Re: [Elecraft] KX3 ATU no go

2014-11-27 Thread Oliver Dröse
After having installed it and setting the menu to AUTO did you do a power-cycle? Still the same problem after power off/on? 73, Olli - DH8BQA Contest, DX radio projects: http://www.dh8bqa.de Am 27.11.2014 07:44, schrieb Chris Meagher: Have installed internal ATU into KX3, RX is good,

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 ATU no go

2014-11-27 Thread Matt VK2RQ
Check that the PA Mode menu item is set to OFF. 73, Matt VK2RQ On 27 Nov 2014, at 5:44 pm, Chris Meagher acdmeag...@gmail.com wrote: Have installed internal ATU into KX3, RX is good, menu set to AUTO ATU appears on the display, but when I press ATU TUNE, I get message NO ATU. LC checks

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 24 HR stand-alone shack clocks

2014-11-27 Thread David Anderson
For decades I used a homebuilt LED shack clock using a GI clock chip AY5-1224. It used the mains frequency for time keeping so the long term accuracy was good. Recently it became faulty and I could not get a replacement chip, so I decided to build something similar but more modern. (I do have

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Wes (N7WS)
Not if you have an iPhone. My bride-to-be and I each have one and they don't agree with each other and certainly not with an accurate time standard. And I'm speaking of minutes, not seconds. Wes N7WS On 11/26/2014 5:08 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote: The time displayed on cell phones is probably

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Martin Sole (HS0ZED)
General-Date Time-Set Automatically needs to be on but I have 2 iPhones an iPad and a MacBook Pro laptop all agreeing on the time. The two iPhones are on different carriers as well. Maybe the US is not as up to date as the rest of the world. :-) On 27/11/2014 16:35, Wes (N7WS) wrote: Not if

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Rick M0LEP
On Thu 27 Nov Martin Sole (HS0ZED) wrote: Maybe the US is not as up to date as the rest of the world. :-) Here in the UK I've seen one network carrier adrift by several minutes on occasions, and it even missed a daylight savings change for a few days once. ;) Generally, networks aren't bad,

[Elecraft] K3/LP2/Xonar

2014-11-27 Thread Mike Ortlieb
Happy Thanksgiving, I am attempting to install Asus Xonar U7 to work with LP-PAN 2 and the K3 and having a problem with the drivers. Any help would be most appreciated, contact off list. I am good in QRZ. Thanks, Mike/KN9P --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread David Cole
and your Elecraft was built where? ;) -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Jeff Herr
Ken, Net time is managed via NTP, and not all carriers do a good job. -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken G Kopp Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 16:08 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Nick Kemp
The best timekeeper in my opinion are the solar powered watches that get their time via GPS (ex: Seiko Astron). You never need to make any adjustments for where you are. But if you like analog displays (hands), the cost is enough to get a really nice radio. And some with 39 time zones around

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Wes (N7WS)
Actually, the state of Arizona where we live, is ahead of most of the rest of the world in recognizing that no daylight is actually saved by Daylight Savings Time. Hence, we don't participate in the nonsense. Regrettably, Apple thinks that we should, so turning on the automatic setting also

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Nick Kemp
I have the Casio Waveceptor which sync's with WWV each night as well. But changing the time zone when I travel is less than intuitive so I have to keep instructions with me. The GPS know where you are and the time zone changes automatically. I did notice that on the first cruise we took it

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Nick Kemp
I clould have said that better... The GPS based watches know where you are and the time zone changes automatically. Nick Kemp wrote , On 11/27/2014 11:31 AM ---: The GPS know where you are and the time zone changes automatically.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Don Wilhelm
You folks with your fancy watches! I have an inexpensive Timex Expedition that I have had for about 3 years now - the one before it lasted over 5 years. The only time I have to set it is the changes between standard and daylight saving time. It is quite accurate - I check it against WWV about

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Jim Allen
You need to take the two week operator's school in Chicago! :) I have taken this watch on cruise down south and to Europe, as far as Istanbul and noted no problem, but in Istanbul I have no idea whether it is synched up or not. It seemed to be in France and Switzerland. GPS would be better, no

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Nick Kemp
The battery needs to be replaced every 4 to 6 months - it looks nice, but I don't use it because of the battery life. That is why I went with the solar watch. I got tired of watch batteries dieing in less than a year. I like analog dials. The rummer is that as analog watches age, the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Last post on time subject

2014-11-27 Thread Phil Kane
On 11/27/2014 8:52 AM, Nick Kemp wrote: The best timekeeper in my opinion are the solar powered watches that get their time via GPS (ex: Seiko Astron). That doesn't do much for someone (like myself) who is located in a place that doesn't get GPS or 60kHz signals of sufficient strength in the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread Phil Kane
On 11/26/2014 10:11 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Wed,11/26/2014 4:54 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: The second and third harmonics of the tones, maybe the fourth harmonic depending on conditions and strength of the signal at your QTH Another thing that should have been mentioned as appearing in the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread Fred Jensen
On 11/26/2014 10:11 PM, Jim Brown wrote: How far down were the harmonics? -40 is 1% distortion, -50 is 0.32%. 5% is widely considered to be communications quality. The tones [500 and 600 Hz on alternate minutes] are transmitted at 50% modulation. The second harmonic of the tone on 10 MHz is

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread David Anderson
I sent screen shots and an explanation to WWV, and asked them about the transmitters. The reply said, We're pretty sure we're on frequency. ROTFL Thanks for that, cheered me up. 73 David Anderson GM4JJJ __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread Barry
Don Wilhelm-4 wrote The K3 RTC depends on the crystal and the associated capacitors. It is not a precision device, So how come a $10 watch keeps better time than a $3K xcvr (that has access to multiple time signals)? :-) Barry W2UP -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread Mike Harris
Extract from NIST Time and Frequency Services publication 432 (2002) The WWV transmitters consist of two types: plate modulated class C transmitters operating at 10 kW each on 5, 10 and 15 MHz, and class A transmitters operating at 2.5 kW each on 2.5 and 20 MHz. Regards, Mike VP8NO On

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread Don Wilhelm
Because the Elecraft receiver is not designed to sync with those multiple time signals, it is only capable of receiving them, and you can use them to sync the time with the Elecraft RTC. A receiver is not a watch! The main difference is quantity of the precision crystals required to maintain

[Elecraft] For Sale: K1 80/30 Two band module. Built, Tested, Like New

2014-11-27 Thread Doug Person via Elecraft
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[Elecraft] For Sale: Unbuilt Elecraft W1 Wattmeter Kit

2014-11-27 Thread Doug Person via Elecraft
For Sale: Unbuilt W1 SWR/Wattmeter as received from Elecraft. $80 + Shipping -- PayPal Only Doug -- K0DXV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] KX3 ATU no go - solved!

2014-11-27 Thread Chris Meagher
ATU now working - requires power off-on. Thanks to those who replied. CHris VK2ACD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] LaCrosse Tehcnology UTC Clocks, again.

2014-11-27 Thread k...@juno.com
My experience is that those of the same model number stay in synch. Had a pair of older LaCrosse clocks of identical model number which kept time in synch with each other for years until the POS Ray-O-Vac batteries leaked and messed up things inside both of them. Now have the two latest

Re: [Elecraft] KX3, FLRig, and a Mac

2014-11-27 Thread Thorpe, Jeffrey
Thanks for the help guys - got it working. Both baud rate and the port for the usb-serial needed fixing. Up until now I'd just been using VOX with Flrig and pressing buttons. Jeff - kg7hdz __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread sancho
But.. It is not WWV that the atomic clocks and watches sync to, it is WWVB: http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwvb.cfm Somewhat different specs and certainly different than the voice and tone WWVB broadcasts. Jack Sent from my iPad On Nov 27, 2014, at 17:04, Mike Harris

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread Fred Jensen
Thanks Mike, I was guessing just from the spectral differences. Now I know. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 - www.cqp.org On 11/27/2014 2:04 PM, Mike Harris wrote: Extract from NIST Time and Frequency Services

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 24 HR stand-alone shack clocks

2014-11-27 Thread Brian Denley
Great work Dave! That's terrific. Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad On Nov 27, 2014, at 5:02 AM, David Anderson gm4...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: For decades I used a homebuilt LED shack clock using a GI clock chip AY5-1224. It used the mains frequency for time keeping so the long term accuracy

[Elecraft] [OT] Pignology Holiday Sale

2014-11-27 Thread Nick Garner
Hello Everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! Pignology hardware products are all now discounted for the holidays. This includes, PigRemote, Piglet, and Pigknob. *Piglet* A wireless interface to control your rig Android and iOS devices. http://pignology.net/piglet *PigRemote* Similar to Piglet but with

[Elecraft] K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread István Szabó
I have no circuit diagram, what is the timebase quartz frekvency? 73' István HA4ZD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

2014-11-27 Thread Fred Townsend
Don: I think there may be a design error here. First clock crystals of the variety used in the K3 are dollar items in qualities of one. I have bought them in 1000 piece quantities for 50 cents. They are available from many vendors. Second the K3 design places a 33pf capacitor (C60) on the high