Re: [Elecraft] KAT 500 Loses Match

The Cha250 b is NOT an antenna capable of greater than 100 watts for any length of time. It is a 5:1 unun hooked to a 23 foot aluminum radiator. It needs to be 30 feet in the air and if that happens it will function like a vertical OCFD. Still it is only good for 100 watts. When running a tuner

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Faulting for High SWR inappropriately

Are you developing an overshoot from the K4? On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM David F. Reed wrote: > Lou, > > I appreciate the suggestion, but it is with a K4D, properly cabled, used > to work fine, and does it on some bands but not others... changed the > delay to 15ms and still does it... Also

Re: [Elecraft] Any KX2 or KX3 owners have experience with the IC-7300

Last FD we ran 4 FTDX10s. No interstation interference with them being 8 feet from each other in a straight line. All antennas were within 100 feet of each other. 2 cw stations and 2 phone stations had no problems. We did not run CW and Phone on the same band at the same time, but had no problems

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood Receiver Tests

I can not ever remember operating any radio longer than 5 years or keeping any radio longer than 10 years. This includes the K3S/P3 that I owned for 5 years. I have learned my lesson about a bird in hand beats 10 in the bush. I may not have the latest and greatest radio but I have one with a set

Re: [Elecraft] K4D R29 beta ESSB and CESSB - Rolls off low end TX frequency response when COmp at 1 or higher.

ESSB---Folks, if you want to be a broadcaster with high fidelity, then use AM. SSB is for COMMUNICATION of information and as such making it a fidelity race will occupy more bandwidth than is necessary to communicate. The bands are already crowded, Imagine everyone one in a contest with 1500 watts

[Elecraft] K3/P3 For Sale

K3/100 and P3 with SVGA option No Tuner 200 hz 5 pole CW filter 500 hz 8 Pole CW filter 2.7 Khz SSB filter K3SYNA K3IO K3 S/N 8405 P3 S/N 4543 This has been an excellent radio. I am a non-smoker, have no pets, and the radio has always been operated indoors in a climate controlled area. Asking

Re: [Elecraft] Antennas and Aesthetics

Years ago...about 30, I had 2 ele 40, th7 and th5 and Higain Hightower and double extended zepp ladder line fed cut for 40 which I used for 160-40. Jobs change and that really changes one's life. I started traveling and as such could no longer maintain the 3 towers so down it came all the radios

Re: [Elecraft] Band pass filters

Brown wrote: > On 7/27/2021 12:53 PM, Morgan Bailey wrote: > > 80 to 100 dB band to band attenuation is necessary for a contest station. > > That depends a LOT on the radios and the amps. > > > Reviewing Contest University the RA6LBS talk from a few years ago is the > &g

Re: [Elecraft] Band pass filters

want to check out the ratings of ADC front ends vs Superhet front ends.Hybrid superhet/ADC front end receivers seem to be the best choice for this environment at the moment. RMDR and Close in blocking dynamic range are the magic numbers to review. 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M BS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEE Real

Re: [Elecraft] Apples and Pomegranates

Lyn, You have the exact rig setup that I generally recommend others to buy that enjoy rag chewing, some ssb net work and just general operating. One of the Problems with the 7300 is generally not the radio, it is the operator. The 7300 has a pretty hot front end and using Attenuation well will

Re: [Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10

You are describing a pure ADC front in radio...7300,7610 and now K4. The K4 might be better. The K3 is NOT an ADC front end and neither is the FTDX10 or the FTDX101 or the Kenwood 890. I have not had a 6600M at a FD site. But if I did, the antennas separating them would be the max allowable

Re: [Elecraft] A Clarification: IC-7300 vs FTDX10

I went to a radio store to see what all the hubbub was about the FTDX10. I came prepared to test the radio. After having downloaded the manual and reading it through 3 or 4 times getting the menus, setting, knobs, filtering, general settings well in my head, I went to the store and turned one on

Re: [Elecraft] Firesign Theater

We are all bozos on this buss. LOL...The first time I ever heard Quadrafonic stereo on a record. 73, Morgan NJ8M BS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEE Real Life Experience = Priceless, says the man who set his back yard on fire with a breadboard tuner loading a 160 meter inverted L with 1000 watts. LOL On

Re: [Elecraft] Qso today problems

No money return, no ticket, also Never again. BS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEE Real Life Experience = Priceless, says the man who set his back yard on fire with a breadboard tuner loading a 160 meter inverted L with 1000 watts. LOL On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 4:34 PM Dean L wrote: > I did all the above

Re: [Elecraft] Big Knob Fail

One of the problems with the knobs is that sometimes, people change the injected molded knob out for a HEAVY machined knob. The mechanism inside the radio is not built for this type of installation. A rapid spin with the angular momentum and torque of the heavy knob will wear out the device. This

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 on AM

The max that you can legally run is 375 watts carrier. That on AM will get you 1500 watts PEP. YMMV. I do not know the spex on the 1500 but that may put you in the ballpark. Understanding linearity, for AM is covered here: https://www.w8ji.com/am_linear_amplifiers.htm If you want to run AM, this

Re: [Elecraft] Occasional second radio use with KPA500

I think that here is your answer: https://www.dxengineering.com/search/brand/acom/product-line/acom-2s1-automatic-two-transceiver-commutators?autoview=SKU=Default=Ascending Granted it is pricey but will probably work for you. 73, Morgan NJ8M On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 10:48 AM Chuck Chandler

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Panadaptor Display

is great. Easy to operate and interface. I plan to purchase a KPA500 to match my KAT500 to put in my travel trailer, but as for the K4, I have moved on. I wish you well Elecraft. Morgan Bailey NJ8M BS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEE Real Life Experience = Priceless, says the man who set his back yard on fire

[Elecraft] Mag Loop from MFJ

They are unreliable pieces of junk. The housing does not protect the capacitors that are in house made and bugs can crawl into the housing and short them out. Secondly, the plastic housing in Kansas will be destroyed by the sun. The best thing about the loop is the loop itself. It is built well.

[Elecraft] K4 Pan bandwidth or span

the second VFO. I am not seeing it in the manuals. Or, Maybe I just missed it. 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M BS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEE Real Life Experience = Priceless, says the man who set his back yard on fire with a bread board tuner loading a 160 meter inverted L with 1000 watts. LOL

[Elecraft] Fwd: K4

BS + MS + $2.98 = COFFEE Real Life Experience = Priceless, says the man who set his back yard on fire with a bread board tuner loading a 160 meter inverted L with 1000 watts. LOL -- Forwarded message - From: Morgan Bailey Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 3:55 PM Subject: K4 To: K8TE

[Elecraft] Yaesu FT DX10

By now probably most everyone has read Rob Sherwood's review of the new kid on the block, the Yaesu FTDX10. It has pushed the IC7300 out the door for the best bang for the buck place. What I was most interested in was the phase noise of the radio. It is minimally down to at least -148db. That is

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

gt; > career. I ran an R team for 5, was CTO of multiple companies, I do > > both > > > electronic and software engineering, oh did I mention I have 14 > > patents? I > > > can solder the smallest surface mount devices by hand. I just finished > > > build

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Chronological divide, Heh. I am 67 years old, for 7 years I played WoW, for 6 years I played Everquest and for 5 years I have played Guild Wars 2. I enjoyed each of these games. I moved on to the more progressive game but still enjoy playing them from time to time. I only play GW2 at this time.

Re: [Elecraft] Free shipping

Same here Paul. It is not their fault that COVID screwed their pooch. I want them to stay in business. 73, Morgan NJ8M On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 10:54 AM Paul Gacek via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Maybe but I have to imagine that the recent past has been rough and tough > for

Re: [Elecraft] "On second thought, I'll take the stairs."

This is excellent. > > __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] FW: New CW audio recording: K3 vs. K4D

Armchair analysis, not having the radio in front of the equipment, taking a compressed audio file and staking a claim...this is sadly funny. Go to Eham.net and look at the same thing by people who believe themselves an authority on smoke signals. I'll wait for my 2 K4's to arrive. I know I will

Re: [Elecraft] Kpa500

I have built 3 of those and they are flawless. Excellent amps. They keep running and are the greatest thing out there. 73 Morgan NJ8M On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 11:44 AM WILLIE BABER wrote: > I received kpa500k yesterday evening, about 4:30 pm. I was done building > it at about 1:30 am, with time

Re: [Elecraft] New Heil HM10 XD Microphone - Poor Design?

I quit using Heil products. Many of the ear muffs rotted off after one sweaty session at FD. I switched over to a $29.99 Logitec boom mic computer headset with 1/8 plugs. I figured it would break easily, I was wrong, I am still using it after 7 years and many sweaty operating conditions, FD,

Re: [Elecraft] OT Good Source for Stainless Fasteners and Connectors?

That is a great site. Thanks for sharing. 73, Morgan NJ8M On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 7:04 AM Fred Soop wrote: > Albany County Fasteners. They used to sell from eBay but now have their > own web site. > > www.albanycountyfasteners.com > > 73 > Fred AC9RQ > >

Re: [Elecraft] Future of KPA500 & KAT500

the front and back plates and G2G. 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:21 AM hawley, charles j jr wrote: > Hey, that's a thought. Reinvent them to match the height of the K4 and > maybe include the tuner inside the KPA500 box. > > Chuck Hawley > c-haw...@illinois.edu >

Re: [Elecraft] Computer Monitor Recommendations

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075PMWCKS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8=1 These are great monitors. We use them in the hospital. RF pretty much immune. No RFI generation and great for reading and Logging programs. Plus, They come with 3 sets of cables. HDMI, VGA, Display port. I

[Elecraft] FD rule change

I for see more participation and way more activity due to the rule change. Looking forward to working from home station, especially now that I have one. 73, Morgan NJ8M __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 power supply fan noise

Head to walmart and buy a box of cheap hot pink foam ear plugs that have 30 db noise reduction. Or have her wear earbuds to a new ipod listen to music...sign her up for pandora. LOL Vy 73, Morgan NJ8M On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 9:35 AM Peter Dougherty wrote: > Is there any way to power off the

Re: [Elecraft] K4 S-meter characteristics

radio. Simple to operate once you learn its controls and never has failed me. Looking forward to K4 delivery. Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 11:33 PM Al Lorona wrote: > Now that the K4 has exact knowledge of its gains and losses through the > preamps, attenuators, spl

[Elecraft] CW skimmer

Is one able to run CW skimmer on a K4. If so what model is best suited for this the K4 or K4d? Or should i use an RSP2 with out board computer dedicated to doing skimmer with the skimmer software? __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] Will there be a K4

SO2R with out ground loop problems ..or Rock solid SO2R solution...for k3s or other radios. I have the MK2R+ and I want a better solution. On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 01:08 Martin Sole wrote: > Well since you asked and made this sort of official, here's a few > things, though in no particular order

[Elecraft] New Product speculation

would not be much better off buying 2 7300s and puting them with the MK2R+. Unfortunately the selectivity and desensing is the issue. They sure do sound good on SSB but if i wanted broadcast audio i would be running Antique Modulation. Just my 2 sense. Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M

Re: [Elecraft] recommendations for CW paddles under $125

I have had excellent luck with the Kent TP-1. It runs a little more than $125. I think you can pick them up for around $160. It is my main key and I take it with me everywhere I operate including field day. It has served me well for many thousands of qso's without the need for re-adjustment or

Re: [Elecraft] Linear thoughts

. It is the logical solution for me, especially since I love the quiet relays/pin diode switching and the almost silent fans when running hard with the KPA500. Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Bill Johnson <k9...@live.com> wrote: > Erik, I sold my solid state

Re: [Elecraft] Augment KX3 or buy K3?

If you are even marginally serious about operating around other rigs (field day), forget using the 7300. It does not have the necessary filtering to be useful in that environment. Forget CW pileups with the 7300. The comment on buttons is rather laughable when you mention the 7300, one knob and

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft_K3] Compare the 7300 to a K3

well win, but, all the rest of us can still have tons of fun along the way. Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Rick WA6NHC <wa6...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use the K3 (entire K line) at home most of the time (the BEST radio I've > ever used and the integrati

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hookup Wire

You might think about buying some 8 stranded rotator cable and stripping out the outer bundling insulation. Most likely you might even have a few feet of that in the old junk box. And, You will get 8 colors. Vy 73, Morgan NJ8M On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:14 PM, Phil Hystad

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] end-fed halfwave antennas

I can echo the EFHW experiences as above but, they for me, are slightly more noisy then a quarter wave vertical. Other than that, that is my only objection that I have to the EFHW. Every one that I have used has been excellent. If you talk to Balun designs they make a 52 to 1 match box that I

Re: [Elecraft] EFHW

of the box. At times that has been problematic, but still workable. Vy 73, Morgan NJ8M On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Morgan Bailey, II <mcb2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can vouch for the EFHW. It works great. I built a parallel tuned > circuit using a roller inductor and a 15-350pf

[Elecraft] EFHW

I can vouch for the EFHW. It works great. I built a parallel tuned circuit using a roller inductor and a 15-350pf cap. I have used this several times on 20 meters feeding a 33.5 foot vertical wire. I use about 4 10 foot radials, which is probably overkill, and run it through a good choke and

Re: [Elecraft] 9:1 Balun

Be careful in the 9 to 1 vs 4 to 1 vs 1 to 1. The 9:1 is generally an UNUN. When you run 100 watts or less most 1kw manufactured baluns or Ununs will take a wide variety of SWR if you are only running 100 watts. Because this thread is I believe about QRP the amount of power dissipated due to loss

Re: [Elecraft] Magnetic Loop Performance

to construction. http://www.66pacific.com/calculators/small_tx_loop_calc.aspx Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 7:22 PM, johnpierce <ja-pie...@verizon.net> wrote: > I could use some help with a MagLoop. I constructed a 48" loop from 3.8" > copper pipe. I

Re: [Elecraft] Motor for Cap in Mag Loop

it. Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 10:22 PM, Morgan Bailey <mbaileyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > A stepper motor or a cheap 12 volt servo motor with a 1 to 2 rpm turn rate > hooked up with a 5 dollar circuit board that pulses the dc to the motor. > All can be had on eb

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] The Way We Rank Receivers (long)

, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 12:21 AM, Al Lorona <alor...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Receivers are always ranked by the "2 kHz third order dynamic range", such > as at: http://www.remeeus.eu/hamradio/pa1hr/productreview.pdf but do we > really grasp the meaning of

[Elecraft] Mag Loop

QRP signals are still good enough for computer ears, but not necessarily for ours.. LOL. In the end, it is another example of "QRP Works." Good luck with your Loops Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://ma

Re: [Elecraft] Technology Change

om my iPhone > > > On Sep 23, 2016, at 10:47 AM, Morgan Bailey <mbaileyc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I made a miss key, GiGo (for all you fortran non porgramers that means > > Garbage in Garbage out), 1625 not 1628arggg..then there was the > trusty

Re: [Elecraft] Technology Change

wanted to show the evolution of the radio and tech for me. I failed to mention all the radios in between the ones mentioned but the evolution of radio for me is something that has been great and in the least keeps the Alzheimer's at bay. Vy 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 7:42 AM

Re: [Elecraft] Technology Change

Whats this 6146 stuff...what happened to the 1628 or the 807...and not to mention the trusty 813 and for the big power ...304TL...whoot bring on them big filament transformers... On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 10:45 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > On Thu,9/22/2016 8:24 PM, Dauer,

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Antenna Question

How stiff is the 20 meter vertical? I take an 8 inch long piece of 1.5in pvc and make a stand off at the base and the top for the vertical. Then run a wire from the 20 meter feed point to the top of the 20 meter vertical giving you 17feet...then out another 17 feet and you will have an inverted L.

[Elecraft] 43 ft vertical

I personally love the idea of a 43 foot vertical. I use the Dx Engineering Thunderbolt for 60 meters, it is 1.5 inches at the top. I collapse it down to 33ft6in. Gives a fully resonant antenna on 40. Add a 17.5 foot wire with outrigger (pvc supported on vert by hose clamp) and now you have

[Elecraft] Endless Amplifier Posts

Back to the endless amp forum posts. *The Plain Truth* Better antennas = better communication. Transmit antennas are not always be best antennas for reception. Propagation determines communications. Power has little to do with propagation when it is in your favor. If you cant hear them you

Re: [Elecraft] KX2

A few years ago I built a parallel LC network from a roller inductor and a variable cap rated for approximately 2.5kv and have used it to match 20 meter EFHW many times. I run 500 watts into it from the kpa500 through a choke balun in the shack. I use (5) 8 foot radials for a counterpoise and I

[Elecraft] Field Day Report

a waste. We have found out that simpler antennas are best. I Was wondering if any one has much experience with a moxon beam antenna? Very 73, Morgan Bailey NJ8M __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

[Elecraft] SO2R

Wayne, What i would really like to see implemented is an SO2R controller placed in a KAT500 size box. I think it would be the ideal size for the interface. Using 2 K3/K3S radios and full amplifier capability. This would include sequencer switching for turning off amplified RX arrays and a

[Elecraft] Yet another filter question

Hi all I apologize if this topic has been covered here before. I've had my K3 for about a year now, and I'm considering adding another roofing filter. I currently have the 400 hz 8 pole filter and it has served me very well, but there were several instances during the 2014 WPX cw contest as

Re: [Elecraft] Problems activating VOX in Data Mode

Thanks for the help everyone. The problem was that for some reason I had 20 meters set to FSK. I changed it to AFSK and now everything is working as expected. I really appreciate all the help. 73, NS0R, Morgan On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Morgan Bailey mcb2...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all

[Elecraft] Problems activating VOX in Data Mode

Hi all I've got an unusual problem. I'm primarily a CW op, but lately I have been playing with RTTY and PSK. One thing that I've noticed is that I don't seem to be able to activate VOX when in Data Mode on 20 meters. This works fine on every band, but on 20 meters it displays an N/A when I try

Re: [Elecraft] Separate Receiving Antenna

Depending on the size of your lot you could also try a very short beverage antenna. I use a 160 foot unterminated wire through a 6:1 binocular core transformer and feed it with 75 ohm coax. It is up about 4 feet off the ground. It works surprisingly well on 20 through 10 meters. It's

[Elecraft] S9+40 Noise

Hi all, Just wanted to say thanks for hanging in there with me tonight. I've got a major problem with power line RFI at the moment. Ever since the weather cooled down I've been fighting with S9+40 noise coming from 2 poles adjacent to my lot. I may have to take a break for a few weeks, as

Re: [Elecraft] Using kio3 won't deactivate k3 speaker.

the disable contact in the socket. What happens if you plug in your headphones into the front socket? Does that disable the internal speaker correctly? 73, Olli - DH8BQA http://www.dh8bqa.de Am 15.07.2014 um 07:39 schrieb Morgan Bailey mcb2...@gmail.com: elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] Using kio3 won't deactivate k3 speaker.

elecraft@mailman.qth.net Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Hi all, quick question. According to the k3 docs, I should be able to plug h= eadphones into the rear jack of the kio3 module, and set the spkr+ph option t= o no, and that should allow me to attach my

Re: [Elecraft] Using a KAT-500 and THP HL-1.5KFX

Bump… Anyone? I'm about to be in the same boat pretty soon. Already have the 1.5kfx and I'm going to have a k3 and a kat500. I'm hoping that that there is a way to make them work together smoothly, much like the k3/kpa500/kat500 do… On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 6:43 AM, Peter Chamalian W1RM