Has anyone successfully interfaced a K3 and THP HL-1.5KFX amp so the K3
tells the amp what band to be on? If so, I would appreciate specifics on
how you did it.
Thanks,
Pete, W1RM
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I had the opportunity to do a small introduction of my recently arrived KX3 at
the San Diego Six Shooters meeting in Santee, CA last week.
It was a nice time and many questions were asked and answered. Fortunately for
me there was an old time Elecraft expert in the crowd who was a K3 owner
A few months ago a ham buddy of mine, K0CEH, came over to see my HF
antenna. While in the shack, he asked about my K3 KPA500, and I gave him
a 1-minute demo, and told him about the upcoming KX3. Shortly afterward, he
went to Dayton, saw a KX3 at the Elecraft booth, and ordered one.
My KX3 came
I saw this press release and thought I share it. It seems Icom (Japan) has
introduced their new all band/all mode amateur transceiver. It will likely
be some time before we see some version of it in the USA. More info can be
seen at: http://www.icomuk.co.uk/News_Article/3508/17675/
Gary
Well - Thought I'd put this out here since it'll be tomorrow before I can
contact Elecraft Support.
This morning my K3 (SN308) started having problems with the front panel
controls. I can't change bands with the BAND button, pressing the MODE
button changes antennas, pressing the MV button
“Has anyone successfully interfaced a K3 and THP HL-1.5KFX amp so the K3 tells
the amp what band to be on? If so, I would appreciate specifics onhow you did
it.”
Peter – Just connect the K3 0123 band data outputs to the THP ABCD band data
inputs. On the THP, tell it is a Yaesu input. The
I like the clever design of the control head but -
Upconversion
Over 6 pounds
1.2 Amp on standby
No internal antenna tuner mentioned
Mandatory D-$tar
Seems like a combination of the worst of the old and new in what is
likely to be a very expensive package.
Buck
k4ia
K3 # 101 KX3 #715
On
Phil - Have you tried re-installing the Front Panel firmware? Just a
thought.
73 de David G4DMP
In a recent message, Phil Debbie Salas dpsa...@tx.rr.com writes
BTW - I can switch bands using the buttons on my KPA500, and it transmits
fine. Just front panel button problems.
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This might be a very later reply but it you use the K3 / KX3 Frequency
Memory Editor software available off the Elecraft Website, to make loading
both Frequency and Mode starting points for each band a breeze. You can then
just hold MV and your memory detail/discription will be shown on the VFO B
HI Guys,
I have a used W2 that has the 2kw transmitter that is not functioning
properly.
I can get it to read out swr on the led's if it is on the 20w range
setting. If I use auto it selects the 20w range and only measures swr.
There is no outputs on the led's for the power other then the 1
It might be interesting to get the W2 Utility running, and see if you
get a forward power measurement on that. I sounds like it is actually
measuring forward power, as the range is automatically changing
(evidenced by SWR only showing below 20W, although it's not clear,
from your description, what
Ok I found the problem with the W2, or problems.
1) The interface cable or CAT5 cable apparently was bad.
2) Power if not coming from the radio apparently the unit is not happy,
I was using the AC adaptor from my MFJ analizer as I did not have a
power cable that would fit it ready to go.
Greetings, I would like to find an excellent P3 with
SVGA adapter. Anyone have one to part with? If
so details please. Thanks, Mike
Mike Sanders
KØAZ
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Thanks to all who inquired.
The knobs have been sold pending payment
73 de N1LQ-Dave
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Peter,
I have the 2.5 and I use the cable supplied by the manufacturer. It works
super, whether or not the THP is on or off. I have had no issues.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter
I had this happen to me once. I reloaded the firmware and that fixed it.
Must've had some stray RF or something that caused the firmware to corrupt.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
I had the same experience several months back. Tracing it down, I
found that one of the encoder push-buttons had internally semi-shorted to
ground. Each front-panel switch essentially acts as a divider tap, so the
semi-short ended up shifting the effective tap point of every other
Hello guys
Need some help to start with.
I have a KX3 purchased in May. It has the roofing filter and the ATU unit.
I have not updated the firmware yet. Still with the one loaded in the
factory.
Recently the radio went mute. Also when trying to match the antenna with
the ATU, SWR displayed 25:1.
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On 8/26/12 4:37 PM, William Painter wrote:
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Open it up and check to make sure the BNC connector is plugged into the ATU.
It sounds like the antenna is not connected, you did check this, didn't you?
...bc nr4c
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From: Fred Carvalho [mailto:fred.py...@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 5:31 PM
To:
Hi Bc, yes I did. As I mentioned there is no RX at all, even with my main
station on the air , close by to the KX3.
Fred
2012/8/26 Bill Conkling n...@widomaker.com
Open it up and check to make sure the BNC connector is plugged into the
ATU.
It sounds like the antenna is not connected, you did
OK
Unplug all cables except the antenna, turn up volume, Still nothing?
Do you see any action on S-meter?
Is speaker plugged in to main board?
...bc nr4c
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From: Fred Carvalho [mailto:fred.py...@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:14 PM
To: Bill
Good news Don.
Some of those adapters are pretty flakey with widely varying output voltages
and lots of ripple on the voltage, even those supplied for use with other
electronics. Sometimes the first thing inside the electronic unit being
powered is a big filter capacitor or even a voltage
Bill, no smeter readings, no reception of strong nearby signals, 25:1 SWR.
Speaker works and has a normal floor receiver sound.
2012/8/26 Bill Conkling n...@widomaker.com
OK
** **
Unplug all cables except the antenna, turn up volume, Still nothing?
** **
Do you see
If the NR4C suggestion doesn't solve your problem, physically remove
the ATU and recheck if you have this problem. If the problem is with
the ATU, this will clear it up. Of course, you should get the ATU
replaced on warranty
Don't forget to reconnect the BNC internal conductor to the RF
Matt, thanks I will do that tmrw. However if I had any trouble with any
circuit behind the receiver I still would be able to hear my transmission
using my main station. The KX3 is seating besides it. It does not hear
anything.
If it was an analog equipment one could say that the local oscillator
Fred,
Please also be suspicious of the coax, the BNC connector and your antenna.
Can you receive well with that same BNC connector plugged into another
radio? Substitution is the quickest troubleshooting tool in cases like
this one.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/26/2012 6:13 PM, Fred Carvalho wrote:
Today on the Elecraft ssb net I announced that the 4 States QRP group was going
to have a special event station on the air next weekend... This was a mix up
on my part.. the date for the event is Sept 8 and 9th.
Please see the groups web page at. 4sqrp.com
There will be at least 2 KX3s
Try running the parameter initialization process, following the instructions
on page 66 of the latest owners manual. My K3 had this behavior at one time
and it was corrected by running EE INIT.
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73, Stan - KR7C
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I would discourage one from arbitrarily doing an EEINIT unless you have
a stored K3 configuration file that you can load afterward.
EEINIT sets all menu items back to the default settings. It may be
necessary, but do know that you will have a lot of calibration to do
unless you have that
I would be checking the dc resistance of the the 50 ohm output bnc back
through, as it sounds more
like a short than an open circuit.
Quite often an open will only attenuate a rx signal rather than silence it
altogether as a short will do.
Adrian ... vk4tux
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Hi Terry,
Try running the RF Gain calibration from the K3 Utility Program.
73,
Mike K2MK
terry220 wrote
hi
i have just received my k3 from watersstanton here in the uk.i have a
slight problem
with the rf gain on receive if you turn the rf gain contril fully
clockwise the signal goes
in
Forgive me for what may be a silly question, but I've looked through the
ARRL handbook, done the google searches, etc. and haven't found a solution.
At the risk of starting a thread that may be more suitable for an antenna
forum, I'm asking the Elecraft list in hopes that the KX3, KX1 and K1
Hi Fred,
To pin this down a bit further, maybe you could try an experiment.
1. Set the KX3's RX ISO to OFF. This is a MENU function.
2. Put the KX3 on a freq on 40m. Leave it on RX.
3. Put the main station on the same 40m freq.
4. Note if your main receiver can hear the KX3's LO (should
I have a nicely completed K2, SN# 656, 10 watts, for sale.
I'm the second owner (bought this back in March) and the original builder did a
great job on it. All I've done since buying it is add the KBT2 internal battery
kit. The previous owner also installed a Yaesu main tuning knob which I
Hi Andrew,
The best solution is to put a tuner in the trailer that automatically tunes
when it senses RF and a high SWR. Several manufacturers make such tuners.
Connecting the random wire to 100 feet of coax and then having the tuner in
your rig do the tuning will result in high SWR in the coax
Hello,
I got a K3 kit in April which included the K144XV. It went
together fine and had about 10 watts output on 2M. I made a few FM
contacts and a couple of SSB contacts, the last one in the June VHF
contest. I tried 2m again this month and noticed the power output only
about .5 watt max.
Download the K3 Schematics from the manuals section of the Elecraft
website. The K144XV schematic is included in that PDF file.
73,
Lyle KK7P
... Where can I get a schematic of the module?
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While attempting to set the vox /antivox /speaker / headphone settings on my
K3-100 (#2389) - and during a moment when I was not touching the rig - I heard
a pop on the audio and then a loud b noise which has not let up. At the
time I was using an external speaker but disconnected it
Andrew,
I would suggest that you take your KX3 to the aluminum skinned trailer
and tune you antennas on all band segments. The take you KX3 with KXAT3
into the house shack and do it all over again. The 100 foot of coax
will make a difference in the tuning.
If all goes well, problem will be
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Well Phil's problem isn't mine, and I'm not even sure I have a problem,
but my K3 switches are a bit erratic. They don't do things other than
what they should do, they just don't always do it reliably. Going to TX
TEST, I'll often get a mode switch as if I tapped it instead. Others
are sort
Yes, Don, an EE INIT is not something one should do arbitrarily. It did
fix a similar non-linear RF gain problem of that myself and others reported
on this reflector back in 2010, so I suggested it as a solution.
The process in the owners manual makes clear that a saved configuration is a
very
test
Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.com
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We had a fine net today with good propagation. We had 31 participants over
a 22 minute period. Discussions were on the KX3 speaker grill. Have a great
week.
Here is the list of participants.
Station NameQTH Rig S/N
N1LQDaveMA K3 371
KD0HII
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Fred - I think Jeff was referring to how the name Buddipole was conceived, as
opposed to how it's pronounced. Bud-dipole makes a lot of sense, and I too
had never thought of that.
If that is what you meant Jeff, thanks for the enlightenment. My Buddipole
has given me years of good service. It is
George, is the speaker plugged in with a mono connector and the spkrs menu
item set to 2? If so you may have blown one of the speaker amp chips on
the dsp board.
73
Greg
On Aug 26, 2012 9:24 PM, geo...@gloria.us wrote:
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Essentially what I want to do is to run the signal from the shack out to
the trailer and have the radiator and ground plane start (and split off)
there. However, I'll definitely need the tuner in this scenario, so will
having the tuner be located 100
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