Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-02 Thread N2TK
, 2009 10:06 PM To: 'N2TK' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux Hi Tony, Thanks for taking the time to do that test for me. I do hear the noise with an antenna connected, but the antenna is not tuned for 5MHz so the noise floor is pretty low. I do

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-02 Thread Jan Erik Holm
. Yes, you can forward this info to whomever you want. 73, N2TK/NP2, Tony -Original Message- From: James Sarte [mailto:kc2...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 10:06 PM To: 'N2TK' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux Hi Tony

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-01 Thread Steven . Zabarnick
I was able to reproduce the noise that James is hearing on my #1672 K3. In my radio it never reaches S7, but I don't have the KBPF3 option. Here, the RIT and XIT settings do not affect the noise. It is mostly between 4.9 and 5.1 MHz as stated by W4TV. I never would have noticed this without

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-01 Thread N2TK
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James Sarte Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:37 PM To: 'Gregg' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux Hello Gregg, If these are indeed pulses generated by the encoders, would replacing them solve the issue, or is this a design

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-01 Thread James Sarte
To: 'James Sarte'; 'Gregg' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux I had the encoder noise problem on 6M. It happened when I had upgraded the software (don't remember the version). I reloaded the software and the problem went away. It has been fine since. N2TK

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-01 Thread James Sarte
... or why does it differ from rig to rig?? 73, James KC2UEE -Original Message- From: N2TK [mailto:tony@verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 1:43 PM To: 'James Sarte' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux Just checked. No added noise when tuning around 5MHZ. 73

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-01 Thread N2TK
: amstel78 [mailto:amste...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 8:49 PM To: 'N2TK' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux Hi Tony, Interesting... what settings did you have the K3 set too when you did the test? Would it be possible for you to try

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-03-01 Thread James Sarte
-Original Message- From: N2TK [mailto:tony@verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 8:32 PM To: 'amstel78' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux I was using SSB settings and had an antenna hooked up. I did not hear any noise I put a dummy load

[Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-02-28 Thread James Sarte
OK gang, I don't know what to do at this point and you're my last line of defense before sending this rig back to Elecraft engineering for analysis. I'll sum it up briefly: This is rig #2730. I bought it in kit form, and assembled it myself. It has a sub receiver, 100w amp, KDVR3, KAT3

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-02-28 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:27 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux OK gang, I don't know what to do at this point and you're my last line of defense before sending this rig back to Elecraft engineering for analysis. I'll sum

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-02-28 Thread James Sarte
-Original Message- From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:li...@subich.com] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:06 PM To: 'James Sarte'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux I've noticed that when I'm tuning around 4.8 MHz to 5.3 MHz, I can hear EMI

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-02-28 Thread James Sarte
- From: Gregg [mailto:w6...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:55 PM To: 'James Sarte' Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux James: I suspect that what you are hearing is an artifact of the pulses generated by the tuning encoder. These pulses are audible on some K3s

Re: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux

2009-02-28 Thread James Sarte
. 73, James KC2UEE _ From: Gary Hvizdak [mailto:garyhviz...@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:21 PM To: kc2...@gmail.com Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Weird EMI issue... part deux James, My guess is that a design problem would affect all K3s. In your case, it might