Dave,
I performed similar tests using a Marconi signal generator in the following
test configurations:
1) static benchmark test: generator directly coupled to 144Mhz receiver
2) live on the air tests: smal antenne coupled to generator, receiver uses
outdoor 144Mhz antenna. Test was performed
Wayne!
Please provide more detailed info regarding pricing and time of delivery for
the K144XV option.
(for us not making it to your boot in Dayton)
I definitley want to be on the waiting list!
73
Jan SM6TUW
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Yes, i agree with Jan.
All that information we need asap. HAMRADIO fair is in June and all
suppliers will have special offers.
Michael, DC0ZO
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From: SM6TUW sm6...@gmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:07 AM
Subject: Re:
I agree that 200 watts inside the K3 isn't a good idea (heat) but having
an external (300-400 watt?) amp that could be driven by 10 watts of
input (key point here!) would be sweet!
This amp could be used by all the Elecraft rigs, not just the K3. For
contests turn it up to the low power limit
Lynn Lamb, W4NL wrote:
Sorry for the delay fellows.. Dayton!! And recovery!!
I'll get back to all those requesting JPGs of the K3 main tuning knob with
covers shortly. Lots of interest.
http://store.tentec.com/accessories/ (scroll down to Model 315)
73, Bill
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I'm with you on this one, Keith! I'm a low power CW contester and
would surely enjoy using the 150 or 200 W power limit when appropriate
instead of accepting the db or so of loss with my 100W K3. I have NO
interest in running a KW, however, so high power amps have no appeal
here. A
See
http://home.comcast.net/~lennyw/pwpimages/Picture1.jpg
73,
Lenny W2BVH
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Good time not to be a squirrel, too!
73 - Ken
--- On Tue, 5/19/09, w2bvh w2...@comcast.net wrote:
From: w2bvh w2...@comcast.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Good time to disconnect the antenna
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Received: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 12:50 PM
See
Or a dog trying to use that tree!
Dave W7AQK
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From: Ken Alexander k.alexan...@rogers.com
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; w2bvh w2...@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Good time to disconnect the antenna
Good time not to be a
I found one of the knob covers at Dayton (it always amazes me what's in the
flea market there!). The ring fits over the K3 knob easily. It has a rubber
ridge on the inside of the ring that conforms to the Ten-Tec knobs, but
tends to stick up a bit on the K3's knob. It's not a perfect, seamless
Lou,
I am not certain what all of you are trying to accomplish with the
Ten-Tec (or other) knob rings. Do you remove the rubber ring that is
supplied with the K3 knob? Or do you put it over the top of the
existing rubber ring?
The stock K3 rubber ring seems just fine to me.
73,
Don W3FPR
We're putting together the web page info and order form today, and will
also post here.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
_..._
SM6TUW wrote:
Wayne!
Please provide more detailed info regarding pricing and time of delivery for
the K144XV option.
(for us not making it to your boot in Dayton)
I
We do not see 200W inside the K3 any time soon. The heat, current and
other issues make this difficult.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Elecraft List Moderator, among other things :-)
_..._
Darwin, Keith wrote:
I agree that 200 watts inside the K3 isn't a good idea (heat) but having
an external
Thanks for all the replies and the price point for the new KXV3a.
73,
Julius
Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote:
What is the difference between the current KXV3 and the new KXV3a?
Thanks,
Julius
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Julius Fazekas
N2WN
Tennessee Contest Group
http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html
Tennessee
a external 200-400 watt amp is a fairly trivial design, if you want
one order some parts and get building. You could do this with a couple
813's for pretty low cost, or solid state for a bit more money. I'm
surprised how many people sit on their rear end and complain about
this or that product not
Slowest and cheapest method possible. We'll probably supply a
pre-addressed padded envelope for return.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
_..._
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
How will that be achieved for those of us outside the US - what kind
of shipment?
I slide it over the top of the K3 ring. It feels softer and gripper to me.
That is based on about 5 minutes of knob twiddling, so whether I keep it on
remains to be seen.
73,
Lou
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From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com
Sent: May 19, 2009 9:37 AM
To: W0FK
Eric, the posts on this thread by Gary, Keith and me are positive with
regard to Elecraft, so please do not consider them as criticisms in any way.
I've been a Ham since 1957 and Elecraft is the best thing to happen since
807's. Thanks for a great reflector. 73, Fred
We're putting together the web page info
Any chance of a page with preliminary thoughts on the panadapter ?
73
Trevor G0KTN
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Ah - ok, so we order, you send KXV3a and an envelope and we return
KXV3 - at your cost (which was the info I was looking for :-)
Thank you, a considerate Elecraft, as always.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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Matt, W8ESE, wrote:
a external 200-400 watt amp is a fairly trivial design, if you want
one order some parts and get building. You could do this with a couple
813's for pretty low cost, or solid state for a bit more money.
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813s! I'm with you Matt!
I
I like to homebrew some of my equipment, all, if I could produce equipment
as good as Elecraft's and some of the other well known vendors. Building an
amplifier is one area I believe the ham can come close to building a product
as good as the average vendor's. If you are talking about tube
Snip
a external 200-400 watt amp is a fairly trivial design, if you want
one order some parts and get building. You could do this with a couple
813's for pretty low cost, or solid state for a bit more money. I'm
surprised how many people sit on their rear end and complain about
this or that
On Mon, 11 May 2009 12:11:06 -0500
Bill Maddock n4z...@yahoo.com wrote:
I would like to find or build an external speaker for my K3. I want something
that sounds
good,will match closely and is realitively efficent like 92 db @ 1 watt/meter!
-What is everyone
using?
Thanks and 73,
Bill
Really need scanning now when 6m is allowed in Sweden.
Anyone who knows when it will be possible?
In Sweden there is no problem with scanning above 30 MHz!
73 de Jan SM5FQQ
K3 #2054
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Sent from
I am interested in using the K-2 virtual keying feature and would like to get
the opinions of those who have used it. Are there any logging programs which
this is compatible with?
Tnx's de YS1/W3MKT
Hello all,
I was wondering if the K3 can be used as the ONLY radio in a SO2R
configuration. Specifically, I was wondering if the TX output can be changed on
the fly per active RX (main RX vs sub-RX) as well as if such configuration is
supported by N1MM or any other major contest logging
SO2R implies that when you are transmitting on one radio, you are
listening on the other. That isn't possible with the K3.
At 5/15/2009 04:19 PM, Rudy Bakalov wrote:
Hello all,
I was wondering if the K3 can be used as the ONLY radio in a SO2R
configuration. Specifically, I was wondering if the
On the contest side, all the CQWW and CQ WPX contests for all three modes
(CW, Phone and RTTY) have a 100 watt limit for the Low Power category. So
do the NCJ NAQP and Sprint contests, twelve total each year. The reason for
this is two-fold. First, 100 watts covers the majority of HF
I worked someone using K2/10 with ALS600 modified for low power (by cutting
some input resistors). He said he was getting 400W on most bands.
Ignacy
I agree that 200 watts inside the K3 isn't a good idea (heat) but having
an external (300-400 watt?) amp that could be driven by 10 watts of
When will new manuals be available that reflect the most recent K3 firmware?
Thank you.
Phil
NS7P
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Matt, W8ESE, wrote:
a external 200-400 watt amp is a fairly trivial design, if you want one
order some parts and get building. You could do this with a couple 813's
for pretty low cost, or solid state for a bit more money.
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Absolutely! :-) We always appreciate constructive feedback and suggestions.
All that we ask is that people avoid posting on a high # of postings
topic unless they have substantive info to add.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Fred Atchley wrote:
Eric, the posts on this thread by Gary, Keith and me are
I'll send you the instructions, Jan.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
SM5FQQ wrote:
Really need scanning now when 6m is allowed in Sweden.
Anyone who knows when it will be possible?
In Sweden there is no problem with scanning above 30 MHz!
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I have a K3 with almost all the options. I recently installed the KXV3. I'm
not sure if the problem started after doing this but I did receive my first
chirp report shortly after. The rig is almost a year old but has the newest
firmware.
It seems to happen when the shift filter is moved and
On Tue, 19 May 2009 08:30:26 +0200, pa...@home.nl wrote:
My results between hearing the weak signal in the noise yes/no:
static benchmark setup: 1.8 dB
Live on the air setup: 2.2-2.5 dB
Several years ago, N6ZFO published some statistical analysis of
Sweepstakes score suggesting that a 1 dB
who won the K3 at FDIM Saturday night?
Al ve3gam
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W0UHF won the K3/10 at the QRP-ARCI Awards Banquet.
He did not attend the banquet, but made record time to come
to the Holiday Inn and pick it up!
72 73HankK8DD
who won the K3 at FDIM Saturday night?
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p.s. hope to make it back next year, missed this one
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Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] winner of K3 at FDIM
W0UHF won
I suppose 813's are still available, but I don't see them
listed very often. I do, however, see 811's a lot.
Wouldn't a couple of those work for that kind of power
range? Maybe it would take 3, but they seem to be readily
available, and pretty inexpensive.
By the way, at the swap area at
Wouldn't it be nice if the new LED wattmeter was part of the new amp line.
Wayne wouldn't need to reinvent that piece. Maybe the wattmeter came out on
it's own to start paying back for development time on the amps.
Just a guess as I hold on to my Alphas a bit longer. ;-)
Bob K5WA
Hello Elecrafters,
I would like to know how stable the output power of the 10 watt K3 is when set
to true QRP levels.
I'm asking because my K2 power setting is not very accurate when I try to set
it to anything much less than 5 watts.
Would it be possible to safely drive an external
I am operating in EI where the 6M band can be dead but then open for short
periods. The ability to scan would be most welcome and I know of no
regulation disallowing it in EI land. This would be a most welcome
addition to the radio.
73 Doug EI2CN
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From:
Gosh, I have nothing very fancy. I have been quite pleased with a speaker I
bought from RadioShack for about $20. It is slightly less than 1 foot high
and perhaps 8 inches wide. It carries the brand name RCA on it. It's
probably made somewhere in China. However, it does sound pretty good. On
I have a 100 watt K3 and it is as accurate as I can tell with a cheap Daiwa
watt meter down to 100 mw. I don't have anything laboratory quality to measure
with.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ
--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Bill Miner w...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Bill Miner w...@yahoo.com
Subject:
Hi Bill
If you find out that the K3 is most stable near the middle or
top of its power range, you could insert a homebrew
power attenuator between the K3 and your amp. That
would let the K3 run at its optimum power for stability
and still keep the power within the input limits for your
external
Seems to be a conflict .. the KRC2 manual sez ground wire between KRC2
p1 and K3 ACC p5 (which makes sense), KRC2 errata say to use K3 ACC p6
(which is DIGOUT0 and doesn't make sense to me). In any case, I've
wired the first way and AUXBUS from KRC2 p6 to K3 ACC p2. I'm getting
ERR PTT and weird
Hi Wayne,
Yes, we're still working on amplifiers.
Really, truly, seriously???
MY aptosology-analyzer must be in dire need of recalibration.
The end result may not be what anyone expects, but
it'll definitely be unique.
You can be such a tease at times. ;-)
Watch for possible
I hope Elecraft continues to make new kits, not the screw it together type
like the K3, but the kits you build from a big pile of parts.
After all, the surface mount stuff will kill any real kit building before
you know it, and I have built all the Elecraft kits, some twice.
I for one would buy
Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
I hope Elecraft continues to make new kits, not the screw it together type
like the K3, but the kits you build from a big pile of parts.
After all, the surface mount stuff will kill any real kit building before
you know it, and I have built all the Elecraft kits, some
Of course they will continue to support those who like to build things. At
some point we are all going to have to embrace surface mount components
simply because tradiotional parts will be difficult to get. It is not so
bad, I now find repairing surface mount projects easier than through hole
Our post Dayton work (figuring out our Dayton order forms and building
K3s for Dayton orders etc.) has taken most of our time so far this week.
I'm out tomorrow, but we will get the order info up on Thursday first
thing for the W2 and K144XV.
Delivery for both products is planned for August.
Bruce,
I just ordered a set of 3 speakers on Ebay - They are Cobra
HG-S100 - I am hoping That they will be good - My K3 is only 4
high - these are 5 inches high and have a 4 speaker. I will
let everyone know how it turns out and compare them to my
current Kenwood SP31. The HG-S100 look good in
Here is the preliminary W2 and K144XV pricing information from Dayton.
Prices may change slightly from the Dayton intro when we get them up on
the web Thursday.
We should have the 2nd coupler pricing by Thursday too.
All of these items are scheduled for shipping some time in August.
Info
Hello Eric,
Just so I understand, the W2 as priced will only come with a 200w coupler???
If I wanted a 2000w coupler, I would need to pay $229 (kit price) + whatever
the upgrade cost is for the 2kw coupler? Is that correct?
73 James K3JPS
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From:
The KX1 was done just as you say, Vic. Elecraft pre-populated the pc board
with the DDS chip and the builder adds the rest.
Y'know a lot of builders find SMDs too small. Shoot, some even find current
1/4 or 1/8 watt leaded resistors too small, and I do sympathize with the
issue of trying the
Your choice of coupler with the base unit. Its possible the 2000w may
cost a little more.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
James Sarte wrote:
Hello Eric,
Just so I understand, the W2 as priced will only come with a 200w coupler???
If I wanted a 2000w coupler, I would need to pay $229 (kit price) + whatever
I have a CP1 dual directional coupler kit.
Debating whether to make it -20dB or -30dB.
If I were to make it for -20dB, could I then add Elecraft step attenuator
to extend the range without causing problems at higher wattage (like core
saturation with the 20dB toroids).
Thanks for any help.
Chris
Fred Atchley writes:
Actually Gary, KPA-200 sounds like a good idea. I like contesting and prefer
low power. The problem is that different contests define low power as 100,
150 or 200 W. It would be nice to optimize low power for any given contest.
BTW, I wonder if the KAT3 would also need to be
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