On 1/28/2012 7:30 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I just cannot unserstand how the KPA500 can create birdies during
periods of receive.
Don,
When thinking about sources of RF trash, remember that ANY oscillator or
microprocessor or any other piece of digital circuitry generates RF
trash as a
Am planning build a KFL1-2 for 12 10M using some posts from late 2005 / early
2006 as guide. Would appreciate hearing experiences of anyone else who has
tried putting a K1 on 12 or 10. 73, Curt KB5JO
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Terry,
I would suggest you purchase a #1 Phillips screwdriver. That along with
your ESD safe work area and your DMM will be all that is needed - yes,
you will need a power supply - use 13.8 volts (or up to 15 volts), and
the power needs a coaxial 2.1mm plug - center positive, and a dummy load
Hello Fred,
I would love to see a macro section on a web page. The information in
the Utility Help file and the Programmer's reference is a great place to
start but having some sort of place for new macros to be collected and
discussed would be great, particularly if the macros could be
Terry, Don's recommendation to use a #1 Phillips is right on. It's a perfect
fit for all the different screws in the kits. I would also like to recommend
the version with the 8 inch long shaft for several reasons. First, the
longer shaft allows you to approach some long sideways angles where there
Anybody have any ideas on how to remove the bolt and nut holding the
power toroid without removing the toroid? Then once out, how to put the
bolt and nut back?
73 de Brian/K3KO
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I can't see a #1 Phillips being a good fit for both a 2-56 and 6-32 screw
head. Also, all Phillips screwdrivers are not the same, thanks to a lot of
confusion between different manufacturers and even confusion between
Phillips and cross-point screwdrivers.
That's why the instructions suggest
This is true although when I built my K2/100 I used a magnetized tip #1
and #2 Phillips, both with 8 shanks.
I wouldn't go anywhere near one of these kits with an electric screw
driver. I don't care how adjustable the torque is.
I do use one building PC's but not Elecraft kits.
On 1/29/2012
On 1/29/2012 9:57 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
I can't see a #1 Phillips being a good fit for both a 2-56 and 6-32 screw
head. Also, all Phillips screwdrivers are not the same, thanks to a lot of
confusion between different manufacturers and even confusion between
Phillips and cross-point
the Robertson forever! (a square hole)
we Canadians like our Robertson screws, not sure if you have them in the
US or not but a screwdriver fits much better than in Phillips screws
Al ve3gam
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From: Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
I agree that buying cheap tools is often a foolish gamble but there's more
to it than that.
The tips of *real* Phillips No.1 and No.2 screwdrivers are different. The
No.1 tip comes to a point where the No.2 and No. 3 have blunt end.
And then there's the other cross point tips that many confuse
I am trying to run PSK 31. I cannot figure out how from the K3 owners manual,
particularly page 31. I have a P3, and am trying to use DX4WIN logging program
on my HP Notebook computer. I have my Notebook plugged into the RS 232 Port on
the K3. I have the Notebook plugged into the PC RS 232
I use mostly square head screws around the house and for wood-working
projects. They are great - no slips or messed up heads. And, you can
really apply some heavy-duty torque to them.
There are a few other kinds of heads also - I have most of the driver
sets - need them to take a modern car or
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote:
The tips of *real* Phillips No.1 and No.2 screwdrivers are different
=
Yep. A German company called Wiha sells a nice set of Phillips that
have worked well for me. They're available at lots of places in the
Hello to all. While constructing new K3 during Synthesizer Calibation I got
the above error code toward the end of the calibration sequence. Anyone
familiar with this? Also I notice a jumper on connector J64A 'W4'. Was I
supposed to remove this? I don't recall seeing it before with other
Curt wrote:
Am planning build a KFL1-2 for 12 10M using some posts from late
2005 / early 2006 as guide. Would appreciate hearing experiences
of anyone else who has tried putting a K1 on 12 or 10.
I don't have any recommendations for this, but I would like to see a final
K1 product be a
Terry and All,
With regard to screw drivers; Phillips screw drivers are what you need to use.
Phillips screw drivers have a small flat point on them. You have to look
closely to see that on the small ones.
Reed and Prince screw drivers, however are cut to a sharp point and look almost
the
Hi
I have started adding support for the K3 in my ham radio applications for Linux.
I am currently working with my xdemorse app which decodes Morse code via
the sound card and can also control the transceiver (tune in a signal on the
waterfall exactly by changing the frequency of the receiver).
I don't have a Unix system, so can't speak Unix to you but in my personal
application written in C# I do this:
do
{
byteRead = (byte)serialPort.ReadByte();
byteBuffer[bufferedByteCount++] = byteRead;
s =
Neoklis,
I can't speak definitively on the differences between the Yaesu and the
K3 serial behavior, but I can speak with knowledge on serial I/O in Linux.
The read() system call attempts to read the number of bytes you asked
for. This means that when you call it, it will immediately return
Terry, be aware that the correct amount of torque is determined as much by
the objects being fastened by the screw as it is by the strength of the
screw.
In some places, a screw threads into soft plastic. Any extra movement beyond
the point at which the head touches the surface will strip the
Or maybe, questions ... that could end up being features:
1) Is there any way to do per-band OPER/STBY on the KPA500?
For example, my K3 uses ANT2 to drive my 30 and 60 meter antennas. (The
amplifier is fed from ANT1.)
When I select either of those two bands, the amp stays in OPER mode,
Why Per Band OPER/STBY is not really necessary...
Since you use ANT2 for 30m 60m, and since you use power = PER BAND, just
set both the OPER mode and STBY mode power to 100W (or 50W on 60m). The K3
will transmit at that power whether the amp is in OPERate mode or STBY or
OFF.
OPER mode power is
I would add that when the screwdriver no longer does that, it is time to
replace it.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/29/2012 12:57 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
A good fitting Phillips screwdriver will allow you to hold the screwdriver
horizontally with the screw on the end and the screw won't fall off.
I am interested in getting into CW contesting and have seen reference to
the Winkey Keyer by K1EL. My Rig is an Elecraft K3 and I use N1MM for
logging. Is there utility in using a keyer in addition to that provided by
Elecraft? Thanks in advance.
--
Frank KD8FIP
I have the Winkey keyer. It works very well with N1MM and my K3. The
software to add character strings to the keyer come with the kit.
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
On 1/29/2012 3:49 PM, Frank MacDonell wrote:
I am interested in getting into CW contesting and have seen reference to
the
On 1/29/2012 3:49 PM, Frank MacDonell wrote:
Is there utility in using a keyer in addition to that provided by
Elecraft?
No such utility is needed -- N1MM talks to it directly via the USB or
serial connection. The WinKey works pretty well and takes only a few
hours to build.
73, Jim K9YC
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Frank MacDonell kd8...@gmail.com wrote:
I am interested in getting into CW contesting and have seen reference to
the Winkey Keyer by K1EL. My Rig is an Elecraft K3 and I use N1MM for
logging. Is there utility in using a keyer in addition to that provided by
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:
On 1/29/2012 3:49 PM, Frank MacDonell wrote:
Is there utility in using a keyer in addition to that provided by
Elecraft?
No such utility is needed -- N1MM talks to it directly via the USB or
serial connection. The
Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote:
I can't see a #1 Phillips being a good fit for both a 2-56 and 6-32
screw
head. Also, all Phillips screwdrivers are not the same, thanks to a
lot of
confusion between different manufacturers and even confusion between
Phillips and cross-point screwdrivers.
* On 2012 29 Jan 14:36 -0600, Neoklis Kyriazis wrote:
Hi
I have started adding support for the K3 in my ham radio applications for
Linux.
I am currently working with my xdemorse app which decodes Morse code via
the sound card and can also control the transceiver (tune in a signal on the
Yes, I was going to suggest hamlib, too. Once you've programmed for one
rig, you've programmed for all. It's quite a package.
Nate Bargmann wrote:
As Hamlib is available for POSIX and Win32 systems, have you considered
it? If the K3 support is not up to part, let me know. I'd like to
* On 2012 29 Jan 17:50 -0600, Frank MacDonell wrote:
I am interested in getting into CW contesting and have seen reference to
the Winkey Keyer by K1EL. My Rig is an Elecraft K3 and I use N1MM for
logging. Is there utility in using a keyer in addition to that provided by
Elecraft? Thanks in
Frank,
If you just want to 'buy' something or if you just want to spend your money,
then probably go with the Winkey.
However in my opinion, that is really silly since N1MM sends perfect CW via
the serial port. Just read the K3 setup notes in the N1MM documents where it
tells you how to set up
Yes, in most cases. Most logging programs are capable of forming Morse dits and
dahs and sending them via a suitably configured and level-converted serial or
parallel port. But if the computer is heavily loaded, such as by telnet
spotting data, the code can be garbled. To avoid this, many
What is the cure for an ERR BP2 in a K3? The manual says to de-install
KBPF3 on the RF board. This sounds serious and complicated.
Is this an error msg that must be fixed, or can it wait until our crew
returns from a dxpedition?
73, George
George Wagner, K5KG
Sarasota, FL
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Nate Bargmann n...@n0nb.us wrote:
The Master Keyer 1 by Dale, N0XAS is also worthy...
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I can't comment on the Winkey, but I also have a Master Keyer, and
like Nate I like it. You can control it from your computer or use its
memories.It does many more
I've noticed that the ability of the K3 to recover from disturbances in
RS232 isn't what my memory of it used to be.
For example, if I start a second program sending query commands the the K3,
I can never get it to answer any more serial commands. My belief is that it
used to eventually get back
Leigh,
No firmware changes were made that should affect this. All I did was
provide more robust rejection of ill-formatted commands that were
coming from HRD and other programs when allowed to poll at too fast a
rate. I heard from over a dozen users of various programs that this
change
Thank you, Wayne.
Changing the retry interval from 50ms to 250ms seems to fix the problem I
encountered, which in more detail was this: When an unrelated program
strobes the RS232 ports (looking for compatible devices) it gets the K3 out
of sync. With the longer retry delay it gets back in sync
The K3 Utility waits 500 msec before retrying a command if an expected
response doesn't arrive. My rationale is that if the rig is too busy to
respond, me beating on it for a retry isn't going to help the situation. I
retry most things up to 10 times. Some things aren't retried at all.
Dick,
http://www.elecraft.com
On Jan 29, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU le...@wa5znu.org
wrote:
Thank you, Wayne.
Changing the retry interval from 50ms to 250ms seems to fix the problem I
encountered, which in more detail was this: When an unrelated program
strobes the
On 1/29/2012 4:10 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
I believe he meant utility as in fitness for some purpose or worth to
some end (m-w.com):)
Yeah, after I read your excellent response I figured that out. :)
73, Jim
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I have a K3 with the P3 Panadapter and I notice that if my ESSB is OFF and
I transmit and then turn on the P3 I can monitor my audio bandwidth at the
correct center frequency. Audio playback works great for this - giving
me plenty of time to re-boot the P3 during the K3's transmit.
KPA 500 Serial # 635 kit now working after about 6hours of fun putting it
together.
73
Karl VK2GKA
K3,P3,KPA500
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Help:
I am contemplating a future sale or trade of my K3/100 and need to come up
with an appropriate used value.
It is a somewhat early serial number (~750) and has the following options:
main rx 6.0, 2.7, 1.0, .4, and .25 filters, General coverage BPF, and high
stability TCXO. It has the stock KXV3
I never saw this show up on the reflector, so I'm resending it.
73,
Phil, NS7P
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