Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

One of mine: http://dokufunk.org/amateur_radio/dxcc_entities/index.php?CID=4728=EN=4758#A4758 73 - Steve WB6RSE __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] USB sound card recommendation for KX3

Once you have selected your soundcard and get ready to set the audio levels, you may want to refer to the article on my website www.w3fpr.com. Scroll to the last article on the left column and click the link. You must set the KX3 (or K3 or K3S or KX2) for 4 bars solid on the ALC display

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

One thing to try is to download a fresh new FTDi driver and install that. > On Sep 14, 2018, at 8:38 AM, Grant Youngman wrote: > > That’s a good question. I’m a Mac user, and have never had a problem. So it > doesn’t sound like it’s some “universal” issue with macOS. > > Grant NQ5T > K3

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

Chris; The FTDI drivers are now maintained by Apple (since Mac OS X 10.9), so there is no need for installing the ones from FTDI. In fact you probably should uninstall them to allow the Apple drivers to do their job. But this isn’t an I/O issue. This looks like there is a corrupt file the

Re: [Elecraft] Connecting a KX2 to a Laptop

Rich, Do you have audio out of the KX2 on the headphone jack? If so, the other thing to consider is the adapter to the TRRS plug and the audio levels for Microphone or Line in your computer. Make sure you computer does not have the mic disabled. If windows, check the soundcard settings -

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

Hi Christer, You want the FTDI VCP Drivers, not the D2XX. As Jack mentioned, the FTDI drivers are now provided by Apple and are included in all versions since OS X 10.9. You should uninstall the D2XX drivers.  Also try deleting the KX3 Utility app, and it's preferences file, and download

[Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

Hi! I have big problems getting Elecraft KX3 Utility work on Mac OS X High Sierra. The application opens but will not connect to the KX3 error log when starting application is

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

Christer, I don't know about the D2XX drivers. You need to have the FTDI drivers. You can download them from https://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm. The first step is to get your computer to enumerate the COM port associated with the USB to serial adapter. Having that number, put it into

Re: [Elecraft] USB sound card recommendation for KX3

On Sep 14, 2018, at 6:08 AM, rick jones via Elecraft wrote: > > I'm looking for a USB sound "dongle" that will interface with my KX3 for FT8 > and similar modes. I have a SignalLink but I'm looking for a more portable > solution. Can someone recommend a current make/model that works well?

Re: [Elecraft] Connecting a KX2 to a Laptop--RESOLVED

Did a little testing, did a little thinking… First, I verified that the audio output from the KX2 was working; it drove a pair of headphones just fine. Then I verified that the external mic input to the computer was working; I connected a real microphone and was able to record audio using

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

That’s a good question. I’m a Mac user, and have never had a problem. So it doesn’t sound like it’s some “universal” issue with macOS. Grant NQ5T K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 > > > A rhetorical question - Why have I seen this problem recently from Mac users? > Perhaps the Mac software is no longer

[Elecraft] Connecting a KX2 to a Laptop

I am trying to connect a KX2 (which has a standard headphone output and microphone input on separate 3.5mm jacks) to a laptop that has an integrated (4 pin TRRS) microphone input and sound output. I have the adapter than converts the 4-pin 3.5 mm jack to two separate jacks, for a microphone

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft KX3 Utility error on Mac OS X High Sierra

Thanks Don! I Have the FTDrivers as well but had not restarted the Mac. After that everything works fine! 73, Christer > On 14 Sep 2018, at 17:19, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Christer, > > I don't know about the D2XX drivers. You need to have the FTDI drivers. You > can download them from

[Elecraft] -Remote Rig "standard" with K3 and K3/0 mini

A friend of mine has the RRC-1258MkIIs "standard" pair and wants to sell it to me but I have a K3 and a K3/0-mini and there is a "twin" that Elecraft and RemoteRigs sells for those. Will the "standard" still work ok? tks de K7EXJ Craig

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

"You always remember your first." :-) My first DX contact as a 16-yr old Novice in August of 1970, was on 15 meter CW (rockbound of course, I still have the 3rd-overtone 7 MHz crystal) with LU2DAW, an Argentinian who turned out to be a retired railroad radio operator, who had done CW

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

In the late 1970s my wife and I came home from a party about midnight. I decided to listen to the ham bands a bit, and I heard a call from Guyana. I called and worked them. We later exchanged QSL cards. Several years later while driving to work I suddenly remembered the QSO and the events

Re: [Elecraft] -Remote Rig "standard" with K3 and K3/0 mini

Craig, All RemoteRig RRC's are the same. Only the jumpers/straps inside need to be set and the correct cabling and programming used (see handbook). 73, Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX -- Mitch Wolfson K7DX / DJ0QN 10285 Boca Cir, Naples, FL 34109 Skype: mitchwo USA: Home:+1-239-221-9600 -

[Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

For me it was working VK0TH, Trevor, on Macquarie Island on PSK31. My yagi was down for repairs, so all I had was a 20M dipole as a sloper with the high end at about 20'. 20m was 'dead', or so I thought, then his trace appeared. He came back to my first call. Amazing!! I was only running

[Elecraft] Vocal Cord Bias + SSB PEP

An audio engineering friend noticed in some voiceover recordings something that I've also noticed in my own waveforms, that a lot of the time, human vocal cords seem to produce a biased waveform (seemingly a positive bias most of the time). I vaguely remember reading either here on this list, or

Re: [Elecraft] Connecting a KX2 to a Laptop--RESOLVED

> On Sep 14, 2018, at 9:57 AM, Brad Noblet wrote: > > Rich - For older iPhones with an 1/8” headset jack, you needed to put a 2k > resistor to ground on the mic pin for the iPhone to enable audio input. This > may be true for Mac laptops mic inputs as well. So if your KX2 has audio out >

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

Rather apropos to the current season, I remember a particularly rewarding QSO that I had a couple of years ago during a severe linear windstorm (derecho?). Our mains power had been out for about 18 hours. I fired up my KX1 (on internal batteries, it reported a mighty 1.8 watts into my OCF up

[Elecraft] Great QSOs, 21st century

Wow! Thanks for the nostalgic RF trip, everyone. Seriously...great stories. Moving forward in time a bit, I wanted to note that RF miracles continue to happen every day. (Well, most weekends in my case.) Last Saturday’s physics-be-damned results: several solid SSB QSOs on 20 and 17 meters all

Re: [Elecraft] Vocal Cord Bias + SSB PEP

I searched for “asymmetrical speech waveforms” and found this. "The other element involved in this is that many acoustic sources inherently have a 'positive air pressure bias' because of the way the sound is generated. To talk or sing, we have to breathe out, and to play a trumpet, we have to

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

My first time hearing my echos was pretty thrilling too.  So was working W5LFL in Columbia and having him say, "N7WS, the loudest signal we've heard in the spacecraft" and then later getting to meet him in person. Wes  N7WS  On 9/14/2018 2:27 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: Mine was the first

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

I received my Novice license in 1953 at the age of 11. I had a NC101X receiver that my dad bought for me at Henry Radio on Century Blvd in LA for $60. While waiting for what seemed like decades for my license to arrive, I built a 6AG7 crystal oscillator for my transmitter. I had one crystal at

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

It's been quite a while, but Henry Radio was on Olympic Boulevard at that time, not Century.  I  visited there many times. Bob, N7XY On 9/14/18 8:38 PM, Robert Friess wrote: I received my Novice license in 1953 at the age of 11. I had a NC101X receiver that my dad bought for me at Henry

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

As Wayne noted - there is still some RF (Propagation) magic left. I enjoyed a short SSB QSO today from ZL with K6JL (Terry). And while I am sure Terry’s station was doing a lot (all) of the hard work- the station at this end made it a lot of fun - new K2 built a few months ago running around

Re: [Elecraft] K2 minor build caveat: C135 in the transmitter area

C135 on my K2 RF board sits 1.1mm higher than the 2d fastener. Is it safe shaving that much material off the capacitor body, or should I replace it with a different 103? I'm one PA transistor away from being able to inspect, test, and align my K2; I don't want to do anything rash. Thanks,

Re: [Elecraft] Vocal Cord Bias + SSB PEP

Yes, it's long been well known that real audio waveforms are asymmetrical. WAY back in the '50s, AM broadcasters used a device that constantly monitored the waveform and constantly flipped the polarity to keep the hottest peak so that it increased instantaneous TX power.  That's because with

Re: [Elecraft] K2 minor build caveat: C135 in the transmitter area

Mark, The answer is "Maybe". I have heard of some builders who have reduced the height of C135, but that is a risky situation, you may short the plates of the capacitor rendering it useless. A better solution is to replace it with a capacitor that is smaller. Do you have the KSB2 kit? If

Re: [Elecraft] K2 minor build caveat: C135 in the transmitter area

All bottom-side components must be less than 0.25” in height so they don’t touch the inside of the bottom cover. You can fold parts over, but I would never, ever attempt to modify their height by removing material. If you feel compelled to do that, better to just request a lower-profile

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Great QSOs, 21st century

I once got a QSL card when my car had a QSO with another car via APRS. I’ll try to dig out the card and quote from it, pretty funny stuff! 73 de Carl, not his car! ;-) Sent from my iPhone === Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718

[Elecraft] Win4K3Suite YouTube Video - Detailed - Demo on creating and using Virtual K3/S CAT Ports with Software and Hardware

For those that want a highly detailed overview and demo of CAT sharing across software and hardware with Win4K3Suite, I just posted a 57 minute YouTube video. Here is a link to the diagram

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

The most rewarding QSO I DIDN'T have: A few sunspot cycles ago I tuned around 10 meters from my then-QTH in California.  The ONLY signal I could hear on the entire band was from a beacon station on Reunion Island, very copyable. 73, Bob N7XY

Re: [Elecraft] Vocal Cord Bias + SSB PEP

From my AM broadcast days and my pro audio days, yes it is not unusual to find that a given mike has more positive output than negative output in terms of the voltage waveform.  Thus if phased correctly, and we are only using one mike, the positive modulation peaks will be greater than the

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

Mine was the first time I transmitted my call with the antenna array aimed at the moon, switched to receive, adjusted the VFO frequency a bit, and heard my own call come back.   Yep, some 2.56 seconds delay, a frequency shift of about -200 Hz due to Doppler, and from a distance of  239,000

[Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

I have one wall of my shack covered with QSL cards from all over the world. One particular card is from 7Q7AA in Malawi for a QSO in 1971. Many of you may have worked him. One day I just happened to pay attention to the small print at the bottom of the card. It noted the operator: B. J. "Tony"

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

I have his card for a 10 meter QSO on 5 March 1972 (my dad's 65th birthday). Wes  N7WS .  On 9/14/2018 2:48 PM, Ted Bryant wrote: I have one wall of my shack covered with QSL cards from all over the world. One particular card is from 7Q7AA in Malawi for a QSO in 1971. Many of you may have

Re: [Elecraft] Vocal Cord Bias + SSB PEP

Perfect, I was just not using the right terms in my search. This explains it very well, and even includes some discussion of how this can cause amplification to start clipping on one side of the waveform before the other. Thank you! Nick On 14 September 2018 at 13:38, Walter Underwood

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

Two of my craziest were: Going to 80 one evening 2 hours before sunset and working VQ9QM. He even made a note on the card to express his surprise to work the US at that time. And the funny thing is no one else called him from the US. He went back to running EU which I could not hear. Sitting

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

While many people talk to themselves, most do it privately and not in a setting where half of the planet can hear them. [:-) 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/14/2018 2:27 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: Mine was the first time I transmitted my call with the antenna

Re: [Elecraft] searching for post by Wayne n6kr about counterpoise

Lay it on the ground. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 8, 2018, at 9:50 AM, Tom McCulloch wrote: > > This is probably NOT what you are looking for but it's about random length > antennas...it goes back to Jan 29, 2017. > > hope this helps: > > I'd call an ad-hoc antenna that

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Internal clock delay

Might not hurt to replace it. Bout time! Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:49 PM, Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS wrote: > > Hi, > > sorry for stupid question. > > The internal clock seems to delaying for couple of mins during few months on > my K3 (built mid 2008). > > Does it

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

Back in the "good" days of sunspot 1957-58, and me a new ham and could only afford a Heath Kit Sixer.  So, I put a ground plane vertical up and while I lived on the Pacific coast, I could hear a  lot of local Pacific coast stations.  Now while the Sixer was good at local QSO's, how about now

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 MIC socket

It’s a 3.5 MM TRRS jack. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 9, 2018, at 7:23 PM, Mike Flowers wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > What size is the MIC socket on the side of a KX3? It appears to me to be > larger than a 3.5 mm socket. > > I'm getting a new-to-me KX3 here on Monday and want to

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

I've never indicated I was of sound mind. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:17 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > > While many people talk to themselves, most do it privately and not in a > setting where half of the planet can hear them. [:-) > > 73, > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW >

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

In the 80's I held a license for VHF/UHF only, like a novice license. I had just taken down my 21 element UHF and 10 element VHF antennas and elevation rotator for satellite work and replaced them with a 4*10 element yagi array for 2m dx. Tuned around the ssb part of the 2m-band and heard

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

I would love to go back to 1955, Wayne, using homebrew equipment, when I was first licensed (as G3KEP) and we used condensers instead of capacitors. Even in 2000 when I built my first K2 MoJo, I only had to press the key and got a pileup calling me. Nowadays, with the advent of PLT, CFL & LED

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X Band Following

One thing to add ... once you have the CAT control setup properly, you should change bands via WSJT-X, as it will control the band changes on the rig, not the reverse. Neil, KN3ILZ On 9/12/2018 6:15 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Richard, You must have communications between WSJT-X and the K3S in

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

About 4pm one afternoon in New Jersey, I heard an Egyptian station in QSO with a W8 on 20 meters. I waited to pounce, because I had never even heard Egypt before. But then the W8 asked him to "try 40," and the Egyptian immediately QSYed. I despaired. Although I only had 40 watts, I had a

[Elecraft] USB sound card recommendation for KX3

I'm looking for a USB sound "dongle" that will interface with my KX3 for FT8 and similar modes. I have a SignalLink but I'm looking for a more portable solution. Can someone recommend a current make/model that works well? Thank you. __

Re: [Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

Joe, my good 1958 memories include working a JA on 6M AM with my home-brew EMT ground plane, GlobeScout 680A, SX-99 and convertor. Like all the other comments I never considered conditions changing. I had a 10M AM rig in my first car, in 1959, and worked the world on 29.6 AM. In fact I met

[Elecraft] Memories

Nov 3 will be the 100th anniversary of my Father's birth. As a 16 year old with my general ticket, I watched as he put up a Spaulding 64 foot self-supporting tower. 6 feet of water pipe with a CDE rotator out the top and a saddle welded on the top held my 4 element Gotham 10 meter beam. The