Precisely my feelings Paul. To quote others Well said.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:33:19 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I suppose like many I have felt aggrieved at delays etc in the
past but have
not added to the noise. However, the 2nd Rx and DVR3 issue
though has
prompted me
to Wayne co
I have been waiting for my KRX3 and KDVR3.
Sorry to hear about the delay.
Thanks for being open.
Take you time and keep your decision to make them first degree as K3 is.
I think there are many who support your decision but are silent.
Benny oh9nb
Myself I don't consider this a debacle at all - what we are seeing is a
small high-tech company bringing out a product that is already surpassing
the competition in terms of performance and putting the release of a
flagship radio from one of the major Japanese manufacturers to shame.
There is
In the February 2008 edition of the RSGB RadCom magazine, the well
respected reviewer Peter Hart (G3SJX) reviews a loan receiver (not
bought anonymously like the ARRL do) from a UK ham radio dealer, it's
the £7000 JRC NRC-630 and even Peter admits Overall I was rather
disappointed in the
Hello,
Today I will be out on the Appalachian Trail working towards my 900th QSO.
I am currently at 880 QSO's.
Wx is to be in the low 30's with a chance of afternoon snow.
I will start out on 40m, 7030 + or-, at 16:00 UTC.
I will then go to either 30 or 20m at 17:30 UTC. Not sure, depends
I am surprised to see that the CW decoder interprets the break sign
(-...-) as BT rather than as =. I note that the full stop, comma,
stroke (US slash), @ and the question mark are all correctly
interpreted, but the inverted commas (.-..-.) are missing.
I am presuming that these refinements
Can someone help please ? I get this error message when I go to xmit-tune. I
am sure there has been an answer on here, but I can't find it
73 Bryan GM3AKF
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I don't own a K3 yet but from the research I've done (and I've done a
LOT) I think the K3 is where I'm going to go. When i say a lot thats to
say that I've read at least 15 or 20 QST reviews and I've read 80%+ of
the manual for 8 or 9 rigs. The K3 really shines!
Now for the request. Its
I should also mention that I'd be willing to pay money to add this
ability to my K1 and KX1...
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Can someone help please ? I get this error message when I go to xmit-tune.
Most likely you have not assigned a 2.7k or 2.8k filter to
CONFIG:FLTX XX where XX is CW or SB. You must assign for
both modes.
I am sure there has been an answer on here, but I can't find it
Yes, here is the
Eric, Wayne:
I am requesting that you (A) release the size of production run 1
and also please tell us (B) how many K3s are still pending without
deposit from run #1.
I know that initially you indicated that such information was a proprietary.
However, at this point:
1. Everybody will know
I've been as guilty as many others complaining about waiting for their
K3's but I have mine now.
I've ordered and paid for my 2nd receiver and digital voice module and
now it's going to be delayed.
I can be patient as I know it will be well worth the wait. The K3 has
exceeded my expectations by
Would like to get any input on the preformance of those K3's that will be
active during the Contest. Not only on 6 meters but on the other bands using
any combination of Transverters.
Thanks
73 and good luck to you all
de
Wp4o, Ed, Tampa, Fl, EL87
I think Farnsworth spacing control for the keyer memories is a great
idea. I have a related suggestion which maybe isn't so great, but here
it is anyway:
How about a keyer memory which would work with a straight key. It
would faithfully record straight key CW, preserving the
non-machinelike
Hi Brett
The way I guess almost all of us operate on CW when in normal QSO mode
is to pace the transmission even though the actual keyer speed may be
higher than we are really sending, this is especially the case for
complicated words, and doesn't need a menu item to use it. If something
is
I don't want to add to all the noise about deliveries and delays, but
I do want to make a suggestion. First, as some of you know, I was
lucky to receive my K3 early on. While I was able to enjoy it sooner
than most, my K3 had more problems and features to deal with than
the K3s that are
Hello,
Today I will be out on the Appalachian Trail working towards my 900th QSO.
I am currently at 880 QSO's.
Wx is to be in the low 30's with a chance of afternoon snow.
I will start out on 40m, 7030 + or-, at 16:00 UTC.
I will then go to either 30 or 20m at 17:30 UTC. Not sure, depends
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JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 18, 2008
~
80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday to Mar 25
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info:
K1EP:
The point of all this is, I would like to see a list.
I know of no development group that doesn't already
maintain a list of bugs and ongoing projects.
Elecraft does maintain a list of issues that
the Field Test team has access to. Although I can
see arguments both pro and con
k3/100 #241 ordered May 8, shipped from Aptos on Jan 16 and delivered on Jan
18.
Joe
k4nvj
k1#764
k2#4155
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from the ARRL was worth posting in case somebody who might be interested has
not seen it. I should have posted it yesterday.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
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Exactly!
My definition of a debacle is something like the Yaesu FT-1000 series of
key click generators that were allowed on the air. Yaesu was dragged
kicking and screaming over the course of five years into the realization
that there was a problem.
Here are my 2 cents worth about new features in the CW
Decoder and elsewhere.
Elecraft has done a good job of selecting features in
my book and I would prefer that their work
implementing these features continue without adding
new things to the list. New things can come after the
original
Fellow Elecrafters:
As several posters have noted, characterizing the situation as a
debacle is a bit extreme.
My apologies.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
Myself I don't consider this a debacle at all
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Myself I don't consider this a debacle at all - what we are seeing is a
small high-tech company bringing out a product that is already surpassing
the competition in terms of performance and putting the release of a
flagship radio from one of the major Japanese manufacturers to shame.
I
Thanks for the help. I just had to press the AFX button as Matt suggested.
Didn't even know it was there.
Don K7FJ
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You might want to see if it makes any difference if you push the AFX
button (lower right of the keypad). This toggles AFX on and off.
matt, W6NIA
On Fri,
Keith,
To all those out there who insist on knocking Elecraft for trying to
give us the best radio in the marketplace I would ask, if you want a
Rolls Royce you would be prepared to join the 2-3 year waiting list ,
wouldn't you?
If I were fortunate enough to be able to afford a Rolls
The January Run for the Bacon is tomorrow night!
Sunday night - January 20th from:
9 - 11 PM EST
8 - 10 PM CST
7 - 9 PM MST
6 - 8 PM PST
This is a 2 hour, fun filled, friendly QRP CW contest open to ALL radio
amateurs. Membership in the Flying Pigs QRP ARCI is not required. For
the scoop on
Good stuff. Makes sense. The piece that keeps getting me, is that
people, much more experienced than I, are selling $10,000 rigs, to buy
a $2,000-$3,000 rig. Makes me gohm ;)
Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982
Phil Debbie Salas wrote:
Myself I don't consider this a
Hi,
does any one know if there is a maximal allowed mail size for the
reflector? I've been trying to send a long mail, ca. 28k text, to the
mail list.
vy 73 de toby
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Looking for a microHAM DB37-EL-K2 cable for the K2.
Please let me know cost including shipping to 23901.
Thanks!
Kyle
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Somehow the two tries didn't work
Hi,
for those who do not speak German, the below is the text of my current
draft of the translation of our K3 test report.
The English version includes a few things which are not in the German
version yet. Also to see the tables and graphs, please
Somehow the two tries didn't work
Hi,
for those who do not speak German, the below is the text of my current
draft of the translation of our K3 test report.
The English version includes a few things which are not in the German
version yet. Also to see the tables and graphs, please
Somehow the two tries didn't work
Hi,
for those who do not speak German, the below is the text of my current
draft of the translation of our K3 test report.
The English version includes a few things which are not in the German
version yet. Also to see the tables and graphs, please
Thanks for the post Geoff!
I ran across the announcement a few minutes before they started yesterday.
Listening with K3 S/N 00010 I heard the echoes on 6.7925. I'd have called
the echo a typical trans-polar long-path signal but terrestrial signals
aren't delayed several seconds!
HB9DRV:
The delay in the sub-RX is making me reconsider whether to buy
the sub-RX and instead just buy a second basic K3 to use for RX.
I'm having similar thoughts since I already ordered
a second K3 in September, mainly for SO2R use. For true
diversity, it would be necessary for
Hello Ron,
Thank you for your interesting comments and the web site information. Could
you hear the HAARP transmitter via a 'terrestial' path as well as via the
'lunar' path, and if so was the echo delay noticeably greater than that
caused by a typical EME path or roughly the same? I missed
I think you meant Figure 6 on page 10
On 19/1/08 00:45, Ron D'Eau Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
Probably the best way to describe it is to refer you to Figure 10 on page 10
in the XV Owner's manual available here:
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/XV%20Transverter%20Owner's%20Manual-D.pdf
--
Bill W4ZV wrote:
HB9DRV:
The delay in the sub-RX is making me reconsider whether to buy
the sub-RX and instead just buy a second basic K3 to use for RX.
I'm having similar thoughts since I already ordered
a second K3 in September, mainly for SO2R use. For true
Yes, I could hear both. The HAARP signal is timed to put the echo arriving
2.5 seconds later from the moon directly between transmissions as you can
see no their web site. The signal is a two-second blast (here) from the
transmitter, followed 1/2 second after it stops by the return. Then, 1/2
Yep G.
Ron
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 1:00 PM
To: Ron D'Eau Claire; 'Gil Cross'; Crafters; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 I/O Caution
I think you meant Figure 6 on page 10
On 19/1/08
I listened las night inside the house with a Sony ICF-7600G and got the
echoes well at times on 6792.5. Could not hear them at all on 7407, too
much splatter from the BCB stations.
This was just by ear using an attic 40 meter dipole.
There was some pulse type QRM at times and also a sweeper
Folks,
I find the internal keyer of the K3 a joy to use but normally I find it more
convenient to use my Microham CW keyer as it gives CAT, and interfaces with
the contest loggers.
I have noticed however that with the Microham output plugged into the 'Key'
input at the rear of the K3 and all
I'm not completely adversed to that idea either.
On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 08:25 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about a keyer memory which would work with a straight key. It
would faithfully record straight key CW, preserving the
non-machinelike timing spacing,
Yes and this is how I would like to operate. But I'm unable to get the
memory keyer in my K1 to call CQ in that fashion. That way I feel rude
when I switch to talking that way after someone has replied to my CQ.
Maybe that person answered my CQ because I was calling at a very nice
slow character
I'm thinking that perhaps all those who ordered the sub receiver and
are unhappy at the additional delay should cancel their orders
forthwith. I know I would.
Please?
9) and 73
Garry/Ve7ajj
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What is really needed is a Sourceforge page. Where users can search for
bugs and submit bugs and the developers can assign resources to them and
put notes on them and put schedules on them but the main thing is that
everything is held in one easy to manage place. The real issue though
is from
Stewart,
What PTT settings are you using for the microKEYER II?
If you have a PTT delay (PTT Lead) 0 and are using QSK, you
will definitely see some chopping. WinKey and microKEYER II
activate the PA PTT output with the key closure but delay CW by
the PTT Lead value. This results in an
Pete, my replies to you are bouncing. Please call me
@ 406.560.3738 or send me another e-mail address.
73! Rose Kopp - N7HKW
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I would use keyer memories more myself if that were the case.
I use a bug or straight key 99% of the time and, recognizing that no hand
key has the perfection of machine keying, I avoid the memories unless I also
send on paddles. A significant number of Hams today rely on their CW
decoders to
Doug, I might be able to slightly clarify soon! Received shipping
notification today of my 14 May with deposit order. I think things have
got fudged now but initially the 1st prodn run with deposit was to be
200 units. This was increased but supposedly ended on 14 May at 1800,
four hours after
My K1 is a few hours' drive away, so I can't test it, but my K2
already does Farnsworth recording. That is, when I record a message
buffer, it tracks the spacing between characters as part of
the memorization process. I just tried this with big gaps and it
works a treat.
Brett - try it on your K1
Since I don't have my own station (towers and such) at the moment, I put up
3 quarter wave vertical wires in a pair of pine trees in my front yard.
(Visible antennas are not allowed in my neighborhood, so these are tucked
away out of sight) I have one for 80, 40 and 20, each with a single 1/4
Folks,
yet another KAT2 SWR bridge null adjustment question.
I can reach 003 mV in ATU CALn mode. But after exiting and
entering CALn again, K2 displays 097, 098, 099, 000, 001 and
so on till it reaches a steady state around 003.
What could it mean? Looks to me like a display value overrun
at
Both Toby and onee of his colleagues make the point that the K3 SSB is not as
strong as it could be.
I don't use SSB much, as SSB using QRP and limiteed antennas can be a
frustrating exercise. Nevertheless when I used my K2 I was always surprised
by the results and felt it punched well above its
Have it here too!
http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/K3_Test_from_Bavaria
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Hi Don,
http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/K3_Test_from_Bavaria
you only have the third part of the my draft. I don't mind, but I can
not speak for my co-authors (parts 1 and 2).
As soon as the English PDF is finalized and on line at the Bavarian
Contest Club site, you ought to
You can also use the TX EQ to shape the TX audio on the K3. You can cut the
lows to give more punch on the higher frequencies.
73
Greg
AB7R
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 3:50 PM
To: G4ILO;
You need to consider that they are comparing the K3 to
a Kenwood TS-850SAT which has more punch than almost
any other transceiver. The TS-850 has a system called
High Boost which shapes the audio to put more power
into the higher audio frequencies and a very good
speech processor. I don't have a
Hi,
Willis:
You need to consider that they are comparing the K3
to a Kenwood TS-850SAT which has more punch than almost
any other transceiver. ...
... The TS-850SAT is a favorite of SSB contesters
because of this audio out of the box ...
Greg:
You can also use the TX EQ to shape the TX
While I have not placed an order for a K3 yet, I read with interest about the
features and experiences new users are having with this rig.
I have an idea for a new feature, for Eric, Wayne and the others to think
about. Now that the K3 can read and display the LC settings for the
internal
Good Evening!
I taught another class today; it was fun! I enjoy training our local ARES
group in ECOM traffic handling. There were a number of folks who were skilled
so I paired them with the less experienced folks so they could teach too.
Every time I teach this class I get input on how
... and $1399 + $1399 + $349 (100 watts) = $3147 which
in comparison to competitive offerings is -still- not
excessive... There would be disadvantages in some
respects since the firmware would not know about the
second radio, but on the other side full duplex would
be a given and there would be no
Just worked Marquesas at 14.025
http://sm0w.com/marquesas/
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should cancel their orders forthwith. I know I
would.
Good try Garry buddy - if nnnyyy it was that
easy. !!!
Having penned similar humorous posts in the past, I
can predict you'll receive probably 3 or 4 emails, 3
pages long each, detailing why that person's order is
as good as anyone
Exactly my thoughts. The basic K3 is such good value that I think this is
the way to go. I haven't worked out a solution for sharing an antenna but at
02:15 of the morning even my brain cells are way past it.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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From: Don Rasmussen [EMAIL
I revised my order to eliminate the KRX3.
Added an additional filter to the order.
de Joe,. aa4nn
should cancel their orders forthwith. I know I
would.
Good try Garry buddy - if nnnyyy it was that
easy. !!!
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I'm looking at the options for a RX-only antenna on a stock K3. I understand
that the primary way of doing this is with the KXV3. However, since I don't
have a need for the transverter interfaces, or running a 2nd rig off the RX ANT
OUT jack, I think the KAT3 will be more useful in the long
GM4ESD shared with us:
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not seen it. I should have posted it yesterday.
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* Lunar Echo Experiment looking for Amateur Radio Participants:
VR2BrettGraham wrote:
Which reminds me, I do not recall seeing any useful
feedback here as to how well the K3's noise blanker
deals with all the OTHRs on the ham bands nowadays.
The British Chinese woodpeckers can be heard
just about every day on 80-10m, so somebody must
have had an
Which reminds me, I do not recall seeing any useful
feedback here as to how well the K3's noise blanker
deals with all the OTHRs on the ham bands nowadays.
The British Chinese woodpeckers can be heard
just about every day on 80-10m, so somebody must
have had an opportunity by now...
73,
Hi Everyone - I just sent the following to Support, but, as its weekend,
guess will be a while before I can expect a reply!
Meantime, does anyone on the list have any (helpful) suggestions please?
Its only the DSP that didn't update, the MCU went from 1.48 to 1.58, no
problem!
As I'm on dialup
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