Re: [Elecraft] circuit breaker

2016-05-16 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] K3 NB

2016-05-16 Thread Scott Ellington
in the main receiver. Or perhaps some day I'll figure out how to do that myself. However, first the K3 NB has to work in the absence of strong signals, which it does not. -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us

Re: [Elecraft] Dead K3

2016-05-15 Thread Scott Ellington
to unpleasant surprises. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

[Elecraft] KX-1 Glitch

2016-05-06 Thread Scott Ellington
not a bad encoder. If it's a firmware bug, as I suspect, others should observe the same problem. Firmware is 1.02. Has anyone else seen this? 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 build issue after Part 1 of build

2016-04-28 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] KX-1 Paddle (KXPD1)

2016-04-13 Thread Scott Ellington
threads, and it works great. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

Re: [Elecraft] Stripping toroid leads

2016-04-05 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] Oscillating Lab Power Supply

2016-04-01 Thread Scott Ellington
. They're sold under several brand names, and there are several versions, all basically the same. I'm guessing I'm not the only one who was attracted to their low price. The fix is easy, though it took most of the day to figure out. Contact me if you need it. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott

Re: [Elecraft] K3, KX-1 Inductors

2016-03-29 Thread Scott Ellington
KX-1. Thanks and 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

[Elecraft] K3, KX-1 Inductors

2016-03-25 Thread Scott Ellington
to find another way to secure them. Any suggestions? Or maybe someone can assure me that with all those K3 getting shipped all over the planet for DX-peditions, etc., none of those wires ever break. Ever. (I'd still take along some magnet wire.) 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA

Re: [Elecraft] OT: K3 and High Tension Wires

2016-03-18 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] Portable 60-80m wire antennas

2016-03-15 Thread Scott Ellington
would seem to require strictly less wire and coils than any dipole or inverted vee, but am I missing some other offsetting advantage? Cheers, Bruce __ -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdelling

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 20M moving QRM

2016-03-03 Thread Scott Ellington
On 3/3/2016 14:47, Fred Jensen wrote: QRN, not QRM I thought QRN was exclusively atmospheric noise. Perhaps we need a new Q code for man-made garbage. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us

Re: [Elecraft] K3 5 pole vs 8 pole filters - attenuation in the passband

2016-02-27 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] K3/K3S noise blanker performance greatly enhanced (at my QTH) -- need testers

2016-02-03 Thread Scott Ellington
could be made to do that, I'd buy the 15 kHz filter instantly. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA k...@sdellington.us __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Scott Ellington
The old FT-1000D is notorious. (I have one.) I'm not sure about the MP. There's a mod, which helps, but it's still wide. It's a big reason I bought a K3. -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA On 1/14/2016 11:26, Rick WA6NHC wrote: I've noticed that it is directly proportional

Re: [Elecraft] K3_P3_160_CW

2011-04-18 Thread Scott Ellington
on the K3. Currently the K3 does not send an update to the P3 if switching antennas causes the preamp or attenuator status to change. This is on Wayne's bug list. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 device...

2011-04-15 Thread Scott Ellington
anyone put up with us :) Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 device...

2011-04-14 Thread Scott Ellington
It's implicit in Alan's posting, but note that symmetrical square waves have only odd harmonics. The even harmonics will be very, very weak, present at all only because the square wave isn't quite perfectly symmetric. Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA On Apr 14, 2011, at 1

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K3] Frequency Calibration using Sidetone

2011-04-07 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K3] Frequency Calibration using Sidetone

2011-04-06 Thread Scott Ellington
. (You may be close enough initially.) 8. Using the K3 utility, save the configuration. (Or record the REF CAL value.) 9. Cancel SPOT and exit the menu. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft K3] Frequency Calibration using Sidetone

2011-04-06 Thread Scott Ellington
, and if the sidetone frequency is derived from the same master oscillator aren't you defeating the purpose of your calibration. It seems logical to me to a method of calibration that your reference is not derived from the same oscillator you are trying to calibrate. Scott Ellington Madison

Re: [Elecraft] [K3}beat freq method

2011-03-28 Thread Scott Ellington
. Have to dial around to get clear signal so if I don't then they do not hear my calls well. Am sending this message to K3 support a well but appreciate any responses from the community. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] beat freq method

2011-03-28 Thread Scott Ellington
signals fading up and down rather than a beat note. That fading *is* the beat note but it's too low a frequency to hear it as a tone. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Anderson Powerpole connector

2011-03-25 Thread Scott Ellington
the wire a ways and makes it brittle, so you need to make sure the wire doesn't flex a lot near the connector. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA On Mar 25, 2011, at 12:02 PM, George A. Thornton wrote: I am not an electronics expert, but I work closely with someone who

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-14 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-12 Thread Scott Ellington
It may NOT be a good idea to gate the KEY_OUT with the foot switch because of timing issues.  If you release the foot switch while transmitting, the amplifier relay, especially a fast QSK relay, could release before the K3 RF output decays, resulting in hot-switching of the relay.  KEY_OUT

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-11 Thread Scott Ellington
something or is this normal? Tnx de Sy K6PWP # 5223 (one week old) __ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-11 Thread Scott Ellington
On Mar 11, 2011, at 2:47 PM, Scott Ellington wrote: I think this is normal, and it's annoying. I don't know of any other transceiver that behaves this way. 73, Scott K9MA On Mar 11, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Sy Botan wrote: Most of my operating is on CW. While staying in the CW receive

Re: [Elecraft] K3 transmit/amplifier relay

2011-03-11 Thread Scott Ellington
a spare pin on the MCU chip that could be used to gate KEY_OUT. End of discussion, I think. 73, Scott K9MA On Mar 11, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Scott Ellington wrote: Not necessarily. The PTT Out line may control more than just the internal amplifier relays. For example, if one uses a separate

Re: [Elecraft] small feature request for the K3

2011-03-02 Thread Scott Ellington
the Key Ports on the back side (Paddle with the internal Keyer or even with an external keyer)? 73 de Wolfgang DK9VZ __ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Current Meter

2011-03-01 Thread Scott Ellington
it with an accurate DVM. Then see what the K3's internal shunt voltage is reading. That's what you are actually seeing. 73, Guy. On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Scott Ellington sdell...@facstaff.wisc.edu wrote: Has anyone compared the K3 internal current meter to an accurate external

Re: [Elecraft] P3, what lies ahead?

2011-02-28 Thread Scott Ellington
They did! Scott K9MA On Feb 28, 2011, at 10:56 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote: It would be really be nice if they had designed the P3 with a cutout in the rear for an External Display. That way they could add an external video output at a later time. Tom, N5GE Scott

[Elecraft] K3 Current Meter

2011-02-28 Thread Scott Ellington
Has anyone compared the K3 internal current meter to an accurate external meter? My K3 meter reads about 20A, when the actual current is 23 A, with no accessories connected. That's a huge error, and it's not linear. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

[Elecraft] P3 and Noise Blanker

2011-02-25 Thread Scott Ellington
during the contest, when other kinds of NB are useless. 73, Scott Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

Re: [Elecraft] low output after air travel

2011-02-25 Thread Scott Ellington
. The radio worked well before the trip. This wasn't the only problem, this was a very tough trip in many different ways. Why does my K3 only put out 12 watts? What can I do to troubleshoot the problem. Thanks Dale - N3BNA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] P3, what lies ahead?

2011-02-24 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] P3 display...

2011-02-23 Thread Scott Ellington
. If that is the case then I am assuming that the signal within the frame of the cursor is not a signal that has passed through my roofing filters. Is this a correct interpretation? 73, phil, K7PEH Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] P3 display...

2011-02-23 Thread Scott Ellington
and unaffected by my filter choice other then the fact that the cursor itself has changed size. phil On Feb 23, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Scott Ellington wrote: The K3 IF output to the P3 comes from the Post-amp following the first mixer, ahead of the crystal filters. The only upstream filters

[Elecraft] K3 CW Spectrum

2011-02-22 Thread Scott Ellington
a collection of these measurements. You'll need to be fairly loud here. 73, Scott K9MA sdell...@facstaff.wisc.edu Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing an Elecraft transceiver?

2011-02-22 Thread Scott Ellington
Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] 120V vs 240V

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
voltage drop (twice as much on 120V). Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] 120V vs 240V

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 keying an amplifier

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
__ 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 Scott Ellington

Re: [Elecraft] K3 keying an amplifier

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 keying an amplifier

2011-02-16 Thread Scott Ellington
__ 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 Scott Ellington

Re: [Elecraft] adding 250Hz filer, any improvement?

2011-02-09 Thread Scott Ellington
/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 Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] adding 250Hz filer, any improvement?

2011-02-08 Thread Scott Ellington
populations have, trying to reduce the splatters. 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W k3 #4077 Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Zero beat

2011-02-02 Thread Scott Ellington
I must disagree with Ron about the matching tones.  When you zero beat the transceiver with a received signals using the sidetone or spot tone, matching the frequencies of those two audio tones is exactly what you are doing.  With a tracking sidetone, as in most modern transceivers, those two

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Ellington
controls. and no useful reason for them to be adjusted by a single volume control. Richard K5BWV Sent from my iPhone On Jan 31, 2011, at 15:47, Scott Ellington sdell...@facstaff.wisc.edu wrote: How about independent control of sidetone and spot level? Scott K9MA Scott

Re: [Elecraft] Zero beat

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Ellington
tracking sidetones, generated by exactly the same frequencies which produce the received signal beat note. 73, Scott K9MA On Feb 1, 2011, at 1:03 PM, Ralph Parker wrote: Funny how 'zero beat' means something different today compared to years ago. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Ellington
signals. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

[Elecraft] Zero Beat

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
need is a feature which gets the OTHER station on frequency. Now, I understand that this is technically challenging, but that's just the sort of thing the folks at Elecraft are so good at. Meanwhile, I guess we'll just have to hope that more of those operators buy K3's. 73, Scott K9MA Scott

Re: [Elecraft] Zero Beat

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
to ignore stations who are not calling you :-) 73, Geoff. GM4ESD Scott Ellington wrote on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 18:38Z: Now that we have such great filters in the K3, we have another problem: Many other operators just can't find the right frequency. Not only do

[Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
help me zero-beat accurately. Anyone else have that problem? (CWT isn't useful if there are multiple signals in the passband, as there usually are in contests.) 73, Scott Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Ellington
- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Scott Ellington Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 3:16 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Spot Tone Level The K3 Spot tone level apparently tracks the Monitor sidetone level. I like

Re: [Elecraft] APF measurements: FW 4.17 better results by 2 dB

2011-01-27 Thread Scott Ellington
...which is not what is in the K3 dBV meter. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] 120 vs 240

2011-01-25 Thread Scott Ellington
(just like the HV supplies in the tube-type amplifiers), it probably also has a power factor in the 0.7 range, and probably draws 11-12 A at 120 V. A dedicated 20 A circuit would improve regulation. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] 120 vs 240

2011-01-25 Thread Scott Ellington
On Jan 25, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 1/25/2011 10:37 AM, Scott Ellington wrote: but my AL-82 once blew the 15 A 240 V fuses, which suggests PF was less than about 0.7. More to the point, the main thing that blows breakers with very large power supplies is the inrush

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 - just 500 watts?

2011-01-25 Thread Scott Ellington
on 160. Any who want to argue, let's do that off line. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] K3 TX spurs?

2011-01-18 Thread Scott Ellington
as it was at the time. There's no doubt they were real, but what might be the cause? Is / was the problem with his K3, my K3 or my P3. Thoughts? 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 freq range

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
13, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Gary Mohrlant wrote: I have looked at the manual and on line and I haven't found the tuning range of the KAT3 tuner. Anyone have this info? Gary W0GHZ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 freq range

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
Exactly. Scott K9MA On Jan 13, 2011, at 9:15 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: The answer to the question is a fairly large dataset, Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Observations during NAQP CW

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
. That said, when things get real tough or I get tired, I'm very glad of the ability to shift the upper or lower limits independently, the very nice narrow roofing filters and amazing non-ringing DSP good down to less than 50Hz bandwidth. 73 Gary ZL2iFB Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 freq range

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Ellington
No doubt Eric or Wayne has done that calculation. 73, Scott K9MA On Jan 13, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote: Approximately up to 10:1 on most bands. Less on 160M and 6M. 73, Eric Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] Transmitting while listening in diversity mode

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] K3 RFI Susceptibility

2010-12-22 Thread Scott Ellington
. (This is a classic cause of RF susceptibility.) If not, a few ferrite cores is a small investment. 73, Scott Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RFI Susceptibility

2010-12-22 Thread Scott Ellington
there's an easy way to ground those rear panel jacks more directly to the chassis. (This is a classic cause of RF susceptibility.) If not, a few ferrite cores is a small investment. 73, Scott Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 RFI Susceptibility

2010-12-22 Thread Scott Ellington
to the chassis at each end. Now, the RF current flows on the coax shield to the chassis at each end, so it does not cause problems with the keying circuit. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] OT: modifying your amp for lower drive requirement

2010-12-21 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: modifying your amp for lower drive requirement

2010-12-21 Thread Scott Ellington
right. The MRF150 MOSFETs used in ALS600 are rated at 20dB. I know people who homebrewed similar amplifier without series resistor and have full 20dB of gain - no problem whatsoever, stable like a rock. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] OT: modifying your amp for lower drive requirement

2010-12-20 Thread Scott Ellington
(closer to W6 than W2...hint hint) who will custom make you an amp for low power drive. Check the FT817 Yahoo group archives. de Doug KR2Q had my fill of QRO ages ago __ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Questions and gripes

2010-12-14 Thread Scott Ellington
replace just the rubber/plastic part, or do I need to replace the entire switch assembly? Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV __ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Questions and gripes

2010-12-14 Thread Scott Ellington
. On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Scott Ellington sdell...@facstaff.wisc.edu wrote: The K3 noise blanker bandpass filter appears to have a bandwidth of about 400 kHz, so any strong signal within that bandwidth will affect its operation. This is a problem with all noise blankers of this type

Re: [Elecraft] Interesting Conversation about FT-5000 vs K3

2010-12-01 Thread Scott Ellington
Another interesting question is how any manufacturer of ham radio gear is going to stay in business once we aging boomers stop buying new radios. 73, Scott K9MA (Check 66) Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 -- RFI from external keyer holds PTT in DATA A mode

2010-12-01 Thread Scott Ellington
, it seems to me that when in DATA A mode that the state of the KEY jack should be ignored. Even if KEY has a closure, it should not impact PTT in DATA A or SSB modes, or am I mistaken. 73, de Nate Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 VFO converter/Knob

2010-11-24 Thread Scott Ellington
a fiber disk to provide the friction. The result is a slight bit of noise as the knob rotates along the disk. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Down-conversion

2010-11-23 Thread Scott Ellington
range. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] K3 post SS observations

2010-11-22 Thread Scott Ellington
the monitor. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] K3 voltage reading

2010-11-17 Thread Scott Ellington
crimp tool. The welding cable would weigh more than the K3. That said, I'm considering remote sensing, but I'll have to reverse-engineer part of the power supply to do it. If it works, I'll post the method and results, though it will only apply Samlex SEC-1235. 73, Scott K9MA Scott

Re: [Elecraft] K3 voltage reading

2010-11-17 Thread Scott Ellington
, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] Case for XG2

2010-10-29 Thread Scott Ellington
If one wants to measure MDS, a metal enclosure is probably necessary. Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Case for XG2

2010-10-29 Thread Scott Ellington
exiting the XG2 by radiation rather than conduction. Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Case for XG2

2010-10-29 Thread Scott Ellington
aluminum tape or something like it. Would that work? Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] APF For K3

2010-10-25 Thread Scott Ellington
differently, of course, though the filter in my head probably isn't an exceptionally good one. There are some very good cw contest operators who do nearly all their operating using the SSB filter. Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

[Elecraft] K3 CW Filter Offsets

2010-10-19 Thread Scott Ellington
in pitch.) 4. If the two sidebands don't sound the same, adjust the offset for that filter until they do. This assumes, of course, that your xtal filter is OK except for a possible offset. Hope this is of use to others. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Problem during transmission on SSB

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Ellington
and I will check the connectors. 73 to all. Luigi HB9CXZ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Samlex PS ??

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Ellington
feedback. chuck af4xk Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ 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

Re: [Elecraft] K3 with Samlex PS ??

2010-10-15 Thread Scott Ellington
and got a nice Astron 35m which is totally silent. I hate fan noise. N4LQ Steve Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Problem during transmission on SSB

2010-10-14 Thread Scott Ellington
Sounds like RF feedback. Do you see the same problem with a dummy load? 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA On Oct 14, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Luigi Casari wrote: Ragards to all, I have just discovered a problem, 28 MHz or 21 MHz SSB, during transmission the power drop

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Filter

2010-10-06 Thread Scott Ellington
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Re: [Elecraft] K3: RF gain settings forgotten in utility cal routine when using XG-2

2010-10-01 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] K3 Filter Presets

2010-09-23 Thread Scott Ellington
that, I/II would not switch to the 2.1 kHz filter. Behavior was similar in CW mode. Am I missing something? 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 Features and Pricing

2010-09-09 Thread Scott Ellington
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[Elecraft] Overvoltage Protector Update

2010-08-23 Thread Scott Ellington
. Scott K9MA On Aug 20, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Scott Ellington wrote: Some power supplies, like the Samlex SEC 1235, have no built-in overvoltage protection. All regulated power supplies are capable of producing much more than their normal output voltage if any one of a number of things fails

[Elecraft] Overvoltage Protector

2010-08-20 Thread Scott Ellington
the power supply output and, if necessary, blow a fuse. http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~scotte/hr/OVP.pdf I haven't built this one yet, but a very similar one I built in 1984 worked fine. 73, Scott K9MA Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA

Re: [Elecraft] Overvoltage Protector

2010-08-20 Thread Scott Ellington
can count on that. Scott K9MA On Aug 20, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Paul Christensen wrote: AD5X created a similar circuit using a single high-peak-current transient suppressor: http://www.radiodan.com/ad5x/images/Articles/VcondRevA.pdf Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA