Re: [Elecraft] ... and solar power

You saw that too. I agree. Wes N7WS On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:04 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: George, I have doubts about any engineer who expresses power in volts. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/2/2013 5:27 PM, George Dubovsky wrote: The guy I talked to is a better Engineer than

Re: [Elecraft] K3: the actul IF QRG ?

You got your answer but why not just use SpectraVue, which works flawlessly with the K3? On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:06 PM, KD7YZ Bob kd...@denstarfarm.us wrote: Howdy K3' people: I am playing with the SDR-IQ and a program called SDR-Radio. I previously thought that the K3 IF was 8.215mHz.

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 remote transmitting

. Wes. N7WS Laboriously typed on my iPhone. On Apr 16, 2013, at 3:58 PM, James Denning james.denn...@reagan.com wrote: I am moving and am going to be in a challenging location. I am currently 1000ft above sea level and 600ft above a valley in Oregon. I am spoiled as currently I can make SSB

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Elevated vs. Buried Radials

I like a guy who can get to the essence of an issue. On May 18, 2013, at 2:34 PM, W4SK w...@comcast.net wrote: How can ya'll worry about this when the burning issues of free hats and discounts remain unsolved? -W4SK John T. Gwin jtg...@comcast.net

Re: [Elecraft] SideKX Panel and cover for KX3

I don't own a KX3 but I'm almost tempted to buy one just so I could install these pieces. Well done, Scott! Wes, N7WS On Jun 5, 2013, at 9:55 AM, Dick, WN3R wn3r...@gmail.com wrote: This has to be one the very best accessories ever made for a radio. After seeing the KX3, I thought it could

Re: [Elecraft] RF in the Trees

Why would it matter where it's fed? A half wave dipole has the same current distribution regardless of the feed point. Wes. N7WS On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:51 AM, K8JHR jricha...@k8jhr.com wrote: Hmmm vertical dipole... vs... end fed half wave vertical dipole - not sure

Re: [Elecraft] FT4TA all K3 Tromelin Isl DXpedition on the air

Being in KH6 probably doesn't hurt either. Wes. N7WS On Oct 31, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote: K3 to K3 and hes in the log for me on 12 meters, makes #328 using only a 130 ft wire fed with open line 40 ft high. Of course an Alpha 99 helps at 1.5KW output also

Re: [Elecraft] software

Except you need a Mac, right? On Jan 27, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Rick Prather rick.prat...@gmail.com wrote: Mark, A lot depends on what your operating interests are. For example, if you are a DX'er I would recommend RUMLog. Especially with a K3/KX3. It does a superior job of tracking DX,

Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?

he got permission to tell me about it and then gave me the original design documents. Later he announced the new rig to the rest of the crowd. Kevin. KD5ONS On 3/31/2015 6:50 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote: Hmm, never thought of Visalia, I was thinking Dayton

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 - Full Power Keydown

Repetitively calling a station in a DX pileup isn't much different from a contest. I use mine at 500 W with no problem. Wes. N7WS On Apr 25, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Johnny Siu vr2...@yahoo.com.hk wrote: May be I would like to ask the question from another angle. Can KPA500 be used for RTTY

Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

of Michelin Pilot Super Sports on tomorrow. Went through the current set in a year (28,000 miles.) Gas is cheap ($2.20) life is short. Wes. N7WS ps. Please keep your Priuses out of the fast lane. Some of us older guys don't have time to waste On Oct 6, 2015, at 3:44 PM, bsusb <bs...@k5dkz.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

I would actually consider a Volt if I could get my GM retiree discount. (no chance) Furthermore I live in a "red state". GM is limiting sales of the '16 models to "blue" states. On Oct 6, 2015, at 12:31 PM, "Joe Subich, W4TV" wrote: > > From a practical perspective, the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

It's okay. We know you just wanted to brag about having a Tesla:-) On Oct 6, 2015, at 1:57 PM, Barry wrote: > My apologies for starting this thread. I had no idea it would take such a > perverse turn from a simple question. > > Barry W2UP > > > > -- > View this message in

Re: [Elecraft] KS3 Proper Grounding

It shouldn't be "if", it should be "when." On Oct 1, 2015, at 8:58 AM, James Wilson wrote: > Jer, > > If you run the connecting ground around the house on the outside, you may > consider adding several ground rods to that connecting run just to break up > possible loops. >

Re: [Elecraft] Get the kids off the street - making my move!

Think about watching grass grow while the other guy tells you the name of his dog. On Nov 19, 2015, at 5:26 PM, "Mark" wrote: > Thanks, Bill. > > I want to spend some time copying to catch the rhythm of the operating and > get a feel for what would be expected in a QSO. > >

Re: [Elecraft] Mast question

A number of years ago I purchased two 20' lengths of 2" square, 1/8" wall fiberglass tubing for the boom of an LPD array that I never built. They have been laying outside on the ground in the Arizona sun since then. They are still as smooth as the day I brought them home. Contrast that to

Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

They're rotten. Nothing new tho. http://www.arrl.org/news/the-old-man-rotten-damped-spark-stuff On Jan 14, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote: > Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely > wide raged CW signals I see in the DX

Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

I've also been chasing NPOTA stations, most of whom are on 20 SSB. It is hard to believe until you hear one but there are fools running 12 KHz wide AM there. On Jan 14, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote: > Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of

Re: [Elecraft] K3 output power spikes

Not to worry, my K3S does it too :-( On Mar 1, 2016, at 8:12 AM, Bill Hammond via Elecraft wrote: > Hi John, > My power dances all over the place (my serial number is 00069). Just had a > quick QSO with the KPA500 indicating 560 watts at the beginning and then >

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Mobile operation "bible"

Jeeze, that's QRP. My Elmer was a neighbor, Lee, W7UVR. Before SSB he ran a 4-1000A high-level modulated in his mobile. I can assure you that there weren't any toilet tank balls on his antennas. The need for those is IMHO, an old wives tale. After SSB, the 4-1000 ran as a linear. There

Re: [Elecraft] 80 Meter loop question

If you're not using Dan's (AC6LA) AutoEZ program as a front end to Eznec, you don't know what you're missing. On 4/2/2016 12:20 PM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft wrote: I agree, I use ver 5 also. Easier to move stuff around. Once you try modelling you will find it consumes an incredible amount

Re: [Elecraft] Incredible Receiver

Or as they say in real estate, "Location, location, location" On 4/1/2016 7:43 AM, Peter Chamalian wrote: Well the K3 is just amazing me once again. Without the benefit of anything special for antennas I have managed to hear and work VK0EK 160-10. As the saying goes, you can't work 'em if you

Re: [Elecraft] AFSK-A with K3s

You've run into a common problem: poor reading comprehension. On 4/13/2016 9:26 AM, Mike Dodd wrote: Various people wrote: VOX on? You need some way for MMTTY to switch the K3S between receive and transmit. Sigh Please excuse my frustration. My original posting was clear: MMTTY _is_

Re: [Elecraft] AFSK-A with K3s

Make sure the TX mark frequency in MMTTY is the same as what you've chosen in the K3. On 4/13/2016 7:11 AM, Mike Dodd wrote: Thanks to all who replied off-list to my question about choosing a Mark frequency. Now on to a new question Last night I was receiving RTTY using MMTTY and the

Re: [Elecraft] Feedline loss w/wo tuner

I don't own one, but I've helped put one up for a fellow club member. Based on his. and other members' experiences, if you like failures out of the box, and as an ongoing proposition, go for it. On 4/27/2016 1:08 PM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft wrote: Along came SteppIR.

Re: [Elecraft] Feedline Loss With Mismatched Loads

Where are the errors? On 4/27/2016 3:40 PM, Jim Brown wrote: Actually, Walt Maxwell is NOT the best source -- there are fundamental errors in it, which is why ARRL no longer publishes it. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood's receiver performance table updated

My son is the IT Manager for a midsized nationwide corporation. He doesn't like touch screens either. But he uses iPhones and iPads. Go figure. On 4/26/2016 3:28 PM, Clay Autery wrote: Coat it however you want... Doesn't stop dirt and grime being put on the screen possibly scratching

Re: [Elecraft] Feedline Loss With Mismatched Loads

Google is most definitely not my friend, or anyone else's for that matter. I was hopeful that you had an answer On 4/27/2016 10:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Wed,4/27/2016 10:32 PM, Wes wrote: Where are the errors? K6OIK has published on the subject. Google is your friend. :) 73, Jim

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood's receiver performance table updated

I'm not smackin' this tar baby except to note that a direct sampling radio*is* a heterodyne radio. On 4/25/2016 8:19 PM, Robert Vargas-KP4Y via Elecraft wrote: I agree that comparisons between an heterodyne radio and direct-sampling radio is not like comparing apples vs apples.

Re: [Elecraft] OT Looking for PC advice.

Personally, I'm sticking with Win 7 for as long as I can. I have a few computers: 1) Aged Toshiba laptop with Win XP that has a parallel port for running my N2PK network analyze. No wi-fi in this one anymore. 2) Lenovo T400 upgraded to SSD running Win 7 Home 32 bit that is the shack

Re: [Elecraft] new KX-2 question

Leave one screw loose, drive the other one into the flat. How could it not be centered? On 5/23/2016 12:31 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: It will fit, although the KX2 knob is a press-on type with a flat on the encoder shaft while the K3 VFO B knob uses two set-screws on a round shaft. Thanks

Re: [Elecraft] new KX-2 question

Does that make me right too? On 5/23/2016 8:47 PM, Matt Maguire wrote: Hi Ron, Of course, you're right, you want the set screw against the flat part of the shaft, otherwise the knob could be pulled even more off-centre. Thanks for clarifying. 73, Matt VK2RQ

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and KX3 questions for Wayne

happened to use an SDR-IQ and SpectraVue software, but even a second, carefully calibrated and operated receiver will suffice. It will be laborious but informative. (BTW, my measured data correlated within 1 dB, or less, to that measured by Elecraft. You just have to know what you're doing.) Wes

Re: [Elecraft] Powering a k-pad from a K3S

In the original announcement from Wayne: * flexible power source: rear 12-V jack on the radio, DC barrel jack, USB port, or even through the 6-pin data cable, with minor radio modification (the latter method results in a single cable to the K-Pod for data and power) On 5/21/2016 11:35 AM,

Re: [Elecraft] Bonito RadioCom 6

Actually, Elecraft uses the Kenwood protocol. When I got my first K3 I told my logging program it was my 12-year-old TS-870. On 5/10/2016 10:11 AM, tomb18 wrote: HiThe Kenwood protocol is the same as the Elecraft protocol for commands such as frequency, band etc. I would try using one of

Re: [Elecraft] Fw: WANTED: K3S/100 with options

Stating the obvious: Have you considered buying one from Elecraft? On 5/5/2016 10:52 AM, dlrwi...@verizon.net wrote: From: dlrwi...@verizon.net Sent: Thursday, May 5, 2016 1:51 PM To: elecraft reflector Subject: Fw: WANTED: K3S/100 with options WANTED: Mint, as new, K3S/100-F (factory

Re: [Elecraft] A helpful review...

Well, I don't know who Belk's is, but livening up our local Macy's wouldn't be a bad thing. But I agree, only unbiased Elecraft Kool Aid drinkers should be allowed to post here, and if they do, it should be only praise to the perfection and superiority of Elecraft radios. On 5/1/2016 1:32

Re: [Elecraft] RTTY

Allow me to add a dissenting voice. I found it much easier (with admittedly more clutter) to set proper audio/ALC levels with my K3 and the computer sound card than I do with my K3S and the built in sound card/USB interface. There are other issues related to Mic/Line Level/VOX/Anti-VOX that I

Re: [Elecraft] K2 panadapter choices

/spectrum analyzer. Wes N7WS On 5/1/2016 6:23 AM, Jim Allen wrote: I've been in a very helpful discussion with Don Wilhelm about using my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus in a second receiver/panadapter role with the K2. Don suggests the Clifton Labs Z1B buffer amplifier, but those aren't available

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Centric

Same here. On 5/2/2016 12:45 PM, Dave Cole wrote: I have to agree with AB7E here, I enjoy some of the off topic things, and for those that I don't, I delete... __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] RTTY

http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Mic-VOX-interaction-td7606353.html On 5/1/2016 5:15 PM, Wes wrote: Allow me to add a dissenting voice. I found it much easier (with admittedly more clutter) to set proper audio/ALC levels with my K3 and the computer sound card than I do with my K3S

Re: [Elecraft] AFSK-A with K3s

So? On 4/20/2016 10:22 AM, Nr4c wrote: This is not AGSK A mode. It is FSK D. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] KX2, KX3, and supply voltage vs. power output

Wow two experts and they're both wrong. Fortunately CW is neither an unmodulated carrier nor is it 100% modulation by a square wave. Dots with no waveform shaping would be a square wave; dashes are never a square wave. Keyed CW is none of the above. On 5/24/2016 9:37 AM, Jim Brown wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Auto-spot, tuning aids, and the arcane history of CW pitch-matching

Are you serious? Wes  N7WS On 1/22/2019 1:45 PM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote: Don't know how i did without it all these years... 73, -- Dave, N8SBE __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S-meter reading and coax input or antenna voltage ?

At the antenna spigot. On 1/23/2019 10:00 AM, Phil Hystad via Elecraft wrote: If I had an S-meter reading, S9 for example, on my K3, what could I infer about the voltage level of that signal at the Coax input to my K3? A table I found on the Internet for singals below 30 MHz says that an S-9

Re: [Elecraft] Auto-spot, tuning aids, and the arcane history of CW pitch-matching

You should be subscribed to Timenuts. But clearly one of us is confused. If you're using an OCXO in your transverter and up converting the K3, how does K3 drift/inaccuracy "compound" at UHF? Can you read that watch to 50 ms?  What are you going to do when WWVB goes QRT? Wes  N7W

Re: [Elecraft] Urban Stealth

s able to work another friend back in Tucson over a path once described in QST's "World above 50 Mc" as "difficult." Wes  N7WS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 - Sanity Check Please

Not necessarily.  That is true for purely resistive (real) loads, but for reactive loads with the same SWR the real part can be much different and may or may not be matched even at <10:1. Wes  N7WS On 1/26/2019 8:16 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: ... A 10:1 SWR basically says the impeda

Re: [Elecraft] Macintosh version of Elecraft KX3 Utility

somewhere with Win95, just in case :-)  Of course the latter two have no WiFi cards in them to avoid troubles. Wes  N7WS ps. My son, who is the IT Manager for a national corporation, thinks I'm a Luddite. On 3/27/2019 1:43 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: Apple plans to not support 32 bit applications

[Elecraft] Test please disregard

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Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

Debunked too many times to mention. On 3/22/2019 11:03 AM, TJ Campie wrote: You do not need to run 250w on ft8 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] Legacy = Low Latency: FSK-D mode

Sorry about the cut and paste.  Clearly Wayne didn't write the top part, I did. On 3/22/2019 3:19 PM, Wes wrote: I waited until all of the frenzy subsided and bought myself a K3 back in '08 IIRC.  I was using a TS-870SAT primarily on SSB at the time and frankly, I was disappointed in the K3

Re: [Elecraft] Legacy = Low Latency: FSK-D mode

DXpeditions plopped on 14.080 using the abysmal FT8 the other day, so nothing is sacred anymore. Wes  N7WS Next time you're listening on 20 meters, the most popular band for RTTY, take a quick spin above 14.080. If you hear some of those magical tones, turn on FSK-D mode and

Re: [Elecraft] Legacy = Low Latency: FSK-D mode

t about 10% of their total Qs were RTTY. Wes  N7WS On 3/22/2019 4:08 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 3/22/2019 3:29 PM, Wes wrote: DXCC certificate that actually says "RTTY" on it. Today it's harder to find new ones, but I have 254 confirmed now with my modest station. Congrats on that. 

Re: [Elecraft] Legacy = Low Latency: FSK-D mode

raised my hand.  He shook his head and said that one reason that he really liked FT8 as a expedition operator was that he didn't have to listen to it. I won't editorialize further. Wes  N7WS On 3/22/2019 10:41 PM, Peter Dougherty wrote: I concur. There have been some great RTTY ops at times

Re: [Elecraft] Nasty spurs on RX with new KPA500

Welcome to my club.  Several times I have been in the same boat.  The faithful are wont to defend Elecraft equipment no matter what.  Unfortunately, Elecraft Support has done the same and more than once I've had to record little videos to prove my observations. Wes  N7WS On 3/29/2019 2:09

Re: [Elecraft] Macintosh version of Elecraft KX3 Utility

Andy, Maybe for some, but my eyes glaze over when you start talking about that stuff.  I've already experienced the sunk costs for the old hardware. Wes On 3/27/2019 3:13 PM, Andy McMullin wrote: Wes, I wonder if a better answer would be to push for versions of the utilities that compile

Re: [Elecraft] Bouvet

Totally agree.  See my QRZ bio. Wes  N7WS On 3/23/2019 3:24 PM, Rick WA6NHC wrote: While the ARRL has accepted remotes as 'legal' for DXCC credit (a dubious decision) IF the user is within the same entity as the rest of the DXCC entries on the application, it then becomes a moral issue.  It's

Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens

Speaking of F22s, I got to see a demo of one at this weekend's airshow at DMAFB.  Also on hand were the USAF Thunderbirds.  I think there are a lot politicians who should have to attend one of these to see how tax money should be spent. I understand the gloves comment.  It's a PITA to have to

[Elecraft] OT: Totally

This week it's rodeo days in Tucson.  A favorite of the snowbirds.  This morning however, it seems the snowbirds brought the snow with them.  Yep, it's snowing in Tucson.  Not looking forward to "rush" hour. Wes N7WS _

Re: [Elecraft] K3- To zero beat or not to zero beat

I wrote about this almost 10 years ago: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Ref-Osc-Cal-Method-4-td2595451.html Wes  N7WS On 2/22/2019 10:28 AM, Randy Farmer wrote: A better method is to tune the receiver to the carrier frequency of the highest WWV frequency you can hear. Then put

Re: [Elecraft] ALC control of W6PQL amp from my K3

True to a point.  I would (and did) lose the SignaLink.  I use my Lenovo laptop's internal sound card, even with a K3S. Wes  N7WS On 3/10/2019 2:16 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: What makes Don's excellend advice harder is that there may be as many as 4 audio level controls between the computer

Re: [Elecraft] ALC control of W6PQL amp from my K3

low level power jitter*. * You need a spectrum analyzer to see this and it's unlikely to be heard on the air, but it's there. Wes  N7WS On 3/9/2019 10:59 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: ... As a friend of mine puts it, the ALC controversy borders on being a religious issue. 73, K

Re: [Elecraft] K* POD

Henning, This is the place. Wes  N7WS On 3/13/2019 3:50 AM, Henning Hess wrote: Hallo, OMs How can I publish my questions at the right place? 73 de Henning (DJ7HH) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman

Re: [Elecraft] K-POD Function key #'s mapping/Macro Assignments not matching K3 util assignments

Do you have the latest FW in your K3S? On 3/14/2019 3:36 PM, Brian Pietrzyk (ve3bwp) wrote: I read through the archive and found no mention of this issue: I just got a k-Pod and a K3s and am wanting to program Function keys but the tap assignments don’t seem to work. The hold ones seem to.

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft business practices

How about take note? On 2/8/2019 6:42 AM, Mike Morrow wrote: As I stated, they did this twice so I suspect more than a glitch. I did try to talk to sales and received several excuses but no definitive answers. Lou W2ROW What, EXACTLY, are you expecting readers of the Elecraft list to do for

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 failed!

Unfortunately, you're wrong.  My K3S has failed multiple times.  Fortunately, my KPA500 has not.  I'm not in the market for a KPA1500. Wes  N7WS On 2/16/2019 9:01 AM, Mark Goldberg wrote: It's been said there are no coincidences. Have you checked your coaxes / connectors? I agree

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 failed!

Thousands of people; without issue. Wes  N7WS On 2/16/2019 1:55 PM, John Stengrevics wrote: Who uses PL-259s? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 failed!

I think a two-tone test is the best evaluation tool..  The generator is built into the K3 if you have another receiver that you can use to listen to the amp output.  I use an SDR-IQ which is a very nice tool for this but any other SDR would do. Sorry for your pain. Wes  N7WS On 2/16/2019 7

Re: [Elecraft] Auto-spot, tuning aids, and the arcane history of CW pitch-matching

ncies even a transverter with an OCXO its drift would probably dominate. AB2TC - Knut Wes Stewart-2 wrote You should be subscribed to Timenuts. But clearly one of us is confused. If you're using an OCXO in your transverter and up converting the K3, how does K3 drift/inaccuracy "compound&qu

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [Elecraft-K3] K3S Comparison table finalized(linkattached)

How could you possibly know that? On 1/30/2019 2:08 PM, Ron Genovesi wrote: Having owned both, I can assure you of one thing. You really don’t want to go there. Believe me      Ron Genovesi            N3ETA Sent from my iPhone On Jan 30, 2019, at 12:30 PM, Wes <mailto:wes_n...@triconet.

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [Elecraft-K3] K3S Comparison table finalized(linkattached)

I agree. On 1/30/2019 10:08 AM, Roger wrote: A comparison with TS-890S would be interesting. 73, Roger DL2YDP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4?

Since it's another 12V radio, let's hope it's built into the barefoot radio too. Wes  N7WS On 5/16/2019 1:18 PM, Mark Musick wrote: Wayne, I see a TX SAMPLE IN connector on the back. I assume that means we can hook this to the TX SAMPLE on the KPA1500 for predistortion? I also, assume

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4?

From the now inaccessible page: *"Kit version* A no-soldering kit version of the K4 is planned for later release. Builders will learn about advanced radio technology as they proceed. All modules are pre-aligned and tested." Wes  N7WS On 5/16/2019 12:36 PM, Dick Dickinson wro

Re: [Elecraft] K4

What's the matter with the '890? Wes  N7WS On 5/16/2019 1:56 PM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: I think my TS-890s and/or my Flex 6600M just went on the auction block. 73 de Carl __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] K4

before that was a separate RX/TX. And yet, I'm on the DXCC Honor Roll, have CW, Phone, RTTY and  9-band DXCCs all from within a 10 mile circle in Tucson running no more than 500W to wires or a triband Yagi at 50 feet.  Everybody knows you can't do this without two receivers. Wes  N7WS On 5/16

Re: [Elecraft] K4

There are good reasons to have ten 200' towers and stacked Yagis too, but I don't.  Not knocking those who do, but I have self-imposed limits which I express in my QRZ bio (https://www.qrz.com/db/N7WS).  For two receivers, you need two antennas.  I don't have then either :-) Wes  N7WS On 5

Re: [Elecraft] Two Receivers

of constantly tuning trying to find the last guy worked. Besides all of the other two-receiver guys who don't know any better are going to be calling on the same frequency too. Wes  N7WS On 5/17/2019 11:27 AM, William Levy wrote: snip---Interesting thing that 2nd RX. You put the DX on the RX

Re: [Elecraft] 60 meters

I do what Don suggests.  That said, I think if you do an A/B it will fix your problem, if I understand it correctly. Wes  N7WS On 6/4/2019 4:21 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Fred and all, I have observed what you found.  On Channel Hopping, VFO A follows the hop to the next channel, but VFO B does

Re: [Elecraft] K4 standing on Sherwood's RX list

of the presented data. Many other factors are important too: ergonomics and reliability are prime concerns for me. Even though my personal radio (loaned to Rob for testing) is near the top of the sorted list, based on my criteria it would be nowhere close to equipment I've owned before.  YMMV Wes  N7WS

Re: [Elecraft] 3 technical questions

I'm sticking my neck out here but I think one driver is cost and that includes assembly and tuning. The K3S for example has some hand soldered parts and if mine is a representative sample, some selected-at-test parts, with attendant QC issues. Wes  N7WS On 5/29/2019 4:01 PM, Fred Jensen

Re: [Elecraft] Help with IF Noise, DSP Noise, NR settings

ifference, which might be news to the guys who turn off the AGC and "ride the RF gain control." Wes  N7WS On 6/13/2019 6:09 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: The Noise Blanker only affects repetitive pulse noise such as ignition type noise.  Lightning and atmospheric is random noise. As

[Elecraft] K3 Port sharing redux

lly answering to UAC before Win4K3 will start.  If this can be fixed, I might be inclined to buy the program. Comments welcome. Wes  N7WS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailm

Re: [Elecraft] Help with IF Noise, DSP Noise, NR settings

didn't just move but I think his trust fund income came after he moved there.) Wes  N7WS On 6/14/2019 11:33 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: David et al; My statement is almost word for word from the Elecraft K3 manual.   And some from work done by Art Collins and company at Collins Radio

Re: [Elecraft] K4 standing on Sherwood's RX list

, there are two PAs, LPA and HPA and those numbers vary as well. If you want to cherry-pick data, you can get pretty much any answer you want. Wes  N7WS On 6/8/2019 3:08 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: Yes, yes, and yes.   One can download the Receiver Test Report and import it into an EXCEL file

[Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

time while LPBridge creates the virtual ports before the other programs start.  Although I haven't tried it I believe there is a bridge from WSJT-X to DXBase, which then gets frequency from WSJT-X. So, the question is, is there a solution to this other than buying a different radio?

Re: [Elecraft] All knobs at max ...

in AZ.  We know that you can't actually save daylight by tweaking your clock, so we don't.  ARRL publishes the zone times as if everyone reset their clock and they are so parochial to not even mention DST on the column headings.   I've missed FMTs for similar reasons. Wes  N7WS On 6/24/2019 1

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

I got several answers suggesting that LP-Bridge will work and I tried all of the suggestions with no success. Even disabling all other applications and just trying to connect WSJT-X via LP-Bridge Virtual Port 1 gives a hamlib error. Wes On 6/11/2019 1:28 PM, Gary Johnson wrote: I use LP

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

Agree with Andy.  Fox and Hound certainly "requires" it. Wes  N7WS On 6/11/2019 2:30 PM, Andy Durbin wrote: "No, FT8 does not REQUIRE a com port -- all it does is set and read the radio's frequency. All WSJT-X modes will work fine with manual control of frequency. In settings

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

, but I'm finding that your point about total control is well-taken. Wes   On 6/11/2019 12:03 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Wes, You are asking about the limitations of the computer software applications, particularly those providing virtual ports.  So I don't think a different radio will change things

Re: [Elecraft] K3 port sharing and FT-8

there for the folks who said it would work. Wes On 6/11/2019 4:00 PM, Tom wrote: Hi 7 years ago, I tried to write some small software projects that used LPBridge to share ports. I quickly found out that it does not pass all commands through the radio. In addition, there were many cases of collisions

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Port sharing redux

have a desktop shortcut that points to that task.  I can run that script in LPB to autostart DXBase but AFAIK it won't autostart in Win4K3. Wes On 6/15/2019 3:27 PM, M. George wrote: Wes, I think you are pretty well set on the continued use of LP_Bridge. Keep in mind that Larry hasn't

Re: [Elecraft] Two Receivers

this very thing.  He was working a pileup on 20-meter SSB on 14.195 and announced "Listening up 5 to 10. and 14.190".  I called on 14.190 on worked him on the first call while the other thousand guys battled up 5 to 10. Wes  N7WS On 5/18/2019 5:14 AM, Vic Rosenthal wrote: But how can

Re: [Elecraft] K4HD

I was going to ask whether K4HD gets a free one, but he's an SK. Wes  N7WS On 5/19/2019 11:46 AM, James Rogers wrote: Now that is a unique approach and sure covers all the bases. All the cries for a direct sampling radio with a touch screen have now been answered. But if you want a radio

Re: [Elecraft] Sensitivity - Was K4 Observations

those are bogus. Wes  N7WS On 5/19/2019 5:58 AM, Ed W0YK wrote: JT65, JT9, FT8. 73, Ed W0YK Original message From: Wes Date: 5/19/19 07:49 (GMT-06:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sensitivity - Was K4 Observations What current modes hear below

Re: [Elecraft] Sensitivity - Was K4 Observations

What current modes hear below the noise level? Wes  N7WS On 5/19/2019 4:42 AM, Buck wrote: Here's a question about sensitivity.  We used to say if you could hear the atmospheric noise, that was enough.  Time to reduce RF gain. New modes hear below the noise and DSP is getting better

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 LOW GAIN FAULT

+1 On 5/1/2019 11:19 AM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: I don’t tighten pl259s with pliers. I wiggle the plug so it sets into the mating grooves while tightening it with my fingers and never had them get loose. I think that’s where folks go wrong...when the plug doesn’t set into the grooves. I

Re: [Elecraft] Cinch Jones Connectors

You remember correctly.  And they can require a tussle to separate on the bigger sizes. Wes  N7WS On 4/19/2019 1:13 PM, Kidder, George wrote: If I remember rightly (and it's been a LONG time) there was an outer shell pair made for at least some sizes which locked together external

Re: [Elecraft] Mobile high power

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Re: [Elecraft] Prospective K4

How are you liking the radio performance wise?  I assume you have a K3 with which to compare. Wes  N7WS On 5/5/2019 8:54 AM, Macy monkeys wrote: 8" display with 3D spectrum scope. I'm enjoying it on the FTDX101D while I wait for the K4... John

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