Re: [Elecraft] K3 - DSP IF Width Increment

Doug Joyce wrote: Having ordered a K3 at Dayton, I've been following the recent discussion on DSP vs. Roofing Filter for bandpass width determination with great interest. In that regard, I have a quick question - what is the width increment available by adjusting the DSP. Based on some of

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Wish List

In a recent message, Roy Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote ... I would like to be able to erase entries from PF1 and PF2 instead of having to overwrite these memories. Please consider putting this on the list. Why, Roy? Surely if you do not want to use the PF1 and PF2 buttons you could just

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Wish List

I agree... But when I asked for the ability to erase memories Wayne told me he didn't understand why I would want that ability when I could just over write the memory location with something else. But when he made it so a lot of people started taking a lot more liberties with memories and really

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - DSP IF Width Increment

I agree that the 50Hz jumps do feel like much bigger schwacks in the lower bandwidths but I don't feel them un-reasonably so... How narrow do you wish things to get? 25Hz? 10Hz? 1Hz? Personally I don't know what the right value is but I do think that 1Hz increments would be too smooth. To the

[Elecraft] K3 Scan Rate

Is it possible to vary the speed of scanning on the K3, please? I am trying to set up my K3 for Channel Hopping the 60m frequencies and so far can only do it with a too fast scan rate. Thanks and 73 de Chris, G4BUE ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] W1 and QRN

I recently built the W1 Wattmeter/SWR Bridge to use in tuning my antenna. I've noticed that whenever I have it in-line between my K1 and the antenna, I hear a dramatic increase in receiver noise level. The S-meter on the K1 goes from 2 bars to 4 bars. This happens whether I have the W1

RE: [Elecraft] W1 and QRN

Do you have a BNC coupler such that you could remove the W1 while still leaving all the BNC cables in place? Have you tried placing the W1 between the rig and a dummy load to see if the noise level comes up compared to the dummy load alone? - Keith N1AS - - K3 711 - -Original Message-

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Scan Rate

The RATE button gives you a choice of scan rates but it would be nice if there was a wider range of scan speeds available. Depending on how much band you want to cover, how crowded it is and what you're scanning for, you might want anything from very slow to very fast, with a lot of variability in

[Elecraft] [K3] VOX issue

After my glowing report about the K3 VOX from the operator's perspective (mine!) a couple days ago, I started using it on the air, and immediately started getting complaints from stations I was working on 6m. The common thread boiled down to something like this: It sounds like you are using a

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] VOX issue

I use VOX all the time on the other bands (not done much on 6 yet) and had not comments and can't hear anything with the monitor. Have you tried going into Tx Test mode and listening to your AF via the monitor and headphones? 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- What is the purpose of the giant sequoia

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Scan Rate

Thanks Drew. At the moment I want to use it to check the seven UK 60 metre frequencies by using the Channel Hopping facility. Even with the RATE button set to the slower rate, it still scans over the frequencies much too fast. I agree with you in that it would be nice to be able to vary the

RE: [Elecraft] W1 and QRN

Jon, I can't help you much other than the fact that mine does not do this. My setup is the same as yours. K1-- about 18 inches of cable --- W1 --- 18 inches of cable--- ant. tuner. I replaced the W1 with a coupler and no change. Try swapping out cables or a coupler as previously posted. I

RE: [Elecraft] K2 audio pops

W4VPI wrote: I have a new k2 that is all but useless as a CW rig because of audio pops when transition from tx to rx. Pop is also present when power on or pwr off, vol setting no difference in level of pop. Worse with NR off. I sent my K2 back to Elecraft a little more than a year ago because

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - DSP IF Width Increment

On CW, I find the 50hz increments to work well for varying the bandwidth but prefer a smaller (I am used to 10hz) increment for Shift. Tweaking the shift or PBT function often enhances readability for me, even with the narrow filters the K3 provides. 73, Gary W7TEA I agree that the 50Hz

[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: July 11 to Aug 18 2008

~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR July 11 to August 18, 2008 ~ FISTS Summer Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category Jul 11, 2000 EDT to 2400 EDT Rules: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html

[Elecraft] K2: Beer powered Field day radio

If you scan down this link, you can see KB7UQD powering a K2 for our natural powered QSOs... We find we get a much more optimum QSO/beer ratio using a K2 over other radios.Thought about using the K3 we used for the rest of the CW QSOs but I was too chicken of a regulator failure... Tom

[Elecraft] K2: Beer powered Field day radio

Sorry - forgot to add the link... http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/?issue=2008-07-09#fdvids Tom N5TW - Original Message - From: Tom Whiteside To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:47 AM Subject: K2: Beer powered Field day radio If you scan down this link,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Wish List

I have a few minor things for the wish list too. - a separate on/off possibility to save more parameters for each band and antenna such as: - ATU / bypass - power level - PA out (not available) I also would like to have the DATA MD menu setting behave like the TEXT DEC setting for CW.

[Elecraft] RIT range

Hi Gang, I am new to the list, even though, I have been an Elecraft fan for years(K1 #907). I now have a new to me K2 #1543. I have already fallen in love with it. I have a small problem. I would like to go to the wider RIT range---I have read the manual several times and have decided that

RE: [Elecraft] RIT range

Hi Bart: I can't answer your RIT control range question specifically because I don't use RIT, but I know how you can have receiver-only tuning across the whole band. That is, you can adjust your receive frequency anywhere you want in the band without affecting your transmitting frequency. Use

Re: [Elecraft] BL2 Balun Heating

Just passing along some information that might be of interest. I have the K3 with the auto tuner built in. My antenna is a Cobra Ultralite fed with ladder line. I can switch between a Johnson Matchbox and a BL2 balun/KAT3 to feed the antenna. I previously had adjusted the feedline length so

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - DSP IF Width Increment

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:09:49 +0100, Ian White GM3SEK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Joyce wrote: Having ordered a K3 at Dayton, I've been following the recent discussion on DSP vs. Roofing Filter for bandpass width determination with great interest. In that regard, I have a quick question -

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - DSP IF Width Increment

I am afraid that any changes of any steps of anything (from 50Hz to 25 or 10Hz) have to do something with changes of DSP granularity to 10Hz declared by Wayne as part of some leter f/w updates. So we have to keep all ideas for that time after this change 73! Lexa, OK1DST K3/10 #727 Tom

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - DSP IF Width Increment

Brett wrote: I agree that the 50Hz jumps do feel like much bigger schwacks in the lower bandwidths but I don't feel them un-reasonably so... How narrow do you wish things to get? 25Hz? 10Hz? 1Hz? Personally I don't know what the right value is but I do think that 1Hz increments would be

[Elecraft] Which Filter for Transmit

If I have the 2.1 filter selectedfor receive...on main receiver and I transmit...am I transmitting thru the stock 2.7 kc filter or thru the 2.1 filter? Does the radio transmit thru the widest filter? Mike Miller KA5SMA ___ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] Which Filter for Transmit

Mike Miller wrote on 07/ 9/08 02:44 PM: If I have the 2.1 filter selectedfor receive...on main receiver and I transmit...am I transmitting thru the stock 2.7 kc filter or thru the 2.1 filter? Does the radio transmit thru the widest filter? I see two different answer for this on the

[Elecraft] Re: Low SSB Output on 6 Meters

I have a On 6 meters I have a very low SSB Output. CW has a full 100 Watts output but SSB only peaks around 35 Watts. But that is only on 6 meters . When I switch to 20 meters SSB I get the full 100 Watts SSB. same Mic nothing has changed except the Band. What Am I missing on 6 Meters to

Re: [Elecraft] Which Filter for Transmit

Mike, Until further information to the contrary is available from Elecraft, you must select the 2.7 or 2.8 filter for SSB, Data and CW transmit. The AM transmit filter must be 6 kHz and the FM transmit filter must be 13 kHz. Any other settings will result in failure and a ERR TXF (Error

[Elecraft] re: RIT RANGE

Wow! Ask and you shall receive!! Thanks for the many that responded. Also some suggested that I use the split feature and explained that process to me. Thanks again!! cu es 72, Bart ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

[Elecraft] K3 - It's here. S/N-1195

My K3 S/N 1195 arrived today at 18:00 local, 30 minutes ago Ordered 2/18/08 Shipped 7/2/08 (135 days, 4.5 months) Receipt 7/9/08 (142 days, 4.73 months) Pleased purchasers: 1 Two minutes before UPS arrived, my wife left to visit relatives for several days. I have unrestricted access to the

[Elecraft] Switching Supplies KRX UPS shipping notice

the fan on the ity bitty gamma research super Cap supply is VERY quiet. and worked well for the field day K3 GOTA station and just got the UPS SHIPPING NOTICE for KRX3 !! bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] K3 Serial # 1196 arrived

Ordered February 19th 2008, SN#1196 delivered today July 9th via UPS. It would be 10 days under 4 months. It needs assembling. K3 100 watt K3 ATU K3 General Coverage option K3 200 hz 5 pole K3 500 hz 5 pole K3 1.8 khz 8 pole K3 KXV3 Interface Just a tip learned from building #1037. Whenever

[Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Release -- MCU Revision 2.15

K3 beta-test firmware revision 2.15 is now available. Full details appear below and in the release notes. The use of beta-test firmware is encouraged, but optional. Please send any problem reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For instructions on how to obtain and load beta firmware, please see:

RE: [Elecraft] Switching supplies and the K3

Hi Thomas, I'm not sure what your operating style is but if you are looking for 100w on CW and SSB then I recommend the Gamma Research HPS-1a. I have one and run my K3-100 with it all the time in a portable fashion. Here is a link to Fred's site: http://www.gammaresearch.net/ It has a very small

[Elecraft] k3 firmware update.

I am running the 2.02 version of the firmware, I believe there is a released version 2.10, plus two new Beta releases.2.13 and 2.15. ...when I go to the utility and it lists 2.02 on the K3 and 2.02 as the available firmware for update...did I miss something ?? Paul NF8J K3 758

RE: [Elecraft] K3 Wish List

I'm with Roy. If I have a system in state A and I fiddle with it and get it into state B, I want to be able to get back to A. Even if the difference is trivial and doesn't matter in the slightest. Is there a good reason for this? No. It's likely a mild form of obsessive compulsive disorder. I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Wish List

Carl Clawson wrote: ...And by the way, should anal retentive be spelled with a hyphen? Probably only as an adjective... ;-) Pete -- Peter N. Spotts -- KC1JB http://www.kc1jb.net (under construction) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] QRP-ARCI # 12609 | Flying Pigs QRP Club Int'l # 1983 North

Re: [Elecraft] k3 firmware update.

PAUL VANOVEREN wrote on 07/ 9/08 06:03 PM: I am running the 2.02 version of the firmware, I believe there is a released version 2.10, plus two new Beta releases.2.13 and 2.15. ...when I go to the utility and it lists 2.02 on the K3 and 2.02 as the available firmware for update...did I miss

[Elecraft] 80m QRN LP-PAN does it's thing

I just completed a cw qso on 80m. Static is running 10 - 20 db over S9 tonight. There is nearly 1000 miles between us and the other station was using a magnetic loop antenna for transmitting made from 18ft. of copper pipe, 3ft. above the ground. Using the K3 under these conditions was rough. I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Release -- MCU Revision 2.15

Is this to minimize a constant frequency shift between TX and RX or is it related to phase response (or something else)? 73 es TNX, Leigh/WA5ZNU wayne burdick wrote: MCU 2.15 / DSP 1.84, 7-8-08 ... * SYNC DATA: Selecting sync data or “-S” now ensures that the same crystal filter will be used

[Elecraft] [OT]: Special Deals @ eBay using Live.com (use for accessories for your Elecraft? ; -) )

Folks - This is slightly off-topic, but I've used it twice (to buy an Audiophile 2496, and a set of Direct Sound EX29 headphones), and wanted to pass it along before it expires. The deal changes, both in % discount, and the search terms. Tonight, I found several search terms, including Nintendo

[Elecraft] Re: K3 Beta Firmware Release -- MCU Revision 2.15

On Jul 9, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. wrote: Is this to minimize a constant frequency shift between TX and RX It's to ensure *no* frequency shift between the two (just in -S mode), which minimizes T/R delays because we don't have to switch crystal filters. AMTOR and related

[Elecraft] K2/100 for sale correction

It also has the 160 module as well. S/N 6194 KSB2 KPA100 KNB2 FDIMP K160RX K8ZOA Z1 IF buffer amp and Softrock IF receiver for K2. (These are assembled, the buffer amp is installed, but I have not yet tested them. No sound card that works well enough yet) I would like $1150 obo.

Re: [Elecraft] k3 firmware update.

Iain, if there 's a K3 around I read webpages after a problem occurs hi! I received #1184 last week with 2.10, probably beta?? I have a problem with the notch, I can only toggle between OFF and MANUAL. The AUTO Notch is gone, so I 'll have to do some firmware upload. Updating firmware and