Re: [Elecraft] K4D purchase

Great radio, I’ve had mine about 2.5 years. No issues at all. Serial number in the low 200s. > On Mar 24, 2024, at 4:11 PM, Dennis Watkins wrote: > > Comments from owners of k4D > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Dust Covers

I heard of that lady. Her name was Jean! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 20, 2024, at 16:47, Thomas McCulloch wrote: > >  Hi Mike, > I have a K2 with a denim dust cover. It's really neat, it looks like it was > made from a pair of jeans! (It wasn't ...Hi) It even has my call embroidered > on

Re: [Elecraft] Power oscillation problem (KPA500+KAT500)

Hi Clay: I concur with your comments re cheap connectors. I have had cheap connectors melt, short, go open and mechanically come apart. Fortunately these were in the days of big old tube-based robust rigs. I gave up on bargain connectors about 35 years ago. I’m happy to pay substantially

Re: [Elecraft] Duty Cycle of FT8 #Elecraft

Ten kilometers! Wow, that’s DX! I know that you meant 10,000 miles, but to the global readership most ops will read it as “10 km“ first. 73, Kevin Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2023, at 11:15, Victor Rosenthal wrote: > > I don't have a kpa1500, but I recall someone from Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

Hi Richard: I will second Rich Lim’s positive comments re MacLoggerDX (MLDX). I’ve been using it for several years now. It is a fantastic logging application with full LoTW/QRZ/eQSL/etc upload integration. It also tracks grids/states/DXCC/zones etc and tracks award eligibility. It does

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/KPA100/Powerwerx Question

I suggest taking the lid off of the power supply and inspecting the fan for dust. It can accumulate and affect the free rotation of the fan, generating noise. A vacuuming might be in order. 73, Kevin VE7ZD/KN7Q On June 10, 2022 1:18:51 a.m. PDT, "df...@darc.de" wrote: >Maybe it’s the

Re: [Elecraft] K4 or K4D?

Menu/Radio Type will tell you! > On Nov 5, 2021, at 12:11 PM, Roger Stimson wrote: > > How can I tell if I have a K4 or a K4D > > K8RS - Roger > > Sent from Mail for Windows > > __

Re: [Elecraft] How to download firmware into K4

Pricewise, I see WRT54G routers for sale all the time at the local “Value Village” (US: “Goodwill”) stores for about $5 to $7. Put open source DD-WRT on them and you have a very useful device. Kevin VE7ZD/KN7Q > On Jan 17, 2021, at 8:43 AM, Dave B via Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] stripping insulation from enamel wires

A better way is to use an enamelled wire stripping tool! They are cheap and work much better than the other methods, which honestly were poorly effective for me for years. For my last project I bought the tool, it was a joy to use. 73, Kevin VE7ZD Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2020,

Re: [Elecraft] OT James Clerk Maxwell

It is also of value to read about Professor Oliver Heaviside, a less-heralded but brilliant mathematician and physicist who was able to simplify Maxwell’s very complex electromagnetic theory of about 30 equations down to a much more understandable set of 4 or 6 equations. It is Heaviside’s

Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds

It does not negate the argument, but nerve impulses are based on chemical reactions in neurons, and only travel at about 120 metres per second. > On Dec 28, 2019, at 7:16 PM, Jim Danehy wrote: > > The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast > speed. > > The

Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

https://youtu.be/8x6x_6mDVlQ “Amateur Radio - A 21st Century Hobby” produced by the RSGB Sent from my iPad > On Dec 17, 2019, at 09:40, Kevin McQuiggin (SFU) wrote: > > The RSGB has an excellent ham radio overview video. The target audience is > people under about 30. Everyone

Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

The RSGB has an excellent ham radio overview video. The target audience is people under about 30. Everyone in the video is under ~25. It presents the hobby in young peoples' terms using their terms and points of reference. It covers public service, HF, V/UHF, contesting, satellites,

Re: [Elecraft] New to the List

Hi Joe: Welcome from a fellow Canadian. I’m VE7ZD. You’ll find excellent support and a helpful community on this mailing list. I too have a KX3/PX3 and KXPA100 so I’m working on a similar platform. I was inactive for almost 20 years but became active again just a year ago. What are you

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Hot Air Soldering Guns for SMDs

Hi Ted: I wanted to get into some SMD building and tried the hot air approach initially. It was difficult and unreliable, and I messed up more than I had success. The best decision I made was to invest in a modestly-priced infrared SMD oven from Amazon. This works perfectly for me and I

Re: [Elecraft] Passing Band Data from [KX3/KXPA100] to [KAT500/KPA500]

Hi Andy: Thanks for the suggestion. Using the computer would let me control the KAT500 and KPA500 for sure, but what I am looking for is seamless band tracking and antenna output tracking between the rig (in this case KX3 and KXPA100) and the [KAT500/KPA500] block. If I can interface the

[Elecraft] Passing Band Data from [KX3/KXPA100] to [KAT500/KPA500]

Hi All: I have the setup as described in the subject line. My KXPA100 is interfaced to my KX3 using the short Elecraft CAT5 cable. I have recently added a KPA500/KAT500 combo. I noted from the manuals that the [KX3/KXPA100] must really be treated as a generic external transceiver, and the

[Elecraft] Fwd: Sharing KPA500/KAT500 with K3S and KX3?

I have a KX3 and a brand new KPA500/KAT500 and have this question too! 73, Kevin VE7ZD/K7MCQ Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: K1dj via Elecraft > Date: August 20, 2019 at 04:32:15 PDT > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Sharing KPA500/KAT500 with K3S and

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 ATU Not Tuning

Low batteries can also prevent accurate ATU operation, in my experience. The ATU will do the best it can but can’t find a good match. Fresh batteries or a switch to external power will help. 73, Kevin Sent from my iPad > On Aug 10, 2019, at 12:03, rich hurd WC3T wrote: > > From what I’ve

[Elecraft] First Post - Naming a FN Key Macro on the PX3?

Hi All: I am new to the list and was unable to find the answer to my question via searching, so sorry if this is a “RTFM” type of question. I just bought a PX3. It is great! I have created some simple macros via the USB keyboard and saved them to the PX3 FN keys. This works well, but the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Astron linear PS regulation issues

I have a ~30-year old Astron 13.8 VDC 20-amp supply that I got when it was retired from a project at work. I used it for low current applications for a few years, then it went to storage for about 5 years. One of the two power transistors failed a few months ago and this took out some other

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Metric system

For what it’s worth, metric units outside of the US are often spelled differently. For example, “litre” rather than the US-spelt “liter”, or “kilometre” rather than the US term “kilometer”. A “meter” is a device on an instrument panel! This is likely a UK or European holdover.

Re: [Elecraft] kpa1500

ary Congress > then, as now, dug in their feet and stopped it cold. > > Bob, N7XY > > On 2/23/19 7:03 PM, Kevin McQuiggin (SFU) wrote: >> Technically, “Celsius” rather then centigrade! >> >> We are more or less used to Deg C in Canada after about 40 years of using >>

Re: [Elecraft] kpa1500

Technically, “Celsius” rather then centigrade! We are more or less used to Deg C in Canada after about 40 years of using it. Deg F are still sometimes used though. Older folks understand both while kids have no idea what a yard or a pound is! Sent from my iPad > On Feb 23, 2019, at 17:43,