Mine is OK, have you checked 6m isn't also mapped out?
73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80 f/w 3.06
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Loaded FW 3.06 yesterday. All OK except
This morning I cycled through the bands and found 6 meters missing.
I am sure that 6m is mapped in. Checked that with K3-EZ and in the
Dave,
6 m is mapped in . I double checked that,
I will try some older versions of the FW this morning.
Arie PA3A
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Verzonden: zaterdag 4 april 2009 8:42
Aan:
I've made some progress, thanks to the tips I got to my direct mailbox.
Thanks.
I'll report back later this day.
73
Arie PA3A
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Perhaps the time is now right to replace domestic lighting circuits with 12V
supply, then the cost of the fitments will come down, ie no need for
110/240V conversion to low dc for the leds. Safer, cheaper, more reliable,
less raw materials. At those power levels, you could probably keep the
I think that's 50, MTBF. I've got one here that stopped working
after a week - I guess there is a 100,000 hour unit waiting to be picked
up out there :-)
Hmm. It does say 'RoHS' on the base...
Pete F5VNB
wayne burdick wrote:
Hi Allen,
The new LED bulbs are rated for 5 hours, but
John,
If the voltage rating of these relay coil bypass caps is somehow being
exceeded in your shipboard installation causing the caps to fail, and if you
cannot find suitable higher DC voltage rated leaded replacements, you might
like to consider using SMD (chip) capacitors instead.
AVX
Guys, the Main-RX and TX of K3 #2878 are up and running, thanks to the
hints from Markus and Chen.
But not the sub-rx.
All plugs mated
Checked the tmp-cables
Performed the calibration
No err-msgs
Sub-RX in config-menu set to *yes, installed*
ant = bnc
no receive, only noise like there is no
Martin -
What type of antenna do you have attached to the BNC jack? Which antenna is
selected with the ANT button? Are you listening in a ham band or outside?
Monty K2DLJ
Guys, the Main-RX and TX of K3 #2878 are up and running, thanks to the
hints from Markus and Chen.
But not the sub-rx.
Wayne's comments about energy savings prompts me to share the following website
with everyone. This is a **very** comprehensive model developed by Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory. I recently discovered it while investigating
potential savings to convert my present air exchange heat
Don, seriously disagree about the magnitude of the kick. For years I taught a
course on industrial installations and demo'ed the kick issue by soldering
two bare wire to the coil of a small Potter and Brumfield ice cube 12 vdc
relay. I would pick the biggest guy in the class to hold the wires
Hello all
Was advised this would be a good place to start looking for a K3/100. I'm
thinking I need (?) a second one.
TFYT
BillHarris
w7kxb/7 AZ
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I'm using an old car stereo door speaker now. Any one tell me the source for a
good speaker for the K3. Any enclosure tips too.
k9il
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I noticed that when cycling thru the bands after 3.06 that 30Mhz was displayed
instead of a 6 meter frequency too. I simply direct entered 50.125 and all is
well when cycling thru the bands from either direction.
73,
Dave N8AG
Thanks Dale. Great to know I'm over the DZ. Hope there's no flack.
Later
BH
P.S. Will consider a PJ K3
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From: daleput...@hotmail.com
To: w7...@msn.com
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] WTB pre-owned K3
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:31:35 -0600
You're on target. Here's the place...
Good Luck!
These work well:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Motorola-Spectra-Speaker-HSN6001A-Speakers_W0QQitemZ180341919310QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ2_Way_Radios_FRS?hash=item180341919310_trksid=p3286.c0.m14_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50
(copy the whole URL).
73,
matt
On Sat,
Arie,
Are you changing bands from the K3 band up/dn button or are you using
some software program to select the bands?
73
Greg
AB7R
On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A wrote:
Loaded FW 3.06 yesterday. All OK except
This morning I cycled through the bands and found 6 meters
I tried a few portable stereo speakers with subwoofers for iPods etc.. they
work well for me - reasonable price (not cheap) and very nice sound - I ended
up using the 'Edifier MP100' - they are powered and a little vol control on
top of one of the speakers - which allows you to tailor your
I have a choice of two speakers that work very well. I power the K3 through
a 100 watt amplifier to two book case speakers on the wall, pointed at me.
I also have he Wet Mountain radio's COMSpkr's that are under a 100.00 and
really work well and sound exceptional.
Google West Mountain radio. I
R:
For me, the best choice was a couple Motorola UNamplified Mobile speakers
from EBay.
I managed to find a matching pair of NEW speakers for $10 + shipping.
You'll want TWO (2) speakers so you can take full advantage of the AFX
features of the K3.
My particular speakers were model HSN4018B,
I had a pair of FT-2000's with matching speakers. I sold the 2000's and
kept the speakers. They work pretty well.
Mike
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Any one tell me the source for a good speaker for the K3?
I'm using the West Mountain Radio COMspkrs and like them a lot.
Reasonably priced, small enclosures, RFI resistant and allow you to enjoy
the K3 AFX effects.
... Craig AC0DS
Carl,
It appears that my K2 is the only one in the universe to have experienced
this problem. We don't really know what caused the problem, but it may have
been due to vagrant high-voltage under the heat sync resulting from unchecked
ESD. Since the two failed caps must have been the weak
I assume you have no regular serial port. Have you tried the adapter with your
K3 and a control/logging program like HRD? Some usb to serial adapters are
quirky.
John N1JM
After 10 months I decided to upgrade my firmware from the original 2.16
since I just got the KXV3 and
Guys, thank you for all the input.
Here's the setup
Config: KRX3 Ant=bnc ( I have no ATU)
2-way antenna switch, 1st. cable to ANT1, 2nd cable to AUX
A: Switch in position ANT1 and MAIN selected: Main RX ok, sub rx a *lot*
weaker.
B: Switch in position AUX and AUX selected: sub-rx a little
What about roofing filters? Are they defined well and in correct slots?
I remember when I put filter to slot #5 instead of #1 and no signal
from KRX3. Just idea what to check...
gl
73!
Lexa, ok1dst
DM4iM napsal(a):
Guys, thank you for all the input.
Here's the setup
Config: KRX3 Ant=bnc (
The frequency is plus or minus the QRM (usually
down a little from 3630). Start time 1000 hours
(local) 0900 UTC.
There will be several of the regulars at the
Blackpool Rally this Sunday, however there will
still be one or two of us around to talk to!
73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100, Acom 1000, dipole
Trying to build an interface for FSK mode on my K3 for use with MMTTY.
When I put the rig into data mode then select the DATA MD button and
spin the sub VFO, I see the option for FSK D mode.
Great, however it also comes up as USB and REV. For me to decode in
this mode I have to set MMTTY to
Tom Hammond's advice was spot on. I tried three different speakers
pairsand the best ones were the Motorola speakers.
Lee - K0WA
The New Kansas QSO Party - August 29, Sat 9am-9pm and August 30 Sun 9am-3pm CDT
More Info at: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/
In our day and age it seems that
Press and hold ALT to select the other sideband. See pg 31 of D2 rev
manual, last paragraph of sub-section Data Mode Selection, which
also describes the REV indication.
Bob NW8L
On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Patrick Skerrett patr...@skerrett.net wrote:
Trying to build an interface for FSK
Greetings all,
I just finished my upgrades to my K3 (DVR, some new filters, several of
the mods) and as a result I now have a surplus KFL3A-2.7K. If you are
in need of a filter or are looking for a particular offset, this one is
-.87 and is available immediately...contact me off list if you
I guess I will have to check my speakers. This is a warning that should be
in bold in the manual.
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I have also had a similar need for external speakers.
The recommendation from an unnamed source (heh heh) on the left coast
was the following
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7314523type=productid=111884
3685964
they are not very expensive , to the delete of most of us
and seem
There is a mod on the website to fix this problem. Check out the K3
Enhancements and Application Notes page and look for K3 AF OutPut Mod
Kit. A simple installation of 2 resistors.
73, Ken K3IU
W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
I guess I will have to
I guess to many times hitting the delete key...should have been delight
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jay Rodaman
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:46 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
The N0SS suggested unamplified Motorola speakers are very good if
you can find them at a reasonable price. If you can't ... or
don't want to go fleamarket shopping there are two other options
I've found to be very reasonable ...
Best Buy (www.bestbuy.com) has a pair of 3-way Indoor/Outdoor
I'm using a pair of Optimus PRO 7AVs. These work well and the look of the
black, all metal case matches the K3 very nicely.
I have a spare pair for sale for %50.00 shipped CONUS.
Please contact off list if interested.
Wes N7WS
--- On Sat, 4/4/09, r miles greenacres...@charter.net wrote:
The AF Output mod had been made to (at least) two of the
K3's that suffered the audio output IC failure, mine included.
Perhaps the mod only helps and that's why the problem took
months to come to failure. My board is slightly scorched, and
the IC burned up on another board.
The audio IC is
You _really_ can't make this stuff up:
http://hardocp.com/images/news/1237476767fPYMHIsYVF_1_1_l.gif
This was forwarded to me by one of my friends at the ARRL. I thought
you guys might enjoy it too. I'm still laughing.
- Jim, KL7CC
Ken,
Thank you for your warning but I am now wondering if it applies to
later SN K3s. Mine is number 2574 and sure enough I have been using a
mono-plug but in the Config Menu under SPKRS 1 has been selected. The
manual indicates a preference for stereo plugs but clearly states, If you
I was considering building or hiring someone to build a KX-1 30/80.
To help me with making that decision I thought I’d revisit a 4 or 5 year
old tuner kit I had on the shelf to help sort it out. I have a
progressive physical disability that has now brought me to the point
where it is hard to
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The mod is NOT needed if you have a Rev B KIO3 board in your K3.
It's easy to see the rev letter on your board by simply opening the top
cover. Details about how to do that are available in the mod document here:
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/mods/AF_Output_Mod_Rev_C.pdf
Ron AC7AC
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Yeah, band buttons would be nice if the panel were larger. But there is a
good work-around that doesn't require a computer. If you're new here, you
may have missed it. Just use quick-recall memories 0-9. This results in two
taps instead of one (MV, n) but it sets you up with all variables the way
Oh my gosh! I wonder how he plans to keep dust off the plates.
Bruce-W8FU
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Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 4:08 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft]
Oh that's easy. You just run them through the dishwasher once in a
while with the dinner plates...
-Jack Brindle, W6FB
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On Apr 4, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
Oh my gosh! I wonder how he plans to keep dust
Doug, others ...
If you -do- have a situation where the audio IC is looking
into a shorted load and still working ... remember, mine
and another ran for months before the audio IC failed.
With your radio turned on, remove the top cover and look
inside at the extreme left top corner of the board
Does somebody have an approximate serial number when the erferenced Rev B
KIO3 bd began to be used?
Thanks es 73, de Jim KG0KP
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From: Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz
To: 'Doug Turnbull' turnb...@net1.ie; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 3:31 PM
Jim,
It is better to use the approximate ship date posted on the Elecraft
website listing of K3 Mods and Enhancements.
There can be a serial number differences between the factory ship K3s
and the kit versions - the factory built K3 are at the factory longer
after the serial number has been
Hi Dan,
I would be happy to solder it together for you.. and build the KX1 if you
want. I have 4 AT rigs in the final stages, and one or two ahead of you... so I
will be a bit slow...
If I can help, I sure would.
Oh.. no charge either. or I should more accurately say, for neither...
I was working a station on 40M CW (qsk) this afternoon, and suddenly - and
only for a moment, my K3 got stuck and put a high pitched tone into the
speaker, while at the same time, indication Low Bat (perhaps Low
Batt?). It then returned to normal operation.
I've experienced this getting stuck
Yeah, band buttons would be nice if the panel were larger.
But there is a good work-around that doesn't require a
computer. If you're new here, you may have missed it. Just
use quick-recall memories 0-9. This results in two taps
instead of one (MV, n) but it sets you up with all
After discovering ... after-the-fact ... the cause of my self-inflicted
audio IC failure, I found the solution hanging on my patch-cord
rack. I'm now using a 1/8 male stereo plug to 2 x female phono
connector patch cord and replaced the 1/8 male mono phone
plug on each speaker with a male phono
LMAO
No quite a vacuum tube anymore! What would compel someone to do that?
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Seriously, it's hard to keep up with the rate that Wayne adds new features to
the radio. I've had a K3 since Jan 2008 and a quick look back at the
advancement of the firmware is amazing.
It's not a radio that you learn once, but on the plus side it's all documented.
[Elecraft] K3
Hi gang,
The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 4/5/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed. The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.
Wow that was fast!
It's already in there!
Guess it's time to review all the menu settings.
Who knows what other nifty things I'll find!
Red faced,
Frank - W6NEK
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Sent: Saturday, April
Thanks. I missed that on the errata sheet. Although it's not to clear how to
set them up. You must enter a frequency in each 0-9 before it becomes active.
73,
John N1JM
Yeah, band buttons would be nice if the panel were larger.
But there is a good work-around that doesn't require a
Hi All.. Well Here is the K1 story
I was going threw the RF section taking voltage measurements (page 5 of
trouble shooting) trying to figure out why the rig was deaf. While doing so,
silly me, I would say other words but I hit the nut/bolt assembly left of
TR-3 on the bottom
Mike,
You probably shorted the diode in the RF Probe first, and that in turn
grounded the collector of Q6, and that in turn would have placed a
stress on the 12 volt input.
Did you have a fuse in your power cord? That would be the first thing
to check. Do you have 12 volts or more from the
Frank,
No need for it to go on The List - it is reality now. You can set it
up for any combination of 'which 0-9 button corresponds to each band' -
make your own decisions on that. See Quick Memories in the manual,
the CONFIG:MEM 0-9 and CONFIG: BAND SEL in the menu listing. There is
also
That is an outstanding suggestion Joe!
Simple and elegant. I hope it makes it to The List!
Frank- W6NEK
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Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Assembly
SNIP
All that's necessary is to set MEM
The day after March 31 maybe? Just a guess on my part.
73,
Dave AB7E
W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
LMAO
No quite a vacuum tube anymore! What would compel someone to do that?
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Seems that this posting keeps coming up. :-)
Oldie but goodie from March 2008
de Doug KR2Q
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2008-March/084937.html
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Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Inductive relay kick
Good point. The diode will conduct the back EMF minus internal voltage
when the supply voltage to the coil is removed. You
Since we can't have band stacking and memories are too much trouble, how
about designating one seldom used button of our choice to be the band
stacking button. Example: We scroll to 40 meters with the usual band button
then once we are on 40m, we can use that designated button to scroll through
I hope the following will help the people that aren't into electronics all
that much.
An inductor (relay coil, solenoid, choke, etc.) stores energy in its
magnetic field. When the source of current is removed, the magnetic field
will collapse back into the core at fast as it can, limited only
Carl,
If you look at the datasheet for the relay driver used in the KPA100,
you will find that it does indeed have integral clamping diodes.
Based on that fact, the inductive kick in the KPA100 should be almost
zero, but in reality, there will still be a residual hit. I believe
that saying it
Hi Dave -
OK, sorry for the misunderstanding; I thought you were talking about the
K3's internal battery.
Now that we have that out of the way:
1) BAT MIN is set to 11.0 v
2) When I measured the voltage using the K3's internal metering:
a) It was 13.6 v at receive
b) It was 10.8 v
I seem to have this recurring problem with FSK on my K3. Up until now, the
problem was intermittent, often solved by rebooting my computer and/or
reloading MMTTY. Well, without changing anything, the problem has now
become consistent, persistent and predictable:
At 0 - 22W on 80m, or any
Good Evening,
Today was very sunny and warm (50 degrees). The first hummingbird of the
season visited the windows to inform me it was time to set up the feeder for
him. He buzzed the windows three times just to make sure he got my attention.
Just moments ago I was phoned by the Nielson
Steve (or anyone else who knows),
Please explain the convenience of band-stacking memories. I have
never used a radio with band-stacking memories, so I really don't know
what that means.
Is it really a 'stack' (as in programming) where one can only select the
item at the top of the stack?
If
Glad that helped, Steve.
You might want to continue your troubleshooting, though. I use exactly
the same Alinco DM-330MV power supply with the same stock Power Pole
connectors that came with the K3, and while I have considered shortening
the power cable that Elecraft provides I have not yet
Don:
Most rigs nowadays have band stacking registers. The band selection keypad
has a button for each band. Each button is capable of remembering at least 3
frequencies per band. Programming these buttons is automatic.
When we switch between bands, the rig remembers the last frequency we used.
My old and greatly inferior 756Pro had band stacking registers, and that
feature essentially lets you cycle through the last three (in the case
of the 756Pro) frequencies/mode with just repeated presses of the same
band-select button. For example, I could set the rig to 14010 CW with a
These symptoms are classic common mode RFI issues. Typically
due to unbalanced RF on the shield of the coax coming back
from the antenna. SWR has nothing at all to do with common
mode - swr is measured in differential mode on the inside of
the transmission line.
See K9YC's information
Hi Folks:
1.) Glenn AC7ZN has a 12 W K3 with ATU and 400 Hz filter and the old
manual, about 7 months old, light use. Asking $ 1499 plus shipping
from UT. dix...@ieee.org
2.) David PA3HBB has a 100 W K3, ATU, 400 Hz, possibly MH-2 (died in
the wool CW op, so I doubt it was used). Bought in Fall
Don, I used to have band stacking on my old Yaesu, and now on the K3 I have
programmed the M buttons to select 3 frequencies in each band. You are
correct w.r.t. the number of button presses: The K3 always needs two, while
band stacking requires anything from one to three (if limited to a stack
OK I found Spectrogram 5.0 runs perfect in Wine within Linux. I aligned
my CW filters per the N0SS document. All went real easy.
Question though, how to align the SSB filters? What should the filter
shapes look like? Is there an online document showing me what I should
be tuning them for? I
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