Can someone please confirm or otherwise that it is possible to use the *
E980190* DB15 Y-Cable in conjunction with the
*E850463 Optional KAT500 to KPA500 Cable.
BTW I ordered the KAT500 the day it was announced at Dayton and it arrived
here yesterday , serial is #206.
Cheers es 73 to all and
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Peter Dent peter...@gmail.com wrote:
Can someone please confirm or otherwise that it is possible to use the *
E980190* DB15 Y-Cable in conjunction with the
*E850463 Optional KAT500 to KPA500 Cable.
Depends what you're trying to do... The Y cable is
I ordered the kit version at Dayton and it arrived last week. Took me a while
to pick up a static mat/wrist strap, but once I got everything all set up it
took less than 2.5 hours to assemble. Only minor negatives:
1. Removing the paint shielding tape from the inside of the cabinet pieces
was no
I don't have a K3/0 yet, and need to make sure I can use it with
Winkey.
The internal keyer in the K3 would be fine, if only it supported
AUTOSPACE. A lot of rigs have built in keyers, and to the best of my
knowledge NONE support autospace. This is curious, as most DO support
the ability to
I would ask if I can get an IF output from the small K1.
I'd like to use an Android tablet as a portable bandscope.
73' Enzo
IW7DMH
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Thanks for all the responses and advice.
73,
Joel - W4JBB
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Are there any news about utility bug fixing ?
Thanks and 73
Giorgio
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Ah so...
I like your manuals.
Chuck, KE9UW
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Glad you had fun, Bob.
You wrote: There is a Computer Interface Cable which has a 3.5mm one-end
and USB the other. That's into the computer now but I have no idea who talks
to it. K3-Utility didn't anyway.
There's a separate Utility program for the KAT500 (just as there is for the
KX3, KPA500,
Yes, it does appear that the Y cable that comes with the
KPAK3AUX Optional KPA500 to K3 AUX Cable kit can be used
to connected the KAT500 to the KPA500. I am doing so and
all seems to work correctly. And, of course, the KPAK3AUX
cable should be used between the K3 and the KAT500.
You end up
Hello all;
I am ordering a P3 today and would like to consider ordering a second KXUSB
as a backup because I have nightmares that my cable might fail and I will be
left without a hookup at a critical moment.
Is the KXUSBa that came with my KX3 interchangeable as a backup? I know, I
Super !
I just installed KAT Utility new version and it works perfectly and now I
can set tune threshold as I like (inside the planned range of course).
Many thanks Dick !
73 - Giorgio
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We have also placed this version on the KAT500 software page on our web
site.
73 de Dick, K6KR
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Operating my K3 on 6 meters with the KPA500 ( S/N 1009 ) is new ground for me.
The amp has been performing on lower HF frequencies with expected results, but
on 50 MHz the power output into a dummy load is questionable. If I try to tune
with CW carrier (XMIT putton) , I can only get about
Hi Pete,
It sounds like a hardware problem in the low pass filter module. Contact
Elecraft customer support.
73,
Bob, N6CM
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Pete Lascell plasc...@verizon.net wrote:
Operating my K3 on 6 meters with the KPA500 ( S/N 1009 ) is new ground for
me.
The amp has
And if you end up having the KPA500 powering up when you turn on the K3
it's one of those undocumented features.:-)
I have checked my settings and I cannot see what has changed, but the
behavior is not unwelcome, just mystifying.
Gary
On 12 December 2012 04:34, AE4CW ae...@att.net wrote:
I've been running my KX1 from home with the nomal 13.8 v and get right at 3
watts out. When I put 14.9 v (max output from the pwr supply), I'll get 4.1
watts out of the KX1.
A 1 watt increase, not a lot of difference I know, but every little bit helps.
Here's the question, does it, or will
Ed,
I would be reluctant to run it about the maximum recommended voltage.
It is just a guess, but I think it may be OK if you always have a low
SWR, but as the SWR increases, the voltages in the PA output circuit can
increase dramatically and the capacitors in there do not have a lot of
Tomorrow night I am heading up with clients to mammoth for a snowboarding /
skiing business trip and I am trying to program the repeaters for the drive up.
I am not too familiar with 2m and was a little confused on programming the
memory editor.
Any quick tips would be awesome. So stoked to
Hi again,
Temperature has dropped to 32F here in CNY and the KAT500 is coping well
with it. SWR, both as measured by the KAT500 and also as measured in the
shack has not shifted noticeably on the 2 bands I have tried, 20m and 17m.
So far it is measuring up to my expectations. On 17m the raw SWR
Roy,
In the Remoterig keyer setup there is an auto-char-space option, isn't that
what you need?
It is also possible to use a Winkeyer with Remoterig, I have done several
times when contesting remotely.
73 de Björn,
SM0MDG
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About 1/4 S-unit. For the risk of violating whatever component ratings, I'd
leave it at 13.8V.
Matt Zilmer
Consultant - Product Management Dept.
Magellan Navigation / MiTAC Digital Corp.
Tel: (909) 394-6052
Cell: (909) 730-6552
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According to the description of the AUX Connector Interface in the
KPA500 manual, pulsing pin 8 low momentarily will turn the KPA500 on or
off. It's not supposed to be held low (FWIW, there's an exclamation
point in the manual beside the note that explains this). The KPAK3AUX
cable does not
Today, I happened to have my K3 with sub-RX on a totally dead 10M band,
and I noticed that when actively tuning the sub-
RX, there is a noticeable increase in white noise on the main RX. Level
is very low, but clearly noticeable on a quiet band. Is this to be
expected?
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73, Pete N4ZR
Are there any schematics available for the KAT500? I'd like to
understand more fully the cabling issues and options.
Thanks.
Fred KE7X
Fred Cady
The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation Second Edition
www.ke7x.com
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Perhaps I should explain further. I have not used (read never) had the Y
cable in use as I don't have another device needing to share the AUX output
for the K3 and have always used the supplied Auxbus cables and I still do
so.
The 'feature' seemed to appear after I switched the longer Auxbus
Hi Jim,
I also posted this on the KX3 group but I will post it here also.
I had this happen on mine also one time. My alarm was set to off and
for a time of 00:00. After it turned on by itself, I cycled the alarm
state from off to on to off and it didn't do it again after that. In
Hi all,
I am getting a pretty sizable thump through the external speakers at switch
on,
Also last night found using my headset Yamaha CM500 and an external RX
antenna
the audio was not muting fully and I would get a thump through the external
or
if disconnected internal one intermittently on
Tnx for the suggestions guys. It was a cable problem. So obvious I
should have seen it right off. Forest for the trees. I use a Y cable to
feed the KPA500 the PR6.After plugging unplugging I just realized
the other side of the Y cable had nothing plugged in. I pulled the black
cable
Not only when the exact same thing happens, but anytime something
strange happens, the first thing to check is the cables (including the
coax). It happens so often.
At the workbench, my 3 foot BNC to BNC cables get quite a workout from
so many plugging/unplugging cycles - there are 3 or more
KPA500 firmware 1.18 is now available on our beta web site listed below. This
version is recommended for KPA500 owners that use KAT500s.
Additionally KAT500 firmware is available. This version is recommended for
owners of transceivers whose tune power is just 10 watts.
Dick, K6KR
Begin
On 12/11/2012 12:43 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
Tomorrow night I am heading up with clients to mammoth for a
snowboarding / skiing business trip
Snowboarding, Skiing, and Business trip in the same sentence is an
oxymoron.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
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:-)
Giggle.
Bet the combination will look good on the Tax Forms eh?
73's
Gary
On 12 December 2012 11:40, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
On 12/11/2012 12:43 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
Tomorrow night I am heading up with clients to mammoth for a
snowboarding / skiing business
Welcome to life in Cali. ;o)
Rick wa6nhc
On 12 December 2012 11:40, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
On 12/11/2012 12:43 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote:
Tomorrow night I am heading up with clients to mammoth for a
snowboarding / skiing business trip
Snowboarding, Skiing, and Business
Are you sure your SWR on your dummy load is low at 50 MHz?
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
From: Pete Lascell plasc...@verizon.net
To: K3 List elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 12:11 PM
Subject:
I do a lot of meteor scatter on 6 meters, where there is 30 seconds on and 30
seconds off. I've never had a problem with my KPA500 using that mode, although
to be safe I do turn up the fans to number 5 (probably don't need to but makes
me feel better), and I monitor the temperature.
I do get
Good Evening,
The nets went rather well this week. Forty meters surprised me at
how many I collected. But I should not have been since forty has
supported a number of contacts for me this week. It could be related to
the gloom here. Once the sun has come up it stays the same gloomy grey
Folks, I posted this question on the CocoaModem Yahoo group but have had no
replies. Searched that group's archives, along with the Elecraft archives for
an answer, but no luck. So, I'm sending it to this group in the hope that
someone may have an answer. Here is that Yahoo Group post:
I must
Problem(s) solved! Here is what I just posted on the CocoaModem Yahoo group
page. Hopefully some other SLUSB/CocoaModem newbie will find this helpful...
I have found the problem, and the problem is me, myself I. First off, there
was some bogus information in the Applescript field. Once I
Jim,
Not sure why you feel the need for the SL with your K3 but that's up to you.
Anyway, no need for a dummy load with the K3. Basically put the K3 in Test
mode set the pwr to 30 or 40 or whatever you like, adjust the pots on the SL to
show 4 bars of ALC with the 5th bar flickering, take the
On 12/11/12 at 9:14 PM, k6limae...@gmail.com (Rick Prather) wrote:
Not sure why you feel the need for the SL [SignaLink] with your K3 but that's
up to you.
The MacBook Air has only a single audio port. The Apple web site
is a bit light on technical information (no surprise there), but
it
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