[Elecraft] Return

Good morning, After a one year +/- hiatus I am back on this list. I am interested in how the K3 is doing. No need to post anything. I will just watch. However, if anyone wishes to send me an email off list, I will read and respond as appropriate. 73 and HNY, Dave, K4TO K2 S/n 4??? (I

Re: [Elecraft] Cargo Cult Audio [was:Ideas - new Elecraft Products]

Esteemed group, I have really enjoyed lurking and reading this thread, which until now, has emphasized the technical aspects of music recordings. I can't help but add the following comments about the human aspects. Studio recordings are wonderful in that they allow control of many things, a

Re: [Elecraft] 10 meters

Ten-Ten International calling frequency is 28.450, if I remember correctly. There seems always to be activity with those folks. K4TO Robert Tellefsen wrote: Ron For cw tune 28000 to 28100. For ssb tune 28300 up to perhaps 29000.When activity is thin, I expect you will find what there is

Re: [Elecraft] Books

niftyaccesories.com Phil LaMarche wrote: I can no longer find the small mini manuals sold on the Elecraft site. What was the name so I can Google. They were great. Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. www.instantgourmetspices.com http://www.instantgourmetspices.com/ www.W9DVM.com

Re: [Elecraft] Books

niftyaccessories.com better spellingsorry---K4TO Dave Sublette wrote: niftyaccesories.com Phil LaMarche wrote: I can no longer find the small mini manuals sold on the Elecraft site. What was the name so I can Google. They were great. Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc

Re: [Elecraft] Need advice on the Iambic key

One man's nemesis is another man's requirement By pure chance, I learned to use a keyer with a Mode B machine many,,,many years ago. I now find that I have trouble leaving off trailing dots if I use a Mode A machine. So the remark that Mode B allows leaving off a tiny bit earlier is

[Elecraft] Farewell

I have enjoyed the list and have met several very interesting people from it. However, it is time to close out my run with this forum. It is quite a chore to keep up with the 30-50 emails per day that run through this list. I enjoy my K2 and use it a lot as an IF rig for microwave operation

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Antenna Nut: It can't be this hard

Gee--I don't remember it as being particularly difficult. Is there some flaw in the threads of either the nut or the connector? Is it the correct size nut? K4TO Michael Cook wrote: Hi all. I've been assembling my K2 since thursday and having a ton of fun. Last night I just finished the last

[Elecraft] rotators

I have the following two rotators for sale: M squared OR2800PX Azimuth positioner (rotator) and companion RC2800PX Control box. RS-232 control port built in. This unit is just back from M squared where it was completely checked out. It comes with mast clamp and hardware that will accept up

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement-musicians

Well..I can't let the classical musicians dominate this thread :-) . I am lead trumpet in a 16 piece Big Band. We play all the Big Band Classics from the 20's, 30's, 40's, and 50's. I am almost the youngest at age 63. We have three who are 85. Some of our guys actually played with the

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2/100 at TZ5A

Dan, et. al., I have a dialup connection and photos and other large attachmets don't work well. The 160 antenna has been up since 1990. It is constructed of Rohn 45 tower, guyed at three levels with Phillystran. There is a Rohn insulated section inserted with the insulator at 28 feet above

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2/100 at TZ5A

Dan, et. al., I have a dialup connection and photos and other large attachmets don't work well. The 160 antenna has been up since 1990. It is constructed of Rohn 45 tower, guyed at three levels with Phillystran. There is a Rohn insulated section inserted with the insulator at 28 feet above

Re: [Elecraft] Code Buddy

Jeff, I wish I were close to you so that I could help, but KY to the West Coast is a bit far. I would, however, like to commend and encourage you to work on your code speed. On the air experience is great, but there are alternatives. Some keyers have an option to send random code groups.

Re: [Elecraft] Code Buddy (Motzart = better CW)

music! After 10 minutes anything will sound good! Sorry, couldn't resist ... Speaking of bagpipes, do you know why pipers walk while they play? To get away from the sound! - Keith KD1E - -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Sublette *snip

Re: [Elecraft] CW poll

Gee guys, maybe you need to check eyesight. I found it in 3 secondsat the right hand side of the page in the box at the bottom. K4TO Dan Barker wrote: Can you be a bit more vague on the URL? I searched the home page and site map for poll, and used their search function for vote, vote

Re: [Elecraft] Kent Straight Key and Paddle

H...bad problem. Have you considered elective surgery to swap sides with your arms? :-P Sorrycouldn't resist. 73, Dave, K4TO Darwin, Keith wrote: I'd LOVE to order one but there is a Problem with them. I send left handed with paddles and right handed with a straight key. I need

Re: [Elecraft] ECN 12-12-05 Report(s)

I would have tried to check in, perhaps, but I thought there would be no net due to Kevin's situation. Perhaps next time. Dave, K4TO Mark Saunders, KJ7BS wrote: Thanks to Tom for running the ECN while Kevin tended to pressing matters. The QSB was slow and deep here in AZ plus I could not

[Elecraft] SKN

To all, With tongue firmly in cheek and a smile on my face (try that!) let me say to this issueGET A LIFE, people. I remember the good old days of the straight key. I could hardly wait to ditch the @#$%^ thing and get a bug. I bet the use of the straight key was the second leading

Re: [Elecraft] K2 compared to ?

Larry, You have just explained the very reason that I have sold all of my Japanese radios. Service is expensive and slow. I now have all American made, and for the most part built myself from kits equipment. I would highly recommend the TenTec line of gear. The Jupiter or a used OMNI VI+

[Elecraft] Net tonight

I probably won't be home in time for the net. I am presently in Indianapolis, where I'm being charmed by my granddaughters6 year old twins and their 2 year old sister. We will be home later tonight...Happy New Year to All. Dave, K4TO K2 s/n 4117

[Elecraft] Haunted K2

If this is a duplicate, I appologize, but I posted it 18 hours ago and it hasn't appeared. Is there some delay built into this relector?? Good afternoon, Now that I have your attention, I don't really think that my K2 is haunted, but it does seem to want to tune itself. As I tune the knob

Re: [Elecraft] Haunted K2

Thanks to all who responded. The haunting is now over. I adjusted the VFO knob to put a bit more pressure on the felt washer and now it stays put when I turn loose of the knob. Dave Dave Sublette wrote: If this is a duplicate, I appologize, but I posted it 18 hours ago and it hasn't

Re: [Elecraft] Haunted K2

Thanks to all who responded. The haunting is now over. I adjusted the VFO knob to put a bit more pressure on the felt washer and now it stays put when I turn loose of the knob. Dave Dave Sublette wrote: If this is a duplicate, I appologize, but I posted it 18 hours ago and it hasn't

Re: [Elecraft] Transverter with Common IF

Just use a G6Y relay and key it with an input from the K2 and switch the commom input of the transverter between T and R connectors of the K2 at the appropriate times. It is simpler than trying to modify the DEM transverter. Dave, K4TO Kent Tannery wrote: I am trying to use my K2/100

Re: [Elecraft] K2 #5237 alive

Congratulations Jo! The only comment I can make is that I don't know if it is a good idea to put your K2 on Top of the kenwood...for two reasons !) Heat...will it get too hot there? and 2) embarrassment. Won't the Kenwood just die of embarrassment when it hears how much better the K2

Re: [Elecraft] K1 160m/80m

Sandy, What antenna did you use on 160? It must have beeen pretty good to have worked that many stations. I ran 100W(TenTec Omni VI+) for the contest and worked 397 Qs and 80 multipliers, many of which were DX. But my antenna is a full quarterwave elevated groundplane. I have found that

Re: [Elecraft] Wireless peripherals

Same hereK4TO Tom Skinner wrote: I am running wireless keyboard and mouse (both USB) and a wireless internet connection (USB) with no problems that I have noticed. Tom, KJ3D -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Baugh Sent:

[Elecraft] K2 Alignment

Hello to all, I'm getting ready to do a realignment of my K2 using Spectragram. The first thing it calls for is to make a cable using 1/8 stereo plugs using two wire cable and only the tip and sleeve connection. Well I have a perfectly good 1/8 stereo cable that includes the third wire ring

[Elecraft] re:embarassing

Shoot, don't feel bad. I just aligned my filters last week after having and using the radio for two years and found I hadn't touched the alignment at all. No readings were written down for the VFO settings. I don't know what I was doing. As you say, the radio worked pretty well anyway. 73,

Re: [Elecraft] OT K0BRA Active Antennas AMRAD

Internet Explorer thinks it's a blank page alsoK4TO Stephen John Farthing wrote: Greetings from England, I wonder if anyone can help me get access to the AMRAD Website. I am about to start building the K0BRA Active RX Antenna as featured in the Sept 2001 QST and I am interested in

Re: [Elecraft] K0BRA Active Antennas AMRAD

Well after all of the variations of URLs and browsers, I finally clicked on the Active LF Antenna article and was told You are forbidden access to this pageI guess I'm not interested after all :-( K4TO Don Wilhelm wrote: It worked with Firefox for me. First has to manually add the

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 construction questions

With tongue firmly in cheek, let me offer the following advice .. Just remember the motto of the Red Green Show, Any tool can be the right tool for the job. I have used the wrong tool for the job for so many years that, now that I can afford to buy what is needed, I don't know what the

[Elecraft] QRP freq?

Can someone tell me what the QRP hang out frequency is on 80m CW? Thanks Dave, K4TO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):

[Elecraft] re:QRP info

Thanks to all for the info Dave, K4TO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] cord vs. rick

I woodn't have believed it had I not read it all for myself :-) K4TO Thom R LaCosta wrote: On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: - Original Message - From: W2AGN [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have been wondering how come the OT POLICE haven't pounced on this thread yet, then I

[Elecraft] For Sale

Excess to my needs, I have an M-Squared OR2800 rotator and control box. It is just back from M-squared where it was checked out and everything replaced that was suspect. It is the older AC model. There is no rotor cable with it. This is a used unit. I have used it to turn my VHF/UHF antennas

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

It was a 500w slug, which leaves us with a 25 watt error, max. Vic K2VCO wrote: Dave Sublette wrote: I stopped by to see them at their booth at a large hamfest to discuss a problem I was having with their 300 watt amp for two meters. In spite of careful tweaking and adequate drive

Re: Translation - RE: [Elecraft] Color code help?

Winston Churchill once defined the United States and Great Britain as, Two peoples separated by a common language. K4TO Darwin, Keith wrote: One of my favorites is car parts. The hood is the bonnet. The trunk is the boot. I think a fender is also different. And of course UK women do not

Re: Translation - RE: [Elecraft] Color code help?

I believe the conversation continued with Lady Astor saying, Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea. Whereupon Sir Winston replied,Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it! Andy McMullin wrote: On 10 Apr 2006, at 14:18, Dave Sublette wrote: Winston Churchill once defined

[Elecraft] Hakko soldering station

Any opinions about the model 936 Hakko soldering station...any better recommendations? Thanks, Dave, K4TO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub,

Re: [QRP-L] Re: [Elecraft] Radio Shack Power Up Device

I notice that these devices come with various ratings up to 30 amps. Please be aware that the cigarette lighter socket in your auto is probabably fused at five amps or so and the design of the cigarette lighter plug probably will not sustain more than five amps without melting down. I

[Elecraft] KX3 AND DIGITAL INTERFACE QUESTION

I have had my KX3 for just over a year now, and love it. I am wanting to try some of the digital modes using a computer and a third party software package. I already use a logging program which controls the KX3. I also have a Softrock SDR receiver and use HDSDR to look at the spectrum. I tell

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 AND DIGITAL INTERFACE QUESTION

/B0017QQQAE 73, Matt VK2RQ On 6 Dec 2014, at 2:49 pm, Dave Sublette k4to.d...@gmail.com wrote: I have had my KX3 for just over a year now, and love it. I am wanting to try some of the digital modes using a computer and a third party software package. I already use a logging program

[Elecraft] KX3 and HRD

Has anyone used the KX3 with the Ham Radio Deluxe DM-780 digital software package? I am trying to get the IQ output to run the waterfall with no success so far. Dave, K4TO __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] re Elecraft KX3 and the CW160

A friend sent me the post about this and so I thought I would join the group and post my experience. I have had a KX3 for two or three years. I replaced one of the high end rigs with it and am very pleased with the results. I have a full quarter wave elevated ground plane antenna for 160.

Re: [Elecraft] RX antenna protection

I had one once. It was a tremendous TVI generator…. K4TO > On Aug 15, 2017, at 4:07 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: > > The Johnson 250-39 and B 380 T/R switches both had a certain amount of > "suck-out" but they did protect tube receivers. > > I had both (still do) and preferred

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Problem?

; this doesn't impact usability, e.g. locating signals of interest. In fact >> most sound cards are limited to displaying about 48 kHz of spectrum, while >> the PX3 can go wider thanks to its high-performance/high-speed A-to-D >> converter. > > 73 from David GM4JJJ >

Re: [Elecraft] Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

Hearing one weak sig under the noise (and there is NO noise) Called CQ 3 times — no answer. 50 Watts, Dipole Location on highest point in the county. KX3/KXPA100Sorry folks. No propagation here. Dave, K4TO > On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > Hi

Re: [Elecraft] Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

Heard your CQ, Wayne — called and got no response…. K4TO > On Jul 15, 2017, at 4:10 PM, M. George wrote: > > Wayne, the NAQP RTTY contesting going on... it started at 1800Z today. It > goes for 12 hours. There are a lot of signals on 15 meters, about half as > many

Re: [Elecraft] Flash mob experiment, 21040 +/- 5 kHz, now until 2100 Z

efoot... > 73 de W0ZF > On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 3:17 PM Dave Sublette <k...@arrl.net > <mailto:k...@arrl.net>> wrote: > Hearing one weak sig under the noise (and there is NO noise) Called CQ 3 > times — no answer. 50 Watts, Dipole Location on highest poi

Re: [Elecraft] Interesting meter

I was an ET in the navy. We had a week of school on that rig. The drawers were on rollers and rolled out for maintenance, then tilted so you could get to the bottom. You had to reach back along the sides and press a release to get the drawer to tilt for maintenance. The only trouble was,

[Elecraft] PX3 Problem?

I have had my PX3 for a little over a year (I think). It has been used sparingly. Until this afternoon, it has worked perfectly. Now I see a spike in the center of the display and periodic spikes across the entire screen. Almost all are symmetrical in frequency and amplitude about the center

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Problem?

the Rx I/Q plug from the PX3 and the irregularly space spikes went away and the regularly spaced spikes were still there at the same levels as when the cable was plugged in. I’m still thinking there is a failure in the PX3. Dave > On Jul 16, 2017, at 6:06 PM, Dave Sublette <k...@arrl.net&

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Problem?

such as you are seeing. > > If it makes those responses substantial with the preamp on, then there may be > a problem to be addressed. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 7/16/2017 10:07 PM, Dave Sublette wrote: >> Good point. However I am on 20 meters, which r

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Problem?

quiet band, you'll see "stuff" that would normally > be covered by the band noise. Turn on the preamp, and the artifacts that > you're seeing should be pushed below the noise floor of just about any band. > > 73, > > Dale - WA8SRA > > > On Sun, Jul 16, 201

Re: [Elecraft] K3 with 2m tvtr - power control feature request

Graham, You didn’t say which microwave transverter you are using. Perhaps the transverter input requirement can be adjusted to accept the 7W vs 5W. Many of us who drive transverters at reduced levels find that the driving rigs often have full power spikes for just a few milliseconds when

Re: [Elecraft] K3 with 2m tvtr - power control feature request

One more reason I forgot to mention. If your power output has to be adjusted every time you switch to the band using the transverter, sooner or later, you will forget. That might be the end of your transverter. That is why I always set my stuff up so I don’t have to make any adjustments when

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Using K3 for relative noise survey

Don’t forget to look for noise in vertical and horizontal polarity. Dave, K4TO > On Aug 1, 2017, at 9:33 AM, Rick Miller - N1RM wrote: > > I currently live in a townhouse and have made an offer on a few acres in a > more rural area. I would like to measure the relative noise

Re: [Elecraft] Problem saving PX3 configuration

Good Morning Bob, I’m not sure my problem is the same as yours. My PX3 is only 2 years old and I had never saved a configuration file to this point. Neither had I adjusted the amplitude and phase on the I and Q channels. I did that for the first time last night and, seeing it was

Re: [Elecraft] Problem saving PX3 configuration

it is > a hard error. > > If A hard error, contact supp...@elecraft.com and see if they might have any > answers. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 10/16/2017 8:44 PM, Dave Sublette wrote: >> I just went through the amplitude and phase adjustment to null out the >

[Elecraft] Problem saving PX3 configuration

I just went through the amplitude and phase adjustment to null out the opposite sideband response. All went well. I started the PX3 Utility and tried to save the configuration settings, per the suggestion in the manual. About half way into the process (Green Bar about 50%) I get an error

Re: [Elecraft] Problem saving PX3 configuration

I just tried it again and got the same thing. I was able to download and install firmware. It was the same that was in the PX3 but at least the comm port is working. > On Oct 16, 2017, at 8:57 PM, Dave Sublette <k...@arrl.net> wrote: > > I tried it at least three times a

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 owner discovers Heaven/P

My son, K4TOO uses his drone to place a messenger line where he wants it to pull antennas up through trees. He has a remote release that makes it a very accurate operation. He used it on Field Day this year and also to string hidden antennas up at his home QTH. Dave, K4TO > On Aug 30, 2017,

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Notch filter vs JT65?

Well, to state the obvious — just transmit during the same time slot that the other station transmits…. K4TO > On Aug 27, 2017, at 2:07 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > > A couple of things to check. Be sure the Line Output from the radio is not > set to high such that it is

Re: [Elecraft] KX2, spy radio

As a former CT — I enjoyed the web page. Thanks for sharing. Dave, K4TO > On Sep 1, 2017, at 1:09 AM, Mike Morrow wrote: > > Chas wrote: > >> SSB would have been the equivalent of encryption. > > Not even remotely so...SSB technology goes back decades before WWII. > >

Re: [Elecraft] Bluetooth audio adapter for K3

This idea of putting headphones and mic on Bluetooth has interested me for some time. Looking at the page on amazon, the 366-T device looks to be a transmitter only. That would be fine. You could hook it to the speaker or headphone output of the radio and buy a pair of Bluetooth headphones

[Elecraft] PX3 configuration save problem

I am happy to announce that my PX3 now saves the configuration without complaint. Paul, N6HZ, project manager for the PX3 contacted me with instructions. I took the PX3 apart, photographed the main board and emailed him a copy. He looked it over and said all the correct parts were in the

Re: [Elecraft] kxpd3 question

Jerry, Don’t obsess over which paddle is best for you. Which ever system you choose, it will take hours and hours of off the air practice before you "should” put it on the air. Which ever system you start with, you will learn to love and prefer — if you get that far. I use iambic B and a

Re: [Elecraft] Freq Onwership

The issue of who has priority on a given frequency was being debated 60 years ago when I first got on 75 meter AM. It hasn’t changed. It won’t change. The language issue became a problem for me 20 years ago. As a result I gave up phone and went to CW only, for the most part. I also went to

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Using the K2 above 29 MHz

I have used my K2 with a DEMI 2M transverter board in it to drive transverters from 902 through 10368 MHz for many years. When I used it to drive both 902 and 903 MHz portions of that band, the output was very much lower when 29MHz was in use for 903. I can't say whether it was due to the 29

Re: [Elecraft] Ham radio as a side dish

I can think of a couple of things where my ham radio experience blends with my other interests. Radio Control Models: for many years I used the 53 MHz band for my RC link. Now that the GHz equipment has come along, I use that. Music: I play trumpet in a couple of bands. My experience with

[Elecraft] KXPA100 160 ATU Issue

I'm helping my son, K4TOO do some antenna work. The antenna is up and tunes on all bands with the KX3 on QRP. When we put the amp in line, the amp ATU tunes all bands, except 160. When we hit the ATU tune button on 160, there are no clicking sounds. The SWR remains High and the power out is

[Elecraft] The Cady books

I may have bought something I don't need. I recently bought two of the Cady books. "The Elecraft KX-Line The Complete Station" and " The Elecraft KXPA100, PX3 and 2M/4M Transverter, 2nd Edition." I believe the first book includes the same information as covered in the second book. If this is

[Elecraft] KX3 Faulty SWR indication

A few weeks ago I posted this problem, worked on it a bit, then got distracted into other projects. I am now back trying to resolve the faulty SWR issue with My KX3. The problem only occurs on 160, 80 and 60 meters. Using a known good dummy load and cable the indicated SWR on the KX3 is high

[Elecraft] KX3 Power cable

Good morning, I am using the standard power cable that is supplied with the KX3. Using a digital multi meter and the built in voltage monitoring capability of the KX3, it looks like the supply voltage is dropped by 0.5 volts in the power cord when transmitting with 5 watts According to the

Re: [Elecraft] OT Power Strip suggestion.

I have just had a most unfortunate experience with a UPS and when Gary said he had an old UPS he was considering, I shuddered. As far as I know, older UPS units overcharge the battery continuously. The best "problem" this seems to cause is having to replace batteries every three years or so. In

[Elecraft] Noise cancelling headphones

So here I am with three hours to wait until my plane boards. I tried a set of Bluetooth Sony noise cancelling headphones. Big mistake. They're great. $300.00 is too much for me. What other models are in use with Elecraft folks? Dave, K4TO

Re: [Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF variety

We were putting up a 2 element Moxon for 40M this week and I ran over a Bumblebee nest. Two of them got me before I bailed out and left the tractor running (in neutral). Oh the joys of country living :-) 73, Dave, K4TO On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 7:54 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > I operated

[Elecraft] Eyeball visit?

Any hams in Florence, Italy? I am in the bar at the Grand Hotel Mediterrano for the next hour. Dave, K4TO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] Equipment Storage and operation

I should start with an apology to the group. Although I stand by what I said in a previous post, I feel that the way I expressed myself was in violation of decorum standards for this group. I am sorry for that. After letting my BP come down and thinking about it a bit, I realized that I have

Re: [Elecraft] K-Line Climate Control

Is this some sort of a spoof? You can't be serious. Putting beautiful equipment like this into the weather(not quite, but almost) is poor engineering practice at least and at most, a felony. If you insist on doing this, sell your Elecraft stuff and buy one of the other three imported brands,

Re: [Elecraft] Old Keyers (was: FT 8)

When I was a teenager, 61 years ago, I saw a U.S. Navy manual with a photo of a Mon-Key. It was a WWII era manual. At the top and botomof the pare was printed "Confidential". Evidently the keyer was important enough to warrant being classified hardware. I had a teen buddy who had one and we

Re: [Elecraft] CW Paddle A/B switch

I built, about 20 years ago, a small Bud box, 2 x 2 x 1 3/4, three female jacks on the back and a DPDT mini toggle switch with center off position. It has worked perfectly. The center off position keeps me from sending when I bump the paddle accidently. 73, K4TO On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at

Re: [Elecraft] New Sub RX

I worked the XR0YD on 40M with 5 watts, one call. The KX3 is a cool rig! K4TO On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: > I still use my ears. > > And I don't use skimmer, automatic tuning via spots, remote stations, > etc. I also have only a single receiver

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Apparent PA failure ?

Are you in CW mode? If so, is VOX enabled? K4TO On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 12:20 PM, Martin Sole wrote: > Not in test mode :( > > I get the red TX led bit the display show 0w and - - where the VSWR > display would be when I press TUNE in TX NORM. > > Martin, HS0ZED > > > > On

Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps

Good morning David, A curious bit of circumstance forced me to use an earlier version of the Apple O/S recently. My old Mac Mini died when its UPS went hysterical and cycled the power violently several times. I bought a new one, complete with 16GB RAM and the 1TB Fusion Drive (and a new power

Re: [Elecraft] UPS Practice? was:Re: KPA1500 Caution

There is an APP that allows you to specify when you want your package delivered by UPS. Also, you might have been able to go to the UPS distribution point in your area and pick it up, depending on what time of day you got home, etc... I have done this several times. I know it is disappointing

Re: [Elecraft] shack project

No doubt there are good radios available. But just remember. If it breaks, someone has to fix it. Elecraft is the ONLY manufacturer I know of that will send me an email from support with hints and helpful suggestions BEFORE I contact them. I Went first to TenTec many years ago and then to

Re: [Elecraft] NEW Elecraft Webpage now up

I tried to register and it said I was already registered. I'm not complaining, but I thought the info might be useful to the website managers. I didn't tried to see if any of my prior order history was there. Dave, K4TO On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 3:58 PM Fred Jensen wrote: > Great site! A real

Re: [Elecraft] Avoiding costly lightning damage to your radios gear

For the past 30 years I have lived-in the highest point for 25 miles in any direction. I have three towers, 70 feet, 150 feet, and, until two years ago, 200 feet. I lowered the 200 foot tower to 155 feet two years ago. For the first 15 years my equipment was struck and damaged 4 times for a

[Elecraft] Bluetooth Headphones for CW

Good morning all, Skip to the last paragraph to get the question. I operate almost exclusively on CW with a KX3 and K2 that I built in 2004. I have the audio from two computers and both radios run to a small Xenyx 502 mixer , then to a small stereo amp and a nice pair of speakers. I seldom use

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] K2 # 7841 is working

Congratulations David, For those of us who build, there is nothing quite like the thrill of seeing something we have built come to life for the first time! I hope to hear you on the air. 73, Dave, K4TO K2 and KX3 owner On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:45 AM aj4tf wrote: > With some assistance

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good sig here -- Wayne K4TO On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:03 PM Dave Sublette wrote: > Copying VA6FAB with a good signal right on top of the net > > K4TO > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:00 PM Dave Sublette wrote: > >> Me too-- K2 , 5w battery power 160M vert

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Me too-- K2 , 5w battery power 160M vertical... Dave, K4TO On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:59 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Warming up the gear. I'll see you on 14.050, conditions permitting. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > > > On Sep 22, 2018, at 8:23 PM, kevinr wrote: > > > > Good Evening, > > >

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Copying VA6FAB with a good signal right on top of the net K4TO On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:00 PM Dave Sublette wrote: > Me too-- K2 , 5w battery power 160M vertical... > > Dave, K4TO > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:59 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> Hi Kevin, >> &g

Re: [Elecraft] com port setup

Got it. Thanks to K4TAX who told me that, yes, indeed there was a menu item red face... 73, Dave, k4TO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] Control of K3s from computer

I had the K3s operating correctly controlling it with an RS232 cable from the computer. When I try to replace that with a USB cable, the radio isn't found. The computer says the port is operating correctly. I'm stumped. The software's the N1MM. I've made an inquiry there. Perhaps there is a

[Elecraft] K3s Line Out (stereo)

My K3s arrived over the weekend and I have been setting it up. I am using the rear Audio jacks to drive either headphones, or the Line out to drive an amplifier and two speakers in the stereo mode. The headphone jack has stereo output ok. But the line out only has right channel audio. Left

[Elecraft] Old Dog -- New Tricks

This is the third night operating my new K3s and P3. I have had a KX3/PX3 on the air for several years. I never use the waterfall. It just never seemed to useful to me. Tonight I connected my 20 inch monitor to the P3. Then I noticed I can see very faint traces in the waterfall. The signals

Re: [Elecraft] K3s Line Out (stereo)

yes On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 9:05 PM Charles Jack Hawley wrote: > Config-Spkrs set to 2? > > Chuck Jack > KE9UW > > Sent from my iPhone, cjack > > > On Jan 15, 2019, at 7:01 PM, Dave Sublette wrote: > > > > My K3s arrived over the weekend and I have been

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