Good Evening,
Sorry this is so late but I got involved with a few projects. Weather
unsettled. Normal Oregon weather. Got to 57 degrees yesterday with sunny
skies now snow and 25 degrees are in the forecast :) That is why we drive
around with all sorts of foul weather gear in our
Well I have officially taken the plunge and ordered a K2 today. After much
consideration about how to configure my K2 I decided that I will make a QRP
version. With an SSB, DSP, internal tuner options. I'm not sure what else
I might need. I was thinking about going the 100 watt option but I
Elecrafters,
i have a Prolific USBserial Adapter for a laptopK3 connection.
While the installation (installation? what installation?) under Ubuntu
was just plugplay, win7 32bit drives me nuts.
The installer exe from the Prolific website crashed with an error.
So for now i use a usb 1.1 driver
You will not be disappointed. Just last night I worked 160 meter Delaware
and Kentucky, QRP 10 watt SSB to 10 watt SSB, and many other QRO stations.
I can work any state on 160 with 5 watt CW. Astonishes the Big guns. Its
all about antennas anyway.
Roy, AB7CE,
What I just don't understand is why QRP operators have to sign /QRP after
their callsigns when in a contest. It takes longer and the guy on the other
end has to copy not only their call (often QRP stations are weak anyway),
but the /QRP as well. I too am astonished when I work some EU station
K3 #250 was listening to the 15m ssb VP8ORK pileup and suddenly lost all
signals. I tried switching to Ant 2 but that did not help. It will not
xmit; nothing showing on power out. It was previously set to 55w as that
it the power I use to key the Acom 1000.
Switched to a different transceiver
There is no 'have to' about it. Many, in fact probably most, QRP
operators do not add /QRP to their callsigns. It is questionable
whether it is legal under most amateur licences anyway.
I have been using my K2 at 5W for nearly 9 years now and have worked
all sorts of DX. I never use /QRP when
Here is a strange problem that seemed to be intermittent last night
and now has disappeared.
Last night in the 160 contest, when I turned on the subrx, I lost
transmit power. (It had been fine up until then.) I was operating
at 100W with (or without) the ATU into an okay ~1.5:1 load. When I
Hi Brian,
Try #31 ferrite clamp ons on on leads coming from the TV starting with the
power cord. They can be found in small quantities here:
http://www.mouser.com/catalog/catalogUSD/642/952.pdf
The 0.51 and 0.72 ID ones will allow several turn through which is usually
necessary. The 0.72 one
Here is something I was also wondering could I utilize the AUX on the sub
receiver with the MFJ 1026 either along side the KXV3A in out connections?
The reason for asking this is I use diversity receive and was not sure if I
could incorporate the MFJ unit as well?
Thanks
Mike
VE3WDM
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A couple of times during the CQ160 contest, I would lose rx audio on the
main rx. The subrx was
unaffected. Since I had a LPPan panadapter hooked up I could tell that it
wasn't just the audio
output as the panadapter display was also clear of signals. (I was using
N1MM logger through a
Often when confronted with wild behavior, which goes away when the K3 is
cycled, one has a problem with RF in the shack, poor grounds, etc. All one
needs to create strange behavior is to scramble ONE bit in K3 internal
software somewhere.
The remedy will be the usual things, often discussed,
Fellas,
I am firing up my K3 for the second time. I wanted to begin to do the
synthesizer calibration.
When I tap Menu, it goes to LCD CRT and can be adjusted by VFO A. I CANNOT
access any other menu item.
When I hold CONFIG, It says CONFIG briefly in VFO B window and as soon as I
let up, I
To be a little clearer, when I press and hold CONFIG, it says config at VFO B
window and when I let up VFO A window says what versions of firmware I have and
window B says FW REVS
uC = 4.25
d1 = 2.71
d2 = 0.00
FL = 1.14
VFO B's knob does NOT seem to be responding. It is not locked as far as I
I'm in upload mode, from the 160 test, where there are over 250 Qs in the log,
with over 50 mults, for 9 hours of play,
and not nary a one of those Qs had me signing /QRP, even when the PJ2 that
called me. There may have been one or two ops that
gave me their /qrp.. but I pretty much ignored
Back in the 50's and 60's, signing /QRP was promoted as a way to encourage
QRP operation.
I suspect that is the reason it's still used today.
Of course back in the 50's QRP was 50 watts d-c input (typically 30 watts
or so output) but many Hams had the idea that operating outside the Novice
I like to hear /QRP after the callsign. As a ham with a nice hobby I make
special effort to work them. Ted
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I would check connections on the VFO B encoder with the circuit board or look
for a short. Then, if that does not show anything, give up. Actually, I would
give up -- my next step being to call Elecraft support. Or, alternatively,
call Elecraft support first.
Good luck,
73, phil, K7PEH
On
On 1/29/2011 9:40 PM, Brian - N5BCN wrote:
The offending TV is not close to the shack: TV is on the first floor, shack
on the second floor (on the opposite side of the house), antenna in the
attic.
REPEAT AFTER ME -- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THE SHACK IS, IT'S THE ANTENNAS!
Whatever trash the
Hello Ed,
Well done!! When you can get your K2 up and running, I am certain that you
will find it to be a lot of fun to use and to be a great DX Machine in a
small box!
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
On Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 08:35Z, Ed KE7HGA wrote:
Well I have officially taken the plunge and
I checked the encoder and it was connected properly. I can't help but thinking
I'm doing (or not) doing something right. Seems easy enough.
If this hasn't been a commonly made mistake, I have to wonder about the encoder
at VFO B.
73
Dohn Smythe N8EWY
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I'm considering getting a set of 3 low profile (1.5) tilt stands for my K2
and some future projects inside EC2 enclosures.
According to the Elecraft site their standard tilt stand for the K2 is the
3 one.
The stand that shipped with my K2 (#4958) measures 2.5 high. Is this the
same as the 3
Hi Dohn,
Interestingly, I had the 1st problem I've ever noted with the B
VFO/Encoder last night. As I was attempting to change the IF DSP the value
would either not change or stick and shift several values at once. A couple
of taps with my fingernail on the knob seems to have cleared it right
Weird, but I have the same problem with the B encoder on one of my K3's. If
I pull slightly on VFOB nothing changes. If I push on it slightly it works
fine. I guess the first thing I should try is to resolder the connections on
the encoder.
Any other ideas?
N2TK, Tony
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Hi Tony,
My problem was momentary, it seems. Trying just now, both pulling an
pushing it seems to work fine.
73,
Dick - KA5KKT
Weird, but I have the same problem with the B encoder on one of my K3's. If
I pull
I noticed that when I went to AM-S (AM Sync, AutoTracking), that the
frequency showed:
10.000.010
So, I figure that the Reference Oscillator was off a bit. So I tweeked the
oscillator slightly until the frequency showed 10.000.000 when I when out of
the Config Menu.
Is there anything wrong
When you are not in a menu, does the VFO B frequency change when you move the
encoder B knob?
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73, Stan - KR7C
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When you put the rig in AM Sync the rig will follow any changes in the received
signal to Sync with it. You will also notice that you are actually on SSB in
this mode.
What you saw was normal. I hope you remember what the original setting of the
Ref Osc was.
The manual has a good description
Vic,
Thank you for the response. You may be heading me in the right direction. I
had the K3 Utility download the latest of all the firmware's from the website
and told it to install them. It shows it downloaded and installed FPF 1.09.
You mention it should be 1.14. I'll try to find it on
IS there a 1.5 bail for the K3 to replace the awkward 3 standard one?
I cannot locate it in the Elecraft pages.
John Ragle -- W1ZI
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Vic,
As you suspected the problem with the menu misalignment was the front panel
firmware revision. Somehow yesterday when I had the utility download all the
latest firmware it downloaded 1.09. Today it found 1.14. I've installed it
and the menu problem is resolved. Strange how it found
W1ZI IS there a 1.5 bail for the K3 to replace the awkward 3 standard
one? I cannot locate it in the Elecraft pages.
Yes:
elecraft.com
Order (in left nav)
K2 Transceiver and accessories
...and you should see an ETS15 listed
--Andrew, NV1B
Hi John,
The K3's tilt stand is 2.0 tall, not 3.0. We selected the 2 size
based on various criteria, and there is no other option.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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A K2 1.5-inch high tilt stand won't fit on a K3 unless you re-drill
the K3's bottom cover.
Even if it would, I'm not sure what an 0.5-inch difference would do
for you.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Jan 30, 2011, at 3:06 PM, Andrew Moore wrote:
W1ZI IS there a 1.5 bail for the K3 to replace the
SORRY... my mistake... I didn't realize you were asking about the K3.
Wayne has confirmed there is no alternative to the 2-inch stand for the K3.
For the K2, there is a 3 and 1.5
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Thanks to everyone's suggestions, I'm zeroing in on the culprit!!!
For reference, the two TVs in my house with the issues:
Samsung 46 LCD Model LN46A580P6F
Samsung 40 LCD Model LN40A530P1F (we rarely use this one, that's why I
didn't discover the RFI on this one until recently)
I had
Hello Geoff,
Thanks! I have been putting a K2 off for some time now but I am glad
that I have ordered one and am looking forward to getting started. It
will not be an elaborate set up as far as antenna's go due to local
restrictions but I really like the idea of be portable anyway.
73, Ed
On 1/30/2011 3:19 PM, Brian - N5BCN wrote:
There are only two wires connected to each TV: A/C power and a HDMI cable to
the DVR (cable is plugged into the DVR, not the TV). The DVR is always on
to record show when the TV is off.
With the TV on, I unplugged the HDMI cable and viola!, no RFI.
That's until they are really weak and wasting precious QSB peaks with /QRP,
or they are really really weak and they are sending RP6AN/QRP and I'm
copying P6NQ?/R.
In a contest, I don't need the weak ones to tell me they are weak or why, I
already know they are weak. I always will try very hard to
On 1/30/2011 4:15 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
That's until they are really weak and wasting precious QSB peaks with /QRP,
or they are really really weak and they are sending RP6AN/QRP and I'm
copying P6NQ?/R.
YES!
BTW -- I was weak when we worked last night because I chose to run 100w,
in
Make sure DTBL0014.HEX is in the folder along with the DSP files. That's the
DSP table for
DSP 2.71. Then reload the DSP. I think this is the same kind of problem that
you had with
the FP -- out-of-sync files.
On 1/30/2011 3:02 PM, Jim Harris wrote:
Vic,
As you suspected the problem with
We had a small net today, with only 19 of us over a 21 minute net.
Discussion was on the ALC function and an Icom solid state amp, and a query
for more news about the KPA-500. Thanks to everyone who checked in. Here is
a list of the participants:
Station NameQTH Rig S/N
Brian,
Please keep us posted when you zero in on the culprit.
I had a similar RFI issue with one of our DirecTV boxes. I narrowed down to
the RG6 coax feeding the box. I added one ferrite choke to the cable
right where it connected to the box and less RFI, added two more and voila, no
more
More interesting findings:
I disconnected the coax cable to the DVR: RFI is still there! So the cable
coax+DVR does not seem to be the source of my RFI on 20m.
With the coax cable disconnected, but the DVR still connected to the TV via
HDMI cable, the RFI is there if I'm playing a recorded
While looking through the office supply catalog at work, I came across a
monitor stand that looked interesting. The width dimension (17) was about
the same as the width of the K3 and P3 together. So I bought one and set it
up at home. It seems to be a perfect fit for the K3 next to the P3
I installed the emu-0202 USB soundcard today and interconnected one
of the LP-Pan which was connected to the main-RX IF. I used
Spectravue as SDR sw since it was already installed for my SDR-IQ. I
didn't run into many hurdles and had 20m being displayed at 96-KHz
bw. It took a little
I spent a lot of time with the K3 this weekend working SSB and data
modes mostly PKS.
The K3 the more I use it the more I like it and am amazed by its
performance with a standard 2.7 5 pole filter and 2.1 8 pole filter.
First for ssb I was joining a new that had .5 khz signal above the net
Don't get me wrong on this one. I'm primarily a contester. I TRY to run
rather than do S P. When I'm running and there's a station calling me that
I'm pulling out of noise on my run frequency and they're signing XXnXXX/QRP
at 15 WPM, chances are there will be several stations calling QRL? on
Don,
You are doing it right - except --
Crank up either the K3 line-in gain or the computer audio line-out a bit
more - the proper setting is to have 4 ALC bars on solid and the 5th
one flickering. I put ALC in quotes, because the K3 ALC meter is like
a VU meter for the first 4 bars. The
Don,
How do you know so much detail, did you help design these things? :-)
You always have help for everyone to make our experience even better so
thank you very much!!!
Don
KD8NNU
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Don,
You are doing it right - except --
Crank up
Mike,
The thing that is wrong with that logic is that AM-S has an AFC
associated with it (capture range). So the frequency that AM-S can
capture will not necessarily show the actual carrier frequency.
If you cannot determine the beat frequency, I would suggest you first
use an audio
Don,
Thanks for your fine compliments.
I do have a good memory for those kind of things, and will do a perusal
of the .pdf version of the manual when required.
I do what I can to help others. When I started my ham radio adventures
as a teen, I had a whole radio club in a small town
I use the driver from the Elecraft web site.
...bill nr4c
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From: DM4iM [mailto:hamra...@vr-web.de]
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:31 AM
To: elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] Prolific driver
Elecrafters,
i have a Prolific USBserial Adapter for a laptopK3 connection.
Vic,
I'm not sure which folder you are speaking of that the hex file should be in
but I'm suspecting it needs to load with the other DSP firmware. As best I can
remember I think I saw that file load with the other DSP files. I'm away from
the radio now but tomorrow I will reload the DSP
Guy,
Very good, hihihi
(I can relate to the last one about the amp) :)
Bob
K6UJ
On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
That's until they are really weak and wasting precious QSB peaks with /QRP,
or they are really really weak and they are sending RP6AN/QRP and I'm
copying
On 30 Jan 2011 at 21:52, Jerry Muller wrote:
I hope not too many of you guys called me this last weekend on 160 and I
couldn't hear you. I was using diversity RX with some pretty big
beverages on the SUB. There were more than a few times when I could tell
someone was calling but I couldn't
On 1/30/2011 5:34 PM, Brian - N5BCN wrote:
This suggests to me that the source is indeed the DVR and
it's generating RFI on the HDMI cable.
The possibilities are more complex than that -- it could still be the
signal from DVR is causing the TV to generate the trash.
From your description,
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