Re: [Elecraft] KX2 lowers frequency with PTT

with the change in the MIC BTN menu item to PTT. 73, John VK7JB -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 lowers frequency with PTT

Hi Wayne - XIT on KX3 definitely off here. John VK7JB -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 lowers frequency with PTT

Hi Adrian, My KX3 has demonstrated this “feature” from the very beginning. As you describe, it always jumps down exactly 0.01 and only ever as I hit PTT on the hand mic. I’m happy to know I’m not alone! 73, John VK7JB -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - background hiss (noisy K3) - update

on the K3 audio volume which can be easily compensated for by a tiny increase in the AF gain control if you need to. I have the same hiss on my KX3 audio, which I manage in the same way. FWIW, I have no hiss at all using the same headphones on my little KX1. Hope that helps, 73, John VK7JB

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Problem

this problem, because I run a manual tuner. Hopefully they're on to it for the next release. John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-RF-feedback-tp7561833p7563153.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] KPA3 power connector mod ...

were incorporated into the KPA3? I'm not keen to pull my K3 apart to see if mine is at risk or not. Cheers, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA3-power-connector-mod-tp7562977.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and AL-811 amplifier interfacing...

felt happy when I found it's so robust. Thanks for your interest. 73 John VK7JB On 08/09/2012, at 1:48, Todd - k1tm [via Elecraft] ml-node+s365791n7562241...@n2.nabble.com wrote: The AL-811 manual states that Relay: keys amplifier when grounded. Sources +12 VDC open circuit

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 battery holder screws too short!

holders had changed. Either way, I found a fix that works. Took me a while before I would believe that the supplied screws just weren't going to do it! A lot of fiddling and futile attempts at grinding down the nubs on the holders. 73 John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 battery holder screws too short!

, flat and flexible and rip through paint and lacquer coatings in a flash. They're also great for removing enamel coating from toroid wire if you don't want to crank up the soldering iron to burn it off. I use them a lot and a friend who is in the industry keeps me in supply. 73 John VK7JB

Re: [Elecraft] KX1: new build transmit problem on 20m ...

of problem myself. Thanks for your interest. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX1-new-build-transmit-problem-on-20m-tp7557147p7557186.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] K2: audio thumps and pops on key closure - is K1 app note relevant?

Thanks Don. This is a relatively new K2/100 # 6998 and the KPA100UPKT mod has been incorporated, as far as I understand. I'll try the resistor cap mod to the drains of the mute FETs on the K2 control board and see what happens. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http

[Elecraft] K2: audio thumps and pops on key closure - is K1 app note relevant?

? Thanks for any ideas. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-audio-thumps-and-pops-on-key-closure-is-K1-app-note-relevant-tp7467081p7467081.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] K3: PTT IN problem - cause found...Thanks from VK7JB

in sharing it. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-PTT-IN-problem-cont-d-tp7457978p7462415.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] K3: PTT IN problem - cause found...Joe picked it...

Thanks Joe - you picked it in one! No voltage on PTT IN. RFC1 on the RF board has failed open (9 M Ohm on my meter) and bypassing it restores the PTT IN 5V line voltage and function, as you'd expect. It's a surface mount component on the bottom of the RF board, for those who might need to know

Re: [Elecraft] K3: PTT IN problem - cont'd...

an RFC go open on my K1 at one stage way back, for no apparent reason. Took me a while to find it because at the time, I really didn't think RFC's were that fragile and that thew me off. Anyway, I learnt a lesson. Perhaps the same one here... we'll see. Thanks for the advice. John VK7JB

[Elecraft] K3: rear panel PTT IN no longer working - pse help..

. I can't find a menu parameter that would alter the function of the rear PTT IN jack. Any ideas what might have happened? Nothing else in my hardware set up hs changed. Thanks for any help or ideas... 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-rear

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Terminology

Pete, I'm sorry to have offended your sensibilities. I was simply after some helpful, non-critical advice. John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-rear-panel-PTT-IN-no-longer-working-pse-help-tp7455796p7455958.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] K3: PTT IN problem - cont'd...

connector and the XMIT front panel button work normally. It's still only the rear panel PTT IN that's the problem. Anywhere else I should look before I call support @ Elecraft? Thanks to all who replied via pm with helpful suggestions, john VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Problems with knobs

important to me is the great response from Elecraft. That's why I buy from them. Thanks Richard Co. John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Problems-with-knobs-K3-tp7115008p7123274.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] K2/100: Do I have a ground loop??

as always! John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-100-Do-I-have-a-ground-loop-tp7059531p7059531.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home

Re: [Elecraft] Clamp-on RF current meters - a question for Ian and others..

on and off the list. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Clamp-on-RF-current-meters-a-question-for-Ian-and-others-tp6961533p6970029.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] Clamp-on RF current meters - a question for Ian and others..

on and off the list. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Clamp-on-RF-current-meters-a-question-for-Ian-and-others-tp6961533p6970036.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] Clamp-on RF current meters - a question for Ian and others..

curious, because the only CMC I can measure in my shack is about 10mA measured at the coax connector on the back of one of my rigs while tuning up with 10W output. Interesting discussion, because I'd never thought of quantifying CMC before. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http

Re: [Elecraft] 12m SWR issues

of others who'd noticed the same thing and who found this worked for them. I received a few pm's about this after I posted about this to the group some while ago - I guess it will still be in the archive. Hope that helps, 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2

[Elecraft] [K3] Memory text labels...

the text label that has me baffled. Thanks! John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Memory-text-labels-tp6854714p6854714.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Memory text labels...

seems that when you use these switch tap memory allocations, the labels might not show, but that seemed strange to me since you are able to allocate text labels for those positions in the K3 Frequency Memory Editor application. Curious, but perhaps that's just the way it is? 73, John VK7JB -- View

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] - Data mode TX problem from VK7JB - solved!

soundcard. Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions, on and off the list. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Data-mode-TX-problem-from-VK7JB-tp6787469p6791888.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] [K3] - Data mode TX problem from VK7JB

of this TX clicking! 73 and thanks in advance, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Data-mode-TX-problem-from-VK7JB-tp6787469p6787469.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] K1/KX1 connection with small amplifiers...ideas?

/ KX1? Are there amp keying buffer circuits you can make up and use with the K1/KX1? Perhaps someone out there has done this successfully already. I can't find much in the archives, so perhaps others have worked out that it's not worth the fuss?! :) Thanks! John VK7JB K1 #2822, K2/100 #6998, #K3

Re: [Elecraft] HFp portable vertical antenna

VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/HFp-portable-vertical-antenna-tp6556376p6556579.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

[Elecraft] K3: SWR meter readings on 10m...

common to all K3's, or just mine? Is any adjustment possible or am I sweating over nothing. Perhaps this SWR difference is within spec @ 28MHz?? 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SWR-meter-readings-on-10m-tp6519425p6519425.html Sent from

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SWR meter readings on 10m..mystery solved...

, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-SWR-meter-readings-on-10m-tp6519425p6520233.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Net in VK

Great idea. I'd like to take part. Anyone who can hear John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Net-in-VK-tp6498527p6499345.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 - Hi Curr and loss of power control - help! de VK7JB

(hopefully not!). Were you able to work out what zapped your diodes? Can you buy single milled IC sockets, or did you cut up a strip to get them? Thanks again for a great idea. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-100-Hi-Curr-and-loss-of-power

[Elecraft] K2/100 - Hi Curr and loss of power control - help! de VK7JB

. Does this mean they've both failed open? Is there anything else I should check/look for/measure before I dismantle the KPA100 and replace D16 and 17? Any advice appreciated as always, 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-100-Hi-Curr-and-loss

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 - Hi Curr and loss of power control - help! de VK7JB

Hi Gary, It's my K2, not my K3, that's in trouble. Mercifully, my K3 is playing very happily! 73, John -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-100-Hi-Curr-and-loss-of-power-control-help-de-VK7JB-tp6485865p6485889.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 - Hi Curr and loss of power control - help! de VK7JB

reports working into Austria and Russia and 59 into Florida, running 50W into a diminutive 1m diameter loop sitting on my picnic table :) I'll report on the patient after the surgery... 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-100-Hi-Curr

Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 - Hi Curr and loss of power control - help! de VK7JB

, they're tucked away in a tricky to access spot and I found removing the old diodes the most difficult part of the repair. Next time it'll be easier to get at them and to pull them out from underneath. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-100-Hi

[Elecraft] K3 8 pin mic wiring to avoid pin 1 problems...how best to...??

Mic - and cable shield. (pin 7 and 8 being bonded internally anyway) Thanks for any clarification. It's possible I'm over-thinking this! :) 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-8-pin-mic-wiring-to-avoid-pin-1-problems-how-best

[Elecraft] K3: Calibrate RF gain with K3 utility - error messages - help.

checked and all the setup parameters for the Calibrate RF gain routine are set correctly according the the on-screen prompts. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any advice, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Calibrate-RF-gain-with-K3-utility-error

[Elecraft] K3 s-meter calibration parameters and flickering S1...

turn off if I narrow the bandwidth to less than 1.5khz. I've been doing the calibration in CW mode but with bw set at 2.8khz. Is this flickering S1 with no antenna connected normal/expected? Intuitively, I feel that no input should give no bars, but perhaps that simplistic. 73, John VK7JB

Re: [Elecraft] K3 s-meter calibration parameters and flickering S1...

Thanks Lyle and David. Sounds all's configured OK then. I'll get back to playing with my K3. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-s-meter-calibration-parameters-and-flickering-S1-tp6418969p6420986.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] K3. RX too sensitive for me - S-meter/RFgain/absolute mode...

forward to being able to do the same in absolute mode on my K3 one day. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-RX-too-sensitive-for-me-tp6374861p6380059.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] K3. RX too sensitive for me - S-meter/RFgain/absolute mode...

-meter on a rig, what are the different ways in which it can enunciate that which is being measured. How can that be manipulated to best suit the operator? Interesting discussion. John VK7JB What you see on the meter doesn't really mean anything, and the resolution on the scale isn't very

Re: [Elecraft] K1 - Can someone quantify faint wiper noise from VFO pot?

instances of this pot. Perhaps I have two at opposite ends of the spectrum. I know which I prefer. 73, John VK7JB K1 #2822, K2/100 #6998, K3/100 # 7102 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K1-Can-someone-quantify-faint-wiper-noise-from-VFO-pot-tp6368965p6372211

Re: [Elecraft] K3. RX too sensitive for me - S-meter/RFgain/absolute mode...

without having to wind up the RF gain. Is there a way of implementing this on the K3? Is there any reason why this hasn't been implemented in absolute mode? Would be great if it could be. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-RX-too-sensitive

Re: [Elecraft] K1 - Can someone quantify faint wiper noise from VFO pot?

FWIW, both my K1 pots are Bourns, 3540S-1-104L. They have a blue body, which may be thin alloy or plastic, I'm not sure. One is smooth and creamy, the other wire feel, though they're both identical in markings and appearance. So, they're not all identical in tactile experience. :) 73 John VK7JB

Re: [Elecraft] KSB2 build time?

/100. People comment great audio - what are you running?! And it's my K2 with the MH2 hand mic. I rarely hear that using my other set-ups and so I wonder why I bother with all the other audio paraphernalia. Enjoy building. John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2

[Elecraft] K3 #5102 is up and running in Tasmania...

around, please give me a shout. I'm off to play..and to read the manual... 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-5102-is-up-and-running-in-Tasmania-tp6031071p6031071.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] K3 People

given to the packing and assembling, shipping and support by all the folks at Elecraft whom we never get to know beyond their names on the slips of paper in all those little packets or at the bottom of invoices and shipping lists. Thanks to you all from me, down here. John VK7JB -- View this message

Re: [Elecraft] K3: options to buy: a summary of what I learnt from you all...

for CW. So that's it. Thanks again everyone. I just have to sell a rig here to generate some extra funds, then I'll plant my paw on the Add to Cart button and the deal will be done. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-advice-about

[Elecraft] K3: advice about options to buy?

you recommend I buy, given my casual-mode operation? I anticipate working more CW and less phone as I become more proficient in CW. Thanks in advance for any advice. I have had a look through the archives: there's a lot of info but I'm still uncertain. John VK7JB -- View this message in context

Re: [Elecraft] K3: advice about options to buy?

knowledge. I look forward to a having K3 contact with some of you - perhaps very soon. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-advice-about-options-to-buy-tp5891397p5894810.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] Plasma TV Noise any ideas on how to filter it out.

VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Plasma-TV-Noise-any-ideas-on-how-to-filter-it-out-tp5775346p5779093.html Sent from the [HAM] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home

[Elecraft] [K2] W3FPR Fixed audio out - installation options or ideas?

? Thanks again, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-W3FPR-Fixed-audio-out-installation-options-or-ideas-tp5759677p5759677.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] ALC and power control on 40m SSB in K2/100

/30m on SSB. I'm very happy. Thanks to everyone for your advice. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-ALC-and-power-control-on-40m-SSB-in-K2-100-tp5719064p5731296.html Sent from the [K2] mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] [K2] ALC and power control on 40m SSB in K2/100

, without affecting the other bands too much? I remember seeing a previous post about this somewhere but haven't been able to find the details again. Any suggestions? 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-ALC-and-power-control-on-40m-SSB-in-K2

[Elecraft] [k2] K2/100 power out on 10m R98 -fixed...

before accepting the 1k0 resistor value. I should have thought to do that, but didn't expect it would be reduced so disproportionately. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/k2-K2-100-power-out-on-10m-R98-fixed-tp5713446p5713446.html Sent from

[Elecraft] [K2] Aligning my K2/100 - things I learnt...

, but I still can't really believe I've done it. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Question-about-tuning-K2-for-SSB-tp5703977p5710911.html Sent from the [K2] mailing list archive at Nabble.com

[Elecraft] [K2] K2/100 power out on 10m SSB...

with CW and TUNE modes? 73, John VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-K2-100-power-out-on-10m-SSB-tp5711308p5711308.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft

[Elecraft] K2: K2/100 birdie @ 3589

display is 20hz off frequency after the rig has warmed up: eg it reads .98 for 1.00 WWV signal. Am I correct in understanding this is about as good I can expect given the DAC parameters of the K2? I can't seem to improve on it further by repeating it. 73, John VK7JB -- View this message

[Elecraft] K2: display quirk..

position, hasn't changed the glitch. This makes no difference to the function of the K2, so I'm just ignoring it, but I'm wondering if its particular to my K2, or if others have noticed this. Seems to me like it might be a processor issue. Now on with the KPA100... Thanks and 73 John VK7JB -- View

[Elecraft] K2: Advice about Rework Eliminators etc...

Adapter from that company and will probably order that. Any ideas or advice would be very welcome, john VK7JB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Advice-about-Rework-Eliminators-etc-tp5422442p5422442.html Sent from the [K2] mailing list archive at Nabble.com