On 8/23/2012 6:51 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
I have operated my KX1 out in various parks and fields by hanging one end of
a wire up in a tree that I would raise using fishing line and a sling shot.
My usual method too. I use the internal KXAT1 tuner, works fine.
A while back, Wayne said that he
Use the highest freq WWV signal you can get good reception on, and be
certain that you do it during one of the no audio periods. All WWV's
are not created equal either. The 2.5 and 20 MHz show an expected
spectrum of carrier plus either 500 or 600 Hz sidebands, and the 100 Hz
IRIG-H timecode
On 8/5/2012 4:38 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
A contrast with other manufacturers is appropriate. Yaesu's flagship
radio, the FT1000 series in all its variations, is notorious for
REALLY BAD keyclicks, and three of the four DSP mic processing
settings can best be described as awful. It took them
On 8/4/2012 2:36 PM, Rich wrote:
I'm curious, where has Elecraft advertised or marketed the KX3 as a
base station radio? My quick review only finds portable operation
references. The only references to base station use I find is from user
comments. Am I missing something?
Rich
NU6T
On 8/4/2012 2:34 AM, Kevin Kleinfelter wrote:
Thanks for your thoughts Rick.
I'm looking to discover regrets before I drop $1300-$1500 on a recreational
purchase (i.e. a new toy). I'm not looking to demonstrate that some radio
is better or worse than the KX3. (I'd have to define a specific
While working with a Marine BG and his staff on a battlefield
maintenance system, the General continued to press for schedule
compression. He asked for a ball park estimate, and my somewhat older
and more experienced colleague said, General ... Good -- Fast --
Cheap. Pick two. My KAT500
On 8/2/2012 12:47 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
You would only want to set the tuner to bypass if ... you are working into a
dummy load.
That would be me.
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA
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A drop of DeOxit on it [shield and center pin, both ends] and several
removal/insertions cured mine. Also, make sure the P3 chassis screws
are tight, and the chassis is directly bonded to the K3. I may put a
ground post on my P3 to take it to the ground bus right behind the rigs.
The other
On 6/1/2012 11:04 PM, Bob wrote:
Has anyone received any confirmation or order number for a phone order for
their
KAT500 placed in the early batch when announced at Dayton. Mine was placed
May
18th.
18 May 1315 PDT is what she said. I don't think I got an email, I'd
likely have printed
I'd like to see a K3 FW feature change. I'll back off if anyone
believes it's a bad idea.
CURRENT: Turning on the KPA500 scrolls a message in VFO B that I've
just turned the KPA500 on. Actually, I knew that and didn't need the
message. Mine is set to come up in STBY [also when I change
Personally, I'd go with a K2 unless 6m is important to you, but I'm
biased ... I love my K2 for field events. With a KX1, K3/KPA500/P3, and
a KAT500 on order, I'm going to have all the E-radios I'm likely to need
or want. KX3 is really attractive and I can understand all the buzz
about it,
U ... if I understand your question, yes. I've never seen a time
that the OPERATE/STANDBY messages did not appear when I switch between
OPER and STBY, regardless of whether I go to standby with the button or
by changing bands. If it's in STBY and I change bands again, I get no
message
On 5/31/2012 10:59 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
*The ability to be able to control what is displayed is one of the great
features of the K3. This 'feature' for want of a better word would allow
each operator to 'see' and 'confirm' what is happening if it was 'user
selectable'.
Gary has a very good
On 6/1/2012 2:36 AM, Lee Buller wrote:
I have been playing with my new P3 and wonder how others use the
span feature on different modes.
I have been using a span of:
CW - 10 to 15
SSB - 50 to 60
RTTY - 40- 50
What do others use for span?
I keep it pretty simple ... I'm mainly CW, I have
One of my very best friends lives in Detroit.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
- www.cqp.org
On 5/30/2012 7:26 PM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote:
David is absolutely right (frighteningly right) and unless people start
understanding the
I remember some military transmitters with knobs about like that. :-)
73,
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA
On 5/27/2012 10:52 PM, Bob K6UJ wrote:
I'm with you Gary but I did find one knob that is tempting to try.
You should be able to really spin down the band with this one.
Bob
K6UJ
On 5/28/2012 1:54 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Wasn't it Hammarlund who
had some receivers with knobs like that, including the little spinner
handle?
The Hallicrafters SX-28 [a really great receiver for its day, not up to
the 75A4 by any means, but I used mine for years] had two spoked knobs,
If it's selectable and I can turn it off, fine. My FT-847 does this and
I hate it. K3 works just fine for me, however I get only one vote.
73,
Fred K6DGW
TDY Lake Havasu City AZ [until tomorrow]
On 3/3/2012 3:51 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
The K3 tuning rate is already selectable per mode. See
On 3/1/2012 11:04 PM, kevinr wrote:
Without an antenna it is tough to run the nets. Is anyone
interested in trying their hand at net control for either or both of the
nets?
I'd volunteer Kevin except I'll be on the road from Havasu AZ to home.
No HF gear in Andrea's CRV. :-)
Fred K6DGW
On 2/25/2012 7:56 PM, kevinr wrote:
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 3 PM PST) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 5 PM PST) 7045 kHz
Don't think we'll be home by 0100Z Kevin. Next week.
73,
Fred K6DGW
TDY Sparks NV
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On 2/24/2012 5:18 PM, Paul Clay wrote:
What's going to justify the purchase for me, nor not, is the ability to use
the K3 as SWL tool
You will need the KBPF option for general coverage. If SWBC is your goal,
you'd also need the 6 KHz filter I'd imagine. I have the KBPF but not the
filter,
I have a Palomar VLF converter [10 - 500 KHz -- 3.510 - 4.0 MHz]. The
only thing I used to hear was the LORAN-C station over in Middletown
CA. Now that LORAN-C is kaput, I hear a lot above 100 KHz, and some
strange sounds below that. I think I might have heard the USN Jim Creek
station [16
Every engineering new grad wants to be the Design Engineer, never
knowing how complex and demanding Product Engineering can be. Nearly 50
email list posts leads to 1/16 change in screw length. I'd be amazed
and stunned, except I've seen it so many times. Count up all the parts
in your
Hmmm ... mine is set on peak-hold 500W, and on the first dit on a new
band, it usually lights the first yellow LED. After that, it just goes
to 500.
Fred K6DGW
TDY Sparks NV
On 11/6/2011 2:20 PM, tomb18 wrote:
I noticed that my KPA500 does not always give the full power that it is set
for.
On 10/15/2011 4:14 PM, gold...@charter.net wrote:
So I dont know if the problem is that everything is in the middle of the
loop, or running ladder line into the shack is a bad thing, maybe the
tuner internal balun is not the correct one.
The answers are Yes, Yes, and possibly but it probably
On 10/15/2011 7:01 PM, George Winship, NC5G wrote:
Finally got all the options done on my new KX1 and am enjoying this amazing
little radio. But I have a question or two.
1. On 20 meters only I am hearing a lot of birdies as I tune through the
band. Is this normal or what should I look for?
I run my K3 at 100W on RTTY, KPA500 at 500W [except on 30m -- 200W].
You can monitor the PA Temp in VFO B, it's an option from the DISPLAY
button. My K3 never goes above about 57C. I've seen the KPA500 get to
about 68C, and then I guess the fan turns up to high, can't hear it with
the cans
OK, practically everything went as planned. Being several years older
since the last time I made this trek, it seemed as if:
1. The gate where we had to park, while it looked like the same place,
was quite a bit farther from the summit than I remember.
2. That far and that much up gets
On 6/25/2011 7:56 PM, Bruce Beford wrote:
Whew. now that I have that off my chest, does anyone want to discuss the
illegality of using /B as a beacon identifier?
And /R for repeaters. All the R's belong to Russia.
Fred K6DGW
TDY Topaz Lake NV
Writing good manuals is hard ... very hard. Long ago, I saw a video and
read a report of a usability test for a computer program running on an
IBM XT [I said, long ago.] There was the XT and a case with a few 5
1/4 floppies [I already said, long ago] on the desk in a small room.
The subject
It's the reason someone put up lmgtfy.com
Fred K6DGW
On 6/24/2011 10:40 PM, Tony Estep wrote:
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Guy Olinger K2AVolin...@bellsouth.netwrote:
...You'll find that the readers are still the readers and
the don't readers are still the don't readers...
On this
Jack,
For what it's worth to you, the K3 [out of the box or after calibration
if built] will run great with the default settings and you can start
making Q's as soon as you scanned the manual and understand the
important front panel controls. Essentially everything in the menus is
Not sure the OT is needed since there will be a K1 and K2 in use, but
just to stay honest ...
Rich, NU6T, and I will be on Leviathan Peak tomorrow, Sat 25 Jul,
hopefully starting around 1630Z. Barring insurmountable problems [we
know we didn't forget the radios, antennas, and batteries :-)],
Hmmm ... better than the K2 but not as good as the K3 seems to me to
be a vry tiny design target :-)
If you like QRP and field operating, try Summits On The Air [SOTA].
www.sota.org.uk
73
Fred K6DGW
On 6/4/2011 8:41 PM, Joseph Trombino, Jr wrote:
I can't wait for the KX3 to come
An aerodynamics engineer will tell you a bumblebee cannot fly. Plug it
in, front or rear, set the MIC SEL menu appropriately and see how it
works. I have a very old Dispatcher variable reluctance mic. I
have no idea if it is Hi-Z or Lo-Z, and I don't know it's freq
response. It worked fine
Actually, I believe the limit is 70 lbs. I think you have to use their
Flat Rate boxes [they're free and they have several sizes and shapes
with different postage costs], and I think part of the reason for the
limit is the strength of the boxes. Their slogan is, If it fits, it
ships, which
The USAF logistics folks call that a Lifetime Buy. Hapens a lot since
many airplanes have lifetimes of 30 years or more [50+ for B-52's]. My
guess is the K2 will remain attractive to many people for a long time,
maybe 30 years?
Fred K6DGW
On 6/3/2011 11:10 PM, Doug Person wrote:
(Some
Lightning is about as predictable as your average teenager. It is very
[very!] common for cloud-to-ground strikes to start with a
ground-to-cloud leader. You can't see it and it happens fairly fast
[but nowhere near as fast as the main strike]. It builds an ionization
path when the main
KOK. I worked there while a high school senior in 56-57. KFS was in the
SF Bay area south of the SFO airport.
Fred K6DGW
On 4/19/2011 11:40 PM, Robert Friess wrote:
As a kid, I often visited a station in S. California, in Hawthorne, I think.
Long time ago. I don't remember the call sign.
On 4/13/2011 10:54 PM, pcbyrne wrote:
One nice mod for the XG3 would be the capability to input a
precision 10 megacycle reference in place of the internal oscillator.
I think this is a first for the list. XG3 announced and in less than 24
hours [actually I think less than 12], a mod
I use a 50K 1/2W in a male BNC with a BNC T-adapter on the radio ...
resistor plugs into one arm, antenna into the other. I have the KPA100
and KAT100, but since I got the K3, I've kept the QRP top on my K2 and
use it for field contests, summit activations, and the like. One note:
I find
Like some other threads, I'm baffled by this one. I installed the
KDVR3. I recorded some stuff from my Heil headset/boom mic I got from
Elecraft [iC element I think, plugged into the back jack] without
messing around with any of my audio settings. I played them back in TX
TEST mode, and
On 3/29/2011 4:53 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote
There was a time when pre-selectors were available for
receivers, but that was way back when dirt was young.
Be careful Don, you're talking about my childhood and I *can* remember
when dirt was young :-)
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA
On 3/29/2011 5:12 AM, Phil Townsend wrote:
As a matter of fact during the lightning season I disconnect the antennas
from my gear when it looks like the Wx is gonna go south.
A good idea, but the cables still enter your shack. Potentials that can
create a spark a mile long won't be fazed by a
The list has sustained a fairly long thread regarding grounding,
lightning, NEC, and a myriad of related and semi-related subjects. For
those with interest as this thread goes off-list:
Jim, K9YC, references Henry Ott in a couple of his web articles on
grounding. Ott coined the phrase, The
A couple of hints:
1. You must be in CW mode with three digits showing to the right of the
decimal point in the freq display. It helps a lot to narrow the WIDTH
to 200 Hz or even less. You won't hear [or at least be able to
understand] the voice announcements, and the second ticks will
There's a reason why mathematicians speak with equations rather than
words. ;-) Scott is entirely correct, the sidetone signal and the audio
signal add linearly in the K3 audio amplifier stage(s) and what you hear
is their algebraic sum. If my choice of words implied that the effect
was
Grounding and lightning protection is not a simple subject Phil. Here's
what I would recommend:
If your home is wired to NEC standards, the neutral [center-tap on the
pole pig] will be tied to the safety ground [green wire in your outlets]
and earth at the service entrance ... only. This
On 3/15/2011 5:47 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
Maybe I'm too old to be trusted with a K3 (hey, my wife won't let me ride a
motorcycle
anymore either).
Andrea won't let me climb my tower either ... like I actually could :-)
I must be really missing some features in my K3, I'm not having any of
these
On 2/17/2011 12:45 AM, Lew Phelps K6LMP wrote:
I own a 1929 Hudson Town Sedan. Its OEM electrical system was 6 volt
positive ground. Later Hudsons were 12 volt negative ground. From my contact
with the old car restoration community, my sense is that in the early years
(up to about 1950)
Many years ago as a teen ham [OK, way more years ago than many, dirt
was young then] I had an SX-28 receiver. For the newbies,
radioblvd.com/SX28Notes I sold it when I was about to graduate from Cal
Poly in 1962.
Several years ago, I inherited a stock SX-28 with speaker from the
estate of
Tom W8JI wrote:
Who the heck is copying that and what are they copying???
The highest speed record for a long time, of copying
unexpected text, was only around 70-80 WPM. That record held
the whole time I was growing up, and it was from the 30's I
think.
It is certainly impossible to
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