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If I might inject a suggestion/observation: If you are looking for 0 to 100km 100% reliable propagation it is to be found on 600 meters! I ran tests all summer long in 2012 on 495-KHz CW running 100w into an inverted-L and was copied at 30-35 dB SNR any time we tried over a 70mi path. That

[Elecraft] [KX3] How to use manual notch in SSB mode

Greetings. You *can* use manual notch on SSB on the KX3. Turns out that if you turn on the manual notch while in CW mode that it will stay on if you switch to SSB without cycling thru a mode that cancels it - such as FM or data modes. Here's an example of how I did it. Starting with LSB mode:

[Elecraft] (Elecraft) Logging Programs

I've had really good experiences with the N3FJP programs, both for contests and general logging (ACLog). They are not free--$15 for general logging, $60 for all contests and future programs), but the developer is an active ham who will answer your emails and has an active Yahoo group. I find

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 20m moving QRM.

Time to close this thread in the interest of relieving email overload for others. Looks like the O.P. has a good path to take to remedy his problem. 73 Eric Lost moderator /elecraft.com/ === __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 20m moving QRM.

When QRM and QRN were codified, there was little or no RFI. I try to use “RFI” instead of “QRM” or “QRN”. Everyone understands that. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Mar 3, 2016, at 4:12 PM, Mike wrote: > > I have no

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

Weigh it. Most small wall warts are also very light. I've got a couple of heavy larger ones in the junk box and the difference is hard to miss. The cable from it is the radiator of course, a BC band radio tuned to a clear spot [preferably at the high end] will usually show a distinct

[Elecraft] OT: 20m moving QRM.

I have no way of verifying this, and I only date back to the 1950s as both ham and commercial operator. But always understood that the N (as in QRN) meant the interference was from 'Natural' sources and the M (as in QRM) meant that the interference was from 'Man-made' sources. Guess only those

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

On Thu,3/3/2016 2:57 PM, W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote: Is there any way to easily determine if a wall wart is a SMPS? Weigh it. Yes -- switch-mode supplies are a lot lighter for the same power rating. Another way -- tune a portable AM radio to the high end of the AM band and listen for noise

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

Thanks, everyone, for weighing in. I’m armed with $95 of ferrite snap ons and chokes and two MFJ heavy duty AC filters! Saturday I plan to carefully re-design all of the AC wiring in my office/shack which is, admittedly, a hodgepodge of extension cords and power strips with at least 5 wall

Re: [Elecraft] K3s using RS232 v USB?

I've had far fewer issues with rig control via serial than via USB. If there is stray RF in the shack (easy at QRO), the USB devices can 'go wonky' (more than a driver issue, requiring a complete shut down to power off, then rebooting to clear the actual USB hardware on the mobo) but serial

[Elecraft] OT: FS SignaLink USB with K3 & KX3 cables SPF

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Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

> On Mar 3, 2016, at 5:53 42PM, David Christ wrote: > > Is there any way to easily determine if a wall wart is a SMPS? Weigh it. Bud, W2RU __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

Is there any way to easily determine if a wall wart is a SMPS? Most probably are but are there any that are not? David K0LUM > On Mar 3, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > > I'd guess that the average home has at least a couple of dozen switch-mode > power

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

I'd guess that the average home has at least a couple of dozen switch-mode power supplies. 73, Jim K9YC On Thu,3/3/2016 12:18 PM, Dave Cole wrote: Thank you Jim, I have always thought it might be, but I have never been able to actually unplug one, and have it go away... There is one in the

[Elecraft] OT: FS SingaLink USB with K3 & KX3 cables

I have for sale a Tigertronics SignaLink USB that's about a year and a half old. It comes with the "Plug-N-Play" pre-wired jumper headers for both the Elecraft K3 and KX3 radios and also the proper interconnect cables for both radios. The manual can be downloaded from the Tigertronics

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 20M moving QRM

Well, consulting the source [ACP131]: QRN? "Are you troubled by static?" QRN "I am troubled by static" QRM? "Are you being interfered with?" QRM "I am being interfered with" I suppose "static" could be "interfering with you" as well as another station, and much of 75 m in the evening probably

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM

On Mar 3, 2016 2:41 PM, "Ken G Kopp" wrote: > Dave, > > You shouldn't make finite statements like this. There are some of us who > sometimes know better. > > Sounders -do- come in a -wide- variety of formats ... many are > purposefully wide and use variable sweep rates so as

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB port

Hi Fred, Not the K3 utility, but I did have the P3 utility running simultaneously for a time and it seemed to work just fine. It connected and pulled in the FW versions I was looking for. I did find what was giving the P3 it's information and the reason it had a slight update delay. Turns

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 20M moving QRM

On 3/3/2016 14:47, Fred Jensen wrote: QRN, not QRM I thought QRN was exclusively atmospheric noise. Perhaps we need a new Q code for man-made garbage. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us

Re: [Elecraft] K3s using RS232 v USB?

Tom, The only 'cons' that I can think of is the computer OS support for the device in the K3S (which really is an internal USB to RS-232 adapter). It will work just as well and likely better than an external USB to serial adapter. Support for USB to serial adapters was a bit 'flaky' back in

[Elecraft] OT: 20M moving QRM

QRN, not QRM. I can't see what the span is on your panadapter, but it has all the characteristics of an SMPS ... they're all over the place, you're probably seeing more than one. When we were in CA on 5 acres in a rural area, I hosted the neighborhood wireless on my tower in return for free

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

I too have this all over the place on the lower bands (80 and 40 mostly) at home. I've always thought it was noise from the Faraday cage my indoor antennas have to be inside of causing it. When I'm /P in the hills outside of of town I never hear this... 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

Thank you Jim, I have always thought it might be, but I have never been able to actually unplug one, and have it go away...  There is one in the area, that covers several blocks my self and another ham have been looking for for a few years now... -- 73's, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) For

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

That is not an ionosonde...  They are a pure carrier moving at a steady speed, and they sweep MUCH faster than that. -- 73's, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) For software/hardware reviews see: http://www.nk7z.net For MixW support see: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info For SSTV help see:

Re: [Elecraft] K3s using RS232 v USB?

The only con, really, is being tied to an RF-hash producing, frantic, freezing, crashing computer if you want to operate your radio. I'm a SW developer and I have to fight those things all day, every day so that's the indelible image in my mind when trying to mix my Mac with Ham Radio - so I tend

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

Hi, I do not but I have the exact same sounding QRM, and it is spread out as well... If you ever find out what it is, please let me know...  I have had this for years, and always wondered... -- 73's, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) For software/hardware reviews see: http://www.nk7z.net For MixW support

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB port

On the K3, the serial port is perfect - for use with either a real serial port or a USB adapter. I prefer going direct to a real serial port, without any adapter. Is the USB in the K3S merely a built-in adapter? That would eliminate a problem some ops have had with external adapters

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB port

Hi Jim, It's my understanding that the RS232 port is live for serial data out from the K3 (RXD) but not for serial data in (TXD). Have you tried to use the K3 Utility with your set up? That would require bidirectional serial data and in theory shouldn't work. Cheers, Fred KE7X

[Elecraft] K3s using RS232 v USB?

Am in the process of setting up K3s and would like advice on the pro/con of using RS232 via interface (mKII) to computer or simply USB port to computer. One pro is obvious to me, such as eliminating the Hydra cable between my microHam MKII and rig. BTW, the mKII is great piece of "kit" which I

[Elecraft] K3S, Raspberry Pi 3 and FLDIGI

First off, this is NOT a complaint, merely an observation. and in my opinion, worthy of note for the programmers to check out. I didn't think this was supposed to work but it seems to work quite well, at least in my case. I am using serial RS-232 with the following cabling - Desktop COM-1 to

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

On Thu,3/3/2016 10:05 AM, David Ahrendts wrote: Does anyone recognize this moving QRM? Last evening 6:30pm. Band is dead. Ambient noise pretty calm. But notice the slowly moving noise bumps on the K3S SVGA display. Might this be weather radar? https://vimeo.com/157616344 Nope. It's a

Re: [Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

Google "Ionospheric sounder". There are lots of them around the world that operate 24/7 and this may be one of them. 73 Ken Kopp - K0PP On Mar 3, 2016 11:06 AM, "David Ahrendts" wrote: > Does anyone recognize this moving QRM? Last evening 6:30pm. Band is dead. > Ambient

[Elecraft] OT 20M Moving QRM (Video)

Does anyone recognize this moving QRM? Last evening 6:30pm. Band is dead. Ambient noise pretty calm. But notice the slowly moving noise bumps on the K3S SVGA display. Might this be weather radar? https://vimeo.com/157616344 David A., KK6DA, LA David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com

[Elecraft] K3S USB port

First off, this is NOT a complaint, merely an observation. and in my opinion, worthy of note for the programmers to check out. I didn't think this was supposed to work but it seems to work quite well, at least in my case. I am using serial RS-232 with the following cabling - Desktop COM-1 to

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 QSK

Me too. In find that the "NEW QSK" is the same as the "OLD QSK" with a slight delay. It's better to turn down the RF gain if you get too much "popping" sound in your audio. 73 de Hal/LA4XX On 16-03-02 17:47, Ray W2RS via Elecraft wrote: > > The KX3 "NEW QSK" mode