Ah, just wait. Aptos will be showing the P3 VGA-TS, for Touch Screen
interface ;)
tom k8tb
On 3/27/2012 9:40 PM, ai6ii wrote:
> Impressive as the P3 Large Screen version is to look at, I wonder what it is
> like to use. That is, with the P3 and mini screen, my eyes are v
plan to actually need to operate the 2nd K3, it would be cheaper to buy
the K3/0.
My excuse? I have to buy the K3/0, as local K3 is being taken over by in
shack QRM from K8AJ !
tom k8tb
On 2/24/2012 12:08 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
> I am considering a second K3 and wondering if I can
k the
two, well, I felt like a 5 year old year. I had the total control of the
K3 remote. I had been using HRd and TRX. Nice programs, but hard to beat
twisting the knobs.
Hang in there, should be real soon.
tom K8TB
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home, the PTT signal will
trigger the K3 on circuit. The relay pulls in, and the PTT lead now
controls the K3.
tom k8tb
On 1/17/2012 4:26 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Miguel,
>
> The K3 can be powered off by software command - send it PS0; to turn
> off. The K3 cannot respond to
k8tb with 2 k3's and a k3/0 on deck...
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:34:20 -0800, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> VNC isn't really usable for something as graphically-intensive as a
> panadapter display. I run CW Skimmer on my remote station, accessed
> with VNC, and have to keep the w
3/0 is supposed to be anounced within a few weeks.
tom bosscher K8TB
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:20:48 -0500, Gregg Marco W6IZT wrote:
> With the K3 remote functionality, will it be possible to receive on
> the
> remote K3 and transmit on the local K3?
to the K3 to a balanced rs-485
configuration. That would allow us to remote the tuner hundreds of feet.
I would then use that at my remote base site.
But that antenna does work.
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Now, the only problem is with K8AJ wanting to use it. Hmmm.
73 to all, de tom bosscher K8TB
p.s., Eric and Wayne, I would LOVE to be able to buy just a front panel
with a simple rs-232 interface, so I can use the remote base while K8AJ
uses the local K3. Or the other way ar
The KDSP2 has been sold, thank you ... tom K8TB
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I have a KDSP2 card for the K2 for sale. I have the manual, and I
will sell it for $ 170, including shipping via USPS, to the US and
Canada only. I take Paypal.
Please contact me off list.
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g the Texans, so I called her. Freaked her out!
(K8AJ is my lovely wife, who bought me my first Elecraft for my 50th
birthday!).
If your friend or anyone else has any questions using the Remote Rig
with the K3, I would be very happy to help off list.
Tom K8TB
On 2/13/2010 11:13 PM,
Lyle,
I have tried out a pair of these, and hope to have them in service
real soon. A pair of boxes is around $ 400 US, and has bi-directional
audio, two (2) sets of rs-232 and built in PTT contact closure. That
dedicated PTT is very nice as with most remote base operations you have
to kee
e on TX to around 3 Khz?
Anyone else spend any amount of time on 6 AM?
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And then it will be the P3AAA !
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station is producing the buckshot. Just
an increase of .3 Db drive after the audio limiter can make just about
any transmitter produce garbage.
Tom Bosscher K8TB broadcast engineer for 3.5 decades...
Steve Ellington wrote:
> Lyle: Yes I do believe the LP-PAN is being overloaded but still
Now, we just have to get Elecraft to produce a K3 front panel that
sends out all the front panel commands as an RS-232 string, and then I
could have the feel of the K3 at home. BTW, my second K3 is used only as
a 6 meter SSB/digital modes remote base.
tom K8TB
k...@aol.com wrote:
>
So if one were to buy an XV144, and a XV432, could they be tied into
a K3 with a sub receiver so you can operate full duplex, to work the
satellites? I would just love to see a K3 work with SATPC32 or HRD to do
the birds.
tom K8TB
If I may, there is a very simple, yet effective field day only
logging program:
http://www.qsl.net/kc8opv/squirl-fd/
Very free. Run it on old laptops, it works just fine.
tom K8TB
p.s., runs very well with K1's, K2'
Make sure you check out Google today.
It's somebodies birthday.
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including one ham who is blind.
One of the best nights I've ever had in ham radio.
And yes, when asked about rigs, Elecraft comes up first!
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which a club pays for the power, so we want to keep that power bill down).
So I can dial up the site, turn on the K3, and run it using HRD.
Works very well.
tom K8TB
Don Greenbaum wrote:
> Just downloaded HRD and it controls the radio just fine, HOWEVER, there is no
>
ke Paypal or US postal
money orders.
Please reply direct and no through the forum.
Tom Bosscher K8TB
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anything the
K3 can receive via the rs-232 port.
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Mike McLendon wrote:
>58 keys is a lot! Too much for me in my operating but a good device
to test software. Other devices with fewer keys could be more useful.
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We also have a leap second right then..
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Ha, And who says there is no Santa Claus? He's only 4 days late!
Hmm. Maybe an anniversary gift from K8AJ?
Thanks for the note Wayne!
Tom K8TB
>wayne burdick wrote:
>Yes, definitely, unequivocally.
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real quick check on reality.
Please double check your setup, very carefully.
tom k8tb
Phil LaMarche wrote:
One of the reasons I purchased a K3 was to have a superior 6 meter
rig. I have 5 elements at 85 ft. A friend about 12 miles away was
working all kinds of stations and I can
resets audio levels to where you want them. I can't
tell you how many times my sound cards have been hijacked by some other
program, and I have to go back and reset the Windows level set. If the
program works for you, he only is asking a $ 10 donation.
tom
ally likes that!
The Powermate is shown at:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate
tom K8TB
Rob May wrote:
>I came over from a 718 also. I tune with my left thumb with the rest
of the hand resting on the table and the fingertips on the bottom of the
radio. ..
>&
problem, and
see if it disappears.
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looking into the ends of any dipole. Compare to years past, we have had
all kinds of problems with receiver overload and transmitter noise.
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breakout adapter, and then goober up something to hold it in place.
I would use the cable.
tom k8tb
Dick Dievendorff wrote:
Are you able to plug the break-out-connector directly to the back of the K3,
or do you use an extension cable?
Dick, K6KR
port relay port off the computer at the site,
I can tickle the K3 "remote on" pin, and save myself a drive to the site.
I don't think you can find anything more cost effective that a
BRK15HDM-R-FT and a EXT15HD-6, for $ 20.25 plus shipping . Online ordering.
mputer located there. Now, if there is a power bump, I don’t have to
make a trip up there!
Now, to convince L-Com to make a breakout HD-15 connector with captive
wire screws on it, like they do for the DB-9!
Tom Bosscher K8TB
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that receiver, well, maybe it's "too" good? ;)
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My K3 is 100% compatible with my J-38 key!
tom, k8tb
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a very easy rig to remote control. But I found my
local K3 better than either 2000. I ordered my 2nd K3 a while ago, to
replace the TS-2000 at the six meter remote base.
tom, K8TB
>Roger K8RS said,
K3 Group,
I was looking forward to the ARRL June QSO Party this
weekend to see
masters.com/orban_article.php
pdf of above at:
http://www.orban.com/support/orban/techtopics/Appdx_Radio_Ready_The_Truth_1.3.pdf
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55 year old brain fart...
The link...
http://www.qsl.net/kc8opv/squirl-fd/
K8TB wrote:
While I have used N1MM and FQP's programs in the past, our club
(K8DAA), uses this free field day logger.
It doesn't talk to your radio. It does require you to let it know if
you sw
.
73 de tom, k8tb
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To Aptos,
As a six meter operator, all I can say is thank you...thank you
...thank you...
This mode is s useful on VHF and above.
Now, for my second K3 to arrive for my six meter SSB/CW remote base!
tom K8TB K3's # 53 & ?
wayne burdick wrote:
>We've just c
Also,
Keep an ear on 50.060 to 50.080 for the CW beacons. Last summer I
would park my radio on 50.062 to hear the W9DR beacon from Florida. If I
hear that, I can work anyone in Florida from Michigan.
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have never tried six to just simply try it this summer.
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rs. $100 for an
antenna and coax, and you will have fun.
Hang loose, and I'll work you from EN72..
Tom K8TB
p.s., I hope the SSB squelch is on the to-do list for the K3. I used to
have a Icom 551D that had a great squelch. I left the rig on all weekend.
barefoot into a dipole. What made it even cooler was
that the contacts where K3 to K3. The ops at Ducie were very nice to
"struggling" ops. Thank you so much to them.
But to say it simply, thanks to Elecraft for putting some fun back
int
On a sunny afternoon,
Tom K8TB
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ge reading wattmeter for anything
other than key down observations. Invest in a peak reading meter. I like
the Autek because it has two meters, peak reading forward power, and
peak reading, auto adjusted SWR reading. One has to do nothing but look
at this meter to tell what is going on.
tom k8
while it will works with 100+
rigs, will work exceptionally well for the K3, because Simon has one.
It's fun. Go ahead and simply enjoy one of the most elegant and
practical radios out there.
tom k8tb
(getting really close to ordering a second K3, for the remote base)
pics from Google!
vy 73, de tom k8tb
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Bill W5WVO wrote:
> Getting the K3 essentially for use on 6m.
So, should we start using SMIRK3 ? :)
cu on six. 73 de tom k8t
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So it will be interesting to see what Aptos has come up with for 6,
but in the mean time, you can do it yourself.
73 de tom K8TB K3 FB53
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> Does the unmodified MD2 work FB in the K3?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul N4LCD
>
Paul, yes it does. That is what I'm using on my K3. Just make sure to
turn on front panel bias. (So very easy to do, and even easier to
forget to do!)
7
te base, and it
screams for a K3.
Now, about that piggy bank.
Tom K8TB K3 FB#53
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Alan,
I am using HRD and IP sound for a 6 meter SSB remote base. Only problem
is that the radio is a TS-2000, and the site is screaming for a K3 on 6!
tom bosscher
> Searched and found "IP-Sound" at
> http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Radio_Control/
> The program was written for jus
make me happy to see this. I am impressed with all three
companies. A good friend of mine bought the SDR-5000 and it is a great
radio. I, for my reasons, chose the K3. It is a joy to be able to have
the choice.
I have no complaints.
vy 73 Tom K8TB K3 FB53
p.s. Lyle, about that DSP. I had
hat the blades on the fan
are hitting, due to the lack of proper mounting, or spacing. Also,
visually check to make sure no wires are touching the fan blades. I have
this happen a lot at work on many computers.
But visually check those fans. Spin the blades manually, there should be
no binding.
know! She will not let the K3 ride in the back seat in a
cardboard box. I'm not sure if I need room for a key/headphones,power
supply etc in the Pelican case, as those can also easily be carried in
a soft tool bag.
Anyone been there yet?
Tom Bosscher K8TB
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
>For those with a K3 in the shack, HRD is now available.
Simon, this is beyond cool. HRD took right off and ran.
However, now it looks like I might have to buy another K3 for my remote
VHF site!
Great program and thank you.
73 de tom k
er". He is
totally impressed.
K8AJ and I had to wait till 2359 Zulu, and then, reluctantly, I was
allow to retrieve my K3. Within that room, there were 5 more ordered.
Tom, K8TB K3 # FB-53
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If all goes well there will be an Elecraft K3 on display at the Fort
Wayne, Indiana Swap. K8AJ and myself (K8TB) will be there Sat and Sun,
and Mike, N8XPQ should join us on Sunday.
Look for the Elecraft banner and someone with a big smile on his face!
73 de Tom K8TB
(p.s., the
jgabbard wrote:
>Still looking for that Non- working HW9 to restore and use, with docs&
>complete Thanks, John KF7OM
Wanna build a brand new one?
Look at Ebay auction item # 150164134610
Now, what does a K2-10 go for?
Absolutely silly people out there.
all manuals are included.
I accept Paypal, bank money order or US postal money order
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t's not rs-232, most CPU I/O signals
can be buffered and balanced and sent a long ways.
Maybe when that "manual" appears we can look at this.
tom K8TB K3 FBxxx
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the shore stations on the frequencies they normally listen to,
however, K6KPH will be on the air, taking reception reports. Details
in the link.
73 de Tom K8TB
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news, there are two of us members of K8DAA who will NOT
have the K3's in time for FD. But there is always next year!
(Yes, there will be two K2's).
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ble? Or is this hard-coded such that
>S9=50 uV?
>>User settable. ...Wayne
OK, I overheard this at Dayton. As with everything on the K3, all
things are definable.
Is it true that one can change the size of the cabinet, in both
English and Metric?
st
that I am sure exists right now. That is one continually amazing thing
about Elecraft, how they truly respond to what the customers want.
Tom K8TB
David wrote:
Hello All,
Can anyone please tell me the expected frequency ranges when using a K3 and
KXV3 transverter option with the XV1
engineering profession for some
35+ years now. Every few months we learn how simple audio is not.
But the K3 continues the Elecraft Mojo.
tom K8TB
p.s., Again, how a certain radio sounds is exceptionally subjective. The
above sentences are simply my
n ran out of brochures on Friday. I felt very good
about getting in on the first production run.
The only negative, the Amazing Lisa was not there.
It was a good weekend.
Tom K8TB K3 Cult member SN xxx
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ing forward to seeing what my
"in the que" radio really looks like at Dayton.
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be decoded externally? Or will there be
enough memory/horsepower in the DSP to decode DRM internally? (way too
cool if that happens).
One down side to my order for the K3, I now have to get a new
Elecraft shirt showing the K3 SN #.
Tom Bosscher K8TB K2 5050, K3 xx
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