Hello folks
Owned my k3 for about 3 years, performance
is spot on, just one very minor operator feature
that I've never quite got comfortable with;
The K3 notch filter appears to be after the IF system?
eg audio type notch, the S meter does not show any
signal change on steady carrier.
Is this
On 04/26/2012 11:41 PM, Tony Estep wrote:
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Don Wilhelmw3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
...use Atomic Clock Sync...
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Or with some wrangling you can bend Windows 7 to your will. As you
doubtless know already, you can sync it manually whenever you want by
Wayne,
Me. No, really...me. I will suffer the painful slight of being pulled out of
the l-o-n-g waiting list and help you with this critically important project.
Bill
WK6A
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 26, 2012, at 6:26 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote:
Our tech writer just completed
Mark n2qt wrote:
It's a little bit quicker, full power in about 7-8ms.
if anyone is interested in the pictures I took of the scope, email me
directly and I'll
send you a copy. (about 800k each)
How much of that 7-8ms is part of the normal rise time? The value most
people are looking for is the
Please ignor this.
Rich, VE3KI, reminded me that the M1-4 can be used for macros. I had been
associating them for messages.
Rich, NØCE
- Original Message -
From: Richard Fjeld
To: elecraft posting
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:50 PM
Subject: K3 power level suggestion
Or of course, use a converter program on your smart phone!!!
;-)
73 de David, M0XDF
On 27 Apr 2012, at 04:59, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Actually, the conversion is easier to remember than those two formulas.
The two scales coincide at -40 degrees.
So for the conversion (either way) first add 40.
Bill,
Your willingness to endure such a painstaking job is admirable..:-)
Your quick...
Chuckle
Gary
On 27 April 2012 16:57, Bill Tubbs cgpi...@yahoo.com wrote:
Wayne,
Me. No, really...me. I will suffer the painful slight of being pulled out
of the l-o-n-g waiting list and help you
Paul,
Yes, the IF notch is kept outside the AGC - loop. And I am with you on
this. It would be so nice to have the notch inside the loop.
More than one reason for the notch outside the agc-loop have been
communicated in this list.
Summing up a few, but please let the experts help me on this:
I just push the switch on my Weller and watch it change from F to C.
I love simple. Hehehehehe
OK, back in my hole,
Ron, KU7Y
SOWP 5545M
Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
Brenda, AZ (Winter)
Caldwell, ID (Summer)
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KX3 #0062
Another trick, you can do C-F in your head:
Double the centigrade temperature, subtract 10% from the product, and add 32 to
get Fahrenheit.
10 degrees C = (2*10-2) + 32 = 50 degrees F
F-C is not so slick, but works:
Subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit temperature, add 11% of the result to
Wayne,
This is great news - any chance you can make the draft assembly manual
available on the site? Even if it's still open to corrections I think it
would be much appreciated by many - I for one am anxious to get an idea of
the assembly procedure and start mentally preparing for (hopefully)
On this date, 5 years ago Elecraft gave formal announcement of the
impending release of the Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver. While the leadership
at Elecraft had been toiling away for about a decade developing HF products,
April 27, 2007 was a fulcrum date where the development of products for
Holding the SUB button links or unlinks the VFOs.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:50:48 -0500, you wrote:
Wayne;
Eric;
I know you are busy, and I don't want to be an annoyance, but the more I use
this radio the better I like it for it's conveniences.
I am wondering if people would
some have asked about the timing of the onset of carrier (rather than full
power output)
and the rise time of the carrier after release of TxInh.
There is a bit of jitter in the onset of carrier that changes the onset from
about 2.5 ms
to 4 ms. Rise time to 100% is about 5 ms.
(wish I had one
Wayne,
Let me review your kit manual while I build my KX3! I know very bold
of me, but I was an engineering writer for Hughes Aircraft for three
years and can provide a thorough procedural edit.
Many times through the years I have produced instruction sheets or
operation of assembly manuals
If Ralph Stayer could write an article about his sausage factory that
made it into the Harvard Business Review and became the basis for case
studies in business schools for many years...imagine the lessons that
could be passed on by Eric and Wayne -- innovation, customer service and
They are doing pretty well power wise for a company I once thought was into
building QRP kits.
Chuck, KE9UW
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on
behalf of Scott Manthe
I've always liked this one because it demonstrates a real understanding, that
there are 1.8 F deg in one C deg. And you can deal with the endpoints from
either conversion direction.
Chuck, KE9UW
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles
Chuck, KE9UW
aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles
Mark n2qt wrote:
some have asked about the timing of the onset of carrier (rather than
full power output) and the rise time of the carrier after release of
TxInh.
There is a bit of jitter in the onset of carrier that changes the onset
from
about 2.5 ms
to 4 ms. Rise time to 100% is about 5
On 4/27/2012 6:55 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
Re: [Elecraft] solder iron correct temp in C for K3
I try to minimize the number of formulas I need to remember.
This one has served me well
1.8C=F-32
Replace the known value, and solve for the unknown.
Or if you only need to be
Elecraft would be a great case study for graduate level business students.
Way back in the '70's when I was studying for my MBA we used Winnebago as a
case study but Elecraft is much, much more interesting plus being a heck of
a lot more positive then learning how Winnebago handled the fuel cost
Dick,
Thanks for this little anniversary present. It has been a bit of a
wild ride over the past five years.
It may appear that our product strategy has been carefully
premeditated. Truth is, we've just designed what we, as operators,
really wanted for ourselves. Fortunately for Elecraft,
Let's put solar panels on the roofs of those Winnebagos and turn them
into hybrids.
Wayne
On Apr 27, 2012, at 8:34 AM, NZ0T wrote:
Elecraft would be a great case study for graduate level business
students.
Way back in the '70's when I was studying for my MBA we used
Winnebago as a
What do all these metric conversion posts have to do with the OP's question?
He asked what the temperature of his iron should be to solder K3 boards and
received the CORRECT ANSWER almost immediately.
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member
On Fri, 27 Apr 2012
Wayne,
I built a K2, KX1, and a few other things. The K2 was built way
before the K3 may have been a gleam in your eye, however I see no
reference to that spectacular piece of radio gear. It may not have had
the gee whiz factor of the K3, but let me tell you, on a Field Day site
with
Are there any plans to extend the fm receive frequencies in either the K3
and/or the KX3? I am interested in receiving broadcast band fm and public
service fm in the 2 meter band.
Thanks
John Lally
W7JJL
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Pretty cool trick, Monty. But I'll stick with just touching the tip of the
iron to my tongue. Much less painful than doin' the math! ;o)
Terry, W0FM
-Original Message-
From: Monty Shultes [mailto:mon...@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
It is a pleasure supporting a great company with great people with great
products. Like many I try to support USA companies when at all
possible. Elecraft makes this a no brainer.
I love my K3's, KPA500, P3 and more! Thanks for building superior
products at reasonable prices.
It was fun to
How simple. It goes into my desktop reference. Thanks, Don!
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:59 PM
To: k6...@foothill.net
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Are there any plans to extend the fm receive frequencies in either the K3
and/or the KX3?
The really useful coverage would be that from 140 to 150 MHz (or at least 142 to
150 MHz), transmit and receive, in order to support MARS operation. CAP, OTOH,
jumped on the homeland security deep-end
I've only been an Elecraft customer just over 18 months, and, yes, the
K3 was my initial purchase. It has more than satisfied my operational
needs. The P3 purchased a bit over 6 months ago has been icing on the
cake. Both products are well thought out and work flawlessly together.
Such is the
:-) Funny!
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Terry Schieler
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 11:45 AM
To: 'Monty Shultes'
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] solder iron correct
Five years ago - almost to the day - I attended my first (and, thus far,
only) DX convention in Visalia. Barely a week or two before heading for the
convention, I had delivered my unbuilt K2 kit to W4DAS for construction. I
saw on the Elecraft web site that the visually impaired hams had
Can you use the Yamaha CM-500 head set with the KX-3? I use this headset
with my K3/100. It works very well with this radio. I believe the CM-500
came with some kind of adaptor plug for the mic input (1/8 to 1/4 or vice
versa?). I don't believe the speaker plug will be a problem using this
Hi,
In www.elecraft .com there´s a manual Revision A, April 4, 2012
I received my remoterig with a manual Revision A, March 27, 2012
Anyone know specifically what changed in the new manual?
Thanks,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W
Thanks Rick - well done!
From: Rick Stealey rstea...@hotmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thu, April 26, 2012 9:08:33 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Noise Blanker video
I made a 2 minute video this morning showing how the K3 pulls out a 75 meter AM
QSO
It may not have begun this way intentionally, but Elecraft has morphed into a
design/build company, with its customers happily tagging along as unpaid
consultants.
Congratulations guys!
Terry, W0FM
-Original Message-
From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com]
Sent: Friday, April
Bob,
The CM500 will plug right into the KX3. You can use VOX, or tap the
XMIT button for T/R switching.
You also could create an adapter to pull the PTT line out from the ring
of the mic plug.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/27/2012 1:16 PM, Linda and Bob wrote:
Can you use the Yamaha CM-500 head set
It won't work for SMD stuff, but over the years I've had great success
using a classic Ungar 27W cartridge (which I seem to remember was around
850°F) with a screw-ON 1/8 screwdriver tip for just about everything
but the heaviest jobs. This includes lots of building stuff with
standard
Randy,
I must make a comment about a couple of your statements.
One, we are age challenged not OF's. Come on got to be PC. Eh?
The other is the parts aren't actually getting smaller. We have to hold them
farther away cause of our glasses so they look smaller!
OK, it was all tongue in check.
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:34 AM, NZ0T nz0t...@gmail.com wrote:
Elecraft would be a great case study for graduate level business
students...
===
As a sometime grad-school business prof, I often tend to think about case
studies of companies I do business with. But in the case of
Yes, Elecraft products are tops but in my mind the case study would be about
the excellent customer service that Elecraft provides. I have dealt with
very few organizations that have been as responsive and helpful as Elecraft
and IMHO that ability to respond to customers is just as important as
I operate mainly CW and while the NB is very effective for me on CW,
I've never seen much advantage to the NR at narrow CW bandwidths. I had
occasion to be on SSB this week attempting to work several SOTA summit
activations, and tried the NR. At the wider SSB BW, it made a great
difference.
You might not get acknowledgment or a freebee.
I would echo your comments. It is customer service with the focus on
providing a product which we want. You cannot beat Elecraft. I have yet
to find superior customer service like theirs anywhere. I hope this not a
signal for them to back
Hi Scott,
People are buying foreign made solid state legal limit amps like the Tokyo
Hy-Power HL2.5FX and SPE EXPERT 2K-FA at $6000 plus. I hope the success of
the KPA500 leads Elecraft to reconsider either a 1KW or 1.5KW amp.
73,
Mike K2MK
Scott Manthe-2 wrote
Wayne and Eric have been
I noticed on the firmware page MCU 4.48 is available but I am not able to load
it on my K3. I am using the K3 utility ver 1.12.3.28 which is the latest. The
utility in forms me of the following.
Installed on K3 Available
MCU 04.39
Hi,
Have you tried the NB (*not* NR)? I find it very effective against power
line noise. I use the setting t2-6, IF off. For a long time I was using a
combination of DSP and IF setting, but found that the IF contribution was
little or non-existing, so I switched to DSP NB only.
AB2TC - Knut
Hi,
Have you tried the NB (*not* NR)? I find it very effective against power
line noise. I use the setting t2-6, IF off. For a long time I was using a
combination of DSP and IF setting, but found that the IF contribution was
little or non-existing, so I switched to DSP NB only.
AB2TC - Knut
Have you clicked the Copy Files from Elecraft button on the K3 Utility
Firmware tab? I just did this, and it fetched 04.48 from the FTP site.
See K3 Utility Help, Getting Started, next to last step.
73 de Dick, K6KR
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
You probably need to copy all the new firmware using the push button
in the K3 utility. Place it in its own folder, from which you can
download it into the K3.
matt W6NIA
On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:23:22 -0400, you wrote:
I noticed on the firmware page MCU 4.48 is available but I am not able to
On 4/27/2012 2:32 PM, ab2tc wrote:
Hi,
Have you tried the NB (*not* NR)? I find it very effective against power
line noise. I use the setting t2-6, IF off. For a long time I was using a
combination of DSP and IF setting, but found that the IF contribution was
little or non-existing, so I
Mike,
Note that your listing shows 4.39 is Installed on your K3 and also that
same version is Available
That means that 4.39 is the highest level available on your computer.
You must click on Get New Files fron Elecraft to download them into
your computer.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/27/2012 5:23
P3 Version 1.16, SVGA version 1.04 and P3 Utility version 1.12.4.26 are all
now available from the Elecraft website. We are suggesting that users
update their P3 Utility to the latest version.
P3 Utility is available at:
http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/P3_Utility_Setup_1_12_4_26.exe
P3
Fred,
Perhaps an explanation of how NR works will help you understand what you
are hearing a bit better. The NR algorithm looks for some sequence that
it can define as a signal, and then builds a filter around it. The type
of filter is determined by the parameters you have set.
That is why
Not having updated my firmware for a while, this puzzled me too. Perhaps more
specific wording instead of Available could be considered.
73,
Randy, KS4L
On Apr 27, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Mike,
Note that your listing shows 4.39 is Installed on your K3
One more issue. Be sure to note where you are saving the download. The K3
Looks to a default. If you have changed this your desktop will not find
the right version. If you continue to have an issue, let me know and I will
help you navigate.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
-Original Message-
From:
Thanks Paul,
I really like the ability to set the waterfall color bias on the SVGA. It now
looks just like what shows up on the 4 display on the P3. Even though I'm not
color blind, using the BW waterfall allows for much better discrimination of
very weak signals from the noise clutter.
I have some tinnitus (sp?) so, when things are really, really quiet, I hear
things
that really aren't there! Aside from that, a recent hearing test indicated
my hearing
was normal for my age (67) and I hear equally well (or equally poor!) with
both ears.
My experience with the NR has been
I've already found what looks like a minor bug in SVGA 1.04. When using
vertical line cursors, and in SPLIT mode, the red VFO B cursor is always
wider than the green VFO A cursor line. If SPLIT is off, the two match. This
occurs even if you do a double tap of the AB button to make the
Hi Everyone:
This should be a no brainer, but it seems that I am unable to save the
three entries that I have made into 00,01,02 slots in anything but an .XML
file type. I have been successful in getting the K3 to upload to the PC
with the 3 locations contents so I know the load went there.
The
I also note the hollow sound to SSB when using the K3 NR. If I use it
at all, it's at the lowest setting, 1-1. I had the same listening
experience with the K2 DSP NR unit. It worked well on CW - sometimes
miraculous - but for my ears, useless on SSB. The K3 NB works on all
modes, every time. I
This is only true if you use a non-default bandwidth for the receiver
(e.g., less than 2.8 KHz in SSB, less than 400 Hz for CW). The split
cursor always shows the default (transmit) bandwidth for the selected
mode.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 4/27/2012 7:18 PM, Jim Sheldon wrote:
I've already
Save it as an XML file type. It's an XML file.
Dick, K6KR
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Weiss
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 4:34 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Frequency Memory
Hi MIke,
There's no good reason for Elecraft to invest the time and money into
manufacturing a 1-1.5K Watt amp.
The market is very small and the competition is fierce, not only from
other SS amp manufacturer's but from those that still sell tube type amps.
You can't compete on price with the
Added 4 optional fonts which can be selected within the P3 SVGA menu.
Thanks! Big improvementvery nice
73,
Ed - K6CTA
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I have a 4 Band Elecraft KX1 for sale that I just bought from
the original owner but found a K2 at the same time so this must go. It
looks and works great!! It is a little over 1 year old. It comes with
the KXB3080 30 80 meter adapter and the KXPD1 Plug in Paddle, power
cord and Sony ear
The user manual is now available
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P3 is in Fixed Mode, that's not the right term but the center frequency
stays put and I tune across it until I get to the edge and then it
switches. I normally have a few fixed frequency spurs, they mainly come
from the wireless company's RAP at the top of my tower, there are two
backhauls
YAHO!
Great job Y'All
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I think that the K3+P3+KPA500= the mythical K4
Elecraft probably wouldn't have invested a bunch of money in building a
line of gear around the K3 only to introduce something else. But, I
could be wrong. Having acquired the K Line, I'm not much interested in
a K4. I'm also not much interested
I cheat. My Hakko soldering station is calibrated in both C and F
Ron AC7AC
-Original Message-
Another trick, you can do C-F in your head:
Double the centigrade temperature, subtract 10% from the product, and add 32
to get Fahrenheit.
10 degrees C = (2*10-2) + 32 = 50 degrees F
On 4/27/2012 11:38 AM, Tony Estep wrote:
There is a lot to be learned from the ups and downs of companies battling
in niche markets like that for ham radio gear, but Elecraft has dodged the
bullets and avoided the mis-steps that make a case study compelling.
That's because management (in this
Hi Fred,
From where I sit, if the NR display has a little m between NR and F,
those are methods best on voice (F5-1 through F8-4), while without the
little m (F1-1 through F4-4) are methods better with CW. That is not an
absolute rule of course and many people have preferences which don't abide
Hi Richard,
Looks like it's down here too. Most all of today, after about noon local.
OK, back in my hole,
Ron, KU7Y
SOWP 5545M
Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
Brenda, AZ (Winter)
Caldwell, ID (Summer)
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http://www.hatpinsandmore.com
KIX3 #0062
That's because modern business schools don't teach leadership and as you say
they tell their students they don't have to know the business they are managing.
The students have been taught that businesses are run on charts and graphs, so
they sit on their fannies and make computer charts and
How many years do you need to be on the list before posts are not moderated,
or am I on the naughty list?
I have posted messages here then have seen several and tens of posts go
through after my post timestamp,
before I finally see mine show up the next day and way out of sequence with
the
- Original Message -
From: Kevin kevin.sto...@mediacombb.net
There's no good reason for Elecraft to invest the time and money into
manufacturing a 1-1.5K Watt amp.
The market is very small and the competition is fierce, not only from
other SS amp manufacturer's but from those that
Adrain,
Don't you understand that it is a LOT farther from VK4 than most other
places. Just takes time
:-) :-)
de Milt, N5IA
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From: Adrian
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 8:54 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Moderation
How many years do you
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