Jim / W1FMR wrote:
The 26.050 crystal was replaced with the kit supplied 29.000 MHz
crystal for 15m and the K1 realigned on all bands.
All seemed to go well with the receive and transmit alignment
with the power level set to 2 watts per the manual.
However now the power will not go above 2
Hi Jim.
I've had the same problem with my K1. It turned out to be a bad crystal, so my
suggestion is to get another crystal for the 15m band.
73 de Hal
la4xx
On 13-06-12, Jimithy66 jimith...@gmail.com wrote:
My K1 was a wonderful radio on all bands 40 - 17m.
However 17m saw very little use
Got serial numbers? Prices seem very low.
John N1JM
ag6sh wrote
Elecraft k3 P3
For Sale K3, P3 combination with almost all options. Non-smoker.
Included are the following options in the K3:
KPA3 100 watt Power Amplifier Upgrade .KRX3 Second Receiver
KAT3 Antenna Tuner
KXVA3
While Nabble has this, the list doesn't. It is almost certainly a scam,
since a little Googling shows multiple posts, but none on the reputable
selling/buying sites, just radiobanter.com. Since AG6SH doesn't have
an email listed anywhere it's difficult to know where he's been phished,
hacked
Looks like a scam to me too.
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On Jun 11, 2013, at 11:37 PM, Scott Manthe scott.man...@gmail.com wrote:
While Nabble has this, the list doesn't. It is almost certainly a scam, since
a little Googling shows multiple posts, but none on the reputable
Astron SS-30 or a Samlex SEC-1235M for a bit less money I have 2 of them one
a 1223 and the 1235 both have running 24/7 for going on 7 yrs. QST voted the
1223 a best buy a year or so ago for performance vs. price both good
supplies'
I know a little about the heat factor I have (2) Astron 70 amp
'Mr Mark' sounds rather oriental to me
73 Stephen G4SJP
On 12 June 2013 07:38, Keith Heimbold ag...@hotmail.com wrote:
Looks like a scam to me too.
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On Jun 11, 2013, at 11:37 PM, Scott Manthe scott.man...@gmail.com
wrote:
While Nabble has this,
I would reply that I would buy all 3 of the items and will pickup in person as
I have my own plane if it is very far to drive. Then see what happens with the
deal one thing that 95% of the time that give them away is the name they sign
with Mr. Mark dead giveaway I skip those first thing.
73,
A little more experimentation showed that my noise always goes away
when the rig is muted for transmit (whether actually transmitting, or
faking it in cw mode with vox off). Taking the KX3 apart tonight to try
to deal with the situation, I discovered that there's a strong mechanical
Selling my K3+P3 combo+accs - approx 1 yr old
Basically its..
a 100W K3 6xxx serial number with 2 Inrad filters, ref locked on both HF and
VHF, internal 144 tvtr, gen coverage rx, plus DVR, hi stab TCXO, tvtr
interface, P3 pandapter/SVGA
adapter
Plus a set of deluxe knobs fitted
Thanks for all the feedback. I've ordered the powerwerx SS-30.
Pete, W1RM
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From: Peter Chamalian [mailto:w...@arrl.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:18 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Power Supplies for K3
I have a big Astron 50A power supply
Jim,
Either you have a weak 15 meter crystal, or the bandpass filters are not
properly peaked on 15 meters.
Do you have an RF Probe or a 'scope? If so, measure the RF voltage at
P1 pin 6 on the 4 band board. It should be greater than 70 mV rms or
200 mV peak to peak. You can do a
Maybe a component in your Astron is aging. I have a 70A Astron that's over
20 years old and it's slightly warm, but that's it.
Barry W2UP
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On 11 Jun 2013 at 11:31, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
Message: 20
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Data A and AFSK-A Mode need help
Use DATA-A mode.
Snipped
In general, USB mode should not be used for digital modes at all (of
course it can be made to work, with some caveats
I would like to differ with Dave and say that DATA A should be used for
soundcard digital modes rather than using a SSB mode on the K3 and KX3
(may not apply to other brand transceivers). DATA A is really a SSB mode.
The advantage are that compression is turned off, and the RX EQ is set
flat,
The Powerwerx is good ... been running one for about 6 months on my K3
73, Mike WA5POK
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From: Matt Zilmer mzil...@verizon.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10:15 PM
To: Peter Chamalian w...@arrl.net
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re:
Hi Eric
It isn't a continuous hum, nor does it sound like a small transformer. It
comes on for perhaps 15 seconds, sometimes more, then goes away. Nothing
shows on the front panel when this happens as it is off but back panel
switch is on. It sounds more like a big transformer hum.
I've got a
He told me in an e-mail the serial numbers for the K3/P3, and said everything
was 1 year old. I called Elecraft and was told that the P3 number was one of
the earliest issued and the K3 number had been sold only a couple of months
ago. Definitely a scam, and the price was the first thing that
The character that originated this copied the technical details from
another source. Note the helter-skelter arrangement indicating lack of
familiarity with the subject matter. Note he signs the email with Mr
Mark. How many of you would use a title of respect with your own
signature? Indicates
I found this advert from the 27th of April and thought - that's a tad
familiar
http://www.hamradio.in/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13221
and being sold by a KC6WIR then
He gets around.
Peter G4URT
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I wouldn't assume the call sign has anything to do with the scam. I got hit by
a WTB I had posted -- got an offer of one. Almost had the deal closed when I
found out the seller wanted a postal money order sent to his nurse at another
address because of health issues.
Got a valid phone number
The pricing alone is enough to put one off. If it walks like a duck, *and*
looks too good to be true.
Matt Zilmer, W6NIA
Semper Gumby
If it walks like a duck ...
Grant NQ5T
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What I don't understand is why anyone even looked twice at this obvious
scam.
On 6/12/2013 9:58 AM, Grant Youngman wrote:
I wouldn't assume the call sign has anything to do with the scam. I got hit by a WTB I had posted
-- got an offer of one. Almost had the deal closed when I found out the
I knew it was a scam. I was seeing if the idiot might respond. Obviously not
his call-sign either.
I started this silly thread. Let me end it.
John N1JM
Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote
What I don't understand is why anyone even looked twice at this obvious
scam.
On 6/12/2013 9:58 AM, Grant
I have been using a Astron SS-30 for about a year now giving up the RM35.
Works OK.
Lee
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't
have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find
any Common Sense, ask for help from
I use astron 35 and 70 amp interchangeably. Good power supplies. I have also
used the powererx 30 amp. Also very good.
Keith
AK6ZZ
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On Jun 12, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Lee Buller k...@swbell.net wrote:
I have been using a Astron SS-30 for about a year now
I had been off the air for 10 years or so. Bought a KX3 (#4066) this past
April. First contest with it - Ten Ten Spring CW. First place QRP! Band
condx were poor so there weren't many entries for any category. But the rig
performed very well, and it's fun to use! Glad to be back on the
I just tried this and find that Reed is correct but it isn't just on 80 and 40
because they are LSB, it happens in LSB on all bands. The SSB is clean until
you hit one DIT and then the distortion enters the picture. The distortion is
bad enough that your speech is all but unintelligible.
Not sure why this was posted to the Elecraft reflector, since this was a
limited discussion about firmware being field-tested by several customers.
In any case, I'll be investigating this issue right away.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Jun 12, 2013, at 12:53 PM, Jim Sheldon w...@cox.net wrote:
I just
It was interesting to re-read the ARRL reviews of some of the
switching supplies:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/protected/Group/Members/ProductReview/pdf/pr0001.pdf
The switchers were fairly RF-quiet at low current draw, and then
created more noise as they drew more current. This is fine for
After some trials i've found where the problem reside.
Put the KX3 in Data A Mode and Mix W in RTTY (with the use of AFSK instead of
FSK) then in the menu Mode select the voice Inverted.
In the status bar at the bottom of the window appear the word iRTTY instead
of RTTY
Now i can correctly
At last nights presentation of The Wide, Wide World of Amateur Radio, a woman
dropped off her two very young daughters and then left--thinking I wouldn't
mind babysitting them without even talking to me.
The girls were quite animated, and did ask some questions. When the talk was
over, I
Pete, I have had great results with a marine starting battery (Optima yellow
top) for past 4.5 years.
It stays on floor in battery case with 10A circuit breaker in series at
positive
terminal. A 2 stage 2A charger maintains the battery during receive and off
time.
Setup is quiet, no
One thing that's common in all of these types of scams is that the seller does
not have an email address on QRZ.
I would suggests - 1) Don't deal with someone without an email address and 2)
Put your email address on QRZ so you can be alerted in the unlikely event
someone tries this with your
I was almost in a purchase situation where the qrz email matched the one that
the fraudulent party was using.
These criminals actually hack into people's emails or create hotmail or other
accounts and then use those addresses on qrz sites. Just be careful overall.
Get a phone number, talk to
Well, I got a bit lazy and tired of changing antennas to my K3 so I built a
system to automatically change antennas as I switch bands. What I'm trying
to accomplish is to be able to control my station remotely over the internet
(I use TeamView which includes audio). I'm driving a 160 meter
I have, once. Bought a Bird Thru-Line from a guy on eBay with a very
good [but not perfect] rating. Paid thru PayPal. Box arrived, he had
packed it with the air inflated packing balloons with nothing around the
device. Sharp edges had punctured the padding, and the meter itself was
Second the Powerwerx recommendation, small and quiet. I previously had two
1225 Samlex power supplies. Both died early, first one under warranty. HRO sent
the unit in for repair (apparently in Canada), took over a month to get a
replacement supply. That unit failed soon after the 90 day
Well, shucks. Maybe I'll have to buy one of 'em. The Samlex 1235 is
still going strong here, but can't have too many PSU's around!
73,
matt W6NIA
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:51:46 -1000, you wrote:
Second the Powerwerx recommendation, small and quiet. I previously had two
1225 Samlex power
FWIW, I've been running my K3 off of an Astron 20A for six years without a
hitch.
Yes, the K3 is rated to draw more than 20A on some bands but not enough over
to trip the over-current circuit.
And the 20A is rated ICAS (intermittent commercial and amateur service),
which is the load the K3
I use the Samlex exclusively because I do a lot of island jumping and need
something small and light. I've had mine on several islands, made tens of
thousands of contacts with it in heat and odd voltages. Just keeps ticking.
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ
Owner -
FWIW, I've had my Samlex on 24/7 for about 4 years now. This is
approx. 32,000 hours with no malfunctions. The 1235 outputs into a
transfer switch and the other input comes from a solar charge
controller with 100W of PV on the roof. The transfer switch feeds an
Optima D31 75AH battery, which
I'm sure that this has come up before so please bear with me.
In setting up my new Win7 computer I find that my iMic USB soundcard
device is not compatible. I would appreciate input from those here who
have had this problem and have found a workaround. At least my iOgear
GUC232 USB-to-serial
Phil,
I have had no problem with the Griffin imic USB sound interface with windows
7. It was just plug and play. In particular used it to get KX3 IQ audio into
a couple of computers.
73 - Mike WA8BXN
---Original Message---
From: Phil Kane
Date: 06/12/13 23:58:06
To:
I'd suggest you figure out the chipset used in the iMic, then go to
the chipset manufacturer's web site and download the drivers for Win7.
Usually, this is the Best Way(tm).
I recently updated this machine to Win7-64, and had to dig drivers out
from under a lot of rocks. For integrated devices,
In setting up my new Win7 computer I find that my iMic USB soundcard
device is not compatible.
Huh? iMic should be supported as USB Audio CODEC (the standard USB
Audio Class Device).
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 6/12/2013 11:57 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
I'm sure that this has come up before so
I was curious, so I took the iMic from my XP machine and installed in on my
Win7. It did so just fine. Good luck.
Dick, n0ce
- Original Message -
From: Phil Kane
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 10:57 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] USB Sound Card for
On 6/12/2013 9:13 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
In setting up my new Win7 computer I find that my iMic USB soundcard
device is not compatible.
Huh? iMic should be supported as USB Audio CODEC (the standard USB
Audio Class Device).
That's what baffles me. The system appears to load the
Phil,
No special drivers required. I use Win7 64 bit and it works great.
Try this: Right click on the little speaker icon in the lower right corner of
the screen and click on recording devices. In the window that opens, right
click on iMic Microphone USB audio system, and click on
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