Early on I had problems with my K3 and sudden death. A little history:
When I bought the K3, I modernized the radio desk with Anderson Power
Poles. Everything was done with Power Poles. A week or so after I got my
K3, it quit in the middle of a QSO. I pushed the POWER switch and it
came right
Hi Don,
thanks for your always helpfull advise. let me please review the powerpoles
tonight and I will try to follow-up on this topic.
best 73's Martin 9V1RM / F8UKP
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Martin,
One thing to check is the blades in the
And I have the same power supply and have done exactly the same with
my foot, with the exact same results. I now have the knob locked in
position by a wedge...
Gary
KA1J
Ron,
If your power supply happens to have a knob to set current-limiting, check
it to be sure that it hasn't
Ron,
Most problems of that nature are not a problem with the K3, but a
problem with the power system.
Check your power supply and the power cord. All connections must be
tight and the PowerPole connector that plugs into the K3 must have the
contact blades fully inserted into the housing.
Ron,
This sounds like the 12V ERR which is caused bij bad connectors between
the final 100W PA and the rest of the K3.
Older K3's can run into this error (my #1255 also about one year ago).
It can be resolved easily.
73
Arie PA3A
N6SC schreef op 3-3-2014 22:43:
Elecraft K3 – The radio
I'd first confirm that the power supply and all of the power supply
connections were good before I started to worry too much.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 3/3/14 4:43 PM, N6SC wrote:
Elecraft K3 – The radio just started turning off and shutting down during
this weekends contest. No changes have been
Poor choice of wording in the subject. :-) Certainly got *my* immediate
attention.
On 3/3/2014 1:43 PM, N6SC wrote:
Elecraft K3 – The radio just started turning off and shutting down during
this weekends contest.
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Poor choice of wording in the subject. :-)
Yep. I sorta' stumbled when I saw the topic, then thought, Wrong
month ... that should have been posted April 1st
Mark AD5SS
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
Poor choice of wording in the subject. :-)
Is there something I should try or does it need a
trip back into the factory??
Have you tried a Dummy Load?
You do have a Dummy Load ! Do You?
73 Milverton.
On Monday, March 3, 2014 5:17 PM, Mark Bayern plcm...@gmail.com wrote:
Poor choice of wording in the subject. :-)
If its shutting down only when the power level is above 12W I'd pull
the KPA3 and check for the burned connector problem - particularly
if the symptoms have been getting progressively worse.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 3/3/2014 4:43 PM, N6SC wrote:
Elecraft K3 – The radio just started turning
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 8:11 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help - Elecraft Shutting Down
If its shutting down only when the power level is above 12W I'd
Ron,
If your power supply happens to have a knob to set current-limiting, check
it to be sure that it hasn't accidentally been lowered. I have an Astron
VS-35M sitting beneath the operating desk, and have managed to
unintentionally 'adjust' (downward) the current-limiting with my knee
more times
I had no problem doing what you ask on my old XP laptop, and after it
finally flamed out, I set the same thing up on the new Win 7 laptop. I
use the USB-serial adapter I think I got from Elecraft [Prolific chip
set at any rate] which comes up as COM4.
With XP and PTT/Keying through the
Dave, the thing that sometimes gives grief is the operating system. I have no
difficulty with the XP operating system, but when I upgraded my computer to WIN
7 I could not get my serial adapter to work. The word that I got was that
there was a chance to get the FTDI chip set to work, but the
Don answered your question about the SSB settings, but your setup is very
similar to mine (except I built the soundcard interface from scratch). I
am running Fedora and fldigi. You might want to try a very simple logging
program called 'xlog', it is basic but it works well, and interfaces with
Jim,
First, the menu SSBC parameter is for compression, not gain. The gain
setting is SSBA.
Yes, SSBC must be set to 1-1 (no compression) for data modes.
That is why it is advisable to activate the RTTY filter set in the K2
and copy the filter settings from your SSB filter into the RTTY
Sam,
I created an Elecraft folder in my directory and copied there the
utilities. Good idea is to use a file manager, I prefer Krusader because
it is a twin panel manager similar to Total Commander for Windows or
Norton Commander for DOS. This allows you to work with archives in the
same way
You didn't mention that you'd unpacked the tarball. You would have to
do that before trying to open an .so file buried in it.
try
tar -xvf tarball filename
73,
matt W6NIA
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:57:16 -0500, you wrote:
I have just installed Linux Mint 15. I use to run Linux years ago, but
Sorry, Sam. I didn't read your email closely enough.
Thinking
73,
matt W6NIA
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:01:21 -0700, you wrote:
You didn't mention that you'd unpacked the tarball. You would have to
do that before trying to open an .so file buried in it.
try
tar -xvf tarball filename
73,
Hi Sam,
This is most likely because you're running 64-bit Linux and the k3util
is a 32-bit app. You will need to install a bunch of 32-bit libraries
to get it to work. I reproduced the problem on Fedora 18 64-bit, and
got the k3util to work after installing several 32-bit RPMs. On Mint,
it *may*
perfect solution iain
I installed ia32-libs
and now the K3 util came right up
thanks for the heads up on the '32-bit' libs missing
--
GB 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
Hi Sam,
This is most likely because you're running 64-bit Linux and the k3util
is a 32-bit app. You will need to install a bunch of
Hi Ray,
I believe that your observation is normal. I performed a fresh CAL FIL
alignment on the two SSB modes, and tried your test, I get similar results.
When on 21 MHz, USB has lower frequency noise, LSB has higher frequency
noise.
John KN5L
Ray,
You would have to use a noise generator for a proper test - the
atmospheric noise varies from band to band and from antenna to antenna.
On the bands above 17 meters, the K2 local oscillator uses low side
injection as opposed to high side injection on 17 meters and below.
That means that
Hi Ray and John,
KSB2 manual page 22:
Note: The BFO settings for LSB and USB are swapped on 15, 12 and 10
meters due to the K2's frequency
mixing scheme. If you use 17 m or below for making BFO changes, the
following rules apply:
LSB: moving the LSB BFO lower in frequency will raise the voice
John,
You will likely notice the opposite difference between LSB and USB on
bands lower than 21 MHz.
You may not have the SSB filters aligned correctly. It is almost
impossible to get the SSB filters aligned for best results using the by
the numbers method used in the manual (although those
Hi
That would be news to me, since the k3 and kpa use different serial ports.
Tom
va1fsq.com
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On 2013-07-17, at 2:24 PM, William Levy wgl...@gmail.com wrote:
Somewhere I thought there was written a short macro to designate a button
on the K3 to turn on the Amp from the K3.
An example using DIGOUT1 was presented here:
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/macro-to-control-KPA500-td7240517.html#a7243817
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Yes they talk to each other but only send band change info and certain other
statuses. To do this with only a macro and no possible hardware is not possible
Tom
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On 2013-07-17, at 5:06 PM, William Levy wgl...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, but they are connected
Ok could be undocumented.
Lets hope Wayne chimes in.
Tom
va2fsq.com
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On 2013-07-17, at 5:25 PM, William Levy wgl...@gmail.com wrote:
Not what Wayne says.
On Jul 17, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Tom tom...@videotron.ca wrote:
Hi
Yes they talk to each other but only send band
Tom,
Think about it a bit. The K3 ACC cable connects to the KPA500 for the
band data only. So how could any form of a command be passed over the
band data lines?
73,
Don W3FPR
On 7/17/2013 5:29 PM, Tom wrote:
Ok could be undocumented.
Lets hope Wayne chimes in.
Tom
va2fsq.com
Sent from
Don,
Don't quite follow here... Are you agreeing or not?
My understanding without actually looking up the acc cable is that only band
data, and standby operate status is exchanged. Is this not the case?
At one point I called elecraft about this specifically and they told me you
need the
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To: d...@w3fpr.com
Cc: Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help with a Macro from the K3 to turn on the KAP500
Don,
Don't quite follow here
Hi,
Ok it seems this is cleared up. Thanks Dirk. But it was Bill who thought it
could be done, not me. I know it can't.
BTW, there is a command that can turn on the KPA via a serial connection.
Tom
va2fsq.com
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On 2013-07-17, at 10:12 PM, Don Wilhelm d...@w3fpr.com wrote:
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Richard W Hemingway
rhemi...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I am new to the Elecraft. I now have ERR KEY - what is it and how can I get
rid of it? Thanks
It means that something is asserting (CW) key-down when the rig is
turned on. Disconnect everything (except power)
Bob,
Look at the LEDs for those knobs.
If they are set to Width and Shift, you can change the center frequency
with the Shift knob and the width with the Width knob. That is usually
good for CW.
Push either knob and the LEDs will change to HiCut and LoCut. That is
good for SSB and other
On Tuesday Wilhelm used a Straight-Key to send:
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Push either knob and the LEDs will change to HiCut and LoCut.
Exactly!
Unfortunately, I did not write correctly.
I wanted to make FC move. I also then wanted to push in and get LO HI
led's active.
Could not
Luc,
I really cannot tell whether you have a K3 problem or an antenna problem
with the information you have provided.
If you have access to a signal generator with a 50 uV output (Elecraft
XG1, XG2 or XG3 will do nicely), first connect it to the normal antenna
jack - you should see S-9 if
Hi Ron,
I used to be KB0G, so your message kind of popped out at me. I had a couple
of qsos with KB6G in 1982 1988 and have a qsl for one of them.
From the FCC Database:
KB6G belonged to Thomas W. Moyer, 1734 Austin Ave., Los Altos, CA 94022.
The license expired 12/20/2010 and shows
To: Ron Midwin
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help finding KB6G contact info
Hi Ron,
I used to be KB0G, so your message kind of popped out at me. I had a couple
of qsos with KB6G in 1982 1988 and have a qsl for one of them.
From the FCC Database:
KB6G belonged to Thomas W. Moyer
Ron,
Try ---
Thomas W Moyer
1734 Austin Ave
Los Altos, CA 94022
USA
I got the above from HamCall
Good luck
Rick, W7LKG
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Midwin
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 06:45
Tnx for the suggestions guys. It was a cable problem. So obvious I
should have seen it right off. Forest for the trees. I use a Y cable to
feed the KPA500 the PR6.After plugging unplugging I just realized
the other side of the Y cable had nothing plugged in. I pulled the black
cable
Not only when the exact same thing happens, but anytime something
strange happens, the first thing to check is the cables (including the
coax). It happens so often.
At the workbench, my 3 foot BNC to BNC cables get quite a workout from
so many plugging/unplugging cycles - there are 3 or more
The auxbus connection on the ACC jack seems to be open.
This is the one that always gets folks... This trouble is 95 percent
something not in all the way. The other 4 percent is breaking a wire or
connector. The other 1 percent is an accidental change to a menu setting.
In particular:
Make
Well, RM, it's almost certainly something in the interconnect cable with the
DB connectors running from the K3 to the KPA500. That's what moved as you
connected the keyer.
Since you checked K3 end, have you checked the KPA500 end? Are both
jackscrews tight?
73, Ron AC7AC
-Original
Did you cycle power after enabling the ATU?
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On Dec 5, 2012 9:34 AM, Stan Gibbs s...@ajaxsoftware.com wrote:
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Hello Jay.
Before I got a vertical dipole, I used a 20 meter bazooka up 16 feet. I
worked all kinds of stations and a bunch of DX. I did this running 5 watts
and up to 25 watts. I have a K2, K3, and a KX3. They are great radios. It
goes without saying a better antenna is going to perform well,
Jay -
I have a K3/10 and operate at about 10 watts all of the time. I use an 10-40
meter inverted vee up about 30 feet from my QTH here in Salinas. I have had
many SSB contacts with this set up on all bands, but mostly on 10, 20, and 15
meters. The only problemI have had with DX is getting
Jay,
Why shoot yourself in the foot twice?
If you must have compromise antennas, that is one shot, and perhaps that
is unavoidable.
I ask why you would use a compromise transceiver with a compromise antenna.
The K3 will perform better than that compromise transceiver even with a
compromise
Doug,
Several thoughts: Did you set the MIC GAIN? Does it do it in
SSB, AM, and FM? On the menu MIC BIAS is it set to ON? On the menu MIC
BTN is it set to PTT UP DOWN? Are you in split? 73 Mike KF6KXG
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See K3 Utility Help, Troubleshooting MCU Load failure. It has a step by step
recovery procedure.
73 de Dick, K6KR
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Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 6:43 AM
Dick...
Thanks for responding. Still no joy after going through all the HELP
suggestions. The problem seems to be an inability to connect from the
computer to the K3. Note, this whole arrangement has been working
perfectly up to this point. No cable changes, etc. What I get when
trying to
In K3 Utility Help, USB to Serial Adapter Troubleshooting topic:
Before loading K3 firmware through a virtual port associated with a
microHAM microKEYER, microKEYER II, MK2R or MK2R+, change the microHAM
USB Device Router's Radio type to none. (TU W4TV). If you are unable
to load firmware through
Thanks to all for replying.
Several things... the radio doesn't respond to the PWR switch; it keeps
blinking TX and MDU LD. The only way to cycle on/off is via the power
supply. I installed a Belkin usb-serial adapter which has worked fine
in the past. I disconnected the microHAM interface
...@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 7:46 AM
To: Dick Dievendorff
Cc: 'Elecraft'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] help - firmware hangup
Dick...
Thanks for responding. Still no joy after going through all the HELP
suggestions. The problem seems to be an inability to connect from the
computer
I have regained comm with the K3 and load 4.51 successfully.
Going through everything, again, I tried the PWR on/SHIFT LO on p 32 of
the KE7X manual. This time it worked. That enabled comm between computer
and radio, etc. So, I think this is working. Thanks again to everyone
for responding.
I find nothing in the K3 manual or K3 Utility regarding PWR on/SHIFT
LO. Is this a useful undocumented procedure or just voodoo? Perhaps
the KE7X manual provides a rationale for this action but I don't have
a copy of it, to date the Elecraft manual has been entirely
sufficient.
Bob NW8L
Bob,
See the section of the K3 Owner's Manual entitled Troubleshooting /
Parameter Initialization
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Bob Cunnings bob.cunni...@gmail.com wrote:
I find nothing in the K3 manual or K3 Utility regarding PWR on/SHIFT
LO. Is this a useful
Bob...
On page 32, KE7X offers that key combination for initializing
parameters to the default setting. I'm not sure if that applied to my
situation, but I was trying everything. I used that combination to get
the radio to communicate with the Elecraft utility. I had done some
other things,
Duh! Parameter Initialization - I see it now (should have searched the
electronic version of the manual).
Thanks, I'm going to make a note of this. It's good to know that it
may help in recovering from a condition where the normal procedure to
force a download doesn't work.
Bob NW8L
On Sat, Jun
Hi Don,
As usual, thanks for your assistance. Pulling seven crystals with no
super confidence that that's the problem seems hard work. How often
does a crystal die? I've not had that fault before in any of my equipment.
I have an XG3 sig gen (known level) and access to a CRO. Is there any
Don,
Still no joy with this problem. I've resoldered most of the joints on
the KSB2, checked the torroids etc and have gone back and checked the
filters with a noise generator and spectrogram.
What feature of the circuit would account for the increase in S meter bars?
Mike
VK1OO
On
Mike,
OK, back up a step and look at the amplitude of the passband when using
Spectrogram.
The OP1 filter and the other filters should have close to the same
amplitude when the K2 is fed with a broadband noise generator.
Please verify for that condition.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/17/2012 7:04
Hi Don,
We have a long weekend here, so I've been able to get back to this.
I reflowed RF board and KSB2 board, with no improvement.
I then took out the KSB2, inserting the previously removed links and the
capacitor (effectively returning radio to pre-KSB2 state). The noise
problem on X1 goes
Mike,
It is on the KSB2 board somewhere. Check everything on the end of that
board containing the filter crystals. Check T1 and T2 to be certain all
the leads are well stripped, tinned and soldered and be sure there are
no shorted turns on those toroids. I recently repaired a K2 that had
Mike,
I can't tell from your post just how much increase in noise you are hearing.
There will be an increase in the total noise heard just because the
bandwidth is increased - you will hear the total noise in the passband,
and when the passband is widened, the total noise will increase.
OTOH,
Don,
Nice to hear from you again.
I had a similar thought from Jim, W4ATK.
I'm surprised the S-Meter is showing an additional 6 bars on X1. As I'm
listening to a quiet frequency I am assuming that's all additional
noise. Further that that is much more than seems justified by the
relatively
Mike,
Yes, I would say that you have a significant difference there and it
indicates a problem of one nature or another.
What mode?
How did you set up the IF filters? Use Spectrogram. Look at my website
www.w3fpr.com article on K2 Dial Calibration - Part 3 deals with the
filter setup.
The
Hi Don,
SSB.
I used your method, some years ago now, to set up the filters.
The problem has appeared recently, so something has changed.
Mike
On 03-Jun-12 5:44 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Mike,
Yes, I would say that you have a significant difference there and it
indicates a problem of one
Don,
The effect happens when the antenna is disconnected as well as when
connected.
And in SBB and CW
SSB Filter Widths
X1 = OP1
X2 = 2.4
X3 = 2.1
X4 = 1.8
CW Filter Widths
X1 = OP1
X2 = 0.7
X3 = 0.4
X4 = 0.1
I assume something is going wrong in the 4.915MHz Variable Bandwidth
Crystal
Mike,
OK, what I now suspect is that you have developed a fault in the IF
filter on the RF Board. My suspicion is that the OP1 filter on the KSB2
option is working just fine, but all the filters created using the
variable bandwidth filter have a lesser response than they did.
I would suggest
Mike,
If you do not find the solution re-flowing the solder on the RF board
filter area, the problem source may be on the KSB2 board in the
switching diodes and/or resistors at the filter end of that board, so
for completeness, reflow those connections as well.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/2/2012 4:24
Don,
Thanks. I reflowed the RF board components without any improvement. So
onto the KSB2 next.
Mike
On 03-Jun-12 6:59 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Mike,
If you do not find the solution re-flowing the solder on the RF board
filter area, the problem source may be on the KSB2 board in the
Hi Guy,
Thought I would let you (and the reflector lurkers) know the problem is
solved, but I'm not sure how.
Not a connector issue - I did one of the mods a while back to prevent that.
I did check each of the power leads to the K2, KPA100 etc, but found no
faults. Subsequently measured the
Mike,
As Guy suggests, check the ground return between your K2 and the power
supply. Also check the ground path between the computer and the K2.
Make sure all ground paths are intact,
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/15/2012 8:03 AM, VK1OO wrote:
Hi Guy,
Thought I would let you (and the reflector
All you'd have to have is one ground not making contact until you pushed or
checked it. Power ground is an important issue to have exactly right all
the time. You can sometimes eliminate some possible paths with separate
power supplies for some station gear. W4TV has a list of recommendations
Do you have the DB9 plug that connects to the back of the KIO2 restricted
to pins 2,3, 5 ONLY? See page 21 in the KIO2 manual. If you have hooked up
a full RS232 to the KIO2 DB9 there is no telling what has gone wrong, you
can cause all kinds of problems.
Hi Guy,
Thanks
260mA! Guess that would do it.
Exploring the power supply etc now.
Mike
On 26-Apr-12 4:41 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
Do you have the DB9 plug that connects to the back of the KIO2
restricted to pins 2,3, 5 ONLY? See page 21 in the KIO2 manual. If
you have hooked up a
Yikes... That certainly would do it. Also if memory serves me right, 260
ma is a typical K2 standing current in RX mode, almost as if the negative
power supply path to/in the K2 is just plain open somewhere. You will have
to determine all the possible ground paths. Let all us curious folks
You can change the filter centre frequency in any mode by using the
SHIFT control. Tapping this control will switch between SHIFT/WIDTH and
LO/HI CUT modes, and will also briefly display the current FC or LO
setting in the VFO B display. The default or normal FC is marked with
an asterisk (*).
The default filter centre frequencies in CW and in AFSK A/FSK D can be
adjusted using the K3's PITCH control.
More specifically, one can adjust the default CW offset and the AFSK A
or FSK D *Mark* frequency. using the Pitch control. CW pitch is the
center of the filter but AFSK A/FSK D
R is often used in place of a decimal point. I thought that was picked up
in the errata if not the manual itself. I'll check. But you are good to go
Don!
Ron AC7AC
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On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Robert Fanfant rfanf...@hotmail.com wrote:
My Alpha 86 has three RCA jacks:1) Relay2) ALC3) Key out What connections
need to be made to the K3? -rob
K3 KEY OUT to Alpha RELAY. That's all (apart from RF, of course!).
Some may recommend using ALC, but it
Thanks for the quick replies! It works -rob
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:39:01 -0800
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help needed connecting Alpha 86 amp to K3
From: a...@dseven.org
To: rfanf...@hotmail.com
CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Robert Fanfant rfanf
Connecting of Alpha KEY OUT to K3 TX INHIBIT is a good practice too. A
pull-down or pull-up resistor might be needed.
73, Val LZ1VB
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Robert Fanfant rfanf...@hotmail.com
wrote:
My Alpha 86 has three RCA jacks:1) Relay2) ALC3) Key out What connections
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73, Mike NF4L
On 1/19/2012 12:17 PM, w8crh wrote:
Good Afternoon, Can you give me the address to find the Elecraft
reflector archives?
Tnx es VY73'
Steve W8CRH
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Run the K3 Utility program and check that the correct filter is configured
for SSB transmit
Barry N1EU
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Bob,
I have one question. When you say:
- I even read the K3 manual and tried adjusting the mic gain from zero on up
to the point of ALC kicking in (note: compression was off at ALL times
What do you mean by kicking in?
Do you mean the ALC meter just starts to move or do you mean the
On 1/9/2012 6:41 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
Run the K3 Utility program and check that the correct filter is configured
for SSB transmit
Yes, this would be a very good first thing to look at. The K3 has a
very good and very flexible audio system, and any mic that isn't broke
can be easily made to
You have vox turned on?
Mike W0MU
J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011
J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
On 11/3/2011 8:46 PM, Doug Shields wrote:
Hello everyone,
I am sure there is a simple and thoroughly obvious answer to this but I
haven't found it. I have
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Doug Shields w4...@comcast.net wrote:
I have a K3 connected to a Signalink USB interface
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Doug, try it without the Signalink. Just unplug it, and plug the K3
line-out into the mic on your computer. This eliminates the jumpers and
settings as a
So what was the answer so it is searchable in the archives?
Mike W0MU
J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011
J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
On 11/3/2011 9:28 PM, Doug Shields wrote:
Many thanks to all that responded so quickly. It is now working. Special
thanks to
Well my KDVR3 was working tonight for a short while but now it is not
again. For some reason only M1 and M2 are working in BANK 1 and BANK 2
doesn't
work again at all!
I can't believe I am the only one who has had this problem? I am wondering
if this is a firmware bug or just a defective
Do the bank memories have there own memory separate from
the AF RECORD memory?
Yes
If you record 90 seconds of REC memory does it
use up bank memory???
No
73,
Lyle KK7P
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If your K3 is connected to your computer for logging or rig control
purposes, make certain that the ground of the K3 is adequately bonded to
the chassis of the computer. I had a similar distortion issue on my K3
audio, and I had to go all the way down to a 10 inch length of RG-8 coax
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To: eric norris gliderboy1...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] HELP! K3 dead
Absolutely!
Gary
On 10 August 2011 11:27, eric norris gliderboy1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Dear Gang:
Powered up my K3 tonight, and I see a blank LCD display. No error
off. Is
there a way to force a shutdown without pulling the power plug?
Elapsed time: 90 minutes. Relief: Incalculable
73
Eric WD6DBM
From: Gary Gregory garyvk...@gmail.com
To: eric norris gliderboy1...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] HELP! K3 dead
Eric
Chris,
First simplify your setup by eliminating the antenna from the equation.
If you have an in-line wattmeter, connect it between the K3 and the
dummy load.
Do an ATU TUNE - make sure you have the correct ANT selected.
What do you see for the SWR?
When you transmit, what do you see for the
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