7P8US will be on the air for the next 3 days (at least) using a barefoot
KX3 but he's traded in the PAR EndFEDZ at sea level for a 6 element log
periodic and his elevation is now around 2000 meters. He will begin ops
each day at 1800 UTC on 14031. If there's a pileup he'll listen up 1-2.
So,
Problem solved--old manual without the notation for bnd map of band
controls. Sorry for band width, and thanks to W9RE and K9TM.
John, N0IJ
In a message dated 1/29/2013 21:57:19 Central Standard Time,
jbaumga...@aol.com writes:
I'm planning on running the Minnesota QSO party with one
The antenna works great, and 15m is the hot band it seems. Without
even trying I already logged a dozen QSOs into Europe and the East
Coast. I will start on 14031 later on (after dinner ;-) but if that
doesn't work, 21031 should. 73, Ulrich
Hi Jim, Thanks for the reply. I am Hoping that Elecraft will produce
something to Match their current transverter line. I am familiar with
Steve's offerings but I am a relatively new builder and I appreciate the
step by step building process. Steve offers Excellent Customer Service but
his kits
has the possibility of locking the K3 so it can not transmit, or
perform any of it's functions without entering a PIN been considered...
I know that locking the VFO's is possible by simply pushing the LOCK
key, I am suggesting disabling the radio and enabling it with a
PINlike a cell
I sure hope not. If your worried about someone accessing you radio, put a
lock on the door. All we need is to have to 'unlock' the @#$% radio every
time we want to speak.
...bill nr4c
-Original Message-
From: Scott Dunlavey [mailto:sdunla...@optimum.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30,
Bill, I am not suggesting you need to ^%* unlock the *^$# radio every
*^%$ time you want to %$#* play radio... I am suggesting a way to make
it so LIDS at club meetings or *^% ham operators at Field Day don't do
something they should not do... agn, just like a cell or smart phone...
that's
With a KAT500 showing me SWR and KPA500 showing me SWR Power output, I no
longer need my
Elecraft W2 Wattmeter [which measures SWR Power] with remote sensor for
1.8-54 MHz at 2KW MAX.
Includes ribbon cable to connect with remote sensor and 12 volt DC power cable
with RCA plug to connect
On 1/30/2013 12:25 AM, David G4DMP wrote:
Tell us what it is, Lee. A mere URL in an e-mail is always suspect.
Also, state which Elecraft product it relates to.
It is hijacked SPAM - lots of that particular URL going around these
days. Lee is probably not aware that it's been sent. 'Nuff
On 1/30/2013 9:26 AM, NZ1I wrote:
I am Hoping that Elecraft will produce
something to Match their current transverter line.
I'm not, because I want Elecraft to remain a profitable business. They
are a small company, and cannot do that by throwing their limited
engineering and development
Your questions are valid. I asked the same ones myself. I'm also disappointed
in the charger. I also found that it is very fussy about input voltage. I run
my 12v rigs in my shack off deep cycle marine batteries which I keep topped off
with a high end marine smart charger (ironic!) When the
Hello from Kevin, KK4LSG, in Seaford, Virginia. I recently completed my
beloved K2 and have been enjoying getting on the air with CW as much as
time will allow. I am a new operator, receiving my license in the fall of
2012. I built the elecraft KDSP2 audio filter a few weekends ago, and have
been
But Al, it seems that your battery system is wrong for the voltage required by
the kx3 charger. Not a bad system, just inadequate for this task based on
specs.
Rich
NU6T
Alan Davenport w2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Your questions are valid. I asked the same ones myself. I'm also disappointed
in
During charge at 200mA, the NiMH batteries can typically reach 1.5V
each, for 12V total. Add in the extra voltage for path resistance,
isolation diode, and charging regulator overhead, you get up over 13.5V,
which is why the recommended voltage is 13.8V. Charging at lower supply
voltages
I can think of one reason to avoid charging every time external power is
applied -- external batteries. If you are running from 14V LiFePo batteries on
the trail, you don't want to charge the internal NiMH batteries at the same
time.
wunder, K6WRU
On Jan 30, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Rich Heineck
Hi Paul.
Congratulations!! This reminds me of when I put mine together some two years
ago. I also trimmed the caps by ear. Plugged in my dipole and found a German
station on 20m. Called him and he replied with a report of 579. Just after that
I worked Senegal, Africa. I was totally hooked and
Received my KPA 500 and KAT 500 today, 2 weeks to get to the UK via USPS, great
service, took a half hour to interface with my K3, what a great seamless
system, thanks a lot Elecraft, and just as an aside, saved a lot of money
buying direct rather than the local importer.
Best regards, Tim
Smart chargers for Nimh rely on the cell to show a certain percentage of
voltage drop when full charge is attained - around 10 mV per cell. This
occurs most reliably at fairly high charge currents. With 8 cells in
series, that voltage drop can easily be masked by what is happening in
other cells,
Hi All,
Just to close the loop, a note to say that I found the cause of this
intermittent issue: I removed the adapter cable between the PC and the KPA500
and the issue has not recurred after many hours of use. I suspect it related to
some RF getting in to the control circuits of the amp via
Good statement, Chip. Right on the mark.
For quite a while now (since inception?), Elecraft's design philosophy has been
to make their products bulletproof. That's not the same as being perfect,
but there is also heavy emphasis on best value per dollar spent. This is a
close approximation
On 19 January I attempted to upgrade my P3 from firmware 1.20 to
1.24.This didn’t go well, and caused the P3 boot loader to fail on a
checksum error.I asked members of the list for their thoughts and
received many suggestions. Unfortunately, none of them worked.
I took it to private email
Let me know if you have one available and shipped price.
73 de Brian/K3KO
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Is there any reasons why I shouldn't sit the KPA500 on top of the KAT 500 ATU?
Best regards, Tim Hague
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No. That's exactly what I do. Looks good, works great. The KAT was
designed intentionally with heavier sheet metal than necessary for its own
structural integrity in order to support the weight of a KPA500. Go for it.
/Rick
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Tim Hague m0...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Is
Hi Tim,
That's what I do too. Keeps the heavy cables from pulling the KAT500 off
the table.
Bob, N6CM
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Tim Hague m0...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Is there any reasons why I shouldn't sit the KPA500 on top of the KAT 500
ATU?
Best regards, Tim Hague
Skype m0afj.Tim
I do the reverse, the KAT500 on top, from what I understand that is ok too?
Emory WM3M
-Original Message-
From: Robert Friess
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:21 PM
To: Tim Hague
Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 / KAT 500
Hi Tim,
That's what I do
It has been stated that KAT500 on top is OK too, but it still doesn't
feel right to me - I'm more comfortable with the vent on the KPA500
completely unobstructed, so I have KPA500 on top.
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:34 PM, WM3M w...@live.com wrote:
I do the reverse, the
Scott,
Which is it? I've read your post on at least two different lists.
Do you want to prevent a thief from using your radio? Prevent him from
stealing it, lock the door.
Do you want to keep your kids (and their friends) from messing with it?
Your own kids should know better and also,
Kevin,
Usually the KDSP default filter widths work fine, I would suggest that
you leave CW AFIL1 set for LoPass and normally use the IF filters for
general use. When you encounter QRM, then first narrow the IF filter,
and then if still needed, start down the AFIL steps to resolve the
Kevin...
Don's advice is excellent and reflects his many-faceted expertise with
the K2. He repaired mine a while ago after I had reached the end of my
line with the unit, and his advice here is always spot on.
I would offer a comment on Don's very last bit that less than 200 Hz is
seldom
Howdy K3' people:
I have not solved an annoying bugaboo with the workings of the
transverters.
So I unchained the three and am trying to get the 6m transverter to stay
consistent.
the 432 and the 144 will work individually. The 6m one is not-sp-much
For example, I have the 6m internal ability
On Wednesday Bob used a Straight-Key to send:
-Original Comment---
Howdy K3' people:
I have not solved an annoying bugaboo with the workings of the
transverters.
But I may be onto something. after sending this, I picked it up off the
desk while I was sending a string of dots
Bob,
Do you have 50 MHz mapped out in the K3 band mapping? If not, you can
become confused between the K3 normal 50 MHz band and the TRN1 band for
your XV50. On the surface, it sounds like you are attempting to operate
on the base K3 50 MHz band. If that is the case, your XV50 will not
Using Wintest to control the K3, when I switch to 10M SSB, it comes up LSB. I
hold the MODE ALT key and it changes to USB...OK
So I got to 80M and come right back to 10M it goes back to LSB .. not sure how
to get the radio to keep the modes per the band plans
Jay
Jay,
The K3 does remember modes per band. You might want to look into what
Wintest is doing.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/30/2013 11:18 PM, Jay wrote:
Using Wintest to control the K3, when I switch to 10M SSB, it comes up LSB. I
hold the MODE ALT key and it changes to USB...OK
So I got to 80M and
I am among those not thrilled with the KXBC3. A few simple changes could
improve it, however: 1) A top-off or balancing mode where the charger would
charge at a 50ma rate, with a charge time up to 24 hrs at that rate. 2. More
full-current charge times available. Why not allow 1-16 hrs in
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