Re: [Elecraft] Chinese wages

Hello Patrick, In the past, Chinese wages were really low so that the total costs of wages + hidden costs were still commercial viable.  Now, the story is totally different and you have to be worried about quality control and intellectual rights issues. I am in Hong Kong and have seen the

Re: [Elecraft] Clarification on Repair Process

Hello Lee, From Hong Kong's experience, please wear masks whenever practicable. The idea of 'only the sick should wear masks' is totally wrong because there are many invisible victims of Wuhan virus.  For some victims, they have no symptoms, they don't even know they were infected.  However,

[Elecraft] off topic - VR2's experience in COVID-19

Dear OM, It is off-topic, you can press 'delete' now. VR2 is densely populated with over 7 million people.  We are also close to Mainland China.  Our government is so stupid that she did not greatly reduce the number of Mainland Chinese from entering Hong Kong at the beginning. Having said that,

[Elecraft] Off topic - please delete it right now, if you don't like

Dear Group, Recently, you may learn from the media and press.  Last Sunday 9 June, about 1.03 million Hong Kong people were on the street to protest again a new legislation.  Demonstration in Central Business District was also carried out yesterday to protest but quickly suppressed by local

[Elecraft] Time flies

Hello Group, Time flies, I have been absent from the air for some time.  Recently, I tried to contact Lisa of elecraft to order some small items as my son will soon travel to NYC. I was given to know that Lisa had already retired and her successor is now Margaret. I just wonder whether my

[Elecraft] KX2 and SCS Pactor Modem Setup

I want to know the answer as well.  I once emailed SCS about the same subject for my KX3 but their answer is simply - don't know, never tried, don't support Perhaps, SCS is mainly targeting the marine market. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Mitch Apintiloaiei 收件人︰

[Elecraft] OT - Callsign Prefix VR20

Dear Elecrafters, To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, hams in Hong Kong are permitted to use VR20 as call sign prefix from 1 Jul 2017 to 30 June 2018. Therefore, in the coming IARU contest, you may hear some VR20 stations. 73 Johnny VR2XMC / VR20XMC

[Elecraft] KX2 Heatsink

Yes, I was also one of those being banned from KX3 yahoo group because I mentioned competitive products. Any way no regret on my part and I will adhere to this official mailing listing. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ pkhjr via Elecraft 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] KX2 Heatsink

The original request for aftermarket heat link was from earlier production of KX3.  My KX3 was an early production.  I plainly put up heat sink issue in this mailing list that the early KX3 only has thin piece of metal as heat sink which simply did not meet the specifications published by

[Elecraft] Elecraft Equipment chat group

Count me out as well.  I just stick to this forum.  寄件人︰ Wes Stewart 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2017年05月1日 (週一) 8:47 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Equipment chat group Count me out. On 5/1/2017 5:05 AM, Michael Walker wrote: > How many of you would

[Elecraft] OT: 60m band in Hong Kong

Dear Elecrafters, In the past, I asked questions about 60m band in USA.  Local telecommunication authority in Hong Kong has now allocated 5351.5-5366.5kHz to amateur radio service on a secondary basis.  The maximum EIP is 15 Watt. Thanks for all your help in the past. 73 Johnny VR2XMC

[Elecraft] KIO3 - surplus for requirement - for sale

Just to give an estimation.  The cost to US and major cities are USD50 sent by registered airmail.  For south america, the cost will be slightly increased to USD60. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Johnny Siu 收件人︰ Elecraft Reflector 副本(CC)︰ Elecraft

[Elecraft] KIO3 - surplus for requirement

Hello Group, I now have a KIO3 surplus to my requirement.  Depending on shipping location, all I needed is simply some costs to cover airmail postage, packing and handling. If you are interested, please reply off-the-list to vr2xmc at yahoo dot com dot hk. 73 Johnny VR2XMC

[Elecraft] OT: a short presentation to a group of primary school children about radio

Hello Elecrafters, It is off-topic and please press delete if you don't want to read. I am going to give a short presentation to a group of primary school children (age below 12) about the application of radio / wireless in our daily life.  I would like to take this chance to give them some

[Elecraft] Elecraft Support

Don and all, Yes, I have been contacting Gary for more than a decade for various elecraft support matters.  My first contact with him was for my K2# 14xx. He and other support staff from Elecraft do give a personal touch and I can feel their enthusiasm. One of my main reason to stay with

[Elecraft] operating HF / KX3 in a Tesla Model S

e when not in use.  I know a couple of Model S owners here in Tucson that have these hitches and are satisfied with their quality and durability. 73, Lyle KK7P On 10/19/16 7:45 AM, Johnny Siu via Elecraft wrote: > Thanks Bill.  The fuse in the cigarette lighter is 15A.  I think on

[Elecraft] operating HF / KX3 in a Tesla Model S

(週三) 10:15 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] operating HF / KX3 in a Tesla Model S On 10/19/16 at 9:02 PM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (Johnny Siu via Elecraft) wrote: >I am thinking operating my KX3 in my Tesla and have some questions: >1.  Is it ok to direct drain DC supply from the cigarett

[Elecraft] operating HF / KX3 in a Tesla Model S

Hello elecrafter, I am thinking operating my KX3 in my Tesla and have some questions: 1.  Is it ok to direct drain DC supply from the cigarette lighter socket since there is no ignition system in the Tesla? 2.  The body of Tesla is aluminium alloy (if I am correct.  How can I ground a mobile

[Elecraft] Microphone

In fact, I find modern transceivers including K3 are very accommodating to microphones. Professional broadcasting microphone is simply over killed for ham purposes.  Sometimes, just a bit experiment, even with computer headset, you will get good results. I sold all my Heil gears such as PR781.  

[Elecraft] FS: P3 Panadaptor + P3SVGA video adaptor /FFT processor

Hello Elecrafters, I am now downsizing my shack.  The above is available for sale at USD799 including shipping by insured air parcel to major cities around the world. I am the original owner, non -smoker. Excellent condition with manual.  If you are interested or would like to see the photo,

[Elecraft] K3 DSP Old and New

Hello Doug, If you are not going for a K3S, the update to newer D version is very worthwhile.  It gives great improvement in the audio (though I still consider the audio worse than my new generation Icom radio). However, Elecraft mentioned in the past that the DSP board currently used in K3S

[Elecraft] ] OT: K2

Hello Eric, Please stay with the reflector.  Folks here are helpful and civilized.   Opposite opinions can be expressed here without too much firing back (even you criticize elecraft).  Occasional OT is also allowed. I once asked for tourist information in NYC. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Eric J

[Elecraft] K3 audio quality

I must say that I respectfully disagree '99% of the time the fault lies between the chair and the radio'. My comments are restricted to voice mode.  Alan's comments are related to comparison with Icom DSP radios.  K3's audio in voice mode (no matter how you set / adjust the RX EQ) is far

[Elecraft] KDSP2

K2/100 in my secondary operating location as my QRO rig. The issue with the KDSP2 is getting the settings right. That was tricky and probably took me a year or two of experimentation. But now it works very well for me and I find the NR very effective. 73, Phil W7OX On 8/28/16 6:20 PM, Johnny S

[Elecraft] KDSP2

I will not regret the discontinuation of KDSP2.  In my case, I do not feel any usefulness of the KDSP2,I sold it and replaced with a KAF2 at a much lower cost.  While there are a number of settings in KDSP2 which you can manipulate, regrettably none of the settings gave me a present result.  

[Elecraft] Battery Mod for K2 battery pack (was : Battery Pack Mod for the KX3)

Similarly, with the advance in battery technology, the lead acid battery in K2 should be now advanced to a LiFePo pack as well.  There are ample space inside the K2 for installing a new charging circuit board.  This will greatly reduce the weight of a battery powered K2 and give much longer

[Elecraft] RFI on K3s

Is the Powerwerx SS-30DV currently sold in the elecraft order page? 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Marty Koszewski 收件人︰ "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" 傳送日期︰ 2016年06月20日 (週一) 9:17 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] RFI on K3s I had the same issue.  It was caused

[Elecraft] KPA500 LCD-Display mysterious failure

Hello Oli, I experienced the same and contacted Elecraft support.  They suggested re-heat the solder of U6 and U11 in the front panel to eliminate cold solder joins. However, my eye sight and hands are not good enough to do so.  I simply leave as it is because the LCD characters usually come

[Elecraft] Inserting TMP cables - was: Problems with K144XV Transverter for K3S - Can't Hear Anything

In the installation of TMP of K144XV, I opened up the top cover of K144XV to do the installation so that I could ensure what I did was fine.  After that, I closed the top cover. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Don Wilhelm 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2016年06月7日

[Elecraft] FS: KFL3A-2.1K 2.1 kHz, 8-pole filter

Hello Elecraft, I have a  KFL3A-2.1K  2.1 kHz, 8-pole filter surplus to my requirement.  My price is USD109 inclusive of shipping by registered air mail to major cities in the world.  The filter will come with all the installation hardware, If interested, please email me off-the-list vr2xmc at

[Elecraft] P3 pricing

Hello George, I am on your side.  It has been Elecraft's promise that their kit is as good as the assembled one.  In addition, they will back up all kit builders to ensure their success and up to factory specifications.  I built a number of K2, KX1 and K3 on behalf of some hams (visual

[Elecraft] KX3 User Group is now the KX User Group

I once gave my user comments about an after market heat sink for my own KX3 in a KX3 yahoo group. However, I was banned from that KX3 yahoo group with an allegation of advertising products. Ironically, I have no business relationship with that particular heat sink manufacturer but merely

[Elecraft] KX2 Satellite Derivative? (Was: Re: The KX2)

Instead of developing a new radio for SAT.  Can there be a device that can link two elecraft radios for up / downlink of SAT? In the past, CT16 can link Icom IC275 and IC475 to work as a pair. I think this route will save a lot of R for a new radio. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Edward R Cole

[Elecraft] KX2 Vs. KX3 Bottom Line

Hi Terry, I feel it is very clever for elecraft to produce the KX2 so that they can sweep the remaining portion of the QRP market with minimal R & D. Hopefully, they earn more to fund the development of a K4 or KX4? 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Terry Brown 收件人︰

[Elecraft] KX2 Satellite Derivative? (Was: Re: The KX2)

Hello Elecrafters, I, of course, like the idea of SAT derivative.  However, as mentioned in my previous post, both KX2 and K3S are product life cycle extension to fully utilize the spent R  These products are only evolution and not revolution. I have much doubt on the market size of so called

[Elecraft] K3 and KX3 questions for Wayne

Hello Gentleman, I met both Wayne and Eric in the past, they are thick skin and like questions right in front of their faces.  Some questions for them to address will give them more desire to do better.  In return, we are benefited. Actually, I don't mind having a KXPA100 delivering 100W under

[Elecraft] New KX2?

Hello Walter, Eric is a smart business man and Wayne is an elite engineer. Both KX2 and K3S are product life cycle extension to fully utilize the existing R  These products are only evolution and not revolution. I trust Elecraft will use the cash generated from the above products to produce a

[Elecraft] K3 vs K3S

Yes, the new KSYN3A synthesizer board is also good for SSB.  Perhaps, it should be the most valuable upgrade to K3.  If you don't have the funds for K3S, just do this upgrade, then over say 99% of the time you can't distinguish between a K3 Vs K3S 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Gary

[Elecraft] Need Advice - K3+

Hello Ed, I have the feeling that K3S is transition model before any evolution product from Elecraft.  Or it is a way to extend the current K3 product life cycle - a classic business school case. Hence, I tend to not heavily invest for a new K3S.  I did the KSYN3A upgrade which is crucial to

[Elecraft] Sherwood's receiver performance table updated

Well, Chris, I like my Tesla Model S 70D very much.  Hong Kong is good for EV because we are a small city. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Chris Tate - N6WM 收件人︰ "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" 傳送日期︰ 2016年04月27日 (週三) 8:48 AM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft]

[Elecraft] K2 total loss

You need also a proper desoldering tool.  If still no luck, pass it to Don W3FPR as suggested by Wayne.  Don guided me for a number of K2 repairs in the past. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ lstavenhagen 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2016年04月15日 (週五) 4:25 AM 主題︰

[Elecraft] [k3] Isotropic Antenna

I agree with Peter and share the same experience as Peter.  The antenna works but only in some particular conditions. Waste my time.  Of course, I can be blamed about not clever enough to use it. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ "Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS" 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net