Apparently so.
On 6/29/2021 11:53 AM, Bert wrote:
What has that to do with his opinion about renting a ham station?
Did I miss something?
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My personal take on this is in the third paragraph of my QRZ bio. I'll add that
I need just two entities to be on the top of the Honor Roll; the "should not be
an entity" Mt. Athos and Glorioso. I doubt that I will work these in this lifetime.
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On 6/29/2021 5:13 PM, A
I was going to write something like this and then I looked at his QRZ page and
changed my mind.
Wes N7WS
On 6/28/2021 9:45 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote:
No!
Rent a station is NOT ham radio. Argue all you want; but ham radio is about
RADIO, even if it's just owning and using an HT because
On 7/12/2021 11:47 AM, Paul Dluehosh wrote:
...They may look ugly with a black patina, but that may be because they have
real silver plating.
That's what TARN-X is for.
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d stuff (I had
one of their antenna rotors that would turn my house) but worshiping a PL-259
connector is a bit much, IMHO, of course.
* When I see recommendations to tighten the connector with a pair of pliers,
precision doesn't leap to mind.
Wes N7WS
On 7/12/2021 11:59 AM, Jim Brown wrote
in the KAT500 to keep it from switching tuning
solutions during a transmission when the frequency counter disagrees with the
serial data. (Reportedly a known bug, now completely off Elecraft's radar)
Personal opinion: I would think twice about trying to run this remotely.
Wes N7WS
On 7/5/2021
ain, drive
the ALC indicator to four bars. Less and the power control loop will try to
adjust, but it does this slowly. Otherwise it could be a blown final, in either
of the PAs (regrettably too common) or a mistuned BPF. I don't know how common
this is but it happened to mine.
Wes N7WS
On 4/29
Good work.
On 5/1/2021 9:45 AM, wa9fvp wrote:
I'm repairing a KPA500 for a friend that has the RX loss in standby mode.
After a time, he also lost receive in operate mode. After doing a teardown,
I found the problem.
With the PA board removed, I checked K23A relay. The normally closed
SNOTEL has been doing something similar for 50 years.
Wes N7WS
On 2/6/2021 9:15 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 2/6/2021 9:58 AM, Michael Dinkelman wrote:
I expect that is all done by computer these days.
Yes, MS is done with one of K1JT's protocols than encodes the elements of the
QSO in a form
Took the words right out of my mouth. And how does a NCS know check-ins are off
frequency, especially if it's a YL?
Wes N7WS
On 3/24/2021 8:24 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:
"Calibration aside, stations checking into nets should always zero-beat the Net
Control Station regardless of whe
e. Will I still buy a K4? I dunno but I'm still an Elecraft fan
with a K3, K3S, Kpod, KPA500 and KAT500, the latter two work well with the Kenwood.
Wes N7WS
On 3/30/2021 4:37 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
Uhh .. I'm not the one doing the whining. The guys who post here asking when
they migh
Minimus 7. I pick them up at estate sales. I have over a half dozen around
here. I have a pair on my K3S another pair on my TS-890 and a couple+subwoofer
on the AV receiver/TV set. Of course most of the time with the radios I use a
headset and wouldn't dream of using speakers:-)
Wes N7WS
recommend that you have a look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MJfCKH7AdQ
Wes N7WS
On 3/31/2021 1:24 PM, Neil Foster wrote:
I have been using Bob's "S" box for some time and could not be happier.
Recently I decided to replace a non Elecraft radio with mty K3s/P3 station
with a non Elec
Does it receive?
Wes N7WS
On 3/24/2021 1:03 PM, Christian Janssen DL1MGB wrote:
Hello,
it happened during the Russian DX Contest last Saturday, from one second to
another. No output. When I tune the display looks like this:
http://dl1mgb.com/temp/k3_no_power.jpg
Following conditions
I managed to jump through enough hoops to get in but I don't know why I
bothered. What a disaster. Supposedly there are drawing prizes but if there's a
way to sign up for them, it's eluded me.
I just hope to view the presentations later.
Wes N7WS
On 3/13/2021 9:21 AM, Rick Tavan wrote
If it mattered to me I would give the Chinese version a shot.
Wes N7WS
On 3/10/2021 6:18 AM, Gary Peterson wrote:
A replacement K3S KTCXO3-1 is no longer available from Elecraft. Does anyone
have a stable KTCXO3-1, surplus to their needs, that they would consider
selling?
Even a standard
Thanks. Very nice!
Wes
On 3/10/2021 11:16 AM, Mark Goldberg wrote:
I have a Perseus SDR set up to measure phase noise, and also had
access to a high dollar phase noise measurement system. The Perseus
was sufficient to see the difference, about a 20 dB increase at 15 kHz
or so, which
Ok.
How did you measure phase noise?
Wes N7WS
On 3/10/2021 7:55 AM, Mark Goldberg wrote:
If the Chinese TCXOs for the K3 are anything like the ones for Kenwood I
have measured, they exhibit much higher phase noise. That will result in
much increased transmit phase noise. That will interfere
IMHO and a nutshell, the TCXO isn't.
Wes N7WS
On 3/9/2021 12:40 PM, Gary Peterson wrote:
I have a K3S, purchased factory built, February 2019. This included the 1 ppm
TCXO3-1-F option.
A few months later, I noticed that SSB signals heard on 50.125.000 MHz all
sounded a bit off frequency
should connect to the next and there is only one
connected to the ground system. He even calls it madness to use individual
connections to a common ground bus.
This pretty much sums up why I'm not in the market for the book.
Wes N7WS
On 3/19/2021 2:44 PM, Rick NK7I wrote:
The ARRL book
that this was impossible, it's never happened before and so on and so
forth. I got so much grief about this that I wrote the reviews people at eHam
and asked them to pull my review, which they did.
Wes N7WS
On 3/13/2021 10:37 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
I agree that a preponderance of 5 ratings are from
I use 420 Hz +/- these days when DXing. With 40 year younger ears I used to use
500-600 Hz on MS and EME.
On 3/13/2021 11:50 AM, Sverre Holm (LA3ZA) wrote:
Wayne.
A CW sidetone pitch of 400 Hz is consistent with what little research there
is on this. A paper from 1992 stated that "All
in the 1980s and when I got back years later, it was all
digital modes, and I declined to participate. So no 2-meter WAS for me.
Wes N7WS
On 2/6/2021 10:58 AM, Michael Dinkelman wrote:
I designed a memory keyer in the mid-80's. Had a ridiculous speed range.
Found out the
meteor scatter folks
If I want more than my KPA500 puts out, I'm going back to tubes.
Wes N7WS
On 2/21/2021 10:47 AM, Roy wrote:
Ditto here -- mine's at the factory.
73, Roy, K6XK
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And then wait another year until the bugs are fixed.
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On 8/16/2021 1:39 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
Fred -
I'd wait until they have inventory.
73
Lyn, WØLEN
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of the
hardware modification.
The modification information will be available within a few weeks.
We keep you informed.
Best regards,
Geert Van Muylem
General Manager Service, ON5GVM
JVCKENWOOD Service Europe"
Seems to me they are listening.
Wes N7WS
On 9/21/2021 10:44 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On
that Elecraft could comment
on this and clear this up, but that hasn't been forthcoming. Silence isn't
always golden.
Wes N7WS
On 12/15/2021 3:52 PM, Al Lorona wrote:
Have we, in fact, established that this attenuator is enabled at any point of
the tune cycle? Because if not, then we're all
or two I've done a better
job matching manually with the utility program than the tuner algorithm does.
Don't ask for particulars, I did this in the heat of battle and didn't document
anything. I may just roll back the FW, even though I too am using a Kenwood.
Wes N7WS
On 1/2/2022 10:46 AM
to US hams. Furthermore they operated split, with their listen
frequency even further from a legal channel. With a little forethought they
could have listened down instead of up and I could have easily worked them. But
I did not; however, this didn't stop some lids from working them out-of-b
e to call and I have control of RX QRM fighting features and can run
multiple decoders.
Just to keep this somewhat Elecraft related I will say that even though I've
moved to a Kenwood TS-890 for a number of reasons, my K3 and K3S are the better
RTTY radios.
Wes N7WS
On 11/11/2021 5:03 PM, Andy Du
Probably Kenwood, since early on Elecraft adopted Kenwood protocol.
Wes N7WS
On 11/14/2021 5:34 AM, chris grierson via Elecraft wrote:
I am trying to use my K3s with a program but it does not list the K3s in the
drop down list
is there another rig from the drop down list that would let me
https://www.tubesforamps.com/products/6l6-5881
On 11/26/2021 3:19 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Yes indeed. I wonder what the availability and useful life of the 6L6 or 807
types were?
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ferrite in my shack is the
stuff molded on some of the computer cables I use. I wish my TS-890 had the
same rear-panel capability as the K3(S) for using these.
Wes N7WS
On 11/21/2021 6:54 PM, David Herring wrote:
I also had RF problems with the CM-500 plugged into the rear mic jack
" I
worked him on 14.195 on one call.
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The K3S does transmit in Test mode. I've seen 50W of output from my KPA500,
while in Test mode.
I mentioned this on the reflector on 7/25/2017, topic "Test Mode Garbage."
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On 11/17/2021 7:56 PM, Frank O'Donnell wrote:
If the K3S is placed in TEST mode for the purpose of C
The amplitude of this is affected by the output power setting and is present
with the KPA500 in Standby. It also seems to be thermally sensitive; becoming
less conspicuous the longer things run."
Wayne replied:
Hi Wes,
TX TEST mode activates the entire TX strip because it turns on PTT t
Might have been. Wayne did reply with a possible cause and indicated a possible
firmware fix to be
"put on the list". I never heard further.
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On 11/17/2021 10:40 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 11/17/2021 8:55 PM, Wes wrote:
The K3S does transmit in Test mode. I've seen 50W of o
I have some observations and/or questions
First I think you could model this.
Second, how did you measure these impedances? You quote them as resistive, are
they?
Is that 5 dB gain in a useful direction? What about the other bands?
Wes N7WS
On 11/1/2021 7:39 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
In my
here they made
10 QSOs. I missed them on 20 RTTY, where they operated once, as best as I can
determine. Otherwise, I worked them on the other 26 slots. Number 42 on the NA
leaderboard.
Wes N7WS
On 11/8/2021 12:05 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
HD8R went QRT at 23:59 yesterday.
73
Lyn, W
It should be noted that Jim is an opinionated, crotchety, 80-year old man.
I get a pass while saying this because I am also an opinionated, crotchety,
80-year old man.
Wes N7WS
On 11/4/2021 12:37 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
It should be noted that K8JHR is a lawyer, not an engineer or scientist
IMHO, no.
Wes N7WS
On 11/5/2021 9:05 AM, Dave Barr wrote:
I operate from a 50 by 115 foot lot using a tribander and two open wire fed
dipoles. I use a K3 with the auto antenna tuner, but no panadapter. Primary
interest is contesting (usually qrp and S) and DX chasing. I never operate
2R
that doesn't either. They operated briefly on 20-meter RTTY while
I wasn't home :-(
My only nod to QRP is that the whole station runs on one 20A 120VAC circuit.
Wes N7WS
On 11/3/2021 9:07 PM, Tim Tucker wrote:
While I own both the KX2 and KX3, when I was trying to work HD8R on 40m
Guys,
I'm not about to remove all of the cables to look but using my iPhone camera it
looks like I have S/N 1418, which I kit-built.
My R7 is AWOL and R6 measures about 228 Ohm.
Looks like Elecraft needs to explain.
Wes N7WS
On 12/10/2021 8:25 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:
Hi Lyn,
Thanks
What are you using it for?
Wes N7WS
On 12/16/2021 3:18 PM, John Stengrevics wrote:
Hi Pete,
The WWV method worked for me until it didn’t. On the advice of one of the K3
gurus, I am now using a Leo Bodnar frequency source. Works great.
73,
John
WA1EAZ
On Dec 16, 2021, at 4:34 PM, Pete
failures.
Wes N7WS
On 12/12/2021 8:48 PM, Bob McGraw wrote:
Just went through different antenna configurations and bands. Using the KAT500
Utility, selecting the ATTENUATOR and then TUNE on my K3S shows a SWR of 1.5:1
and when the ATTENUATOR is not selected the SWR shows 1.1:1. An external
SWR
We all feel that way from time to time.
Wes N7WS
On 7/17/2021 12:46 PM, n...@windstream.net wrote:
n...@windstream.net would like to recall the message, "Elecraft Digest, Vol
207, Issue 16".
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In Tucson the brew of my choice is Dragoon IPA. Although it's "India" Pale Ale.
7.3% ABV 85 IBU
Wes N7WS
On 7/17/2021 12:54 PM, Howard Saxion via Elecraft wrote:
Be careful with acronyms. In this part of the world (Oregon), IPA translates to
Indian Pale Ale. Now, where
Does the tone in MMTTY match the tone set in the K3?
Wes N7WS
On 1/8/2022 7:31 PM, Mike Dodd wrote:
I have had the built-in SUB sound card in my K3s working with MMTTY in AFSK A
mode in the past, but now it does not produce TX tones when MMTTY transmits.
MMTTY is set up to use the USB Audio
It is not in the manual, but has appeared here many times, without logical
explanation.
Wes N7WS
On 1/16/2022 6:52 AM, j...@kk9a.com wrote:
I have not heard this either. Is this in the manual? 5 watts would be a
tough output to avoid if you enjoy QRP.
John KK9A
KE8G wrote:
Hmm, I've never
Yes.
On 1/10/2022 9:41 AM, Jim Clymer wrote:
Anyone else see the irony here?
"Sent from my iPhone"!!!
Jim - WS6X
On Mon, Jan 10, 2022, 10:18 AM Vincent Diak wrote:
We all should spend less time on our cell phone’s and the internet. Then
we would not be wondering why our hobby is fading
Indeed he does. My K3S is on that list, I loaned it to him on its way home from
Elecraft, years ago. For all of the mention of other brands of radio, Kenwoods
are conspicuously absent; Rob also uses a TS-890, as do I. The K3S sits idle
next to it.
Wes N7WS
On 3/14/2022 5:18 AM, JR wrote
TS-890
On 2/24/2022 6:46 AM, rikoski wrote:
Here is my situation. I have an Elecraft K3 setup: K3 transceiver; Pan Adpter;
KAT 500 tuner; KPA 500 , 500W power amp. All Elecraft, all plug compatible.
In January in the middle of a QSO, the Elecraft transceiver stopped working. I
got return
. The advantage to the cable when the KAT500 is
employed is that it can be preset to the band and tuning solution, when the
transceiver changes frequency, without transmitting. This is particularly handy
when just listening.
Wes N7WS
On 3/22/2022 11:31 AM, j...@kk9a.com wrote:
A long time ago I used
I didn't find his post out of line. His callsign is in his email address.
Wes N7WS
On 3/30/2022 9:49 AM, Clay Autery wrote:
Doug,
You last response makes you come off like a gigantic "procreation tool".
I would like to think that this is not the case. Perhaps you woul
IIRC, Rockwell, not Raytheon.
On 3/30/2022 10:40 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Ummm ... Art Collins had a very large military business in addition to a small
amateur one, and sold his company to Raytheon who, it turned out, had little
interest in building amateur gear. The decision to leave the
I worked for a company that was bought out by Raytheon. I couldn't retire soon
enough.
Wes N7WS
On 3/30/2022 10:50 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Correct, they're both "R" companies and at my age, that's enough to confuse
them. I still don't know what precipitated the demise of Ten-T
very
four seconds.
Wes N7WS
On 3/31/2022 12:30 PM, Bob McGraw wrote:
The TCXO is the reference frequency for about everything that takes place in
the radio. It is the master clock. If it is incorrect, then everything else
is incorrect, for the most part.
A 5 ppm TCXO, or 5 parts per million
an
initial increase in frequency of a couple of Hz and then it turns around and
drifts down, relatively rapidly at first then the rate slows to near zero.
Total drift was about 23 Hz, but this is at (near) constant temperature and says
nothing about temperature compensation.
Wes N7WS
On 3/31
ary
Powers was shot down in his US. I have an inscribed copy of "We See All" by Lt
Col. Bruce Bailey, who was one of those guys. He later piloted SR-71s and had
many stories to tell.
The last I knew of the radio, it was in the Collins collection of Don, W7DD.
Wes N7WS
On 3/
Hmm. I used to joke that I bought a KPA500 just so I could switch bands on my
K3 without accidentally changing the VOX setting.
N7WS
On 3/23/2022 1:58 PM, Ken K6MR wrote:
"They are a "bandaid" for the lack of band buttons on the K3."
I've always considered "band buttons" on any radio to
:-)
Wes N7WS
On 1/30/2022 7:53 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
I still have an HP15C on my desk that I picked up when I was working
at the Ohio State University and taking EE/Computer Science from '79-
'84. It replaced an earlier model (probably an HP-25) in which both
the battery and LED module
I have the N3FJP suite. The one thing they don't do well, IMHO, is RTTY, unless
you like FLDIGI or the like. I don't, I prefer MMTTY or its derivatives. All of
this is about Windows; MAC I dunno.
Wes N7WS
On 2/7/2022 5:10 AM, David Hourdequin wrote:
Check out the N3FJP ACLogger
either stay engaged or beg off by telling my
neighbor I have to go in for another beer. I might even invite him over to
share one.
In the case at hand, I fail to understand the hardship of using the delete key.
Wes N7WS
On 4/11/2022 4:45 PM, Andrew Moore wrote:
Other than trying to remember
.
For 10 thru 20 I have a modest triband OB7-3 that I tune on 12 an 17 with the
KAT500. TS-890 -> KPA500.
I just wish that the KAT500 was actually built to the schematic with an input
attenuator that would flatten the load to the transceiver while tuning.
Wes N7WS
On 9/13/2023 2:45 AM, e
ant to use a second RX and call on the last caller's frequency, good for
you, and better for me.
Wes N7WS
On 11/7/2023 6:14 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:
That was a head spinning discussion! No Elecraft transceiver here but I've
been working single RX Split with a TS-590S for as long as I
In this case I would say the DX operator is lousy. A 25 KHz spread on CW is
ridiculous. It's even ridiculous on SSB. Wait for the pileups subside and work
him when he's begging.
Now if it's Glorioso, that's different. My #340.
Wes N7WS
On 11/7/2023 8:07 AM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote
the market is too. Leave well enough alone.
Wes N7WS
On 10/27/2023 3:34 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
Why do you think that for sale posts have little value to the list at large??
I very much appreciate knowing what is available since Elecraft no longer
supports such a high percentage
Wow, $600. You can buy a 25W Q5 Signal transverter for $500.
http://q5signal.com/index.php?route=product/product=60_id=52
Wes N7WS
On 10/25/2023 1:05 PM, Michael Kelly wrote:
https://k3bfp.com/?page_id=66=true
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modern cheap SDRs it's trivial to do.
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On 11/5/2023 7:59 PM, marvwhee...@nwlink.com wrote:
Richard:
It is not necessary to have the 2nd rcvr to work split. I have used my for 3
yrs without a 2nd rcvr and work split frequently.]
Marv
KG7V
Is the firmware up to date?
On 9/27/2023 5:39 PM, ws6x@gmail.com wrote:
Hello John & the Elecraft Gang,
I have a similar problem with one of my KPOD switches. (I also use the KPOD
for RIT when I'm running in CW and RTTY.) In my case, I have F3 programmed
to toggle in and out of Diversity
ever will, that ship has sailed.
Wes N7WS
On 10/22/2023 10:58 AM, John Canfield wrote:
Hi all,
Long time fan of Elecraft, I have a K3s and a KPA1500, both are currently in
service. My primary HF radio is now a TS-890, I bought it about four or so
years ago after giving up waiting on the K4's
He's an Elecraft fanboy with an Expert 1K-FA amplifier in his shack.
On 10/23/2023 11:12 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
How very boorish of you. The original post (read it below) specifically asked
for comparison information, and Wes merely answered.
You are the consummate Elecraft fanboy here
.
Disclaimer: I moonlighted for the founders of this company at another small
start-up about 50 years ago. It is a local Tucson company but I have zero
association with them now.
Wes N7WS
On 4/24/2022 6:23 PM, ws6x@gmail.com wrote:
OK, I'll make it somewhat Elecraft related... For FD
The guy was pedantic. The delta due to changes in mismatch error were in the
noise, no pun intended.
As far as I was concerned, it was a waste of a receiver I would have killed for
in those days. Your tax dollars at work.
Wes N7WS
On 5/25/2022 2:31 PM, Edward Mccann wrote:
Thanks
the answer to the question is, it depends.
Wes N7WS
On 5/25/2022 11:18 AM, Walter Underwood wrote:
Thanks. I’ll make a wild generalization that transceivers are generally
designed for the receiver portion to be 50 Ω.
Anybody have an idea about SWL receivers?
wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
C
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On 5/25/2022 12:50 PM, Edward Mccann wrote:
Hope the Phoenix Missile hit its target!
Ed McCann
AG6CX
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On 5/31/2022 6:24 PM, Bob Cutter via Elecraft wrote:
Look on menu for sidetone volume
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 7:02 PM, Richard wrote:
For code practice, I tried plugging a straight key into the “KEY” jack
ng for him.
Wes N7WS
* If you explore this document, you can find the name Dave Evans. Dave was a ham
and the "Around-the-world-flight" network used 7.000 and 14.000 MHz. Ham radio
helped start the company and it started my c
rom the DX100 to run it
on AM.
Wes N7WS
On 7/2/2022 3:35 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 7/2/2022 1:58 PM, Wes wrote:
Hard to believe. A man of your age and experience.
My experience was earlier, with an Apache, and later a TV. And there were a
DX100 and SX101 that an older ham loaned me because he
Hard to believe. A man of your age and experience.
On 7/2/2022 12:16 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
I don't know what an HW-16 is.
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On 6/22/2022 10:35 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
As I've said before, the advantage of a modular design is nonexistent if the
modules don't exist.
Some people have suggested buying a complete spare rig for parts. I think
that's ridiculous. If I'm going to put out that much money
s of phase fluctuations
in the DUT *plus* the phase fluctuations in the measurement system's oscillators
and/or sampling clock jitter. This is the K3/P3.
Wes N7WS
References:
https://www.ab4oj.com/test/docs/rs_pn2015.pdf
http://www.ke5fx.com/phase_noise.pdf (I used to work with Terry D
on MV89 10 MHz OCXO that is specified at -150 dBc/Hz at
1 kHz offset, which is way better than you could measure with a spectrum
analyzer technique.
Wes N7WS
On 6/7/2022 2:12 PM, jerry wrote:
On 2022-06-07 13:56, Wes wrote:
*plus* the phase
fluctuations in the measurement system's o
It isn't "designed for low power." I don't, nor will I have, a KPA1500, but I
run my KAT500 at 400-500 W on FT8 without incident.
Wes N7WS
On 6/4/2022 6:52 AM, Kevin Robertson via Elecraft wrote:
FT8 is a weak signal mode, designed for low power. Given its high duty cycle,
you
The Boatanchor AM guys are going to be on the air making Qs; the rest of us will
be waiting for parts. ;-)
Wes N7WS
On 7/16/2022 8:07 AM, Geert Jan de Groot wrote:
On 15/07/2022 18:48, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
I have a K3 with the original synthesizer boards. I am looking
Come on Ray. This is an Elecraft forum. The man has Elecraft equipment.
What's the beef?
Wes N7WS
On 5/5/2022 2:16 PM, Ray wrote:
Did Elecraft make a FTdx Series of Radio Equipment ???
I Must have missed it. Did I sign in to the Wrong thread………..
Ray WA6VAB Elecraft K3
From: Joe
My radios sit side-by-side on the desk. So which one do I use? The Kenwood. I
suppose that a K4 will have features comparable to or even better than the
Kenwood but I could buy an '890 a year and a half ago and I still can't buy a K4.
Wes N7WS
On 4/28/2022 6:41 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
No, actually, what he said that you left off says things that counter your
comments.
On 9/24/2022 1:47 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 9/24/2022 12:31 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
I haven't done much portable operation except for Field Day, and when I do I
have access to tall trees for some pretty good
I doubt that there is any special except for the fact that some of these guys
bought and paid for the MH3.
Wes N7WS
On 10/7/2022 1:24 PM, Mike Harris via Elecraft wrote:
Is there anything so special about the MH3 that another hand mic with an
adapter cable or re-plugged wouldn't do
a Delete key that I use with regularity. I have never understood this
hand-wringing over a few extra posts.
Wes N7WS
On 10/8/2022 12:22 PM, marvwhee...@nwlink.com wrote:
Just how much of this thread does the majority, who is disinterested, have
to read of the belly aching of a very few
Bye.
On 10/8/2022 4:50 PM, John P wrote:
[snip]
All I can say is that the recent email (list) traffic is so idiotic, I’m on
the verge of dropping off the listing.
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Unfortunately, the price is that of a 1500 watt transceiver.
On 10/6/2022 7:05 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
An unsolicited testimonial - I've had an early KPA-1500 (#502) for almost 4
years, with a 2K serial number K-3. It's like having a 1500-watt transceiver.
73, Pete N4ZR
See: https://elecraft.mailman.qth.narkive.com/XZR50WUK/k3-data-mode-power-creep
Wes N7WS
On 12/30/2022 9:46 AM, Bill Coleman via Elecraft wrote:
All bands.
Power calibration was done about 9 months ago.
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the SDR there but I
still use one in conjunction with my back-up TS-590SG, where it also performs
flawlessly.
Wes N7WS
ps. I wish SpectraVue would run my Perseus.
On 12/6/2022 5:33 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
Well, I found the cause of the clicking (but not what is clicking).
I use two almost
was never interested.
When I happened to mention the name Skeet Taylor, a strange look came over
Nelson's face. I stopped what I was saying and in a low voice Nelson said,
"Skeet Taylor was my stepdad." Small world.
Wes N7WS
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and daisy-chain. I don't
have pounds of ferrite on every wire, I use a switch mode power supply for all
of the low voltage stuff and a Rigrunner distribution box. And the whole
station runs on a 120V 20A circuit.
I suspect that you have a rectifying joint some place.
Wes N7WS
On 11/22/2022 3
but I just
habitually adjust them when I put them on.
Wes N7WS
11/17/2022 7:54 AM, Jim KO5V wrote:
I recently purchased the Yamaha CM 500 headphones. I think the "headphone part"
works very well, but they won't stay adjusted - the plastic friction parts are just too
The K3 has a built-in two-tone generator. I've done 100s of two-tone IMD tests
on my K3 and K3S using them and an SDR-IQ as a spectrum analyzer.
Wes N7WS.
On 11/15/2022 11:37 AM, Michael Carter wrote:
Hi Martin,
Do you observe (or hear) sidebands outside
the nominal transmitted bandwidth
Actually, he does https://www.dj0ip.com/about_ocfd
On 11/24/2022 12:31 PM, Edward Mccann wrote:
Kent:
I find that while your named expert with “more practical research than anyone
on the planet”will likely claim expertise in just about anything, I have never
seen anything observational,
guy 50 miles away
looked like he was sending MCW. If the photo of his shack on QRZ is to be
believed, he's running an Omni6 + amp.
Wes N7WS
On 1/30/2023 12:51 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
Not necessarily an overdriven amp. Yaesu made several models of radios that
did that, no matter what you did
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