I guess I said it wrong - I was referring to the VCO Test in Part 2 for the
RF Board. After the PLL Reference Oscillator Test, I changed bands to 80
meters and was about to adjust frequency to 4000.10 when the Info 080
message popped up again. As I stated, when using CAL FCTR the frequency I
Just installed the P3SVGA option.
First impression on Acer LCD G226HQL (21.5) ist excellent.
I wonder now where/how to configure the K3 text decode function so the CR/LF
characters are maintained (not replaced by space character)???
73,
Heinz HB9BCB
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On 27 Oct 2012, at 18:14, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Peter,
It is not feedback - it is the monitor
A request - could people please NOT put a space between KAT and 500 in the
subject, I believe the correct reference is KAT500 and that's what my mail
filters are looking for - I'm sure you would't type 'K 3'.
Thank from one who at present, isn't interested in the KPA500 or KAT500
(because my
Any KAT500 buyers plan on using their tuner with an older amp such as the
SB-220? If so, please post your experience with that setup, where the
KAT500 is seeing 800-900 watts or so; thanks!
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Woke up early and when I woke up the station, the KAT500 turned on when the P/S
turned on, but instead of being in AUTO where it was when I shut it off (yes, I
shut the KAT500 off first with the front panel button) it came up locked in
MANual and the mode button would NOT turn it off or cause
Ben,
It sounds like re-heating of the solder connections on both sides of C121 is
in order. The fact that your RF voltage on terminal 3 of T1 has the proper
ratio to that on terminal 1 implies that T1's solder joints are OK. The
absence of RF on the driver (Q6 base circuit) side of C121 could
You have mentioned 4 problems now - the Info 080 problem, the LCD
backlight, a missing segment on the last character displayed, and a zero
frequency reading when doing the VCO test.
Neither of those problems are related to the other problems, so I
strongly suspect that your soldering is at
Ben,
When you have low output, it is normal for the RF voltages at the
working stages to be much greater than the listed expected values.
Since the Q5 output is higher than expected, but the Q6 input is zero
(or close to it), you have a problem between Q5 and Q6. Refer to the
schematic and
Yes, I also agree that CMP 30 is a bit much. On my rig, the
open ragchew wide dynamic range setting is 18 and the in
your face contest compression punch setting is 24. Any
more than 25, and you start to reach the point of
diminishing returns in inteligibility. I use the Yamaha
Boomset here, so
Hello Elecrafters,
I have to work tomorrow morning local time. Therefore, I already QRT.
During the contest, I find the KPA500 can readily deliver over 600W PEP. The
amplifier is just a bit warm and fan noise is minimal. I am still waiting for
the KAT500.
10m had been very good and I
Has anyone found any difficulties running Win8 in regard to using the Elecraft
utilities for upgrade, etc?
Chuck, KE9UW
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I have my CMP at 25 which for my K3 is the max before the audio is degraded. My
MIC at 28. The microphone is a Shure Dynamic with relatively low output. I get
reports of fantastic audio and powerful audio and almost always break
through pileups. The K3 has proven to be a great sideband rig in
When I turned the K3 on this morning, I decided to listen to 60m, to get
away from the contesting.
As I went through the bands from the 2 meg frequency I had been monitoring,
when it got to the 5 MHz band it seemed to be a bit deaf.
Volume was considerably lower, but signal on the P3 looked
Sorry for the OT, but this reflector is about the only place I trust for good
info.
I want to buy Win7 before it's no longer available [Win8 seems too far out for
me]. I
have a 64bit processor. What's the experience with the 32 bit versus 64 bit
versions
for operating the range of customary
I don't want to belabor my problem (albeit a very minor one), but had the
K3/KPA500/P3 on for maybe an hour or so just tuning the band. I heard a
station on 17M SSB calling CQ and I answered him. Just like a few times
before, I saw only low power out (only K3 drive power to KPA500) at first. I
Unless you have some very old software go with 64 bit.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 10/28/2012 12:42 PM, Robert G. Strickland wrote:
Sorry for the OT, but this reflector is about the only place I trust for good
info.
I want to buy Win7 before it's no longer available [Win8 seems too far out
I run most all of those on a Win7 64 machine with no problems.
73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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Win7-64 bit works fine here with the Elecraft Utility, Memory Program,
LP-Bridge, NaP3 and K3EZ.
73,
Dick - KA5KKT
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David,
Check your PRE and ATT setting on 60m compared to your other bands. I
would guess that you have the ATT engaged on 60m and not on the other bands.
73, Dale
WA8SRA
On 10/28/2012 12:22 PM, David Little wrote:
When I turned the K3 on this morning, I decided to listen to 60m, to get
away
Preamp, Attenuator, ATU, AGC were all checked before determining that the
audio on 60m was lacking.
The levels on the P3 were also checked to aid in determining the problem.
RX EQ was all maxed out in able to overcome the inherit audio attenuation
when the EQ settings are moved off of +16.
David,
Why not set up two filters?
Rick
K6LE
On 10/28/2012, at 2:31 , David Ferrington, M0XDF m0...@alphadene.co.uk
wrote:
A request - could people please NOT put a space between KAT and 500 in the
subject, I believe the correct reference is KAT500 and that's what my mail
filters are
The only issue I had was getting the computer/rig interface working. My
old computer had a real serial port so it was my first experience in
USB/serial adapters. The one with the FTDI chipset worked fine with
Win7 drivers. I never could find a Win7 driver that would work with the
older
My newly acquired 30 year old amp comes with QSK. As there was a
different relay than came stock I have to assume the circuitry may
have been altered in the past. I have no way to know this.
After two weeks of normal amp behavior I found the T/R vacuum relay
had locked in the transmit
Config menu item TX DLY, on page 61 of the K3 manual.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 10/28/12 4:09 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
My newly acquired 30 year old amp comes with QSK. As there was a
different relay than came stock I have to assume the circuitry may
have been altered in the past. I have no way to
Gary,
The config menu TX DLY parameter will change the time from keydown to
the onset of RF.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 10/28/2012 4:09 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
My question for here is; if the amp is not properly sequencing with
the K3, what setting can I change within the K3 to provide more time
for
I run COMP=20 on my K3 with a Heil HM10-5 desk mic (older model I
bought in 1998 with wide freq element). Get great audio reports on
SSB on either HF or 2m-SSB. I have only modified Tx equalization for
three lowest audio freq bands as mainly running conversational
operating on a couple HF
is it possible to remove me from this list...a bit overwhelming but a lot of
good information...thanking you in advance..
Bill Hopwood
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Do this at the risk of QSD CW. Higher settings (10ms) cause this.
The bad keying is independent of internal or external keyer.
It is a bug that has never been fixed in the K3.
73 de Brian/K3KO
On 10/28/2012 3:23 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Gary,
The config menu TX DLY parameter will change
My TX DLY setting is 015. If I've got it this high and I still had a
problem, this makes it difficult for me to know what to do; I use QSK
much more than any other mode/setting as I chase DX and do not want
to transmit while the DX station is replying to someone hopefully
me. I can use semi
Sorry - catching up on reading posts that I missed while traveling last week.
I have a 6m preamp from another mfr on my K3, but would consider a
PR10/6 combined preamp, if offered. At present I only have a single
6-element 6m yagi pointed toward US West Coast (az=115) so no issue
with the 6m
Go to the Home URL posted beneath all signatures on reflector posts.
Instructions are there. 73, Guy.
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 4:59 PM, William Hopwood hopwoo...@yahoo.comwrote:
is it possible to remove me from this list...a bit overwhelming but a lot
of good information...thanking you in
It's an old Alpha of the 77DX/SX clan. Unfortunately there's nobody I
know of around here that knows these amps it's too heavy to ship so
I'll have to do my best and amp repair/schematic wrangling is not my
strong point. There is a Kilovac relay in there and Alpha always used
jennings so
On Oct 28, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Mike K8CN mike.car...@unh.edu wrote:
It sounds like re-heating of the solder connections on both sides of C121 is
in order. The fact that your RF voltage on terminal 3 of T1 has the proper
ratio to that on terminal 1 implies that T1's solder joints are OK. The
Just a couple comments from one long in the tooth. Vacuum relays will last
forever if switch unloaded, that is no RF current flowing. I have built many
industrial power sources and never replaced a vacuum relay, UNLESS, the control
sequence failed and allowed either power to be applied before
Jim,
Did you try removing and re-applying DC power to your KAT500? It's
very unlikely that re-downloading the firmware would have fixed
anything.
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Jim Sheldon w...@cox.net wrote:
Woke up early and when I woke up the station, the KAT500
Gents. . .
Reference Instruction Sheet supplied with KXPD3 upgrade kit, Revision
B1, September 24, 2012:
1) Firstparagraph, second to last sentence reads, The original spring
is the stiffest. It should read The original spring is the medium
strengthspring.
2) Bottom of page 1, the Parts
I took my KX3 with me this weekend in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
[IMG]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/Backpacking%20Stuff/IMG_0478.jpg[/IMG]
http://s118.beta.photobucket.com/user/KC8QVO/media/Backpacking%20Stuff/IMG_0478.jpg.html
And the amount of RAM you can install could lead to a big performance increase!
Bill
K9YEQ
Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote:
Unless you have some very old software go with 64 bit.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 10/28/2012 12:42 PM, Robert G. Strickland wrote:
Sorry for the OT, but this
After some extensive on the air testing with my Son, this is what we have
found.
One by one I eliminated pieces of equipment starting with the KPA500, then
the KAT100, followed
by removing the KPA100 from the K2, then changing power supplies, hooking
the basic K2 to the 2.5A ps
that I power the
Chuck,
I downloaded and have installed Win8 on a second partition.
Thus far, all of the Elecraft utilities have worked with a caveat - I
installed the K3 utility and it worked fine. I installed the P3 utility
and could not talk to the P3. At that point, I installed Fldigi and
Flrig.
You are looking at two different KXPD3 documents, Kent.
Earlier KXPD3 all had the firm spring by default. After initial shipments
and customer feedback, it was decided to build KXPD3s with the medium
spring and include a firmer and lighter spring so the feel could be adjusted
by changing springs.
Yup, you're right on all accounts, Ron.
But typosand confusion still remain.
If the original paddle that shipped with KX3 serial number 21(kit
version) had a firm spring, then why does my upgrade kit have an
envelope labeledE980218 Spring, KXPD3 Firm? I don't need two firm
springs.
And how
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