K9YC raises an important issue. I love my OCF dipole, but only because
I was very careful in how it went up.
My friend in Germany is making a serious study of common mode noise on
OCF dipoles, and from his work I know you must bring the transmission
line away at a 90 degree angle, and use a
His question is ...
Why have some operators sold their TS-590s to buy a K3?
Only one who has sold a TS-590 to purchase a K3 is competent to answer
and state his reason for doing that.
I am almost similarly situated as the original inquisitor... I recently
sold my 590 and now seriously
The 590 has some short falls. No 2nd receiver, some issues on 10m.
Only one roofing filter.
I owned a couple of FT-2000's and they were easy to use. Looked pretty
cool but had some serious performance issues in the receiver. Sold them
and got a K3 and then another one.
Most reflectors
On 5/1/2014 11:14 PM, K8JHR wrote:
My friend in Germany is making a serious study of common mode noise on
OCF dipoles, and from his work I know you must bring the transmission
line away at a 90 degree angle
It's MUCH more than that. OCF (off-center-fed) antennas (dipole implies
balance) are
You might look at:
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=versioniId=26721
The note about winetricks seems to be important.
I have not tried this myself, but it is on the list of things to
experiment with.
Stewart/G3YSX
On 02/05/2014 01:00, Troy,w6hv wrote:
I'm having the same
I just spent a couple of hours in an attempt to understand and use the
WineTricks information. It was a no go for me, I just do not have the
expertise and Linus skills required.
Has anyone else tried this approach?
Bill K-Line
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This sounds like a 15-pin ACC cable problem. Iain's suggestion to isolate a
defective cable sounds right to me.
RS-232 speeds aren't relevant here. This is the 15-pin ACC connector. Your
K3, KAT500 and KPA500 do not communicate with one another via RS-232.
If you can connect your PC to the
Shack layout is very personal. I get that. Laying out my shack is a
hobby within a hobby; however, I cannot seem to get it just right. My
wife will walk by and just shake her head.
I bought a late 2012 27 iMac. The thing is a beast! You cannot adjust
the height of the monitor, but you can
Get the monitor bottom edge down to desktop level. I used to have my
monitors about 10 inches above the desk with the rigs beneath them. The
result was looking up at them. Do NOT look up at monitors - it will
screw your neck up after a while. Also, I have specially cut glasses for
my radio
Many thanks for all the replies so far! I'm grateful for this reflector.
And a good test result. If I connect the K3 and KPA500 directly together,
they works perfectly: the amp follow's the radio's band switches, and the
radio notices when I set the amp from STBY to OPER. So this tells me
Yes, the two cables are the same. Swap them and repeat the test.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/2/2014 8:23 AM, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
Is it possible that the cable between tuner and amp is defective (#E850463)?
As I said in my original post, I've been using the tuner and amp together
for 9 months,
Hello Niel,
Not sure if this is appropriate for this group, but I'll post a response
and see. If not, we can take off line... Your response seems right in
step with where I would be. You might consider your first step as
running your radio on batteries, and killing power to your home. If you
Mike W0MU gave a good beginning, only there is more to the story.
(I gave a class on RFI this past February to our club, so the topic is still
fresh in my mind.)
There may be devices in your house or on your grounds that are
battery-operated, run continuously and may emit RFI.
The batteries
OK, new test results, followed by an inexplicable resolution to the problem!
I'm comparing the two elecraft-specific DB15 cables here, with the
suspicion that one of them is broken or defective.
1. *Physical observation*
The K3/KPA cable has all pins present.
The KPA/KAT cable has pins 1, 6, 7
I strongly concur w/ Bill's advice about getting a special pair of
glasses. In my case, as a programmer, I spend all day in front of the
computer. I have three monitors arranged in front of me, and I found that
bi-focals definitely had a 'sweet spot' and I was always turning my head
or looking
Another option that may fit in the budget is to buy a monitor and use it
instead of the iMac display, that'd give you a lot more flexibility in
monitor location
73, Ross N4RP
On 5/2/2014 7:49 AM, Joel Black wrote:
Shack layout is very personal. I get that. Laying out my shack is a
hobby
I must also concur with Dale, et al. I also have a set of glasses I had
the Optometrist prescribe, and I can not use my bifocals anymore, too
much head movement... That was th best money I have spent in a long
time. One thing you might consider is adding an AR coating to them.
I use ONLY
Ben;
First thing - connect a serial port from the computer to the KPA500, download
the latest _released_ KPA500 firmware and install it into the amplifier. It
contains several things that make the system work together much better,
especially the KPA and KAT500. The current firmware is V1.38.
Jerry,
You are apparently receiving posts in Digest form, and yes, replying is
difficult that way.
I have no problem replying to any posting on the Elecraft reflector - it
is just like any other email.
How?
First, I have the posts sent as individual emails.
Secondly, I have created a folder
Check out the stand by Nifty Products. It works great for this old guys
eyes. There is a link on Elecrafts site or Google it.
On Friday, May 2, 2014, d...@lightstream.net d...@lightstream.net wrote:
I bought a KX3 a few weeks ago and love the radio, but am struggling with
the operating
Hi,
Does anyone have an example Hex command being fired off to a K3 from a
MixW Macro they could send me please?
I used to have a set of macros for MixW and my Pro 3, and want to
recreate them. I can send hex out from MixW, so I want to see if I can
do some control via MixW Macros.
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Thanks
That iMac is a wonderful system, with one of the best monitors available. In
fact, there is a way to adjust the height of the monitor - you just need a
different stand. I believe the iMacs are designed to accept a VESA monitor
adapter, which would allow you to set the computer at pretty much
I would like to submit a request if there is a proper place to submit it to:
When running the K3 on two meters It gets fairly hot fairly quick
since it only uses the side of the case as a heatsink.
I noticed that the K3 Remained warm for some time. When I went Back to HF
and the
fans for
It may produce an answer just as you have posted it, but it all depends
on who is monitoring the list.
For better and more immediate attention, contact k3supp...@elecraft.com.
If you can be more specific about the temperature, it would help -
'fairly hot' does not indicate much. Too hot to
I've found the best quality, high-index lenses to be what works for me. For
me, polycarbonate lenses have a very narrow focus (i.e., like a yagi's
beamwidth) so I was always turning my head to center in my lenses what I was
looking at.
My monitors (two 19 4:3 1280 X 1024) are on an Ergotron
Who needs two receivers when you can buy two complete radios (TS590s) for the
price of the Elecraft
George, W6GFOwing 2)K3s .1)KX3AND 1)TS590S
On Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:55 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com wrote:
The 590 has some short falls. No 2nd receiver, some issues on
I insist on progressive lenses with a wide viewing angle. I tried
bifocals once and they drive me crazy.
With good progressive lenses, distance to the monitor is no problem nor
is reading or working as close as 6 inches. I can lay a newspaper flat
on the table in front of me and read it from
On 5/2/2014 10:38 AM, george fritkin via Elecraft wrote:
Who needs two receivers when you can buy two complete radios (TS590s) for the
price of the Elecraft
The RX muting on transmit for the second receiver is already handled for
you when you buy a K3, you'd have to get creative to implement
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:17 AM, David Cole d...@nk7z.net wrote:
...an example Hex command being fired off to a K3 from a
MixW Macro...
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Dave,
Here are three simple examples:
Puts everything in CW Mode
CATCMDHEX:00 00 00 02 0C
CATWAIT:50
CATCMDHEX:00 00 00 00 08
MODE:CW
Puts
Indeed, shack layout is personal. I have fussed with it off and on for
years, and earlier this year I tried a new one... and so far, it serves me
very well. In my case, I had my K3 etc. right on the desk, with a shelf
above that, which held a pair of 17 monitors, keyer and watt meter.
My desk
Thank you Tony, I will take them apart and see how it works! :) Thanks
mush sir! That saves me a lot of time in getting the first one right.
Anything I get I'll post here.
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On 5/2/2014 10:38 AM, george fritkin via Elecraft wrote:
Who needs two receivers when you can buy two complete radios (TS590s)
for the price of the Elecraft
-
Cause the K3 does not have a transmit spike.
Cause the K3 'may have better ALC
I would suspect that there is some pin/wire in that KPA/KAT cable which
is broken. When used for your purposes between the K3 and the KAT500,
it is not used, but is used for the KAT500 to KPA500 connection. It may
be wise to replace that cable at some point. I would at least put a tag
on it
You can also go into the KPA3 menu and turn the fans on anytime you need
them.
Keith, XE3/K5ENS
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I was thinking that may be the short term fix
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Tony,
Where did you get the list of commands from?
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They are now prescribing what my eye doc called office or computer glasses that
are just for sitting in front of a computer screen while working. I got a pair
and they are just great. No more eye or neck problems. Ask for a pair next time
you are at your eye doctors office you won’t be sorry.
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:22 AM, David Cole d...@nk7z.net wrote:
...Where did you get the list of commands...
===
If you have the MixW help files installed, you can find a very extensive
list of macro commands there. The best way to send commands to the K3 is
not via Hex, but via
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KXPA100 Production Firmware MCU 1.28 has been released to production status and
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KXPA100 MCU 1.28.
Interesting.
I have a slightly different take. The two cables should be identical, with the
same pins missing. If the cable is broken, as Don suggests, you would see very
strange operation, but unless all the pins were broken, you would see
something. the fact that you are seeing nothing tells
Oh buy the fingers got ahead of the brain. The intact cable goes from the KPA
to the KAT, while the other cable goes from the K3 to the KAT.
I seem to recall that we sent out a few bad cables a while back. This sounds
like one of them. Contact tech support to get a replacement cable.
Jack
Again, thank you Tony!!! Now that I am finally getting moved into the
K3, it is time to start addressing the lost macros from my Pro 3. I had
not used the CATCMD from MixW, so that will be a fun!!! Sure will make
it easy!
I just wish FLDigi did direct RTS or DTR keying for CW now, I'd consider
It appears to me that no-radial verticals are also OCF dipoles,
vertically oriented. In my new QTH I will be limited to a vertical, and
I chose a Cushcraft (well, MFJ now) R8. It has a built-in 'balun' --
that is, a choke -- but I am taking no chances and have prepared another
choke that I
When building the K2, one installs a couple of back-to-back diodes across the
input of the IF amplifier to clamp the input voltage. However, if there is a
large signal on the antenna during receive, what protection is there for the RF
preamp transistor and the first mixer? Does the micro
On 5/2/2014 10:12 AM, Vic Rosenthal K2VCO wrote:
It appears to me that no-radial verticals are also OCF dipoles,
vertically oriented. In my new QTH I will be limited to a vertical, and
I chose a Cushcraft (well, MFJ now) R8. It has a built-in 'balun' --
that is, a choke -- but I am taking no
On 5/2/2014 11:45 AM, Phil Kane wrote:
Honolulu Emergency Amateur Radio Club (I have no
financial interest in the club or the product other than satisfaction).
It's tuned by the KAT/100 and rated for 40m and down, but it will also
tune to 60m. 80/75m is something else, same as the
Isn't this more of a Zepp than an OCF?
On 5/2/2014 11:55 AM, Phil Kane wrote:
On 5/2/2014 11:45 AM, Phil Kane wrote:
Honolulu Emergency Amateur Radio Club (I have no
financial interest in the club or the product other than satisfaction).
It's tuned by the KAT/100 and rated for 40m
Matt,
There is no provision for that as far as I know, however the 2N5109 used
in the K2 preamp stage is quite a robust transistor. For instance the
absolute maximum base to emitter voltage is rated at 3 volts and the K2
preamp design raises the emitter 1.3 volts above the board ground. It
Hi Tony,
Thank you! Got my first macro going... It adjusts MixW to the sweet
spot for my hearing, then moves the passband of the K3 to that same
freq, and then narrows down the Bandwidth to a few hundred HZ.
Also got my three filter select Macros going...
Wow... CATCMD, (THANK YOU
I am a funny sort of guy. If you cannot be sure which cable is perfect
- replace both! You have a $3000 Plus radio plus and a $2000 Plus amp
and also an expensive tuner... Sheesh... I would get two new cables
under warranty or bite the bullet and just pay up, and sleep well at
night.
In
FYI, Elecraft is sending me a replacement cable. :-)
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On 5/2/2014 10:19 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I insist on progressive lenses with a wide viewing angle.
Please tell me who makes a progressive lens with the same viewing
angle as an executive (Franklin) bifocal? I have been looking for
a progressive lens that will allow me to read large
I got tired of reaching behind to hook up a cable to the aux receiver
antenna input, so made up a cable with a couple of 1N4002 diodes across the
cable from center conductor to ground (cathode end of one diode to center
conductor and anode to the shield and the other diode anode end to center
I tried progressive lenses three times, and each one ended in
frustration, because the reading area is limited to a circular bulls
eye that makes head swiveling mandatory for covering a wide area. If
anyone knows of a progressive without this characteristic, I'd be first
in line.
...robert
According to the advertizing mats at my Eyecare place. Baush and Lomb
offers 3 progressive viewing widths. Balancing cost and desire for a
wide view, I choose the middle width.
I don't know about covering 3 monitors at once, but with a viewing
distance of 30 inches, the entire width of my 20
I called the Elecraft Sales Office to head off a potential issue with my
online order, and the gal on the phone was most pleasant, helpful,
courteous, and (best of all) with it. I hope management will read
this message.
Happy days.
-- K8JHR -
Gotta love it!
-- K8JHR
On 5/2/2014 3:45 PM, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
FYI, Elecraft is sending me a replacement cable. :-)
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While we are on the topic of MixW and Elecraft..(and there's no good
MixW help available)
I have been using MixW (first v.2 now v.3.1.1) with my K2 for about 7
years. Recently I noticed that the on-screen Log was only showing the
last two contacts, versus it showing about 6 or 8 before. I
Thanks Don. I was chatting to a fellow KX3 owner about how the KX3 protects
itself in the presence of strong RF, and he remarked that my K2 would probably
do the same. When I looked into it, I was reaching similar conclusions as you,
although I didn't find any information about maximum signal
Yep, I have even had Bad issues taken care of nicely.
From: K8JHR jricha...@k8jhr.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 4:43 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Wow... nice experience
I called the Elecraft Sales Office to head off a potential
I have Three Pairs of Glasses
A pair progressive bifocals for general wear, a pair for reading,
and a pair for working on computers (what I do for a living).
Single vision glasses are typically reasonably priced and come in handy.
From: Larry Wassmann
I have a couple of macros worked out for that, I need to see if I can optimize
them then turn them into a rotatable macro.
From: XE3/K5ENS via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 11:12 AM
Subject: Re:
I got one of these, it’s a high quality item, recommended.Leroy AB7CE
-Original Message-
From: fredem
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 10:13 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Cool your KX3 and no price increase in May.
VE7FMN's Cooler KX heat sink next production run
Well ... I can tell you with absolute certainty, zero doubt, that a 500
W 80m CW transmission consisting on one dit can, and did, silence the
front end of the K3 across the room on 75m for the remainder of the
contest. The antennas were probably in each other's near field.
Corollary
20 would cover one of my three monitors at a typical 24 viewing
distance vs. an approximately 160 degree field of view with the
executive bifocals.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 5/2/2014 4:42 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
According to the advertizing mats at my Eyecare place. Baush and Lomb
offers 3
Matt,
Yes, I moved the decimal in the wrong direction! Your calculation is
correct.
If you have the K2 connected to an antenna near other antennas that is
being used for transmit, then I would strongly recommend that you either
disconnect the antenna from the K2 (or KX3 or any other
I experienced that with polycarbonate lenses but not with high quality,
high-index plastic ones.
73, Jim N7US
-Original Message-
I tried progressive lenses three times, and each one ended in frustration,
because the reading area is limited to a circular bull's eye that makes
head
Hi,
I noticed the same thing with my order of a few weeks ago... Everyone I
dealt with seemed to actually have a clue! Very refreshing.
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Phil,
Are you a member of the Yahoo group in my sig below? If not, join, then
look in the files section. There is a fellow there who has totally
rewritten all the help files and keeps them current.
If you do get them, and like them, please thank him... He is a fellow
from the UK, and I can't
I Probably should have suggested this on the first email, post to the
list in my sig. You will get an answer, there are literately several
thousand MixW users there. 4k users signed up to that list.
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for MixW
I have been using my K3/KPA500 setup for quite sometime. I am using the
standard cable between the K3 ACC port and the KPA500 AUX for communications
between the radio and the amp. This has worked perfectly from the
beginning. At some time in the past, I wanted to use my Yaesu MKV Field to
I have them as well and highly recommend them.
73, Doug -- K0DXV
On 5/2/2014 9:28 AM, Larry Wassmann wrote:
They are now prescribing what my eye doc called office or computer glasses that
are just for sitting in front of a computer screen while working. I got a pair
and they are just great.
David,
Yes, the AUX cable connected to the K3 will cause the KPA500 to do
strange things when attempts are made to use the KPA500 with another
transceiver. And those strange things will depend on whether the K3
is powered on or off.
May I suggest that you alter the K3 to KPA500 AUX cable
FWIW... I thought I'd mention this..
I bought my KX3 heat sink from Fred Meier VE7FM a while ago.
It is a very well machined precision product and fits beautifully,
everything lined up perfectly - and it took me less than 10 minutes to
install.
I chose the micro bead blasted finish to increase
I have also struggled with the layout of my iMac with my station. I was
using it with my radios to the side because like you I didn't like the
screen being to high. I wound up getting me a second monitor a 27 IPS
from MonoPrice. So I have it mounted on a arm so it is lower with my iMac
to the
I tried following the directions in KE7X’s book (7.5.2) to try and get a handle
on how all this works, but ran into an odd problem - the KX3 utility program
doesn’t seem to put out any sound. I unplugged the cable from the
headphone/line out jack on my Macbook Pro and it was completely silent.
I also bought one of Fred's heatsinks for my KX3.
I tested the KX3 with continuous keydown at 10 watts for 10 minutes -
shack ambient temperature of 22.5 degC (72 degF).
Without the heat sink, my KX3 throttled back to 5 watts after 4 minutes,
30 seconds. After the power reduction, the KX3 PA
Jeff,
The KX3 Utility program is not intended to put out any sound (on any OS
platform). I am not certain where you found information that is does.
The path for sound from Fldigi is quite different. Fldigi is sort of
an SDR application in that it takes the bandpass of the input audio and
Hi David,
I've been doing this for at least a year, and it works fine. However, I
always leave the K3 powered ON when I'm using the other radios, and I can
switch between radios by switching only the coaxial switch. I just tried
turning OFF the K3 while trying to drive the amp from the KX3, and I
I like this paddle, but the fingerpieces seem a bit too thin and have
some give to them.
Does anyone know of a third-party that makes more sturdy plastic, or
wood replacements?
Thanks in advance and 72/73 de Jim - AD6CW
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I made a new pair from the remnants of a traffic sign. Had them
Chrome plated. They look very nice and don't bend.
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On 5/2/2014 5:58 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
I like this paddle, but the fingerpieces seem a bit too thin and have
some give to them.
Does anyone know of a
Another vote of appreciation for Fred's heat sink.
I've not done any tests as yet, but I looked at
Dave's results and know it will meet my wants and
needs for digital modes where duty cycle can be
high. A classy design which looks and works well
on my KX3.It meets all my criteria for adding
Thanks, Dick, but you're talking to a guy who barely got a C in metal
shop in 8th grade many years ago. :-)
73 de Jim - AD6CW
On 5/2/2014 6:06 PM, Richard Solomon wrote:
I made a new pair from the remnants of a traffic sign. Had them
Chrome plated. They look very nice and don't bend.
73,
I went back through the entire chapter and re-read it (as opposed to
mis-reading it).
Now I get it. Thanks for clearing me up Don.
73,
Jeff - KG7HDZ
On May 2, 2014, at 5:53 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Jeff,
The KX3 Utility program is not intended to put out any sound
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