Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

I read "short distance..." after sending my stuff. I think you are correct about the I2C electrical connection, but I still think Elecraft needs a box to box communication protocol which allows multi-masters. USB would do, but probably isn't the only choice. Ethernet? There is a question of

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Bill, I dunno. I'm an RF guy and this uProcessor stuff makes my eyes glaze over. That said, your own reference says in part: "short-distance, intra-board communication." It seems to me that the problems seen are related to interconnections between the K3 and the K-Pod. And it seems the

Re: [Elecraft] WSJT-X MSK144 & Transmit Delay

PC Clock drift can be quite bad as we all know. The default NTP server sync interval for Windows 10, is once a week. So your clock can be way off by the time you sync again. With a one time NTP sync, you can still be off into the 100 ms range. I suspect some of the JST related software etc...

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

It is likely that the interface used by the K-Pod is the I2C bus , a very commonly used bus in the chip world. I use it to connect the real-time clock board to my BeagleBone Black board. I2C is a 2 way, multi-master bus protocol that might be ideal for

Re: [Elecraft] K-Pod question

You could assign it to a PF key and then make a macro that holds thatkey and then have the KPod execute the macro. That's what I said ... assign Function VFO B -> A to one of the PF keys (e.g. PF1) and use it instead of A/B. It's actually closer to the VFO B knob than A/B and easier to

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

I believe MCLR is used to put the PIC (microcontroller) into programming mode I'm an Atmel guy so I'm not much up on PICs From: Clay Autery To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable That's the

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Hi Fred (I have one of your books BTW) Save your money. When I said. "As I've written before", what I had said earlier was: "I saw a similar problem. Only tapping a button appeared to send the command to the K3 but the K3 failed to respond. For example, I had my K-Pod set up to use a tap

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

That's the way to do it, Jim I spent some hours pouring over the docs and MCLR is NOT used in this implementation. 73, __ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 1/16/2017 5:01 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > If I were to make up an extension using CAT5/6, I would

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

You read my mind Jim! :-) :-) Best 73 de Jeff | VA2SS __ Jeff | VA2SS Jean-François Ménard jean-francois.men...@va2ss.com www.VA2SS.com Membre de / Member of : ARRL / AMSAT / QRP ARCI /

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

If I were to make up an extension using CAT5/6, I would use one pair for PGD, another for PGC, and the other two for VCC5, tying the four returns of each pair together and wiring it to Ground. I'm taking it for granted that MCLR is really unused. 73, Jim K9YC On Mon,1/16/2017 10:10 AM, Harry

Re: [Elecraft] Orlando HamCation

Scott, Yes, some sort of Show Special is *often* offered, but what it is will not be known until it is revealed at the hamfest. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/16/2017 5:00 PM, Scott Russell wrote: Does Elecraft offer any type of discount at the ham fests? I'm going to Orlando in a few weeks and am

Re: [Elecraft] K-Pod question

On 1/16/2017 11:44 AM, Dave Fugleberg wrote: I experimented a bit with the method suggested by Fred, using VFO-B to 'mark' the next signal up the band, and then using A/B to 'jump' to it. That works, but of course after each 'jump', VFO-B is at the frequency of the previous QSO. The K3

Re: [Elecraft] K-Pod question

Hi Dave, You could make the macro be A/B (SWT11) and then A>B (SWT13) which would align B with A. Cheers, Fred For all KE7X Elecraft books, see www.ke7x.com (Macro Programming is coming soon.) From: Dave Fugleberg

[Elecraft] Orlando HamCation

Does Elecraft offer any type of discount at the ham fests? I'm going to Orlando in a few weeks and am looking forward to meeting the Elecraft guys and check out the KX3 and KPA500. If anyone from the list will be there look me up. Thanks, Scott N1SER

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Sometimes it is not easy to orient the connector correctly to be sure you are clipping the right wire so we included a photo of the 6P6C connector in Appendix B of the KPOD owner's manual clearly identifying pin 1 (page 19 of the Rev H KPOD Owner's manual). 73, Ron AC7AC -Original

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Yesterday I built a 5 foot long cable using 6P6C connectors and some telephone grade flat cable with pin 1 clipped at each end. (I identified which pin was #1 by measuring the Elecraft supplied cable.) It seems to work fine, but I haven't used it enough for those little hidden problems to

[Elecraft] KX3 For Sale

I have two of these. Only need one. For Sale: KX3 SN 1559 excellent condition. Antenna Tuner Roofing Filter KX3 Desk Stand KX3 End Panels KX3 Cover Construction and Operation Manuals Power Cord Shipped to CONUS $1,100.00 Pics on request. PayPal Preferred Thanks, Bill - N2WG

[Elecraft] K3s remote line input gain setting

Can anyone tell me the command to remotely set the Line Input gain. I know that the rig first has to be placed in the Line Input mode, which I can do remotely. But, the Line In Gain is distinctly separate from the Mic Gain. There is a remote command that sets the Mic Gain correctly, but

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Temps?

On Mon,1/16/2017 8:02 AM, Wes Stewart wrote: Furthermore, IMD performance of the driver (K3) is likely better at higher power. It's for sure better at 20W than 10W. Actually, the reason IMD performance is worse at 10W than at 20W is that at 10W you're still in the 10W section of the radio,

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

A little info for those wanting to make longer cables  As I understand it the Elecraft connector is a Modified MPLAB IDC 2 In-Circut Programming connector Here are the pin outs as I read them   1   Unused    - MCLR, Low to reset CPU   2   +5 vDC    - VCC5   3   Ground    - VSS   4   Data      -

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

On Mon,1/16/2017 8:42 AM, Jean-François Ménard wrote: Experimentation here is the key…. an important part in our hobby. And also a knowledge of fundamental concepts. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Another point. Ribbon cable is TERRIBLE for RFI susceptibility. Twisted pair is FAR superior IF each signals is on a pair. CAT5/6 is four tightly twisted pairs, 100 ohm impedance, each a different twist ratio to minimize crosstalk. I don't know anything about how the K-Pod uses that cable. For

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Leakage

I like using Lithium-Ion batteries in a variety of sizes. But having read about the possibility of fires, I have moved my spares to a metal ammo box. My flashlights are metal. Cell phones and such are not metal so I try to keep them away from flammables when unattended. However, I noticed

Re: [Elecraft] K-Pod question

I experimented a bit with the method suggested by Fred, using VFO-B to 'mark' the next signal up the band, and then using A/B to 'jump' to it. That works, but of course after each 'jump', VFO-B is at the frequency of the previous QSO. That means a little extra excursion to tune VFO-B past the

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Hi, Unfortunately, something I did not mentioned in my previous post, it was implicite for me, but by using CAT6 cable, I was thinking about making our own cable and connectors to avoid using flat ribbon cable. The twisted part of the cable will improve communication reliability for sure.

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Jeff makes an excellent point about long data cables. If you decide to try a longer ribbon cable first and are not interested in making your own, buy an RJ45 cable and F-F coupler to extend the Elecraft cable. Be sure to put the Elecraft cable closest to the K3, since it does not have pin 1

Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

On 1/16/2017 8:31 AM, Jean-François Ménard wrote: ... But in our case here, strong RF field is involved when transmitting, This is a station design problem beyond K-Pod wiring. __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Temps?

I use the KPA500 utility and just set the Fan to constantly run at a lower speed, the fan will speed up if needed. From: Arthur Nienhouse To: cx...@4email.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Temps?

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Temps?

When you put the KPA500 into transmit there is some fixed (FET) drain current regardless of whether you are driving the PA or not. Likewise, the power supply is supplying this current. So the efficiency is zero and all of this DC power is converted to heat, not RF. Efficiency increases with

[Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Hi Noel Usually, such typical serial communication, like RS-232, could handle 15m with proper cable gauge and shielding. This cable has short transmission distance because of noise limiting the transmission of high numbers of bits per second. But in our case here, strong RF field is involved

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 153, Issue 21

Same thing here this past weekend. Never noticed it before, but during the NAQP there were four or five occasions on which the K-Pod needed a second tap. I am using the Elecraft-issue cable and the K3 modification for DC. It wasn’t a big deal, but any delay in a contest exchange is

[Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Hello, Anybody in this group, using a different length data cable supplied with the k-pod??The cable uses two 6P6C modular male connectors, and requires 5 conductors.. Elecraft supplies a 36" long cable?? I would need longer cablebut wondering if the Pod will be working correctly??? Noel

[Elecraft] KPA500 Temps?

For the NAQP cw party this past weekend, I ran low power. Rather than 'stress' the K3s with 100W, I chose to run 6W thru KPA500, giving me 100w. During a one hour run period, 125+ Qs on 15m, I noticed the KPA500 temp at 51C which surprised me. Idle temp in the shack is generally around 33 to 35C.

[Elecraft] QRP/outdoors/SOTA/KX2 presentation at the Palm Springs hamfest - content streaming question

In an earlier posting I wondered if this hamfest will be streaming the speakers sessions. The special interest had been Wayne’s KX2 talk about its features for SOTA type of field trips. The hamfest organizer has advised me that this hamfest will not be streamed as I had inquired. Art Gunn

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net options

Hi Brian Sorry for the alligator operation. I usually do not call with the 500 watts but turn it on during a QSO if needed. My noise was low last night for being in my location but it is never low compared to camping. I thought I might have heard something but could not see it on the P3 or

[Elecraft] FS: KRC-2 w/cables

For Sale:Elecraft KRC2 Band Decoder with the ACC2 option. Included are 2 cable sets, one for the K2/100 + KAT100 antenna tuner the 2nd one for ICOM radios which have an ACC-2 connector. It is presently set for a K2/100+KAT100 to control a Ten Tec Hercules II amplifier. It is in perfect

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Leakage

Threw away a stored RCR123 last week due to leakage. The light brown oily fluid could be washed off the container but the positive pole of the cell was partially gone. The other 3 cells were still charged and now in use. That's the first rechargeable lithium I've seen with leakage. -- Marc

[Elecraft] K2 / 100 for sale

> K2 transceiver with 100 watt PA, Auto antenna tuner, Advance DSP bd, SSB bd, > also has audio mods for gain and 2.6khz BW( excellent transmit audio ), > Clifton lab Z1000 IF buffer amp with IF output jack (displays on P3 > panadapter), PLL bd for 600hz offset/spot, and finger dimple.

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 153, Issue 21

On 16/01/17 04:23, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 10:47:27 -0600 > From: Gary K9GS > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3s-wsjt-wspr > Message-ID: >

Re: [Elecraft] Battery Leakage

Had some Lithium AA fail. They smoked and caught on fire. This was not in a radio. Jonathan -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Battery-Leakage-tp7625770p7625779.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.