[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Good Evening, The snow is almost gone. Sun, rain, and higher temperatures have caused some flooding. The trees have been pruned of branches, tops, weakly attached needles, and most of the tufts of lichen. Usnea strands provide deer with a lot of carbohydrates and some protein. The birds are back fluffing up the forest floor. Now the cyanobacteria can thrive while fixing nitrogen. The sun has been pretty active this week. A large flare on the back side caused some radio black outs. A solar stream is due on the 16th. Conditions should range from noisy to very noisy. Hopefully QSB will be slow. Space Weather says the CME will mostly miss us. Propagation will be interesting. This break in winter weather will let me work on another antenna. I need to gather all the broken antenna material and see how many radials I can scavenge. Antennas only last a few winters before the snow in the trees chews them up. I also have 150 feet of CAT6 cable for a more extensive ground plane. Please join us on (or near): 14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday) 7047 kHz at 0030z Monday (4:30 PM PST Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS - Das Leben ist viel zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO
If I remember correctly, 5 watts is a power level to avoid... As is 50 Watts. I believe it messes with the TX calibration. 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 1/15/22 14:39, KE8G wrote: Back the power off below the 12 watts, and see if you get anything. Same thing had happened to me today, so running K3s at 5 watts, and the Kpa500 is putting out 80-90wstts 73 de KE8G - Jim On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 13:04 Ronnie Hull wrote: I had the exact same problem! It’s been Elecraft for a few months now. Hopefully I will get it back before summer W5SUM Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2022, at 11:22 AM, Linda M wrote: __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w5...@comcast.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ke8g@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO
Back the power off below the 12 watts, and see if you get anything. Same thing had happened to me today, so running K3s at 5 watts, and the Kpa500 is putting out 80-90wstts 73 de KE8G - Jim On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 13:04 Ronnie Hull wrote: > I had the exact same problem! It’s been Elecraft for a few months now. > Hopefully I will get it back before summer > W5SUM > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 15, 2022, at 11:22 AM, Linda M wrote: > > > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to w5...@comcast.net > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ke8g@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Menu and Tune Buttons
Aaron, I suspect that the firmware is not recognizing that the KAT2 is not present. Make certain that all wires to the KAT2 board are present and well soldered. It also could be that the KAT2 firmware has failed. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/12/2022 8:24 PM, Aaron K5ATG wrote: This evening I tried to get into the menu on my K2 and pushing or holding the MENU/EDIT button does nothing at all. When I press the ANT 1/2 Button it switches from Antenna 1 to Antenna 2. However, when I hold the button to tune with the internal ATU the display LCD just shows Atu and the bar graph goes completely blank. This is the first time that it has done this and it has been working just fine until now. I'm not sure how to remedy this. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft KPA500 sn 1910 dead.
I bought this KPA500 from the estate of a friend whois a SK. I queried Elecraft about themanufacture date and learned that the unit is factory built and delivered inMarch 2014. The unit was originally setup to operate on 220 vac. I used my KUSB cable to connect the KPA500 to mycomputer, attached a dummy load to the output, and connected the power cord tothe amp. I had changed the fuse blockand installed two 12-amp EC fuses that I checked for continuity, reinstalledthe fuse holder so ‘115 V’ shows in the window, and made sure that the fuseblock was fully seated. I removed thecover and, since my line voltage shows 123 vac, connected the yellowtransformer lead. I set the rocker switch on the fuse block (3) to ON (!),then tapped the ‘ON’ switch (11) on the front panel. There was no response to the ‘turn on’procedure. The KPA500 is as dead as a doornail. I have spent several hours trying to troubleshootthis problem. I have checked my 120 vac,20 amp duplex outlet and a am sure that it is delivering power to thecord. I have substituted another power cord. The safety interlock (chicken) switch isdepressed by a pin mounted on the underside of the cover. I have tested this switch and tested the ampwith the switch ‘locked’ closed, no joy. I have exhausted all thetroubleshooting ideas that are within my capabilities. I hope that another KPA500 owner may be ableto provide information that I can use to get my amp up & running. Thanks, Sam N1OVA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO
I had the exact same problem! It’s been Elecraft for a few months now. Hopefully I will get it back before summer W5SUM Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 15, 2022, at 11:22 AM, Linda M wrote: > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w5...@comcast.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] New wattmeter plans?
In terms of modernizing the Elecraft W2, I'm surprised no one so far has mentioned the excellent digital display unit offered by KV5J. The combo works great. 73, Chuck NI0C __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility vs macOS Monterey?
Does the USB port show up when you go to 'About This Mac' and then to 'System Report' and then to 'Hardware:USB' ? Assuming you are using a quality USB cable (from either Elecraft or Sabrent) that uses the FTDI chip set, and not someother cable that uses a Prolific chip set. (I have several USB devices on my Mac, and I keep careful track of which iswhich by tracking their serial numbers as denoted by the /dev filenames in addition to what 'About This Mac' displays,as I've run into problems in the past, particularly when using Windows under Parallels, given how picky Windows isabout device ports and ordering). Does the port show up under another program, such as WSJT-X or JTDX? Were either of those programs (or othersthat may be trying to use the particular USB port) still running when you invoked the K3 Utility? I don't control my K3using RUMlog (which I do use for logging), but it does have some rig control capabilities, for example. I'm not familiarwith the other Mac logging programs out there, so I can't comment on what effect they might have in your situation. 73, Brandy, N1HO On Saturday, January 15, 2022, 11:21:21 AM EST, Don Putnick wrote: Today was the first time I tried using the K3 Utility since upgrading my MacBook Pro to macOS Monterey v12.1 . The Utility doesn't see the USB ports, only the Bluetooth port. Anyone else having this problem? Time for a K3 Utility update? The last update was in September 2019. 73 Don NA6Z __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO
Hi, If it were me, I would bypass everything and feed the antenna directly to the K3. If things work after that step, it is not the K3. Again, if it were me, I would begin adding things back, one at a time, until the failure returns. At that point, I would conclude that the last device added was failed, and look there. If it is the K3, I would then come back from my last backup of the settings and see if that fixes things... If that fails to bring the K3 back, I would re-post my question, with all the test info I have gathered above. I would call support, but the last time I called, I got a message, not a person. 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 1/15/22 08:15, rikoski wrote: I have a K3, P3, KAT500 and KPA500. I was listening in the middle of a QSO and lost signal. I tested my antenna with a back up transceiver and the antenna and coax are good. The P3 still shows signals but only hiss comes out of the K3’s speaker. Keying the k3 by pressing the attached foot pedal turns on the red Tx light on the K3 but the display on the KPA500 shows an asterisk to the left of the power out reading of zero on its display. No signal goes to the antenna and nothing besides hiss comes out of the speaker. What should I do next? Thanks. W9ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 Utility vs macOS Monterey?
Today was the first time I tried using the K3 Utility since upgrading my MacBook Pro to macOS Monterey v12.1 . The Utility doesn't see the USB ports, only the Bluetooth port. Anyone else having this problem? Time for a K3 Utility update? The last update was in September 2019. 73 Don NA6Z __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO
I have a K3, P3, KAT500 and KPA500. I was listening in the middle of a QSO and lost signal. I tested my antenna with a back up transceiver and the antenna and coax are good. The P3 still shows signals but only hiss comes out of the K3’s speaker. Keying the k3 by pressing the attached foot pedal turns on the red Tx light on the K3 but the display on the KPA500 shows an asterisk to the left of the power out reading of zero on its display. No signal goes to the antenna and nothing besides hiss comes out of the speaker. What should I do next? Thanks. W9ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
