Re: [Elecraft] Different focus

2021-01-25 Thread Bill Coleman
s does not require more DSP horsepower. The DSP is 32 bit > floating point. Well, that works up to 23-bits! (FP numbers have a 23-bit mantissa) Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever

Re: [Elecraft] Different focus

2021-01-24 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
I listened to Eric & Wayne proclamations , and did not hear either say that  the "subtractive " algorithms were going into the k4.  sooner or later. I believe that that is what BHI uses bill On 1/24/2021 12:07 PM, John Stengrevics wrote: Evert, As one who suffers from

Re: [Elecraft] Different focus

2021-01-24 Thread Bill Coleman
es available in the future, we'll be able to offer an upgraded > digital downconversion module. 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] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread Bill Frantz
On 1/23/21 at 12:32 PM, fra...@pwpconsult.com (Bill Frantz) wrote: I had similar problems to yours until I purged my system of all non-Apple drivers. Digging deeper into Richard's issue, I found this note I wrote myself when I had a problem very similar to his: FTDI Driver Issues on MacOX

Re: [Elecraft] Mac vs K3s - Again

2021-01-23 Thread Bill Frantz
You should use the standard Apple FTDI driver. It works. I had similar problems to yours until I purged my system of all non-Apple drivers. BTW, I am now running Mojave 10.14.6. I'm back here so I can run my 32 bit applications like cocoaModem and cocoaNEC. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/23/21 at 11

Re: [Elecraft] Was the Jan 22 K4 demo recorded?

2021-01-23 Thread Bill Frantz
I believe it was. I seem to remember seeing the record light on in the Zoom window. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/23/21 at 10:36 AM, thedusty...@imaginarian.org (Rich NE1EE) wrote: > > ~R~ > 72/73 de Rich NE1EE > The Dusty Key > On the banks of

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 1500 fan speed at turn off

2021-01-22 Thread Bill Stravinsky via Elecraft
I just keep it on until the temp dies down.  If I'm in a hurry to shut it off I turn the fans on manually to cool it faster. BillK3WJV On Thursday, January 21, 2021, 5:59:20 PM EST, Howard Sherer wrote: Wouldn't it be a good idea to keep the fan turned on in the KPA-1500 after you

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Receive Filter question

2021-01-19 Thread Bill Frantz
that will be a lot easier with a K4. And I haven't even mentioned TX or RX performance. But it's an Elecraft, so I'm not worried. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/19/21 at 1:40 PM, wa8...@gmail.com (BRUCE WW8II) wrote: If and when I spend my cash I am not looking for the pretty blinkie colored lights and a fancy screen

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios, an off the wall idea

2021-01-19 Thread Bill Frantz
would really like is a box that covers all the radio's connections. It may not be necessary to cover all the connections. Elecraft support probably has a good idea of what in the radio survives nearby lightning strikes and what dies. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/19/21 at 10:35 AM, joe_a...@yahoo.co

Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Bill Frantz
After a quick read through your K4 pedestrian mobile exercise, it occurs to me you would get a lighter rig with a longer "on" time using a LiFePO4 battery. :-) But what fun! 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/18/21 at 11:54 AM, n...@elecraft.com (Wayne Burdick) wrote: (Seriously, as fun distract

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios, .... an off the wall idea

2021-01-18 Thread Bill Frantz
. During storms and when the station is not in use for an extended period, disconnect ALL equipment from the radio, including antennas, the power supply, routers or hubs, and computers. Ethernet, USB, and RS232 cables are a frequent source of damaging surge voltages. 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios, .... an off the wall idea

2021-01-18 Thread Bill Frantz
the USB cable. The lightning rods are the first level of protection, but may not be enough to protect sensitive electronic equipment. Remember, when we work on these radios, we have a grounding wrist strap and a conductive mat on the work surface etc. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/18/21 at 11:38 AM, rmcg

[Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios, an off the wall idea

2021-01-17 Thread Bill Frantz
. If it can't be protected, it could be made easily field replaceable. It would be neat if there's enough room inside a K4 to put this kind of protection "under the covers". 73 Bill AE6JV --- Bill Frantz

Re: [Elecraft] How to download firmware into K4

2021-01-14 Thread Bill Frantz
It sounds like I might be in trouble since the only Internet access in my shack is via Wifi on my phone. Guess why I'm always contesting as unassisted. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/13/21 at 2:37 AM, n...@arrl.net (Bob Wilson, N6TV) wrote: Yes, you connect the K4 Ethernet port to your Router

Re: [Elecraft] Head Phones

2021-01-13 Thread Bill Frantz
also need a noise canceling mic so others can hear you over the band.) I've never found them to be uncomfortable, even on extended airplane trip, where they reduce the cabin noise level. I use them even if I'm not listening to anything just to reduce the noise level. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/13/21

Re: [Elecraft] 80 meter net

2021-01-12 Thread Bill Frantz
are currently: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday  (2 PM PST Sunday)  7047 kHz at 0030z Monday  (4:30 PM PST Sunday) He will change the time and frequency to try to optimize propagation and QRM. He announces the current schedule every week on the Elecraft email list. 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] K2 update path?

2021-01-07 Thread Bill Coleman
10:47 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > The K60XV option is currently not available because the trimmer caps required > have been discontinued. There is some effort being put into substituting SMD > trimmers, but that is not complete. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arr

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] FT4/8 Transmit Problem

2021-01-06 Thread Bill Coleman
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 > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to aa.

Re: [Elecraft] Does a K4 need an external sound card for FT8?

2021-01-04 Thread Bill Frantz
conversion and then a AtoD again within the radio. Does the K4 also do this? For audio, of course, somewhere we need to do DtoA conversion. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/4/21 at 8:36 PM, n...@elecraft.com (Wayne Burdick) wrote: The sound card is built into the K4 (stereo line out for RX, line in for TX).

Re: [Elecraft] Long messages

2021-01-04 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
thunderbird... I made the change to Thunderbird years ago. I hesitated a few years , as I remember there was some feature of Eudora that I had to give up relating to the folders and sorting ... life changes ... HNY On 1/4/2021 2:02 AM, Dave Cole wrote: I too use Thunderbird, and it is

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to, K3

2021-01-01 Thread Bill Frantz
rn. It takes a lot of Elmering to make a ham. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/1/21 at 10:58 PM, rmcg...@blomand.net (Bob McGraw) wrote: I was asked by a club to teach a new hams class in preparation for the license exam.   I inquired as to what I would be teaching. The answer came back "the test!&qu

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Bill Frantz
an official ruling that these incidental sounds, that come along for the ride with legal communication, won't get you a notice from the FCC. Now transmitting voice in the CW bands is a different story. For starts, it's not incidental to legal communication. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/1/21 at 1:22 PM

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Bill Frantz
33 ohm and 270 ohm respectively.) Since everything fits in the shell of the 3.5mm plug, it makes a very light, compact system which is nice with a portable radio. 73 Bill AE6JV On 1/1/21 at 11:38 AM, li...@subich.com (Joe Subich, W4TV) wrote: Any sound card with Line In and Line Out will work

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware rev. 2.95 available for KX3; supports device for audio SWR reporting

2020-12-28 Thread Bill Rogers W3UL
Wayne The SW firmware update is also useful for those using the KX3 in a remote location. Many thanks. I will ask Tom VA2FSQ to adapt Win4K3 so that the SWR can also appear on that app. 73, Bill W3UL On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 3:47 PM Grant Youngman wrote: > Hi, Wayne … > > Not

Re: [Elecraft] Going portable for a week

2020-12-23 Thread Bill Frantz
Sunday)  7047 kHz at 0030z Monday  (4:30 PM PST Sunday) The times of the CW nets may change to catch the best band conditions. Look on the Elecraft list for the latest information for all the nets. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/23/20 at 3:45 PM, kc9...@gmail.com (Greg Herman) wrote: Taking the YL back

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Status Update

2020-12-21 Thread Bill Frantz
Best wishes to you and the other employees. Enjoy a restful holiday. SNAFUs happen. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/21/20 at 8:41 PM, e...@elecraft.com (Eric Swartz) wrote: > One last note - Elecraft will be closed for the holidays this Thursday and > Friday (12/24-25) and New Years Day on Frida

Re: [Elecraft] Oscilloscope recs

2020-12-19 Thread Bill Coleman
I could mortgage my house twice over and still not be able to afford that equipment…. > On Dec 17, 2020, at 7:04 PM, John Marvin wrote: > > Well, if budget permits, I would recommend the Keysight DSAZ594A. This would > be especially useful on some of the higher amateur radio

Re: [Elecraft] K2 mic gain super low on 20 meters

2020-12-19 Thread Bill Coleman
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Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Odd AGC problem with K60XV installed

2020-12-16 Thread Bill Coleman
Well, it was on receive that the S-meter would pin, and the audio output would be muted, hence AGC…. > On Dec 16, 2020, at 3:19 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Bill, > > I am glad to hear it has not re-occurred. I think your analysis is correct, > except that it would be ALC

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Odd AGC problem with K60XV installed

2020-12-16 Thread Bill Coleman
activated under certain conditions. I think the oscillation might have been precipitated due to some waxy flux left between the pins of the LM368. Thank you for your assistance, as always. > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:35 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: > > I’m going to set it up in the damp basem

Re: [Elecraft] My K3's 10 meter band now functions

2020-12-16 Thread Bill Frantz
to switch back and forth would be nice too. Icing on the cake would be having a way to show the differences between the two sets. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/16/20 at 1:08 PM, j...@t6ee.com (John Kountz) wrote: How this misalignment happened I'll have to attribute to a button push long forgotten

Re: [Elecraft] Tuning Random-Length Wire Antenna with K3 Internal Tuner??

2020-12-13 Thread Bill Frantz
Regardless of what happens to the tuner, the better the untuned match, the less power you lose in the matching network, and the more power goes out on the air. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/13/20 at 10:02 AM, pu...@af2z.net (Drew AF2Z) wrote: But as someone else has mentioned-- choose an optimal

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 no longer shows SWR/RF

2020-12-12 Thread Bill Frantz
Press the CMP button to toggle. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/12/20 at 9:09 AM, kc9...@gmail.com (Greg Herman) wrote: > Help. Not sure what happened but my display no longer displays SWR/ RF, it > displays CMP. ALC > > Taping the mic gain cq speed does not toggle it? > > If I switch m

Re: [Elecraft] K3 shortened dits - you can remedy this under N1MM+

2020-12-09 Thread Bill Frantz
This shortening shows up in the ARRL tests as well. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/8/20 at 10:19 PM, a.dur...@msn.com (Andy Durbin) wrote: "Kenwood does not have such an issue with any of their rigs" Shortening of the first element was evident in the keying tests I ran on my TS-5

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Odd AGC problem with K60XV installed

2020-12-07 Thread Bill Coleman
I’m going to set it up in the damp basement at my other QTH. That’s where I saw the problem originally. Will let you know if it comes back. > On Dec 7, 2020, at 11:43 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Bill, > > It does sound like it is fixed. Just be aware that some intermitt

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Radio Update

2020-12-06 Thread Bill Frantz
It is a really poor idea to freeze an OS that is connected to the public Internet. You need to keep up on the security updates. (Ditto for Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD to mention several.) 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/6/20 at 7:36 PM, cyaf...@gmail.com (Carl Yaffey) wrote: Hmmm. Not sure

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Odd AGC problem with K60XV installed

2020-12-06 Thread Bill Coleman
ote: > > Bill, > > It is also a mystery to me that it is intermittent rather than a solid > failure. That might imply that something is breaking into oscillation and > overwhelming the VRFDET line. That is why I suggested you check the > component placement and the diode orientat

[Elecraft] test

2020-12-05 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
test On 12/5/2020 4:20 PM, Irwin Darack wrote: I have an Elecraft XG2 Signal Generator for Sale . This is a used Elecraft's XG2 3-Band Test Oscillator Signal Generator. The XG2 uses a crystal oscillator and is ideal for receiver testing, alignment and S-Meter calibration. * RF Output Level: 1

Re: [Elecraft] k3 no RF in transmit

2020-12-04 Thread Bill Frantz
onitor level up a bit. If you can hear audio getting to the radio, then another worthwhile test is to try 5-10 watts output. This will use the low power amplifier in the radio, skipping the 100W amp. Good luck - Bill, AE6JV On 12/4/20 at 11:55 AM, ki4...@msn.com (Joseph McIntire) wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] k3 no RF in transmit

2020-12-04 Thread Bill Frantz
Just to cover the bases, make sure you're not in transmit test mode. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/4/20 at 8:32 AM, ki4...@msn.com (Joseph McIntire) wrote: Yesterday I was running some FT8 on 17 meters. All of a sudden I noticed there was no output out of the amplifier. Then looked at the radio it had

Re: [Elecraft] Used antenna - Arecio antenna collapses

2020-12-02 Thread Bill Frantz
that the radio telescope was pointed in the wrong direction. It's definitely a sad occurence. I sympathize with the people who use black humor to handle their sadness. 73 Bill AE6JV On 12/2/20 at 8:59 AM, weave...@usermail.com wrote: EME (Earth - Mars - Earth) ? :-) 73, Bill WE5P Comfortably

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Odd AGC problem with K60XV installed

2020-11-28 Thread Bill Coleman
Thanks, Don, I’ll check it out when I have a chance next week. I appreciate your suggestions. At the moment, the K60XV and the K2 are about 35 miles apart…. > On Nov 28, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Bill, > > You might want to inspect the K60XV soldering carefu

[Elecraft] [K2] Odd AGC problem with K60XV installed

2020-11-28 Thread Bill Coleman
of the K2 relay might be involved. I’m completely dumbfounded by this problem. There’s nothing in the K60XV that interconnects with the AGC system in any way. What could possibly be going on here? Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com

[Elecraft] MARS Mod be available for K4?

2020-11-27 Thread Bill Carter via Elecraft
I would like to use it for SHARES. Bill, W7WEC __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FT8 Levels Sanity Check

2020-11-26 Thread Bill Frantz
the levels from the computer will let you use more gain in the radio, getting to a place where the step size of the digital gain is smaller, giving finer control. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/26/20 at 2:52 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote: On 11/26/2020 1:43 AM, LDE wrote: Line In Gain

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware development

2020-11-24 Thread Bill Frantz
is probably a better radio than the mythical upgraded K3. The upgrades to the K3 are also likely to cost more than a K4. All these considerations make this project a non-starter. As I said, practical considerations. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/24/20 at 6:03 PM, k6...@foothill.net (Fred Jensen) wrote: There's

Re: [Elecraft] New KX2 - what am I doing wrong?

2020-11-23 Thread Bill Frantz
as the setting on the AX1, tuning should be fairly quick. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/23/20 at 6:50 PM, donw...@embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote: What kind of a building are you in? As an example, I live in a stucco house, and with the wire on the walls before the stucco went on, I live in a faraday

Re: [Elecraft] K3S MIC Problem

2020-11-23 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
MIC ISSUES... "" The MIC cable (and the K3S) both sit next to an Alpha "" I think the proximity of the antenna/s is more relevant than the position of the amp box. I don't see a tower in the QRZ page view, so maybe there are some "close to the shack" antenna w

Re: [Elecraft] K3S MIC Problem

2020-11-23 Thread Bill Rogers W3UL
I have been using N1MM+ for years and this is the first time I recall seeing this problem. I'll need to check the MIC muting possibility. I am a PTT footswitch person (no VOX used). Thanks for these tips. 73, Bill W3UL On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 1:44 PM Bill Rogers W3UL wrote: > I have b

[Elecraft] K3S MIC Problem

2020-11-23 Thread Bill Rogers W3UL
around the MIC cable and this seemed to prevent the problem most (but not all) of the time. The MIC cable (and the K3S) both sit next to an Alpha 87A amp. I don't recall reading about this. Is some protective function being activated? -- 73, William (Bill) Rogers / W3UL Annapolis, Maryland U.S.A

Re: [Elecraft] K2 upgrade kit question about L31

2020-11-22 Thread Bill Frantz
And men are much more likely to have red-green colorblindness. We only discovered that my father-in-law was colorblind when my son was tested as being colorblind. My mother-in-law said, "So that's why he always picked really badly matched ties." 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/22/20 at 4:4

Re: [Elecraft] K4/K4D Audio Codec question...

2020-11-14 Thread Bill Frantz
will be VFO A and the right channel will be VFO B. Using the USB connection means you don't need a "sound card" to digitize the audio. If you are just looking for activity, just listening to the audio may be enough. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/14/20 at 8:56 PM, k...@bosscher.org (Tom) wr

Re: [Elecraft] K3S RX OUT

2020-11-14 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
mfj makes a little box that does just that https://mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-1708b-sdr good to see you on nidxa zoom stay well On 11/14/2020 11:38 AM, Alan - G4GNX wrote: There's no reason why you can't do this. You would however have to be very careful that the SDRPlay is

Re: [Elecraft] my K3 has some issues

2020-11-14 Thread Bill Johnson
I saw this error when I was doing a calibration. I had the KPA1500 powered on. Shut it off and that ended the problem. Good luck. Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Chet S Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 3:02 PM To: elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 issue

2020-11-09 Thread Bill Frantz
I think you have enough information to order a replacement from Elecraft. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/9/20 at 3:55 PM, kb2mj...@att.net wrote: > I had a capacitor fail in my KPA500's 15m bank pass filter area. It is C151 > a 100pf capacitor. Does anyone know what physical size it is, so I can

Re: [Elecraft] CM-500

2020-11-08 Thread Bill Frantz
e electret microphones are very cheap and are good quality, I'd bet on electret. For more information and a fun read, see <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone>. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/8/20 at 4:27 AM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote: On 11/7/2020 2:42 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: Th

Re: [Elecraft] CM-500 dynamic mic vs electret

2020-11-07 Thread Bill Frantz
When teaching cave rescue communications, most of which uses wired military surplus field phones, we teach yelling into the ear piece if the microphone fails. Another example of a dynamic microphone. 73 Bill AE6JV On 11/7/20 at 7:47 PM, n...@arrl.net (Bill Steffey NY9H) wrote: Many a speaker

Re: [Elecraft] CM-500 dynamic mic vs electret

2020-11-07 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
in our ham classes  it's very easy to explain dynamic mics... it is just a speaker  !!!  so if you apply a bias voltage it will try to push the dynamic element   ( speaker cone) in or out & HOLD IT   making it difficult for audio to create an AC alternating current on that same , (now

Re: [Elecraft] CM-500

2020-11-07 Thread Bill Frantz
's working well enough to pass my call to the other end. I hope people on the SSB nets tomorrow will give an audio quality check. 73 Bill AE6JV -- Bill Frantz| There are now so many exceptions to the 408-348-7900 | Fourth

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Broken boom mic attachment on a CM-500

2020-11-03 Thread Bill Coleman
8 hour contest. I went back to the CM-500s. I find it > worth paying the $60 from Amazon to get these instead of something else. > > 73! > Jack, W6FB > > >> On Nov 1, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >> >> On 11/1/2020 2:12 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: >

[Elecraft] [OT] Broken boom mic attachment on a CM-500

2020-11-01 Thread Bill Frantz
The boom mic on my CM-500 is now flopping around held only by the signal wire. Any ideas about how to reattach it? What are the best replacement headsets these days. Someone said that the CM-500 has changed for the worse in the last few years. Any other advice? 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] K3 band data query

2020-10-18 Thread Bill Frantz
Wait a minute. The Arduino is usually programmed in C, not Assembly. :-) 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/18/20 at 4:21 PM, k...@outlook.com (Ken K6MR) wrote: This is easy to do with an Arduino if you are capable with those kind of things. The serial port on the Arduino can read the data from the K3

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft 80 Meter Net Announcement

2020-10-18 Thread Bill Frantz
Just shortly before you posted this, Kevin posted that the 40M CW net was a 0045z on Monday (Sunday evening for those of us in the US.) Also the frequencies he posted are: 14050 kHz. and 7047 kHz. 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/17/20 at 11:59 PM, pvandyke1...@gmail.com (Paul Van Dyke) wrote: Due

Re: [Elecraft] K3, k4 Black knobs

2020-10-16 Thread Bill Frantz
I will add, the Tikka has 3 levels of white light and one of red. It also has a red blink mode, if you can think of a use for it. If you are trying to avoid insect attacks, the best color is one they can's see. If I remember correctly, most insects see well in the blue and UV range. 73 Bill

Re: [Elecraft] K3, k4 Black knobs

2020-10-16 Thread Bill Frantz
the batteries only a few times, the loop broke, the battery compartment wouldn't stay closed, and the contacts on the flopping lid no longer completed the circuit.) 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/16/20 at 9:00 AM, 73.de.ne...@gmail.com (Rich NE1EE) wrote: The face, keys labels, and display are all

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Wetting current and CW paddles

2020-10-15 Thread Bill Frantz
. In spite of mostly sitting on the shelf for five or so years, presumably corroding, this system still works quite reliably. I have recently been using it with a Rockmite, and it shows no signs of intermittency. 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/15/20 at 11:04 AM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (CUTTER DAVID via

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-14 Thread Bill Coleman
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-14 Thread Bill Coleman
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-14 Thread Bill Coleman
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-14 Thread Bill Coleman
because you should see almost a > dead (DC) short through the primary of the balun. > > I must admit I put off replacing my antenna until I was forced to. Might be > the way to go. :-) > > 73, > > Alan. G4GNX > > > -- Original Message -- > From: "

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-14 Thread Bill Coleman
t your balun is not faulty, but you should check it > anyway as well as checking out all the other aspects of the installation. If > you can, replace the feeder. You may be surprised at what you find. > > 73, > > Alan. G4GNX > > > -- Original Message -- &g

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-14 Thread Bill Coleman
ote: > > On 10/12/2020 5:55 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: >> It is unlikely the balun is “breaking down”. It’s a current balun - #43 >> ferrite beads on RG-313 coax. It can easily handle a kW or more. > That's a common mode choke, and #43 is a terrible material for the HF bands. > Se

[Elecraft] K-Pod

2020-10-13 Thread Bill DeVore
The K-Pod manual says that an annunciator in the K-Pod produces a brief audible tone whenever switches F1 thru F8 are pressed. This does not happen with my K-Pod and I suspect it is my hearing rather than a defect in the K-Pod. Is there anyway to increase the volume of the annunciator? Bill

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-12 Thread Bill Coleman
SWR on the problem antenna is below 1.2:1. It’s a trap dipole - designed for that band. It is unlikely the balun is “breaking down”. It’s a current balun - #43 ferrite beads on RG-313 coax. It can easily handle a kW or more. > On Oct 12, 2020, at 2:12 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Bil

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-11 Thread Bill Coleman
feedback in the shack. Do you concur? I’m in the process of a number of shack improvements, including antenna replacements and grounding and bonding, so that might take care of it. > On Jan 11, 2020, at 11:29 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Bill, > > Is this into a dummy load (bypass

Re: [Elecraft] OT: W vs K broadcast station callsigns

2020-10-07 Thread Bill Frantz
ry to help the people in this community when I can. 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/6/20 at 2:48 PM, johna...@gmail.com (John Harper) wrote: Folks, the correct way to read this reflector is to turn of email from it entirely. Instead look at it here, only clicking on the links of interest to you: http://mailm

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-10-05 Thread Bill Coleman
ed voltage on the radio should be about 0.5 volt difference > between RX and TX, CW mode key closed.These measurements should be made > using a dummy load. > > 73 > Bob, K4TAX > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 5, 2020, at 7:15 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 battery upgrade?

2020-10-05 Thread Bill Frantz
I also always carry a LiFePo4 when I go portable with my KX3. I'd be interested in moving a LiFePO4 battery into the case and removing the NiMH Eneloops that don't seem to provide enough voltage or last long enough. 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/5/20 at 5:47 PM, kc6...@effable.com (Steve KC6ZKT

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Pricing Posted

2020-10-03 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
where did Yaesu make the new 101 On 10/3/2020 10:08 AM, Macy monkeys wrote: I have the FTdx101D. It wasn't made by workers in America and I don't have a pipeline to the designers. Those two things alone might be considered worthy of the extra expense. But K4 performance will be proof of

Re: [Elecraft] Fire report

2020-09-29 Thread Bill Frantz
My hopes, prayers, and best wishes to all who have been impacted by these fires. For those interested in tracing the smoke's effects, try <https://www.purpleair.com>, a crowd-sourced collection of more or less world wide Air Quality Index reports. 73 Bill

[Elecraft] [K2] Intermittent INFO 080 problem.

2020-09-27 Thread Bill Coleman
on 80m CW. It took about 15 minutes for the rig to warm up. Any suggestions on how to diagnose the root cause of this problem? This is a K2/100, with the KNB2, KSB2, KDSP2 and KAT100. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote

[Elecraft] [K3S] Loss of audio quality

2020-09-27 Thread Bill Frantz
). I am starting to conclude that there may be a problem with the USB audio. I will try to hook up the external sound card I use with my KX3 tonight and see if it works better than the KIO3B. Has anyone seen these symptoms? Do you have any fixes? 73 Bill AE6JV

Re: [Elecraft] SVGA Screen save to memory stick

2020-09-26 Thread Bill Frantz
USB hubs were also not supported. Since all Apple keyboards have a builtin hub, to ease connection of a mouse, the lack of hub support knocked them out too. 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/26/20 at 9:52 PM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (Barry Baines via Elecraft) wrote: However, the "P3 HIgh-Perfor

Re: [Elecraft] Cheap Keyer Paddle

2020-09-21 Thread Bill Frantz
he fun in ham radio is in building stuff. 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/19/20 at 10:27 AM, info...@embarqmail.com (Wilson Lamb) wrote: Seems a perfect time to revive ham tradition and make one. Do you have any tools, soldering iron? Hacksaw blade comes to mind, maybe a couple of quarters for pads,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Audio from RS232 connection?

2020-09-17 Thread Bill Frantz
e line out on the radio and the Mic in on the sound card. In an ideal world, you will get the the RJ-45 connector repaired, either locally with someone who can re-solder the surface mount connector or by getting it repaired by Elecraft. 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/17/20 at 1:29 PM, kd...@denstarfarm.us

Re: [Elecraft] K4 remote software question

2020-09-15 Thread Bill Coleman
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Re: [Elecraft] Why predistortion ?

2020-09-13 Thread Bill Frantz
a chance to operate. 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/13/20 at 6:03 PM, n...@elecraft.com (Wayne Burdick) wrote: Predistortion, correctly applied, can reduce interference between adjacent stations on a crowded band. This is a factor at least some fraction of the time during typical amateur radio use. Beyond

[Elecraft] K9YC

2020-09-13 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
of the "myths" quiet.  Especially the audio related . As Jim moved to California from Chicago he scooped up my TenTec Titan to start his "Titan" collection. Jim & I go back to the audio business in Chicago 1980s/90s...   glad I can say this smart cookie is a friend. bil

[Elecraft] Fwd: Re: K4 -- Spectral subtraction noise reduction

2020-09-11 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
I do believe that  BHI Ltd  ( Graham)  has been using that for years...   check out their website . Under downloads there are several examples of how well it works,.( really well...) https://www.bhi-ltd.com/downloads/sound-files/ I always have been suggesting to Eric & Wayne to look at the

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft-KX] Help! MH3 mic PTT broken, fixable? - ELECTRET MICROPHONES

2020-09-11 Thread Bill Steffey NY9H
spent 20+ years working under contract for ( in order) Sennheiser 1976-81; AKG 81-86 Shure 86-91...while I am not an engineer one learns much along the trip. bill ( now using an AKG gooseneck paging microphone in my console    pix at qrz.com) -- This email has been checked for viruses by

Re: [Elecraft] Filter Question

2020-09-09 Thread Bill Frantz
, the skirts will be a bit sharper. (DSP filters tend to have very sharp skirts.) 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/9/20 at 1:24 PM, info...@embarqmail.com (Wilson Lamb) wrote: Would someone please explain the relationship between our plug in filters (K3) and the variable filter response provided by our width

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] KAT3 not functioning on 6m

2020-09-07 Thread Bill Coleman
No, that’s not it. The right is ALREADY in split mode when i attempt to use the auto-tune. You get the N/A flash if VFO A and B aren’t set to the same mode, other than SSB/CW. WSJT-X sets it up correctly, with both VFOs in DATA mode. > On Sep 7, 2020, at 9:50 AM, w4sc wrote: >

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] KAT3 not functioning on 6m

2020-09-06 Thread Bill Coleman
will be identical) > On Sep 6, 2020, at 4:40 PM, wrote: > > Bill, > > Why are you running split in WSJT? The only time you actually need split is > when operating 2 different frequencies like working JA's on 160 when they > used to be required to transmit on 1908 KHz and we tr

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] KAT3 not functioning on 6m

2020-09-06 Thread Bill Coleman
glad I can work around it. Split mode is often configured due to the WSJT-X settings, depending on the frequencies used. > On Sep 5, 2020, at 9:01 PM, w4sc wrote: > > Bill, > > I had an issue very similar. The “Automatic TXGain” procedure is performed > at 52 MHz. I was u

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] KAT3 not functioning on 6m

2020-09-05 Thread Bill Coleman
Update on this - this problem with the KAT3 ATU not working on 6m appears to be intermittent. Sometimes it will tune, sometimes it won’t. Weird. > On May 17, 2020, at 6:38 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: > > I upgraded my K3 to include the new KSYN3A back in November. (I have the >

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Issue with HI CUR on 12m

2020-09-05 Thread Bill Coleman
volts or less. > > Bob, K4TAX > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 11, 2020, at 10:31 AM, Bill Coleman wrote: >> >> Back in early December, I installed two KSYN3As in my K3 SN 7071. Sometime >> after that, I noticed that on 12m, I’m seeing a HI CUR

Re: [Elecraft] Is the Lab599 TX500 a "rip-off" of the KX3?

2020-09-03 Thread Bill Frantz
It is certainly not a clone. It draws more RX current. It is a thinner. The panadapter is built in. I didn't spend enough time looking at it to form a judgement other than it appeals to the same uses as the KX3 and is not a clone. 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/3/20 at 1:58 PM, johna...@gmail.com (John

Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] The KSYN3A synth will always be available as a K3 upgrade

2020-09-02 Thread Bill Coleman
t/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-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiop

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Shipping?

2020-09-02 Thread Bill Johnson
I was #12 for the KX3. It was a field test. They do more in house now rather for more technical engineering feedback, I would guess. 72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of

Re: [Elecraft] my KPA1500 and 160M

2020-09-02 Thread Bill Johnson
Dave, Exactly my point. Doesn't take long to cause the core to go south. High voltage is fast. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of David Gilbert Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 12:37 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re

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