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Hello
Installed KDVR3 a few weeks ago.
I tried Recording Received Audio test while I called 7O6T (CW) many times
I notice that recording was muted during my transmission.
Is this normal ?
73
aki ja1nlx
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Ok. Silly question. While I understand that the k3 and the kx3 are different
implementation, software wise. When should we expect, at least a beta, of this
new feature on the portable?
Not that you want me to be a beta, just asking for the group.
And sorry if it has been asked before
Sent
Thanks to everyone who responded.
It seems that for every day that I don't use the K3, more information drops
out of my head.
73,
-Robby
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Thank you, missed that.
Joe
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During my hotel ops last summer in westlake village, CA I used a 1:1 dipole
balun attached to a MFJ telescopic pole and hung it off a best western balcony.
Had a dipole cut for 20 and one for 6m. Worked Europe, south pacific on 20. And
was able to work Oregon and Washington with this
I have two K3's and the LCD's appear to be colored differently. I have
the two LCD settings the same but the newer K3 display is slightly
darker or more orangish in color than the older one. Changing the
settings does not change this coloration. I realize this is minor but
when they sit
I guess the question is: Is this already implemented, or its equivalent,
on the KX3? 73, Guy.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Robert Galambos va3...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok. Silly question. While I understand that the k3 and the kx3 are
different implementation, software wise. When should we
Not yet. The K3 AGC firmware improvements have only just now been created
and are out for testing in the field. Wayne has already indicated that the
KX3 will benefit from the work in due time.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV olin...@bellsouth.netwrote:
I guess the question
Steve;
I believe you have the same problem I had a few years ago on my K3 s/n 732. It
turns out that the current sensor IC, U6 on the KPAIO3 board was toast. When
you go above 12W this sensor measures the current to the KPA3. There is also
the same sensor (U1) on the RF board which is
Interesting! As far as I know the power hasn't been reversed. Possibly,
however, that current sensor has gone south for other reasons.
Fortunately, my K3 is still under warranty, I'll be talking with Elecraft
support this morning.
Steve, AI7AZ
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Russell Tobolic
I experience the same initial drift downward, but like others have said, it
stabilizes nicely after
five or six minutes. Great qrp rig!
Best 73/72
Mike Narges WF8O
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I have a K1 that is about a year old. Love it. Sometimes I like to use the
K1EL K42 keyer with it.
This keyer is a CW Keyboard and a Morse Reader coupled to a dynamite good
Message Memory function.
This setup works very well. But presently, I am using a splitter off of the
headphone jack. This
My question would be whether DSP log and antilog functions are not used all
over the place, not just the AGC. 73, Guy
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote:
All noise blankers cause some distortion -- it's a matter of degree.
NARrow blanking pulses and lower
Hi All,
what's your take on the receivers' performance? And the ATU?
73,
Chris KF6VCI
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On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Bob Cunnings bob.cunni...@gmail.comwrote:
If you are using Windows, there *is* a way to adjust the emu0202If you
are running Windows 7 things may be a bit different
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Under Win 7, to adjust the EMU0202 (or any recording or playback
There is an M class flare event in progress. We have transequatorial
propagation on 6m between southern Africa and Europe at this time (1700 Z)
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Neoklis - Ham Radio Call 5B4AZ
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From: Kevin Cozens
These particular functions are used *only* as part of the AGC
calculations. They have to be very fast since they happen in the 48-
kHz interrupt handler.
Wayne
On May 7, 2012, at 8:33 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
My question would be whether DSP log and antilog functions are not
used all
Glad I did not sell my trusty ancient Timewave 599 Plus...
It will be my personal auto notch temporary workaround until
the code catches up :)
Plan on playing with this tonight. The improvements sound
quite encouraging! I'll make some recordings while I play.
Keep slinging that code, Wayne and
We have about 100 customers testing the new K3 AGC firmware. While the
improvement is clear, there appears to be an edge condition related to
the setting of AGC SLP and large incoming signals. The symptom is a
loss of audio. (In most cases, a the default AGC SLP setting of 12
appears to
It seems that the W3FPR circuit and a 1/8 jack next to the keyer
jack would work. Audio could be tapped off of the (input/output) of
the existing LM386 through a suitable cap. - I think. Any thoughts??
Since you specify the W3FPR circuit and fixed level audio, you would
want to make any
Under Win 7, to adjust the EMU0202 (or any recording or playback
device), here's what you do:
Right-click the speaker icon at the right end of the taskbar;
Click 'Playback Devices' and a small window will pop up;
Double-click the EMU0202 or whatever you want to adjust and another
Hi Ian,
As far as I know no one else is experiencing this. When you upgraded to the
new firmware did load both the SVGA and P3? You can verify this by using
the P3 Utility, it will show the version information of both the P3 and
SVGA.
-Paul
Ian Kahn - Ham wrote
I uploaded the new
Bob,
Thanks for that info, a much more elegant way to control the emu0202
audio output. I had to use the Contol Panel approach to gaining
access to the speaker dialog box. Adjusting the WAVE slider to the
first mark at the bottom and K3 MIC level to 20 was perfect setting
to obtain ALC
From: Rick Carolyn Dwight [mailto:kl...@mtaonline.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 10:32 AM
To: 'elecraft@mailman.qth.net'
Subject: kx1 antenna
Mike,
I have used a kx1 portable for many years in many locations with
approximately a 25 ft wire, more or less vertical and one or
I just bought the KPA 500 amplifier and would like to know if someone on this
group has used it
with the Icom 7000 with aux port cable to the Icom 13 pin connector. If so I
would like to make
my own cable since I have a spare 13 pin connector. Any information on this
setup would be
Bernie :
One of the most simple and effective portable antennas is the 44 Doublet,
sometimes referred to as the Norcal Doublet :
http://www.norcalqrp.org/norcaldoublet.htm
This should give you coverage from 40m through 10m with the internal ATUs in
the Elecraft rigs.
I don't like to rely
Joe's selection of points to connect is good IMHO. I believe you want
the point to be after the muting.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/7/2012 11:57 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
It seems that the W3FPR circuit and a 1/8 jack next to the keyer
jack would work. Audio could be tapped off of the
Just to follow up on this for anyone who might be searching the
archives, the problem was traced to the power supply. It was undersized
and wasn't what everyone remembered it as being, and after being pulled
out from under the desk it turned out to be an Astron 20, rather than an
Astron 35.
On
Enjoyed the video, Stan. I may look into one of these.
72/73 de Jim - AD6CW
On 5/6/2012 6:11 PM, stan levandowski wrote:
Bernie, I'm no expert but I've been a QRP HF CW addict for 52 years and
one solution I've found that works quite well with all my Elecraft rigs
(KX1, K2, K2, and K3) is a
Thanks a lot guys. I thought that would work. I'll give it a try. Once
again, thanks. Sorry for inadvertently not posting this in K!.
tnx 73 de Mike WF8O
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Seeing chatter about orders and when they will arrive I checked my
Elecraft order confirmation since I am unsure of the exact time I
placed my order on 27Dec2011
The confirm e-mail was sent at 10:46pm; order# 2208-4482-7710
I later augmented my order to add the tuner
What is not clear is if
I'm glad that switching to a bigger Astron supply solved your problem. I
would
note, however, that I've been running my KPA100 with an Astron 20 at the 100
watt level for the past year with no problems.
Best regards -
Bruce K1FFX
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Ditto here with my K3/100, except that the Astron 20 recently developed a
bad habit of crowbar'ing when I get on 20 meters with the KPA500. Slams off
IMMEDIATELY on transmit with the amp. I guess it doesn't like 500+ watts @
20' (my vertical). Waiting for the KAT500, which will resolve that
Hello Ed,
The order start time in UTC, along with an UNOFFICIAL and PARTIAL list of
orders as voluntarily self-reported by members of the KX3 Yahoo group may
be found at the link below. If you wish, you may add your information at
the bottom of the appropriate Orders Placed tab (factory built or
In cocoaModem -- Preferences, look at the tab Modems. It will
let you choose which encoding schemes appear across the top of
the window. In the RTTY world, there are RTTY, Wideband RTTY,
and Dual RTTY. Have fun.
On 5/7/12 at 4:48, n...@nf4l.com (Mike) wrote:
Missed it in the first reply. The
This simple antenna has worked very well with my 3-band KX1 (40-30-20). The
original idea came from WA3WSJ. The antenna consists of a 40-ft radiator that
is tossed up into a tree to form anything from an inverted-L, to a sloper, to a
vertical. There are three 16-ft counterpoise wires that
To my ears, this AGC change is a MAJOR improvement! It didn't
take any extensive testing to reach that conclusion. The
difference is immediately obvious.
As mentioned previously, with low values of slope and high values
of threshold, loud signals blank out with the current firmware
release,
When I ordered my K3 it took 5 days, 18 minutes, and 37 seconds before I
received it. :-)
(sorry, I couldn't resist)
Bob
K6UJ
On May 7, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Edward R. Cole wrote:
Seeing chatter about orders and when they will arrive I checked my
Elecraft order confirmation since I am
On 5/7/2012 1:56 PM, Dave Hachadorian wrote:
To my ears, this AGC change is a MAJOR improvement! It didn't take
any extensive testing to reach that conclusion. The difference is
immediately obvious.
That's very good news. Possibly a beta release this week or maybe next,
I hope.
73,
Fred
Thanks Tom,
73,
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Dave Hachadorian k...@arrl.net wrote:
Thanks for working on this issue!
=
This is a real-life example of a terrific attitude toward customer
satisfaction. When this issue was first raised, the company could have been
defensive and simply asserted that
HI All,
What do they say in the song, No one does it better. Thank you
Elecraft, this is why so many of us are rabidly happy about your product.
It helps to have hams running the company which engineers ham radio only.
73 Doug EI2CN
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*Bob,
Did you also enter your order on a countdown list so you could see how long
before you might receive it?:-)
Gary
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On 8 May 2012 07:11, Bob K6UJ k...@pacbell.net wrote:
When I ordered my K3 it took 5 days, 18 minutes, and 37 seconds before I
received it. :-)
(sorry, I couldn't
Original post: While tuned to 3533, the P3 reported an S9 signal,
narrow and essentially a steady carrier down frequency 15 KHz or so. It
moved with the VFO A cursor such that I couldn't tune to it. I found
similar signals on other bands.
Geoff and I have been conversing about it off-list
Now if we could convince ANY vehicle manufacturer to have the same attitude,
designers that are also mechanics (without the need for an MSEE)... Maybe
we'd have a chance to work under the hood again like we can with Elecraft.
Rick wa6nhc :o)
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From: Doug Turnbull
It
I cannot seem to locate where to download this; I can only see 4.48, no
Beta...
Clues for the clueless?
Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV
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I think Wayne's post indicated it would be released as a beta in the
next week or so once the field test reports were in and they were
satisfied with it. It sure sounds like a really good job on the AGC, I
guess patience is in order ... I know, hard for this list and these
products. :-)
73,
I ran into a problem running the KX3 on 14.8vdc Li-ion packs after charging.
The initial voltage exceeded 16 volts, the KX3 reported it and then shut
down. The solution was a simple one. I put two 50v, 3A diodes in series with
the positive lead. I also added a center off - spdt switch to bypass
Hi Dave,
It's not beta yet. I don't know what they call it -- gamma???
Cheers and 73,
Fred
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I just talked to Lyle. Looks like by tomorrow we'll have a version of
DSP code that allows NR and autonotch to be used at all threshold
settings, and fixes the high-signal issue some had reported.
I'll send it out to everyone who got the last test version.
Wayne
N6KR
Fred Jensen wrote:
I
I just finished building the KXPD1 paddle for my KX1. After examining the
situation, I really felt that having to solder the wires to the plug after
the paddles were on the body would be unnecessarily difficult.
I decided that it would be much easier to attach the wires to the plug first
and
The 20m waveform on my P3 seems very broad, but I don't think that it is due
to any kind of oscillation. The signal is 20 KHz wide at about 40 dB down.
I don't know if this is normal or not, but I did manage to make 20m and 40m
QSOs last evening with good signal reports for both.
I made the
We in the IT business call it Alpha and you don't send it to anybody
who can't figure out how to fix a broken system. In this case it's
pretty easy, reset the radio and reload a backed up FW and config.
I would call what Wayne is doing this time Beta and when it is released
on the website for
In testing the new firmware, I discovered that K3-EZ version
2.0.0.5 will not allow AGC THR to be set above 8 and advised
that this is not possible in nice red text :)
N2BC will have to modify this in a later release when this
new rev goes into the wild.
Of course, no problem in changing it on
A couple of weeks ago I updated the P3 FW from 1.09 to 1.16 and while
I've not noticed any improvements since I don't have the SVGA board, I
have noticed that the SPAN adjusts very slowly now. Before the update
it adjusted about as fast as the knob was turned but now I can overrun it
quite easily
I see the same behavior. P3 without the SVGA board on 1.16 firmware.
73, Charlie, K4ZRJ
On May 7, 2012, at 8:43 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I updated the P3 FW from 1.09 to 1.16 and while
I've not noticed any improvements since I don't have the SVGA board, I
have noticed
Great!
I have sent the SW to about 5 people.
Mike W0MU
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
On 5/7/2012 5:59 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
I just talked to Lyle. Looks like by tomorrow we'll have a version of
DSP code that allows NR and autonotch to be used at all threshold
settings, and fixes the
Stan Gibbs wrote
The signal is 20 KHz wide at about 40 dB down.
I meant to say 2KHz wide, not 20...
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Whatever happened, the gremlins went to play elsewhere! :-)
--Ian
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA EM74ua
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K3 #281, P3 #688
HRD v5.x/6.0 Test
Stan,
Do you have the proper number of turns on the LPF toroids. Count them
and count again. I suspect you may have one extra turn giving you the
lower power on 40 meters.
I am not sure why you get the wide signal on 20 meters, because an extra
turn on the toroids would reduce the cutoff
Hi Don,
All of the toroidal inductors and transformers have the correct number of
turns.
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As a retired software developer, what amazes me is the way Wayne
and company are performing their beta test. No NDA. It looks
like almost anyone can sign up. Problems and future intentions
are discussed in a public forum. I am blown away that a company
would act this way. It is very
Stan,
Thanks for checking.
Try spreading the turns out evenly over the full diameter of the core.
You should be able to achieve 3 watts or more on each band with a 13m8
volt power supply.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/7/2012 10:19 PM, Stan Gibbs wrote:
Hi Don,
All of the toroidal inductors and
Beta Beta.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote:
Hi Dave,
It's not beta yet. I don't know what they call it -- gamma???
Cheers and 73,
Fred
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From:
Wow, it took several entire lifetimes for mine to arrive even though the
calendar showed something like 5 months.
73, de Jim KG0KP
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From: Bob K6UJ k...@pacbell.net
To: Elecraft List Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
Bill,
True, true -- but the situation with the KX3 is different than what has
transpired with previous products.
Previously, the conversations of the Field Testers have been on a
private forum. While that is still true with the KX3, there is a lot
more information that is in the open. My
Making a great rig even better. Totally stoked to play with the radio with the
new firmware.
To my ears, this AGC change is a MAJOR improvement! It didn't
take any extensive testing to reach that conclusion. The
difference is immediately obvious.
As mentioned previously, with low
Sorry, I was responding to the wrong post.
While the content is valid for what it is, it is in response to a post
on the KX3 Yahoo Group, and has nothing to do with the K3 AGC.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/7/2012 10:53 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Bill,
True, true -- but the situation with the KX3 is
Beta Beta.
As in 'mo bettah'?
I'd like to use it in the WPX. Any chance it will be available before then?
I'd ask for a copy, but I might not be able to figure out how to install it
myself.
Ralph, VE7XF
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On May 7, 2012, at 10:42 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
Beta Beta.
Meaning, I presume, it's a beta Beta than the first Beta.
Well, I guess we beta that to death
Bud, W2RU
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Software developers call it alpha. Greek alphabet ya know -- alpha,
beta, gamma... I guess gamma must be the production release.
David K0LUM
At 10:42 PM -0400 5/7/12, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
Beta Beta.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote:
Hi Dave,
It's
Don Wilhelm-4 wrote
Try spreading the turns out evenly over the full diameter of the core.
Which core are we talking about? The manual says to squeeze the windings
of L2 if the 40m power is lower than 20m. I tried that and it did seem to
raise the 40m power, though still not as high as 20.
A more elegant way to do it would be a low drop-out regulator. Maybe
something like this:
http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/MIC29302WT/576-1124-ND/771593
Alan N1AL
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 16:48 -0700, Dick wrote:
I ran into a problem running the KX3 on 14.8vdc Li-ion packs after
*Without the radiation I hope..:-)
gary
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On 8 May 2012 13:18, David Christ radio...@mchsi.com wrote:
Software developers call it alpha. Greek alphabet ya know -- alpha,
beta, gamma... I guess gamma must be the production release.
David K0LUM
At 10:42 PM -0400 5/7/12, Guy Olinger K2AV
How about we enter our own estimates on when we think we'll receive our new
toys? Or maybe just add columns that automatically calculate the current
120-day estimate from the date of order?
Bill
WK6A
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On May 6, 2012, at 10:07 PM, Jim Miller KG0KP jimmil...@stl-online.net
I reported this (WF not always coming up on the external screen) last week
and still see it from time to time. I don't think I have seen the other
problem.
Larry N8LP
Paul Saffren N6HZ wrote
Hi Ian,
As far as I know no one else is experiencing this. When you upgraded to
the new
Not to worry. Your comments are a fine description of why in
exchange for openness on the part of the vendor, the customers
(we) need to exhibit patients when the inevitable things go
wrong and things take longer than everyone hoped.
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
On 5/7/12 at 19:58,
Alpha...
73,
Tom
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On Mon, 7 May 2012 17:50:01 -0600, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote:
Hi Dave,
It's not beta yet. I don't know what they call it -- gamma???
Cheers and 73,
Fred
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Stan,
Without a 'scope or Spectrum Analyzer connected to your KX1, I don't
know haw to answer, but my best guess is that you have a 20 meter low
pass filter that has a cutoff frequency that is lower than normal
(spreading the LPF turns will help with that, while the LPF cutoff for
40 meters
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