped with K3s and hav

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Aliases in Softrock panadapter display

Stewart, my NaP3 setup calls for Sampling rate 96000 then on the IF freq page: Global offset -6000 LO Center 8215000 swap I/Q yes This gives 48khz on each side. BTW, Arie, try NaP3. It gives the same display as PSDR-IF but apparently has no bugs; at least I've encountered none in 3 months of conti

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 (another view)

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: >I've put a little $$ into antennas, which I'm > pretty sure has made a much bigger difference... = Agreed (I usually agree with Fred). Propagation here was super frustrating today. Lotsa band noise, and weak signals on 10 and 12.

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0

Well, everybody gets their kicks from this or any hobby in their own personal way. For my part, I have not found it so easy to get to the honor roll as Joe has, possibly because Missouri is kinda far from the nearest salt water. With just a wire in the trees, there are some places in Asia and the

[Elecraft] hk0 audio

The 17 meter HK0NA station is getting justifiable criticism on spotting sites for poor audio. I believe he's using a K3. It might avoid some bad PR if someone who is in touch with the advance team could get him to fix his equalizer. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlF

Re: [Elecraft] Update Re: ladderline and balun question

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 7:57 PM, wrote: > Too bad I learn the hard way > === There's only one way to learn -- the hard way. So we oughta just call it "The Way." As in, "how did you learn that the hv capacitors retain their charge after the power is off?" "Oh, I learned that The Way."

Re: [Elecraft] Yocto to Yotta meters

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > ... Kind of makes split operation strange. > = And after you've waited all that time, just as you hear the guy start to come back to somebody -- is it you?? -- just then, a domestic station with a +20 signal starts calling him zero beat

Re: [Elecraft] Yocto to Yotta meters

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > Who knows how many new DXCC entities lie out there... === The hard part about working them is that after you call, you have to wait for thousands of years to find out if they came back to you. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/facu

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PSK-D Split Operation

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:32 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > Why would split be used on a narrow bandwidth signal such as PSK31?... Same reason it's used on a narrow bandwidth signal such as CW: to spread the pileup. And BTW, although the DX that Bud was asking about was listening up only 400 hz

Re: [Elecraft] what microphones work best with K3?

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Many are quite pleased with the Yamaha CM500 headset.  It will plug > directly into the rear mic and headphones jacks. == Don, can you turn on the K3's bias, and plug the CM500 directly into the mic jack without using the little battery-

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker Plug

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >...After all, they are only about 0.01" different = That's 10 mils, right? KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing lis

Re: [Elecraft] [FT817] Vs ELECRAFT

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Fred Jensen wrote: > There is, at the very least, a Master's Thesis, and likely a PhD > dissertation on the social sciences and psychology buried in the > archives of this list :-) == You're so right, Fred. No doubt at this very moment some enterprising academi

Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500] KPA500 questions

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: > ...The difference in cost from kit to factory built is $400.  Does this > rather high cost reflect the complexity of the "building" process... = I'd say get the kit, Phil. You can build it between dinner and bedtime, and it's fun. And of

[Elecraft] I guess I'm hard-core

So far I've had a K1, K2, KX1, K3, P3, KPA500, XG2, XG3, and even one of those step attenuators. Naturally my order for a KX3 went in as soon as I got the notification. I dunno, there's just something about really elegantly designed gear that is irresistible. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/fac

Re: [Elecraft] Reference Oscillator Calibration

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM, g...@abcs.com g...@abcs.com wrote: >... I've tried hitting the frequencies for WWV but I'm not picking > anything up.  Of course, I don't have an antenna yet... === Jay, a 10-foot piece of wire should be enough antenna to get WWV at 5, 10 or 15 mhz. Especially

Re: [Elecraft] I agreed with tony from Brian McInerney WB8IDY

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > It is hard to criticize and pontificate about something if no one knows what > it was... === If people stuck to that rule, all human communication would cease and the world would end. Tony KT0NY ___

Re: [Elecraft] I agreed with tony from Brian McInerney WB8IDY

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM, David Windisch wrote: > Arrright arrready. > Which Tony said what, with which there is agreement? == Well, it couldn't have been me. Nobody ever agrees with me. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Ho

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: How close ???

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 10:48 AM, TJ Campie wrote: > THOSE BLASTED FIELD TESTERS === Yeah, why test? Do what the competitors do: Get it in shape so it will work for at least some users, and ship it. Then whenever there's a user complaint, the guys for whom it does work can all chime in

Re: [Elecraft] Rusting Screws

On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 12:35 PM, K7WIA wrote: > If I had a problem with the screws rusting, I would be replacing mine with > this. > > http://www.fastener-express.com/button-socket-screws-black-anodized-aluminum.aspx > They are neat-looking, but don't tighten 'em too much. It's oh-so-easy

[Elecraft] mush in the ear of the beholder

I subscribe to a group dedicated to the other "gold standard" DX radio. Here is a paraphrase of a query that was sent to that group from a DX station after the CQWW. The station had radio X at the main position, and a K3 at the multiplier position: ...all the operators complained about the signals

Re: [Elecraft] kx3 and sdr software

On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Edward R. Cole wrote: > ...SDR programs need a driver for interfacing... == If I understand it correctly, the KX3 puts out I-Q audio that can go directly into a sound card, and has an RS232 port that can go directly to a CAT connection on a computer. Some

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - PSK D Split Problem?

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM, John Ragle wrote: > ...I have been running PSK for a number of years, and have never observed > anyone running split... === It can happen. There was an H40 who operated split PSK earlier this year. I didn't work him, but I did work PP0T, Trinidade Mar

Re: [Elecraft] Contests and the K3

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Ralph Parker wrote: > ...I think the comment on them not being contesters has some merit == Well, I would have said the opposite. Elecraft is definitely tuned in to the needs of DXers and DXpeditions, and a glance at the 160 reflector after a contest s

Re: [Elecraft] Fw: CQ WW DX Contest CW 2011 - Unofficial claimed scores

I sort of thought I was the only one who noticed this. Weak stations in Missouri don't generate pileups, so I encounter this only in certain situations when a lot of U.S. stations are trying to work a DX station on or around his frequency. Recently there have been quite a few situations when the

Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500] Rear power switch thread

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Oliver Dröse wrote: > ...when I cut power off my Icom (and all > other rigs I know of) it always comes back to the last used frequency... === Well, it could be worse. There's at least one commercial transceiver that responds really negatively to a bad pow

Re: [Elecraft] CW transmitting - any clicks?

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:04 AM, drewko wrote: > It is only the very faint quantum clicking of PIN diodes... but you > need really good ears to hear it :) > > = It would probably only be audible to the guy who could read Heisenberg uncertainty on his voltmeter. Tony KT0NY -- http:

Re: [Elecraft] Itching for a new rig

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Gary D Krause wrote: > some have reported that the K3 is hard to listen to after a while... = Gary, I have found that the best way to quiet the K3 is not via the audio settings, but by simply backing off the RF gain about 60 - 90 degrees from max. This ju

[Elecraft] Digital software -- Thanks to all

Thanks to everyone who responded for the thoughtful and helpful info. I'll follow up. Much appreciated. 73, Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/ma

Re: [Elecraft] digital software

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Greg wrote: > I use DXLabs > Thanks, Greg. I'm looking at its website. Does the spot window make a band map, i.e. put the calls of spotted stations on the waterfall? If it does, I can't see it on their website. Tony KT0NY ___

[Elecraft] digital software

I've used MixW for 7 years, and always been happy with it. However, I'd like to learn from those who have used other similar software. Here's what I use MixW for: It maintains my log, transmits/receives CW, RTTY and PSK, serves as a voice keyer, figures antenna headings and puts them on a display,

Re: [Elecraft] My chuckle for the day...

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > Scroll all the way down to the bottom > > == Lol, trash talk in DX contesting. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft H

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