[Elecraft] Li-ion vs. LiFePO4 was Re: K2 alive again, yay!

are: Cold weather performance. (My winter FD LiFePO4 was reliable at -15C (5F), unlike my Li-ion laptop.) Low self-discharge. Voltage compatibility with "12V" systems. There are probably others. 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/21/21 at 9:31 AM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (Louandzip via Elecraft) wrot

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Kit

I will add to Jim's description of the current situation that they will also need to debug the assembly manual. Historically they have debugged that manual by honing their factory assembly process. 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/18/21 at 8:01 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote: On 7/18

Re: [Elecraft] Connectors

re-using one that is PROPERLY installed. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 _

Re: [Elecraft] Connectors

I was told that all the compounds produced when silver is tarnished are conductive. So, when I built a single-lever paddle, I used two short pieced of silver wire, obtained from a jeweler friend, at right angles for the contacts. I haven't had any contact problems with that paddle. 73 Bill

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 ANT1 problem

I'll bet he meant Amphenol On 7/12/2021 12:01 PM, Hugo Loranger wrote: Hi Jim, So Amphenol, DX Engineering, RF Industries, Times Microwave, Andrews, are not recommended? Only Belden? Hugo Message: 13 Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2021 21:05:21 -0700 From: Jim Brown

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 issue (power surge?)

g this fix to a remote station is an interesting exersize. I think a 4 poll relay that grounds the connections to the radio while letting the bus float might be the best solution. It could be activated by the 12V output from the radio. 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/10/21 at 6:55 AM, jimlc...@gmail.com (Jim C

Re: [Elecraft] SDR filter improvement

haljr.mas...@gmail.com > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] A or B?

list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to aa...@arrl.net Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 ___

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on wsjt-x

audio. 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/3/21 at 5:35 PM, doug49...@gmail.com (doug dietz) wrote: I have k3 with all the options available except finals. I have installed the ftdi driver. The receiver sends frequency and decodes wsjt signals correctly. In the wsjt program the cat test turns green

Re: [Elecraft] FTDI driver on Win10

driver, but it was overridden by my obsolete driver. Deleting the old driver fixed things. 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/3/21 at 7:53 AM, cajo...@gmail.com (C.A. Jones) wrote: FWIW, I plugged KXUSB into my Win10 Pro PC, and as reported by Dave WO2X, it operated as intended (communicating with KX3) w/o

Re: [Elecraft] SDR filter improvement

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Re: [Elecraft] SSB Confirmed

r switched LPF. > > - Jerry KF6VB > > > > > > > > On 2021-06-30 19:54, Bill Coleman wrote: >> The K2SB was absolutely the hardest kit to build out of the entire K2. >> There are a lot of parts, and it is a very small boar

Re: [Elecraft] SDR filter improvement

t/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to aa...@arrl.net Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-AS

Re: [Elecraft] SSB Confirmed

ratios. And providing a proper switched LPF. > > - Jerry KF6VB > > > > > > > > On 2021-06-30 19:54, Bill Coleman wrote: >> The K2SB was absolutely the hardest kit to build out of the entire K2. >> There are a lot of parts, and it is a very small boar

Re: [Elecraft] Case-maker Rose's OM K0PP, SK

photographed*. I just read through his posts to the Elecraft list in my archive and recognize the large amount of old radio lore and wisdom he contributed over the years. 73 Bill AE6JV * N6TV's photo: <https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMsLkXAMwqR4hNDLbkgZGzsWgVeg

Re: [Elecraft] Gentlemen, we have SSB! ( I think )

6VB > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net &

[Elecraft] Refurbished? What does that mean exactly?

is currently unobtainium, and is likely going to remain so after these orders are done, I paid my balance to complete the order. I’m just wondering what I’m getting, if it isn’t “new.” It’s not exactly what I expected. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http

Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap

Beautiful history. Brought back memories of my earlier days and some of the equipment would cause me drool The R390, Had one at signal corp site in Thailand. Loved to play with it. I like the table top rack system. Bill K9YEQ 5,120.00 -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun

Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap

radio community has wrapped its mind around the fact that many of us move around the country a lot. 73 Bill AE6JV On 6/29/21 at 5:03 PM, rick.n...@gmail.com (Rick NK7I) wrote: Jim, I agree, rental hopping for the purposes of DXCC or similar, is equally immoral and as such, should be banned

Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap

. These receivers might be useful for activities like the Elecraft net, where frequently the QRO stations, which are the backbone of the net, can't hear the QRP stations who try to check in. It would be a fun project in station building. 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] Old DOS computers

Terabyte SSD’s are less than $100….boot time shouldn’t be any more than a few minutes regardless Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2021, at 7:26 PM, Bob Liesen wrote: > > Well, > I can think of one reason. My Windows 10 laptop takes a full 18 minutes > to boot up from a cold start. I've

Re: [Elecraft] 80 Meter Net Sunday Night

It'a a SSB net. 73 Bill AE6JV On 6/27/21 at 4:25 PM, je...@tr2.com (jerry) wrote: > Is this CW or SSB? At this time, my K2 is CW only... > > - Jerry KF6VB > > > > On 2021-06-27 12:08, Paul Van Dyke wrote: > >Hey ... was in the Field Day an

Re: [Elecraft] K4D #150

The background noise among other issues is why I switched to cardioid mic from Heil. Directional, excellent sound reproduction. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Tim Tucker Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 1:36 PM To: Elecraft Reflector

Re: [Elecraft] Strange behavior of K3 on FT8

.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to aa...@arrl.net Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" --

[Elecraft] KPA1500 operating posture

I have to temporarily re-arrange my amp table to troubleshoot one of my two amps.  The only way to do it is to move the kpa1500to my main desk and place it on its left side with the rubber feet.  I know heat rises but once the fans come on it should direct the heatout of the normal top vents. 

Re: [Elecraft] Gurus

On 6/10/21 at 1:29 PM, rmcg...@benlomand.net (Bob McGraw) wrote: > The acronym for that is RTFM. Which a tech writer I worked with insisted expanded to Read The Fine Manual. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| When all e

Re: [Elecraft] Gurus

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 -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Julia Tuttle Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:41

Re: [Elecraft] Gurus

and to me does a fantastic job of reviewing (I use different sort order for my picks at times) and because of Wayne, Eric and their phenomenal team... yes, you can say I drink Elecraft. Bill K9YEQ Have a great day! Bill From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Gurus

be offended, fix it. I have had issues with my own Elecraft radio with a circuit failure... what did I do? I fixed it. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 7:51 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re

Re: [Elecraft] Giving Up

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

Re: [Elecraft] Gurus

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,

Re: [Elecraft] Giving Up

or 100 on a weak CW signal in crowded conditions. While the K4 audio may be significantly better, the K3 is no slouch in this configuration and most of the time it beats the audio peaking filter. [Still waiting for the kit. :-)] 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] Other Radio lists thoughts.

Sounds good, when are you going to start the list? BillKC4IM > On Jun 8, 2021, at 8:14 PM, Thomas Warren wrote: > > Speaking of the Sherwood RX list, someone mentioned producing additional > lists…here is some food for discussion….. possibly not on this list. > > List

Re: [Elecraft] P3 freezes

the radio to my computer let the logging program provide the polling. 73 Bill AE6JV On 6/8/21 at 10:15 PM, gthorn...@thorntonmostullaw.com (George Thornton) wrote: I have a more or less fully loaded K3 with the synthesizer upgrades. The K3 was gone through at the factory and appears to be running

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Lore

for elecraft at the moment. They could chew up competition, but not a good pursuit given all the challenges of production and parts issues. Please, understand that I have not insight, nor a clue of Elecrafts inside operation. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Lore

uld change her mind. I had some matched antennas and they worked well at 100W and I reduced power for the bands which needed the T1. After hitting the T1 with 100W a couple of times -- it survived and still works well -- I got the internal tuner in the K3. I'm a happy camper. 73

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Lore

On 6/4/2021 1:19 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On 6/3/2021 9:40 PM, John Nicholson wrote: Yes and no; both the IC-7610 and FTdx101 models include an internal tuner without an optional charge. From its beginnings, a key element of Elecraft's business model has been to make their products modular,

[Elecraft] using secondary HDMI screen ....

Will this work ?? using a waveshare 7" touchscreen screen for a rasberry pi .. also my RFKIT LDMOS amp. does it seem doable to use the touch feature on this 60$ screen hooking the Waveshare's USBmini (touch ) to a USB on the k4 As I plot my station for the arrival of a K4 !!!

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4 now in Rob Sherwood's RX performance table

For me, the big draw is remote operation with a panadapter. Currently I live a mile from my radio, which makes getting on the air a small expedition, so I need to coordinate with my wife. She feels better if I'm handy to help with whatever comes up. 73 Bill AE6JV On 5/28/21 at 2:16 PM, n

Re: [Elecraft] Advice on K3 versus KX3

monitor TX audio with headphones on either radio.) I do tune RTTY via the monitored audio. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| Since the IBM Selectric, keyboards have gotten 408-348-7900 | steadily worse. Now we have t

Re: [Elecraft] Funny K4 Story

that the K4 antenna tuner has similar capabilities to the one in the K3/K3S, it can tune anything. An antenna lying on the ground is child's play for these tuners. Tom said that he hooked up his spiffy new K4 and tuned the antenna. No wonder he didn't see a bad SWR. :-) 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] Danger of uncommanded PWR off?

the radio remotely whilst saving current settings. Commands are in the Programmers Reference Manual online. 73, W3UL Bill On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 6:44 PM Mark N2QT via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Is there much danger of issues caused by just turning off its power supply

Re: [Elecraft] Demure Request -- html test email

Ok, my bad. On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 5:55 PM Edward H Russell wrote: > Hi w8lvn, > > > > This is a legitimate test. We have determined that the server is not > blanking html, but turning it into plain text. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ed / w2rf > &g

Re: [Elecraft] Demure Request -- html test email

This is a scam. Delete before reading. On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 4:09 PM Edward H Russell wrote: > This is html. Is it blank? > > > > Ed / w2rf > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > On > Behalf Of Don Wilhelm > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Re: [Elecraft] Demure Request

a hacker  ... SORRY FOR THE BANDWIDTH    i am sure Dave will see this here bill ny9h/3 On 5/12/2021 3:51 PM, DAVID HEWITT wrote: - This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. - Hello there! sorry to bother you,do you have an account with amazon? Th

Re: [Elecraft] K3 s/n 2274 update to new synthesizer board

in easily. 73 Bill AE6JV On 5/10/21 at 10:54 AM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (JOHN LAWRENCE via Elecraft) wrote: Hi  any hands on experiences detail that might be useful if I do it myself when the kit arrives.  Thanks John, W1QS

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood Engineering

looks like he is working on his "" Receiver Performance page On 5/5/2021 8:42 AM, Mike Cox wrote: Check for his information. ...Mike, AB9V On 5/5/2021 8:28 AM, Richard Donner wrote: I noticed that sherweng is gone from the internet. Anyone have information about this? tu

Re: [Elecraft] This does not bode well for the chip users of the world

here, Elecraft, maybe others, perhaps could get parts? Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Gary Memory Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 4:12 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] This does not bode well for the chip users

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Ham Radio near high voltage power lines?

Here is a shot of my QTH back when I lived in Lake Forest: https://www.google.com/maps/place/110+W+Old+Elm+Rd,+Lake+Forest,+IL+60045/@42.2181966,-87.8488795,338m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x880feaa987ea773f:0x8c16ace134e48f27!8m2!3d42.2183734!4d-87.849711 You can see the shadows of the huge HV

Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class,

My cursive died when I got to engineering school, and now even my printing is not improving, to some extent to writing mostly with keyboard. No drafting in High School, but my first Freshman course in the EE program was pretty awesome. Professor Kliphardt taught us mechanical drawing, where we

Re: [Elecraft] K4 shipping

Joe There are 3 groups.  Group one has at least 2 days.  Group one day two orders should be filled by mid May.  Do you know how many days arein group one?  I know I don't, hi.  I don't even know what group I am in. GL with your order.  I am not gonna get too excited about expected shipping

Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class, ~1975

compiler, intermediate storage on punch cards. Or PDP-8 on paper tape after toggling in the boot loader through the front panel switches? Sorry, mine was a Varian 620/i (8K of 16 bit words) used for nodes in a circuit switched data network (Tymnet). :-) 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class, ~1975

for Fortran IV programs, we submitted hollerith cards we > punched using IBM 026 and 029 card punches. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!&

Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class, ~1975

timeless pursuit: turning abstractions > into reality. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 19

Re: [Elecraft] Firesign Theater

il list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to mbaileyc...@gmail.com > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http

Re: [Elecraft] Do not use K4 "Restore Defaults" button

Gee, who actually owns a K4 to push the buttons?   I didn't know anybody out there had one yet.  Hoping I get mine before the Fallcontest season. BillK3WJV On Friday, April 16, 2021, 1:36:05 PM EDT, Wayne Burdick wrote: In the UPDATE function of the K4, there's a DETAILS button which

Re: [Elecraft] March/April NCJ

his person will never have any customers. A real serious businessman would have redoubled their efforts to find out how a faulty switch made it out of QA, contacted the customer and apologized for the difficulty, and offered to replace the faulty switch with a working model. I don’t see how threat

Re: [Elecraft] March/April NCJ

gt; less that five stars would ruin their business, etc. I sent photos of the > tubing and heard back that this was impossible, it's never happened before > and so on and so forth. Based this type of response, I would have revised my rating to three stars and stood firm. Bill Coleman, AA

Re: [Elecraft] K2 filter optimisation

play, perfectly adequate for adjusting the filters on the K2. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Questions

I have the kx2 and absolutely love it. 1. What is the approximate current draw for the KX2 on transmit at 5 watts CW?2. At 10 watts, it is 1.87 amps. At 5 watts, it is 1.49 amps. Receive is about 0.15 amps. 2. What is the narrowest receiver filter width on CW? It goes down to 0.05 kHz.

Re: [Elecraft] Where are the K4 reviews?

We ordered a refrigerator last March, and it wasn't delivered till October, so there are a lot of delays across all manufacturing. On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 1:18 PM Walter Underwood wrote: > Just not true. The Ford F-150 production is limited by parts availability. > In November, our order for a

Re: [Elecraft] K4 whining

I thank Mike for this subject line, and would request that all whining follow on with this subject line. This will allow me to appropriately send all said subject line to it own email folder. I can speak to this as I did plop down all the bucks at Dayton. bill  ny9h On 3/31/2021 3:25

Re: [Elecraft] RUMlog controls K4

expert waiting for your K4 and want to discuss, feel free to contact me directly. I won't say I'm a RUMlog expert, and I'm waiting for the K4 kit, but if I can help, please let me know. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| Th

Re: [Elecraft] Inventorying a K3/P3

Given what I have read on the reflector, try calling. There are so may impatient dolts, I can understand there situation. All the stupid "when will I get mine" I am sure have bogged down their inbox. Not to say phone messages aren't as well. But who knows Bill K9YEQ ---

Re: [Elecraft] Why is my K3 off frequency?

I too couldn't believe all the advice given on how to properly ascertain you were on frequency on an ssb signal.  And just how do youzero beat an ssb signal?  You would have to know what the person actually sounds like in person for one thing.  Does he sound likeDonald Duck or Darth Vader? Get

Re: [Elecraft] WSJTX settings

from kicking myself in the butt. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/22/21 at 11:20 AM, ka4...@gmail.com (Steve Fox) wrote: First post from a new K3 owner. Trying to get the CAT portion of WSJT working. I’ll worry with the audio later. Have communicated with K3 via Utility on Com 4. On my PC I have WSJT set

Re: [Elecraft] New release of Win4K3Suite is available

The web site seems have a problem: w8lvn On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 9:37 PM Tom wrote: > Hello, > There is a new version of Win4K3Suite available. This release has a fix > for > cases where the KAT500 is used without the KPA500. > > Win4K3Suite is a full featured control program for the K3/S,

[Elecraft] March/April NCJ

searched and could not find it. 73, Bill W4ZV -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] PSK31 with a KX2

Bob, when you get it working, then do an immediate backup in case you enter the wrong information after that. You can at least get back to where you were. When I am told I have a great signal on SSB, I do an immediate backup to preserve my settings. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message

Re: [Elecraft] PSK31 with a KX2

run on my Mac.) Can you decode signals using the internal PSK31 on the KX2? If that works, then you have decodable audio being sent to your computer. 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz| Ham radio contesting is a | Periwinkl

Re: [Elecraft] KAT-500 Unreliable Tuning

of coax feeding the antenna. Testing with a dummy load can help narrow the problem down to antenna or other. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/8/21 at 10:42 AM, davein...@comcast.net wrote: Over the past six months my KAT500 autotune function has deteriorated to the point where I am getting frustrated

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Digital modes: proper ALC for full output power?

distorted signal on the air. If the output power is stablising at levels lower than the setting, try the Transmit Gain calibration procedure. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/4/21 at 2:35 PM, ju...@juliatuttle.net (Julia Tuttle) wrote: I'm trying to get my KX3 set up for FT8 and JS8call and all those

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Shipping update?

I know one person who has a production K4. He doesn't want his name publicized because he doesn't want to be flooded with questions. I suspect most of the other lucky ones feel the same way. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/1/21 at 4:27 PM, w...@bellsouth.net (Joseph Trombino, Jr) wrote: Have I missed

Re: [Elecraft] status of bugs on existing Elecraft models?

One hack to avoid damage to the radio from transmitting when there is no antenna attached is to run with power settings by band and set the power for that HF band to zero. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/1/21 at 1:55 PM, pe1...@xs4all.nl (Geert Jan de Groot) wrote: Enabling any HF band makes

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 and WKmini

So is it true that the WKmini doesn't remember anything upon disconnecting? w8lvn On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:01 PM Julia Tuttle wrote: > I don't think so -- you'd need an adapter that just doesn't connect that > pin. > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 20:19 Bill Lederer wrote: > &g

[Elecraft] KX2 and WKmini

Folks: I recently bought a WKmini to use for portable operation. In reading the documentation, it turns out that the cable supplied that goes from the OUT port of the WKmini to the key jack on the KX2 keys the tip with the code, but use the ring to do a PTT function. I'm fine with QSL on the KX2,

[Elecraft] Fwd: [wsjt-devel] Elecraft K4

This request appeared on the wsjt-x developers list. Michael is the HamLib developer for wsjt-x. If you can help him, please contact him directly. 73 Bill AE6JV == Forwarded Message == Date: 2/27/21 5:25 AM Received: 2/27/21 12:30 AM -0500 From: wsjt-de...@lists.sourceforge.net (Black

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Bluetooth audio?

For low latency, look at devices designed for gamers. They need low latency too. 73 Bill AE6JV On 2/25/21 at 6:25 AM, g...@gmx.net wrote: > The latency is ok with BT aptX. You should look for the BT adapter > supporting it plus the headphones. Sometimes they just say "lowe

Re: [Elecraft] K3-FT8

When I get a bunch of decodes, I look at the time column. If the values are mostly less than 0.5 things are OK. If they are over 1, then you probably won't make many QSOs. 73 Bill AE6JV On 2/24/21 at 12:35 PM, ea...@comcast.net (Eugene Oliva) wrote: I reset the time on my computer and made

Re: [Elecraft] An FT8 Radio- just dreaming

to work on the 20M FT8 band, but it's not a high personal priority. 73 Bill AE6JV On 2/22/21 at 10:36 PM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (Doug Millar via Elecraft) wrote: I have been wondering for some time- How will FT8 change ham radio equipment?  Right off I imagine a radio and computer in one box

Re: [Elecraft] Mic headset for K3

that would go pop very well.. I'd like a sennheiser 441 for the shack , but my ole' AKG paging gooseneck microphone works so well. bill On 2/22/2021 1:50 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 2/22/2021 7:01 AM, Hank Garretson wrote: But I'm confused about electret versus condenser and which is which

Re: [Elecraft] Reminder of the 80 Meter net tonight at 0100 UTC on 3.815

We had a lovely rump net on 3.825. Here are the calls and signal strengths in New Hampshire k2vjk s9+5 wb9jnz s9 - s7 with 100w radio k8nu s7 wm6p s7 n9cpd s7 wy3t s6 wd8paj s7 dink wk4odl s7 73 Bill AE6JV On 2/21/21 at 6:09 PM, pvandyke1...@gmail.com (Paul Van Dyke) wrote: We will see

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Receive Audio

Dana, glad to help. I was a field tester and remember the internals to some degree. I loved that little radio which I lived through hardware and software updates. I now use a KX2. H Bill K9YEQ have a great day! Bill From: Dana Roode K6NR Sent: Thursday

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Receive Audio

Dana, you might want to re-seat the tuner and any other internal connectors. You didn't indicated which options are installed. Have a great day! Bill From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of Dana Roode K6NR Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:13

Re: [Elecraft] Big Knob Fail

e second time ICOM management agreed maybe the ""problem" was never fixed the first time. Elecraft k3 WEIGHS nothing...SHIPS EASILY. And does not exhibit issues. bill  ny9h/3 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivir

Re: [Elecraft] K3 assembly issue

When I have had issues like this, I have gotten excellent support from . 73 Bill AE6JV On 2/14/21 at 4:32 PM, kj7...@gmail.com (KJ7SOY) wrote: > I have the rev B RF board and I’m doing the manual’s resistance tests. > Voltage regulators U12 and U13 > are both supposed to test at &

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Maximum CW speed from manual key

that occurs to me is, "How wide will the resulting signal be?" 73 Bill AE6JV On 2/6/21 at 12:02 PM, dpbu...@gmail.com (David Bunte) wrote: Kurt - 300 wpm is so far beyond any speed I am aware of a human copying that I never gave that issue any thought... and few folks I know can se

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 power reading ?

I accept differences do to cable lengths and different points of monitoring. No two will ever be the same when sampling rf at different points. Unless all connections and cables are perfectly perfect "-) Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On B

Re: [Elecraft] Can I rent a K4?

Sure sounds like the service Remote Ham Radio <https://www.remotehamradio.com/> is already offering with Flex equipment. I seem to remember there also a service that offers Elecraft equipment. 73 Bill AE6JV On 2/3/21 at 2:20 PM, ab7e...@gmail.com (David Gilbert) wrote: I suppose,

Re: [Elecraft] K2 w/ KAT100 PC control

Digi-Key has high quality connectors. I would guess Mouser does also. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/30/21 at 7:29 PM, donw...@embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote: Spend the $$$ to buy Amphenol or other name brand connectors, and you will not be sorry. If you are willing to take your chances on "

[Elecraft] PDF Copy of 3rd Edition K3 and P3 KE7X Book

Is there a location for downloading the PDF for the KE7X book? I do not want the hardcopy book and wondered if there is somewhere to get the PDF of the same document? Thanks, 73 Bill K3SV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] Signals wild...signals caged

running conar 1 tube to kpa500 + collins rx". And he sent me a old QSL to match, with a much younger photo of himself. The Conar was not not worth the 578 I gave him for tone, but charity is a virtue. I was running my K3 with a J-38 straight key. Maybe I should have used my RockMite. 73

Re: [Elecraft] 10 mhz problem ...while running tx gain

disregard .   something is amiss in the lines... time to get out the drawings... stay well On 1/28/2021 10:50 AM, Bill Steffey NY9H wrote: i am very rarely on 10 mHz, -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

[Elecraft] 10 mhz problem ...while running tx gain

rocedure ideas ??? bill -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones for Hearing Loss (Mark WU6R)

My Philips hearing aids (Costco sourced) work well under my Yamaha CM500 headphones and have all the aforementioned control capabilities. I didn’t opt for rechargeable batteries as the feature did not appear cost effective. Bill K4YJJ On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 2:25 PM Mark Wheeler via Elecraft

[Elecraft] Youtube Live Broadcast

Thanks to Eric for a great and informative broadcast on the K4. I learned a lot that was very helpful The ethernet connection and how to perform updates was a subject that was a concern and is now clear. 73, Bill - K6WLM Sent from my iPhone

Re: [Elecraft] K3S/USB Cable/Mac mini/WSJT-X

I had similar symptoms with both CAT PTT and VOX on. Turning VOX off fixed the problem. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/26/21 at 10:02 AM, flat...@comcast.net (Richard) wrote: Doug, Thought I was home free last night (Jan 24). My final recipe was this: RADIO Panel: Rig: K3s Poll Interval: 1 s CAT

Re: [Elecraft] Difference between a K3 and a K3S

to see what is in your radio. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/25/21 at 8:05 PM, hullspee...@gmail.com (Warren Merkel) wrote: Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:33:35 -0500 From: To: Henry Pollock - K4TMC Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Difference between a K3 and a K3S Was the KSYN3A synthesizer ever

Re: [Elecraft] Replacement Manuals

I guess they've run out of printed copies. When I entered K3S in the search box on the Elecraft web site, one of the options was "Manuals" which offered both the User's Manual and the Assembly Manual for between $35 and $40. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/25/21 at 10:09 AM, flat...@comcast.ne

Re: [Elecraft] Different focus

crammed into 32 bits. It should be able to handle the full precision of a 24 bit AtoD converter. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/25/21 at 8:15 AM, aa...@arrl.net (Bill Coleman) wrote: On Jan 24, 2021, at 1:33 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: (Or did we have some other definition of “higher-performance”?) Yes

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