Apparently the early versions of our manuals don't quite do justice to
how important it is to do *all* required firmware alignment. Crystal
filter setup, transmit gain and reference oscillator calibration --
these and a few others are very important to the operation of the
radio.
We'll be
Well I've worked a few of you so far in SS on the K3 including Vic K2VCO and
Craig AC0DS. I'm pretty sure that conveys some kind of blessing upon you.
:-)
It's pretty cool to be scanning down the band, hear a CQ SS, hit the SPOT
button and the radio just instantly zero-beats. I haven't looked yet
Selling my Elecraft W1 QRP to 140W HF watt meter. I built it in an
acrylic case from W8FGU. It works perfectly and looks great.
Picture can be seen here:
http://n1ese.qrpradio.com/whatawatt.jpg
Have only used it a few times and never with more than 10W, I am
selling because I am saving up for
Hi Don,
My header on your message but I didn't say that. Take it up with Tom AK2B
you are quoting his message.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
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From: Don Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 9:30 PM
Subject:
I wanted a K3 since I first heard of it. One CHOICE was to make an
INVESTMENT in the company and pay up front to help get them into
production. I KNEW none were in production yet and parts were being
procured. Working in the electronics industry I know how suppliers
can really mess up
Comments of K3's on the air, some working one another, and Eric checking
his Planned Shipping Sheet sound to me like the K3 Good Times we've been
anticipating are underway. My only question is, can I order a kit containing
at least one toroid wound by Lisa? Those are going to be collector
Testing agn today Maybe the last day will see if people like it
enough to make worth while maybe will be on now and then or
just leave on bench while I build / play / etc with radios
Starting about 11 est till when ever I need my feed for real work.
webcam stream of K2 on 7.04 or so
My K2 has been sold, thanks for the interest.
--
JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH (FN42gx)
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Let us hope so. Someone might get lucky, I'm in run 2 and I've asked Lisa
to hold off any shipment to me until the sub RX module is available.
Unlikely that I would be in line even by 12/15 but you never know. I'm
not infinitely patient, just realistic.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
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Hi Guys,
I, like probably alot of you, have been doing some casual contesting
this weekend. Once again, I am amazed at how bad of a contester I am. It
isn't my rig or antenna. I have a K2/100 and a decent antenna. When I
call someone they almost always respond after the first call. My cw
Ooops - cut and paste, got Mike's header on Tom's
post. Sorry to all.
I think everyone realizes the the intent of the post,
I'll do whatever I can to bring human faces to
Elecraft as a company.
There are kind, good natured people like Lisa Jones
working on your custom, hand crafted radio.
I
If that was in response to my posting, please don't misinterpret my meaning.
Paying the money up front, ordering on 2-May etc are definitely all my
choice and in no way do I consider Elecraft at fault for that. I don't
consider them at fault per'se and I certainly haven't been posting 'when
will
Bob;
No, you're not that bad. You just need to put things in context. The
guys you are hearing, for the most part, are running lots of power
(far more than 100 watts) with substantial antenna systems. While you
(and I) go from frequency to frequency in a search and pounce
exercise, their
Bob:
You raise a question that I've thought a lot about. My experience of
contesting with a good 100 watt rig and a decent antenna is quite
similar to yours. Using a strict search and pounce strategy and
being very economical about the number of steps that I take for
logging (I do not use a
Bob
It's horses for courses (deliberate pun intended)... I've only entered
two contests and came second both times! My friend Tim, G4ARI, won on
both occasions. The contest was the RSGB low power contest
(http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/rqrp.shtml). We both ran
Elecraft K2/10
Hi,
I will ask what I consider a reasonable question for any NON U.S. hams
I just got back home (Munich, Germany) and this is the answer from Lisa
to a mail which I sent from Montenegro (slightly shortened):
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Very soon!
Hi Bob,
Contesting is one of the things I love to do that I'm
no good at...skiing is another and golfing's on the
list too.
Competing against yourself is excellent advice that
you've already received. There are a few other ways
to make contesting more fun:
- Join a contest club. You still
I reckon 99.9% would have thought much more highly of Elecraft
for a sincere statement like that than the multiple
irregular postings advising of further delays.
Overly optimistic maybe, unsincere no.
I can understand the frustation and I feel it too; I had hoped to
christen my K3 first in
I was also thinking about the reckless abandon look of the mess of torroids
on the boards. when I hand crafted my K2 I made sure things were nice and
neat so I could say with pride that I built that. If someone looks inside my
K3 I'm definitely going to make sure they know that I did not make
Great pictures, I enjoyed going over each one in detail as I look forward to
building my own K3. As far as how the toroids look, I don't think the electrons
really care all that much :)
73 John K7FD
Stan Rife [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was also thinking about the reckless abandon look
I noticed it when I took the board out of its bag. I don't think it's
assembly; I think it's shipping. They just get smashed by whatever is on
top. No damage; they're just disheveled. Like I said I noticed it but then I
moved on to the next step and didn't think any more about it. Next time I
open
Anyone know if a product like Deoxit Shield or other similar product could or
should be applied to male connector surfaces when assembling the K3?
Randy
K8RDD
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Randy Downs wrote:
Anyone know if a product like Deoxit Shield or other similar
product could or should be applied to male connector surfaces when
assembling the K3?
Randy
K8RDD
Probably Deoxit Gold, which is designed for plated connectors.
Worked two known K3's in the sweepstakes.
i heard MANY loud signals with nasty clicks or nasty phase noise. I have a
pretty good idea what kind of radios I was listeing to.
the two K3's i know I worked were in the hands of N6XI and K2VCO. both were
loud here. and both were delightefully
The last reflector posted K3 serial number was #31.
Serial number #25 was the latest reported before that.
For some reason the serial number page takes the
greatest interest (hits) of the entire wiki. Please
email me if you have K3 #26 through #30 or maybe there
are some later than #31.
I guess 8 of them must be on their way to the VP6 Ducie Island packing
depot by now, as all gear is going to be shipped in November according
to the VP6 website.
Chris G3SJJ
Don Rasmussen wrote:
The last reflector posted K3 serial number was #31.
Serial number #25 was the latest reported
There's a simple solution to the whole issue of imperfectly aligned toroids
on the RF board. Just add the KBPF3 general coverage filter option that lets
you SWL with your K3 from 500 kHz to 50 MHz. It's a nice, neat little board
that sits right OVER those toroids. When it's installed all you see
Craig NZ0R wrote:
You could avoid the problem by convincing Elecraft to ship a torroids
(sic) only version of the kit. It would be the same kit but without the
torroids. You'd have the joy of winding them yourself and installing them on
the board. Of course you wouldn't get the benefit of
I haven't participated in the SS for several years, but today I got on
for a little while with my K3. What a fantastic radio.
Bob, N6CM
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Bob,
Let's look at it in perspective
ANY contester in ANY contest will always be behind
unless he/she's the winner. This is an obvious fact.
I've been a high-scoring SS participant in the past, with
a Northwest Division first place one year, made a number
of DX-pedition trips and a
Bob,
Let's look at it in perspective
ANY contester in ANY contest will always be behind
unless he/she's the winner. This is an obvious fact.
I've been a high-scoring SS participant in the past, with
a Northwest Division first place one year, made a number
of DX-pedition trips and a
I apologize for the duplicate posting ... (:-((
Doddering ole poop ...
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Hello all,
I ordered my K3 in August. I tried to find the specs on the current draw
in Rx and TX, but no joy. Why aren't these specs listed on the data
sheet?
72,
Ed, WA3WSJ
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Hi, Ed:
The K3 Owner's manual Specifications page has the data:
TX: 17-22A typical for K3/100, 3-4A typical for K3/10.
RX: 0.9A (subreceiver off).
As they say, that's typical. My K3 draws no more than 17 amps on any band
at 100 watts output, well within the normal operating parameters of
W1VE/VE1RM is the guy you're thinking of - www.w1ve.com and the realtime
scores site at www.getscores.org
72,
geoff - W1OH
Ken Alexander wrote:
Hi Bob,
Contesting is one of the things I love to do that I'm
no good at...skiing is another and golfing's on the
list too.
Competing against
Not sure that would work, unless Elecraft had a different set of
stencils for the through-hole user-installed parts. Othewise the
solder paste would clog the holes. No - wait, these have to either be
wave soldered or hand soldered (toroids), after the reflow. So they
have stencils that mask the
I worked both N6XI and K2VCO with my K3. I didn't know they were running
K3's, but that would explain the vortex of K3 mojo that formed around my
antenna during those QSO's.
Craig
NZ0R
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In a message dated 11/4/07 11:48:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I have a K2/100 and a decent antenna.
With all due respect, what do you consider a decent antenna?
When I
call someone they almost always respond after the first call. My cw
skills are pretty good
K3 #27 was also in the SS CW to the tune of 546 QSOs.
I'll post more later, but very briefly: I am totally blown away by the K3.
There was a point where I had to separate one signal from another maybe 200Hz or 300Hz away, and
call and work him. And I just turned a knob and the other signal
Jeff Stai wrote:
K3 #27 was also in the SS CW to the tune of 546 QSOs.
I'll post more later, but very briefly: I am totally blown away by the
K3.
There was a point where I had to separate one signal from another
maybe 200Hz or 300Hz away, and call and work him. And I just turned a
knob
In a recent message, G3SJJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ...
I guess 8 of them must be on their way to the VP6 Ducie Island packing
depot by now, as all gear is going to be shipped in November according
to the VP6 website.
Chris G3SJJ
Don't you believe it, Chris. The first production run of
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