Re: [Elecraft] Is Kenwood listening?

2021-09-21 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/21/2021 12:58 PM, Andy Durbin wrote: I have been personally involved with the investigation of several TS-590S issues, either as the principal investigator/reporter, or supporting someone else who found the problem. Kenwood fixed all these issues with firmware updates, in one case

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Michael Chowning
Sorry, misread the original post. Nonetheless, the 6N2 is a nice rig. Mike, N8TTR Michael Chowning, O.F.M. Holy Family Friary P.O. Box 98 3027 Pearl Street Oldenburg, IN 47036 mike.chown...@franciscan.org > On Sep 21, 2021, at 2:48 PM, Michael Chowning > wrote: > > Ten Tec produced a

[Elecraft] Is Kenwood listening?

2021-09-21 Thread Andy Durbin
I would say they are. Kenwood not only provided a hardware mod for early TS-590S power overshoot issues but they have also responded to other customer service difficulty reports with firmware updates. I have been personally involved with the investigation of several TS-590S issues, either as

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Wes
Buried in this thread: https://groups.io/g/TS-890/topic/kenwood_ts_890s_audio_chain/74266007?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2C0=1 is this: Dear Sir, Please accept our excuses for keeping you waiting. As I mentioned last time due to the COVID-19 our staff in Japan is till the end of this month

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Julia Tuttle
What do those radios have that would be a must-have for you in a replacement? On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 15:01 Phil Kane wrote: > On 9/21/2021 11:35 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: > > > As someone who's firmly in the small apartment + portable target market > for > > the KX3, I'd be interested in such a

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Phil Kane
On 9/21/2021 11:35 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: As someone who's firmly in the small apartment + portable target market for the KX3, I'd be interested in such a radio*if* it had 70cm as well so it could do double duty working local repeaters too. Will it / can it replace my ICOM IC-2720 mobile

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/21/2021 6:48 AM, Salvatore ["Ted"] K2QMF wrote: have a Yeasu FTdx5000 and an FTdx101MP. Have you looked at splatter for these rigs? I don't know about these models specifically, but other recent vintage Yaesu rigs have had awful splatter, as heard/measured on my K3/P3/SVGA. Any time I

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Julia Tuttle
Sadly you're probably not wrong, as evidenced by the Baofeng sitting next to my KX3. On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 14:52 Jim Brown wrote: > On 9/21/2021 11:35 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: > > As someone who's firmly in the small apartment + portable target market > for > > the KX3, I'd be interested in such

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/21/2021 11:35 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: As someone who's firmly in the small apartment + portable target market for the KX3, I'd be interested in such a radio*if* it had 70cm as well so it could do double duty working local repeaters too. I'd be VERY surprised to see such a radio from

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Michael Chowning
Ten Tec produced a 2m and 6m rig, model 526, popularly known as the “6N2”. They are very hard to procure, as most owners rarely sell them. Mike, N8TTR > On Sep 21, 2021, at 2:35 PM, Julia Tuttle wrote: > > As someone who's firmly in the small apartment + portable target market for > the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Bob McGraw
Nope didn't miss your post and comments.   While I was not model specific, Yaesu is noted to be a key click generator due to overshoot and keying ramp timing.    Jim, K9YC also referenced this in his message.   {So it isn't just me!}  Maybe the 2 models you have are clean, but most Yaesu

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Julia Tuttle
As someone who's firmly in the small apartment + portable target market for the KX3, I'd be interested in such a radio *if* it had 70cm as well so it could do double duty working local repeaters too. On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 14:20 Samir Popaja wrote: > Hello Elecraft friends, > > I wonder if

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Salvatore ["Ted"] K2QMF
Bob, I guess you missed my post!! Yeasu Does NOT have the overshoot issue!! K2QMF On 9/21/2021 2:14:12 PM, Bob McGraw wrote: As to the attenuator, a 6 dB attenuator rated at 100 watts is no big deal.  The challenge is to switch the attenuator in and out between TX and RX modes. A better

[Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Samir Popaja
Hello Elecraft friends, I wonder if Elecraft will ever make a 2m radio like old Kenwood TR-751 A, YAESU FT-290R or something like that (format) ... of course with K3S contest similar performance and at least 25W out? What do you think, is there interest from Elecraft or the market for that? 73

[Elecraft] KPA500 Clicking Noise

2021-09-21 Thread Bob McGraw
It is thermal expansion and contraction as the metal temperature changes.   When I first got mine, new from Elecraft, it had a case of the snap, crackle, and pop syndrome.   After a few weeks the issue disappeared.   Haven't heard it since and the amp is used every day. 73 Bob, K4TAX

[Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Bob McGraw
As to the attenuator, a 6 dB attenuator rated at 100 watts is no big deal.  The challenge is to switch the attenuator in and out between TX and RX modes. A better solution for all is to use a transceiver which DOES NOT have the problem.  As Jim, K9YC indicated, many do and require either

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/21/2021 6:26 AM, Bob McGraw wrote: Kenwood, ICOM, and Yaesu...are you listening? Of course not. Elecraft (and in the old days, Ten Tec) are/were unique in that regard. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] A suggested VFO parking place

2021-09-21 Thread Gwen Patton
>From what I can tell, 7040 has been co-opted by WSPR beacons. If I listen there, I can hear little except their garble. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73, Gwen, NG3P On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 9:22 PM Al Lorona wrote: > If you regard QRP ARCI as a de facto authority on QRP in the US, they > recommend 7030,

[Elecraft] Atwood Rice

2021-09-21 Thread Howard Hoyt
If Atwood Rice is in this group, please email Pro Audio Engineering at: i...@proaudioeng.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Salvatore ["Ted"] K2QMF
I have a Yeasu FTdx5000 and an FTdx101MP. Both are driving Elecraft KPA1500's. The driver power is reduced to about 35 Watts on both!  I have no over shoot with either rig! Do not use ALC!!  Lower the drive power. No issues!  Works Great... K2QMF  On 9/21/2021 9:38:49 AM, jerry wrote: On

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread jerry
On 2021-09-21 06:26, Bob McGraw wrote: Not really, 6 dB of attenuation rated at 100 watts.  The challenge is switching it out on receive. *** Not so bad if you build it INTO the linear - so it would be inside the existing relays. But yeah - it's a shame to waste all that power and heat the

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

2021-09-21 Thread Bob McGraw
Not really, 6 dB of attenuation rated at 100 watts.  The challenge is switching it out on receive. But the real challenge is to buy a transceiver that doesn't overshoot at reduced power.  Neither my K3S, my Tentec Eagle, nor my Omni VII have the issue.    Other companies have or need to