Re: [Elecraft] KE7X Website Expired

Ah, but not the format you wanted. On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 7:13 PM Tox wrote: > For some reason, GMail won't let me attach it. > > If you have python installed, here's the two-liner: > > pip install wayback-machine-scraper > > wayback-machine-scraper -f 20201024195

Re: [Elecraft] KE7X Website Expired

For some reason, GMail won't let me attach it. If you have python installed, here's the two-liner: pip install wayback-machine-scraper wayback-machine-scraper -f 20201024195020 -t 20201024195020 www.ke7x.com Scott AD6YT On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 6:54 PM Clay Autery wrote: > OK... cool.

Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

Thanks. I finally got ny refund for first group K4D. Was looking at a 6400, because I don't do cw right now, but will take a look at the 890 as well. 73 Scott AD6YT On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 8:47 AM John Shingara wrote: > Tom, > > The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] WWV Time Transmissions

There was talk of shutting it down as cost savings, but I thought that got squelched. Scott AD6YT On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 5:45 PM Bill Frantz wrote: > I had a friend ask me if something has happened to WWV's time > transmissions. He says the clocks in his home and his watch are > no longer

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 radio settings for WSJT-X

, 2020 at 11:15 AM Jim Brown wrote: > On 8/27/2020 11:01 AM, Tox wrote: > > I suspect we should both be working on improving our antennas/matching > > rather than adding more chokes inside the shack (didn't work for me > either). >

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 radio settings for WSJT-X

I suspect we should both be working on improving our antennas/matching rather than adding more chokes inside the shack (didn't work for me either). Scott AD6YT On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:34 AM David Haines wrote: > Don: > > Problem goes away when I reduce to 20W, the maximum for my dummy load.

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 radio settings for WSJT-X

Agreed. If you have a bad enough match, and it isn't choked, you can certainly get enough RF in the shack to cause havoc. I have some bands I can't use my trackpad *inside my laptop* during full-power ft8 transmit, because I haven't set up proper antennas for that band. Scott AD6YT On Thu, Aug

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 radio settings for WSJT-X

My current wsjt-x settings on my mac for my kx3 are: 38400,8,1,hw cat.data/pkt, rig On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 12:50 PM Hunsdon Cary III wrote: > I am finally getting around to setting my KX3 Up for FT-8 and have watched > several YouTube videos on setting up the KX3 and read Don Wilhelm’s >

Re: [Elecraft] K4 in production

If you're primarily in interest-bearing accounts rather than other investments, all too true. Opportunity cost varies wildly. Scott On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 1:35 PM Jim Brown wrote: > On 7/16/2020 11:05 AM, Carl Yaffey wrote: > > What? We’re not getting interest? > > :) > > A look at the

Re: [Elecraft] K4 in production _ Money UPDATE

No, they were up front that they were trying to fund the production run. Credit cards were hit last year. Scott On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 12:28 PM Paul Van Dyke wrote: > IF and IF I remember correctly, they (Elecraft) takes not a penny from you > till it is shipped. I know the money is waiting

Re: [Elecraft] K4 in production

n. > [:=) From the news that leaks over the Sierra Nevada to Sparks, > Elecraft is really working to both resume normal production AND protect > their employees and families so they can continue normal production. > > 73, > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09

Re: [Elecraft] K4 in production

Examiner > ARRL Technical Specialist > ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources > > On 7/16/20 10:20 AM, Tox wrote: > > The parts availability issue was supposed to have been resolved > pre-covid. > > Wondering what the facts are. > > (not griefing you, just

Re: [Elecraft] K4 in production

The parts availability issue was supposed to have been resolved pre-covid. Wondering what the facts are. (not griefing you, just frustrated by Nov,Dec/Jan,Mar/Apr,Jul/Aug string-along) Scott On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 7:40 AM Joe DeVincentis wrote: > Eric did a Zoom meeting with the East Coast

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 digital 0ps?

I have a signalink I haven't used in years. For my kx3 wsjtx, I use a cheap usb sound dongle, and use cheaper 1/8" phono cords than I probably should, with small chokes of unknown mix. It works with my mbp. Scott AD6YT On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:25 PM rich hurd WC3T wrote: > Just as a point of

Re: [Elecraft] K4 features

Iirc Eric's indicated it would have memory keyer/recorder, and ability to save station config to a usb key for multiop convenience. Look for the YouTube vid he recorded st the UK dealer a few months ago, think it was in there. Scott AD6YT On Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 7:29 PM B. wrote: > Hi Folks, > >

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3A Question

is. AD6YT On Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 11:56 PM Jim Brown wrote: > On 4/11/2020 8:14 PM, Tox wrote: > > Ft-991 (pre-A samples at least) has trouble tuning some multitrap > verticals > > for all the expected bands, this may explain why > > The things we call "antenna t

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3A Question

Ft-991 (pre-A samples at least) has trouble tuning some multitrap verticals for all the expected bands, this may explain why On Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 7:57 PM Mark Goldberg wrote: > On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 6:09 PM Bob McGraw K4TAX > wrote: > > > My 6M yagi shows a 5.3:1 SWR as indicated on my K3S

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/KXPA100 as a mobile?

Suggestions for a mobile HF antenna that could sanely be attached to a Rav4 ? Thanks Scott AD6YT On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 6:13 PM John Hendricks wrote: > > I have used this combination successfully. Worked great if a efficent > antenna is used on 20 meters. Have now moved the combination to a go

Re: [Elecraft] Special Bulletin- More Event Cancellations, ARRL Digital Editions off-line

Valid points. As I pointed out in another thread on another forum, while they only mention shirt and shoes, pants are implicit. Scott AD6YT On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 11:44 AM Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > > Just figure that most events will be cancelled between now and August. > Maybe even later.

Re: [Elecraft] OT - LOTW / ARRL Down

Parts of the 'net are having issues with load at times. I expect LoTW is getting more load than usual due to numbers of hams now Sheltering In Place If they are using AWS as part of their backend, they may be fighting with Netflix for capacity :) Scott AD6YT On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 4:32 PM

[Elecraft] kx3/wsjtx, multiple notches?

Hello, Between the kxpa100 and getting a fan dipole just above roofline, I'm finally able to make ft8 contacts fairly consistently in North America when my local broadband noise source isn't operating. There are times though when one of a couple adjacent stations a mile or two from me either

Re: [Elecraft] Setting up the KX3 Pre-Amp for FT8/JS8Call when receiving ?

$.02: I am fighting my own urban QRM issues. For me, 20dB was Too Much, 10dB seems to work. Haven't recently tried less. I do have to make sure to turn RF Gain down enough that I can use the AF Vol to keep the input in the expected range of my laptop/wsjtx Good luck! Scott AD6YT On Thu, Feb

Re: [Elecraft] OT: I am looking for Lithium style battery pack for KX3/KXPA100 and BiPAP machine.

+1 Sizing would depend strongly on number of nights and transmitting time, but the bioenno lfp, a cigarette lighter adapter for your model bipap, a powerpole to 12v socket adapter,would cover things pretty well. If you want to fly with it, consider getting two separate 96Wh batteries to avoid

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3, wsjtx, broadband noise

In any case, doesn't sound like there's any particular Elecraft filtering wizardry I can engage. Given that they've repeatedly slipped K4 dates, now wondering if I should cancel my K4D. Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Scott AD6YT On Sun, Feb 2, 2020, 9:50 PM Tox wrote: > Yeah, all ba

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3, wsjtx, broadband noise

Yeah, all bands. Then suddenly clears, signals sprout all over the waterfall and are promptly silenced once more. On Sun, Feb 2, 2020, 9:44 PM Tox wrote: > Hm. And as soon as I send that I check, and 15/30m has 15dB of odd surging > over a 1-2Hz cycle. Maybe it really it taking everythi

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3, wsjtx, broadband noise

Hm. And as soon as I send that I check, and 15/30m has 15dB of odd surging over a 1-2Hz cycle. Maybe it really it taking everything out On Sun, Feb 2, 2020, 9:40 PM Tox wrote: > It is much like what I recall when the hydroponics shop was still in > business a couple block

Re: [Elecraft] Kx3, wsjtx, broadband noise

wing pot under UV Grow Lights? > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 2/2/2020 5:13 PM, Tox wrote: > > Hoping someone has a suggestion for how I can work around some local QRM. > > > > I have a kx3 with filters installed > > I have wsjtx running. > > I've recently adde

[Elecraft] Kx3, wsjtx, broadband noise

Hoping someone has a suggestion for how I can work around some local QRM. I have a kx3 with filters installed I have wsjtx running. I've recently added a px3 to see if it would help provide insight. I find intermittent broadband noise that desenses my receiver on multiple bands. 1) It appears to

Re: [Elecraft] Setting Up For WSJT-X Receive Levels

Thanks - I actually do already adjust AF to about 65dB. Scott AD6YT On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 10:20 AM Jim Brown wrote: > > On 1/13/2020 7:10 AM, Tox wrote: > > I've been using a kx3 to play with ft8. Finding intermittent severe > > QRM is rendering it deaf to due

[Elecraft] PX3 for locating ft8 interference?

I've been using a kx3 to play with ft8. Finding intermittent severe QRM is rendering it deaf to due desense. (Signals that are coming in at -5 disappear from the waterfall when the source fires.) The waterfall in WSJT-X is only really useful for a few kHz of view, and I suspect that if the

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Found link: https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2019/12/25/reversed-polarity-sunspots-appear-on-the-sun/ On Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 5:15 PM Bill Johnson wrote: > I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet. The observers haven't noted the > tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization. The cycles

Re: [Elecraft] RSP-1A as panadapter

Related... Suggestion for connecting a kx3+kpa100 to an rsp? Was trying to figure out how to notch out qrm yesterday that I think was related to the contest, but not a wide enough passband on the wsjtx integration to see the real peaks that were involved. Have an rsp2* but have been afraid to

Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading the Shack

Ha! I have vivid memories of a $100k rackmount computer UPS dropped (on a pallet) from high enough the computer ended up 2" shorter and had to be scrapped by the vendor. On Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 10:35 AM richard gilley wrote: > When my Concept 2 rower was dropped off damaged; I was told by UPS

Re: [Elecraft] Operating from a retirement home

>holding his wife's hand and squeezing "73 es 88" just before he slipped off SK oh, that puts a tear in the eye... Scott AD6YT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Dear Santa

I asked in email, and earliest would be January.after I get back into the office :) On Tue, Dec 17, 2019, 1:20 PM Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > I commented to my wife some years ago, "my radio is old, my computer is > old, and my car is old. Wonder what I'll get for Christmas?". She >

Re: [Elecraft] KX4???

Ha - and I misparsed. I read "kx4" as "k4" and thought Mr. Norris was being hopeful for something like a ship announcement tonight :) I'll just see myself out On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 12:14 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > > K4. > > Wayne > > > > On Nov 21, 2019, at 12:02 PM, eric norris via

Re: [Elecraft] KX4???

Eric also presented on it at Pacificon a month ago. While I would love some good news tonight, I'm kinda expecting a rerun :) Scott AD6YT On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 12:02 PM eric norris via Elecraft wrote: > > I see Eric is scheduled to talk at the NCDXC tomorrow about the KX4. Is this > a typo,

Re: [Elecraft] K4 remote software?

No time frame yet. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > On Nov 21, 2019, at 11:10 AM, Tox wrote: > > > > Eric's tablet demos have been with a MS Surface; as of Pacificon, they > > still hadn't found a developer to engage for iOS support, and didn't > >

Re: [Elecraft] K4 remote software?

Eric's tablet demos have been with a MS Surface; as of Pacificon, they still hadn't found a developer to engage for iOS support, and didn't have time/skills to do it inhouse. Whatever tools you use to manage your existing K* are likely to work. If I understood Eric correctly, Linux and Windows

Re: [Elecraft] will utility programs run on Apple Ipad os ?

For K4, Eric was hoping an iOS dev would come forth to do a client for them, as he doesn't have time to do it. The "iPad" in the k4 remote demos is sadly actually a Surface. Scott AD6YT On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 7:06 PM Barry Baines via Elecraft wrote: > > Howard: > > I’m not aware of a iOS

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 Problems

How is your swr at the longer wavelengths? I figured out my lousy signal reports on 80 were because I was radiating inside the house off the feedline, as the antenna wasn't resonant. Good luck in any case, Scott AD6YT On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 4:28 PM W1PEF wrote: > > I am able to use FT8 on 40m

[Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

Hello all, I'm going to continue to eagerly await a K4 for A While. In the meantime, I've been reconfiguring a room to become my shack, and am slowly terraforming it. I'd like to pick up a couple of HDMI displays to hang on the wall above/behind the rig and the computer I interface to it.

Re: [Elecraft] K4 apps.

If you're asking about third party apps running locally on the k4, Wayne's been pretty clear that won't happen. If you're asking about ability of things like wsjtx to drive it, they've indicated that will be preserved and encouraged. I would not be surprised if there are alternate UIs/clients

Re: [Elecraft] K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.

K4hd (is a k4(d?) With additional filters) On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:52 PM eric norris via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better blocking > of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals than a > K3S? Is

Re: [Elecraft] Dual panadapter on K4 at Pacificon

Typical NTP implementations only query every N minutes. Might check to see if your implementation also checks at startup, but if you're just suspend/waking a windows laptop it may not be triggering that sort of event, and just waiting for next scheduled update. Good luck Scott AD6YT On Sat, Oct

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Delivery

That's new, was still showing Nov/Dec earlier this week :( So much for plans to play with it on annual vacation. :( Scott AD6YT On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 10:32 AM Grant Youngman wrote: > > In case you haven’t dropped by the K4 part of the Elecraft website recently, > it appears first deliveries

Re: [Elecraft] K$ delivery Europe

My understanding is that this is due to CE certification being a process they can’t start until first wave units have already started to ship because of the sampling requirements. I have no clue if they would also have to do anything additional with the TUV before shipping to .de I doubt that

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Text Decoding

ning. He is > sending by keyboard which makes for good copy. Many hand sent CW > signals are lacking in rhythm, timing and spacing for 100% correct > copy. However, you should be able to copy some portion of the messages. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > On 10/8/2019 6:26 PM, T

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Text Decoding

I still have not found the magic to get my kx3 to reliably yield anything but a stream of E and *. :( Scott AD6YT On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 12:17 PM Ignacy wrote: > > I feel that KX3 has a much better CW decoder than K3. > Ignacy, NO9E > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Scuttlebutt

I'd personally love it if the unit I put a deposit on was available for pickup at Pacificon, but I would be *floored* if they had anything shipping by then given that final pricing hasn't even been announced yet. :) Would love to poke at the prototype again though! I'd be equally surprised if it

Re: [Elecraft] K4

Actually, on the note of Bluetooth, and given the security issues announced at Usenix Security conference in Santa Clara a week backif Bluetooth is supported, ensuring minimum entropy >1 byte would be a Good Thing. Scott AD6YT On Sun, Aug 25, 2019, 2:03 PM Gmail wrote: > Probably too late

Re: [Elecraft] KX4 Features ??

Yep. If you were looking for a sequel to the KX3, the answer appears to have been: smaller lighter capable of usage in an HT manner lithium batteries ...and delivered as the KX2 :) On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 10:18 AM Nr4c wrote: > > I think you’re going to have to wait a bit for this one. The KX2

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Question

If that turns out not to be supported, there are ethernet<->serial adapters that are used to provide remote console ports on web servers. I think Black Box, Raritan, and others make them. Scott AD6YT On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:47 AM K5WA wrote: > > Wayne (or anyone), > > > > I have a rather

Re: [Elecraft] K4 at Field Day

Thanks for being so gracious with it. It was good to chat with you and to see the new unit. I sincerely appreciate you giving me a chance to play with it, and in trying to help me find an op whose fist was slow enough I could copy on 20m. Hopefully next year I'll be up to it! 73 Tox AD6YT

Re: [Elecraft] FIELD DAY PREP

Trying to remember, but wasn't that a legitimate issue with early analog telephony? I don't recall if, pre SS7, the line amps had automatic gain adjustment. Enough hops, didn't the signal start to attenuate? Scott AD6YT On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:28 AM Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > > Reminds me of

Re: [Elecraft] FIELD DAY PREP

I've started sending discreet emails to ft8 ops who are overdriving and including screenshots, trying to make clear "it isn't the power, you're overdriving". There isn't a well-known public resource to provide that kind of feedback today. I've considered setting up an sdr dongle and toolchain for

Re: [Elecraft] Alpha Antenna/KX3.

I have had poor luck with search and pounce ssb my alexloop, but that is likely due to lack of experience with it and selectivity as much as anything. I understand that it is very narrow bandwidth (high q?), but it occurs to me that if they are being used for ssb at all, that there should be

Re: [Elecraft] USB to Serial on MacOS

This. I have spent enough time fightingg "prolific" cables that proved to have fake chips that it is far cheaper to just buy the keyspan unit, install the ftdi driver, and have it Just Work (modulo variability in Port naming). Chuck the prolifics, get a genuine ftdi (the keyspan unit is a great

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4?

It was a live link earlier this morning. They took it down while I was attempting a deposit placeholder :) On Thu, May 16, 2019, 11:57 AM Kevin Cozens wrote: > On 2019-05-16 1:56 p.m., Frank Krozel wrote: > > It IS on the Elecraft site > > Um... no it isn't. Not at the URL provided. That link

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4?

Yep. Looked interesting specwise/interfacewise, curious what pricing and ship dates will be. I suspect delivery for Field Day 2019 is unlikely :) Scott AD6YT On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 11:34 AM Grant Youngman wrote: > > And pre-order quit working .. > > Looks like someone let the cat out of the

Re: [Elecraft] Mobile high power

Tire sensors are wireless, and the protocol has been reverse engineered. Interesting reading in the early articles. On Mon, May 6, 2019, 9:06 AM Wayne Burdick wrote: > Ham radio as stealth EMP weapon. Not good. > > Wayne > > > > On May 6, 2019, at 9:02 AM, Bayard Coolidge, N1HO via Elecraft < >

Re: [Elecraft] KX9

Is that the one with the little *i *next to the compensation? Scott AD6YT On Mon, May 6, 2019, 7:32 AM Wayne Burdick wrote: > Gwen, > > You should apply for our open Fiction Tech Writer position. Looking for > someone with imagination to write manuals for mythical products. > > Wayne > N6KR >

Re: [Elecraft] Announcing the Elecraft AX1 whip antenna and accessories

Any chance you'll have these available this weekend in San Ramon? AD6YT On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 11:04 AM Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi gang, > > Our new AX1 antenna has to be just about the worst-kept secret in Elecraft > history. We've been tinkering with it for over a year, going on ultralight >

Re: [Elecraft] Operating KX3/KXPA100 on LiPO3 batteries??

I don't have the amp, but have run my kx3 off of small (8ah?) Bioenno and 100ah blackwood innovations lifepo4 On Wed, Jul 25, 2018, 11:18 AM Phil Hystad via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Actually, I see that Bioenne Power supplies a charger along with the 20Ah > battery. > > > >

Re: [Elecraft] 2018 Field Day

If I'm not still wrapping up projects in the garage, I hope to be learning how to drive the kx3 I bought for Field Day last year :) Ad6yt On Sat, Jun 9, 2018, 11:32 AM rich hurd WC3T wrote: > That's our family camping weekend. :) I will be 1B as long as the > battery lasts, then 1A. Will

Re: [Elecraft] Far OT: A styrofoam peanuts story

Awesome :) On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 3:13 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote: > After retiring from my "regular" job, Rose (N7HKW) and I got > into an OTR "18-Wheeler" for a million miles and five years. > > One incident involving Styrofoam peanuts comes to mind. > We were called into a

Re: [Elecraft] OT: shipper from H

FWIW, you can get USPS to correct their database. I don't have the link handy, but your local postmaster should have a reference. Scott On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: > hopefully topic will pass political correction police. > > Recent order of a

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 to MacBook Pro Interface

Sadly, I would suggest *not* using Anker's product - I've had link stability and data corruption issues with it, as have some others. Scott On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 7:19 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: > I use Apple's USB-C to USB adapter. $19 cost I think. I actually have a > bunch of

Re: [Elecraft] Best Batteries for KX-3?

Another caution to not leave alkalines installed. I used to swear by Duracell, but they changed around the time Gillette bought them. In spite of the "10 year no leak" marketing, I've stopped buying alkalines entirely due to newer Duracells destroying a thousand dollars worth of gear. Makes the

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Screw & Bolt Torque

Perhaps a bit big for electronics work, but I’ve become a big fan of the Borka adjustable torque wrench for mounting optics. On Sunday, October 29, 2017, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > Here is one reliable source for screw torque. > > http://www.mgtd.ca/screw%20torque.htm > >

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

One of the past speakers at Pacificon sold it at a private high school as teaching how to talk to the ISS and satellites. Everything else came following that hook. On Oct 15, 2017 2:46 PM, "Richard Thorne" wrote: > Hi Knut, > > I've operated a couple SOTA's this year. > >

Re: [Elecraft] Going Mobile?

I hate to think how much of that kilowatt got absorbed by the operator. On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > I recall a construction article a long time ago (mid 1960's) in GE Ham > News where W8DLD constructed a 1KW mobile linear using a pair of Grounded

Re: [Elecraft] KX2/KX3 built-in speakers

doing cw ops sessions so the class can hear my tone); cranking up the af gain doesn't seem to bring up the *local* tone volume as much as I'd like - it is entirely possible this is pilot error though, so if anyone knows the magic, please feel free to send it to me off-list. Tox AD6YT On Fri, Sep 8

Re: [Elecraft] Items you think you can depend on

In the past I'd used the APC SmartUPS discussed previously to handle voltage stability issues. Used the serial output as a datalogger to track the grid dips (as low as 90v on 115v mains). This was in the mid-90s; I'd expect there to be a number of other solutions today. Scott On Tue, Sep 5, 2017

Re: [Elecraft] UPS Can Be a Noise Source

That said, for my own use, I've got a 100Ah LFP from Blackwood Innovations for my ham hear; BioEnno has units all the way up to 300Ah for the deep-of-pocker. On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Tox <scott.sm...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are also UPSes meant for extended runtimes that are

Re: [Elecraft] UPS Can Be a Noise Source

There are also UPSes meant for extended runtimes that are a little less brutal on the batteries. One Upon a Time, I had a couple racks of APC SmartUPS 2000 units with daisychained batteries to give extended holdup to a couple of racks of telecom and server hw. No clue how RF noisy those units are,

Re: [Elecraft] Is K4 talk verboten?

I'd wonder if best of several worlds might not just be a rackmount brain that has the filters and SDR in it that could be stashed under the desk, or in a shockmount crate for DXpedition use, and a separate remote like the kpod, potentially available as a detachable faceplate for those who want the

Re: [Elecraft] 14 volt batteries?

Many "12v" batteries are actually 13.2-13.8 when fully charged On Sunday, August 20, 2017, Robert Sands wrote: > Why are we stuck with 12 volt batteries of all types when the rigs are > optimal at 13.6 or 14 volts? Anyone know of a 14 volt battery mfg? My > search yields

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 news update?

(new kx3 owner, otherwise unaffiliated) I suspect they aren't allowed to say anything until the FCC approval # is issued, otherwise perhaps they could get busted for soliciting for sale of an unapproved RF device. On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 11:52 AM, Jim Miller wrote: > It's

Re: [Elecraft] RTTY with K3

TrippLite Keyspan model USA-19HS should work, is about $25, has solid drivers for both windows and mac, and can help you program arduinos if that becomes interesting. Tox AD6YT On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 2:39 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: > > Are you trying to

[Elecraft] On relearning morse

Thanks to folks for posting what's worked for them in the past. I met bare minimum accuracy and speed to get my license in ~2001, then never used it. Now interested in trying to relearn it. Can't find my MFJ trainer (which is how I passed the test the first time - driving from portland to san