Re: [Elecraft] Maximum power 12 Watts

Hi Germán, You may have the KPA3 menu entry set to “not installed.” You may have other options set to “not installed” as well. Take a look at the CONFIG menu listings. 73, Wayne N6KR > On Apr 16, 2018, at 10:12 PM, German Duran wrote: > > Hello my friends: I need help. I

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

Hi Joan, Thank you for your thoughtful feedback. I don't want to seem to be arbitrary in my decision making, which is why I wrote the cost-benefit analysis. Also, I want folks to have a chance to let me know what's most important to them and inform me of anything I may have overlooked or am not

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

You're right. If all the devices run from the same 12V power supply and they are all bonded together, then there is nothing to prevent some of the transceiver return current flowing in the negative power supply leads of the other devices. Hopefully the transceiver power leads use much

Re: [Elecraft] Maximum power 12 Watts

Go into the CONFIG menu and make sure KPA3 is set on 'PA nor'  It may have got changed back to "not inst" during the reset. 73 Mike - KI0HA On 4/17/2018 00:12, German Duran wrote: Hello my friends: I need help. I have an Elecraft K3s transceiver and I reset it and the maximum power it gets

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

But I keep coming back to this: almost every device connected to the power supply has V- connected to ground internally. So if you have, say, a keyer and a transceiver running off the same supply, won’t some of the transceiver’s current flow through the V- line to the keyer, to the case of the

Re: [Elecraft] PL Tone

Hi Paul. Look at page 31 in the K3S Owner's manual (at least that's where it is in Rev A1...) Same section as the discussion of FM Mode. I only know this because I found it when I was setting up for a local 10m repeater. 73, Don Sayler W7OXR -Original Message- From:

[Elecraft] Maximum power 12 Watts

Hello my friends: I need help. I have an Elecraft K3s transceiver and I reset it and the maximum power it gets is 12 Watts. I would like to know what I should do to get more than 12 Watts. I have read the owner's manual and I can not find this topic anywhere. Thank you very much, Germán, HK3J

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Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

Hey, Robert, here’s a thought: Given the irony of a secondary model (a passive version of the speaker) actually having higher production cost (due to the more limited production run), you could simply produce one model: an active speaker—which has the added versatility of being able to be

[Elecraft] PL Tone

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 macro to tune memories from K-pod

I can't answer all of your concerns but this one is familiar.  I had to record a video and send it to Wayne before he (and a bunch of other doubters) would believe that the K3 would acknowledge receipt of a macro command from the K-Pod but not actually execute it.  He rewrote the firmware to

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Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

On 2018-04-16 7:17 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > In other words, the total contact resistance of the 8 powerpole > connectors is not as great as the resistance of 5 feet of #12 wire. Not according to the specifications. The specification for contact resistance of a 15A Power Pole is 0.875 milliOhms

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

From the Powerpole spec sheet. Avg. Mated Contact Resistance | Milliohms 15A Wire Contact with 5/8” of #16 AWG | 0.875 30A Wire Contact with 5/8” of #12 AWG | 0.600 45A Wire Contact with 5/8” of #10 AWG | 0.525 45A PCB Contact to Contact | 0.500 25A PCB Contact to Contact |

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

Using a fused Rigrunner to connect from the K3 to a power supply can cause excessive voltage drop. There are 6 points of contact. The APP contact to the rigrunner itself (2 contacts, the negative must be considered as well). There are 2 at the fuse contacts, and there are 2 at the the cable

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[Elecraft] K3/K3s and Bandpasser II

Is there anyone out there who is using the Array Solutions Bandpasser II and the K3(s). It appears that the communications and connections are fairly straight forward. I am curious if there are any hidden issues that may be out there? Rich

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

On 4/16/2018 10:15 AM, Bill Frantz wrote: wsjt-x is quite CPU intensive. Running FT8 That's not entirely consistent with my experience and what I've heard from WSJT-X developers. MSK144 IS quite demanding of processor, speed, and RAM. Other modes generally are not. As long as 5-6 years ago,

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

On 4/16/2018 7:18 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: If you are fighting audio noise, hum and buzz problems (now that we have low level audio stuff in the hamshack) - disconnect that wire AND bond all enclosures together as K9YC suggests. Clarification (because of the way the sentence is written) -- I

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

On 2018-04-16 4:26 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: So 4 sets of power pole connectors plus 2 fuses. Even if the power pole connectors are assembled perfectly and mated with optimum tension, the resistance in just the four (15 A) power pole connectors in the negative lead is equivalent to

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

Joe is right and George is WRONG.  V- is NOT GROUND, it is the return for DC power.  Bonding V- to ground is a BAD idea -- that's why virtually all pro-grade power supplies are built either without the bond or so that the bond can easily be removed. As to those who were confused by my advice

[Elecraft] K3 macro to tune memories from K-pod

I am trying to set up the K-pod to step through the K3 memories like using the M>V button and main dial.  To do so I've programmed 3 of the K3 pf buttons with one command each: Macro 14 (labelled M>V) = SWT23;Macro 15 (labelled MEM UP) = UP;Macro 16 (labelled MEM DN) = DN; I realize that the UP

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

So the ground path was more direct it seems. Chuck Jack KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Apr 16, 2018, at 3:27 PM, hawley, charles j jr > wrote: > > About 75% went thru the ground path. The 10 ga to the rig went from Astron to > a battery switching device in

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

About 75% went thru the ground path. The 10 ga to the rig went from Astron to a battery switching device in case of power outage, to rig runner and to rig. So 4 sets of power pole connectors plus 2 fuses. I’m thinking of changing some of that too. The voltage at the rig, K3, now drops a volt

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

I would hope that "much of the current..." wasn't really much.  The direct conductor from the negative terminal of the power supply to the radio should carry the majority of the supply current, Wes  N7WS  On 4/15/2018 7:38 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: This thread prompted me to check out

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 168, Issue 18

Oh Dave, Dave, Dave…. Every Windows 10 update brings the unwashed masses closer to Mac OS :) Just kidding! Michael Blake k9...@mac.com > On Apr 16, 2018, at 11:55 AM, Dave B via Elecraft > wrote: > > Hi Bill. > > FYI not many of us

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

Hi Bill, My post from this morning says the speaker will be outputting both channels, so this is good news for users of such software. Thanks and 73, Robert (AG6ZZ) On 2018-04-16 10:15, Bill Frantz wrote: > Some RTTY software supports the subreceiver with dual decode, using both left > and

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

Some RTTY software supports the subreceiver with dual decode, using both left and right channels on the K3/K3S. I haven't experimented with dual watch on the KX3, but it is probably useful to get both channels into the PC for digimodes. 73 Bill AE6JV On 4/16/18 at 4:50 AM,

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

wsjt-x is quite CPU intensive. Running FT8, it has a lot of computing to do to decode the signals in the 3 second or so window it has. It is decoding multiple signals, and then reconstituting the decoded signals so it can subtract them from the input and decode the signals hiding underneath

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

George, I think you are talking about apples and oranges. Yes, a good ground rod system is for lightning protection. I have a grounding system in place at my house with a driven stake at each place where the perimeter wire connecting them make a 45 degree turn or more. That is also

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 168, Issue 18

Hi Bill. FYI not many of us out here dance to Apple's tunes (by comparison to the combined count of other OS's.)  And never will. 73. Dave G0WBX/G8KBV On 15/04/18 22:26, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: > From: Bill Frantz > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB option's RFC1/RFC2 mounting orientation

Vertical. I didn't look at mine, and it's been awhile, but the pictures I have show them vertical. The manual also states that even though the outlines are on the bottom of the board, you mount the chokes on the top of the board. Chuck Hawley c-haw...@illinois.edu Amateur Radio, KE9UW aka

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB option's RFC1/RFC2 mounting orientation

Mark, Mount them vertically on top of the board. If you mount them on the bottom, you will have trouble trimming the leads for one thing. When snugging the wires down, tighten the one where the tinned wire lead comes closest to the edge of the crystal case so it can't make contact. If you

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB option's RFC1/RFC2 mounting orientation

Hello, speaking about the KSB2, for what i can remember, there a 4 toroid and are all vertical. 73's de IW2NOY Graziano Il 16/04/2018 16:16, Mark Petrovic ha scritto: Hi. As I approach the final steps pertaining to toroids and chokes in assembling the SSB option for the K2, I am reading

[Elecraft] K2 SSB option's RFC1/RFC2 mounting orientation

Hi. As I approach the final steps pertaining to toroids and chokes in assembling the SSB option for the K2, I am reading older messages in the mail archives about RFC1 and/or RFC2 shorting to the adjacent crystal cans. The manual doesn't say, but are RFC1/RFC2 to be installed vertically? The

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

On 2018-04-16 9:28 AM, George Danner wrote: > Re-Connect it! DON'T CONNECT THAT WIRE BETWEEN V- AND CHASSIS CASE! Unless you have a substantial *EXTERNAL GROUND CONNECTION* between your station ground and the electrical system ground rod, that connection between V- and chassis will bridge the

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

On 2018-04-16 8:38 AM, Charlie T wrote: > Your comment can be taken both ways. What are you - a lawyer? Connecting the station ground (bonding) and the entry ground to the power system safety ground at other than the power meter (power system entry point) greatly increases the chances for

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

Charlie, That wire in the Astron PS has nothing to do with that statement. If you read carefully, you will find it applies to the "station ground" which may be a separately driven ground rod - which for your safety and that of your family and pets as well as your equipment and also to

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

Re-Connect it! From a broadcaster (AM,FM & TV) was in South Florida (lightning capital of North America). The more massive the common (ground, bonding, whatever term you use) for the connection between equipment and the power company ground connection the better. We even used ring grounds

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

Hi Don, Thanks for clarifying that. This is an easy one. I'll just send both channels to the output port, but reversed, so the right channel still becomes the left for the second speaker. Since they're both carrying the same signal, it doesn't make any difference to the computer. Only the left

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

"This greatly increases the chances for damages to station equipment and all other electronic equipment in the household in event of a lightning event." What is, disconnecting the wire or leaving it in place? Your comment can be taken both ways. 73, Charlie k3ICH -Original Message-

Re: [Elecraft] Issue 12 re Astron Power Supply

On 2018-04-15 10:38 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: I disconnected the black wire. When it was connected, much of the current that would have passed thru the negative power wire from the power supply to the rig was shunted thru the green power cord wire, the ground buss bar, and other ground

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] New Product: SPX3 External Speaker

Robert, It is not the KX2/KX3 that decides which channel from the soundcard is used, but the PC application software.  In general the left channel is used for digital work, but some can reverse it. So it is best to buffer the PHONES output and send it off to a separate jack. 73, Don W3FPR

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

On 13/04/18 21:14, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps > Message-ID: <17e8f51187234f12854d33c210d8d...@smtp.videotron.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > So forgive me but is it the case that the 32 bit elecraft utilities