Hear, Hear! Don embodies the best of what the ham community can be. His
knowledge of all things Elecraft is just plain scary. Thank you Don, for all
the help you've given me over the years.
73
Eric WD6DBM
Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu wrote:
I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is
For several weeks now, 20m has not opened by 1800z in AK. Turn on
the radio and can't even receive WWV at 15-MHz. An hour later the
band is open. I guess things will improve as the sun rises
earlier. Current sunrise is 1810z.
73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
Kits made by KL7UW
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When I bought my KPA500 kit very early in the production run, one of the three
TO-220 devices that get attached to the side
Another kudos report...
I have always been impressed by Don's comments and his wealth of knowledge and
his absolute encyclopedia knowledge of not only the innards and design of the
K2 but knowledge of most problems that happen to the K2 and their solutions.
Now, I don't
have a K2 but every
Of course, if Don said it was behind the sofa, I'd look.
On 2/9/2015 6:53 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
Oh, I don't know.
I carefully packed the power supply for my KX3 when I moved, and Don
has been no help at all finding it.
Seriously though, I read all of Don's posts with great
Diversity reception in the SWL ranges, but that's hard core. ;o)
Rick wa6nhc
On 2/9/2015 7:11 PM, Milverton M. Swire via Elecraft wrote:
A KBPF3 can be added to the main receiver, or the sub receiver, or both.
What would be the advantage of adding KBPF3 to both the Main and the Sub?
Good question. I've never had any issues with my
audio reports, using the Elecraft MH2 mic; in fact
all audio reports have been positive. It sounds
like these mods are for the Proset K2 Heil
mic/headset (I'm not sure which Heil mic element
is in this model).
There were some K2 mods related
Phil:
Yeah my audio reports are fine with the MH2 as well. I'm not looking to widen
the K2 bandwidth.
Thanks
Brian
KB1VBF
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On Feb 10, 2015, at 12:57 AM, Phil Wheeler w...@socal.rr.com wrote:
Good question. I've never had any issues with my audio reports, using the
A KBPF3 can be added to the main receiver, or the sub receiver, or both.
What would be the advantage of adding KBPF3 to both the Main and the Sub?
73 Milverton / W9MMS
From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
To: Jeff Cathrow cathrowinternatio...@hotmail.com
Cc: Elecraft Digest
Absolutely! Whenever I've had any questions/problems with my K2, Don
has been there with the solution. It's amazing how much he knows about
these rigs and how willing he is to share that knowledge with the rest
of us.
A true ham in all aspects.
Thanks Don
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 #1163
On 2/8/2015
Amen to that Don!
This is an example to all!
Thank you Don.
Eric VK3AX.
On 2/10/2015 1:19 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I have to tell you that hams helping hams was the way I grew up in
ham radio. I was a teenager when I started, and the East Palestine
Radio Club members
Don.
On behalf of Tom, Rob, Willy and myself, I want to thank you for making the
trip up to Frostfest on Saturday. Your knowledge and expertise added a new
dimension to our Frostfest experience. We hope you will consider making the
trip again.
And thanks to all our friends who stopped by to
It was my pleasure to be at Frostfest. I thank those who regularly
organize the Elecraft booth at that event. I did meet many friends that
I have corresponded with via email and several that I have never met
before. The entire experience was wonderful. Again, thank you to Tom,
Willy, Rob
Hi all,
Fixed-tune mode is now pretty much working on the PX3, though it's not quite
ready for beta test. (In fixed-tune mode, the PX3's displayed frequency range
stays fixed rather than tracking the KX3's VFO A frequency. This feature is
very popular with users of the P3, the PX3's big
Those mods are not 'official Elecraft', but will help in reducing the
bass response of the KSB2. That is a good thing with any microphone
because the low frequency response just wastes power and does not add
much to communications quality.
It is applicable for any microphone, not just the
I have to tell you that hams helping hams was the way I grew up in ham
radio. I was a teenager when I started, and the East Palestine Radio
Club members (about 20 hams) extended their expertise and suggestions to
this new ham - I was 15 years old at that time.
They shared their knowledge and
(Sorry for the bandwidth. I don't know the name of the Memory Lane
Reflector.)
I lived in Greensboro, NC when first licensed. In all my travels since, I
have never encountered a more generous collection of people interested in
expanding the hobby and helping ME! My first QSO was with Mires
Don- I was able to measure the voltage between pin 1 pin 5 at the K3 ACC
plug. It measured 4.95v -- I then removed everything from the ACC plug and
plugged in the test DB15 plug with only wires on pin 1 5. Put the K3 in FSK-D
submode, and tapped XMIT, I got a steady tone. I then shorted pin
I use a Heil PR 781G here..works good! 73s Bob W5RG
From: David Hay david...@hudsontech.co.uk
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 12:26 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Microphone
I want to buy a desk microphone for use with my K3, any recommendations?
Thanks
73
Most any microphone can be used as long as it has the proper pinout on
the mic plug.
If you do not want to re-wire the plug, look at microphones for Kenwood.
Heil has Kenwood adapters that work fine with the K3. but IMHO, Heil
microphones are overpriced.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/9/2015 1:26 PM,
At 02:01 PM 2/9/2015, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Most any microphone can
http://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-JASHO98950-PC-Headset-with-Detachable-Microphone-and-Stand/21631675
desk microphone for $ 8.73
with EQ on the K3 can sound like anything thing you want
probably do NOT even need to eq
Ha! Finally talked my friend into a K3... It should be at his home
today, or tomorrow! ;)
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Gary,
I discovered that my throwing arm isn't worth anything when I had a spool
of 14 gauge wire hit me in the head... I'll need to come up with a way to
lob something over a high branch and go from there...
73,
Joshua Gould
K8WXA
EM89pn
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Gary Smith
What Jim said. I use a Shure 444D that I have had for 45 years. Not only do I
get good audio reports but it looks pretty good next to the K3.
73 Mike WA5POK
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On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 11:03 AM PST Jim Brown wrote:
On Mon,2/9/2015 10:26 AM, David Hay wrote:
I want to
Lucky friend! Here is how it goes in the Middle East: I ordered a pair
of filters from Elecraft. It took
2 days from Watsonville CA to New York,
1 day to Tel Aviv,
10 days to get through customs,
4 days -- and counting -- for the post office to notify me to come and
find out how much the
Congratulations on the KX3!
To get a wire over the tallest tree on the first attempt and that
includes a Redwood, look at what I do at the bottom of my QRZ page. I
got the idea from a QST article a few years ago and then built on the
idea.
It will make the setup much faster than you could
For Sale - K2100, S.N. 44xx, includes (KSB2, KNB2,
KDSP2, K60XV, K160RX, dimple on tuning knob)
+ ( VCO shield mod, KPA100 upgrade mod, and
K6XX CW indicator mod installed)
+ KAT100-1 external tuner
- all the above - $1200.00
MD2 hand mike - $50.00
Elecraft Hex Key -
Gary I'd like to 2nd your comments and add a few of my own.
Re tennis balls I add sand and it's easy and cheap.
You can always bore-sight your target but I added a sight to my blaster. Now
I am one shot, one kill.
If I have to shoot very close to my target tree, because of nearby real
estate
On Mon,2/9/2015 10:28 PM, Brian Denley wrote:
Yeah my audio reports are fine with the MH2 as well.
Nearly 10 years ago, I worked up some nice improvements to SSB TX that
added 6dB of gain to the mic circuit, which improved compression, and
tailored the frequency response to remove low end,
Greetings allI just realized my K2 (# 3500+) is getting old, I can't
remember exactly when I bought the kit from Elecraft, but at least 12-13 years
ago.
So, as things begin to wear out, any suggestions on what to clean, as in
different front-panel POT controls that and suggestions what to
Because this is such a high volume list, I have developed the
habit of copying emails that impress me as being useful in the
future into a Elecraft Keepers folder. Don is frequently the
author of those emails. Wayne, Eric, Jim, Dick, Ron, and Joe
also appear frequently.
73 Bill AE6JV
On
Paul,
Yes, time to contact Elecraft support for additional assistance.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/9/2015 12:27 PM, paul ecker via Elecraft wrote:
Don- I was able to measure the voltage between pin 1 pin 5 at the K3 ACC plug. It
measured 4.95v -- I then removed everything from the ACC plug and
This reflector is a wealth of information and extremely useful. I just wish
that it is not used for wild off topic subjects.
George, W6GF
On Monday, February 9, 2015 9:22 AM, John Wingard jwin2...@bellsouth.net
wrote:
I may be the only one that has done this, but over the past
Well, my wait is over. My KX3 is in my hands. So far, I've gone to a park and
stung some wire up (in response I saw a very confused old man drive by...) and
tried to make some contacts off the internal batteries. It didn't help that I
was in a valley as well. My wire was at most 6 feet off the
I may be the only one that has done this, but over the past dozen years or so
that I've been on this list, I have printed out many of Don's troubleshooting
suggestions and solutions, punched them and put them in a 3-ring binder. I have
two binders right now that are full, and have started on a
I want to buy a desk microphone for use with my K3, any recommendations?
Thanks
73 de David/M0TGC
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Mike,
The K1 2 band board can be built for any 2 bands that you choose, so
yes, 80 and 40 can exist on the same board.
That is not true for the 4 band board. The low 2 bands must be 40 and
30 - but then the 4 band board is no longer available, so that is moot
question.
73,
Don W3FPR
On
Thinking of getting a K-1 again. Will the radio work with 80m 40m board, or
do they have to be on separate boards
Mike
KD8DVV
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By chance, is it possible that they are indexed and downloadable?
Dick, n0ce
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 09:22:49 -0800
From: jwin2...@bellsouth.net
To: phys...@mac.com; w...@socal.rr.com
CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W3FPR
I may be the only one that has done
Oh, I don't know.
I carefully packed the power supply for my KX3 when I moved, and Don has
been no help at all finding it.
Seriously though, I read all of Don's posts with great interest, even on
the radios I do not own.
73 -- Lynn
On 2/9/2015 5:46 PM, Tom McCulloch wrote:
Absolutely!
How certain are you of your dummy load, Bill? I've
had some which became somewhat inductive above 15
meters, for example -- and that might be a cause
of what you are seeing.
73, Phil W7OX
On 2/9/15 8:51 PM, Bill Wilkins wrote:
I am getting an SWR indication in the display of 1.8-1 on 10
A K3DVR isn't in the budget right now. I have Ham Radio Deluxe, signalink USB
(FWIW), and a computer. Is there something I can do with this combination to
mimic the K3DVR? I know I probably won't be able to use the buttons on the K3.
Don
On Mon,2/9/2015 12:07 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
To get a wire over the tallest tree on the first attempt and that
includes a Redwood, look at what I do at the bottom of my QRZ page. I
got the idea from a QST article a few years ago and then built on the
idea.
Congrats on the new rig Josh. You'll have lot of fun with it.
Also I think I may have figured out the posting on the reflector. Sorry I
sent you that email when it was not the way to do it. We'll see with this
one.
73, Bill, WD8JWJ
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Don,
Are you planning to use this combination for daily use or for contesting?
Several contest loggers (I use N1MM personally) have the ability to program
function keys to play and transmit .wav files that call CQ, ask QRZ?, etc.
I use HRD for daily use and am not aware of this capability in that
This works well too:
http://k9dur.rnaconsultingservices.com/voice_keyer.html
73
Greg
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Ian - Ham km4ik@gmail.com wrote:
Don,
Are you planning to use this combination for daily use or for contesting?
Several contest loggers (I use N1MM personally) have
Probably just when i do a contest, so N1MM is probably the best solution. The
reason I ask is I was getting tired of trying to call K1N on 10m this weekend.
Hihi.
AC2EV - Don
On Feb 9, 2015, at 15:34, Ian - Ham km4ik@gmail.com wrote:
Don,
Are you planning to use this combination
I bought and built K1 SN 3353 last week. I have 30 and 40M on it and having
a ball with it. Very capable little radio!
73 Bill NZ0T
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I use N3FJP's software, and I know he has this capability (and I have used
it in the past) to play a .wav file using a function key from your
keyboard. Easy, peasy.
Also, you might check out the Vocal Keyer by KG4JJH or the commercial
version of the same project, called the LogiTALKER by Idiom
Hello Joshua Elecrafters,
My throwing arm also is no good after a shoulder separation and torn rotator
cuff some years ago, so I sometimes use a pneumatic launcher, which I purchased
as a kit from the Joplin Amateur Radio Club ( see video clip here :
if one already has an AM filter in one of the K3's slots what does one need a
KBPF3 for (in terms of general coverage SWLing)?
Does it allow band selection of the popular SWBC bands in addition to the ham
bands?
Hi Jeff,
The AM crystal filter is for close-in selectivity (6 kHz) in the
Much overlooked perhaps...Turner Plus 3i found one in a sale for $25
and reports are all good.
Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 10/02/2015 5:44 AM, Bob Gibson via Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
wrote:
I sure would not pay anything over $100.00 for any Mic..Lots of good
Nice web pages.
I discovered a couple of things that to me are important when it came
to launching these projectiles to get wires over the tops of trees:
- A heavier weight is better than a lighter one such as a tennis ball
when a 50 pound fishing line is attached, because a light weight
No response to my earlier question about the usefulness of the KBPF3 posed
last week so here goes again;
if one already has an AM filter in one of the K3's slots what does one need a
KBPF3 for (in terms of general coverage SWLing)?
Does it allow band selection of the popular SWBC bands in
The Nabble Elecraft Forum lists 10319 posts for Don Wilhelm. Their
Advanced Search is quite granular, so I bet you could use it to look up
his sage advice. For example, I just found 3084 posts by him on the K3,
and 32 containing the words K3 and RIT. It is very fast too.
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73, Pete N4ZR
On Mon,2/9/2015 10:26 AM, David Hay wrote:
I want to buy a desk microphone for use with my K3, any recommendations?
Shure made some of the first high quality desk mics for radio, and they
still make them. They were the first, I believe, to build in a peak
around 3kHz to compensate for the
I sure would not pay anything over $100.00 for any Mic..Lots of good used ones
out there for sale 73s Bob W5RG
From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com
To: David Hay david...@hudsontech.co.uk; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
I think I can beat that.
I ordered a CW filter and an I/F module for my K3, back in November (my
Christmas present to me). 2 days (I think) to travel across the USA, 2 more
days to arrive in the UK. 2 WEEKS in UK customs, then it was released to
Parcel Force (the UK box shifter) who then
I actually run a KBPF in both the receivers.
The K3 works nice on SW
From: Jeff Cathrow cathrowinternatio...@hotmail.com
To: Elecraft Digest elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Advantage of KBPF3 in K3?
OK, guys, I've got it now
Look here:
Sherrilltree.com
One shot job done. I get as high as i need/want first time every time with
no injury:-)
I believe this originated in the USA
73
Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 10/02/2015 9:42 AM, G4GNX g4...@theatreorgans.co.uk wrote:
I think I can beat that.
Guys,
To keep things simple and less prone to transmitting on the
wrong VFO, I listen to the DX station using the MAIN
VFO A, then turn on the XIT function and turn the little freq control
knob to where your want to TRANSMIT, up 2 or whatever.
As a bonus, I can check my *proposed* TRANSMIT
I use N1MM and it works FB.
I do off air recordings with Audacity and it works FB also.
BTW. I concur on the K1N on 10 meters, Thats one of the hardest QSOs i ever
got. Even with the P3 and 2nd RX it was hard to find.
now to get them on 17 for a sweep.
3 and GL
Barry
NF1O
The older Elecraft radios are great radios, not ancient history. My K1 s/n
757 has served me well and I am currently building a K2. I look forward to
using the K2 as my primary low power CW rig in the shack and on some
vacations, but the K1 will not be retired. The only problem I have ever
had
OK, guys, I've got it now (makes a ton of sense now that I think about it). I
don't do a lot of SWL anymore but I might want to add one to my K3 sometime for
the fun of it.
Thanks very much for all of your replies and feel free to close this thread now
that it has been answered well.
73,
Thank you for a great description.
From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
To: Jeff Cathrow cathrowinternatio...@hotmail.com
Cc: Elecraft Digest elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Advantage of KBPF3 in K3?
if one already has an
Thanks for posting this, Ray. I also was getting those kind of reports on my
K2. I was able to get the 1uF electrolytics but was unable to find the
0.1uF. G3RXQ was quick to respond to my email and said that a 0.1uF
monolithic could be used instead. The results are great, as confirmed by
hams I
Lynn,
You will find it someplace you have not yet looked:-) . Happy hunting.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/9/2015 9:53 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
Oh, I don't know.
I carefully packed the power supply for my KX3 when I moved, and Don
has been no help at all finding it.
Seriously though, I
On Mon,2/9/2015 11:01 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
but IMHO, Heil microphones are overpriced.
I consider them WILDY overpriced. Caps for emphasis. :)
73, Jim K9YC
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What would be the advantage of adding KBPF3 to both the Main and the Sub?
You can put the main and sub on different bands (when CONFIG:VFO IND = YES). So
having a KBPF3 in the sub would let you use a ham band with the main RX/TX
while using the sub RX to monitor an the AM broadcast band, a
PM sent
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George et al:
Did Elecraft ever adopt these (or any other) K2 SSB audio changes?
Brian
KB1VBF
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On Feb 9, 2015, at 10:32 PM, George Winship, NC5G gwwa5...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Thanks for posting this, Ray. I also was getting those kind of reports on my
K2. I was able to get
I am getting an SWR indication in the display of 1.8-1 on 10 meters. That is
with just a dummy load at the antenna port. I get the SWR on 12,15,17
meters, but it gradually drops down from the 1.8 on ten meters.
20 meters thru 160 it is 1.1-1. ATU bypassed.
With a verified 50 ohm dummy it should
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