One more off topic: I was told my call, which I totally disliked back in
1960... buddies pointed out, how great it was on cw. How short sighted I was.
Bill
K9YEQ
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
Behalf Of Julia Tuttle
Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:41
Oh, I know, it was a deliberate choice -- my Elmer (from, jeez, 20 years
ago) K1AJ said he picked his for the sound, so I did too.
I do occasionally get out on CW with it though!
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021, 00:35 Buddy Brannan wrote:
> Man, what a great cw call, totally wasted on FT8 :-)
>
>
> Buddy
Man, what a great cw call, totally wasted on FT8 :-)
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Email: bu...@brannan.name
Mobile: (814) 431-0962
> On Jun 10, 2021, at 12:00 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote:
>
> It's KV1V, but probably not -- I've mostly been working FT8 from my (noisy,
> urban,
Checked my log...we have not worked:)73,Gary K9GS
Original message From: Julia Tuttle
Date: 6/10/21 12:00 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Gary K9GS Cc:
Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gurus
It's KV1V, but probably not -- I've mostly been working FT8 from my (noisy,
urban,
The only flaw, I see is if someone doesn't really understand the real life
application or meaning of the numbers. To me, quality, usability,
simplicity, update ability, cost-effective use are more important. Not the
numbers. Rob owns his preferences, is not influenced by manufacturers
I would add, the radio operator with a license is supposed to know the
requirements and operate accordingly. This includes staying with the passband
of the FCC regulations. Just because a radio is FCC accepted, doesn't mean the
operator doesn’t have responsibility to stay within the
It's KV1V, but probably not -- I've mostly been working FT8 from my (noisy,
urban, antenna-limited) home QTH, and I don't think you were one of the
couple of folks I managed to reach on CW from my girlfriend's (quiet,
rural, big enough to have a full-size 40m dipole) QTH.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at
I agree Julie,Just curious, what is your call? I wonder if we've
worked?73,Gary K9GS
Original message From: Bill Johnson Date:
6/9/21 11:32 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Al Lorona , Julia
Tuttle Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gurus Here, here,
Julie!BillK9YEQHave a
I prefer those who are tired of waiting, give up so if your in front of me, I
will move up!
Bill
K9YEQ
Have a great day!
Bill
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on
behalf of Barry Simpson
Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:59:13 AM
To: Dave Erickson
Cc:
Here, here, Julie!
Bill
K9YEQ
Have a great day!
Bill
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on
behalf of Julia Tuttle
Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:36:00 PM
To: Al Lorona
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gurus
I'm gonna second "above all, have
On 6/9/2021 8:00 PM, Dave wrote:
Actually for this use they are... Someone did a compare of the tinySA
to an HP, and it was within a few dB as long as it was overdriven. We
are looking for splatter or harmonics, not doing a proof of performance.
A big part of it is knowing what you're
Actually for this use they are... Someone did a compare of the tinySA
to an HP, and it was within a few dB as long as it was overdriven. We
are looking for splatter or harmonics, not doing a proof of performance.
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL
On 6/9/2021 5:51 PM, Dave wrote:
There are dirty transmitters all over, and they meet FCC specs... How
can that be you might ask yourself?
FCC Rules include numeric limits for harmonics. The Rules include a
provision that a transmitted signal shall occupy no more bandwidth then
needed for
I'm not sure those toys are up to the task.
On 6/9/2021 5:30 PM, Dave wrote:
Buy an attenuator, and a tinySA, or get an SDRPlay, and run the Spectrum
Analyzer software. Take a few SA shots, that will tell you if it is him, or you.
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL
Not to mention the FCC rules (remember those? We had them on the test…) say
that we should use the minimum amount of power necessary.
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Email: bu...@brannan.name
Mobile: (814) 431-0962
> On Jun 9, 2021, at 8:46 PM, Julia Tuttle wrote:
>
> Nobody was blaming
I must respectfully disagree sir...
The ordinary ham should be able to tell when his/her rig is out of spec.
The ordinary ham should be able to operate his/her rig correctly.
That is just no longer the case. There are a lot of folks out there
that don't even know how a repeater works at the
Nobody was blaming the operator. Gwen was asking whose *radio* was to blame.
And "hey, your radio seems to be putting out some pretty strong
interference on the harmonics, can you fix that?" isn't a personal attack.
The answer might be "no, I have no idea how or why it is", though.
But,
Blasphemer...
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
On 6/9/21 4:38 PM, Richards wrote:
as if Elecraft is all good and without fault
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Buy an attenuator, and a tinySA, or get an SDRPlay, and run the Spectrum
Analyzer software. Take a few SA shots, that will tell you if it is
him, or you.
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division,
Anyone condemning other hams for using "dirty transmitters" is simply
out of line.
The ordinary ham is NOT an Electrical Engineer and he buys his rig in
good faith, believing it passed FCC and other engineering standards.
He uses it in good faith, assuming it is OK and not causing
I have one of those legal-limit hams about 2.5 km from my house. Seems a
nice enough guy, except that he uses 1.5kw for EVERYTHING. When he gets on
40m, I hear him on 2 other bands via harmonics. He splatters all over 40 so
there's no reason for me to even have my rig turned on when he starts
Mr. Brown and a few others repeatedly claim Yaesu rigs cause all sorts
of noise, yet fail to substantiate or provide serious proof beyond
quoting Rob Sherwood NC0B who,. purportedly, has a neighbor with a noisy
FT3000, and mentioning early FT1000s which Yaesu eventually fixed along
the way.
1) Ref pp 19 of K3S owners manual.
2) Make SURE the RJ45 is plugged in . You must heat the latch “click”
plugging this cable in, or it may not be making connection.
de Ben W4SC
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Hello K3,
I need some help trying to make Win-10 talk to the K3.
The K3 Utility just wont find the K3.
I've only got the RJ45 like connector as a while back the KIO3B's USB
receptacle just fell off the board.
I've tried K3 Config RS232 to 38400 as-well-as USB.
any help would be wonderful
--
You need to go back and read what I wrote.
On 6/9/2021 6:14 AM, Skip Davis via Elecraft wrote:
Wes I don’t know about your K3 except mine has both a Mic and Headphone jacks
on the front left hand side :)
Skip Davis, NC9O
Sent from my iPhone
"Introduction to the Elecraft K4," the printed manual supplied with the radio,
is now at revision C2. It's available on our manuals page:
https://elecraft.com/pages/manuals-downloads
The built-in operating manual was also recently updated to revision C6. It can
viewed at the radio itself
The K3S is connected using the Elecraft RS232P3 cable and in the P3, the radio
selected is the K3 and the RS232 speed is 38400 baud.
I believe the cable is working OK as I am connecting from the P3 RS232 port to
my PC at 38400 for CAT control in my logger.
Any other ideas please?
73 Ray G3XLG
With the top tier radios all being so good, what interests me is how my head
feels after a few hours of picking out signals.
73
Josh W6XU
Sent from my iPad
> On Jun 9, 2021, at 12:03 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
>
> the K4 SOUNDS so much better than any K3. The K4 audio
> is just SO CLEAN
I am not active in CW, most of my HF work is voice. I do some contesting but I
have conflicting time demands that make it difficult to spend a lot of time in
the operating chair.
The K3 has been my rig of choice and I am very comfortable with the rig.I
am of course intrigued by the K4.
>>>the FTdx101D will blur the dits together...John K7FD<<<
This morning I've tried replicating the issue with my straight key sending dits
as fast as I can (~23 wpm), a bug at something over 40 wpm, and by hooking up a
paddle as cootie (not a cootie user myself). On the cootie, that fastest
To: HB9CVQ……. Sir.
Thanks for the Real Information on these Radio’s, will apply.
WA6VAB Ray K3
From: hb9...@hispeed.ch
Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 4:52 AM
To: 'Morgan Bailey'; 'Ray'
Cc: 'Elecraft'
Subject: AW: [Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10
Yes, I agree, I also prefer the
That sounds like either, there is no RS232 connection cable between the
K3(S) and the P3 or, the P3 radio configuration is not properly set.
Check the P3 manual for radio configuration and RS232 port speed etc.
Martin, HS0ZED
On 9/6/64 19:08, Ray Spreadbury via Elecraft wrote:
My new to me
It appears to sense the spacing within each character sent. If manually sent CW
is over 22 wpm…and the spacing is close enough…the FTdx101D will blur the dits
together. The letter ‘H’ turns into a long dash. No other radio I have here
(thirteen) does this. I recorded spectrum scope videos on a
My new to me P3 is not displaying the frequency but rather at the top has a 0
in the middle and +5, and -5 at either end if the spread is set to 10 for
example. How do I get the frequency displayed please?
73 Ray G3XLG
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
I don't know but am happy to speculate wildly...
Unlike straight keys and bugs, cootie key (sideswiper) sending is almost
universally heavily weighted: the time between dits and/or dahs is less
than the duration of a dit. My guess is that this particular rig's
debounce(?) processing routine
Yeah, I'm not a fan either.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 11:52 Richard Isaacs wrote:
> This sounds more like Channel 19 and CB than Ham Radio.
>
> W3RKI
>
> > On Jun 9, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote:
> >
> > I did, it's the KX3.
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 08:16 Bill Steffey NY9H wrote:
> >
Is this what you need?
https://www.westmountainradio.com/pdf/CW_Touchkeyer_Manual.pdf
Pete W4WWQ
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From:
To: , 'Elecraft Reflector'
Sent: 6/9/2021 11:52:34 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: CW Touch Keyer P1PAD
On 6/9/21 at 3:01 AM, n...@arrl.net (Bob Wilson, N6TV) commented:
The narrow DSP filters (down to 50 Hz) also seem to work so much better in
the K4 than the narrow 250 or 200 Hz crystal filters in the K3 -- no
ringing.
I frequently run my K3 with a 250 Hz crystal filter and the DSP
at 50 or
Sorry for the intrusion. (In my defense, I HAVE used this paddle to key 5
Elecraft radios over the years!)
In my recent move to a new QTH the manual for my P1PAD touch paddle seems to
have taken flight. Does anyone in this group have access to the manual? Would
you please contact me off list?
1. The single USB cable is all that's needed.
2. The USB setting was already set to RS232, all that's needed.
In using the Elecraft Utility to check the connection, the rate for the
connection was 38,400 b/s. I had entered only 9,600 b/s into Winlink
Express.
The Elecraft K3S operation
rig will not key properly with a sideswiper key. Dits merge becoming a
solid dash over 22 wpm...
John K7FD<<<
How does it know you're using a cootie? I exceed 22 wpm with a straight key or
a bug, sometimes operating 35wpm and higher the latter with no probs. Straight
key, cootie,
It was still super rude. If you don't care how folks pick a rig, skip the
thread and move on.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 10:52 Bill Steffey NY9H wrote:
> sorry that was for the world not you
>
>
> bill
> On 6/9/2021 10:47 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote:
>
> I did, it's the KX3.
>
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021,
I did, it's the KX3.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 08:16 Bill Steffey NY9H wrote:
>GET A LIFE , PICK A RADIO TURN IT ON AND GO PLAY RADIO.
>
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I'm running Winlink Express 1.5.37.0 with my K3S, using the same K3S USB
connector to computer cable that serves well for FLDigi.
All is working well if the frequencies and bandwidths are set manually,
however, I'm not getting K3S frequency setting by Winlink Express when
channel setting on
Bob, Thank you for the link to your Serial Interface Doc !! I have not
had "real" problems with COM ports, BUT it is nice to have a current
reference in one package. Thank you for doing the work. 73, steve WB3LGC
On 6/9/21 3:56 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
I just installed a Windows 10
Wes I don’t know about your K3 except mine has both a Mic and Headphone jacks
on the front left hand side :)
Skip Davis, NC9O
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For me, there are two more FTdx101D CW operator show stoppers.
Fourth show stopper: CW sidetone is not a pure tone. T8 not T9.
Fifth show stopper: rig will not key properly with a sideswiper key. Dits merge
becoming a solid dash over 22 wpm.
Yaesu is aware of both issues. I was told to go
After my K3 broke last fall, I bought a IC7300 the week before CQWW CW so that
I could be on the air. I set it up with KAT500/KPA500 the way it is
recommended by Elecraft. Using a tuner cable from IC7300 to power and provide
key information to KAT500.
First a word about my operating style -
Lyn,
You have the exact rig setup that I generally recommend others to buy that
enjoy rag chewing, some ssb net work and just general operating. One of the
Problems with the 7300 is generally not the radio, it is the operator. The
7300 has a pretty hot front end and using Attenuation well will
Richard -
I am using the IC-7300 / KPA500 / KAT500 combination every day, and I love
it.
Most of my ragchewing is SSB, but I am using CW more often these days. The
digital modes, especially FT8, FT4, JS8 etc. probably account for 75% of my
operation. Of those, JS8 is the ragchew choice. I
Richard -
I am using the IC-7300 / KPA500 / KAT500 combination every day, and I love
it.
Most of my ragchewing is SSB, but I am using CW more often these days. The
digital modes, especially FT8, FT4, JS8 etc. probably account for 75% of my
operation. Of those, JS8 is the ragchew choice. I
Yes, I agree, I also prefer the FTDX101MP (own it 1 + year/CW, SSB) and have 3
K3S/P3 Systems…..but...no such thing as perfect…here is my story from my
qrz.com blog
I now use and recommend ( e.g. DSP even Better) the YAESU May 2021 SW/FW update
now.
I own a YAESU FTDX101MP ( SW/FW
Some SDRs have a mute input that can be connected to KEY OUT on the K4. This
prevents self-spotting. I use this with the RFSpace SDR-IQ. Hopefully when
available the K4 IQ stream will (perhaps optionallyu) mute during TX.
ED / W2RF
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From:
Exactly right, Vic. A dirty rig, whether generating clicks or phase
noise, is putting his trash on YOUR frequency. You are screwed by his
choice of a lousy radio. And he doesn't care. I've got a neighbor like
that.
73, Jim K9YC
On 6/9/2021 12:45 AM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
I live in a
On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 4:01 PM Richard wrote:
> Assuming you're a casual rawchewer and DXer, if you had an IC-7300 and an
> FTDX10 side by side, where would they be pretty much equal, and where would
> each outshine the other?
>
> Think in terms of using them with a KPA500 and a KAT500.
On 6/9/2021 12:01 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
As for comparing the K4 to the K3, despite the K3's "superior" numbers in
the Sherwood table, the K4 SOUNDS so much better than any K3. The K4 audio
is just SO CLEAN compared to the K3, which makes a big difference when a
pileup calls. That quality
I just installed a Windows 10 Update, and even before rebooting to complete
the install, I noticed that Windows had reset all my Elecraft FTDI virtual
COM port settings back to the (bad) FTDI defaults, which means your PC can
key your radio about 7 or 8 times every time Windows restarts or the
I live in a place where there is a ham with a legal limit rig and a big
beam less than 1 km. away. Antennas are line of sight. His signal
renders about 10-20 kHz of the (CW) band unusable, with lesser effects
extending out farther. He does not have clicks; it is phase noise (or
something
Doug,
You didn't mention what rig you are going to buy instead. Be sure to be
aware of its limitations before you buy it.
For example, the FTdx101MP has three show-stoppers (for a CW op like me),
despite it's impressive numbers in the Sherwood table:
- Poor QSK performance (the clicking
Well said Dave
I am a rig tragic like you and many others.
I have always got to buy and try all the newest rigs and then move them on
if I am not that smitten.
My current rigs/keepers are a K3 (2008 vintage), TS890, Omni 6+, Orion 2
(three of those !), SunSDR2DX.
Been and gone rigs include the
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