Brilliant idea Mike. When a single knob has multiple functions it is way
too easy to accidentally adjust mic gain.
John KK9A
From: Mike Wetzel mjwetzel at comcast.net
Date: Wed Feb 21 22:00:12 EST 2018
I knew about the power set nor/per band didn't know about the 'tap 1' to
lock mic/cmp/pwr. N
Hi,
Win4K3Suite has built in virtual port sharing supporting up to 6
simultaneous programs or hardware devices. It can work with any third party
software. You can see this in this video.
https://youtu.be/1jh6IS0S1dE
73 Tom,
-Original Message-
From: Michael Aust
Sent: Thursday, Fe
DTR keying works well with the K3, but as Tom pointed out, it does not play
well with virtual COM ports. Since I started using Win4K3, I’ve had to use
alternate means.
I’m planning to go with a Winkeyer type device for all the reasons
mentioned by the others.
I recently found the Nanokeyer project,
I know I've seen recommendations for small powered speakers but I can't find
them. Can someone please recommend a small, powered speaker for the KX3 or
point me to the threads where they were discussed? Thanks.
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Currently I have five antennas connected to my K3S via a manual switch:
LPDA, 20 through 10
Vertical, CW on 80, low end of 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10.
Dipole, Phone on 75, phone on 40, 20, 15
Inverted-L on 160
Yagi on 6
Mostly the antennas are below 2:1, but they need some flattening on 160, 80
Here is a copy of what I sent to the KX3 list less than 12 hours ago. I guess
this is a frequently asked question. The original is here:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KX3/conversations/messages/63584
You will need external audio amplification, either amplified speakers or a
separate amp.
If small is not the major consideration, and if you are running with the
KXPA100 and have problems with RF pickup in your speakers, try the West
Mountain Radio ComSpeakers - they are shielded. I have never had RF
'howls" from those speakers, but then I run a maximum of 100 watts.
73,
Don W3FP
Chuck,
Since you have a manual switch for your antennas --
Consider your operating habits.
Connect the 2 antennas you most frequently use to their own KAT500 port,
then connect the others through your switch.
Since you have the vertical which covers all bands, and other bands that
overlap ban
Folks,
Thank you very much for your helpful
replies. I will have a whole house
protector installed. I need to review all
the links and companies you kindly
provided me with and make the purchase.
I have an older Staco Energy UPS I've
never used, bought it at Dayton a couple
years back. Weig
Virtually all UPS units include MOVs, so have all of the destructive
possibilities of MOV power strips. If you're going to use a UPS (and I
do), it should be plugged into a shunt-mode surge protector (SurgeX,
Zero Surge, or Brick wall).
73, Jim K9YC
On 2/22/2018 9:10 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
I
*/This is subjective I offer it as my opinion I do *not* like the West
Mountain Radio com speakers I have tried them on several of my radios
and are back in the box in the closet.
What I found works with nice sound reproduction is the Jam plus
(Bluetooth) wireless speaker you can plug in with
Or, perhaps experienced users can tell me that the tuning works
quick enough that even if I try to confuse it the KAT500 will be
quick enough that it isn't an issue.
Since there is no overlap among the 160m inverted-L, LPDA (20-10)
and 6 meter Yagi, I would put them on the manual switch on one
With all the smarts in the K3s, it seems like it would be possible to add a
WinKeyer emulator in the rig itself with just a software update.
My 2 cents considering I know nothing of the internal code in the K3s.
Jim - KK7A
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On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 10:17 PM, Tom wrot
I have just had a most unfortunate experience with a UPS and when Gary said
he had an old UPS he was considering, I shuddered. As far as I know, older
UPS units overcharge the battery continuously. The best "problem" this
seems to cause is having to replace batteries every three years or so.
In
Did you pull the trigger on the insurance most of the UPS come with?
73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
https://www.nk7z.net
On 02/22/2018 11:41 AM, Dave Sublette wrote:
I have just had a most unfortunate experience with a UPS and when Gary said
he had an old UPS he was considering, I shuddered. As far
The KAT500 remembers its settings for each band/port combination. You can
connect several antennas to a given port through external switches, but if
two of those antennas are ever used on the same band, there is a danger
that the KAT500's settings that work with one of the antennas will be wrong
fo
I love how well the external KPA100 performs and integrates with my KX3,
and am particularly impressed at the speed the PA's ATU can find a match.
The only niggle I have is that I need to remember to disable the ATU when
using my mag loop on antenna 2 and enable it when using the end-fed wire
on
The contest mode of RUMlogNG (for the Mac) can use the CAT
interface to send CW. I used it during the ARRL DX contest and a
number of other contests over the last couple of years, and it
worked well. It seems to me that the CAT interface is a more
reliable way of sending CW than toggling DTR. R
Got a question about using my K3 with WSJT-X 1.8.0 with FT8
I started looking at the “time bar” in WSJT-X and when the K3’s red TX light
comes on with the meter showing RF going out. It is between 1.5 and 2 seconds
after the beginning of the new 15 second sequence! In that short duration, I am
How are you keying the K3, VOX or PTT?
It's not clear from the email, are the K3 and KX3 on separate computers
on just different sound cards in the same computer?
73, Dennis NJ6G
On 2/22/2018 14:22, James Bennett wrote:
Got a question about using my K3 with WSJT-X 1.8.0 with FT8
I started
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Unfortunate that happened.
This is the UPS I bought at Dayton, it is
the USC-30001 3KVA version. Not exactly
ancient but they do mention Windows XP in
the documentation... After sitting two
years the batteries still are at 12.3V so
they seem good.
https://www.alliedelec.com/m/d/7d69ba74f4b
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Folks - Let's end the thread in the interest of relieving email overload for our
other readers. We're way past the OT posting limit.
Eric
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On 2/22/2018 11:55 AM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) wrote:
Did you pull the trigger on the insurance most of the UPS come with?
73s and thanks,
Dave
NK
Hi Dennis - how you doing?
Sorry I neglected to provide enough info - was in a hurry to post that before I
had to run out to pickup kids at school (close to your dads QTH!)
I am using VOX on both rigs. Each rig has it’s own computer and separate, but
identical external USB sound cards. The K3 i
On 2/22/2018 11:41 AM, Dave Sublette wrote:
I have just had a most unfortunate experience with a UPS and when Gary said
he had an old UPS he was considering, I shuddered. As far as I know, older
UPS units overcharge the battery continuously. The best "problem" this
seems to cause is having to r
Jim,
Since you are using separate computers, are you sure the time is correct on
your K3S computer?
Since you are using separate computers, can you monitor your K3S transmissions
on your KX3 system and see what delay it is showing?
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73,
Jim - N4ST
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From: ele
Within WSJT-X there is a slight delay between the time the PTT command
is issues and the start of DATA audio. The value is established via
the F2 setup menu, Advanced page, under Miscellaneous. Additionally
if you are using VOX control via the radio, this delay of audio is very
apparent.
Check the clocks on the computers. Sync them to a time server.
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...nr4c. bill
> On Feb 22, 2018, at 6:30 PM, James Bennett wrote:
>
> Hi Dennis - how you doing?
>
> Sorry I neglected to provide enough info - was in a hurry to post that before
> I had to run out to pickup
If you are seeing a majority of the decodes in which the DT is less than
<0.5 seconds, your computer clock is close enough for reliable contacts
and decodes. The software should handle decodes with a DT up to 2.0
seconds, but in many cases this depends largely {very largely in fact}
on signal
Guys - sorry for the delay in responding to your posts - places to go, things
to do, all overriding ham radio for a couple hours.
It was suggested that I see if I’m out of sync on my computer clock(s). Well,
here is the strange thing: the iMac that the K3 is connected to consistently is
giving
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Richard
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 And WSJT-X FT8 Timing
> Date: February 22, 2018 at 11:06:58 PM EST
> To: James Bennett
>
> I’m fighting the same problem and MORE. It usually goes like this:
>
> First FT8 (or JT65) activity of the day, the K3S seems t
Maybe I’m missing something, but the “timing” problem with which some of us are
fighting has nothing to do with computer clock accuracy. Even if the computer
time is off, it’s the only time reference WSJT-X has to work with.
So the instant the computer tells the software it’s time to transmit, B
RIchard,
There are no long delays inherent in the K3/K3S transmit timing. It should be
ready to transmit RF within 5 to 15 ms of PTT assertion, depending on mode and
other factors.
My apologies; I have not been closely reading this thread. I’ll come up to
speed and get back to you.
If this
Richard,
I had a similar problem with the K3S not stopping transmit. Finally fixed it
by changing the stop bit in the radio settings from two to one.
Dick, K8ZTT
On Thursday, February 22, 2018, 9:32:59 PM MST, Richard
wrote:
Maybe I’m missing something, but the “timing” problem with
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