I think that now fixing the SPOT function has broken the DPB
again.
Am I the only one that views firmware updates with caution ?
I now go round checking as many functions as I can to find what
got broke in the latest fix.
I still have the funny which someone else must have seen of
loosing RX
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:31:40 -0400, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
So...recently we've seen two F/W MCU version effectively release
on
top of each other.
MCU 1.78 cites:
SPOT switch is now usable in the REF CAL menu entry.
while we see that
MCU 1.77 and DSP 1.58 impact
SSB TX power overshoot
I think that it got fixed, then broke in the latest FW release.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:32:17 -0400, Van W1WCG wrote:
Strange, Stewart, that's just the way it sounds, also. I've
listened
with this mode engaged on several occasions now, and I can't
really
observe the dual
W0JFR wrote:
Awhile back, someone mentioned that their club/group modified the Bose Quiet
Comfort headphones with a microphone. Could you provide a description of
this modification and a list of parts?
http://www.freewebs.com/k1dg/boseheadphonemod.htm
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Hi all,
Can I redo the K3 config on 5W with the PA physically in place or do I
need to remove it? I am no at all happy with the output power so I want
to go through the config again. Like others, I find that on SSB, the
output does not peak at all well.
TX ALC is on but my TXGN HP Pr80 is
On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 18:33 -0700, hank k8dd wrote:
The problem with Elecraft rigs switching Ameritron amps
has existed with the K2/100 and, so it appears, now with
the K3/100.
I think the problem is not elecraft rigs but amplifiers that have
unreasonably slow switching times.
10msec or
No, afraid its not possible, you have to pick one of either front ,
rear or line in.
I'd like to be able yo use both rear and line-in simultaneously, for a
similar method.
Separating Line-In from the Mic would be good.
--
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives the rose.
I let others
'go round checking as many functions as I can to find what got broke
in the latest fix'
:-)
I tend to wait a couple of days before implimneting and I keep my
previous working release, then I can go back to it if I find problems.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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Once upon a time a man
G'morning Ian:
No, you don't have to remove the KPA3. You can do gain calibration
procedure at any time. Just set power to exactly 5.0 watts, press tune,
do it on all bands; then set power to 50.0 watts and do the same thing.
73,
Ken K3IU
Ian J Maude wrote:
Hi all,
Can I redo the K3 config
In a recent message, David Ferrington, M0XDF [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote ...
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son. The boy walked like a thief, looked like a thief, and spoke like
a thief. But the man found his axe while digging in the valley, and
the
Ian J Maude wrote:
Can I redo the K3 config on 5W with the PA physically in place or do I
need to remove it? I am no at all happy with the output power so I want
to go through the config again. Like others, I find that on SSB, the
output does not peak at all well.
TX ALC is on but
Are we?
I believe we are asked to remove unnecessary quotes of previous posts
on the same subject - ie, don't include reams of mail trail. I have
had a number of people comment privately from this list that they
enjoy the signature at the end of my mails, you are the first to
complain
Ian J Maude wrote:
Hi all,
Can I redo the K3 config on 5W with the PA physically in place or do I
need to remove it? I am no at all happy with the output power so I
want to go through the config again. Like others, I find that on SSB,
the output does not peak at all well.
TX ALC is on but
I used to work in the audio industry. Was working for a higher end
amplifier manufacturer. We always thought that BOSE actually stood for
Bring Other Sound Equipment. It was also often said No highs no lows
it must be Bose. Honestly though some of their professional line of
amps were quite
I agree an inhibit pin is a very good idea. One must always remember to
connect it of course. The system needs to fail safe. QSK is not used above
HF as much and a radio that automatically allows a delay is far safer than
one that produces power immediately unless an inhibit line is used. If that
I'd be careful there... I've not built a KX1 yet (but plan to) anyway I
just figured I'd take a look at the schematics to see if there was any
way to help you out and keep you going on your build. Anyway the NE602
that is on the board specs 8.0V as its MAX Vin. Seems to me like you
have a
If Elecraft could add a menu item that allows the user to select from a list
of delay times, including the current value set as a default, then everyone
would be happy and not have to make hardware changes to their amps and those
with faster amps won't have to do a thing. I for one am not blaming
Have KBT2 battery bracket...new, never used/never installed. Bought
when initially order K2 with options. listed at $69 will sell for $45
plus shipping...
73
Tom
K6CT
Pse no Paypal nor outside CONUS.
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On 22 Mar 2008, at 05:22, Ken Kopp wrote:
Wonderful read, Harold ... thanks!
REMARKABLE!
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disco,
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IMHO it all depends on how much development time and valuable flash
memory these enhancements take. The K3 is marketed as an HF rig. I'd
be willing to bet the vast majority of those in service are used as HF
rigs and NOT as a VHF/UHF IF.
The
You asked and here it is. It was, in fact, recently posted...but
rather than search the archive, I've just listed the link.
http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_list_guidelines.htm
de Doug KR2Q
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Hallo Ian,
In the manual, once you have finished the calibrations, it says to turn
off TECH MD.
You don't really have to turn off the TECH MODE. The manual, imho, tells
you to (suggests that you) turn off the TECH MODE, so that the chance of
changing a sensitive menu item by mistake is
I prefer you leave off anything in a message to me that is not related to an
Elecraft.
That is the purpose of the reflector. Jim K4JAF
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From: David Ferrington, M0XDF [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: David Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
On Friday 21 March 2008 16:58, Bill W5WVO wrote:
All good reasons. My #1 reason, though, is that I've never used a VOX that
didn't suck.
How about the fact that a foot switch leaves both hands free? I once
worked as a mobile phone/paging/answering service operator, and let me
tell
Toby Deinhardt wrote:
Hallo Ian,
In the manual, once you have finished the calibrations, it says to
turn off TECH MD.
You don't really have to turn off the TECH MODE. The manual, imho,
tells you to (suggests that you) turn off the TECH MODE, so that the
chance of changing a sensitive menu
I've got a K3 on order, and I'm not worried at all about
timing issues switching my amplifier. I use a microHam
CW keyer to key all my rigs. The cw keyer uses the K1EL
chip that puts out a PTT signal (for keying an amplifier) with programmable
lead-in and tail times with respect to
the CW
Hallo Roger,
delay times. So far there's been no response from Elecraft concerning this
subject after a few days of discussion on this list. We don't even know if
they could easily make the modification in the firmware.
Elecraft has said in the past, several times, that they will be
Hello,
Today NK8Q, Mark and I will be hiking about 1/2 hour on the Appalachian
Trail somewhere north of Allentown, PA. We should both be on the air around
19:00 UTC and will be there until 23:59 UTC.
There is a RTTY contest going on today so if the usual QRP frequencies are
filled with
Toby Deinhardt wrote:
In the manual, once you have finished the calibrations, it says to turn
off TECH MD.
You don't really have to turn off the TECH MODE. The manual, imho, tells
you to (suggests that you) turn off the TECH MODE, so that the chance of
changing a sensitive menu
I think the problem is not elecraft rigs but amplifiers that have
unreasonably slow switching times.
10msec or longer is unreasonably slow and I think it's 'unreasonable' to
blame the manufacturer of the radio because the amp manufacturer saved a
few bucks and used a cheap, slow relay instead
I agree an inhibit pin is a very good idea.
Thanks a million for the developers for giving this inhibit possibility.
This makes serious VHF high power applications possible.
Don't remove this option please!!
THANKS
(waiting for my K3 as the IF stage for my VHF station)
73's, Evert PA2KW
Regarding quotes...
I find no mention regarding this subject in the ELECRAFT email LIST
GUIDELINES Para 5 and it's subsections, relating to quotes, etc..
I, for one, enjoy them as long as they abide by the guidelines
My signature identifies me and where I am; the quote is my deliberate
Sorry if you get this twice - reset
Since a few people have asked me how I do this, I've put a page on the
Wiki at
http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/Firmware_Reverting
explaining how.
Please note this is not an official solution by Elecraft, but it's
simple and works.
I'm not
I think if you set CONFIG: KPA3 = PA BYP
and set PWR below 12w that will work.
however, SSB has been greatly improved as of late - ensure you are
running latest firmware and try that first.
--
There is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who
gets the credit. --Ronald Reagan
The TBOOTn.HEX file is one of the files required for DSP loading. Don't
miss it out. See the Missing Files section of troubleshooting help.
73 de Dick, K6KR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ferrington,
M0XDF
Sent: Saturday, March
I enjoy the quotes, sayings, etc ... I'd miss 'em.
I've even stolen several ...
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thanks Dick - I'll ensure thats noted.
Sure would like an enhancement that does this as part of the Utility,
maintaining sub-dirs for each version.
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73 de M0XDF / K3 #174
On 22 Mar 2008, at 16:03, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
The TBOOTn.HEX file is one of the files required for DSP loading.
Also available from the main firmware page at:
http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/K3_Firmware
and credited to David.
There may be some reason at some point in the future
where a previous load of the firmware is desirable,
but I do think it should be noted that the coders at
Elecraft
Tried replying to you direct Dave G., but keeps bouncing.
Is that '65 Mk III Sprite the little UK sports car known here as the
bug-eyed Sprite?
David
G3UNA
sorry for the 'Crafters' bandwidth
Regarding quotes...
I find no mention regarding this subject in the ELECRAFT email LIST
GUIDELINES
I think so, lovely little motors!
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On 22 Mar 2008, at 16:43, David Cutter wrote:
Tried replying to you direct Dave G., but keeps bouncing.
Is that '65 Mk III Sprite the little UK sports car known here as the
bug-eyed Sprite?
David
G3UNA
sorry for the 'Crafters'
'quote of the day'
How about 5/6 line spaces between the end of your reply and the start of the
quote. That way the quote
doesn't get mixed up with the message and can be ignored.
Personally I find the addition annoying but others obviously like them.
73 to all
Trevor G0KTN
Can anyone recommend software for CW decode. I'm just learning CW and
I am concerned about my ability to copy. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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At 12:46 PM 3/22/2008, Trevor Smithers wrote:
'quote of the day'
How about 5/6 line spaces between the end of your reply and the
start of the quote. That way the quote
doesn't get mixed up with the message and can be ignored.
If a sig line is considered a waste of bandwidth, why add more
K6KR (author of the K3 utility) kindly pointed out a few things :-)
The content of the page (http://www.zerobeat.net/mediawiki/index.php/Firmware_Reverting
) as previous posted was correct in all respects except it didn't do
anything if you didn't have 'Advanced Mode' on (If you don't, the
Hello
Well, after re-soldering what I thought was every connection on my K2 about
5 times because the receiver
wasn't working, On the sixth time I found an un-soldered pin. Soldered it
and the receiver came to life!
This sure is hard on an old man!
I appreciate all the help!
Thanks
73
Scott N5SM
After seeing the QST review, there's some curiosity among the IRCA group as
to how the K3 performs on the MW bands. Anyone tried dxing on MW?
73 Gil NN4CW
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Hi all,
In the process to test and alignement Part II, I have
the following issue: I don´t get the correct range of
BFO values. In my case the set of values are:
- Using CAL FCTR ... 4913,63 Khz.
- BFO High Freq. .. 0,00
- BFO Low Freq 4912,60 Khz.
Yep, on 160m - as good as all the other bands
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On 22 Mar 2008, at 19:51, Gil Stacy wrote:
After seeing the QST review, there's some curiosity among the IRCA
group as
to how the K3 performs on the MW bands. Anyone tried dxing on MW?
No, I am not an ESSB guy. But, I do like my tx audio set to 200 low, and 3000
hi. I cannot find TX ESSB under the Config menu. I'm assuming that the 6
and/or 2.8 KHz filter(s) need to be installed first? Based on what I'm seeing
under the standard Menu TX EC, I can achieve my desired ranges
Frank, Ham Radio Delux has a code reader in its Beta
Version in its Digital Master 780 digital sub
program. It will copy hand sent Morse to a certain
extent, but I can not find a signal on 20 meters this
afternoon that it can copy as well as I can by ear.
The program does a good job with PSK-31
Cookie,
I can only add to your note::
Start with a hand key and copying by
ear.
is to find a quality CW operator to help the new operator to get the
rhythm of the character correct.
Dick, K2ZR/4
Pounding Brass for 46 Years!
Key West , The End Of The Road
Has come up several times. Not in menu yet, understand soon!
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Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 4:36 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] TX ESSB...K3
No, I am not an ESSB guy. But, I do
Frank MacDonell wrote:
Can anyone recommend software for CW decode. I'm just learning CW and
I am concerned about my ability to copy. Any suggestions? Thanks.
I haven't found any software decoder that works well enough on hand sent
Morse to rely upon.
The best CW decoder I personally have
Had a great time in 5X with my K2 until the day when the lightning finally got
it. There is now no output from the 100W PA - although the rest of the rig
seems OK. Anyone had this experience and able to share thoughts on diagnosis
and repair please?
Regards
Nick G3RWF/5X1NH
I'm wondering if I left something out or what.
When tap the VFO A/B button on the front panel, the entire top row of
buttons also moves ( keypad numbers 1, 2, 3, VM, MV). You can see
it pivoting at the anchor point near the right-hand side. Is this a
potential for a future failure?
I'd
With due respect to all software engineers at Elecraft and with many years as a
technical instructor for atomic partical accelerators I always taught my
students the following:
Always assume that when you upgrade any machine control software/firmware it
will not work.
Backup everything and
I noticed this, too, until I continued with the assembly. It seems
like there was a little rubber-like bumper on the PC board near the
MV button which pressed up against the 2D fastener (as I recall) at
the top right of the radio when the front panel is fitted to the rest
of the radio. This
Check your construction Doug - parts alignment is
tight and crtical, there is no room on my unit for any
such flex...
Also - there are differing sized standoffs on that FP
board.
All key caps should protrude evenly about 1/16th inch.
hth...
[Elecraft] K3: concern about flexing FP board
All key caps should protrude evenly about 1/16th inch.
Yup...every single key is protruding the same amount. There is almost
no movement at the MV key, which is why I called it the pivot
point.
Anybody else?
de Doug KR2Q
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I know I am a couple days late on this, but I have been wanting to comment
on this audio thing.
Billions of folks may be content with restricted audio, but I wouldn't be.
Let me first state I do a ton of listening or monitoring on all modes.
Right now I am on 7.020 using a wide
Hi All,
Still trying to figure out all out all the 'ins and outs' of my K3.
Quick question, can I turn off the 5mHz band, so when I scroll through the
bands using the up and down band buttons, it doesn't show up?? We don't have
access to this in Australia, and I don't have any real interest
Sorry, but I just can't take it any more. This is targeted at way too
many of you...not just one person.
Loose is the opposite of tight.
Lose is when you don't win --or-- when you had something but don't
have it any more. That is, you LOST it. Lost is the past tense of
lose (not loose).
On Linux, Dave W1HKJ fldigi has advanced the CW (and other) modems
beyond gMFSK. On Windows, PocketDigi by Vojtech OK1IAK ported the gMFSK
modem set and improved CW. It's easily available at
http://www.n0hr.com/PocketDigi/PocketDigi_intro.htm and isn't just for
Pocket PC. It's a very
Oops, N0HR doesn't list the Desktop windows version of PocketDigi.
It's at
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pocketdigi/PocketDigi-1.0.11-x86.zip
On Linux, Dave W1HKJ fldigi has advanced the CW (and other) modems
beyond gMFSK. On Windows, PocketDigi by Vojtech OK1IAK ported the
gMFSK modem
I agree with copying by ear, but not with starting with a hand key.
Get a paddle and use a keyer (either internal or external). You'll
send better code and it will be a lot less strain on your wrist and arm.
73!
Dan KB6NU
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CW Geek
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:10 AM, Brendan Minish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 18:33 -0700, hank k8dd wrote:
The problem with Elecraft rigs switching Ameritron amps
has existed with the K2/100 and, so it appears, now with
the K3/100.
I think the problem is not
Not as of yet but we do have a feature planned for band mapping that will
allow you to choose which bands are available when using the Band UP/DN
switch. All bands will still be available via your memories, direct freq
entry and CAT commands.
73
Greg
AB7R
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From:
Doug,
If your front panel is in the correct position with respect to the PCB
and the chassis, there should be an insignificant amount of
adjacent-key movement in the Z axis. I'll have Elecraft support contact
you to help with this.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Mar 22, 2008, at 4:23 PM, DOUGLAS
Hi
I tried using VOX as the PTT for digital soundcard modes but that
doesn't seem to work. That would be a neat feature addition as I do have a
second soundcard
in the PC dedicated for HAM digital modes, so no windows sound will trip the
VOX.
I was using a signalink SL1+ before that basically
David Douglass wrote:
Quick question, can I turn off the 5mHz band, so when I scroll through
the bands using the up and down band buttons, it doesn't show up?? We
don't have access to this in Australia, and I don't have any real
interest in listening in!!
A mapping function which will allow
I'd rather not see this on the todo list. I feel the PTT on the DB9 is
more than ample and will prevent many others from sending many windows
sounds over the air. Most software will key a rig over CAT commands and
this is the way this should be done.
On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 20:52 -0700, Wim
I tried using VOX as the PTT for digital soundcard modes but that
doesn't seem to work...
A while back I used VOX in DATA A mode. Haven't tried it in a while,
but the intent is that it work.
73,
Lyle KK7P
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I second Brett's comments re the use of custom fitted in-ear monitors (IEMs)
for great isolation and sonic clarity. Properly fitted, they are very
comfortable, provide about 25 dB of external isolation and you hear exactly
what your receiver is producing.
I do live sound monitor engineering
Good Evening,
Another snowy week has passed. The daffodils are sprouting but the snow
makes them slow in growing. There are some crocuses and snow drops showing
though. I was surprised by the snow a few mornings back. It awoke me when the
sun hit the tree over the house and the snow
Just a minor problem and looking for some advise.
All resistance checks are fine.All voltage checks are fine except Pin 27
on U1
It's showing about .5 volts.
Also noted that the LED on the K2 is at the top of the scale.
Based on the charts in the back of the KPA100
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