Re: [Elecraft] A dumb question about lightning

I especially agree with your last sentence. However I like to describe it as: "Every device is at the same potential". Nothing will be damaged even if everything is at 20,000 volts- as you say, no current will flow. -John NI0K -Original Message- From:

Re: [Elecraft] Auxx Spkr Out K3

I believe the book says you can but be *absolutely certain* the SPKRS=1 -- 73, -de John "Curly" NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA Hamshack Hotline: 610271 https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K Wilson Lamb via Elecraft wrote on 4/29/2023 3:02 PM: Will the K3 be harmed if a mono plug is put into the jack? I

Re: [Elecraft] K4 recommendation - wait for HD or no?

I recall reading *somewhere* the story of two hams that lived in adjacent lots about 300-500 feet apart. They cooperated and tried lots of remedies to eliminate interference with each other. They each wound up with a K3. When the upgrades for the 'S' became available, both installed the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Battery Low

Henry, The battery is *only* for the real-time clock. It does nothing else. Go have fun! -- 73, -de John "Curly" NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA Hamshack Hotline: 610271 https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K Henry Pollock - K4TMC wrote on 3/25/2022 12:45 PM: Just set up at portable location for the

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K4 Vs. Flex 6400

Take a listen to Rob Sherwood talk about the K4: https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/hrwb-149-receiver-performance-with-rob-sherwood -- 73, -de "Curly" John NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA Hamshack Hotline: 610271 Ian Kahn wrote on 3/5/2022 8:00 AM: Kurt, A good starting point would be

Re: [Elecraft] “ELECRAFT NVIS field day”

For 80M NVIS I put up a 'improved' extended double Zepp (315' long designed by N6LF) at 30' with a wire reflector 5% longer buried an inch in the ground. There is a 4:1 balun at the center with a coax feedline to the shack. Covers entire band under 2:1 SWR. Email for more details if desired.

Re: [Elecraft] K3s

Double check the antenna selection for the sub-receiver. That option is stored per-band. -- 73, -de John NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA Uncle Ben wrote on 12/1/2021 4:04 PM: Hello - My Elecraft K3s Has no receive on 20 meters sub receiver. All the other bands on sub receiver work fine? Any Help

Re: [Elecraft] Need K3 Board

It's called component level repair! Back in the thermionic emission days it was common. Today you need magnification and sometimes a hot-air solder station but it can still be done. -- 73, -de John NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA David Gilbert wrote on 11/27/2021 1:06 AM: LOL. I bet you don't

Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B Board

Pete, You might try one of these: https://www.amazon.com/CableMax-RS-232-link-Tester-Female/dp/B004OT995U/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1=serial+port+tester=1626916237=8-3 It will tell you if the serial output of the KIO3B is working. 73, -de John NI0K rural Debs, MN w...@comcast.net wrote on 7/21/2021

Re: [Elecraft] 99.9 % alcohol

Here in the USA it is called 'denatured alchohol'. Cheapest to buy in the paint department of the big-box stores. Or, at the liquor store as "Everclear" hi hi -de John NI0K brianpepperdine brianpepperdine wrote on 7/14/2021 6:41 PM: I have no idea, obviously, what the USA market offers, but

Re: [Elecraft] Receiving with Skimmer SDR on K-3 transmit antennas

I've done exactly that! The only issue is that the local transmit signal is very strong. Although I haven't done this yet, it'd be nice to use a relay to insert some additional attenuation during transmit. -de John NI0K rural Debs, MN N4ZR wrote on 6/7/2021 8:49 PM: I would like to be able to

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3/P3 last-time order

What is the difference between 'half dupl' and full dupl'? -de John NI0K Geert Jan de Groot wrote on 4/20/2021 5:13 AM: I received a mail from Elecraft sales pointing to https://elecraft.com/pages/k3-k3s-options This is the next step for the last-time K3/P3 order - order what you want now or

Re: [Elecraft] K3 cw rise time

I still think Drake 4-line had the best-sounding CW note. Has anyone measured it? -de John NI0K Jim Brown wrote on 4/12/2021 1:47 PM: On 4/12/2021 11:34 AM, Tony - KM0O wrote: I read somewhere that the rise time was decreased in a previous firmware issue, but I don't know if that's true.

Re: [Elecraft] Inventorying a K3/P3

Dave, This topic was recently covered either here or another reflector I subscribe to. There isn't a very good way to properly find all the options installed other than pulling the cover to see. There are two programs that may help: The Elecraft K3 Utility program and K3_EZ:

[Elecraft] K3 DATA A problem

I worked the RTTY contest yesterday using AFSK with N1MM. All worked fine and I shut everything down when I was done. Today I tried to operate FT8 but I can not get any power output. Audio is being fed from my PC to the K3's line input and I'm certain that the radio is in DATA A and the

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios

Let's think about this. The difference of potential between cloud and ground supports an arc of hundreds of feet. You are suggesting putting a switch in line with a wire that connects to the radio to 'protect' it. Won't the lightning just jump the open switch contacts? -- 73, -de John NI0K

Re: [Elecraft] Digital Mode Drive Setting Issues on K3S

Is your radio set to DATA-A? -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K Macka Murrah via Elecraft wrote on 8/20/2020 8:25 PM: I am trying to get my K3S set up for Winlink using the Vara digital modem for proper ALC operation. When I set the drive using either the Windows sound card

Re: [Elecraft] Lightning Season, disconnect COMPUTER etc.

Grounding and Bonding, ARRL book by Ward Silver -- 73, -John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K j...@kk9a.com wrote on 8/14/2020 10:02 PM: Disconnecting is not a reliable way to protect your home and station from a lightning strike. A strike can induce high voltage into your home wiring without

Re: [Elecraft] [K3s] SteppIR Control

K3 won't do both RS232 and USB at the same time. You'll have to put a software shim in your PC to control the SteppIR. -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K John Reilly wrote on 7/31/2020 11:53 AM: I have a BigIR which won't connect to my K3 for frequency control It worked prior

[Elecraft] K4 feature suggestion

Stolen from Facebook: Programmable PTT so that when using VOX on SSB, the PTT functions as a mute (cough) switch -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft K3 problem

Did you check the antenna selection? -- 73, -John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K LA7NO wrote on 7/27/2020 7:50 AM: Hello, The K3 suddenly stopped working. One day all OK, the next day serious problems. Serial no.: 07818. It has ATU and 100 W PA installed, and also a P3 connected. Both K3

Re: [Elecraft] Using the KPA1500 with an ICOM IC-7300

Tom, You might shoot an email to WX0V (his email is on QRZ). Since he 'wrote the book' he might be able to help you the best. I know his Dad, W0ELM quite well and he is a great guy so Scott must be too. BTW, I suspect there may be a 7300 menu setting causing the problem. 73, -de John NI0K

Re: [Elecraft] Cooling Fans

Tom, Interesting post. I thought this was the case with my K3 also, but i figured out later that it was the fan in my power supply instead. Poor hearing! -de John NI0K Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote on 7/19/2020 8:41 AM: I am the original owner of K3/100 #969, which still works great.

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Books

Hence: "RTFM". I have a mug. -de John NI0K Don Wilhelm wrote on 6/29/2020 6:20 PM: Tongue planted firmly in cheek -- What? Study the manual?  We are hams and can just push buttons and turn knobs and see what happens! Seriously, I think some hams really do it that way. How much more

Re: [Elecraft] Key Clicks

Oh, please, please bring back the CW note of the Drake 4-line! -de John NI0K Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote on 6/6/2020 10:59 PM: There are actually 2 time elements involved.  First is the time between key closure and the amp key command.  This is approximately 3ms of processing time inside the

Re: [Elecraft] Key Clicks

I have operated a number of the 'big' CW contests. I have heard some really, really wide sigs with horrible key clicks. Yes they were strong but 10 KHz wide? Rob Sherwood and others have written about this. Some of the really high-end rigs (non-Elecraft) allow user adjustment of CW rise

Re: [Elecraft] Looking to add LP700 to KPA1500 - ideas?

There was a recent discussion about this on a forum I belong to, especially comparing the LP100 to a Bird. The original article describing the design of the LP100 (not 'A') by Larry said he calibrated the meter with a Bird 4410. I asked Larry about his calibration procedure on the LP100 (or

Re: [Elecraft] K4??? - OT

I cut my hair with a razor. See my QRZ page. de John NIØK WW3S wrote on 5/16/2020 8:03 AM: pretty sure of two things. my hair is longer now that my senior picture in 1975 the longer I stay at home, the more homeless I look. -- Original Message -- From: "James F. Boehner MD

Re: [Elecraft] Upper limits of KPA500?

n 5/4/2020 1:24 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 5/4/2020 6:53 AM, John Simmons wrote: Nowadays manufacturers use 'ICAS'. One even specs their amp for '100% duty cycle ICAS'. ICAS=Intermittent Continuous Amateur Service'. Gobbledegook! _

Re: [Elecraft] Upper limits of KPA500?

Nowadays manufacturers use 'ICAS'. One even specs their amp for '100% duty cycle ICAS'. ICAS=Intermittent Continuous Amateur Service'. Gobbledegook! 100% duty cycle is what Alpha used to say brick on the key forever. FT8, JT65 are 50% duty cycle modes. SSB is about 33% during transmit, CW

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The Colpitts mystery

Jim, All the broadcast inspections are now contracted out to private companies. 73, -de John NI0K Jim Cassidy wrote on 4/30/2020 1:47 PM: I did all the FCC required licenses at Portland FCC. General class while in High School, all commercial licenses including 3rd class radiotelegraph and

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The Colpitts mystery

I took my Extra at the FCC in St Paul somewhere 1985-1987. It was about 6 months before the FCC testing ended. I wanted to get it out of the way before the VE program started. Fear of the unknown, I guess. I worked as a VE early on in the program. I've seen some abuses, but overall I think it

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The Colpitts mystery

Anybody remember the Bash books? -de John NI0K Jim Campbell wrote on 4/28/2020 9:55 AM: While in college, I co-oped with the FCC in Atlanta, GA. I had to take and pass my Radiotelephone First and General class licenses before I was allowed to administer those exams. If you did not pass a test

Re: [Elecraft] Blank emails

If your email client sends HTML content only the email reflector will throw it away. In your settings select both HTML and plain text. Then the reflector will send it along. -de John NI0K Chuck Chandler wrote on 4/27/2020 10:02 AM: For some reason when I send an email to the list from

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Astron RS-35M Transformer Hum

My laser printer has the same effect. -de John NI0K Robert Sands wrote on 4/24/2020 10:17 AM: My Astron hums loudly only when the fax machine runs. Otherwise silent. ?interaction puzzling. On Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 7:35 AM David Bunte wrote: David - I have an RS-35M, that sits on a shelf

Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: K3S poor CW reported with N1MM+

Use the QSK mode. There is no menu option to change the rise time- intentionally. If you listen to CW contests there are some REALLY wide signals out there. The K3 won't let you do that. Side note: The Drake 4-line had the best sounding CW note, in my humble opinion. -de John NI0K Chuck

Re: [Elecraft] Power supply for KS

The same supply is sold under the DURACOMM name. I believe there is a pot accessible through a hole in the case to adjust the voltage. My $0.02: I prefer supplies that are in a desktop case with meters for current and voltage. The meters give me peace of mind and add information and ambience

Re: [Elecraft] Max power for JT9 with K3S 100?

Fred Cady's book: "There are four fans speeds that turn on at different temperatures." "If the temperature reaches 84 degrees C the KPA3 will be bypassed until the temperature falls to stop any damage as a last-ditch backup measure to protect your expensive power transistors from the excess

Re: [Elecraft] RemoteRig Fail

Not entirely clear of the remote configuration. Is it possible the IP address on the remote end has changed? Teamviewer doesn't care about this. -de John  NI0K Richard Hayman wrote on 4/1/2020 2:38 PM: It worked yesterday. Cannot connect today. Any additional troubleshooting ideas? All

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on SSB

Al, How about sharing your settings? -de John NI0K Al Lorona wrote on 3/31/2020 1:47 PM: Jack beat me to the comment I was going to make. Far be it from me to contradict a seasoned contester like W3LPL, nor to dismiss the comments of many others, but I wonder how many "the K3 sounds bad on

Re: [Elecraft] K3 SSB Filters

David, I'm looking to upgrade my filters for SSB. I have the 2.8 filter installed, which has steeper skirts than the 2.7. I'm wondering if the 2.1 would have a noticeable enough effect to justify the cost. -de John NI0K David Smith wrote on 3/31/2020 10:26 AM: Been interesting reading the

[Elecraft] K3 SSB filters

With the recent experience in SSB  contests, I'm thinking of upgrading my SSB filter(s). Currently for SSB I have only the 2.8 filter. What are thoughts about other SSB filters? I know when I narrow the bandwidth to 1.8 the intelligibility goes down. -de John NI0K

Re: [Elecraft] T/R switch for 2nd Receiver K3S

Vern, I did some research a while back, and came up with this: https://toptendevices.com/products/ab-station-selector/ It has the required isolation. -de John NI0K VernonJ wrote on 3/25/2020 10:28 AM: I need a T/R switch for my second receiver which is using its own antenna. Looked at the

Re: [Elecraft] OT - LOTW / ARRL Down

Working here EN27jr -de John NI0K James Bennett via Elecraft wrote on 3/23/2020 3:48 PM: Is it just my computer, or is anyone else having trouble getting to ARRL’s web site? Jim / W6JHB __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Blasphemy maybe but looking for an honest assessment of the K2 vs. Icom 7300 ...

Randy, You pose an interesting question. The 7300 has been *extremely* popular for the amount of features it delivers for the price. If you go that route you can sell the Signalink. However I'm not sure you would see much difference in receiver performance. Another thought is a used K3 with

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Text Decoding

Mine works pretty well. I use it during CW contests to help copy the speed demons. Works well for me, so I know the system works. How about an email to Elecraft support? -de John NI0K Tox wrote on 10/8/2019 6:26 PM: I still have not found the magic to get my kx3 to reliably yield anything

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Text Decoding

Are you using the CWT function to tune the VFO to the correct frequency? -de John NI0K B Deuby wrote on 10/7/2019 7:11 PM: I am unable to get the Text Decode function on my K3 to produce accurate results. I have employed the tweaks suggested in the K3 manual, but the text produced bears

Re: [Elecraft] Width adjustment of Manual Notch Filter on K3S

A better technique would have been to turn off the AGC off and reduce the RF gain.  I do this for FT8 and it works quite well. -de John NI0K Ken Bandy, KJ9B wrote on 9/11/2019 4:02 PM: Hello. Is it possible to manually adjust anything other than the position of the notch filter on the K3S.

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 on digital modes

No one has mentioned amplifier efficiency at differing power levels. -John NI0K Andy Durbin wrote: "They bias the LDMOS devices at 1 amp each. That is minimal in overall heat when you are pulling over 40 amps at high power." You beat me to it. My KPA500, keyed but with no RF input, showed

[Elecraft] K4 pricing

The website clearly says... "Deposit", not "Price". I'm wondering what the sale price will be, especially compared to the K3S/P3 combo. 73, -John NI0K __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Stupid question: key beep

www.ke7x.com. *From:* elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of John Simmons *Sent:* Thursday, April 4, 2019 9:53 AM *To:* elecraft@mailman.qth.net *Subject:* [Elecraft] Stupid question: key beep NOTICE: This email

[Elecraft] Stupid question: key beep

I have two K3s. The first one emits a beep in the speaker or headphone whenever a button is pushed. The second one doesn't. I can't find anyplace to turn the function on. Is there a button or menu setting that I'm missing? 73 -John NI0K

Re: [Elecraft] K3 audio issues

K6VV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html John Simmons <mail

Re: [Elecraft] K3 audio issues

t-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of John Simmons Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 5:08 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 audio issues I bought a second K3 (used) after being a happy owner with the first one for about 5 years. The radio worked great for several weeks and

[Elecraft] K3 audio issues

I bought a second K3 (used) after being a happy owner with the first one for about 5 years. The radio worked great for several weeks and I used it as a remote while on a 3 week vacation. Now I'm seeing some problems. Hopefully it is something that I have done wrong! #1. When I press any

Re: [Elecraft] Who's your favorite Elecraft Elmer?

What an amazing support group! Answers come during nights and weekends... obvious wonderful, dedicated people that care about customers having a great experience. 73, -John NI0K John Harper wrote on 3/12/2019 1:56 PM: -- Yes, you must have. He didn't say send

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

man.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html John Simmons <mailto:jasimm...@pinewooddata.com> Sunday, March 10, 2019 1:34 PM Wes, Once I got my LP100, I began to see the same behavior with my K3. This type of ou

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

Wes, Once I got my LP100, I began to see the same behavior with my K3. This type of output anomaly is a huge reason to use ALC. 73, -John NI0K Wes Sunday, March 10, 2019 9:39 AM Indeed. Folks who would never think to turn off the AGC in their receivers get

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

Jim and all: I have been a ham and avid CW op since 1970. I remember the Drake twins having a wonderful sound on CW, an almost bell-like sound. Has anyone looked at the CW waveform of those old rigs compared to the new generation? -John NI0K Jim Brown

Re: [Elecraft] Searching for Noise (i.e., Samples Thereof)

Dave, Yeah I'd like to see that too. I'm lucky that my nearest neighbor is 300 feet away and we have underground power. EVERY noise I've heard on either HF, VHF or UHF has originated on my premises. 73, -John NI0K Dave New, N8SBE wrote on 2/18/2019 12:23 PM: I've always wanted to better

Re: [Elecraft] Looking for a way to switch an antenna input to the KAT500

Jack, Thanks for bringing this to my attention... it is just what I have been looking for to switch between my main and remote operated stations! 73, -John NI0K Jack Brindle via Elecraft Sunday, February 17, 2019 3:59 PM TopTen has a nice A/B switch with

Re: [Elecraft] Slip on adapters on PL259s

Yeah! I have a Daiwa CS401 that I wanted to use to switch an antenna between to K3s. The isolation is so poor that 95 watts from one radio activates the high RF receive level on the other. Substituting a DELTA-4 solved the problem. 73, -John NI0K bill wrote on 2/17/2019 8:23 AM: Here comes

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft business practices - more info

Cliff, Thanks for your insightful post. I was in the mail-order biz in the 80s, and we had to rely on weekly mailings of flagged credit card numbers. It was a PITA to look up every number taken over the phone and most of us at this place relied on 'gut' instincts based upon the behavior of

Re: [Elecraft] K3S boom mic ensemble options.

Heil sound has a wide selection of mics and booms. Bob even has recommended starting points for the K3 TX eq settings. You can buy them from Bob, or you may find a lower price from a dealer. 73, -John NI0K Scott Sunday, February 10, 2019 6:49 PM Brian My first

Re: [Elecraft] high input SWR KPA500

Are you using a K3(s)? Are you sure the rig isn't switched to ANT2 by mistake? -John NI0K Steef PA2A Friday, February 08, 2019 1:47 PM Hi, since this afternoon my KPA500 has a very high input SWR on all bands and there is no output. What might be the problem? I can

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 remote connection not working.

Chiming in here... did you try UDP & TCP? I have run into devices that claim 'only TCP' but required both protocols forwarded to work. Another idea: use Wireshark on a locally connected PC LAN card interface to sniff out the protocols and ports that are actually being used by the KPA. That

Re: [Elecraft] HW-16 Re: Latest Elecraft NEWS

Speaking of 110VAC antenna relays, I reached in the back of my Novice rig and touched the bare 110VAC contacts on the antenna relay. Youch! I was a little more cautious after that. Bare contacts wouldn't be allowed today in commercial gear. 73, -John NI0K John Oppenheimer

[Elecraft] K3 TX power overshoot

I have a 6xxx K3 (not S). The output of the radio is monitored by an LP100A wattmeter set to peak reading. The K3 drives an AL80B. I have just done a TX power calibration. With the K3 power output set to 60 watts and running SSB I will see about 64 watts output but occasionally see 74 watts

Re: [Elecraft] ERR TXF

Interesting to note that CW transmit requires the SSB filter not the CW filter. -John NI0K Don Wilhelm wrote on 1/10/2019 4:47 PM: I forgot to say that most modes will use the 2.7/2.8 kHz for transmit. The exceptions are AM and FM. 73, Don W3FPR On 1/10/2019 5:35 PM, Mpridesti via Elecraft

[Elecraft] Watsonville CA

While surfing the Internet looking at historical info on ham radio, Sideband Engineers became Linear Systems making the SB36 transceiver. Guess what? Linear Systems was at 220 Airport boulevard, Watsonville, CA! Coincidence? -John NI0K

Re: [Elecraft] External Display Freezes after Delay

Do you suppose it is RF related? Have you tried very low output power and/or a dummy load? Possibly a bad coax connector? 73, -John NI0K brenntl wrote on 12/9/2018 8:54 AM: I have a nuisance issue with the P3 and an external display. When I apply 13.8VDC to the K3 and P3 simultaneously (P3

Re: [Elecraft] Less Than Perfect Antennas [was Flumoxed]

An inverted vee IS a dipole. -John NI0K Dick Dickinson wrote on 12/7/2018 2:55 PM: Why is there so much promotion of dipole antennas over inverted vee type antennas? Kindly, Dick – KA5KKT __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] OT: T2FD

Yes and no. Computer modeling has improved antenna design tremendously, and that is definitely new. There are all sorts of new variations: * G0KSC (and others) yagi designs * Broadband aluminum half-wave vertical designs from GAP * Broadband dipoles including the OCFD (look for an

Re: [Elecraft] Wanted KPA500

I don't, but Elecraft has a sale going on with reduced price. Kit form is $2075, and used market price is $1800. Not much difference. -John NI0K John Pierce wrote on 12/3/2018 9:07 PM: Anyone have a KPA500 you are interested in selling. JohnAD2F

Re: [Elecraft] Flumoxed

I installed a GAP Voyager vertical about the beginning of October. The ground has frozen now and the SWR dip has gone from 1830 to about 1820 now. I was curious why and the frozen ground theory makes sense. -John NI0K Michael Walker wrote on 12/3/2018 10:13 AM: It would have to stretch about

Re: [Elecraft] FS: New CM500 headset

A friend of mine told me about the new Olive hearing aids coming from S. Korea. They are currently being sold only on Indiegogo and one ear is $139 instead of the multikilobuck jobs. I'm interested to hear how they work for him. You configure the amplification and response curves using a

Re: [Elecraft] (OT) CQWW CW band noise

Gregg, I'm using a GAP Voyager vertical for the low bands and during the contest I thought the conditions were bad. The DX signals were just above the noise. I did work some DX on 160 which was new for me. I went to bed at midnight. I see from your QRZ page that you use the same barber as I

Re: [Elecraft] K3S and N1MM+ on cw with no interface

Jim, I have this exact setup and used it with success in the CW SS contest. Here's what you need to know once you have the K3S talking to N1MM: On the K3S, navigate to the 'PTT-KEY' Config option and set it to 'rts-dtr'. Leave VOX turned off. In N1MM: with the port to match your K3S and

Re: [Elecraft] Stupidity vs Absentmindedness - Was: Killed the KPA500 :)

Ha! I would venture to say that anyone that says they haven't done this kind of thing would be fibbing. I've blown up lots of stuff: * When I was in high school electronics class, I wired an AC power switch in some long-forgotten transmitter in PARALLEL with the power line instead of

Re: [Elecraft] TX EQ settings for Contesting

The K3 TX EQ works better if you cut, rather than amplify. Start off by cutting everything below 500 Hz all the way down. Then experiment with boosting the 1500 Hz and above. Having someone listen that is close by is a big help. -John NI0K Dauer, Edward wrote on 11/19/2018 8:50 AM: I posted

[Elecraft] K3 Monitor line in

Is there a way to configure Monitor so that it mutes the rear panel Mic but not the Line In? I use a voice keyer driving the Line In but a desk mic for fills and don't want to use headphones. -John NI0K __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 + SDRPlay's RSP1 as panadaptor

I suppose, but I've not tried it. The cheapo dongles don't cover HF, though. -J WW3S wrote on 11/8/2018 9:57 AM: Can you use one of the less expensive sdr dongles in a similar way? Sent from my iPad On Nov 8, 2018, at 10:19 AM, John Simmons wrote: Isaac, I did exactly that, using

Re: [Elecraft] K3 + SDRPlay's RSP1 as panadaptor

Isaac, I did exactly that, using the HDSDR software. I used the RX ANT output (must activate it from the front panel of the K3) to feed the antenna of the RSP1. You use a BNC tee to feed the antenna back into the K3. Purists use an RF splitter instead of a tee. I have a YouTube video that

Re: [Elecraft] Using A 6 Meter LNA & Amplifier with the K3S

I think it is called TX DELAY. I know the setting is in there. -John NI0K John Stengrevics wrote on 9/23/2018 10:29 AM: Hi Don, That was timely as I just got off Skype with Jim, W6PQL. He mentioned that the ALC should be held high for some milliseconds to allow for the amp’s relays to

Re: [Elecraft] HRD slow accessing K3 frequency controls

Bill, Aren't computers fun? If it is a Windows update, there will be a restore point to go back to. Click on the Windows icon in the lower left corner of your screen and type 'restore' and you can find the latest restore points with their dates. Try going back to the latest one. Some other

Re: [Elecraft] BNC T for IF Out

You should use a splitter with isolation. Mini-Circuits sells them. -John NI0K Leroy Buller Thursday, July 26, 2018 8:38 PM Stupid Question of the Month. Is it possible to use a BNC T to drive P3 and a SDRPlay at the same time? Is there enough drive to do

Re: [Elecraft] Survey and summary: Elecraft K3/K3S panadapter solutions

I did a video with my K3 and the panadapter solution that I use. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KusmkeLdfwE -John NI0K Peter W2IRT Thursday, July 26, 2018 8:00 PM I have and LP-PAN2 and could never get it to work reliably with both U5 and U7 outboard sound

Re: [Elecraft] Vanity Calls

Same here in Minnesota... BUT! Motorcycle vanity plates are available, but Motorcycle ham plates are not. Emails to congressmen on the DMV committee have been ignored. Maybe I should try the Governor? -John NI0K Phil Hystad via Elecraft Tuesday, July 17,

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Noise While Off

My Astron RS35 does the same thing under the same conditions. -John NI0K Matt NQ6N wrote on 6/27/2018 1:20 PM: My KPA500 makes a noticeable hum/thump when the laser printer that is on the same circuit draws a lot of current. 73, Matt NQ6N On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 12:58 PM Jim Brown wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] K3/K3s compared to Collins S line receiver

Bill, Please elaborate! Which speakers? Settings? 73, -John NI0K Bill Monday, June 04, 2018 10:49 PM Comment saying,"The plethora of snap, crackle, pops and buzzes associated with endless switching power supplies, routers, TVs, etc.

[Elecraft] Water cooling; was KPA1500 Fan Noise

The Russian group, eb104, produces LDMOS water cooled amps. You can see them on their YouTube channel. The amps are much quieter than the KPA1500 but not as compact. 73, -John NI0K Clay Autery Sunday, June 03, 2018 1:08 PM "Water cooling" has come a LONG way from the

[Elecraft] K3 TX monitor

Is there a way to monitor TX audio via the LINE OUT jack? 73, John NI0K __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 Remote setup and Brainboxes

Paul, You need to configure your router/firewall to forward the port used by the ES-257 from the router to the device. You will need to assign a static IP to the device. Serial port 1 uses port 9001, serial port 2 uses port 9002. Look at your router documentation and search the web for

[Elecraft] Amplifiers

I'm looking for recommendations on a full power (1.5KW output) amp (something more than a pair of 3-500s) that covers 160-10 including the WARC bands. Currently I'm running a Henry 2K-2 which works great. Alpha? What model. I'm considering something used rather than new. Please hold the