Re: [Elecraft] W6MMA SK

2015-06-04 Thread George via Elecraft
Wow! Met him at Dayton last time I was there. Nice Fellow. We talked quite a while about his stress and health issues. Purchased the 3 element portable beam he had for sale at that time right out of his hands. 73 OM… George NE2I On Jun 4, 2015, at 2:53 PM, dyarnes w7...@cox.net wrote: Hi

[Elecraft] KX3 Receiver Overload Protection?

2015-06-04 Thread Harry Yingst via Elecraft
Does the KX3 have any form of Reciever Overload protection like the K3 does? If so it would be nice to leave it setup as a secondary radio to my K3 (hooked to a second antenna) Thank you __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

2015-06-04 Thread Phil Wheeler
My view is that the K3S is part of the K-Line, Brian -- an evolved K3. Phil W7OX On 6/4/15 5:55 PM, brian wrote: Phil, You mean the new S line OOPS that's already taken. It would have to the the KS line. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 6/4/2015 23:26 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: Not to worry, Wayne.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Ferrite Identification Question

2015-06-04 Thread Kevin Cozens
On 15-06-04 01:12 PM, jim wrote: VK1OD had a listing of common ham radio mixes that was helpful in ID'ing mix. If you know the URL for that page you can check the Internet archive at http://archive.org/ to see if it has an archive of the information. -- Cheers! Kevin.

[Elecraft] (K3) Low power on some bands

2015-06-04 Thread Jan
A strange thing just occurred. I have been using my K3 regularly with no problem, usually into an amplifier. Recently, I had an amplifier tube short and I am using the K3 barefoot. I was tuning up on 80 and saw that my Autek WM-1 said that I was only putting out 70 watts into my old 1500

Re: [Elecraft] CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

2015-06-04 Thread Gary Gregory
I wish you guys would stop crowing about it. My k3 is in hospital undergoing open heart surgery as we speak so i cannot play radio. Wayne really should go back to work. :-) Gary Vk1ZZ K3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT On 05/06/2015 10:56 AM, brian als...@nc.rr.com wrote: Phil, You mean the new S line

Re: [Elecraft] CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

2015-06-04 Thread brian
Phil, You mean the new S line OOPS that's already taken. It would have to the the KS line. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 6/4/2015 23:26 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: Not to worry, Wayne. You're no longer selling K3s but K3Ss :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 6/4/15 2:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Vic Rosenthal

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Ferrite Identification Question

2015-06-04 Thread James Bennett
Hi Dan, No problem. First, please understand that (1) I’m not an EE, and (2) I’m not an expert with the 4170C. I’ve had it a year or so and am comfortable with most basic measurements it can do, but this device is capable of a LOT more than I understand! OK, I assume that you’ve got a 4170

Re: [Elecraft] W6MMA SK

2015-06-04 Thread Carl Jón Denbow
Thanks for passing on this sad news, Dave. When I stopped by the SuperAntenna booth at Dayton this year, and purchased a new center section (slider) for my antenna to replace one that had become corroded with sea salt, I inquired about Vern, since in the past he had usually been at the booth.

Re: [Elecraft] Problem with Test TX Data and ALC

2015-06-04 Thread Carl Jón Denbow
Which digital mode did you select? JT9 Are you using mike input or line in input? Line If line in, have you adjusted the K3 line in level. I guess I need instructions about how to do this. Please see earlier post I made about my inability to find proper menu item. Make sure you have

Re: [Elecraft] Problem with Test TX Data and ALC

2015-06-04 Thread Don Wilhelm
Carl, You should be in DATA mode - specifically the DATA A submode on the K3. Do not use SSB mode, even though it will work, that just muddies the waters. For that mode, do not set MIC+LINE on in the menu - set LINE IN only. This is a per mode setting, so if you want to use MIC+LINE for

Re: [Elecraft] Problem with Test TX Data and ALC

2015-06-04 Thread Carl Jón Denbow
Thanks. Yes, everything's working now. I guess my problem was the Line Gain at zero and not knowing how to adjust it. Reading the manual and having you point me to the source of the problem were the keys. Thanks again! 73 de Carl, N8VZ Don Wilhelm mailto:d...@w3fpr.com Thursday, June 4,

Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] MFJ's new Internal K3 Tuner, anyone tried one yet?

2015-06-04 Thread Bill Coleman
On May 11, 2015, at 11:45 PM, Charlie T, K3ICH pin...@erols.com wrote: This strikes me as quite bizarre. Do they REALLY think we'd jeopardize our radios to save a hundred bucks on duplicate option??? Perhaps. It’s a testament to the success of the K3 that they are offering boards for

Re: [Elecraft] W6MMA SK

2015-06-04 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi Dave, Vern was a friend of mine as well, going back to the early Norcal QRP Club days. We'd all sit around at the California Burger in Pleasanton, CA, comparing home-brew radios while eating ostrich and buffalo specials along with mountains of fries. In hindsight, these probably contributed

Re: [Elecraft] Problem with Test TX Data and ALC

2015-06-04 Thread Carl Jón Denbow
Thanks for your help. See my last post on board. Everything OK now. brian mailto:als...@nc.rr.com Thursday, June 4, 2015 5:47 PM Hi Carl. I meant which K3 mode have you selected? You should be using digital mode DATA A. See manual on how to get to this mode. Use Main Menu MIC SEL set

Re: [Elecraft] CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

2015-06-04 Thread Wayne Burdick
Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO k2vco@gmail.com wrote: ...I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals. For what it's worth, there also weren't as many clickers out there as in the past. That's progress. They're using K3s, I quipped, clearly guilty of brazen self-promotion.

Re: [Elecraft] CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

2015-06-04 Thread Phil Wheeler
Not to worry, Wayne. You're no longer selling K3s but K3Ss :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 6/4/15 2:58 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO k2vco@gmail.com wrote: ...I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals. For what it's worth, there also weren't as many clickers

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Ferrite Identification Question

2015-06-04 Thread jim
VK1OD had a listing of common ham radio mixes that was helpful in ID'ing mix. Owen Duffy took his website down and I am not sure if the info has been posted somewhere else. Jim W6AIM -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James

Re: [Elecraft] Problem with Test TX Data and ALC

2015-06-04 Thread Don Wilhelm
Carl, I figure you are using the K3 LINE IN jack, and when you used it on the KX3, you used the MIC jack. The Line In needs a much larger audio signal than the mic level that your SignaLink is providing. There is a jumper you can change in the SL box to increase the audio output level - look

[Elecraft] OT: Ferrite Identification Question

2015-06-04 Thread James Bennett
A bit off-thread, but sorta related, as these things ARE used for antennas with my K3/KX3!! I have a bunch of ferrites - donuts, clamp-ons, beads, etc. that I’m trying to identify the mix. With the guidance of Tom/W8JI I’ve figured out how to use my AIM-4170C analyzer to show at what frequency

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Ferrite Identification Question

2015-06-04 Thread Jim Brown
Ferrites are not easily identified. From this links on this page you can see all of those made by Fair-Rite. http://www.fair-rite.com/newfair/materials.htm See my tutorial for a discussion of the use of ferrites for suppression, which is what we are doing with chokes. k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf

Re: [Elecraft] CQ WPX and the KSYN3A board?

2015-06-04 Thread Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO
You really need to do an a/b comparison, which of course I didn't do. I also just added a set of 5-pole 200 Hz filters. But subjectively my K3 felt more comfortable than ever among the big 1-hop signals from EU that I experience. I found myself working closer than ever to strong signals. For

[Elecraft] Problem with Test TX Data and ALC

2015-06-04 Thread Carl Jón Denbow
I've been trying to set up my data modes using a SignaLink USB, which I've used with good results with my KX3, with my K3. I do have the correct K3 jumper board in the SL. I also have the SignaLink supplied cables hooked up correctly. I can monitor digital signals just fine. I can not get

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Ferrite Identification Question

2015-06-04 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
You actually need more than one datapoint in most cases to identify the correct part. Simply measuring the reactance with a nice antenna analyzer at several frequencies (a few loops of wire through the device) and matching that up with the theoreticals given in the data sheets will tell you

[Elecraft] W6MMA SK

2015-06-04 Thread dyarnes
Hi All, It is with the deepest of regret that I am passing on the news that Vern Wright, W6MMA, passed away yesterday. Vern, and his wife June, are very dear friends, and I can't begin to express how sad it makes me to bring news like this to the rest of you. I suppose this might not be the