Re: [Elecraft] K3s Crystal Filter Config Qustion

2016-07-03 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
In the utility, you tell the K3 which filters are installed. They kick in when you narrow the DSP to within their range. You can select when they kick in in another setting. Buck k4ia K3 #101 Honor Roll 335 8 Band DXCC On 7/3/2016 10:23 AM, Bill Leonard N0CU wrote: I am uncertain on how

Re: [Elecraft] Headset

2016-05-26 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
The CM500 is offered on Amazon for $59. Don't know about shipping to the Falklands. Buck k4ia K3 #101 Honor Roll 334 8 Band DXCC On 5/26/2016 11:44 AM, Brian Denley wrote: I use the Koss SB45 headset. Works very well. Brian Denley KB1VBF Sent from my iPad On May 26, 2016, at 10:14 AM,

Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
Those extremely wide ragged looking signals are probably all the hounds chasing the DX fox. You are seeing multiple signals, not one ragged one. Buck k4ia K3 #101 Honor Roll 333 8B DXCC On 1/14/2016 11:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote: Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 troubles

2015-10-20 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
Does anyone have a serial number for the changeover? I don't see anything on the Elecraft wab page. Buck k4ia K3 #101 Honor Roll 333 8B DXCC On 10/20/2015 11:58 AM, ok1rp wrote: Hi Jack, if your KPA500 has LPF board rev. D or earlier then You will need to make LPF TR Switch Rework REV5

[Elecraft] Travel with KX3

2015-09-01 Thread Buck. K4ia via Elecraft
Just sailed through security at Reagan National, JFK and El AL on my way to Israel.  Had the KX3, a wire antenna and coax in the carry on.  Those are some of the toughest security check points in the world.  No one asked a question or wanted to open the bag.   Listen for 4x/k4ia on the

[Elecraft] K3 Sub Rx RF Gain issue and TX sticking

2015-07-02 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
The RF Gain control on the Sub RX acts weird. It will seem deaf until 3 o'clock on the dial. Once past 3, the gain jumps up and then is linear if you turn it down. This pattern will repeat if you turn off the Sub Rx and turn it back on again. The main RX Rf Gain control is smooth and

[Elecraft] Sub RCVR RF Gain dropping

2015-06-29 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
I have noticed that the RF gain on the Sub RX will often drop way down. I recall it happens when the SUB RX is first engaged. But twisting the knob a bit brings it right back up. This happened at FD when I was using the Sub Rx to SP listening between CQs. Ideas? -- Buck, k4ia DXCC Honor

[Elecraft] Ham enthusiast arrested

2015-04-01 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
Ham-radio enthusiast, Hezekiah Bambershoot, of Ft Jackson, was arrested yesterday at police headquarters for disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer.Bambershoot initially came to headquarters reporting he had been victimized by buying a radio from a mysterious Californian named

Re: [Elecraft] More Power Pole. . Roll Pin substitute

2015-02-17 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
And therein lies the problem: First, they may be cute but they ain't cheap Then, you have to buy a special crimper The assembly is tricky (up, down, right, left - did I hear it snap in place or snap in two?) You could try to use a roll pin - oh no, those don't work as designed so you use a

Re: [Elecraft] Power Pole connectors

2015-02-17 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
You are about to ignite a firestorm with a debate about the merits of Powerpoles. IMHO, there are only two kinds of Powerpoles, those that have already fallen out and those that are going to fall out soon. Make double-plus certain you have the blades snapped into the shell properly. Then

Re: [Elecraft] K3: best roofing filter on RTTY

2015-02-16 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
I attended Contest University at Dayton last year and the RTTY expert suggested he found that too narrow a filter compromised the decoding. It seemed to work best when the filter was a little wider. He suggested 500Hz and 250Hz only in the presence of strong QRM. He did NOT like the

Re: [Elecraft] [TowerTalk] Elecraft package for sale

2014-12-12 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
My scamdar is on high alert. The offer itself seems benign but there is something just not right. I will bet that when you get into the details, this will get fishier and fishier. Someone got just enough information to seem legitimate. The offer to see the equipment will never occur for

Re: [Elecraft] Strange Ticking sound with K3/0 Mini to RemoteRig for remotely controlling K3.

2014-10-05 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
USB or serial port polling? Try a different adapter or one that uses an optoisolater Craig Buck On Oct 5, 2014, at 5:36 PM, Brian F. Wruble bwru...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All: The symptom I am describing persists despite changing routers, internet systems, and cities. In a QSO this

Re: [Elecraft] K3 AF Gain

2014-07-19 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
The AF Gain dial can also be used like a balance control. When you say they are both set the same, what is probably happening is you have the balance control over to the one side. Look in the Tech Menu for a setting called SUB AF. The choices are nor and balance. If you are in balance mode

Re: [Elecraft] Unhook *ALL* connections before Lightning storm

2014-07-15 Thread Buck - k4ia via Elecraft
I have had several instances of nearby impulse damage and surge voltage on the AC line. It could have been very expensive but for insurance. I would put in a plug for either the ARRL or Ham Radio Insurance Associates equipment insurance. HRIA will cover up to $5000 in losses for $136/yr

Re: [Elecraft] Hi Cur

2014-06-14 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
Does it draw current when turned off? If so, you have a shorted final transistor. Craig Buck On Jun 14, 2014, at 7:04 PM, Robert 'RC' Conley rc.kc...@gmail.com wrote: how can a K3 have a Hi Cur display while in the receive mode? The K3 mutes slightly when Hi Cur is displayed KC5WA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Sub RX audio to right Line Out SOLVED

2014-04-30 Thread Buck - k4ia via Elecraft
to even them out with the RF Gain control on the K3 but I will play around with that some more. Buck k4ia On 4/29/2014 11:43 AM, Buck - k4ia via Elecraft wrote: Joe - that is what I have set up. If I turn on the Sub Rx and plug a set of headphones directly into the K3 Line Out jack

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Sub RX audio to right Line Out

2014-04-29 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
stereo speakers; otherwise, set it to 1. SUB RF gain normally sets the sub receiver’s RF GAIN level. If this knob is assigned to main/sub squelch (CONFIG:SQ MAIN), then RF gain for main/sub is controlled by the main RF gain control. hope that helps On 4/28/2014 9:32 PM, K4ia via Elecraft wrote

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Sub RX audio to right Line Out

2014-04-29 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
I played with that setting to no avail. I am going into a Microham KeyerII which has a separate audio line for the Sub Rx. If I plug headphones into the Line Out jack on the back of the K3, I hear signals on the left side but nothing on the right so I am convinced it is the output from the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Sub RX audio to right Line Out

2014-04-29 Thread Buck - k4ia via Elecraft
board. Check for audio directly at the LINE OUT jack and at the pigtail in case you've snagged the pigtail and broken a wire in either jack. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/29/2014 8:22 AM, K4ia via Elecraft wrote: I played with that setting to no avail. I am going into a Microham KeyerII which has

[Elecraft] K3 - Sub RX audio to right Line Out

2014-04-28 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
I am trying to set up the K3 Sub Rx audio to come out on the right Line Out. I hear nothing on that side. The Main Audio is fine on the left side. I can't find anything about a setting that would control this. I thought it would be automatic. Can someone point me in the right direction