Re: [Elecraft] status of bugs on existing Elecraft models?

2021-03-01 Thread Bill Frantz
One hack to avoid damage to the radio from transmitting when there is no antenna attached is to run with power settings by band and set the power for that HF band to zero. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/1/21 at 1:55 PM, pe1...@xs4all.nl (Geert Jan de Groot) wrote: Enabling any HF band makes this

Re: [Elecraft] status of bugs on existing Elecraft models?

2021-03-01 Thread Geert Jan de Groot
Apologies for resend; used wrong email address for sending to list and was rejected, but I want my bugs fixed ;-) This should be working and we should be responding. We?re looking into it. Meanwhile: what?s your question? I?m always available May I use the query on KX3 transverter bugs to

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread David Gilbert
Since the off topic posts seem to mostly come from the same culprits, sorting by sender might be a good alternative. Dave   AB7E On 9/24/2020 9:12 AM, Mike Harris via Elecraft wrote: Hi, And a perfect example of why email sorting on subject doesn't work. Regards, Mike VP8NO On

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Nr4c
r effort. >> >> 73, Charlie k3ICH >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On >> Behalf Of Nr4c >> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:54 AM >> To: Dave Cole >> Cc: elecraft@mail

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Mike Harris via Elecraft
Hi, And a perfect example of why email sorting on subject doesn't work. Regards, Mike VP8NO On 24/09/2020 12:43, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: What all this has to do with Elecraft is beyond me.  Good thing the K4 is keeping Eric occupied. 73, Kent  K9ZTV

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread KENT TRIMBLE
The advertising slogan meant, "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco."  But during the Truman administration it came to mean "Leave Some Meat for Truman" in response to a proposal urging American families to forego the consumption of meat two days a week. Gotta love bureaucrats. What all this has

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Jim Sheldon
2020 9:54 AM > To: Dave Cole > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3? > > Who remembers “Lucky Strike green has gone to war.” When the green circle > changed to red. > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > >> On Sep 24,

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Charlie T
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:54 AM To: Dave Cole Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3? Who remembers “Lucky Strike green has gone to war.” When the green circle changed to red. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:37

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Charlie T
ubject: Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3? Who remembers “Lucky Strike green has gone to war.” When the green circle changed to red. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > > LSMFT... Remember that one? The clean version that is...

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Nr4c
ot;? > (Don't cheat and look it up.) > > Charlie k3ICH > > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On > Behalf Of Nr4c > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:54 AM > To: Dave Cole > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re:

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Dave Cole
I'm impressed Bill! :) 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 9/24/20 8:20 AM, Nr4c wrote: Sorry. I just realized the original package was green and changed to white, not

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Nr4c
Sorry. I just realized the original package was green and changed to white, not the circle which has always been red. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 24, 2020, at 9:56 AM, Nr4c wrote: > > Who remembers “Lucky Strike green has gone to war.” When the green circle > changed to

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Nr4c
Who remembers “Lucky Strike green has gone to war.” When the green circle changed to red. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 24, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > > LSMFT... Remember that one? The clean version that is... > > 73, and thanks, > Dave (NK7Z) >

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Dave Cole
LSMFT... Remember that one? The clean version that is... 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 9/24/20 5:18 AM, Nr4c wrote: “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing”?

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Nr4c
“I can’t believe I ate the whole thing”? Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Sep 24, 2020, at 7:51 AM, Dean L wrote: > > Only about 35 years... > I too thought I don't remember the commercial, but I do remember the woman > breaking the glass with her voice. > And the "cool" guy in the

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-24 Thread Dean L
Only about 35 years... I too thought I don't remember the commercial, but I do remember the woman breaking the glass with her voice. And the "cool" guy in the overstuffed chair, the music blowing his hair back and his wine glasses to his hand You've come a long way baby! 73 Dean On Sun, Sep 20,

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Mike Flowers
inal Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken Widelitz > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 2:44 PM > To: Fred Jensen > Cc: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3? > >

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread James F. Boehner MD via Elecraft
Now THAT sounds right! '73 de Jim N2ZZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken Widelitz Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 2:44 PM To: Fred Jensen Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Phil Kane
On 9/20/2020 11:41 AM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: > Remember those colored plastic things people put over the screen to add a bit > of color? My buddy's family had one of them over their round-screen DuMont TV. We had a rectangular RCA in a genuine wood console with AM receiver and 78 record

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread David Gilbert
Uhh ... what was that you were saying about good memories? In your defense, however, the internet is flooded with references to "Is it real or is it Memorex?" as erroneously being the old slogan. Tons of people have got it wrong. Dave   AB7E On 9/20/2020 12:37 PM, Augie "Gus" Hansen

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Dave Erickson
Just gonna put this here and run away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhfugTnXJV4 73 all. On 9/20/2020 2:37 PM, Augie "Gus" Hansen wrote: You're forgetting that you're talking to hams here ... almost all of us are likely to be old enough to remember that commercial. Those of us who are

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Augie "Gus" Hansen
You're forgetting that you're talking to hams here ... almost all of us are likely to be old enough to remember that commercial. Those of us who are old enough and with good memories recall the tag line thusly:     "Is it REAL or is it Memorex" And that was accompanied by the video of

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread David Gilbert
Yes, that was the line.  I thought something sounded off in what KD7YZ wrote but I couldn't place it.  I do certainly remember the commercial, though, and I don't think it was all that long ago that it aired. Dave   AB7E On 9/20/2020 11:43 AM, Ken Widelitz wrote: I always thought the

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Ken Widelitz
I always thought the line was "Is it live or is it Memorex?" On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 11:33 AM Fred Jensen wrote: > and some of us remember the arrival of the first TV station in town > > 73, > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > > On 9/20/2020 10:11 AM, David Gilbert

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread hawley, charles j jr
I’m from Chicago, so seems like we got three or four at once. But I do remember the first TV set, Dumont 12 inch round tube, 1948. A friend of mine got a Halicrafters 5 inch or so near the same time, and an antenna on a tower. Plus an oil filled thing to look through that made the image bigger.

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Fred Jensen
and some of us remember the arrival of the first TV station in town 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/20/2020 10:11 AM, David Gilbert wrote: You're forgetting that you're talking to hams here ... almost all of us are likely to be old enough to remember that

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread David Gilbert
You're forgetting that you're talking to hams here ... almost all of us are likely to be old enough to remember that commercial. 73, Dave   AB7E On 9/20/2020 5:40 AM, Bob KD7YZ wrote: Magic or Memorex? (most of you are too young to remember the TV commercial)

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Bob KD7YZ
On 9/19/2020 15:36, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote: > Please complete the K3/K3S Options Pre-Order Interest Form I also got this and was wanting to put the board(s) for the VLF frequencies in. IIRC a couple years ago I had a conversation with support and they at the time would put them in andf make the

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-19 Thread N4ZR
Did that back when they first announced the pre-order process. My order is still in the queue, according to Elecraft Sales. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at , now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-19 Thread Bob Wilson, N6TV
Please complete the K3/K3S Options Pre-Order Interest Form . Elecraft can't justify new production of these K3 boards until there is sufficient demand, as indicated by entries on the form (not by posts to this reflector).

[Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-16 Thread N4ZR
I ordered the internal sound card etc. KIO3BUPDT in May, but the last I heard you were trying to gauge demand before deciding whether to continue providing this and other add-ins.  The web site lists the boards with prices and a shopping cart if you search for KIO3BUPDT, but if you follow the

[Elecraft] Status of KIO3B for Elecraft K3

2015-11-15 Thread Robert Nobis
Is there an update on the availability of the KIO3B for the K3? The last I heard was available before the end of this year. Thanks and 73, Bob - N7RJN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

[Elecraft] Status of KIO3B for Elecraft K3 - also DSP board

2015-11-15 Thread Johnny Siu
;elecraft@mailman.qth.net> 傳送日期︰ 2015年11月16日 (週一) 9:00 AM 主題︰ [Elecraft] Status of KIO3B for Elecraft K3 Is there an update on the availability of the KIO3B for the K3? The last I heard was available before the end of this year. Thanks and 73,

Re: [Elecraft] Status of KIO3B for Elecraft K3

2015-11-15 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] Status of KIO3B for Elecraft K3 Is there an update on the availability of the KIO3B for the K3? The last I heard was available before the end of this year. Thanks and 73, Bob -

[Elecraft] Status of K3/0 Mini

2013-08-19 Thread James Beitchman
At Dayton it was said that the K3/0 Mini would be available in early Fall of this year. I am wondering if there is a firm release date and when pricing will be set and orders accepted for this rig. Buzz W3EMD __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] Status of K3/0 Mini

2013-08-19 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
If the K3/0 mini is the same thing as the K3/0, then it's listed on the K3 and accessories order page as $695/95 If it's not the same, I'm sorry - I haven't been following the remote stuff for the K3 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- When I am working on a problem I never think about

[Elecraft] Status update on the KX3

2012-03-27 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi all, It's highly likely that we'll be shipping some KX3s by the end of this week. We have all the parts and finished assemblies, and we're putting things together and testing as we speak. With a complex new product it takes time to work out the manufacturing and test issues, but our

Re: [Elecraft] Status update on the KX3

2012-03-27 Thread Tony Estep
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: the first edition of the kit assembly manual is probably out another week == Presumably that means that kit shipments won't start until a week or so after assembled KX3s. Ah well, this is still good news.

Re: [Elecraft] Status update on the KX3

2012-03-27 Thread Keith Heimbold
Totally stoked!!! Wish I didn't wait four days to place my order. Haha! Thanks for the update, Wayne! Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Mar 27, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Hi all, It's highly likely that we'll be shipping some KX3s by

Re: [Elecraft] Status update on the KX3

2012-03-27 Thread Eugene Balinski
Wayne, Thanks for the updates. We certainly understand and really appreciate your attention to quality. We would all rather have them right than fast... 73 Gene K1NR On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:31:45 -0700 Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Hi all, It's highly likely that we'll be

Re: [Elecraft] Status update on the KX3

2012-03-27 Thread James kvochick
Is it worth exploring the notion of being able to opt out of a printed manual? I have plenty of resources here to print and bind my own I think I have seen some of this on an older thread. 73 Jim WB8AZP Sent from my iPad On Mar 27, 2012, at 2:31 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com

Re: [Elecraft] Status update on the KX3

2012-03-27 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
HI Jim, Possibly at some point in the future, but not right now. We're consumed just getting the regular KX3 production flow started. It actually costs us more to special handle leaving out a manual from standard production, due to the time for unique handling and additional work order

Re: [Elecraft] Status update on the KX3

2012-03-27 Thread W7GJ, Lance
I think I speak for all of us when I agree wholeheartedlytake the time you need!!! GL and VY 73, Lance On 3/27/2012 9:26 PM, Eugene Balinski [via Elecraft] wrote: Wayne, Thanks for the updates. We certainly understand and really appreciate your attention to quality. We would all

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-08-01 Thread Kevin Cozens
Tim wrote: I've been away from radio for about 3 years. Am thinking of building another K2, but am wondering if the K2 will be discontinued due to the popularity of the K3. As long as the K2 continues to sell, and the parts for it are available, Elecraft won't have any reason to

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 World

2010-08-01 Thread Eric
My watching of serial numbers indicates very roughly 100 each of K1s and K2s are being sold per year, and roughly 1000 K3s. There are still many fans of the HW-8, and the K2 is 100 times better (while the same size--coincidence?) I've seen unbuilt HW-8s go for $1000 on Ebay. I'll bet the

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Person
I'm on my third K2. On the previous two I felt I had drifted away from radio and I sold them to reinvest the money into other things. On my third, last year, I realized that if I do radio at all the only ones to use were the K3 and the K2. I'll let everything else radio related go, but

[Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Tim
Hello - I've been away from radio for about 3 years. Am thinking of building another K2, but am wondering if the K2 will be discontinued due to the popularity of the K3. Can someone tell me if the K2 users, support, and production are all still going strong? Are attempts still being made to

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Stephen W. Kercel
Tim and Group: As a very happy K2 user, I can say that I'd never part with mine. 73, Steve AA4AK Tim wrote: Hello - I've been away from radio for about 3 years. Am thinking of building another K2, but am wondering if the K2 will be discontinued due to the popularity of the K3. Can

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Peter Wollan
K2 users, support, and production are still going strong. But -- a few months ago (I don't remember when), Wayne or Eric (I don't remember which) described the K2 as a mature product. This means, I think, that they would revise it if somebody found a problem justifying a revision, but they don't

Re: [Elecraft] Status of the K2 world

2010-07-31 Thread Don Wilhelm
Tim, I believe the K2 will be fully supported for some long time to come. It is a mature product, and that means no new development work is likely. I have heard nothing about any plans to discontinue any of the Elecraft kits. I don't know how many are selling currently, but the serial

[Elecraft] STATUS

2009-06-10 Thread K2ZLS
Well it's been almost a month now since anything has happened. Does Wayne have any goodies for us as we wind down to Field Day? It seems like Summer vacation has already started. No complaints. Everything is so quiet. I guess its time to make 3.14 production. 73's enjoy FD

Re: [Elecraft] STATUS

2009-06-10 Thread wayne burdick
Hi Tony, 3.14 will be going to production shortly, and there will also be a new beta firmware release in the next day or two. 73, Wayne N6KR K2ZLS wrote: Well it's been almost a month now since anything has happened. Does Wayne have any goodies for us as we wind down to Field Day? It

Re: [Elecraft] STATUS

2009-06-10 Thread Doug Turnbull
Oh boy, this is fun! Doug EI2CN -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wayne burdick Sent: 10 June 2009 17:40 To: K2ZLS Cc: ELECRAFT@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] STATUS Hi Tony, 3.14

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Power Amps Panadaptor

2009-04-02 Thread Dave Agsten
  Do you guys really expect to see one or both of these released at Visalia or Dayton? Think about how much time and effort Wayne, Eric and Co. are still putting in on the K3 and all of the wishes to make it a do everything just the way I want it radio. Not to mention the on-going improvements

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Power Amps Panadaptor

2009-04-02 Thread Jack Brindle
Actually, we are trying to go metric. 100 Hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. Seconds stay the same length of time... Wayne's still working on it. You really think he ever sleeps? -Jack Brindle, W6FB

[Elecraft] Status of KRX 3

2008-11-28 Thread Dick Grolleman
Hi All As mentionted before I ordered my KRX3 and K3 on Feb 11th. My K3 serial number is 1168. I was hooping to have the KRX3 for the upcoming CQWW contest. But so far no word from elecraft yet. I did send an email yesterday, and a followup mail today to elecraft, but no answer. Anybody else

[Elecraft] Status of K3 Shipping??

2008-03-25 Thread Jim Harris
Hi, At the chance of stirring the err of the fanatic faithful a question has become obvious over the last few days. What is the status of K3 shipments? It has been a week or more since there was a proclamation by anyone of receiving a K3 or having received notification of a pending shipment.

[Elecraft] Status of Linear Amplifiers

2006-08-16 Thread Ed Lambert
Anyone know the approval status or distribution staus of the amplifiers shown at Dayton? Ed Lambert KD3Y ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub,

[Elecraft] Status report

2004-12-22 Thread George A. Thornton
Pleased to report that #04554 is going well. I now have installed four options: KNB2, KDSP2, K160RX AND KSB2. Everything went pretty smoothly. With the exception of the KSB2, everything worked according to hoyle right off the bat. The KSB2 unit would not communicate with the main

Re: [Elecraft] Status report

2004-12-22 Thread Tom Hammond
GM George: I plan to eventually go for the 100 watt option, but not right away. Can you use the 100 watt antenna tuner in the QRP version or do you have to have the 100 watt unit installed first? Oh, ABSOLUTELY the KAT100 will function perfectly with the barefoot K2 regardless of whether the

[Elecraft] Status report K2 #4155

2004-07-05 Thread Joe Ford
Successfully completed: Alignment and Test, Part II. All within spec. What fun, watching everything come up with the right numbers. I started my inventory around the first of May and actual construction on May 15th. So I'm not breaking any speed records. Even completing my K1 #764 without a

Re: [Elecraft] Status report K2 #4155

2004-07-05 Thread js
Enjoy your experience with kit building. I built 6 K2 in the past and still enjoy building it. 73 Johnny Siu VR2XMC - Original Message - From: Joe Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:31 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Status report K2 #4155