Re: [Elecraft] K4 Remote: My QTH vs. a friend's, many miles to the north

equipment outside, despite the grounding.  Direct lightning strikes are so intense and large.  Lightning is also an RF event.  What happens in a near but safe place can create very large currents in nearby conductors. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County G4GNX wr

Re: [Elecraft] elecraft net?

Kevin, KD5ONS, in OR runs a CW net on 20 [14050 +/-] at 2000Z? and another on 7050 or close at 2300Z on Sun.  Not sure of the times but he usually posts the notice here each week.  There is at least one other SSB net but don't know the details since I lost my microphone. 73, Fred ["

Re: [Elecraft] K1 high demand...

sounded great.  I noticed that strong signals would "pull" the frequence just perceptibly which was a little like a signal with a slight chirp.  Almost never heard anymore but somehow a little comforting. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW - CWops #142 Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Petr

Re: [Elecraft] Weird K-3 Power Behavior

Hmmm ... I thought that the ALC started AT the 5th bar and the first 4 bars were sort of a VU-meter.  Hence Don's occasional advice, "4 full bars and the 5th occasionally flickering." I've been known to get things wrong in the past however. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Spa

Re: [Elecraft] (ot) noise reduction resources

software is built. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Robert Strickland via Elecraft wrote on 4/5/2024 12:59 PM: The screen shot of the noise is posted on QRZ.com. This link will get you there. https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/noise-reduction-resources.908913/

Re: [Elecraft] ECN

Timing is everything!  The Earth-facing half of the sun is currently extremely quiet, SFI is around 112, down from nearly 200.  The sun rotates in roughly 28 days [various latitudes do so at somewhat different rates] so try again in about 14-20 days. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks

Re: [Elecraft] Firmware Utility Question

It's the 5th button down in the Configuration tab on the K3 Utility.  Don't know if the K3s has a different utility however. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Doug Hensley wrote on 3/24/2024 1:10 PM: Helping a friend with his new K3s. He wants to change th

Re: [Elecraft] K3S help needed

and reply again. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Carol Richards wrote on 3/20/2024 10:41 AM: Good day all…. I recently acquired a nice K3S and am having all sorts of problems; not rig problems. I just installed a win-keyer so that I can use the K3S with N1M

Re: [Elecraft] [RFI] Mysterious K3 Symptoms - RFI? : Important addendum

FWIW: I used to use the RRC1258 to access a remote station, and I had this issue at times.  The AF gain would go very low, any small movement of the AF Gain control would restore it instantly.  It's old info, I don't use the 1258 anymore, but it was real for me when I did. 73, Fred ["

Re: [Elecraft] IF OUT - Same as just sharing the antenna?

It's around 8.15 MHz. It's ahead of the ADC and 15 kHz 2nd IF, the RF is over 200 kHz wide and is nominally there for connection to a P3. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Ed Parish wrote on 3/9/2024 12:57 PM: IF means Intermediate Frequency. It is the result

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Manual building method

nkish salmon, this one is a light mauve."  Gave up on that. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Harold Howells wrote on 3/7/2024 11:28 AM: Hello and thanks in advance for your help. I’m just getting going on my K2 build and I don’t understand the reasonin

Re: [Elecraft] P3 + SVGA (and cables)

That's the connector where the K-POD connects in addition to whatever Elecraft techs use it for 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Robert Brown via Elecraft wrote on 3/6/2024 6:34 PM: Excellent condition P3 w/SVA option. Only “defect” is that a underbody

Re: [Elecraft] Q: Recording outgoing messages on the K3 DVR

when speaking live, all the equalizations were the same, and a whole bunch of digital-ish boxes [computer, sound cards, mp3 files] and their problems disappeared. Folks advised that I sounded exactly the same live and from the messages. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Was

Re: [Elecraft] KAT 500 Loses Match

teurs." 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Ken WA8JXM wrote on 1/13/2024 9:16 PM: Unless its something like a log periodic, I think anything with those frequency/SWR specs can only do it with high resistive losses.  It reminds me of the HF dipole B ma

Re: [Elecraft] P3

Can't speak to the K3s, but the K3 required a modification to the 1st IF [8 MHz] gain for my P3 to show weaker signals.  It was just a resistor change. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jim Murray via Elecraft wrote on 12/17/2023 12:05 PM: Hello all,  Havin

Re: [Elecraft] RX audio distortion with auto notch on

l covered by a strong carrier or CW signal readable. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Rocco Conte wrote on 11/13/2023 7:29 AM: Hello Everyone, I have a K3 that a friend of mine let me borrow to try out. I noticed that when I turn on the auto notch, the receive

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Display flashes "thr 4 OFF" intermittently

coat of DeOxit. Good luck.  In the "Olden Days," you could almost always find the problem by looking in the corner of the chassis where the small fire had started. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dave Fugleberg wrote on 11/8/2023 11:13 AM: I thou

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Display flashes "thr 4 OFF" intermittently

for another problem solved it. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dave Fugleberg wrote on 11/8/2023 9:16 AM: Thanks Keith - I totally missed that in the manual, as it's been a long time since I've used the decode feature. I tried changing the threshold to Auto..

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Display flashes "thr 4 OFF" intermittently

for another problem solved it. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dave Fugleberg wrote on 11/8/2023 9:16 AM: Thanks Keith - I totally missed that in the manual, as it's been a long time since I've used the decode feature. I tried changing the threshold to Auto..

Re: [Elecraft] Digital mode power handling for KAT3

FWIW: I use my K3/KAT3 at 100 W in RTTY contests with no issues.  % derating could be a function of the complex impedance at the end of your transmission line ... my match on all bands is not terrible. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County ken.k...@gmail.com wrot

Re: [Elecraft] A Good Headset For A K3

Dogs are smart enough to not do that 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jim Brown wrote on 8/9/2023 2:33 AM: On 8/8/2023 10:32 PM, Victor Rosenthal wrote: Back in the days that I operated SSB, I transmitted more than one meow as a result of using VOX. I

Re: [Elecraft] Buying a K4 in UK

least one and often more mis-delivered mail pieces into the do-over box for our carrier to get it right hoping that whoever got our mail is doing likewise. Benjamin Franklin, where are you?73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County -- This email has been checked for viru

Re: [Elecraft] A dumb question about lightning

and procedures in the ARRL Grounding and Bonding book, don't make up your own.  I think the book is about $30.  It is well worth the price. 3.  Avoid advice from internet lists ... see #1 and #2 above. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County jerry wrote on 7/31/2023 2:14 PM: I

Re: [Elecraft] A dumb question about lightning

he service entrance earth electrode with a low inductance path. There's been quite an array of advice circulating here recently, much of it wrong, some dangerous. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Geoffrey Feldman wrote on 7/28/2023 5:02 PM: First thing and

Re: [Elecraft] Grounding, Lightning & Attic Antennas

And all other cables entering the house.  Much of the damage caused by lightning stems from currents induced in conductors entering the house caused by the intense electromagnetic fields.  Lightning is an RF event. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Ray Maxf

Re: [Elecraft] Aircraft Doppler shift

quot; 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jim Brown wrote on 7/23/2023 7:45 PM: Andy, My observations here are consistent with yours -- I regularly see Doppler on either side of a signal, sometimes even both sides, which would be consistent with multiple a

[Elecraft] K3 channel hopping anomaly[1]

being in my head.  Hoping this one is too.  Any help? 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County [1] anomaly [ah NOM ah lee, n.] Term used by NASA to indicate something not going correctly.  It can range anywhere from a burned out indicator to the rocket landing pointy-en

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Power-hunting on FT8

not be able to get there with such low audio input, hence the "hunting." 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Pete Smith N4ZR wrote on 7/20/2023 2:16 PM: I've recently started operating FT8, and on advice from other K3 users, have been adjusting the po

Re: [Elecraft] Very late to the party - computer rig control and sound card modes for K3

ng out ... keep it as simple as you can, and creep up on working solutions one step at a time. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Paul Barlow wrote on 7/18/2023 1:58 AM: Also, I've never used the FT8 type modes. I understand they use the pc for all the signal pro

Re: [Elecraft] Is KX3 going obsolete

Things become obsolete when replacement parts and/or service are no longer available.  It tends to happen suddenly, often accompanied by the release of smoke. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Stephen Dubin via Elecraft wrote on 7/17/2023 8:21 AM:  I d

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

clicks today so I'll just crank this knob down to 0 and make square waves today."  Harks back to This is Spinal Tap. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dave wrote on 7/8/2023 7:39 AM: Almost any rig can turn from “one of the best” to “one of the worst” if i

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

one a knob and they will turn it. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Steve L wrote on 7/1/2023 10:34 AM: George, The IC7300 was among the better commercial transceivers in terms of spurious emissions, clicks, splatter, etc. It wasn’t at the top of the list

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping dates

Some is because the Elecraft customer base is vastly larger than when they were selling K1, KX1, and K2 kits. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dave wrote on 6/24/2023 11:08 AM: Some of it is due to the global parts shortages, parts that have gone up co

Re: [Elecraft] KPA3 Rev B not output

Life in the age of vacuum tubes [valves] and high voltages was much simpler. Just take the bottom off and look for where the fire was in the corner of the chassis. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Michael Carter wrote on 6/3/2023 3:43 PM: Hi George, Congr

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Setup Confusion

No. "Elecraft bias" is a low voltage applied to electret mics. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Alan Geller via Elecraft wrote on 5/16/2023 6:40 PM: Is what Elecraft calls mike “bias” in the K3 and K3s Owners handbooks Equivalent to the “48 volt gho

Re: [Elecraft] Where to put the wattmeter

that the time-domain waveform was a very good indicator of signal quality.  I can vaguely see a system where the P3 in TX monitor mode would accept a hypothetical "TX audio monitor output" from the K3 to provide the H-deflection ...that might do it ... I think. 73, Fred ["Skip&qu

Re: [Elecraft] Where to put the wattmeter

and I'd buy one if it would do a trapezoidal pattern.  Judging TX signal quality looking at the time-domain envelope is pretty hard, but I can judge straight sides on the T-pattern 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jack Brindle via Elecraft wrote on 4/19/20

Re: [Elecraft] [P3] P3 woes - repaired but now claims my K3s puts out 873W!

It's always seemed to me that Poynting's Vector is the most aptly named entity in mathematics. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Edward Mccann wrote on 4/7/2023 7:41 PM: Dave: You may have redefined Poynting’s Theorem! Ed McCann On Apr 7, 2023, at 6:23 PM

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hiram Maxim in the news

Clarence Tuska was the other founder and original owner of QST magazine, but HPM always gets all the press. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Alan Bloom wrote on 3/19/2023 12:46 PM: Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim machine gun, was the father of Hiram P

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and KPA1500 compatibility

fier amplifies that distortion. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County j...@kk9a.com wrote on 3/6/2023 4:58 PM: Your questions regarding if you can use a KPA100 and KPA1500 together has been recently asked on this list and the answer was YES. I suspect, as K9YC noted, that

[Elecraft] K4 & KPOD

Do I understand the K4 order page correctly that my KPOD currently on my K3 will also plug into and work with a K4 ... should I decide to spring for one? 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. w

Re: [Elecraft] Checking offset of K3 IF filters

That's the method for aligning the K2 filters recommended by Don, W3FPR.  It works great for the K2, I don't see why it wouldn't work for a K3 also. That's a cool pair of calls too! 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jon Iza wrote on 3/2/2023 11:11 PM: Folk

Re: [Elecraft] Announcing the KXIBC2 internal battery charger for the KX2

So, is the cat 75% alive and 25% still unknown? 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Wayne Burdick wrote on 2/18/2023 10:53 AM: This cat is is at least 75% of the way out of the bag :) -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. w

Re: [Elecraft] Checking out Elecraft on ChatGPT

mory.  Nonetheless, in the times I've played with ChatGPT, quite a few of the responses often have a "look-up" flavor like the dissertation on the K3/K4. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Alan Bloom wrote on 2/17/2023 2:08 PM: OK, maybe third time's the cha

Re: [Elecraft] Checking out Elecraft on ChatGPT

Chances are high that they really weren't ASCII space characters. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Alan Bloom wrote on 2/17/2023 12:51 PM: On 2/17/23 12:48, Dave New, N8SBE wrote: Alan, For starters where are all the spaces? :-)  Makes it hard to rea

Re: [Elecraft] Email DANGEROUS EMAIL

IRS does not accept gift cards for the back taxes you don't actually owe.  Nor is the Sheriff going to appear in your driveway in 20 minutes or the electric company going to turn off your electricity in half an hour if you don't send the gift card #'s.  Remember the International "J" signal

Re: [Elecraft] K3 no power out

, my Elmer from 70 years ago told me, "When something fails, we nearly always believe it's caused by the worst possible thing that can happen.  It almost never is." 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dave New, N8SBE wrote on 2/9/2023 11:58 AM: Josep, Plea

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Unresponsive if tuned across very strong RTTY sig - UPDATE

The humongous signal is not there this afternoon and K3 tunes all the way to 8 MHz just fine.  I'll continue to check from time to time. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Fred Jensen wrote on 2/2/2023 4:59 PM: OK, this one has me confused.  I was looking for C

[Elecraft] K3 - Unresponsive if tuned across very strong RTTY sig

now [another totally unrelated problem having nothing to do with Elecraft, K3, or my eyesight but really annoying], I'll try tomorrow and see if it is still repeatable. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County PS:  I don't know if CHU is still on the air or if so, whe

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA 100 Hi Dissipation Fault on 15 Meters

Update on the KXPA100 fault on 15 meters: The issue went away for a while and returned. I decided to reinstall the firmware and reset the configuration via the KXPA utility. All seems to be working again. Will keep an eye on it. Thanks Fred KE4Q On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 4:38 PM David Haines

Re: [Elecraft] K3- Part fell out!

Does the radio still work?  If I find loose parts but the radio still works, I consider them to be spare parts.   Seriously, does it appear to be electronic in nature ... i.e. does it have terminals or solder points? 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dennis

Re: [Elecraft] Muting the K2

There is a Dow-Key coax relay that does that automatically ... a pin grounds the inactive terminal.  I would think your scheme would work OK. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Ray Spreadbury via Elecraft wrote on 1/19/2023 8:43 AM: I am thinking of building a

Re: [Elecraft] KXPA 100 Hi Dissipation Fault on 15 Meters

hot. This morning the PA was at 25 degrees. Another idea is that there was some glitch in the control of the amp that cleared itself after shutting the gear down for several hours. I'll have to keep an eye on it. Fred KE4Q On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 2:34 PM Terry Griffey via Elecraft < elecr

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Sidetone volume

Hold the PWR knob in for a sec or two and it becomes the MON volume control.  Then TAP it and it boes back to PWR 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County dave arruzza via Elecraft wrote on 1/14/2023 9:29 AM: How do I lower the sidetone volume I looked through the ma

[Elecraft] KXPA 100 Hi Dissipation Fault on 15 Meters

the firmware and still have the problem so I am thinking maybe a hardware problem in the amp? Has anyone experienced a problem like this? Looking for direction to continue my troubleshooting. Thanks Fred KE4Q __ Elecraft mailing list Home

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and K2

their linearity and increase unwanted signal products.  Don't know about the KPA1500 but might be wise to check. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Eric Norris wrote on 1/11/2023 11:25 PM: DO NOT CONNECT THE K2 SERIAL OUTPUT TO ANYTHING WITHOUT A CUSTOM CABLE OR AN N

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Also faulting for High SWR inappropriately

ing with the gear up is because you abandoned the checklist and forgot to put the wheels down.  It's almost never the airplane's fault." 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Tom N4LSJ wrote on 1/4/2023 6:31 AM: I got a KPA500 this summer and it was doing a lot of fau

Re: [Elecraft] [K4][K3][K2] FS: David Clark H10-20 Aviation Headset

shion them with foam had been made, none of which were particularly successful.  The L-20 cruised around 120 kts [it maxed at about 130 kts at triple the noise] and, since no place in AK is close to any other place in AK, I was deaf with a headache after every mission. 73, Fred ["Skip&qu

Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha Headphones

A long time ago, velocity ["ribbon"] mics were common in broadcast, apparently they're not any more.  Really boosted the bass if you close talked them.  At 17, I could crawl way up close to the RCA 44 at the board and sound like James Earl Jones. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Voltage?

wary of Al wiring in house in which we sleep. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Lyn Norstad wrote on 11/14/2022 2:08 PM: Ed - I cringe when I think of aluminum wiring. I know it's currently about half the price of copper, but a townhouse I lived in from 1979-19

Re: [Elecraft] Good Natured Contesting Advice

Thompson's First Law:  "If there is QSB, his signal will be strong while sending all the unnecessary things you already have and then fade when he gets to the one necessary thing you asked for." Thompson's Second Law:  "Repeat your request and then refer to Thompson's First La

Re: [Elecraft] Recommendation for Microphone for K3s?

understandable.  I have to run the AF Gain higher, but it has plenty of range. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Lou Laderman via Elecraft wrote on 11/2/2022 9:34 AM: I’ve read a lot of comments about Heil and the Yamaha boomset. Nobody has yet suggested RadioSpo

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft AX-1 Whip Antenna

supposed to do with the cotton balls?" 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On Sep 25, 2022, at 7:17 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: No. But try on a little poison oak followed by a hot shower. OMG. That’s the nice burn. elecraft.com On Sep 25, 2022, a

Re: [Elecraft] AX1 dipole

.  McClatchy, which owned KFBK at the time, sold the rights to RCA who renamed it "Ampliphase" and dominated the AM broadcast market for a number of years.  The station was also the radio birthplace of Rush Limbaugh, way back when he didn't actually believe what he was broadcasting. 73, Fre

Re: [Elecraft] AX1 dipole

insensitivity to "ground" may be one reason it works well, but that's just a guess. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Dan Presley wrote on 9/29/2022 12:20 PM: Fred-can you share details on this antenna? Not familiar with it. Thanks. Dan Presley 503-701-3871 d

Re: [Elecraft] AX1 dipole

... although KFBK's probably likes being located in rice fields filled with water.  73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jim Brown wrote on 9/29/2022 11:28 AM: David, I've published a LOT of work on concepts like this. This ran in National Contest Journal about six years

Re: [Elecraft] AX1 dipole

Someone has called the sheriff on me twice while set up on a park bench with my Alexloop.  I suspect the AX1, with or without a counterpoise, would be less likely to provoke someone to do that.  One woman approached me and asked me if I was the CIA. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft AX-1 Whip Antenna

There is no such thing as a "nice" RF burn. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Steve L wrote on 9/24/2022 6:36 PM: Caution when using this location: Make sure your counterpoise is insulated and there’s no way to contact bare metal at this point with

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and its "TUNE" selection. (With mag loop)

in transmitting loops >QRP is in the vacuum variable capacitor, the construction to minimize I-squared R losses, and to withstand the extremely high voltages which, at 100+ watts can range well above 100 amps circulating current and multi-KV potentials. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Spa

Re: [Elecraft] Lighting

ly perceptible grass on the ICOM panadapter.  Suddenly, it got very quiet.  So we replaced it with the spare, and it met the same fate. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County PS The combined longevity of the 4 of us in ham radio was something around 200 years.  You'

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 and its "TUNE" selection.

ce looking into the feedline, min SWR will usually work pretty good.  But it really has to be at the minimum which is often quite sharp.  Getting the loop tuning close, and then letting the ATU do the rest is a very quick way to create a dummy load. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Wash

Re: [Elecraft] P span retention

I understood how it was designed, mine has stayed stable. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jim McDonald wrote on 8/12/2022 7:35 AM: I have the span "sticking" at 30 kHz when I change bands, but the center frequency is changing with the P3 in fixed-tu

Re: [Elecraft] K2 versus K3 specs

in such an environment where dynamic blocking range can make or break a radio.  I'll bet money that you are the only human being on the planet who can answer your broad question. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County brianpepperdine brianpepperdine wrote on 7/14/2022 1:44 PM:

Re: [Elecraft] problem with K2, KAT100 and K2100PA combo

Found that out the hard way and fried a trace on the RF board.  Fortunately, it was repairable.  Unfortunately, it wasn't very easy.  One of mine is now painted black [I'm colorblind].  If you have a K2/KPA100 combo, it's easy to get the amp off, I'd do it now. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6

Re: [Elecraft] problem with K2, KAT100 and K2100PA combo

hard to read for me. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Wayne Burdick wrote on 7/12/2022 6:37 PM: We've used APP connectors for over 20 years on Elecraft products. When properly assembled and inserted they're very reliable, not to mention intuitively color-coded.

Re: [Elecraft] Wanted: KPA100 Amplifier for K2

on the main board!!!  Ask me how I know  73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Andrew Moore wrote on 7/9/2022 10:26 AM: Hi Bill & list - I bought a K2 from someone on the list and it came with the KPA100, which I tried out (works fine) but am not likely to

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 Line-Voltage Issues

and, though not always well known, ferrite cores in transformers for feeding antennas can also saturate with excess RF power.  The resulting RF din can be discouraging to neighbor hams and folks watching TV. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Josh Fiden wrote o

Re: [Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

-network to the zero phase difference point.  Small loops often use this design today. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 02/07/2022 23:13, Mister Mike wrote: "The “automatic” antenna tuner is a completely new concept for me.  They appear to be designed to

Re: [Elecraft] COM port problems

Thank you Mitch!!  The procedure I have been using and wrote about seems to work roughly 50% of the time.  Now I think I know why [:=) 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Mitch Wolfson wrote on 7/1/2022 9:23 PM: Peter, Skip is on to what you need to do, but t

Re: [Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

ither is the phone system. If you're having problems, email me.  Contrary to Wilson's lecture, you don't need to be an EE or PhD to be a successful amateur. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County k6dg...@gmail.com Wilson Lamb via Elecraft wrote on 7/1/2022 11:03 AM:

Re: [Elecraft] COM port problems

isplay 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW #142 Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) wrote on 7/1/2022 3:17 PM: The issue is far deeper than this. None of the COM ports work normally after starting the system. Occasionally the radio connects to the software normally, other times

Re: [Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

need to. Full Disclosure:  While I've spent a number of years in college, have a couple of degrees, and am comfortable with the mathematics of RF, I'm in my 70th year with a license and my usual approach to anything is the old school, "try it first." 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW

Re: [Elecraft] Using the Antenna Tuner in the XPA100

"  You can go old school and just try it ... 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Mister Mike wrote on 6/30/2022 3:56 AM: Hello Elecraft Listies….. I want to know the best way to use the built-in antenna tuner with a random-length lomg wire (130’). Inasmuch as

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Report

d 2.  What we normally think of as the CW portion of 80 m is the "RTTY/Digital" sub-band. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Jim Rhodes wrote on 6/27/2022 2:47 PM: Those bands have a CW only band, but otherwise there is no real place that CW is NOT a

Re: [Elecraft] Common K3 failure modes???

y needs, I will retire it and get a new one. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW #142 Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Geert Jan de Groot wrote on 6/27/2022 2:24 PM: On 27/06/2022 20:39, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Four categories: > I didn't want to start a flame fest, but I

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Report

In the US: 50.000 - 50.100 MHz 144.000 - !44.100 MHz 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Andy Durbin wrote on 6/26/2022 4:51 PM: "Still, that frenzied fun-house of robotic birdcalls did serve as a convenient marker for the end of each CW segment." W

Re: [Elecraft] Common K3 failure modes???

Four categories: 1. Readily available 2. Difficult to obtain in a timely enough manner for manufacturing/sales 3. Obsolete but marginally available from some sources [see octal-base vacuum tube] 4. Unobtanium 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County David Gilbert wro

Re: [Elecraft] The Most Interesting Ham in the World

.  Most of us correctly-handed lefties are fairly ambidextrous ... it's the tyranny of the majority all over again 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County John Harper wrote on 6/12/2022 6:09 AM: Here he is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rrlHjy9K9c John

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Need Antenna Help

Hector, XE2K, is the recognized expert. He travels around, regularly to Bay Area gigs. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County eric norris via Elecraft wrote on 6/10/2022 8:37 PM: Dear Gang: I can no longer work up on my small tower, and need to find someone who doe

[Elecraft] Most interesting hams in the world

pile."  That would make us the most interesting hams in the world??  Some of us are even still alive. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Andrew Moore wrote on 6/8/2022 3:52 PM: Most of her station is homebrew, built on designs by amateur ancestors

Re: [Elecraft] The Most Interesting Ham in the World [New KX2 Ad]

pile."  That would make us the most interesting hams in the world??  Some of us are even still alive. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Andrew Moore wrote on 6/8/2022 3:52 PM: Most of her station is homebrew, built on designs by amateur ancestors

Re: [Elecraft] I need a Sherlock Holmes (weird spurs on 40m)

mes it's just idling, and then a burst of information. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Alan Bloom wrote on 6/7/2022 4:21 PM: As part of christening my new QTH/antenna/rig here at N1AL, today I did the test where I recorded all off-the-air spurious signals on all

Re: [Elecraft] Have a K-2 SN 01049

Great Ric!, I've done that three times now ... all became active hams once they had a rig good enuf to make!Q's.  I'm not quite ready to part with my K2 [#4398], but when I do, that's how it will go. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Rick Tavan wrote on 6/5/20

Re: [Elecraft] New K4 Beta Software Available (Release 30/Beta 2)

"Hey ... the last compile is clean, let's go to production!"  73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Walter Underwood wrote on 6/1/2022 9:42 PM: On Jun 1, 2022, at 7:30 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: "There's always another bug," to quote an a

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 15 meters last night

Ditio, the band was jumping. Pretty open right now too. KE4Q On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 7:49 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > Amazing is the only word for it. I haven't heard an opening to EU like > that on 15 m at close to midnight PST for...about 11 years. > > I just happened to be testing new

Re: [Elecraft] Antenna Quandary

They are known to radiate 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Richard wrote on 5/11/2022 1:58 PM: Anybody out there super-well versed in the behavior of the half-wave dipole? Cheers, Richard

Re: [Elecraft] IndeIdefinate support for K3s?

eat Exodus to Offshore Manufacturing ... another factor for another time. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County David Gilbert wrote on 5/1/2022 12:20 PM: I guess one way to look at this is that Elecraft is a small company that outgrew its ability to do everything

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood Receiver Tests

ger works as a road.  The functionality of my K3 [#642 with new synth, gen coverage BPF] continues and will continue until something breaks.  It's not a dead end. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County * Often incorrectly attributed to Bill Gates ** Allegedly fo

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood Receiver Tests

and odds are an important part of our state income. [;=)  For now, I've decided to keep my K2 and K3, they seem to be about as good as it gets, and I know how to work them. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Gary Gregory wrote on 4/28/2022 6:41 PM: Reading the Sher

Re: [Elecraft] T1 not tuning

I changed the battery out and still the same issue from 6-80m. Tuner just stays on yellow light. Have tried bypass off and on and still seems like same results. Sent from my iPhone Fred VE3FAL/CIW649 > On Apr 26, 2022, at 17:35, Paul Jewell wr

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