Nice location - handy for Elecraft too.
there is a tree in the background that looks tempting as an antenna support.
At the moment it looks like you have one of those QTHs with almost no
man-made noise which coupled with an inefficient 80m antenna is frustrating
when people you can hear perfectly
Dear OMs and Yls,
I just took delivery of a KX1 purchased used. I am most impressed with
the small radio and have now made four QSOs with fellow EUs running 4 Watts
to a 4 el SteppIR at 24M. Well the test will come when I change over to a
hank of wire operated against a counterpoise. The
Good morning, Doug. You can not use the KX3PD paddle directly with the
KX1 because the KX3PD is a two point mount and uses a very
different plug and jack arrangement, whereas, the KX1PD is a single
point mount and the plug is an integral 1/8 inch stereo.
If you wanted to use the KX3PD with
Hi,
I also use NR on CW and agree it gives a nice reduction of background noise,
but also notice a very annoying issue:
Intermittently, there is a click in the headphones output signal. It happens
whenever I have NR switched on (even on a mild setting, like F1-2). It most
often occurs just
My K3 is in the 61XX serial number range (almost 2 years old), and I'm
running FW 4.67/2.81.
While setting up WSJT-X, I've noticed a rather pronounced audio roll-off on
the waterfall display. By other means I've verified that the sound card
being used is flat down to below 20 Hz, so it isn't
Hi all,
I'm currently on a trip and brought my KX3 and Buddistick with me. I also
brought along my antenna analyzer. As one does when relaxing.
The analyzer shows that the Buddistick is giving me = 1.5:1 SWR across the
20m band, and I did a tuner memory clear (I'm using the beta firmware) and
Is this roll-off similar to what other folks are seeing?
That is slightly less roll off than I see with either the FM (13 KHz)
or 2.8 KHz filters in the data modes. It is in line with the 200 Hz
cut off for data modes.
In LSB/USB the low cut is less steep. In SSB it looks to be about
10 dB
Folks,
Can't seem to find this in the user's manuals. The K144XV internal 2 meter
transverter for the K3 presumably has a 50 ohm output, but no antenna tuner.
I'd like to use one with a commercial antenna that has a nominal impedance of
50 ohms, fed by a 30 foot run of LMR400 coax. I wonder
I'm face-palming. I should have thought of that. Fortunately I did bring an
extra length of coax and a barrel connector. I wonder if maybe I could leave
that 25' length of cable coiled up just as it is (though it's closer to an 8
diameter) and see if the behavior changes.
Good call. I'll try
Problem solved. I did some reading on antennas and come up with a simple
solution on the Lo P problem I was having. So I took my K2 parts bag and
pulled out some toriods I did not use and made what I think would be called
an RF choke.
Since I have added this to my ladder line feed point on my
On 06 Sep 2013, at 11:05 AM, Bob Auiler bob.aui...@mvpcollaborative.com wrote:
I will second that emotion.
Bob Auiler | KW8U
I'll also put in a vote for that. I won't speculate on the housing or
engineering of it, but I would love to have a good pair of stereo speakers (I
use split
I found the KX1 paddle to be, at best, an acquired skill. One that I
chose not to acquire. I used the frame to homebrew a tiny touch paddle,
but that was just for fun. It worked very nicely,but required a button
battery that I didn't want to have to depend on when camping. I settled
on the
Hi Eric,
I thought of the palm mini but like the idea of a paddle attached to the
KX1/KX3. We agree the KX1 paddle sucks. Sorry Elecraft, I have an awful
lot that is good to say about you but your KXPD1 is not one of them. Truth
should not be suppressed.
73 Doug EI2CN
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Please
Proof again that one cannot make a standardize something as personal as a
key and please everyone.
I like the KXPD1 paddle. It's not my first choice for paddles (At home I use
Scotia paddles when not on my Speed-X Bug) but I would not care to take
either the Scotia or Speed-X into the field with
I think we often become much too critical and forget that the KX1 and
KXPD1 are designed for portable use, particularly light backpacking and
portable operation. I therefore believe it is unfair to compare them
with other paddles and transceivers. I own a KX1/KDPD1 and a KX3/KXPD3,
and also have
I use a pair of Behringer MS40 amplified speakers. They have a small
equalizer on board - 2 inputs (K3 and computer) and are not bothered by
RF. Offer really fine arm chair copy for my use on 160/75/40 meters. I
rarely use cans - not even for CW. It is quite here in the house. Really
makes AFX
Don, Your points are taken. The KXPD3 is by far a better paddle than the
KXPD1 from this operator's point of view. I can struggle with the KXPD1
but hate it so the very dear Bengali will probably be my solution. We are
all different but for me the KXPD1 does not meet Elecraft standards.
K8DSS and I went and saw the movie, Paranoia. Harrison Ford played the
part of a wealthy business man running a high tech company. In his office
were a number of Hallicrafters boat anchors. Someone asked him about them,
and he said that they were from his earlier years as a ham radio
Earlier I thought I understood that setting the filter width on the KX3 to
maximum would yield a wide waterfall on PSK31, but there must be something
else too because now I have narrow waterfalls while the KX3 filter width is
still set wide. What am I missing? THANKS!
Julie KT4JR
Hi George,
Just watch the FX Network:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku2VyNq7JXc
Eric...I think you need to send a K-line to Velveeta.
On 9/7/2013 4:27 PM, georgek...@aol.com wrote:
K8DSS and I went and saw the movie, Paranoia. Harrison Ford played the
part of a wealthy business man
Julie,
I just checked my KX3 using a broadband noise generator and Spectrogram
to view the passband width. With the WIDTH set to maximum, the passband
extends from 250 Hz to above 3000 Hz (which should fill the waterfall on
Fldigi). I do not have Fldigi installed on my workbench computer,
John,
Thanks much for the suggestion. 10+ turns around a paper towel roll
completely cured the problem. Glad I brought the extra coax and a barrel
connector with me!
http://i.imgur.com/ZJDFtCg.jpg
73 and thanks again,
Nick
On 7 September 2013 10:51, John Oppenheimer j...@kn5l.net wrote:
I use it with NavyMARS. Are you sure you're using the latest version?
Mine has K3_DV listed under RIG which is what I use successfully.
Tim
On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Jack Berry we...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm trying out the Data Modem Terminal used by Army Mars. The K3 is not
listed as a
Maybe the sampling rate on your sound card is too low?
I did once see a glitch where the filter bandwidth was set wide, but the
waterfall was narrow. I forget the details, but it wasn't hard to recover, and
I never saw it again. That would have been late last year sometime.
73,
Matt VK2RQ
On
Just finished building the KPA500 kit and ran the Test the power supply
voltage. on page 7 of the owner's manual. The result of the HV test is that
the LCD indicates the voltage to be .1, nowhere near the 65-85 indicated as
required.
I've double checked:
- Fuse Block Voltage Selection is set to
Much thanks for the replies . issue solved.
One of the replies suggested checking the Interlock switch, which caused me
to wonder if the top cover had to be on the unit before trying this voltage
test . sure enough it does . and now the test has a good result.
The kit instructions (page
Hey,
I have recently changed from JT65-HF to WSJT-X software. I've had great
success with the software and its working well with one exception. If I
enable bidirectional rig control (by setting a non-zero polling interval),
it works for a period of time -- however at some point, maybe 30 min,
Glad you figured it out Brian. Note that at the bottom of page 7 in the
Owner's manual, immediately after you choose the tap and before you test the
tap setting for the correct voltage, the last step says:
Replace the top cover before proceeding. An interlock switch prevents
operating the
Good Evening,
The sun is setting much earlier now. All those extra hours of light
during the summer let me get outside after dinner. That is no longer
true. I did step out onto the deck during dusk and had a doe watch me.
The red of the setting sun and her coat had much the same hue; it
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