[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-01-15 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The snow is almost gone.  Sun, rain, and higher temperatures have caused some flooding.  The trees have been pruned of branches, tops, weakly attached needles, and most of the tufts of lichen.  Usnea strands provide deer with a lot of carbohydrates and some protein.  The

Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO

2022-01-15 Thread Dave (NK7Z)
If I remember correctly, 5 watts is a power level to avoid... As is 50 Watts. I believe it messes with the TX calibration. 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 1/15/22

Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO

2022-01-15 Thread KE8G
Back the power off below the 12 watts, and see if you get anything. Same thing had happened to me today, so running K3s at 5 watts, and the Kpa500 is putting out 80-90wstts 73 de KE8G - Jim On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 13:04 Ronnie Hull wrote: > I had the exact same problem! It’s been Elecraft for

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Menu and Tune Buttons

2022-01-15 Thread Don Wilhelm
Aaron, I suspect that the firmware is not recognizing that the KAT2 is not present. Make certain that all wires to the KAT2 board are present and well soldered. It also could be that the KAT2 firmware has failed. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/12/2022 8:24 PM, Aaron K5ATG wrote: This evening I tried to

[Elecraft] Elecraft KPA500 sn 1910 dead.

2022-01-15 Thread Sam Sargent via Elecraft
I bought this KPA500 from the estate of a friend whois a SK.  I queried Elecraft about themanufacture date and learned that the unit is factory built and delivered inMarch 2014.  The unit was originally setup to operate on 220 vac. I used my KUSB cable to connect the KPA500 to mycomputer,

Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO

2022-01-15 Thread Ronnie Hull
I had the exact same problem! It’s been Elecraft for a few months now. Hopefully I will get it back before summer W5SUM Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 15, 2022, at 11:22 AM, Linda M wrote: > >  > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home:

[Elecraft] New wattmeter plans?

2022-01-15 Thread Chuck Guenther
In terms of modernizing the Elecraft W2, I'm surprised no one so far has mentioned the excellent digital display unit offered by KV5J. The combo works great. 73, Chuck  NI0C __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO

2022-01-15 Thread Linda M
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility vs macOS Monterey?

2022-01-15 Thread Bayard Coolidge, N1HO via Elecraft
Does the USB port show up when you go to 'About This Mac' and then to 'System Report' and then to 'Hardware:USB' ? Assuming you are using a quality USB cable (from either Elecraft or Sabrent) that uses the FTDI chip set, and not someother cable that uses a Prolific chip set. (I have several

Re: [Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO

2022-01-15 Thread Dave
Hi, If it were me, I would bypass everything and feed the antenna directly to the K3. If things work after that step, it is not the K3. Again, if it were me, I would begin adding things back, one at a time, until the failure returns. At that point, I would conclude that the last device

[Elecraft] K3 Utility vs macOS Monterey?

2022-01-15 Thread Don Putnick
Today was the first time I tried using the K3 Utility since upgrading my MacBook Pro to macOS Monterey v12.1 . The Utility doesn't see the USB ports, only the Bluetooth port. Anyone else having this problem? Time for a K3 Utility update? The last update was in September 2019. 73 Don NA6Z

[Elecraft] K Line: Signal loss in a QSO

2022-01-15 Thread rikoski
I have a K3, P3, KAT500 and KPA500. I was listening in the middle of a QSO and lost signal. I tested my antenna with a back up transceiver and the antenna and coax are good. The P3 still shows signals but only hiss comes out of the K3’s speaker. Keying the k3 by pressing the attached foot