[Elecraft] PLL Reference Oscillator Range Test

I cannot find the trouble shooting section in the Appendix that addresses how to correct out of range numbers...I just can't find it. Maybe I need another cup of coffee ;) Here is what I have: Ref High Freq. 12,100.14 Ref Low Freq. 12,090.88 That give me a range of 9.36...just outside of the

[Elecraft] Installation of Q7 and Q8 HELP!!!!

I followed the PA transistor Q7 and Q8 installation instructions to the letter and there is NO way I can secure the heat sink cover. Yes, the nylon shoulder washer is flush with the hole on the transistors and I made sure it is centered, I even measured the screw to make sure I'm using a 1/2.

[Elecraft] Leads to 2SC1969

OKI'm really in a pickle now. After my third attempt to re- install the 2PA transistors Q7 and Q8 so that I can put the heat sink on I managed to stress the leads so much that they are either broken off after the bend or they are near to the point of breaking. Would it be ok if I just

[Elecraft] Thanks for everyone's help!!!

Thanks so much to all on this list and especially to everyone who replied to my requests and gave me help. The folks on this list are incredible!!! I am so happy to report that SN # 4594 is alive and well on 40M... now onto more band alignment 72/73 Ann AB1DR K2 SN# 4594

[Elecraft] Thanks for everyone's help!!!

Tom wrote: Ann, So tell us what the resolution was with Q7 and Q8, now that they are Safe and sound underneath K2 #4594!! Tom YES!!! Q7 and Q8 are sitting pretty under the K2 ;) Of course it was mybonehead mistake and after reading a number of responses it finally clicked GEE...they really

[Elecraft] Dueling CQ During Mixed Mode 10 Meter Contest

I was hoping that there would be dueling CQ mode in Writelog when operating both CW and Phone during the recent 10 meter contest.  During slow times, I wanted Writelog to alternate log entry focus between CW and Phone while alternately transmitting CQ in CW using the K1EL keyer, and then in

[Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver Problems

I tried to work the recent 10 meter contest using SO2V but I found that weaker signals were virtually uncopyable when using the sub receiver.  The main receiver appears to be working correctly.   The sub receiver appears to have problems:   I have noticed that the PRE does nothing when pressed

[Elecraft] K3 Sub Receiver Problems

From ON4YVO: My sub receiver is not sensitive either. Signals are very weak on strong signals on the main receiver. Difference is 9 S-points. That's why I took the effort to measure the resistors. R43 is 51 Ohm, R37 and R45 are both 63 Ohm. These are on the other side of K10. Of course these

[Elecraft] I would like to have my KX3 drive my Ameritron AL-600 amplifier. Does anyone have a mod to remove the 35 ohm resistor in the amp input so it can be driven to full output by the KX3. Barry W

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[Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Digest, Vol 11, Issue 13

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[Elecraft] K2-VCO problems

I have built to the VCO test on p. 60 of my manual. I am supposed to get a frequency counter reading of 8 to 10 MHz range. I read 12424.11. I have not been able to find where I need to go in the Troubleshooting section to figure out what I've done wrong. There are a couple of things I'm not

[Elecraft] Have had to RESET MCU twice.

I am not sure what is is happening with this unit. My K2 [#4690] is at the stage where I am adding the KI02.. Up to this point I have only had one gremlin.. While going thru the filters last week, the radio locked up on 40M ..all other bands were OK, but on 40 the freq was locked. I

[Elecraft] First QSO's on K2 #4690

I couldn't stand it any longer..Got on the air tonite with 5 watts.. wrked VE2.. T9 and UA on 40M.. I' ve never been on 40 without an amp running MAX SMOKE.. This is really a GREAT radio.. Now back to building..SSBKPA 100... and KAT100.. First QRP Q's ever. Doc K8RR

[Elecraft] Strange Voltage in KPA100

I finished K2 #4690 about a month ago..works great and meets all specs. 2 weeks ago I finshed the KAT100 which will live in an EC2 along with a KPA100. I installed a KIO2 in the K2 and hooked up the KAT100 and my laptop... All is well and worked perfectly.. all voltages were correct. I

[Elecraft] Where is the reply button?

Sorry for looking foolish, but where do I find in a previously posted message the reply to-button if I wish to answer to a message? The help-section refers to such a button, but I can´t find it. Karsten ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] [META] Nabble threads?

Rick, Rick Kunath schrieb am 16 Mar 2008 um 11:12: Another way message threading gets messed up is folks using the digest method of getting the list. Basically, if you are on digest and you reply, you are breaking the thread as your digest message is it's own thread. So for digest list

[Elecraft] K3 2nd receiver filter question

If I order the 2nd receiver, do I need any additional filter for the 2nd receiver? I know that I can add roofing filters, but I am not sure if one is built in. 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- Saturn's Rings Proven To Be Lost Airline Luggage! PGP-Key: http://www.qsl.net/oe9fwv/furlan.asc Fone +43

Re: [Elecraft] K2 High Current Level

Jerry, On 30 Mar 2008 at 19:19, n0jrn wrote: One other question to insure I am not setting myself up for disappointment. :-) When you use CAL CUR to set the current limit, is there a limit to how high one can go without jeopardizing the rig?? My K2 has the KSB2, KDSP2, KNB2,

[Elecraft] K3: Lisagramm

hello, for the record: my K3 ordered 22/09/2007 is on its way. I don't know yet the serial number. 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- TV -- You can feel it suck out your brain PGP-Key: http://www.qsl.net/oe9fwv/furlan.asc Fone +43 5522 75013 Fax +43 820 555 85 2621 Mobile +43 664 6340014

[Elecraft] K3: Assembly manual question

hello, do I have to print out the assembly manual or is it contained in the parcel? I am going to prepare myself when it arrives... 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried! PGP-Key: http://www.qsl.net/oe9fwv/furlan.asc Fone +43 5522

[Elecraft] K3 #656 alive

hi all, I am glad to tell you that I finished building my K3. I admire the work of all who made this great piece of engineering possible. Building was easy and quick, after building a K2+KAT100+KPA100 it was more like playing with Lego. (my 10 years old son had fun helping me sorting and

[Elecraft] K3 Crossband Split: low output

hi, tonight I wanted to operate crossband split: listen on 12 MHz and transmit on 14 Mhz. When I tried this, I saw that my output was less than half of the output when the transmitter is switched to simplex. Sometimes I also get end display (out of band) although the transmitter was set to

[Elecraft] K3 PTT in SSB with CW-Key?

I would like to use my CW key to key the transmitter in SSB mode. This is very handy in the K2 when I use the Heil headset and don't want to use the vox. Is this already possible with the K3? If not please put it on the wishlist. 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- Eines der nützlichsten Tiere, die wir

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PTT in SSB with CW-Key?

hi all, On 27 Apr 2008 at 8:45, mark roz wrote: It would be nice to be able to use CW paddle plugged into paddle jack. Just like in K2. yes please! --- On Sun, 4/27/08, Ed K1EP [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to use my CW key to key the transmitter in SSB mode. This is very

Re: [Elecraft] Heil BM-10 and new K3

Todd, On 27 Apr 2008 at 11:16, T Gahagan wrote: From what I understand you must turn off the microphone bias in the menu. I have a Heil pro-set and had to do this. If you have the Heil headset made for use with the K2 you leave it on. If I am wrong someone please correct me. you are

Re: [Elecraft] K3 PTT in SSB with CW-Key?

hi David, On 28 Apr 2008 at 11:23, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: I wonder if the suggestion was intended to be use the PTT jack on the rear - but it's an RCA socket. maybe. I could use an RCA Adapter and plug in the Key there, but this is inconvenient to always change the jack. The best

[Elecraft] K3: two problems

today I observed a problem with my K3 ATU. on some bands the ATU does not find a fix. I connected the transceiver to a 50 ohm 100 Watt dummy load. I tried on 1850 - no fix - rattle rattle - display says: - . - with Xmit: 1.0 - 1 3700 - quick fix 1.0 - 1 5330 - no fix but when I press transmit

Re: [Elecraft] K3: two problems

hi Ken, Ken K3IU schrieb am 28 Apr 2008 um 14:20: With respect to your second problem, the mic high / low setting is working on #202 with latest firmware. It is easy to demonstrate if you set the MAIN:MIC SEL to high (rP.H in my case), set compression to zero(0), and MIC gain to zero(0),

Re: [Elecraft] K3: two problems

hi Ken, thank you for answering, Ken K3IU schrieb am 28 Apr 2008 um 15:23: I have a Diamond SX-200 wattmeter and in the Averaging position I see a max of about 45 - 50 watts and in the so-called PEP position I see anywhere between 60 and 90 watts indicated. That is with the Heil ProSet

[Elecraft] K3 ATU tuner looses fix - finding

I found out that when I change the frequency offset of my FL3 Filter (2.7khz) to around - 0.70, the tuner will work and find a fix with 1.0 or 1.1 into the dummy load. The frequency offset on my 2.7 kHz filter is - .89 though. do you think it is an ATU failure or a software problem? 73! de

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FIRMWARE UPDATE: MCU 1.87, DSP 1.69 (Finally!)

hi Wayne, Your new firmware is vy much appreciated and I am very happy with many features though not everything tested yet. The update went without a problem, congrats - this is very well done. I have a peculiar behaviour with SSB modulation that I have to report: wayne burdick schrieb am 3 May

[Elecraft] Re: K3 SSB power setting

hi Wayne, to make a long story short - all ok now!! explanation between the lines: wayne burdick schrieb am 4 May 2008 um 10:04: when I transmit in SSB I am not able to get 100 % HF output. peak power is around 40 Watts whatever I do, reading on the LP-100 peak power meter. (using a Heil

Re: [Elecraft] K3: New firmware will get a few corrections shortly

hi Wayne, On 4 May 2008 at 13:35, wayne burdick wrote: I'll do another posting as soon as revised firmware is ready. Thanks for all the quick feedback. thank you for the quick help and open communication on the list. this is unusual these days but gives me a good feeling. A great radio

Re: [Elecraft] K3 FIRMWARE UPDATE: MCU 1.87, DSP 1.69 (Finally!)

hi Wayne, On 4 May 2008 at 11:48, wayne burdick wrote: Will TX EQ be made mode and/or input dependent? Setting TX EQ for voice screws up the audio response for digital mode (AFSK A and DATA A) operation. The same is true for RX EQ. I believe both RX and TX EQ are bypassed in DATA

Re: [Elecraft] Bluetooth to RS232

hi all, On 8 May 2008 at 5:43, Mike Scott wrote: I liked the K2 Bluetooth serial adapter project. I Googled Bluetooth serial adapters (there are quite a few) and ran into an A7 Engineering product. http://www.a7eng.com/products/embeddedblue/serial/eb501-SER.htm It is lower cost than

[Elecraft] K3: birdie on 50.045?

when I am on 50.045.05 with PRE on I hear a low continuous tone. With PRE off it disappears. When I twist the shift, the tone gets lower or higher in frequency. (lower when shift to the right) When I switch the filter from FL5 (500) to FL4 (2100) the tone appears at 50.045.95. The tone obviously

Re: [Elecraft] K3: birdie on 50.045?

hi all, I have to add: it is only in CW, with PREamp on. characteristic is that moving the shift alters the height of the tone. I found one on 50.030, 50.046, 50.078, 50.094 VE3NFK schrieb am 13 May 2008 um 5:12: Nothing heard here SN 709.. 73 John VE3NFK DL5OCD wrote: No, in my

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3: birdie on 50.045?

hi Wayne, wayne burdick schrieb am 14 May 2008 um 9:04: I'm glad to hear that there's only one little birdie of concern to the list. This is a major victory :) The K3 uses down-conversion to a low first I.F. (so we can offer narrowband crystal filters). It's nearly impossible to eliminate

Re: [Elecraft] K3 BETA FIRMWARE RELEASE -- MCU rev 1.94 / doesn't work at all (?!)

hi Frank, Frank Lammel schrieb am 14 May 2008 um 9:28: I loaded rev 1.94 yesterday evening. My main problem is the not working VOX in 1.88. However it was more worse than with 1.88! Once set to VOX I couldn't set it back to PTT. It switched the whole time to TX, no matter what MIC gain

Re: [Elecraft] Help with cheap headset and K2

hi Bill, I have tried a Plantronics Computer Headset in the past with my K2. I made an adapter like you did but with the internal 5V bias. Audio reports were worse than with the dynamic Kenwood microphone I used before. I tried this special microphone because G4ILO recommended it on his

[Elecraft] K3: NR volume low

I have the impression that with the NR engaged the overall volume is much lower than without. Is there a possibility to adjust the audio volume / gain in the NR settings somewhere? I have seen this in the K2 DSP for rtty mode. Next question: 2 of my friends who tried the K3 this afternoon think

Re: [Elecraft] K3: too easy to overwrite dial memories

Phil, Phil Debbie Salas schrieb am 29 May 2008 um 10:57: Or maybe just require two presses of VM? That's the way one of my talkies works. When I hit VM, the memory number flashes. Hitting VM again stores the info in that memory. I find this a very good proposal. 73! de Werner OE9FWV

[Elecraft] [K3] fast tuning with VFO B problem

I have set Config VFO OFS to ON to use the VFO B for fast tuning, but it no longer works. I know it did, but no more. VFO OFS to off or on changes nothing. I have the latest firmware loaded. RIT/XIT are off of course. does anybody know what could be wrong? 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- Sometimes,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Front Panel mic audio issues with Microham Micro Keyer II

Gill, It is at least from #656 because my unit was affected too. The mod is easy done with the instructions from Elecraft. Gill W4RYW schrieb am 13 Jun 2008 um 18:47: If you have a serial no between 660 782 you need to do the mod for grounding the front panel mike connector. See link:

[Elecraft] [K3] how connect a Pactor modem to the K3?

hi all, has anybody connected a Ptc-2 to the K3 and how this was done? I think I could use Line in / Line out and PTT in. Line is stereo, should I use the tip? or connect tip and ring? any comments on how this should be done and how does it work? 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- Running after women

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Speaker Resonance

hi Roy, Roy Morris schrieb am 1 Jul 2008 um 8:58: My K3 speaker performs flawlessly and puts out wonderful audio until NR is turned on. It then produces some shrill resonances at some frequencies. I find these resonances disappear when using NR on external speakers. I owe an apology to

[Elecraft] TRX frequency offset with -S parameter

I am trying the latest beta firmware with my K3 in Pactor mode. Like in a former try I encountered a problem, when I activate the -s Parameter in DATA A USB mode. My transceiver is sending 2.5 kHz higher than the dial display says. With the first try all was ok. Then I started to try different

Re: [Elecraft] K3: proposed SSB coarse tuning rate change

Hi Wayne, Wayne Burdick schrieb am 29 Sep 2009 um 10:29: We've had many requests to provide an 0.5-kHz VFO tuning step size in SSB modes. I'd like to substitute this for the current 2.5 kHz selection. The new set of steps sizes for SSB would then be: 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0 Most

[Elecraft] P3 wishlist

not knowing if this is technically feasable, I'd like to have a port for a pointing device (mouse, trackball or these nice heavy tuning devices you can use to navigate in google earth or SDR transciever) regarding the screen, it would be nice to be able to use it for decoding digital modes,

[Elecraft] KIO3 Pinout

I have a question regarding the KIO3 layout. I'd like to abuse 3 pins for adding a GPS mouse to my TrxPtc in the K3. According to the KIO3 description in the user manual Pin 1, 8,9 are not used. In the list of pins I am also missing Pin 7. I used Pin 9 as GPS VCC (5V), Pin 8 is GPS in and

Re: [Elecraft] KIO3 Pinout

hi David, David Christ schrieb am 19 Oct 2009 um 15:13: From my professional experience TxD and RxD may be more common, but RX and TX are used often enough that I would not call them unusual. Certainly using RX and TX should not cause any confusion. my mail below was not clear in this

Re: [Elecraft] Trojan horse warning

hi Svend, Svend Spanget schrieb am 19 Oct 2009 um 21:37: I just downloaded the K3 utility 1.2.9.30 from http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm#k3util. Now AVG displays a warning: Accessed file is infected. Trojan horse PSW.Banker5.ZOY Anybody else notice this? the fact that you get

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] KIO3 Pinout

hi Dick and all who responded, Dick Dievendorff schrieb am 20 Oct 2009 um 9:26: The schematic diagram (on the Elecraft web site) shows the KIO3's serial connector pin 7 is RTS_IN. According to the schematic, pin 2 is RxD out, pin 3 is TxD in, pin 4 is DTR in, pin 5 is common (connected

[Elecraft] K3 Makro question

in my Elecraft K3 utility I found Macro 1 predefined with KH3; and Macro 2 with ldpw131.248.110; I could not find these functions in the programmers reference. What do these commands mean? 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- Driving People Insane: 2. Page yourself over the intercom. (Don't disguise

[Elecraft] K3: infrared receiver for wireless paddle

I have a CW paddle with an IR wireless transmitter (Palm Paddle from Palm Radio) and it works great with the K2. Palm radio provides a manual where to solder the wires to the K2. I would like to add the reveiver also to my K3. I need the pins for paddle right, paddle left, ground and VCC

Re: [Elecraft] Beta Firmware-download, the easy way

To add another possibility, I use Total Commander (www.ghisler.com) It is a decent filemanager and has an FTP Client built in (in addition to many other goodies) I had to setup the Elecraft FTP site once, choose the beta firmware directory, choose my download directory, save all. The rest is

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Yaesu

Hi all, you can buy the K2, K3 and other Elecraft products with an european guarantee from the QRP-Project. http://www.qrp-shop.de/200/cgi-bin/shop.dll?AnbieterID=1 73 Detlef, DL7NDF Julian, G4ILO schrieb: David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: Doesn't have a bad image here either, in fact

Re: [Elecraft] OT: soldering leads to coin cell batteries

hi John, John Ferguson schrieb am 19 Dec 2009 um 6:35: Does anyone here have experience soldering leads to coin cell batteries? My yes I have :-( Compaq Armada M300 needs a new cmos battery. the present one is a 2032 with 2 leads and a molex plug. my scheme is to put the needle point on

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] how much harder to build: K2 vs K1?

hi, I can only speak for the K2 which I built. The key point is your soldering skills. Next point is patience and following the instructions. If you want to see my building pathway you can find it here: http://www.qsl.net/oe9fwv/k2.html from the dates you can see how long it took me to

[Elecraft] switch to another microphone using a macro?

I have an Icom SM-8 microphone attached to my K3's front panel and a Heil Pro Headset with HC 4 element plugged into the rear panel. Depending on working conditions and my mood I sometimes prefer one or the other microphone. The procedure requires to change Bias and sensitivity in the

Re: [Elecraft] switch to another microphone using a macro?

hi Dick, thank you very much for your detailed description. It works like a charm, the only thing I had to change was SWT12, which can be omitted, because the K3 remembers the BIAS setting for the rear and front panel microphone. It might be a wish for future firmware versions to make the

[Elecraft] K3 Audio Upgrade Mod

Today I got around to installing in my K3 the audio upgrade kit that arrived a couple of weeks ago. The first part of the kit involves swapping an RFC on the main PCB with one that has a lower resistance. (FYI, I measured the resistance of the original choke as 0.4 ohms, and of the new choke as

RE: [Elecraft] K3 Audio Upgrade Mod

Hi Ron and the group, I use a homemade (by my friend K8DR) hold-down tool for soldering SMT parts, and I agree with Ron that they get easier to install with a little practice. However, I still believe that most hams would find easier the through-hole version of the audio upgrade mod, and since

RE: [Elecraft] easy source of static dissipating work mat?

I didn't find a specification on the electrode size, but in the photo of a popular tester they look to be maybe 3 or 4 inches in diameter. For my test, the electrodes were two saucepans, each about 7 inches in diameter and weighted with 5 pounds When measuring the resistance of a

[Elecraft] Question re K3 diversity reception

In using my K3 for diversity reception, I use my G5RV antenna on the AUX subreceiver input, and my SteppIR for the main (transmitting/receiving) antenna. When I'm transmitting, does the K3 short the input to the subreceiver AUX input, or otherwise protect the input from damage? I'm using an

RE: [Elecraft] ESD Question!

Hi Jim, Unfortunately, you probably can't check to make sure the mat is actually an ESD mat, since it's resistance will be too high for your DMM to measure. It will just show as an open circuit on a DMM. There are ways to measure the resistance by letting the sheet discharge a capacitor and

RE: [Elecraft] ftp file

hi all, I recommend using a decent ftp client. I use Total Commander (from www.ghisler.com) it has an ftp client plugin. With this program you can define the ftp server, login, directory at both sides of the connection and with one click you are where you wanted to be. Donloading the file

Re: [Elecraft] Six meter birdies.

hi all, I am also suffering from birdies especially (but not only) on 6m. I have them on the main receiver and on the subreceiver, but on different frequencies. (found them on 40m and 20m too) Many of them are low volume and don't bother me in real life, but some are really loud (up to S6)

[Elecraft] K3: DVR: record qso with my own voice

excuse me if this question was already answered: how can I record a QSO with my own over? I can record and playback the received audio with vy good quality but when I talk into the microphone I have an empty space in the recorded audio. tnx, 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- I doubt, therefore I

[Elecraft] K3 + TrxPtc

hi Wayne, we have had a discussion about adding a Pactor controller to the K3 earlier. Now when my K3 was complete with all parts I wanted to add I jumped in and added a TrxPtc. There is enough room behind the IO and XVR boards to add the TrxPtc board. Behind the main board I had to drill one

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Front/Rear MIC Input Level

hi Don, Don Wilhelm schrieb am 11 Jan 2009 um 10:14: The correct level depends on your microphone, your voice, and your shack. Put the K3 into TX TEST and talk into the mic - increase the mic gain until your voice peaks produce 7 bars on the ALC scale. I cannot get 7 bars on the ALC scale

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Front/Rear MIC Input Level

hi Don, Don Wilhelm schrieb am 11 Jan 2009 um 15:24: Do you have the menu MIC SEL set to FP.L or to FP.H. With the lower output of the HC-5 element, you will need the higher range. If that does not allow you to obtain 7 bars, I would suggest a note to k3supp...@elecraft.com. Yes, I have

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Front/Rear MIC Input Level

hi Merv, Merv Schweigert schrieb am 11 Jan 2009 um 11:51: I just checked mine #2306,  cannot get ALC above 7 bars either,  Heil proset, mic setting of 8 to 10 is plenty to get full power out.  But even if setting mic to 60 ALC is still 7 bars max.   But I notice that below the ALC bar scale

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Front/Rear MIC Input Level

). I do consider my setting to be in an acceptable range because the HC4/5 elements are the lowest output mics that I will likely use with my K3. 73, Don W3FPR Dr. Werner Furlan wrote: hi Merv, Merv Schweigert schrieb am 11 Jan 2009 um 11:51: I just checked mine #2306, cannot

[Elecraft] Desktop microfone for the K3

I'd like to add a desktop microphone to my K3. I have left a Yaesu MD-1 from earlier times, and made a cable for the K3. It works, but the modulation is rather low volume in comparison to the Heil HC-5 I use. What about the Kenwood microphones, like the MC-60 or MC-80? Are there any

Re: [Elecraft] Desktop microfone for the K3

hi all, mni thanks to all for the input on and off list. I have now decided to keep the MD-1 microphone. It needs more MIC GAIN than the Heil HC-5 but reports are very good with MIC GAIN 40. Tone select set to 3, impedance 600 Ohm. The only problem is that I cannot get the up/down buttons to

Re: [Elecraft] Electret Microphone

hi Bob, On 21 Jan 2009 at 20:11, Robert C. Crawford wrote: It looks as though I can use an Icom SM-20 on the K3 by changing the wires around to match the pin outs of the K3 mic connector. Is this true? Has anyone done it? yesterday I finished a new cable to connect my Icom SM-8 microphone

Re: [Elecraft] New K3

Lyle, Lyle Johnson schrieb am 23 Jan 2009 um 1:55: If VOX Gain was not taken after applying Mic Gain, you'd have to adjust Mic Gain *and* VOX gain every time you used a different microphone or other transmit audio source. We have many users who routinely use different microphones on their

[Elecraft] Pactor Modem inside the K3

I have made a documentation of the installation of the TrxPtc Pactor modem inside my K3. For those who are interested can download the PDF file from my homepage: http://oe9fwv.shacknet.nu/oe9fwv/K3/trxptc_k3.pdf If anybody needs more detailed information please send a personal mail. 73! de

[Elecraft] K3 - diversity reception question

Maybe this has been discussed before, if so please forgive me... When I switch on the Sub receiver listening on the headphones, the right channel disappears for a short instance, then comes back but with a slightly lower volume than the left (main RX) channel. Is this intended? I use the Sub

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - diversity reception question

schrieb am 30 Jan 2009 um 8:41: Hi Werner, Use BSET to see what the sub receiver's PRE and ATTN settings are. They are independent of the main receiver's settings. They are also saved per-band. 73, Wayne N6KR On Jan 30, 2009, at 8:32 AM, Dr. Werner Furlan wrote: Maybe this has been

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - diversity reception question

hi Wayne, wayne burdick schrieb am 30 Jan 2009 um 13:29: Using the MAIN antenna for the subreceiver switches in a -3 dB pad, which is required to split the path to the two receivers. This results in about a 3 dB signal attenuation in both. This may be part of what you're hearing. There

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - diversity reception question

and sub filters? 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Jan 30, 2009, at 8:32 AM, Dr. Werner Furlan wrote: Maybe this has been discussed before, if so please forgive me... When I switch on the Sub receiver listening on the headphones, the right channel disappears for a short instance, then comes back

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - diversity reception question

Wayne, wayne burdick schrieb am 31 Jan 2009 um 9:33: This is about an 8 dB drop. The first 3 dB can be attributed to the fact that main and sub are now sharing the main antenna path (the splitter gets turned on). The other 5 dB must be due to some combination of the other factors I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev. 2.80: Improvements to AFSK-A, DATA-A, SSB, AM, FM, DVR

hi Wayne, wayne burdick schrieb am 10 Feb 2009 um 15:00: * SSB/DATA-A/AFSK-A TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL: Power output in these modes now more closely tracks TUNE power. We recommend setting CONFIG:TXG VCE to 0.0 dB after loading this release, then adjusting only if necessary. * DATA MODE ALC

Re: [Elecraft] External speakers for K3?

Wes Stewart schrieb am 12 May 2009 um 9:20: I'm using a pair of Optimus Pro 7AV. These are heavy metal-cased units that look really nice with the K3. They look like the first ones in this link, except they have a textured black finish. http://www.angelfire.com/vt/audio/minimus.html I

Re: [Elecraft] QTH.Net versus Yahoo Groups

Jim, Jim Garland schrieb am 13 May 2009 um 11:16: I subscribe to the Elecraft email digest on QTH.NET, and also the FT-2000 digest on Yahoo Groups. Maybe nobody feels the same way, but I find the Elecraft digest very hard to read. Each Elecraft digest comes with many email attachments,

[Elecraft] K2 alignment problem 20m and 17m

Dear K2 specialists, I recently finished my K2 with (more or less) no problems. Everything is fine, expect the transmitter alignment for 17m and 20m. Here are the symptoms found while doing the alignment with 2W output in tune mode: 1. On 20m, the output power is rapidly changing between 0.1

Re: [Elecraft] ERR PL1

Hi Evert, I had the same problem and fixed it by instructions from Gary. I wrote you off list, because I don't know if pdf-files are accepted by the list. 73 Detlef, DL7NDF Evert Bakker (PA2KW) schrieb: Hello, As temperature rises (in the shack), FP (34 degC) does, and a problem

Re: [Elecraft] K3 monitor request

hi Ed the gang, Ed Schuller schrieb am 13 Aug 2009 um 11:13: In any event, here is (again) a mundane and simple request - a menu item that turns the monitor on or off. This could then be assigned to a user programmable button. It would certainly make things more convenient when operating

[Elecraft] K3 Firmware Bug

Hi All, I'm new to this list and apologize if this has come up before. I just assembled my new K3 (#1217, firmware 2.11, DSP firmware 1.81) and noticed a bug in the filter selection routine. I have filters in FL2 (2.7 KHz), FL3 (1.8 KHz), and FL4 (0.4 KHz). (I'm saving the FL1 slot for an

RE: [Elecraft] K3 and AM

Steve, On AM, your carrier power should be about 25% of the peak transmitter power. For a K3, which runs 120W output, this means that the carrier output should be about 30W. I believe the K3 automatically sets the correct carrier-to-peak power ratio, so that when you scale back the K3's power

RE: [Elecraft] K3 Assembly issue with bottom Heat Sink cover!

Rodger, I assembled my K3 a couple of weeks ago (s/n 1217), and did not experience your problem. The three transistors clamped nicely against the (thicker) bottom cover using only the hardware specified in the instructions. As I recall, there are both 3/16 and 1/4 screws in the kit. You sure

RE: [Elecraft] Firmware glitch on Xtal Filter selection?

#1318 and updated to the latest firmware. On another post to this group I recall someone (Dr. Garland?) asking about the same issue I am seeing on my rig. I have set up xtal filters as follows FL1 - open but assigned to FM (FM filter back ordered) FL2 2.7 kHz, FL3 1.8 kHz, FL45 empty. I have

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Software

hi Tom, Tom Wylie schrieb am 30 Aug 2008 um 8:37: I built my K3 about 2 months ago and have now made a couple of thousand QSOs with it and am very satisfied. Question: Should I upload the latest software? yes. What is the latest NON BETA version that is stable and works? it will

[Elecraft] KRX3 in action

good morning, the KRX3 arrived and I installed it yesterday. After doing the VCO calibration and filter settings it is working fine. I have observed two things that are not clear to me so I wanted to ask if this is the same at your K3's. When I switch SUB on and I have the antenna shared

Re: [Elecraft] KRX3 in action

hi Alexandr, Alexandr Kobranov schrieb am 26 Sep 2008 um 9:23: are the birdies dependent on bandwith also? yes they are. I can see them on the Panadapter very easy, and they jump aside when I change XFIL: I have had similar problem with ma K3 base unit and replacing of RX mixer - small

[Elecraft] SPS into a EC-2 housing?

I'd like to put a ~20A SPS into a EC-2 housing. Has anybody found a PS that fits into this housing? 73! de Werner OE9FWV -- Driving People Insane: 6. Insist that your e-mail address be xena-goddess- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email powered by Pegasus Mail free at http://www.pmail.com Homepage:

Re: [Elecraft] Open Mic Inside The Radio?

hi, -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- schrieb am 3 Oct 2008 um 18:46: Anyone have this problem with an open mic inside the radio? When I am on 52.795 mhz, I get a signal of s-3 and when I turn up the volume, it squeals. I can actually speak through the bigger grille opening on top of the radio and

[Elecraft] K3 RF Feedback Problem

Gang, I'm pulling my hair out over an RF feedback problem with my K3/100, and wonder if anybody has any ideas? I use an external station controller that switches key, microphone, CAT, line in/out, etc. between different rigs. The microphone audio connects to the K3's rear panel microphone jack

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