I got the sub receiver fixed. The previous owner had the filter inserted the
wrong way. By this the signal pins are shorted to ground through by the
filter.
I discovered this by measuring on the pins of the filters. On the selected
filter the signal pins carry 5 volt DC. The DC is blocked by
I would agree with Don's most recent statement. My K2 is my shack rig and the
KPA100 is built in and the rig sits on top of the KAT100. A fantastic
combination to be sure. When I first built the KPA100 I ran the K2 with an
outboard LDG auto tuner and there's simply no comparison. Sounds like
Which wire is the positive on the cable the one with the long striped lines?
or the other which I think is the negitive. Looked on line and in the boob
can't find.
Fred/N0AZZ
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Fred,
I never can remember, but my ohmmeter will tell me in an instant. Stick
one probe in the center conductor and check each lead for continuity -
the one with continuity is the positive lead.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/16/2013 7:34 AM, Fred Smith wrote:
Which wire is the positive on the cable
Fred, It -is- in the manual, on page 4, under POWER SUPPLY:
A power cable with a 2.1-mm plug is supplied. The
wire with the white stripe is positive. Trim the cable
to the desired length. Plug the cable into the 9-15
VDC jack, shown at left in the illustration below.
But, as Don says, when in
Thanks to all who replied was too early in the morning I guess, a CRS
moment.
Thx 73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:18 AM
To: Fred Smith
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Power
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Don, better use a Voltmeter, not an Ohmmeter ;-)
2013/1/16 Fred Smith m...@mo-net.com
Thanks to all who replied was too early in the morning I guess, a CRS
moment.
Thx 73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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Oops, I wrote complete bulls..t.
2013/1/16 Holger Schurig holgerschu...@gmail.com
Don, better use a Voltmeter, not an Ohmmeter ;-)
2013/1/16 Fred Smith m...@mo-net.com
Thanks to all who replied was too early in the morning I guess, a CRS
moment.
Thx 73,
Fred/N0AZZ
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How do I use a voltmeter to check continuity on a power cord connected
to nothing other than the meter?
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/16/2013 9:48 AM, Holger Schurig wrote:
Don, better use a Voltmeter, not an Ohmmeter ;-)
2013/1/16 Fred Smith m...@mo-net.com
Thanks to all who replied was too early
stupid question... what is a DVK..? I looked and cant find it
scott
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Digital Voice Keyer.
Many years ago MFJ came out with an external electronic memory DVK. This
replaced our closed loop cassette tape deck voice keyers. As soon as we got
it we made a small 4-button push box with a 5 wire cable so we could have
the buttons close by.
It's kind of like we now do
It's always a good idea to double check with a meter. It's not
inconceivable that the power cord might later on get mixed up with
similar type cords... which might use a different color coding
system. If in doubt.. measure.
73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211
On Jan 16, 2013, at 8:31 AM,
Thanks to all for the great responses. I am now clear on what I need to
do, given my situation, needs future plans!
73,
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As of today, I am the lucky owner of two K3s and of a wonderful salt water QTH.
I would like to remote the seaside K3 to my city QTH using the Remote Rig
options available on the Elecraft website but have these two questions:
1. What do folks general use for disconnecting the remote antenna and
I could go for that, would be nice to have a blank front panel to drill for
switches, etc. It would be nice to have a matching cabinet for antenna
switching, tower control, etc in the stack.
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:10 PM, Jim Miller j...@jtmiller.com wrote:
I keep building and cluttering my
Was just thinking similar thoughts: KAT500 on top makes the k-line
non-symetrical in height. Another KAT500 sized box would even it up. I was
wondering about such a box with a set of good quality speakers (for
stereo).
Of course, this then begs the question of what to stack on top of the P3 :)
The actual setup can mostly if not all done via a browser interface. If you
use a K3 on both ends your computer is accessed via the same software as
you use for direct connection. The two boxes just fool the computer into
thinking it is controlling the radio directly. Actually no computer is
Howdy K3' people:
Does anyone use K3 , XV144, XV432 for Satellite work?
I have my Transverters which were put together by our very own Don,
W3FPR. Since they look so good and work so nicely I decided I wanted to
try them on the available satellites. However, I haven't a clue if
this is
Just sitting here looking at the cases and it occurs to me that with some
extra 2D connectors one could construct a front panel using flat strips of
sheet metal. With attention paid to the location for drilling the holes for
the 2D connectors. Might have to make up some jigs with drilled out 2D
The KAP500 and the K3 both are the width of the KAT500.
And the P3 needs the W2 sitting on top of it.
...slurp...
Chuck, KE9UW
Lionel Trains, TCA, LCCA, LRRC
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And the front and back appear to be identical U shaped bits which if
unpunched are interchangable.
jim ab3cv
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I have 2 KAT500 sitting between 2 KPA500.
The stack of KAT500 falls 1 1/4 short of the KPA500.
Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.com
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Oscar Staudt
Sent: Wednesday, January 16,
On a couple of earlier messages (one from Rob Sherwood) the notion of a fun
radio to operate was raised and how that might become a deciding factor among
many different radios with similar receive performance.
My question is what is a fun radio? I have heard that some think the K3, being
That Yaesu rig to which you refer takes up a lot more space and weighs
several times what my K3 does -- which is another factor.
I find that I rarely use the K3 menus. In my case that was mostly a set
and forget thing. Beyond that I find it very easy and fun to use my K3.
Unlike a brand new,
Fun is in the eye of the beholder.
Pardon the wordplay, but I think it is clear that everyone has their own
vision of fun.
It depends on the operating circumstances as well.
No easy answers...
73, Tony K4QE
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To me, part of what makes a rig fun to operate is, q
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Anthony Scandurra
anthony.scandu...@gmail.com wrote:
Fun is in the eye of the beholder.
Pardon the wordplay, but I think it is clear that everyone has their own
vision of fun.
It depends on the operating
Hi Eric,
thanks for jump in here. Gary already contacted me and told me to do the
whole recalibration when i want to use the peak-hold function. I decided now
to not use this feature because when i want to switch it off i`ve to do that
again...
73 and many thanks for the fast support...
Michael
I have owned some yaesu rigs (FT950, 920,450,857D) and most have menus at one
level or another. The FT920 was the easiest one to operate but the other three
had levels of menus similar to the K3.
I think the K3 may have a steeper learning curve compared to those other
radios, but once you get
Sorry, all. I had an extreme fat finger moment and accidentally sent my
incomplete reply.
As I was saying, part of what makes a rig fun to operate is, quite
simply, can I make the contact? To make it a bit more complex, can I make
the contact regardless of what band/mode I'm operating on. With
Make the box wider and cover the P3 too so what isn't used by speakers is
notepad, pen and mouse storage. That would even up the full width spacing so
the shack laptop (or monitor) can sit higher for better ergonomic viewing. ;-)
It makes a nice compact station.
Rick wa6nhc
Tiny iPhone 5
Hello Everybody.
I know that this should be a straight forward installation, but I seem to be
having issues, hi hi.
Does anybody have a working MC43 on their KX3 that would be willing to share
the pin-outs?
Thanks.
73/72
==
L. Jeffrey Hetherington
VA3JFF / VE3CW
Fun is being able to work a weak station in between two strong ones -
the K3 can do that.
With the subRX, you can listen to the DX and the pileup and pick your
transmit frequency - that is 'fun'.
Like my Mazda, it is 'sure-footed' in curves and has good performance -
that makes it 'fun' to
Has anyone experienced any issues with not decoding a good cw signal via the
CWT function on firmware version 4.60/2.80? I've been running the older 4.48
which is the best firmware I've seen for the CWT function to work properly. I
did note that the 4.60 firmware had some fixes in it for the
Great radio and I am enjoying it along with my other Elecraft products: K1,
K2, KAT100, KA100. K3, P3, KPA500, KAT500, W2 and XG3 (walking
advertisement). Question: It would be very convenient if one could turn on
and off the KX3 with one button as opposed to having to push two. For those
of us
I too agree that the notion of fun is in the eye of the beholder. In some
social gatherings, my wife might mention that I regularly take math books to
bed at night for casual night time reading. Things like differential geometry,
topology, group theory, etc. There are the obvious chuckles
Ron,
That would be a nice 'option' to have.
I use my KX3 as a mobile rig and when touring and I come into a town I need
to either turn the volume down (easy) or simply turn it off and this does
become more complicated with the 2 button press while keeping my eyes on
the road ahead.
I don't know
On 1/16/2013 10:03 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
My question is what is a fun radio? I have heard that some think the K3, being
somewhat menu driven, is not a fun radio where as something like a Yaesu with a
button and knob for every function is fun.
You have heard wrong. The radio is VERY easy
CWT is not working as well in 4.61 either. It doesn't hit zero beat
within 4 Hz. It used to be spot on. This observation was made and
posted here when 4.61 came out.
73 de Brian/K3KO
On 1/16/2013 18:36, Chad Wasinger wrote:
Has anyone experienced any issues with not decoding a good cw
On Jan 16, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:
On 1/16/2013 10:03 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
My question is what is a fun radio? I have heard that some think the K3,
being somewhat menu driven, is not a fun radio where as something like a
Yaesu with a button and
Phil,
The ability to use 10 of those 12 buttons is already present - look at
Quick Memories in the manual.
The 'escape' button is the MV button, giving you the 2 button band
change you want.
I almost never use the band up/down buttons on my K3.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/16/2013 1:45 PM, Phil Hystad
Is the K3 a fun radio to operate? - Absolutely !!
Are there other fun radios to operate? - Absolutely !!
Now, can we have FUN and make some QSO's (while we have a few sunspots)!
For example, come play in K6VVA's Locust QSO Party
(http://www.k6vva.com/lqp/) which is tonight at 0200-0259z.
73,
On 1/16/2013 10:55 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
No Jim, I have heard right. I hear a lot of people say that the K3 is menu
driven and therefore not easy to operate. On Eham for example, just about
every time someone suggests the K3 as a good radio to have, someone else or
multiple someones will
On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
The... and FT100D are so menu driven for normal on-the-air functions that
they are almost unusable.
That funny. The FT100D and the K3 are the only two HF radios I've ever owned.
The K3 seems to have an impossible amount of front panel
4Hz. For one who offsets with XIT 50-60Hz in a simplex pileup to
avoid the zero beat mush this tiny error is of no consequence. Oops,
have I just given away another pileup busting secret? I'll keep to
myself whether it is a high or low offset.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
On 16/01/2013 15:52,
Don,
Thanks for the pointer. For some reason, I never caught on about using the
quick memory buttons. But, now I am so used to using my KPA500 that I will
probably continue to use that.
73, phil
On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Phil,
The ability to
No, he actually did not hear wrong. He heard exactly what was said.
However, what was said was factually incorrect.
73,
Bruce, N1RX
Again, you have heard wrong.
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Yes.
Being able to dial the high cut down to 2.05 kHz and having the 2.1 kHz
filter switch in and not hear the QSO 2 kc down while hearing the net or
round table with just a slight loss of fidelitly adds to my enjoyment of
amateur radio.
Perfection would be if the auto-notch filter took out all
For me, I see three possible elements of fun:
1. Being able to work other stations, without the radio getting in the way
is fun.
2. Being able to tweak settings, trying different things, is also fun.
3. Having an aesthetically pleasing display, being able to make
pretty-colored meters move,
One notion of what might be fun in a radio is one which requires the least
user interaction to achieve the desired communication results.
Dick - KA5KKT
On a couple of earlier messages the notion of a fun radio to operate was
raised.(snip)
It has never been consistently any better than 5 Hz (the target for
this feature) in any version. Accuracy varies with band noise, filter
bandwidth, QSB, etc. If you were getting spot on in a previous
release, it must be all in the wrist :)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Jan 16, 2013, at 10:52 AM,
Just want to be sure I'm understanding the KPA500 documentation and what I've
read on the reflector before I start pin pulling.
I just noticed my M/F interrupter 15 pin adapter that came with the Y
cable has all 15 pins. My understanding is that I would need to remove pin
10 to use it for the
I have had very good success decoding CW by adjusting the RF Gain. I think it
is actually better with the latest firmware than in the past.
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Brian, op K1NW
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Exactly, great summary and very well stated Gary - 73 Steve W5JK
On Jan 16, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
I have read all the posts to date and FWIW I have this personal view.
All the major manufacturers make Fun transceivers. By this I mean many here
in VK simply use amateur radio
Phil,
I've got the same issues facing me as you do in point number 1. If I read
the documentation correctly, in addition to the K3 control link (RS232), the
RemoteRig has 4 channels of discreet I/O for ON/OFF applications such as
opening/closing an antenna switch or turning on a relay to power a
Jim Brown, K9YC, wrote:
Another feature is that ANY two menu functions can be assigned to two
soft buttons.
So far in this discussion, I haven't seen any mention of MACRO's, which allow
entire sequences of commands to be assigned
to PF1, PF2, or any of the M1-M4 tap or hold buttons. I find
Phil:
To paraphrase an old guy from Hope, AR, it depends on what
your definition of Fun is.
I think its fun to cozy up 500 cycles below a S9+30 CW
signal and still be able to hear and work S3 signals on my
frequency in a contest.
I think its fun to download new features that the radio
didnt
There are various discussions both on and off this list about how to set
up the K3 with the Signalink USB when using WSPR, but I ran into a
problem with the K3 staying in XMIT after sending was complete.
Solutions were available online, just none that solved my issue. These
settings got my K3
I guess you should ask yourself what controls need to be accessible
right in front of you without menus.
I mainly operate CW. Here's what I can access immediately without
hitting menu: keyer speed, sidetone pitch level, power output, IF
shift / bandwidth / filter selection, preamp /
Hmm new projects needing a home. winkeyer lite a Raspberry pi for
running digital modes, and another tied in doing the logging and perhaps
some program to enable added function keys.add a pair of high
quality super small speakers and an amp for audio.oh what else. You
could
Looking for a nice P3 to go with my K3. If anyone has one they'd like to
sell, let me know.
Thanks and 73,
Scott, N9AA
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Do you need to use the KI02 to communicate with the amp if it is in the
separate EC2 enclosure? If so, do use lose use of the KI02 for
communicating with your PC?
(I bought a used amp in the EC2 a few years back and it's still in
mothballs because I don't have a working
Tom,
The answer is 'yes' or 'maybe'
You need a mechanism to carry the internal K2 signals needed by the
KPA100, and the KIO2 provides those. The KIO2 also provides 3 RS-232
signals that can communicate with a computer.
There are substitutes for the KIO2 that will provide the internal K2
Just curious if anyone has interfaced the Ten-Tec 418 amp with any of
the K-series QRP transceivers?
Since I have all of them, I thought a non-dedicated amp might be
versatile for those times that more power is required.
If so, what are you using for an ATU that will handle 100w?
Apologies if
Seriously? Asking the Elecraft reflector if the K3 is a fun radio to
operate is like asking drug addicted people if they like drugs.
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois
email: mailto:b...@wjschmidt.com
I think the K3 (and K2) are fun radios to operate. We've had a K3 at
our QRP Field Day for the past two years, and the various operators
didn't report any problems that I'm aware of.
Since I made a career in software development, menus are no big deal for
me. A well-designed transceiver has
I might add, Fred Cady's book on the K3 covers pretty much everything,
although there is nothing wrong with the supplied user manual.
I believe that it is sometimes available at a discount from lulu.com
73 de Jim - AD6CW
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Bob, Phil and others,
Wow, guess I should have done more studying. I am running the RRC boxes
with my 2 K3's, but I have a PC based system and a couple of Green Heron Go
Everywhere boxes to run everything else--two 4 Squares, Beverage switch, 2
rotor controllers, and a 6 pack. Obviously,
I have been following reflector posts for a while now and I don't recall having
seen any posts regarding interfacing with the TenTec 418. Since the Tentec 418
is sold out - I suspect some of those sales were to KX3 users. While waiting
for the KXPA100 I have been using the Hardrock50 which
Nick,
I am also mostly CW and I rarely use the menus for CW ops. My question though
was not because I was suffering from any lack in using the radio. I was mostly
curious as to what other's opinions are on the idea of a fun radio.
I just realized that I have very limited experience with
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