I have overcome a similar problem in the past by strapping a needle to
my soldering iron bit. By using an high iron temperature it is possible
to insert the needle slowly into the hole and causing excess solder to
melt.
73 de David G4DMP
In a recent message, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com
Ron,
Excellent advice. Many years ago I built a 832A high-level tripler
for 432 to drive with my 2m transmitter. The output was not that
high probably only a couple watts at 432. I was adjusting the plate
tuning and got zapped with RF which punched a tiny hole thru one of
my fingers. At
I'm having a ball with my newly assembled K3! I was on the air (USB,
14.170) this weekend trying to fine tune my audio equalization. Two
gentlemen told me I sounded great. However my audio was smoothest 30-50 Hz
above my operating frequency. They are both audiophiles. My RIT was OFF.
One
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Hi, Torrey.
Congratulations on your new K3.
As for your questions regarding ESSB and trying to fine tune your
equalization-
For ESSB use, you need the 6 KHz filter installed. Trying to produce 3 KHz
ESSB audio with just the 2.7 or 2.8 KHz filter won't work (well).
As for your friends'
Torrey,
Turn the manual to the Calibration section and do (or re-do) the
Reference Oscillator calibration.
Use Method 2 and be certain you are zero-beating with the carrier and
not one of the transmitted tones.
After that, run your on-the-air test with another ham who is familiar
with your
Upgrading to an Elecraft P3. These units work perfectly. The LP-PAN pan
adaptor was recently returned to Larry for the Attenuator modification and
he also upgraded all the hardware mods. They look like new and work
perfectly.
.
225.00 shipped and insured
.
Phil W9DVM
Philip LaMarche
Hi,
I've a little programming project on the go, and am using data from the
WSPR project database.
Due to the comparative nature of the data, I am trying only to gather
signal reports from K3 users due to the differing sensitivity etc of
receivers. It removes one variable that can distort
Hi,
Owners of K2, serial numbers 3767, 6194, and 6263, I would love to hear from
you.
73,
Jim, K4AXF
Grottoes, VA
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Damon,
You say ...
Once it comes back to OPT1 from FIL4 the audio tones are back at their
starting points and not were I set them. The BFO value did seem to save
however.
Did you have the freq-counter cable plugged into TP2 at the time? If you
overlook that, you won't be able to save your BFO
Had a nearby lightning strike last week. The computer attached to the K2 had
considerable damage. The only apparent problem with the K2 is it will no
longer communicate through the serial connector. The U4 abnormal voltages are
(with normal voltages in parens) Pin 5 -14(-22)Pin 7
Guys,
I know this probably is wrong place to be asking questions about the heathkit,
but, I'm desperate! Anybody have any suggestions to correct chip in cw
transmission?
73
mike-kb3qja
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Mike,
Would that be plain or Bar-b-Que? ;-)
73,
Tony W7GO
On 7/25/2011 11:09 AM, vicki glover wrote:
Guys,
I know this probably is wrong place to be asking questions about the
heathkit, but, I'm desperate! Anybody have any suggestions to correct chip
in cw transmission?
73
mike-kb3qja
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Having read through the EHAM reviews of the HW-101 (about 4 or 5 pages)
there seem to be no comments about CHIRP during CW operation, although
the general drift is that the rig is a dog on CW in general.
I wonder if your problem with chirp could be due to a seriously (VERY
SERIOUSLY)
Why not ask the question on the HeathKit reflector instead of here?
Doug -- K0DXV
On 7/25/2011 12:51 PM, John Ragle wrote:
Having read through the EHAM reviews of the HW-101 (about 4 or 5 pages)
there seem to be no comments about CHIRP during CW operation, although
the general drift is that
On 11-07-25 02:09 PM, vicki glover wrote:
I know this probably is wrong place to be asking questions about the
heathkit, but, I'm desperate! Anybody have any suggestions to correct
chip in cw transmission?
If the chirp was in receive mode, check bulletin HW-101-32 at
It is instructive to read through what Google has to say:
Google chirp and HW-101 -- looks like chip as in buffalo chip is a
better description than chirp.
John Ragle - W1zI
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Mike, chirp is a sign of VFO instability. It is normal to have a slight amount
of chirp on tube type transceivers and transmitters. The rock solid CW that
is typical of today's phase lock loop products may elude you. So, it depends
on how much chirp you have whether you can cure it. Look at
I subscribe to (am the victim of?) a number of list servers, and find
the Elecraft list to be a much more general font of wisdom than most.
The few characters it takes to transfer a short message to the list
don't really constitute wasteful and burdensome traffic in the modern
age, and I
That is really easy to do. I did and went through a couple weeks of
consternation before I got all the manual and postings about it in my
thick head. Thank you very much, I had successfully repressed all
memory of that episode :)
73, Guy.
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Alan D. Wilcox
Hi Iain
I use a K3 here. Active on WSPR on anything from 2m to 160m (no 6m). Currently
on 20M. Let me know if I can help.
I run WSJT and do JT65 EME as well as FSK441 MS on 2m but happy to assist.
73
Roger-GW4WND
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On 07/25/11 11:09, vicki glover wrote:
...Anybody have any suggestions to correct chip in cw transmission?
mike-kb3qja
I get a thrill when the other ham is using a tube transmitter, or
homebrew, or anything out of the ordinary. I like the bit of chirp or
QRH that tells me a ham is using
Howdy Gang:
After the introduction to the new KX3, I've been wondering if Elecraft is also
giving us a look into a future K4 receiver architecture.
Will they go with a larger size transceiver based on SDR/QSD ala the KX3?? How
about a P3 integrated into the K4???
Of course, dual receivers
I was musing today about my K3. I like the receive equalization feature.
It allows me to boost the sidetone frequency and attenuate all the
others. I thought further. Why can't the equalizer attenuate everything
except my sidetone? Say your sidetone is 600 Hz. Do you really need to
The ARRL SW Rocky Mountain Hamfest in Taos NM is coming up- Aug 5-7.
Elecraft will have booths there and we could really use some booth help
on Friday and Saturday.
If you are attending and could spare a few hours to help share the joy-
Bob (K6XX and I would really appreciate it)
Due to
Hi Kevin:
The K3's APF function does that nicely for me. It provides gain at a single
frequency so it stands out way above the other audio frequencies, and it has
a low enough Q that it doesn't make the band noise sound harsh like very
high slope factor filters do.
Years ago, many Hams the same
If you like chirpy CW, listen to this audio of old commercial shipping ops:
http://www.ae5x.com/blog/2009/12/31/yesteryear-in-radiotelegraphy-audio/
John Harper AE5X
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What would interest me would be a K2.5
Something between the K2 and K3 with the emphasis on intuitive operation and
ease of use.
The Ten Tec Eagle could be a crude example of what I mean, but with Elecraft
MOJO...
73, Bill K3UJ
-Original Message-
From: Joseph Trombino, Jr
I have two K3's on the operating desk that are very similar except in
one way and I can not fine the setting or configuration to correct it.
At present both the rigs are set SPKRS+PH = NO and SPKRS = 1. This
gives me the internal speaker only when headphones are not plugged in,
and then headphones
I keep searching the CONFIG menu and cannot find DUAL PB anywhere. Does
anyone know where it is hidden?
Kevin. KD5ONS
uC 04.16
partial menu list in suspected area where DUAL PB may be found:
...
CW WGHT
DATE
DATE MD
DDS FRQ
DIGOUT1
EXT ALC
FL4 BW
...
According to the manual it should
Yes, before you ask, tech mode is on but that should not be necessary for
this feature.
Kevin.
On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:36:02 -0700, Kevin Rock kev...@coho.net wrote:
I keep searching the CONFIG menu and cannot find DUAL PB anywhere. Does
anyone know where it is hidden?
Kevin.
Hi Kevin,
The DUAL PB menu entry was added in rev 4.17. I suggest you update to
the latest beta rev.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Jul 25, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Kevin Rock wrote:
Yes, before you ask, tech mode is on but that should not be
necessary for
this feature.
Kevin.
On Mon, 25 Jul 2011
Ron,
Have you removed the top cover to check that the speaker connector is
plugged in. If not, that is the first thing I would check.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 7/25/2011 5:26 PM, Ron N5QQ wrote:
I have two K3's on the operating desk that are very similar except in
one way and I can not fine the
Rich, Don and others who have responded,
SRI it has taken several days to respond. Sometimes life gets in the way of
fun. Please don't take my comments below personal. They are just my
observations and thoughts.
I have done a bit more reading and observing and here is what I know. The
K2 in
Will they go with a larger size transceiver based on SDR/QSD ala the
KX3?
SDR/QSD would clearly be a step backward compared to the K3. Now, if
you're talking about A-D at the antenna and a 120 dB dynamic range
at all signal spacing from 50 Hz to 10 MHz, I'm all for it. However,
the
Jim,
As advertized, in AFSK-A or FSK-D data submodes, the K3 should display
the mark frequency.
The K2 does not - it displays the suppressed carrier frequency.
The K3 in DATA-A behaves the same as the K2 and displays the suppressed
carrier frequency.
Check the data sub-mode that you have set
KPA500
Ordered 4/16
Notice it shipped 7/12
Arrived 7/21
On air 7/24
Missing a pack of screws on their way from Elecraft. Works great.
Dan
AB3EN
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Probably what is most important at this point, is that the K2 is over
a decade old design, and your uses of it (data, etc) are probably as
afterthought in the original design as one can possibly get. Have to
remember that single sideband was (and is) optional. That people have
been able to adapt
Hard to believe mathematics is so hard in California...:-)
Gary
On 26 July 2011 09:09, AB3EN ab...@amsat.org wrote:
KPA500
Ordered 4/16
Notice it shipped 7/12
Arrived 7/21
On air 7/24
Missing a pack of screws on their way from Elecraft. Works great.
Dan
AB3EN
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Guy,
You are so correct. PSK31 was in its early infancy when the K2 was
designed, and no provisions were made for data modes. With firmware
version 2.xx, the RTTY filter set was made available, so one could
define a set of filters apart from the SSB filters to dedicate to data
modes - the
California adopted the teaching of 'set theory' in the teaching of
mathematics in the 1960's. Before one can count the screws one must find the
locus of the proper set of screws. This sometimes results in the screws
driving the driver nuts. ;)
de Fred, AE6QL
-Original Message-
From:
Hi Bruce...
I built my KPA500 s/n 179 two weeks ago, flawless assembly, operates
perfectly.
I also noticed the misaligned LEDs post assembly in my build --- very minor
issue as far I'm concerned.
I straightened mine by simply running my fingernail between the lower edge
of the
LEDs and the
Oh, silly me...:-)
Gary
On 26 July 2011 09:47, Fred Townsend ftowns...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
California adopted the teaching of 'set theory' in the teaching of
mathematics in the 1960's. Before one can count the screws one must find
the
locus of the proper set of screws. This sometimes
Fred,
Funny that you should mention set theory.
As a freshman at Case Institute of Technology in 1959, we were subjected
to Geunther's Green Book which was an attempt by the author to have
the freshman math students scrub his efforts at writing a textbook on
set theory - we got the textbook a
In California, mathematics is used as punishment for failing teachers. They
are forced to teach math classes, for which they have no background or
education themselves, in order to get them to fail completely so they can be
fired or encourage them to leave the profession voluntarily, a faster
Have you done the ossilitor (sp) calibration via a zero beat to WWV?
Not only will this have your tx rx wrong but your filters will not be
centered properly for the math to work for the DSP.
Depending on temperature there can also be some drift so make sure
everything is up to temp and
Problem solved.
It turned out to be a computer/software problem.
I had to use a PC (yuk) with a direct patch cord instead of my Mac G5 with
Signalink USB.
All is well again.
73, Damon
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Damon,
I will not comment on the MAC/PC situation, but the injection of the
Signalink USB may be suspect.
I am not a MAC user, so I cannot comment intelligently. I gave up on
Apple after the Apple II because of the proprietary nature of the
software - either you bought Apple software at an
Heh. My high school algebra teacher was mainly a sports coach. Whenever a
hard question came up in class, his gaze would drift over toward my
direction, seeking for a little help...
In California, mathematics is used as punishment for failing
teachers. They
are forced to teach math classes,
I know that many would want to see a do everything K4. However, something
like that could price it beyond the reach of most. Also, keeping a rig strictly
HF keeps things simple and does not compromise performance.
Just my $0.02 for what it's worth.
73,
David
KC9EHQ
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Cleaning a board in a clean room does not ensure it is free of ionic
contamination.
Did you use an aqueous cleaner? If so then that is likely to be a problem
for you, as the pots and trimmer caps are probably not designed for an
aqueous cleaning process.
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* On 2011 25 Jul 20:36 -0500, David Dietrich wrote:
I know that many would want to see a do everything K4. However, something
like that could price it beyond the reach of most. Also, keeping a rig
strictly HF keeps things simple and does not compromise performance.
I'm now of the opposite
The technology has changed so rapidly over the past decade it's no wonder
that some might wonder why the K2 used audio and SSB mode, but that was what
Hams were equipped to use in 2000 and it works extremely well.
Using SSB mode for data goes back much, much farther than 2000 or the
inception of
If there's ever a K4, it'll be a game-changer, or we won't bother.
As of right now we're very happy with the K3, thank you :)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Jul 25, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* On 2011 25 Jul 20:36 -0500, David Dietrich wrote:
I know that many would want to see a do
satisfying the unsatisfiable
seems like a pretty thankless job sometimes doesn't it?
GB 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
On 7/25/2011 9:34 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
If there's ever a K4, it'll be a game-changer, or we won't bother.
As of right now we're very happy with the K3, thank you :)
73,
Wayne
Electronics grade isopropanol.
Guy's I am certified to NASA workmanship standards.
I do this for a living. No flux flies in space for a reason.
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Uh huh! That's what I thought just before you dropped the KX3 bomb on
us! :-)
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
On 25/07/2011 10:34 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
If there's ever a K4, it'll be a game-changer, or we won't bother.
As of right now we're very happy with the K3, thank you :)
73,
Wayne
Folks - This is way OT and inappropriate for this list. Let's end this thread
now.
73,
Eric
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Heh. My high school algebra teacher was mainly a sports coach. Whenever a
hard
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