Brett,
My K2 noise blanker is not doing a lot but there are a few modifications
around, which can be found in the internet.I haven´t tried them yet...
73, Chris
Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
I have the noise blanker in my K2, and I have yet to find a noise it does
anything with.
It seems to
I have never in my 34 years as a ham used an external keyer and always used
either hand pump (old days) or built in keyer in my radios. But I keep
hearing folks using external keyers despite built in capabilities.
I am a CW enthusiast and over 95% of my Q's are CW. I do like using memories
but
Ian Greenshields wrote:
I think even after it hopefully becomes possible to separate the K3's
decoded text and radio responses on the serial port, some form of
waterfall
aid to tuning and band monitoring will still be extremely useful within a
logging / control programme, then requiring
Joe has already provided one reason why there is little point in using the
computer soundcard for receive and the K3 DSP for transmit. As he said, it
would be much more difficult to ensure that TX and RX are both on precisely
the same frequency as if the soundcard was doing both, and they do need
The internal keyers in my K1, K2 and K3 are fine by me. The reason why
many users prefer an external keyer is it is consistent between
transceivers, especially if you operate as a guest at other stations. If
you stick with one transceiver, and it has a good internal keyer, then I
see no reason to
This week conditions were quite good, although some stations struggled a
little to hear each other. The net ran from 1000 to 1113 hours on 3627 KHz.
Discussions included the newer firmware released to field testers late
last week (2.97 and 2.98), which I found much improved over 2.82 but
still
Hi Julian,
Thanks for the responses:
Joe has already provided one reason why there is little point in using the
computer soundcard for receive and the K3 DSP for transmit. As he said, it
would be much more difficult to ensure that TX and RX are both on precisely
the same frequency as if the
On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 01:15 -0800, LB3SA wrote:
Does anyone recommend an external keyer even with the K3?? I would rather
not hook on external boxes unless it will give me something extra.
Yes, I use a logikey K-5 with my K3
There are a few advantages, the main one for me is that using an
Ironically, your Windows version of KComm running under wine seems to work
perfectly, including the PSK31 DLL, whereas I had much trouble with the
linux version (finger trouble on my part, almost certainly).
73 Ian G4FSU
2009/3/1 Julian, G4ILO julian.g4...@gmail.com
This might be useful in
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
Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
I have the noise blanker in my K2, and I have yet to find a noise it does
anything with.
It seems to have no impact at all on the receiver, no matter what
settings.
I did remove the bypass jumper, but it does not act like it
Is it supposed to be
Ian Greenshields wrote:
Yes, I've also noticed this. The K3 RTTY decoder is very good; the K3
PSK31
decoder falls short of soundcard decoders. The opposite seems to be true
on
the TX side where the K3 encoders seem better (lower IMD) than the
soundcard
variants. This was the main
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, Tony
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
Next time I powered down by pushing the K3 power button instead of the Big
Switch. This time when I powered the K3 on again it remembered all settings.
Looks to me like the K3 doesn't store all settings unless its power switch
is pushed to shut down. Is this how it is supposed to work?
The
What you experienced is not a bug. Do you turn off your PC by unplugging
it?
The K3 has a CPU in it, and in order to clean up and go to a power down
state, it needs to be RUNNING to stage itself down. Ever try unloading the
groceries the car while it's rolling away from you? Put yourself in
I am one of those 600m stations, WD2XSH/16. Currently building my K2 and
after that, a new 7mc IF transverter to get the K2 down on 600 meters. I
currently run a 3mc IF transverter and my TS-930. CW coverage for my station
is pretty much the whole lower 48 states into Canada. I have been on the
I'll copy this to the reflector...I don't have that answer Phil. Just
got into the Elecraft rigs at the Orlando Hamcation when I ordered my
K2. I am sure someone on the reflector will have an answer. You should
hear Pat XSH/6 real well down there on 600m as he is 4 blocks from the
Gulf Coast
The K2's noise blanker likes lots of signal, even when you select low
threshold. Sometimes switching the K2's preamp on makes the difference between
no blanking at all and full noise suppression.
Keep in mind that the blanker suppresses high amplitude, short duration pulses
only, such as you
To enter a 600m frequency on the K3, say 506 KHz, use this sequence:
[FREQ ENT] 0506 [ENTER]
where [ENTER] is the AFX button.
If you are going to listen on 600m it might be helpful to manually
tune the ATU for optimum reception: First select KAT3= LCSET in the
Config menu; then exit the config
Guy,
I am very familiar with the internals of computers, more than enough to know
that these behaviors can be expected unless one pointedly designs to
eliminate them, and that *can* be done. There is no fundamental reasons that
any machine that contains a computer needs to behave like a PC. I
Hi Tony,
What software are you presently running? I fortunately never had this VFO
encoder noise at 6m, but it is very noticeable around 5 MHz.
I'm using 2.96 beta.
73,
James KC2UEE
-Original Message-
From: N2TK [mailto:tony@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 9:13 AM
To:
Hello to all. I just bought a used K2/100 last week and am new to the group.
The seller forgot to send the cable that hooks the rig to the tuner, but it is
on its way. I’ve been sticking with very resonant antennas as I feel my way
through the introduction to the K2. However, I think I may
LB3SA wrote:
Does anyone recommend an external keyer even with the K3?? I would rather
not hook on external boxes unless it will give me something extra.
If I do, I understand that Logikey and Microkeyer are great products.
(Google) Idiom press. They make the best ones, perfect for CW
And the K3 is pretty resistant to the sort of craziness some CPU's
experience with unexpected shutdowns.
I'm not aware of anyone who has had a crash of the system due to the power
being pulled unexpectedly. I've done it hundreds of times working with my k3
without any ill effects other than, as
Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
I have the noise blanker in my K2, and I have yet to find a noise it does
anything with.
It seems to have no impact at all on the receiver, no matter what settings.
The noise blanker is effective on man-made noise or automobiles, NOT RF
(white noise).
Ron
wb1hga
Actually, I prefer the internal keyer in the K3. For whatever reason(s)
I tend to make less errors with it as compared to my Idiom press which I
have used for a long time. Same paddle. I do use a WinKey via USB for
CW when using N1MM.
FWIW
73 and good luck,
Jack, W3TMZ
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That's backwards from my experience. My TS870 has a built in Logikey that
works beautifully.
Even though I've been sending the numeral 7 for over 50 years, with the K3 it
comes out M S when I try to program the CW memories.
--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Jack Colson jcols...@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
ron wrote:
Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
I have the noise blanker in my K2, and I have yet to find a noise it does
anything with.
It seems to have no impact at all on the receiver, no matter what settings.
The noise blanker is effective on man-made noise or automobiles, NOT RF
(white
Ron, I have been shutting down the external power rather than using the K3's
power switch hundreds of times, a habit I established with earlier radios.
I am comforted to know that you have also shut down your K3 in a similar
way with no ill effects. But one thing now comes to mind that I didn't
Interesting Eric.
That's one you might post to k3supp...@elecraft.com. I've not seen it here
and I suspect Wayne would be surprised to see it. (He monitors that list
carefully.)
Even though I frequently hit the POWER button switching off the main supply,
when working on the K3 on the bench
K1EL Winkey is very good too. They have a stand alone kit. Easy to build
and a number of manufacturers are putting them into their products like
Microham.
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may
never get over. Ben Franklin
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From:
After two years, I find I have an intermittent in the headphones cord
to my Heil headset (purchased from Elecraft). Is there an easy
fix...as in replacement of the cord?
Thanks!
John
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I´m just doing receiver signal tracing using the Elecraft RF probe. Coming to
measure signal at U12 there are 300mV at pin 4 but only 1 or 2 mV at pin 8 no
change if I increase the generator input or RF gain to max. The same with U11
at pin 1, when I increase RF Gain I get n o more than
I always prefer an external keyer, for reasons also expressed by others
(except maybe when operating mobile).
I can set it up for the exact 'feel' that I like.
IMHO, the CMOS Logikey family sold by Idiom Press is head and shoulders
above the rest of the pack. I have two of them, plus a kit in
Ron:
I have never had this problem. I often operate with the power supply off.
I do have 75 AH of batteries connected to the K3. I sometimes operate for 3 to
5 days (intermittently) before turning on the power supply. Just my backup plan.
73, Ty, W1TF, K3 #696
--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Ron D'Eau
Idiom Press's keyers are superb for use with a paddle. Bob's a good friend,
and I've purchased a couple of the Idiom Press keyers.
If you wish to use keying from a contest logger such as N1MM, WriteLog,
Win-Test and several others, you'll find the K1EL WinKey important because
of its ability to
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
It's easy to see if it's the set screws. That rubber tire around the
knob
just slips off. You may have to work your fingernails under the edge
closest
to the front panel while pressing on the knob with your thumb(s) but it
just
slides off of the knob.
Then
John:
I'm pretty certain you can buy just about ANY PIECE of replacement parts
directly from Heil:
http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/products/parts/
About 2/3 of the way down the page... $8...!
73,
Tom N0SS
At 13:09 03/01/2009, you wrote:
After two years, I find I have an intermittent
I friend of mine sent a 'box of parts' back to Heil and they
replaced/rebuilt his headset for something like $25 plus shipping. I don't
know how long ago that was, but the bottom line is that Heil provides
service on broken headsets.
Nelson, KU0A
-Original Message-
From:
My apologies, Ty. That was a personal reply to Eric I accidentally included
on the list. I didn't intend to post it because only a very few K3's had the
power off issue I mentioned and it's been addressed.
In your case pulling the big switch leaves you fully operational with that
battery system,
I would have to agree on what others have said, but add the following.
For contesting it's hard to beat the WinKey type keyers since you're
interfacing with a contest program. Things like speed control and
paddle/WinKey echo.
For rag-chewing it is hard to beat the Cmos III when at the home
Hi Knut:
I've never heard of an encoder bearing problem like that on the k3 but you
might post a query to k3supp...@elecraft.com. I know you are familiar with
that resource since I monitor it myself. Some of the support people there
have seen virtually every issue anyone has brought up about
We had a good turn-out for the SSB net today (1800Z) on 14.316 MHz, and most
of the signals were good to net control. However, some stations reporting
hearing few others. The skip may be too long for many eastern or midwestern
stations to hear each other well. Peter, ZL1PWD, checked in from New
I have tried it on various types of noises, some which sounded like auto
ignition noise, I think someone had something running without resistor wires
or plugs, strong and weak signals, no change.
I did have a bad street light out front of my house, the reason I got the
NB, but they fixed it
Phil and Christina wrote:
We had a good turn-out for the SSB net today (1800Z) on 14.316 MHz, and most
of the signals were good to net control. However, some stations reporting
hearing few others. The skip may be too long for many eastern or midwestern
stations to hear each other well.
Hi Brett,
Last summer, I had similar questions about the KNB2 in my K2. In my
case, a neighbor had put up a new electric fence and I was getting QRM
in the form of a pulse every second. The unmodified KNB2 seemed to
have little to no effect on the noise. In fact, I questioned whether
Joe,
I will try this, thanks!
Brett
N2DTS
- Original Message -
From: Joe Planisky jp...@jeffnet.org
To: Brett Gazdzinski brett.gazdzin...@verizon.net
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 noise blanker
Hi Brett,
Last summer, I
A very nice feature of the K3 is that you can
setup your station to use both the internal
keyer and your favorite external keyer.
I have one set of paddles plugged into the
internal keyer, which I use for barefoot QSK
operations, and another set of paddles
connected to a microHam CW keyer,
Thanks for all the input. I ordered a TenTec 1340
To fool around with for now. If it seems to work out,
I will get a K1 and expand the bands available. I have a Z-100 tuner,
An 8A switching power supply from a computer, and an HF-Packer amp
If I get it finished for more power. Now to figure out
Perhaps there's a comment from Elecraft on the K2's Noise Blanker
Dick, K2ZR/4
Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
Joe,
I will try this, thanks!
Brett
N2DTS
- Original Message -
From: Joe Planisky jp...@jeffnet.org
To: Brett Gazdzinski brett.gazdzin...@verizon.net
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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IMX with the K2 Noise Blanker there's little or no degradation of normal
signals. However, it can produce intermod noise when strong signals are
present. After all, it does punch holes in the signal where the noise
pulses would normally be. That action makes the noise blanker a mixer as
well which
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 without any antenna connected,
and have the K3 set to AM? For me, it seems to be loudest on AM mode and
also when the preamp is turned off. In the absence of any signal
Ron, in those two instances where I had to take some extra steps to make
the K3 work normally again, I did correspond with Gary at Elecraft, but no
conclusion about cause was arrived at. It was only our conversation today
that made me think of the remote possibility of a connection between those
I was using SSB settings and had an antenna hooked up. I did not hear any
noise
I put a dummy load on the antenna jack and used AM mode. I can hear noise as
I turn the dial. I can just barely hear the noise when I turn on the preamp.
And with any antenna hooked up I do not hear any noise at all
Speaking of the powering down housekeeping routines, here's one I
wondered about a while back. Maybe it's a proposal ...
I generally just use the ANT1 connector and do my antenna switching and
disconnecting ahead of that, externally. ANT 2 is currently connected
to my dummy load. Assuming
Brett,
To induce a noise that your KNB2 *should* blank, turn on the preamp and
tap on Q21 with a metal screwdriver - the clicks should disappear with
the NB on, which will tell you that your KNB2 is working.
If the noise blankiing is not effective with the particular noise you
are dealing
Tom,
I would say that you have some problem with that K2 - unless you have a
very poor antenna.
I would suggest that you first try the Cheap and Dirty Signal Tracing
methods that you can download from the Builder's Resource page at the
Elecraft website.
If that does not produce an answer
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 not hear this noise through
the sub receiver if I use the AUX BNC connector, but I will hear it through
the sub
...Assuming the antenna relays remain latched in their
last selected position when off...
The relays in the KAT3 are not latching.
73,
Lyle KK7P
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LB3SA wrote:
Does anyone recommend an external keyer even with the K3?? I would rather
not hook on external boxes unless it will give me something extra.
If I do, I understand that Logikey and Microkeyer are great products.
The internal keyer in the K3 is no slouch, but I find that the
Sam and others,
Sorry to those who tried but were unable to check in. We may need a more
systematic relay approach to help us through the strange differential
propagation conditions we are experiencing. Some hear others well and some
don't. I will be looking at a second antenna here (maybe
I have had my K3 (#2050) for a couple of months, and want to try
PSK31. I am having some issues getting it to work, and would
appreciate some assistance off-line from a fellow Mac user.
I am running with a recent iMac, OS 10.5, and using the latest version
of CocoModem. I have used
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE USING PAR ELECTRONICS END FEDS WITH YOU K1 OR OTHER
ELECRAFTS.
I WOULD LIKE INPUT ON HOW THEY HAVE WORKED FOR YOU, AND HOW YOU HAVE MOUNTED
THEM.
I AM INTERESTED IN USING THEM AT THE BEACH THIS SUMMER.
THANKS, CHUCK N4UED
Good Evening,
After I found an open spot between contesters I started making my
announcement. I was answered immediately by two early callers. They were easy
to copy. Then a couple more called me. By then it was net time so I ran
through the pre-net litany and was greeted by two more
Hi Nick,
There are no latching relays on the KAT3. It resets to ANT1 when
powered down.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Mar 1, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Nick-WA5BDU wrote:
Speaking of the powering down housekeeping routines, here's one I
wondered about a while back. Maybe it's a proposal ...
I generally just
Chuck and All,
The Par End Feds work fine with a K-1, but you need to get one end up in the
air as much as possible. You might be better off with one of the portable
vertical systems at the beach.
Dave W7AQK
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From: Chuck Pridgen cprid...@embarqmail.com
To:
Building my K2. Does anyone see any issues with using hot glue to glue
the toroids down to the boards? I've never had issues gluing toroids
down in my 600 meter projects. Inductance values have never changed from
no glue to glued down. But with the K2, it just doesn't seem right to
leave the
Erik N Basilier wrote:
I am very familiar with the internals of computers, more than enough to
know that these behaviors can be expected unless one pointedly designs
to eliminate them, and that *can* be done. There is no fundamental
One factor to consider here is that the flash memory has
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