Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Hi Don, As you say "many ways to skin the cat" :-) Thanks for that last tip, hadn't thought of that and will work as well of course! Barthold -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:donw...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 9:35 PM To: Barthold Lichtenbelt;

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Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

Ed, The internal soundcard in the K3S should show up as a separate USB soundcard (Codec) in your computer. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/14/2016 8:43 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: I confess I do not use WSPR-X very much but I checked my version and the K3s is not shown in setup. Plenty ways to chose a com

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Barthold, Another way to accomplish that is to power off the KPA500 and bypass the KAT500. Then the K3 will display the SWR. There are several ways to "skin that cat". Actually, if you 'train' the KAT500 to your antennas and want to monitor the status of your antennas, put the KAT500 into

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Hi Don, Ok, this all came from Dick saying that you can see the "bypass SWR" that the KAT500 measures with the PC utility. But if you don't have that hooked up, a simple trick seemed to be to put the KAT500 in bypass mode, and see what the KPA500 tells you on its SWR led bar. That can give you an

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Power Poles

I fly RC helicopters and use Power Poles on all of my connections. My motor draws 75A with spikes over 100A. The model experiences broad frequency vibration, direct exposure to heat, cold, and moisture. I've never had a failure of a connection, an inadvertent disconnection, or wore one out.

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

First off use DATA A not USB. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 14, 2016, at 9:05 AM, MaverickNH wrote: > > I've used that in my set-up of app and rig, but no go. I might be missing > something simple as a K3S newbie. With USB as mode, and VOX enabled,

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

I confess I do not use WSPR-X very much but I checked my version and the K3s is not shown in setup. Plenty ways to chose a com port and a soundcard, but one does not use a computer soundcard with the K3s connected via USB port. Just wondering if this could be the issue? I see you can chose

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 149, Issue 16

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[Elecraft] KPA500/KAT500 For Sale

Dear All, I have a KPA500 and a KAT500 for sale.  Both are in mint condition and very lightly used (I use an Alpha 9500 when I need an amp). KPA500 - $2,000 delivered and insured (cables included); KAT500 - $600.00 delivered and insured (cables included). Please email me directly at

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Barthold, If the KAT500 is in bypass you should see a similar SWR indicated on both the KAT500 and the KPA500. They may not be exactly the same due to component tolerances in the wattmeters. I am not sure what your goal is in asking that question. If it is a quick check on your antenna

Re: [Elecraft] K3S USB Soundcard

The output (to the computer) is stereo, and the sub's audio is sent on the right channel (assuming you have a sub installed). The USB line in is mono. 73, matt W6NIA On 9/14/2016 1:59 PM, Jim Cox wrote: Is the internal USB soundcard stereo or mono? IE is the sub receiver audio sent to

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Actually, it doesn't. Slap a flat plate over the end of a zero length waveguide and the SWR is infinite. Insert whatever you want in front of that and the SWR may measure something different, but it's still infinite:-) On 9/14/2016 1:11 PM, Michael Walker wrote: inserting an SWR meter

[Elecraft] K3S USB Soundcard

Is the internal USB soundcard stereo or mono? IE is the sub receiver audio sent to the computer as well as audio from the main receiver? 73s Jim K4JAF __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Hi Don, I meant if the KAT500 is in bypass mode, what will the SWR meter on the KPA500 show? Thanks, Barthold -Original Message- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:donw...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 2:26 PM To: Barthold Lichtenbelt; 'Dick Dievendorff'; 'Joe K2UF';

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Barthold, No, the KPA500 will see the SWR at the *input* to the KAT500, and that is what it will display. The tuner will attempt to create a low SWR when it tunes. The output side of the KAT500 will be the SWR that is presented by the antenna feedline. The KAT500 Utility will show you that

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Without seeing the entire diagram, SWR is not a consistent value throughout the feedline. We actually proved this a one of my classes back in college. I can't remember how many jumper cables I made to up to this test at 100Mhz. All different wavelengths and random lengths as well. Let me

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

> The KAT500 Utility will show the "bypass VSWR", which is the SWR observed by the ATU when it is in Bypass. As will the SWR meter on the KPA500, right? Barthold -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dick Dievendorff Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

Bret, One more thing - if you are using the K3S internal soundcard, make certain you do not have anything plugged into the LINE IN jack. A plug in LINE IN overrides and disconnects input from the internal sound card. 73, Don W3FPR

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

If your TX sensor is in line after the KAT500, you might be observing the SWR of the antenna side of the ATU. The KPA500 and KAT500 LEDs show the SWR at the transmitter side of the ATU, rather than the antenna side. The KAT500 Utility will show the "bypass VSWR", which is the SWR observed by the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 SDR MAC

Fred, If you have the PigRemote it will serve as the RS-232 connection from iSdr to the KX3. If you do not then then just set the frequency on iSdr to 0 (zero) kHz and the frequency you are tuned to will be at center screen and other signals will be displayed as plus or minus kHz. It works

Re: [Elecraft] SWR question

Where is the TX sensor located? It should be between the KPA500 and the KAT500. It sounds like you have it in-line after the KAT500. Mark, WB9CIF -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe K2UF Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:49 PM

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 SDR MAC

I am aware it doesn't require any SDR software, but wanted to play with some.. primary for a panadapter, without adding on a PX3.. I have not looked at iSDR for ipad will take a look at it.. thanks.. Fred On 9/14/16 2:54 PM, Michael Blake wrote: > Fred, what is your goal? The KX3 does not

[Elecraft] Additional Elecraft talks and demo booths in the next 2 weeks: W9DXCC and W4DXCC

In addition to Wayne's talk at the San Mateo club this coming Friday night, there will be a demo booth and talks available elsewhere in the US: W9DXCC in Schaumberg, Illinois, this weekend: We'll have a full booth of demo gear including all the lastest options available during the show on

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 SDR MAC

Fred, what is your goal? The KX3 does not require any SDR software. Panadapter, try iSDR on the iPad. If you have a PigRemote it will even display the KX3's frequency. It connects to the I/Q jacks. Fill us in what functions you are looking for. Michael Blake k9...@mac.com > On Sep 14,

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 + MH3 notes

Bruce, won't that give you a stiff neck from bending over to talk into it? My MH3 cable is quite a bit longer. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Nourish Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:25 PM To: Elecraft

[Elecraft] SWR question

Using my K3/KPA500/KAT500/P3+SVGA with the TX sensor in line. On the KPA500 the SWR reads 1.3 with one or two SWR led's lit also one or two led's lit on the KAT500 but the SWR display on the P3 shows about 6. Any ideas why this is happening? Joe K2UF

[Elecraft] KX3 SDR MAC

I am looking for recommendations on a good SDR application that will run under Mac OSX. I also have parallels installed with a windows VM, but don't want anything that runs under windows.. What are you Mac users using?.. Fred -- Fred Moore WD8KNI email: f...@fmeco.com phone:

Re: [Elecraft] KX2/KX3 talk this coming Friday night

Record and share? Or stream live? That would be cool. On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi all, > > If you'll be in the San Mateo, CA area on Friday night, and your social > calendar isn't quite full, we'd love to see you at the San Mateo Radio Club >

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

Bret, How do you have the LINE IN level set? Try increasing it to see if you can get a waterfall display. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/14/2016 11:35 AM, Charles wrote: Hi Don - I'm running on a K3S rather than a KX3 so working with the internal sound card.. I switched to DATA Mode and Data A but

Re: [Elecraft] KX2/KX3 talk this coming Friday night

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[Elecraft] KX2/KX3 talk this coming Friday night

How about recording this, for those of us who don't fly and are on the east coast. Ken , WB2ART __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

Hi Don - I'm running on a K3S rather than a KX3 so working with the internal sound card.. I switched to DATA Mode and Data A but WSPR-2 shows no Rx, there is no signal apparent on the waterfall. BRET - Original Message - From: "Don Wilhelm" To:

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Macro Maker

Thanks Nick, Very handy tool, nicely done like all your stuff. Suggestion: Please allow frequency entry with common suffixes like k, M, G etc instead of the error prone entry in Hz or allow scientific notation like E3, E6 etc if that is more convenient from a field parsing point of view. 73

[Elecraft] KX2/KX3 talk this coming Friday night

Hi all, If you'll be in the San Mateo, CA area on Friday night, and your social calendar isn't quite full, we'd love to see you at the San Mateo Radio Club meeting. I'll be doing a talk on portable and hand-held operation, with application to the KX2 and KX3 transceivers. The meeting is at the

Re: [Elecraft] Remote AC switch

It is too bad they want $31US to ship to Canada. Mike va3mw On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 10:09 AM, wrote: > http://3gstore.com/products/107_view_all.html > > Control this from your phone. Works well and only $100. > > Also look for APC remote switched power strips on eBay. Some

[Elecraft] Remote AC switch

http://3gstore.com/products/107_view_all.html Control this from your phone. Works well and only $100. Also look for APC remote switched power strips on eBay. Some models let you set automatic schedules. Happy to answer questions off list: wn3r...@gmail.com 73, Dick, WN3R

Re: [Elecraft] Remote AC power switch?

Many of the IP remote power switches (I use DLI) also have a backup control available via a POTS telephone hardline, plus a ping function to do a reset. 73 John N5CQ -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Elecraft] Remote AC power switch?

Don, also true with Mac OS X and is how I have mine set up for remote operation. 73 - Mike - K9JRI > On Sep 14, 2016, at 9:39 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > The problem with the remote PC hanging up can be handled by removing the PC > power with a remote AC switch

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Power Poles

I alluded to those clips when I said, "And there are ways/devices to make PP connections "more secure". It was my intention to clarify that statement with a link to the clips... Apologize. I was on vacation and become distracted and hit "Send" too early. :-) __ Clay

Re: [Elecraft] Remote AC power switch?

The problem with the remote PC hanging up can be handled by removing the PC power with a remote AC switch and then turning it back on. Set up the PC to automatically log on and launch the remote control application at startup. If you do not know how to set that up for your OS, google will give

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Macro Maker

Nice job! Next comes all the utility of chaining macros together - you are only limited by your imagination (or lack of). So far so good on my Genovation keypad and K-pod. Macros make the K3 for me - no other rig can compare, except perhaps for the K3S. Now, if I could just write a macro to

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

Where do you have your soundcard level set? Set it at the 75% point or a bit higher. One "eccentricity" of the KX3 is that *if* the audio input is too high the KX3 will protect the audio input by shutting it down. Start with the MIC GAIN at a low level and bring it up slowly until you find

[Elecraft] Muting K3 Mini speaker

Is there a way to mute the internal speaker on the K3 mini? When I plug in my external speaker (much better audio quality), the mini speaker is still active so get an undesirable “stereo” sound. Using the mini with RRC to the K3. Jim W2SM

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X and K3S Tx

I've used that in my set-up of app and rig, but no go. I might be missing something simple as a K3S newbie. With USB as mode, and VOX enabled, perhaps Tx is not enabled? When the app goes to Tx, or it do a Tune from the app, the K3S Red TX LED comes on, but ALC doesn't budge. -- View this

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Macro Maker

Awesome! Nicely done. On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 6:32 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Neat! > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick > Garner > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 2:59 PM > To:

Re: [Elecraft] New Super Antenna? OT ish

I had one of the original ones and was not impressed. Never had any success, always did better with random wire or dipole. Picked up a used BuddiStick and it seems to be a better built antenna than the SuperAntenna. 73 Tex ka5y -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Power Poles

Power pole connectors are okay but they do break! When you use the K3's Tilt Stand the power cable will lean on the desk surface. If you for any reason lift the K3 at the front any higher the sideways pressure on the Power pole connector can break its housing and the spring in the connector is

[Elecraft] New Super Antenna? OT ish

Has anyone used a New Super Antenna, http://newsuperantenna.com/ ? With their Elecraft rig? -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/New-Super-Antenna-OT-ish-tp7622456.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.