Hi Jim,
I am running the 1.35/1.22 firmware but I haven't tried the NB feature. My
interest was in the SVGA hang-up going from transmit to receive. In that
regard this version is 90% better than 1.29. It still experiences the
hang-up occasionally. Other than that I have not experienced any bugs.
It's almost that time again! The 54th nearly annual running of the Georgia
QSO Party takes place in 8 days - starting on Saturday, April 11, at 1800
UTC. This is widely regarded as one of the best state QSO parties in the
nation, with hams working hard all weekend to activate all 159 Georgia
Just wonder, what is the reason for such a requirement?
The requirement goes back to the 1970's and is designed to prevent
amateur amplifiers from being used for unlicensed (freeband)
operation with 5 Watt CB exciters. The intent was to match the
gain needed to reach the US legal output
On 4/3/2015 1:30 AM, Igor Sokolov wrote:
Joe,
As I was told, they ship it with the pad at the input to meet FCC
requirement of max 15db gain. But the pad can be easily bypassed.
Just wonder, what is the reason for such a requirement?
11m.
73, Ross N4RP
--
FCC Section 97.313(a) “At all
As much as I enjoy my KX3, I am not using it much anymore. My K3 is still my
main unit. And so I am selling my KX3 outfit.. Includes:
* KX3, factory assembled
* Power Cable
* KXUSB, usb Cable
* KXAT3, Antenna Tuner
* KXFL3, Roofing Filter
* KXBC3, Internal Battery Charger
In the Flex series, a second RX is a matter of more software and the memory
and processor capacity to service it.
Note that it's the high end Flex only that is in the neighborhood of K3
performance, and there is a reason for that which decidedly costs money. No
cheap advantage just because it is
On Fri,4/3/2015 10:59 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
In the Flex series, a second RX is a matter of more software and the memory
and processor capacity to service it.
But not a second antenna for diversity reception.
Bruce also asked, short of having a second subreceiver in the K3 (which
I do
Actually Dick has not completed his QSO with me since he has not
confirmed my signal report:
RST = 0.0001, 5, 9
His 1kw CW signal with 20-dB gain to my planetary antenna with 35-dB
gain on 20m resulted in SNR of -205.4 dB; I'm still integrating it to
bring it out of the noise. Path
On Thu,4/2/2015 6:35 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
And I'll be at the Contest Academy, Jim.
You aren't presenting this time?
No.
73, Jim
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Greetings to the group. I have been reading this month's QST article on the
Flex-Radio series. It referred to a pan function in the audio output. The
short story is this allows putting a DX station operating split in your
left ear, and listening to the calling stations in your right ear.
So just
Hello,
The latest release of Win4K3Suite (v1.748) now supports Band Stack Registers.
By default, the K3 and KX3 will return to the last frequency and mode on a
particular band when you change to that band. Band stack registers will allow
you to save the frequency and mode for an additional
By the way, Does it count for DXCC?
Christian
Von meinem iPhone gesendet
Am 03.04.2015 um 15:39 schrieb CR k...@earthlink.net:
On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 13:28:58 Richard Jubinville W1REJ wrote:
I was actually able to contact a Ham on Alpha Centauri !!! And this is a DX
record .
73 / Dick
ARRL may initiate changing that law. Proud hams could drive that change.
With current LDMOS devices lots of money can be saved with one stage
amps. That change would accelerate switching from tube amps to
technically much more advanced LDMOS amps. Less energy consumption,
smaller shack space
Best,
John Seney
603 785-2413
www.wd1v.com
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Date: April 3, 2015 at 1:25:41 PM EDT
From: Elecraft Shipping shipp...@elecraft.com
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To: w...@me.com
Subject: Package Shipped to You
A package was shipped to you on 04/03/2015 via
I am contemplating adding the P3SVGA adapter to my P3. One thing that
bothers me is that of the 4 supported resolutions, only one is commonly
available and not very often in smaller monitors that are convenient to
add to the already crowed station desk. Most small monitors are
1366x768. The
Hi folks,
Somehow I managed to get my K3 into some state where the shift function
doesn't shift, and I'm unable to select the alternate functions of the
shift and width knobs to hi/lo cut.
Mode CW, VFO-A, nothing unusual. LEDs show Shift and Width functions
enabled.
When I rotate Shift, the
On 2015-04-01 21:27, Mike Markowski wrote:
With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the
K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but
the trend is
http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/
If that chart holds we will be hearing about the
FCC rules specifically prohibit an easily removed or bypassed input pad for
exceeding the 15 dB gain limit.
Eric
elecraft.com
On 4/2/2015 10:30 PM, Igor Sokolov wrote:
Joe,
As I was told, they ship it with the pad at the input to meet FCC requirement
of max 15db gain. But the pad can be
On a deeper level, to design an amplifier with that much gain is bad
design
Huh? Why is that, Joe? We now have devices capable of 22 or even 30 dB
of clean amplification. Why should we not use it? Just because FCC does
not allow it in the U.S.? I'm not bound to FCC rules and I'd rather
I am.doing that exactly with a $250 afrdri SDR and an audio mixer panel.
I don't miss my flex at all!
And let me just tell you, you will not get K3 performance unless you buy a 6700
flex at almost double the cost of a k3 with sub Rx.
I have been an avid flex user for 3 years but the K3 is far
Luckily not everybody lives in the U.S. and is bound to the FCC
restrictions. :-)
73, Olli - DH8BQA
Contest, DX radio projects: http://www.dh8bqa.de
Am 03.04.2015 um 22:24 schrieb Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft:
FCC rules specifically prohibit an easily removed or bypassed input
pad for
What is it
Brian
KB1VBF
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On Apr 3, 2015, at 4:47 PM, John Seney w...@me.com wrote:
Best,
John Seney
603 785-2413
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Sorry - auto-correction in Mac switched from Evernote to Elecraft.
Its same day order/shipment of KX3.
Good weekend all!
73
John WD1V
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This is possible using SDR software with an I/Q feed from the K3 IF.
Check out the LP Pan unit and NaP3 SDR software.
This is also possible with many stand alone SDR receivers like SDR-IQ,
Elad, etc. Software like SpectraVue (SDR-IQ) or HDSDR (generic) can
link the SDR receiver to the K3 IF
Too scary a thought, Kevin! I added shadings that instead show Wayne's and
Elecraft's efforts as phases or stages divided by the start of the K3
effort. Can the ham community support more phases (hiring, products, org
complexity)? Can Eric's and Wayne's sanity withstand it?? :-)
73,
Mike ab3ap
And are we all getting one, John? :-)
Phil W7OX
On 4/3/15 3:05 PM, Brian Denley wrote:
What is it
Brian
KB1VBF
Sent from my iPad
On Apr 3, 2015, at 4:47 PM, John Seney w...@me.com wrote:
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John Seney
603 785-2413
www.wd1v.com
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Date: April 3, 2015 at
On 4/3/2015 3:01 PM, Oliver Dröse wrote:
Of course I'm just bound to German law which does not contain any
stupid (pardon me, but it is!) amplification limits, just the maximum
allowed power. How we generate it is up to us radio amateurs overhere.
It's not stupid when you become aware of the
K3 and KX3 encode, but do not at this time decode, CTCSS tones.
DCS is not currently supported in transmit or receive.
Deviation is a single, global setting and is not presently stored in
channel memory.
The tone table for CTCSS currently has 50 tones, ranging from 67.0 Hz
through 254.4
WHY is everyone getting their panties in a wad?!!
Joe was just being Joe.
His reply had nothing to do with the OP original question.
BTW. ... The rule states not to be Sold Commercially
IF! If the Amp was not bought from a local (USA) Commercial vendor, no harm was
done.
He could
not The Owner of a NEW
Since the SPE Expert 1.3K-FA is a brand new amplifier which only
received type acceptance recently, Owner of a NEW applies.
The op admitted that to me in a separate - off list - e-mail that
included performance data on other 1.3K-FA amplifiers specifically
as well as
Yes, there is a bug in the DSP code on my list to deal with. It is
always safe to start with MIC GAIn = 0, then increase, rather than
starting high and decreasing.
Thank you for your careful observations, and letting us now.
73,
Lyle KK7P
I've run into a few situations now where I'm
I look at the state of the art, which is currently represented by Elecraft.
On Fri,4/3/2015 8:48 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
I look at plus and minus 250 Hz. That's because any wider than that is
in the passband of someone up or down. AND, particularly since K3's,
people are starting to
Hi Chris,
You probably turned on CW QRQ mode. See CONFIG:CW QRQ.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Apr 3, 2015, at 3:34 PM, Chris Hallinan challi...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
Somehow I managed to get my K3 into some state where the shift function
doesn't shift, and I'm unable to select the alternate
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:54 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote:
I challenge the FCC to
do something about it - to sanction both SPE and SPE's distributors
in the US.
You think the FCC is reading the Elecraft repeater every day for
content, looking for reports? You going to report
Only on 160 does it hunt when placed in the manual mode. I am not sure why
since I
am using a 160 loop.
Dan
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Fred C. Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
Sometime back, a FW update has the Tuner following as you tune. You don't
have to tx. Put tuner into manual
I would find it very useful to have a Lock button on the tuner, let me
explain.
A Tap and Hold on the Tune button would lock the tuning solution in place.
Then another Tap and Hold or moving the VFO would unlock it. This would
be very effective at times.
Thank you for your consideration and happy
I look at plus and minus 250 Hz. That's because any wider than that is in
the passband of someone up or down. AND, particularly since K3's, people
are starting to squeeze toward three operating spots in a kHz, rather than
two. Happens all the time. That's plus and minus 167 Hz. That matches the
Oliver,
We now have devices capable of 22 or even 30 dB of clean
amplification. Why should we not use it?
Many of the solid state devices that claim 22 dB or more of gain are
*not* clean at maximum output. That 22 dB specification is based on
saturated power output - often in *pulse*
From the sound of the LID's on 20 meters, I would say more
CB'ers...
Jim
W6AIM
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of István
Szabó
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 3:29 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject:
Sorry, I meant 254.1 Hz, not 254.4 Hz.
73,
Lyle KK7P
K3 and KX3 encode, but do not at this time decode, CTCSS tones.
DCS is not currently supported in transmit or receive.
Deviation is a single, global setting and is not presently stored in
channel memory.
The tone table for CTCSS
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Milverton M. Swire via Elecraft
elecraft@mailman.qth.net wrote:
Joe was just being Joe.
His reply had nothing to do with the OP original question
So true. The question had to do with setting the K3's drive level. The
off-topic posturing on
Joe just being Joe? I sure hope so -- he's a professional engineering
voice of sanity on a bunch of ham reflectors. Joe is a retired broadcast
engineer. He is absolutely right -- everything he has said is VERY solid
engineering. It's the way GOOD rigs are designed. It's the way Elecraft
rigs
IF! If the Amp was not bought from a local (USA) Commercial vendor,
no harm was done.
The op indicated he purchased the amplifier from (one of) the US
distributors for SPE and that others who had purchased amplifiers
from SPE through their US distribution channels reported the same
high gain.
Hi
I think this is more or less in place now. If you put the tuner in manual mode,
it will only tune if you press tune and then hold this setting. When you tune
to a different location it automatically will load the existing tune settings.
What I have done is a manual tune every 20 kHz or so
I've run into a few situations now where I'm setting up a new computer to
work digital modes with a KX3, and the ALC shows nothing. I'll keep
increasing output to insane levels, and nothing.
Turns out, the levels are too high already. Drop them down, and back in
business. This seems odd, I would
I had a few questions regarding the KX3 and K3:
. These radios will transmit a CTCSS (PL) tone to access
repeaters. Can they also be programmed by the user to DECODE
(tone-squelched receive) CTCSS, PL or DPL tones?
. A part of the first question...Can PL encode, or, PL
Folks - Let's not get into an argument over amp gain.
We're currently restricted by FCC rules (thought I hope that eventually goes
away..)
Let's let the thread rest for now in the interest of limiting list traffic
overload for others.
73 and have a great weekend!
Eric
elecraft.com
On
Quote I am the proud new owner of a new K3. I am also the proud new owner of
an SPE Expert 1.3K-FA solid state amp end of Quote!
Please NOTE New Owner not The Owner of a NEW The Op was very CLEAR.
JUDGEMENT was passed !
I rest my case.
73 Milverton / W9MMS
From: Joe
Curious if anyone on list has done precision frequency measurement with K3 per
method described in current April issue of QST, page 37?
Thanks,
Mike, AC5P
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Sometime back, a FW update has the Tuner following as you tune. You don't have
to tx. Put tuner into manual after training.
73,
Fred K6DGW
TDY Sparks NV
Tom Blahovici tom...@videotron.ca wrote:
Hi
I think this is more or less in place now. If you put the tuner in manual
mode, it will only
On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 13:28:58 Richard Jubinville W1REJ wrote:
I was actually able to contact a Ham on Alpha Centauri !!! And this is a DX
record .
73 / Dick
W1REJ
Pending!... arrival of a QSL card and confirmation of a license issued
by a recognized (here) government.
Heh!
Cortland
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