Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-06 Thread Dave New, N8SBE
to set up the memories to use them as band selectors. I'm currently surprised and pleased to discover new things about my Elecraft gear. You do indeed, 'delight the user'. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE Original Message Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-06 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX
As to firmware updates, when doing a firmware update, also print out the release notes and insert them into your manual.   Now, you have an updated manual. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 12/6/2018 2:25 PM, K8TE wrote: Don makes an excellent point regarding new firmware release notes. Unlike other

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-06 Thread K8TE
Don makes an excellent point regarding new firmware release notes. Unlike other manufacturers, Elecraft manuals in PDF allow us to make notes with Acrobat Reader. If pertinent, I update my manuals with release notes. That reinforces the changes, even if briefly. However, when I look in the

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-06 Thread Wayne Burdick
My bad. Yes, I need to update both the KX2 and KX3 manuals Wayne > On Dec 5, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Walter Underwood wrote: > > Yeah, it is kind of weird that the KX3 specs still say it is a 12 W radio, > but when you look at the right firmware release, it is a 15 W radio under > certain

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-06 Thread Nate Bargmann
The autonotch is one feature that I have not found to be all that useful with my K3. After this message from Wayne I decided to try it again and find it is better than I last remembered. However, on 75/160m where signals are usually quite strong there is a considerable amount of distortion on

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-05 Thread Walter Underwood
Yeah, it is kind of weird that the KX3 specs still say it is a 12 W radio, but when you look at the right firmware release, it is a 15 W radio under certain circumstances. The manual could use an update, since it has been almost exactly a year since the last firmware release. wunder K6WRU

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-05 Thread Don Wilhelm
Folks, One thing has become abundantly clear - the Firmware Release Notes are an extension of the manual. Pay attention to them. If you do not know where to find any but the latest, look in the K3/KX3/KX2 Utility Help files - there is a complete list there. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/5/2018 8:24

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-05 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/5/2018 10:55 AM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: Set it with the compression on? It saves both? Settings in KX2, KX3, K3, and K3S are all saved automatically when you turn the radio off (but NOT when it loses power). When these radios lose power, they revert to the last saved settings when

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-05 Thread hawley, charles j jr
Set it with the compression on? It saves both? Chuck Jack KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Dec 5, 2018, at 10:12 AM, Gerry leary via Elecraft > wrote: > > Hello everybody, I have found that at least in my KX three the equalizer > settings appear to be negated when I turn compression

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-05 Thread Walter Underwood
At one point, CMP would reset whenever I changed bands on my KX3. I did an EEINIT and reloaded the config, which fixed it. Make sure you have a saved config before you EEINIT. The radio needs the config values to work properly. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-05 Thread Gerry leary via Elecraft
Hello everybody, I have found that at least in my KX three the equalizer settings appear to be negated when I turn compression on. Even if I set them really strangely with compression off, it goes back to whatever it was when I turn compression on. So I guess what I’m trying to say is no matter

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-04 Thread Jim Brown
Speech compression and EQ to get rid of the lower octaves of speech is a wonderful thing, and can increase "talk power" significantly. My starting point with TXEQ for maximum talk power is max cut of the three lowest bands (-18dB), 6 dB cut of the fourth band, 3-6 dB of boost on the top two

[Elecraft] SSB Features of the KX2 & KX3 You May Have Overlooked...

2018-12-04 Thread Wayne Burdick
Our KX2 and KX3 transceivers have many standard features targeted specifically at SSB operation. Some are pretty much unheard of in other radios in this class. Just in case you missed them: *** DVR (Digital Voice Recorder) *** You can record and play back two 15 second DVR messages. These