[Elecraft] Re. K3 FM Filter

The KFL3B-FM filter has sold already. 73, Jim K4AXF K3 #4936 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted

Re: [Elecraft] RE; K3 to K3S Upgrade Opinions

If buying new, there is NO OPTION! Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 19, 2018, at 1:10 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: > > Frank, > > I opted to do a few updates: > New synth boards for both main and sub receiver > Mod to general coverage bw filter > > I already

[Elecraft] RE; K3 to K3S Upgrade Opinions

Frank, I opted to do a few updates: New synth boards for both main and sub receiver Mod to general coverage bw filter I already have plenty USB/RS-232 conversion cables and prefer that line audio go to the computer via external soundcards. USB I/F would require use of internal soundcard. A

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 Audio

Don’t forget that rear Mic is not same as Lin In! Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Mar 31, 2018, at 8:14 AM, Richard Ferch wrote: > > I suspect that what you most likely need is for Line In to be used during > digital mode operation (with the microphone muted), and the

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 Audio

I suspect that what you most likely need is for Line In to be used during digital mode operation (with the microphone muted), and the microphone to be used during voice mode operation. The audio input settings for voice modes and digital modes are stored independently, so this is easy. With the

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 Audio

> I need both at the same time, Mike for voice and Line in for digital. This is absolutely a terrible idea. I doubt that your shack is silent while working data modes and any noise - you talking, someone else yelling at your, a TV/radio/computer running in the background, or even fan noise

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 Audio

Look at the latest K3/K3S manual on the Elecraft website, page 55. The menu settings you need are “MIC SEL” and “MIC+LIN”. They interact with each other. > >> On Mar 30, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Ralph S. Turk wrote: >> >> Does any one know the command for both Mike in Front

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 Audio

LIN IN and LIN OUT are both on the rear panel. No use mic for this. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Mar 30, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Ralph S. Turk wrote: > > Does any one know the command for both Mike in Front Panel and Line in rear > panel? > > I need both at the same

[Elecraft] Re K3 Audio

Does any one know the command for both Mike in Front Panel and Line in rear panel? I need both at the same time, Mike for voice and Line in for digital. Ralph, W7HSG/AFA9RT __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] re. K3/K3S noise blanker performance greatly enhanced (at my QTH) -- need testers

Thanks Wayne, the software blanking improvement on CW using FL1 13kHz filter set to 400Hz is remarkable because not only does it suppress strong electric fence pulses here for the first time in years but also cleans up the NB function when FL1 is enabled. I used the 13kHz filter because it was

Re: [Elecraft] re. K3/K3S noise blanker performance greatly enhanced (at my QTH) -- need testers

That answered a question I took off list, will my 12 KHz filter work, looks like I will be testing this... -- 73's, and thanks, Dave For software/hardware reviews see: http://www.nk7z.net For MixW support see: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info For SSTV help see:

[Elecraft] RE; K3 Incorrect Frequency Change - FIXED

As follow up to my earlier post, my issue of the VFO A frequency not tracking properly was due to my CONFIG: CW WGHT setting being wrong. I somehow set the VFO offset from 'VFO NOR' to 'VFO OFS' which results in the frequency offset equal to the CW tone/pitch selected. A big thank you to Mike

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Barry w...@comcast.net wrote: So how come a $10 watch keeps better time than a $3K xcvr (that has access to multiple time signals)? :-) Barry W2UP Primarily because that is the watch's prime purpose. I would add that the watch is really poor at RX and TX but

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

Guy Olinger K2AV wrote Primarily because that is the watch's prime purpose. I would add that the watch is really poor at RX and TX but you aren't complaining about that. The K3 does *not* have continuous background access to time signals independent of VFO frequencies, Not its main

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Barry w...@comcast.net wrote: Not its main purpose, but if it's there, it should be accurate. Who gets to decide should be and what accurate means? I'll give those responsibilities to whoever is doing the work and laying out the cash. Too easy to spend someone

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

Don Wilhelm-4 wrote The K3 RTC depends on the crystal and the associated capacitors. It is not a precision device, So how come a $10 watch keeps better time than a $3K xcvr (that has access to multiple time signals)? :-) Barry W2UP -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

Because the Elecraft receiver is not designed to sync with those multiple time signals, it is only capable of receiving them, and you can use them to sync the time with the Elecraft RTC. A receiver is not a watch! The main difference is quantity of the precision crystals required to maintain

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

watch. 73, Fred, AE6QL -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 2:33 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping Because the Elecraft receiver is not designed to sync

[Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

My K3 clock loses about 9 seconds per day. This is not quite as bad as Arlen's clock, but it is still annoying. I run quite a few skeds and nets and I like to be spot on time. Dear Wayne, are you listening? We need your help to write a little routine that goes like this:- When the K3 powers

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

This is beginning to sound like the saying that the man with two wristwatches never knows what time it is. Pick a 'time standard' that is appropriate for you - Cellphone time or Atomic clock as your time for skeds (those are quite accurate) as well as the time standard from WWV. The K3 clock

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

To continue dreaming: Since the K3 is a wide band receiver, it could also automatically update itself from WWV/CHU/etc. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/27/14 at 3:01 PM, ro...@monitorsensors.com (Roger Crofts) wrote: Dear Wayne, are you listening? We need your help to write a little routine that goes

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

My watch is a Casio Pathfinder (barometer, altimeter, compass, and even keeps time!). It gets updated every night via Colo WWV station -- unless I turn on my TV converter from Time-Warner; then it does not update, even if the converter is 10 ft away. Phil W7OX On 11/26/14 3:54 PM, Don

[Elecraft] Re; K3 Loss of CW+SSB

Hi Bill, AE6JV Checked with vox on and off. No joy.   Just to clarify, I do get one dit or one dash but no more when I hit the key.    Thanks, Bill - W0BBI __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] Re; K3 Loss of CW+SSB

 OK. I just did some additional checking and it appears the my problem is not with the K3, but with the interface. My Navigator USB is not allowing the for transmit in SSB mode. I was able to confirm this by bypassing the Navigator and using the K3 internal keyer.  All is well when operated in

Re: [Elecraft] Re; K3 Loss of CW+SSB

An interface can not generate PTT during CW if you are going to use CW in SSB with the K3. As soon as the external PTT is closed, the K3 switches into SSB mode (e.g., at most one dit or dah). microHAM microKEYER II handles this condition correctly by suppressing PTT during CW if CW in SSB

[Elecraft] Re; K3 Loss of CW+SSB - FINAL

In a effort to close the loop on this thread, the Navigator required the PTT to be off in the Configuration menu to allow cross mode operation.   Thanks to all here as well as Clint KK7UG  Greg AB7R on the Navigator Reflector for their help.   Best 73, Bill - W0BBI

Re: [Elecraft] Re; K3 Loss of CW+SSB

Glad to hear you got the Navigator working. When I was operating SSB on 80M in the California QSO Party, I was using a Little Tarheel antenna. I was always having to tune the antenna since it has a SWR bandwidth of about 10KHz on 80M. I could easily tune it while transmitting the club call

[Elecraft] Re K3 filters

Ed wrote Lying to your K3 may be cute to say, but it detracts from what is really going on. That filter parameter simply sets the DSP bandwidth at which the crystal filter engages, and for all narrower bandwidths until the next crystal filter engages. The crystal filter and the DSP filter can

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 filters

Mike, You could actually do that with macros. Too bad there are only 2 programmable buttons on the K3, and in my case they are already spoken for - but if you have a computer connected it could be done relatively easily. 73, Thomas M0TRN On 30 March 2012 09:19, Mike Rodgers

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 filters

...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Horsten Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:45 AM To: Mike Rodgers Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 filters Mike, You could actually do that with macros. Too bad there are only 2 programmable

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 filters.

On 3/29/2012 1:27 AM, Ed Muns wrote: Lying to your K3 may be cute to say, but it detracts from what is really going on. Lying to your K3 is the correct term in one case ... telling the K3 that the 13 KHz FM filter is a 6 KHz AM filter so one can transmit AM and/or ESSB. I still don't

[Elecraft] Re k3 filters.

Don, I thought the comment rather tongue in cheek. Some consider all caps akin to cursing. As to lying to the k3 as to the filter you have put in it's slot which I think more than a few do. If you have told the k3 that it's a 2.1 but it's actually 1.8 and you have dsp set to 2.1, isn't it

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 filters.

Lying to your K3 may be cute to say, but it detracts from what is really going on. That filter parameter simply sets the DSP bandwidth at which the crystal filter engages, and for all narrower bandwidths until the next crystal filter engages. The crystal filter and the DSP filter can have three

[Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

While a 20a supply will get you by for the 100w radio, a 30a will provide insurance. As Adrian pointed out adjustable voltage is a plus. Power distribution strips should be avoided as some have found too much voltage drop with them. Run the k3 power direct. 73 Mike R Play me some fiddle,

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

On 3/27/2012 6:22 AM, Mike Rodgers wrote: While a 20a supply will get you by for the 100w radio, 20A might get by but the IMD will suffer badly when the supply drops out of regulation on voice peaks. If the K3's current display is showing 16 - 17A steady state at 100W CW, one can be sure the

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

Like a Samlex 1235! matt W6NIA On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:56:56 -0400, you wrote: On 3/27/2012 6:22 AM, Mike Rodgers wrote: While a 20a supply will get you by for the 100w radio, 20A might get by but the IMD will suffer badly when the supply drops out of regulation on voice peaks. If the K3's

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

Like a Samlex 1235! Another noisy, failure prone switcher. Give me the heavy iron *ANALOG* supply any day. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 3/27/2012 12:23 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote: Like a Samlex 1235! matt W6NIA On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:56:56 -0400, you wrote: On 3/27/2012 6:22 AM, Mike

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

Great supply, especially the 1235M with the meters. Very quite and small. Radio Dan W7RF had the best price and was quick delivery when I got it a couple of months ago. 73 Dwight NS9I On 3/27/2012 11:23 AM, Matt Zilmer wrote: Like a Samlex 1235! matt W6NIA On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:56:56

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

I agree, but I have heard nothing but good comments about the small PowerWerx supply. On 3/27/12, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: Like a Samlex 1235! Another noisy, failure prone switcher. Give me the heavy iron *ANALOG* supply any day. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 3/27/2012

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

I have two Walt Williams (local Texas ham) 100 amp heavy iron DC supplies and when I stop using them will be when they pry them from under my cold, dead operating console ;o) Farmers rotate crops to keep their land strong. Voters can keep THEIR LAND STRONG by rotating politicians at the ballot

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

Noisiest thing about my Samlex 1235M is the fan. AD5X did an excellent, careful review of this supply right after it came out. The data are there. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net,

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

I've had the 1223 for 6-yrs no problems except the on/off sw went once, which they shipped me a new one for free. With that batting record, That is what led me to purchase the 1225m for the K-3. We are talking 1000's of hrs. of operating time with lots of on/off gestures. Of course, everyone

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

As somebody who uses one of the PowerWerx, it's decent. Like the Samlex, the most noise seems to be the fan more than anything else. ./ben W6MCM On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:47 PM, DGB ns9i2...@bayland.net wrote: Of course, everyone has their own experiences indeed. YMMV! In addition, the

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3 power supply

I also got my Samlex 1235M from Radio Dan. Have had it a couple of years. Works great. Phil - AD5X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] Re. K3 Design, Configuration, Operation .. W7LD

I recieved the Elecraft K3 Design, Configuration, and Operation book written by Fred Cady - KE7X, and it is wonderful. I found several things I did not know the K3 would do after glancing through the book. I have worn ragged several ARRL Handbooks and Antenna books in my 57 year ham career. I bet

[Elecraft] Re. K3 digital voice recorder

Mine does the same in # 5047. 12/2010. Sometimes it doesn't require power off/on at first but eventually it does. 73 Mike R Sent from my spy ring __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Re k3 50mhz power out

Are you guys actually getting 106 watts out and is that blessed by elecraft? I was thinking it was supposed to be around 80 watts? Do tell. 73 Mike R Sent from my spy ring __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

This is in response mostly to Guy,K2AV's post. I am ashamed to say that I really didn't know better . Not having much experience with HF equipment I just assumed that it was meant to be really noisy and just lived with it. :) Of course this really annoys those around me so it tended to limit

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Yes, it certainly IS that simple. I remember the old radios well. They never had the problem. They didn't have enough gain to have the problem. Nor was it possible to have the AGC recover in such a short interval that the noise sounded as if it were the same level as the desired signal, even

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Guy, Again your ability to write down what is REAL and what is NOT is again 'right on the money'. This last post of yours should be REQUIRED reading by all new owners of the K3 to help them better understand the radio, the design and the capabilities. Maybe even a version of your explanation

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Guy's analysis seems to identify the key point. You can definitely get better reception under noisy conditions by going into SX-101 mode, turning the AF gain all the way up and riding the RF gain with your left hand. This reduces the AGC effect, possibly defeating it altogether, depending on where

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Tony, Why would we want manufacturers to give us a fully auto-magical, panacea radio that simply becomes a proverbial Black Box that we simply turn on and speak or operate in other modes? Elecraft are leading the way I feel in giving us some serious weaponry to fight widely varying conditions.

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Tony Estep wrote: turn AGC off altogether; this gives good results, but requires even more constant cranking of the RF gain. Not necessarily - if you have a low ambient audio noise floor (isolating headphones, quiet room, etc) then you can have a wide audio dynamic range without constant

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

... constant cranking of the RF gain. Not necessarily - if you have a low ambient audio noise floor (isolating headphones, quiet room, etc) then you can have a wide audio dynamic range without constant cranking of the RF gain. Several of us have been evangelists for this for quite some

[Elecraft] Re. K3 receive audio

First of all, thanks for all the helpful replies. Second, it is possible to get someone to see the light. Early indications are I like the method of using hi/lo cut for ssb. I just didn't want to give up using shift and width. I see how much better this works and also for maximizing the

Re: [Elecraft] Re. K3 receive audio

I have adjusted RX EQ for 'Tone' using my headset. I don't hear the lows well anymore so I have been able to compensate for that with the EQ settings and I use Hi/Lo cut for ssb and shift/width for CW. Audio sounds great for me. Gary On 13 April 2011 03:08, Mike Rodgers

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Recently Don Wilhelm posted a K3 fix for noisy audio, I tried it and it works very well. This fix solved a noisy audio problem I have had for over a year. I'm an old timer, 88, and the K3 is a young transceiver took a while getting together. I don't do digital modes or contests just sideband

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Bob,w5pvr wrote: The noise between transmissions was like Niagara Falls but not any more. Turn down the RF Gain. It really is that simple. 73, Barry N1EU -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Re-k3-receive-audio-tp6259940p6267043.html Sent from the

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Mike, Don W3FPR has a great article about setting your AGC. Another website I have found very helpfull is this one: http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/elecraft_k2_and_k3_transceivers.htm I had the same problems you have but now I'm very pleased with my K3 ;-) Best 73, Maarten PD2R 2011/4/11,

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

I set both of my K3s up based on Don's recommendations and found them to be very helpful. Tom N5GE On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:40:41 +0200, Maarten van Rossum pd2r.maar...@gmail.com wrote: Mike, Don W3FPR has a great article about setting your AGC. Another website I have found very helpfull is

[Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

I've got a 3month old k3. I was impressed with how full bodied or maybe even hi fidelity some of the audio sounded but I eventually grew tired of how the background band noise sounded in my rural QTH. The best I can describe is it had a high edge to it. I eventually went to a vacant frequency

Re: [Elecraft] Re k3 receive audio

Mike, It might be the default AGC settings that you are struggling with. If your K3 sounds noisy between stations, or between pauses in the other station's transmissions, then I suggest that the AGC Threshold and Slope settings may not be right for your situation. Please review the Noisy

[Elecraft] Re k3 swr meter

Stan, did you find out anything about your funky swr readings? Mike R Sent from my spy ring __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] Re k3/100/F

Congrats on ordering the new rig. You'll want to download the k3 utility from the Elecraft website. If your computer has a rs-233 port, that is the best way to communicate to the k3. You'll need a straight thru cable. If you only have a USB port, I highly recommend getting the KUSB cable from

[Elecraft] Re： K3 ssb sound

Hello Lu, First of all, thanks a lot for your informative message which I read with great interest. I would like to further experiment with the audio settings in K3.  While I understand voice characterists are different for different individuals, would you mind sharing with us the settings in

[Elecraft] Re： K3 Noise Reduction Improvement

Hello Dan, I share the same observation for NR of my IC7600.  If K3 had the same 'manual notch within AGC loop' as that in IC7600, I would rate my K3 even higher in the rank.  cheers, Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Dan Atchison n...@aol.com 收件人﹕ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 post SS observations

Nate Bargmann wrote: The FT-920 as it was made was a nice step up from older/less featured radios. Had Yaesu opted to incorporate IF DSP in it, the cost may have approached that of the FT-1000MP and I think they were looking at a middle point between that and the FT-840. The AF DSP

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 post SS observations

* On 2010 23 Nov 06:47 -0600, Barry N1EU wrote: Nate Bargmann wrote: The FT-920 as it was made was a nice step up from older/less featured radios. Had Yaesu opted to incorporate IF DSP in it, the cost may have approached that of the FT-1000MP and I think they were looking at a

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 post SS observations

The audio DSP on the MP was a nice implementation for it's time. The one big drawback was that the front-end and VHF IF's crushed easily. Going from the MP to the K3, at NY4A, a whole new layer of DX emerged that was hidden in the crunch-crud. The selectivity, with matched INRAD filters at 8 MHz

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 post SS observations

Hate to pile on to our once beloved FT-1000MP, but I owned two MP's and both over time developed REALLY poor/slow AGC recovery during fast action in cw contests. Several years back, I tried to get an up-close snapshot of exactly how the MP AGC was behaving and was shocked at what I was seeing:

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 post SS observations

I found that certain capacitors were changing value over time and had to be replaced to restore proper AGC operation. Some of the capacitors had what turned out to be critical values, but did not have precision components. Some were more than double or one half their schematic values. It was

[Elecraft] Re： K3 post SS observations

Hello Nate, Glad that you chosed K3.  I am afraid that FT920 is a different kind of animal and not in the class of K3.  You are now having a Rolls Royce whereas previously a Toyota. No offense to any Toyota and FT920 owners!!  cheers, Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Nate Bargmann

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 post SS observations

* On 2010 22 Nov 16:30 -0600, Johnny Siu wrote: Hello Nate, Hi Johnny. Glad that you chosed K3.  I am afraid that FT920 is a different kind of animal and not in the class of K3.  You are now having a Rolls Royce whereas previously a Toyota. Or, perhaps a Ferrari at a Lexus price? No

[Elecraft] Re： K3: USB port - give the guy a BREAK!

Hello Doug, I concur with you and it is no harm to voice out our wishes here. In fact, what Elecraft promoting is 'respond to customer's needs', this is the reason why we regularly have beta version firmware. In our K3 or K2, we have paid for good support service and response from Elecraft

[Elecraft] Re： K3 with SCS pactor 3 modem

Thanks for all your replies.  Apparently, I have to make my own cables and there are ready made cables from SCS. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人﹕ ussv dharma ussvdha...@yahoo.com 收件人﹕ Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk 傳送日期﹕ 2010/10/17 (日) 2:04:18 AM 主題： Re: [Elecraft] K3

[Elecraft] Re K3: 4th Harmonic of AM Station

Found the problem: Seems the key out line to the linear was causing it. Don't use the linear anyway so I just unplugged that line. Thanks for the help. As a note, the radio room is upstairs so I do not use a ground since it causes all kinds of ugly things to happen with tuning. From up

Re: [Elecraft] Re K3: 4th Harmonic of AM Station

Found the problem: Seems the key out line to the linear was causing it. Don't use the linear anyway so I just unplugged that line. Thanks for the help. As a note, the radio room is upstairs so I do not use a ground since it causes all kinds of ugly things to happen with tuning. From up

[Elecraft] RE K3's NR feature

After working lots of low band and 6 meter weak DX I fully concur with the latest reviews covering the NR feature and its ability to reach into wide varieties of QRN and pull out the signals.  I will add that when using this feature for weak signal DXing,  increasing the bandpass filtering

[Elecraft] Re： K3 repair - a view from Eur ope

Yes, it is an attractive selling point to overseas user like myself. 73 Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Peter Connors monotr...@ntlworld.com 收件人﹕ Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2010/7/5 (一) 4:57:05 PM 主題： [Elecraft] K3 repair - a view from Europe One of the advantages of the Elecraft/user

[Elecraft] Re： K3 Repair

Hello Hector, I think it is Elecraft's competitive edge to accept replacement of damaged boards.  For other brands, I have to send the whole rig back for repair no matter how minor the repair work is. Under very special circumstance and arrangement in the past, I once sent the PA module of my

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 Repair

Johny don't forget that for Elecraft their main goal is customer satisfaction and they made it with me and many others who have the skills to swap boards,its the best alternative that also expedite the radio repair.I am sure that any other foreign company do that.I wonder if TT would do it,73  

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 Repair

On 2010-07-02 17:28, Hector Padron wrote: Johny don't forget that for Elecraft their main goal is customer satisfaction AD4C I´m sure this is the goal for all manufacturers however everyone doesn´t succeed. Jim SM2EKM __ Elecraft

[Elecraft] : Re: K3 Repair

I recently sent my K3 in to have it repaired after I broke a toroid connection accidentally while installing the 2nd RX option. The queue time was longer than I would have liked. When I got the radio back and continued my installation efforts I required further support. I emailed the tech who

[Elecraft] Re： K3 Replaced Your Pro III?

Hello Jim, I was a Pro 3 user as well in the old days.  K3 belongs to another class and is aimed at standing along the top liners.  Therefore, I would say that K3 will certainly out perform Pro 3 especially in CW. However, K3 is not in the same price range of Pro3 so that it is not quite a

[Elecraft] Re： K3 Replaced Your Pro III?

Hello Alan, I agree with you that K2 is a keeper.  K2 is by far the best portable field day radio.  With standy current as low as 180mA, it can be run all day long especially nowadays, high capability Li-Po cells are cheaply available. A pack of 3300mAH 12.6v Li-Po cells can keep the K2 happy

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 Replaced Your Pro III?

Johnny, I can't say that I've done much portable with K2 or K3 ... that 35 amp-hour gel-cell that I use is too heavy to lug around, even with the handle that's build onto it. It's my emergency backup, and it can keep either radio going for quite awhile (at least until I fire up the generator!)

[Elecraft] RE; K3 and no front microphone working

Ron wrote: I have a K3 and MH2 as well as a Quiet Phone Plus. The Quiet Phone Plus only works from the rear but not the front. I have Heil Kenwood adaptor. The MH2 does not work either. Both cases not TX audio from front connector. No Sub receiver installed. Serial number in the 2700's.

[Elecraft] Re： K3 - Purchase Recommendations ??

Hello Chuck, From my past experience with K3, the stock 2.7Khz was quite good.  How about try it first ? cheers, Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com 收件人﹕ Charles Teeter c.tee...@att.net 副本(CC) elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2010/3/6 (六) 7:48:28 AM 主題： Re:

[Elecraft] RE: K3 not communicating with PC

Last month some might remember that I posted a plea for help in fault finding my K3 RS232 connection. The fault was traced to an open RFC L3 on the KIO3 digital I/O board. Bridging this RFC with a piece of resistor wire brought the RS232 connection back to life. A replacement L3 is on its way.

[Elecraft] Re： K3: ATU but a bigger version

Hello Phil, I think this kind of ATU should have already been there.  Before K3 came out, Elecraft showed a proto type of KPA800 or KPA 1500.  This kind of ATU should form part of these linears. 73 Johnny Siu VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Phil Hystad k7...@comcast.net 收件人﹕ Elecraft

[Elecraft] Re： K3 DIY DSP Rev D - please elabo rate

Hello Ralph, Yes, good question.  In fact, I really want to know: 1.  Will there be any differences in the key RX specifications (i.e. BDR and MDS, survival among strong big guns) if DSP Rev D is installed? 2.  From the bit and piece of information scattered among the emails in this forum

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 DIY DSP Rev D - please elabo rate

Subject: [Elecraft] Re： K3 DIY DSP Rev D - please elaborate To: Ralph Parker ve...@dccnet.com, Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 1:38 AM Hello Ralph, Yes, good question.  In fact, I really want to know: 1.  Will there be any differences in the key RX

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 DIY DSP Rev D - please elabo rate

I believe the firmware release notes reveal everything that has been improved/changed with each release. I see no need for Elecraft to document the algorithms. 73, Don W3FPR juergen wrote: Hi Johnny I have seen many subtle improvements in the K3's receiver with the many successive

[Elecraft] re K3 Spring cleaning

I hate to expose my ignorance, but don't use alcohol. I've ordered a new bezel already. I was using it to clean the knobs and faceplate and some soaked behind the bezel and left a white crusty look that will not remove. Wayne WA9VEE __

[Elecraft] Re： K3 2 meter capability: intern al K144XV or XV144 transverter?

Hello Phil, Apart from technicial specifications, it will also depend on whether you will use the transverter with other rigs.  If your answer is yes, you then need the XV144. One more thing, XV144 is supposed to work at 10 watt if under full duty cycle i.e. FM mode.  In fact, when XV144

[Elecraft] Re： K3 2 meter capability: intern al K144XV or XV144 transverter?

Hello Giulio, The XV144 is not cheap.  It is a great waste if it only uses for SSB/CW.  However, it is really hot even run at 10W FM. Yes, I do the same and add a small CPU fan.  Where do you take the 12T point?  cheers, Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Giulio Pico - IW3HVB

[Elecraft] Re： K3 and Yaesu

Hello Julian, Also K3 is not popular in Hong Kong and Asia pacific region when compared with the big brands. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人﹕ Julian, G4ILO julian.g4...@gmail.com 收件人﹕ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2009/11月/23 (一) 5:42:39 PM 主題： Re: [Elecraft] K3 and

[Elecraft] Re： K3: Yaesu copies K3's desig n

During my visit to Osaka earlier this year  I was thoroughly asked about the design principles and my user report of K3.  Japanese manufacturers do give a close eye on K3. Competition among manufacturers are good to the end users. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人﹕

[Elecraft] Re： K3 SWR Accuracy - reprise

LP100 is calibrated with NIST traceable reference.   I have no question about the accuracy with LP100.  I caliberate my W1 by using LP100.   73   Johnny Siu VR2XMC   寄件人﹕ Robert Naumann w...@w5ov.com 收件人﹕ Stewart stew...@baker.nildram.co.uk; Elecraft Reflector

Re: [Elecraft] Re： K3 TXCO

No because the TCXO you bought is what provides you with the higher accuracy. Its just that additional firmware correction isn't needed to meet 0.5PPM because the TCXO is that good out of the box. ~BTH On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 09:09 +0800, Johnny Siu wrote: Hello Joe, Fine, correct, you are

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