Re: [Elecraft] advice please

Thank you to those that emailed me directly. Thanks for your help. Gerald - KC6CNN - Gerald K1 # 0014 K3 # 6294 KX3 # 757 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/advice-please-tp7632164p7632165.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Elecraft] advice please

I have been trouble shooting a problem that arose in the shack. The problem is that while in a qso my kat500 will start rising in SWR's. I decided to check the system out by hooking a dummy load to the coax connector at the tower. The K Line performs as expected. SWR are 1:1 and it sits there

[Elecraft] K3/100 for sale

First owner. Owned for 2+ years, used for about 3000 QSOs, non-smoker, not a single issue. The rig never left my air-conditioned shack. Working great. Includes: K3 (S/N 8053), KFL3A-2.7K (2.7kHz 5 pole filter), KPA3 (K3 100W PA), KFL3A-400 (K3 400Hz 8 pole CW filter), KUSB (K3 USB to serial

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Inverter type generators used for FD?

FWIW In UK, Honda 2k here, used for FD, iota, etc, etc, NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER. Ken.. G0ORH Sent from my iPad > On 28 Jun 2017, at 17:42, Mike Maloney wrote: > > Curious if anyone used 2000W inverter type generator for portable FD > operation? What brand machine and what

[Elecraft] Speaker audio

Hello I just unpacked my K3 after FD and I am not hearing any audio from the built in speaker although I am hearing fine with headphones. This must be something simple. Can anyone help me out? thanks todd WB2ZAB __ Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] KX3 - Switching power source while operating

Hi, I’m wondering if anything is known about how much of an intermittent loss of power a KX3 will more or less not notice, during full use (transmit at 15W), and during receive? Asking because I’m considering some power solutions, and wondering if it could be useful to switch between multiple

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Switching power source while operating

Terje, A loss of power will not allow the KX3 to power down gracefully, so some information such as what frequency, mode, and other data may be lost. To insure a seamless transfer between batteries, you may want to design your controls so that two battery packs are in parallel for a short time

Re: [Elecraft] Speaker audio

CONFIG-->SPKRS-->2? 73, Fred ("Skip") K6DGW Sparks NV USA Washoe County DM09dn On 6/28/2017 12:38 PM, todd ruby wrote: Hello I just unpacked my K3 after FD and I am not hearing any audio from the built in speaker although I am hearing fine with headphones. This must be something simple. Can

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Switching power source while operating

> On 28 Jun 2017, at 23:51, Ken G Kopp wrote: > > Wonder if a high capacity electrolytic capacitor would hide the effect of the > "power bump"? If the bump is short enough, and the caps are big enough, then I don't see why not. From the perspective of the KX3, there

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Switching power source while operating

Seems to me the most straightforward approach would be to put a set of batteries in the KX3. Then you can drop and restart external power without worrying about the time delay. The radio won’t care. Only thing you might have to do is adjust output power if you were operating above the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Switching power source while operating

Grant, RE:  "Seems to me the most straightforward approach would be to put a set of batteries in the KX3.  Then you can drop and restart external power without worrying about the time delay." That was exactly my first thought as well.  It certainly works fine on receive and it solves the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Intermittents serial disconnect problem

Rick, Thanks - I've checked all and the only one that is enabled is my USB 3.0 port for external backup. 73, Mike On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Rick WA6NHC wrote: > If you're using anything USB related (serial converter) start with: in > Device Manager, make sure that

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Inverter type generators used for FD?

On Wed,6/28/2017 9:42 AM, Mike Maloney wrote: Curious if anyone used 2000W inverter type generator for portable FD operation? What brand machine and what experience with RF noise encountered?Did anyone use Champion or Predator brand inverter generators? For many years, we've used the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Intermittents serial disconnect problem

As Dick mentioned this is the most likely reason. There is another power management setting that should be checked and disabled as well. Open the device manager, and expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers. In there there will entries such as Generic USB Hub, USB Root Hub and each of these

[Elecraft] OT: Inverter type generators used for FD?

Curious if anyone used 2000W inverter type generator for portable FD operation?  What brand machine and what experience with RF noise encountered?Did anyone use Champion or Predator brand inverter generators?    Reply direct is fine.Mike  AC5P 

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Intermittents serial disconnect problem

Dick, Thanks for the suggestion! I've checked mine and it's set to disabled like yours. On to the other suggestions! 73, Mike On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: > Sometimes PC USB devices can go to sleep based on lack of activity. The > detail may

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Intermittents serial disconnect problem

Sometimes PC USB devices can go to sleep based on lack of activity. The detail may vary by operating system version, but my Control Panel applet "Power Settings", Power options, advanced settings, USB settings, USB selective suspend setting. I've disabled USB suspend. I don't know that this

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Intermittents serial disconnect problem

If you're using anything USB related (serial converter) start with: in Device Manager, make sure that for EACH USB setting, under the power management tab, that the ability to power down is NOT enabled. The port could be going into 'sleep' mode to save energy. Have you tried it with different

[Elecraft] K3 - Intermittents serial disconnect problem

I've been experiencing a strange problem with my K3 and have been unsuccessful in isolating the cause. At times it just loses the serial connection to the PC and the K3 must be power cycled to restart the connection. It happens both during active contest logging as well as when sitting idle -