Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Wow. That's crazy power for FT8. I'm glad I'm not in Ohio. On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 6:40 AM, Carl Yaffey wrote: > Tried full power on 20M FT8 this morning in order to work weak Russian. > Temp gets as high as 75C. Loud fan kicks in. Hope this is normal. > > Carl Yaffey K8NU

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

I guess I'm just impure in my ham radio operation. Today I helped the local ARES/RACES group test communications between a possible repeater site and various places in town operating my HT between .1 and 5 watts. Then I went home an fought through a pileup for XR0YD on 40M CW using 850 watts

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I actually saw sun today.  It has been a while.  The snow has been coming down every day for the last two weeks so a break was nice.  The days are also lasting longer and with that propagation has been getting better.  With all the cold days it feels good to get warm.  Cold

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Well I'll comment on it. 1.  its from 2009 ... and refers to the old WSJT v6 2.  Its obvious he has not looked at the code for the JT65 decoder Now the system can use the saved data from previous QSOs, but there are so many new users that the only thing its good for is to show whether or not

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

If you like it use it!  If  not move on.  Like packet it is out of the bag.  It is not going back in. FT8 has allowed many people with less than ideal situations to work dx they never had a chance to work before.  This is a good thing no?  People should want to operate and make contacts. I

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Weak Signal work on 160m is very different than a band that is wide open.  The key here is clean signals not being over driven. The amount of power being used is not the issue it is how poorly a transmitted signal is. The vast majority do not understand this concept and think FT8 is a QRP

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Using 1500 watts on a digital mode (except for RTTY) is unwarranted a bad practice. I've been using the new digital modes since PSK31 started. I was on the bleeding edge of working with PSK in its earliest days. This is the first time I've heard anyone try to justify using that kind of

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Weak signal is not the same as low power ! Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Mar 3, 2018, at 5:10 PM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: > > That's certainly not in the spirit of weak-signal digital modes. Most of us > run anywhere from 1 watt to 35 watts. Those are the type of

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Carl, Not sure about the KPA1500 but I believe the limit on the KPA500 is 90C.  It is normal for the fan to come on and speed up automatically at particular temperatures. I set up some of the macro buttons in the KPA500 utility for various fan speeds.  If I run a high duty cycle digital

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

That is a cute name for the Prius, the QRP Mobile... 73s and thanks, Dave NK7Z https://www.nk7z.net On 03/03/2018 05:37 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: ...and still you bought a Prius. :) ... and I get 60 MPG. I think of it as a QRPmobile (one that sips rather than guzzles fuel), thus

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

I think FT8 and, more significantly, FT8's future iterations will add to ham radio in ways that aren't being considered. For example, adding an extra layer to the computer time sync requirement of future modes (and with those computers being on the 'net) could allow DFing of each station worked.

[Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I recommend reading the manual, looking at the Facebook page etc and looking at what Joe Taylor and the other developers say about using the waterfall to determine signal strength and signal quality. Hint, waterfall signal look overpowered, wide, etc? Turn down receiver RF gain. Ray W8LYJ

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Having a ball using my J-38 racking nice chatty QSO’s on 40 and 80 CW in the Novice Rig Roundup, Google it and come join the fun, all week long!! 73, Roger K7SJ/VE1 Nova Scotia Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 3, 2018, at 10:15 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: > > Well, he does live

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Well, he does live on the left coast in N. CA. ;-) Contrast that to one of his engineers who lives in Tucson. He drives a Tesla. Personally, I use all of my electrons powering my Elecraft gear and still burn petrol* in my automobile. Wes  N7WS * I drive an Australian-built Pontiac G8-GT.

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Offered without comment: http://www.sm2cew.com/jt65.html On 3/3/2018 6:18 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 3/3/2018 4:43 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: I won't count any QSO that requires the software to have prior knowledge of the two station calls or could not be copied by an uninterested third party.

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

> > ...and still you bought a Prius. :) ... and I get 60 MPG. I think of it as a QRPmobile (one that sips rather than guzzles fuel), thus rendering it not OT. Wayne > > > 73s and thanks, > Dave > NK7Z > https://www.nk7z.net > >

Re: [Elecraft] Extreme QRPp using the KX2, KX3

Hi Bill, Please explain yourself ... If it is in the range of a normal OM, I would follow ... 73 de Hajo dl1sdz --- Cela est bien dit, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin. http://hajos-kontrapunkte.blogspot.de/ Dr. William J. Schmidt schrieb am Sa., 3. März 2018, 23:14: >

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

On 3/3/2018 4:43 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: I won't count any QSO that requires the software to have prior knowledge of the two station calls or could not be copied by an uninterested third party. Misconception alert: WSJT modes do NOT require prior knowledge of any part of the message sent or

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

On 03/03/2018 05:09 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Still, I wouldn’t want the self-driving model. > > Wayne ...and still you bought a Prius. :) 73s and thanks, Dave NK7Z https://www.nk7z.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

At the risk of arousing the ire of those who have gone before me, I humbly submit that we have beat the FT8 horse to death - many times over. Nobody's going to be happy about the ultimate answer and it might be best to just let nature take its course, no matter what it is. On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I give you full credit. Wayne http://www.elecraft.com > On Mar 3, 2018, at 2:40 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: > > I believe that I invented the term "imaginary mode". See the thread: "K3 And > WSJT-X FT8 Timing" > > Wes N7WS > >> On 3/3/2018 3:07 PM, Wayne Burdick

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Seconded. They had to pry the stick-shift out of my hand, too, when my CRV was trashed by a drunk and, valuing gas mileage over sportiness, I got a Prius. Still, I wouldn’t want the self-driving model. Wayne http://www.elecraft.com > On Mar 3, 2018, at 4:43 PM, Wes Stewart

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Hi Wes! "Operator skill" ... Surely you jest ... 73! K0PP On Sat, Mar 3, 2018, 17:44 Wes Stewart wrote: > Quoting myself in part from an email to my DX club reflector re: FT8 > > "I think I will set a personal standard, at least for awards purposes, > that 1) I > will

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Quoting myself in part from an email to my DX club reflector re: FT8 "I think I will set a personal standard, at least for awards purposes, that 1) I will be at the controls of the station. 2) I won't count any QSO that couldn't have been copied on CW. 3)  I won't count any QSO that requires

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

The Old Signalman, seeing the new-fangled telegraph poles and wires stretching off to the horizon, threw down his semaphore flags in disgust. -- Mike Flowers, K6MKF, NCDXC - "It's about DX!" > On Mar 3, 2018, at 3:57 PM, William Levy wrote: > > As an old dog I am sorry to

Re: [Elecraft] FT 8

Here ya go. SV5DKL has done exactly that. This AE5X blog entry is two months ago. http://ae5x.blogspot.com/2018/01/video-fully-automated-ft8-qsos.html Who knows? Hams might have to go back to homebrewing as a hobby. Eric KE6US On 3/3/2018 3:57 PM, William Levy wrote: As an old dog I am

[Elecraft] FT 8

As an old dog I am sorry to see that FT8 has become all the rage. I grew up with a few vacuum tubes and a dipole. AM carrier controlled, 5 tube receivers. Loved CW when I had very little. Love SSB with big antennas and towers. FT8 changes the game. No more rag chews. So this is what DX has

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 167, Issue 4

Does this only work with the internal keyer?? > > Go to the K3 Utility Terminal and in the SEND window, type in "TT1;" and then > hit the Enter button. > Then key the K3S and you should see your CW decoded. > Grant NQ5T K3 #2091, KX3 #8342

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 167, Issue 4

Tom, Go to the K3 Utility Terminal and in the SEND window, type in "TT1;" and then hit the Enter button. Then key the K3S and you should see your CW decoded. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/3/2018 5:55 PM, Tom Norris wrote: ​I was glad to see Wayne's post describing the fix for my problem, which should

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I'm reminded of the following: A number of years ago one of the members of our local DX club put up a 90' tower on top of a ridge in the Tucson Mountains.  All perfectly legal at the time.  The politically connected Gates Pass Area Neighborhood Association went ballistic.  They coerced (did I

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

It would be nice if somebody answered the actual question "Is 75C normal ?" Just pretend he was on RTTY.. - Paul At 06:40 AM 3/3/2018, Carl Yaffey wrote: Tried full power on 20M FT8 this morning in order to work weak Russian. Temp gets as high as 75C. Loud fan kicks in. Hope this is

Re: [Elecraft] shack project

Charlie, Did you mean the K3 or the KX3? I assume the KX3 since you did not list the K3 previously. In the cable between the KX3 and the KXPA100, there is a box with an RCA jack for Keyout to another amplifier. Just connect that to your amp's Keyin (or PTT) jack, and the 811 amp will key.

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 167, Issue 4

> > ​I was glad to see Wayne's post describing the fix for my problem, which > should work on the K3S. However, I am still not able to ​get the K3S paddle > input to the K3S keyer to appear in the K3 utility. I see the commands TT1; > or TT0; appear in the Command Tester window but still the K3S

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I believe that I invented the term "imaginary mode".  See the thread: "K3 And WSJT-X FT8 Timing" Wes  N7WS On 3/3/2018 3:07 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: To each his own. I run 0.0 watts on FT8, since it’s the next best thing to ESP. I’ve had many a satisfactory, automated, effortless,

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

On 3/3/2018 12:09 PM, Chuck Milam, N9KY wrote: I see we are about to enter the dead horse beating ceremony over FT8 power levels, as I’ve seen on other groups ad naseum. Suggest checking the FT8 developers’ comments on the difference between “low power” and “weak signal” modes, Exactly

Re: [Elecraft] shack project

Did not know I could connect the KXPA 100 to the K3. Still learning the Elecraft line. I think the KXPA 100 is first on my list. Then maybe swap the 756 for the 7300. That way I get a new radio with a panadaptor. I can then start saving for a K3s down the road. Thanks to all for the info

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Wayne, I think there’s a song in that. Richard - W4KBX > On Mar 3, 2018, at 5:07 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > To each his own. > > I run 0.0 watts on FT8, since it’s the next best thing to ESP. I’ve had many > a satisfactory, automated, effortless, imaginary QSO on this

Re: [Elecraft] Extreme QRPp using the KX2, KX3

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Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

That's certainly not in the spirit of weak-signal digital modes. Most of us run anywhere from 1 watt to 35 watts. Those are the type of signals that completely wipe out a large segment of the waterfall and make it difficult for others to complete QSOs. There's nothing illegal about what

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

To each his own. I run 0.0 watts on FT8, since it’s the next best thing to ESP. I’ve had many a satisfactory, automated, effortless, imaginary QSO on this mode. Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com > On Mar 3, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Glenn Anderson wrote: > > I normally

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I normally run 500 to 600 watts on ft8. I would go higher if my amp could do it.Life too short for QRP Glenn WB5TUF  Original message From: Carl Jón Denbow Date: 3/3/18 14:01 (GMT-06:00) To: Dennis Moore Cc: Elecraft Reflector

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 with KX3 and MacBook Pro

I have used JTBridge and liked it but these days my favorite set up is the combination of WSJT-X and RUMLogNG without JTBridge. After setting up, using the instructions in RUMLog, I am able to see Spots from the Clusters intermixed with local WSJT-x spots in the "DXSpots" window. This allows me

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Error Message help ple

Ed, I just got this error message a few minutes ago trying "again" to trouble shoot a possible KIO3B problem. E000202 come on the display and the radio is pretty much locked up. Frequency reluctantly changes, but not much else. Radio was working 95% OK (some SPKR+PH, etc. problems), but otherwise

Re: [Elecraft] Extreme QRPp using the KX2, KX3

Hi , wouldn't it be great if there was an additional sensor for the Wattmeter W2 for the Qrp-Guys 1-54 Mhz and 0.01 - 20 Watt? Who needs a 200 Watt version if you only have the Kx-Line ;-) I really would consider buying a qrp-version. 73 de Hajo dl1sdz --- Cela est bien dit, mais il faut

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 with KX3 and MacBook Pro

Agreed, you probably want to use JT-Bridge. Read the instructions at the JTBridge site to get the right configurations and the right startup order for JT-Bridge, WSJT-X, and your logging application. http://jt-bridge.eller.nu/ wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Yes Chuck, almost impossible to counter ignorance ... (;-) 73! K0PP On Sat, Mar 3, 2018, 13:11 Chuck Milam, N9KY wrote: > I see we are about to enter the dead horse beating ceremony over FT8 power > levels, as I’ve seen on other groups ad naseum. Suggest checking the FT8 >

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Jeez, guys. Gimme a break. It was a TEST! > On Mar 3, 2018, at 3:01 PM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: > > I feel all kinds of guilty if I pump it up to 110 watts on FT8 (or a JT mode) > to bag a difficult station. A gallon and a half is down right sinful. ;-) > > 73, Carl Yaffey

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I see we are about to enter the dead horse beating ceremony over FT8 power levels, as I’ve seen on other groups ad naseum. Suggest checking the FT8 developers’ comments on the difference between “low power” and “weak signal” modes, before we enter the circular argument process. 73, Chuck, N9KY

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I suspect that most guys who feel it’s just fine and dandy to squirt legal limit FT8 signals all over the place have never been on the other end of that kind of inconsideration. Maybe if they saw how it virtually blots out waterfalls and generally makes life unpleasant for those who are

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

I feel all kinds of guilty if I pump it up to 110 watts on FT8 (or a JT mode) to bag a difficult station. A gallon and a half is down right sinful. ;-) 73, Carl N8VZ Sent from my iPad > On Mar 3, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Dennis Moore wrote: > > No, 1500 watts on FT8 is not

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

YIKES! I’d say that’s about 30 times what’s considered normal and polite! Richard - W4KBX > On Mar 3, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Dennis Moore wrote: > > No, 1500 watts on FT8 is not normal. > > 73, Dennis NJ6G > > > On 3/3/2018 06:40, Carl Yaffey wrote: >> Tried full power on

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

No, 1500 watts on FT8 is not normal. 73, Dennis NJ6G On 3/3/2018 06:40, Carl Yaffey wrote: Tried full power on 20M FT8 this morning in order to work weak Russian. Temp gets as high as 75C. Loud fan kicks in. Hope this is normal. Carl Yaffey K8NU

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 with KX3 and MacBook Pro

Hi Phil, No cookbook here, but I do have a MacBook Pro / Retina, WSJT-X, and MLDX and occasionally run my KX3 with them. A couple items to consider: —> Strongly suggest running JTBRIDGE if you do not already have it. It interfaces very, very nicely between WSJT-X and MLDX. Allows, among other

Re: [Elecraft] Terminal decoding on KX3 paddle generated CW

Hi Wayne, Many thanks for that - this works a treat :). 73, Gary K6YOA On 3/3/2018 8:05 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Gary, There is a way to do this. It works equally well on the K2, K3, K3S, KX2, and KX3. 1. Go into the KX3 Utility “Command Tester” window. (Or use any terminal emulator

Re: [Elecraft] shack project

OK - let me clarify:  The 7300 is a fine little rig. For the price, I doubt if it can beaten. That said, I have been very pleased with my K3 for over six years and if it was to quit tomorrow - I would pick up the phone and order its replacement (K3S) with overnight shipping. Cannot be without

Re: [Elecraft] shack project

> From: Charles Carlon > Very good point. I am not sure what my options would be if the 756 broke and John KK9A replied: > Perhaps send the broken 756 to Icom America for repair. About 5 years ago I needed service on a very high end Icom Communications Receiver that was 20+ years old.

Re: [Elecraft] Terminal decoding on KX3 paddle generated CW

Gary, There is a way to do this. It works equally well on the K2, K3, K3S, KX2, and KX3. 1. Go into the KX3 Utility “Command Tester” window. (Or use any terminal emulator application of your choice.) 2. Send the command “TT1;” to the radio from the computer. This will put the rig into a mode

[Elecraft] Terminal decoding on KX3 paddle generated CW

I'm trying to learn CW, in particular the sending part.  I've a KX3 with Elecraft paddle.  When sending, I can see my CW on the VFO B section of the KX3 screen but I was also hoping to view it in the Terminal section of the KX3 Utility program. I could not get this to work and asked Elecraft

[Elecraft] Extreme QRPp using the KX2, KX3, K3, or K3S

Power output on the KX2, KX3, K3 and K3S can be set as low as 0.1 W directly using the PWR control. However, you can actually set power output to much lower levels (< 1 milliwatt), with fine control, by turning off ALC in the menu and adjusting the drive level manually. Here’s the

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 with KX3 and MacBook Pro

Phil, Do use Don's advice on setting up soundcards with Elecraft radios for digital modes. I found this pdf from KA9EAK in setting-up my mobile KX3 for Winmor and packet. For me it is a work in progress as I'm waiting for a couple of connectors to arrive. He uses the term PC - not

Re: [Elecraft] K3 utility to monitor extended display of characters sent from K3S keyer problem

Hi Tom! Fancy meeting you here! ;-) 73, Carl N8VZ Sent from my iPhone === Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 c...@n8vz.com www.n8vz.com EM89wh IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 PSK and JT65 Forever! === > On Mar 2,

[Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8

Tried full power on 20M FT8 this morning in order to work weak Russian. Temp gets as high as 75C. Loud fan kicks in. Hope this is normal. Carl Yaffey K8NU Recording studio. cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com 614 268 6353, Columbus OH http://www.carl-yaffey.com http://www.grassahol.com

[Elecraft] shack project

Perhaps send the broken 756 to Icom America for repair. But I agree with K4TO that Elecraft customer service and support is second to none. Their email response time is quick and I feel confident that parts for my K3S's will be available for a long time. John KK9A From: Charles Carlon Very

Re: [Elecraft] FT8 with KX3 and MacBook Pro

Phil, There is no "cookbook" that I am aware of. BUT - FT8 is no different than any other digital mode, although the application software may be a bit different. Connect the soundcard input to the headphone jack and the soundcard output to the MIC input. Connect the KXUSB cable to the

Re: [Elecraft] Shack project

Hmmm. Sherwood obviously never tested an IC7300 with a less than optimum antenna or a broadcast station nearby. Our club has a K3 and an IC7300 and we can't use the IC7300 (without external filters and protection) for some special event stations, because there's a local broadcast station

Re: [Elecraft] shack project

Very good point. I am not sure what my options would be if the 756 broke Charlie Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 3, 2018, at 08:27, Dave Sublette wrote: > > No doubt there are good radios available. But just remember. If it > breaks, someone has to fix it. Elecraft is the

Re: [Elecraft] shack project

No doubt there are good radios available. But just remember. If it breaks, someone has to fix it. Elecraft is the ONLY manufacturer I know of that will send me an email from support with hints and helpful suggestions BEFORE I contact them. I Went first to TenTec many years ago and then to

Re: [Elecraft] Shack project

I cannot advise you on what to do - but: In my mind, the 7300 is affordable and first class (so says Sherewood). It is all in one box with a good display and does everything an HF rig should do without the need of expensive addons (100 Watts, auto tune, SWL coverage, filters). It has been out

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 arrived

And, KPA-500 #3484 just moved from the workbench to the operating desk yesterday... and my first QSO with it was also 3C3W on 20 CW. Thanks, Elecraft!! 73 de Chuck, WS1L On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Carl Yaffey wrote: > #38 arrived today in fine shape. Just worked 3C3W

[Elecraft] FT8 with KX3 and MacBook Pro

Is there a complete “cookbook” for running FT8 with the KX3+PX3 and a MacBook Pro (w OSX 10.13.3)? I am running MacLogger DX and have ordered a Sabrent USB-C tiny sound card. The WSJT-X is downloaded but not set up yet. My KX3 is already communicating with Maclogger DX via USB. I am unsure

Re: [Elecraft] Shack project

Charlie, Since the KPA100 is an add-on for the K2, I assume that you mean the KXPA 100. Why can't you drive your 811 with a KXPA100? 73, John AC0ZG On 3/2/2018 7:41 PM, Charles Carlon wrote: Time to update and organize the Shack. I currently have Icom 756 Pro III Icom 7100 KX3 with