OK, we've established that the kit rigs require you to assemble the APPs
on the wire to make the power cable.
Same deal for the factory assembled rigs or do they come with finished
power cables?
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
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But I think we missed the point of the original post.
I believe the question was not how much dead weight is the KPA3 when I
run QRP. That has been answered. The question was wouldn't the rig
be a better QRP rig if the KPA3 was used even at QRP levels?.
With the K2, current drain was an issue
So, we're into Sept orders, ea? My order was placed in late September.
I'm thinking I just might get a delivery-gram during the month of March!
That will be a good thing. I've e-mailed Elecraft 3 times in the last 3
weeks to change my order. Each time I added something. They need to
ship
You guys have it all wrong.
The IC-7700 is CLEARLY the better choice. No question.
K3 is $2000 - $3000. I can *almost* afford that. It's a great rig so
I'm tempted. Ah, what the hey, I'll just order one. Tension with XYL
ensues, finances are stressed, life becomes a bit more difficult.
A few posts here have recognized the general decline in activity over
the last decade or so. My observations agree with those. Sunspots or
not, there are less signals on the air. Less signals, that is, until
you hit a contest weekend.
Maybe the two are related. It takes 2 to tango. You need
-Original Message-
From: Todd Ruby
I received 59+20 and excellent audio from central europe. ... How do I
get the K3 to trigger the relay in my Ameritron AL 1200?.
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If you're 20 over in Europe, you don't need an amp!! :-)
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
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-Original Message-
Is an Elecraft gray, or grey?
--
Actually, it can be spelled either way. After much debate, I've settled
on gray since a comes before e in the alphabet.
Here is a site you (that's the plural form) may be interested in. It
lists many common
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It seems that there is some disagreement as to whether
a beginner should start with a Straight Key or Paddles
and Keyer. I favor the Straight Key, but I can see
some merit to the Paddle position.
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I learned CW on a straight key so it
-Original Message-
Looking back, the HD-1410 by Heathkit (and perhaps the Curtis 8044
chips) probably did more to launch the popularity of iambic CW than all
other products combined.
Pauil, W9AC
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My first run as a Novice was straight key only. No elmer, no help,
Just like the main receiver, the 2nd RX comes with the 5 pole 2.7 KHz
filter and has spaces for others.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Wave 3 -
-Original Message-
If I order the 2nd receiver, do I need any additional filter for the 2nd
receiver?
I know that I can add roofing
-Original Message-
...TT has a 30 day, no questions asked, return policy. Pretty good!
... Take it for test drive! ... And if you like the K3 better, you have
30 days to send the VII back. Simple!
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But what if you like 'em both??? LOL!
I had an Omni V.
In AM, both side bands have to fit through the filter so you're audio
bandwidth is actually half of the RF bandwidth. With SSB, since there
is only one sideband, you get audio bandwidth which is equal to the RF
bandwidth.
SSB - 6 KHz filter gives 6 KHz audio bandwidth.
AM (2 side bands) - 6 KHz
Aww, dang nabbit, ya beat me to it David!
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Wave 3 -
-Original Message-
From: David Ferrington, M0XDF
3kHz either side of a carrier = 6kHz
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Just call me Mr. Waffle.
I ordered a K3 at the end of Sept 07. Yea, I want one but paying for it
is not quite so easy to swallow. No biggie, I have months to think
about it. With the shipment of my K3 approaching, I made a few changes.
Added 100 watt PA, CW filter and finally switched to
] On Behalf Of Dave-Boat Guy
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:52 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Cc: Darwin, Keith
Subject: [Elecraft] Katiegram - Stay or go, yes or no...N1AS
Forgive my biting sarcasm...You are one of the most vocal supporters for
Elecraft products and you knew the cost of getting
Wow, I'm getting many replies. I can see there is some confusion caused
by my original post.
My post was really just me thinking out loud and voicing a bit of
hesitation. I'm not really giving serious consideration to not taking
delivery of the rig I ordered last fall LOL!
True, $2200 is a
Ah, there we go, THAT's the sort of reply I'm expecting!!
Only $2200? I'll get a check out to you right away ... :-)
- Keith -
-Original Message-
Gee Keith, I was really worried for you because, I thought you were in
over your head. Since it was a little tongue in cheek as you said, I
The Katie-gram for my factory built K3 said Your order is scheduled to
ship in two to three weeks from confirmation
Is it the same two to three weeks for kits as well as factory rigs or
do kits have a shorter timeline from confirmation to shipping?
How long was it from Katie-gram to
-Original Message-
Not all Elecraft customers report the arrival of their K3's.
People who are getting them now ordered after July of 2007, so they are
probably not as interested in keeping track of the delivery statistics
as early buyers were.
Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq
-Original Message-
I've abandoned a purchase when the vendor could or would not use this
service.
Why pay 2 or more times the USPS rate for ground service across the
country by one of the Big 3 carriers taking 5 days, this is usually 3
day service.
No, I'm not a Postal Employee just a
-Original Message-
I bought the cheaper crimping tool together with the 15 and 30 Amp APP
connector set.
It does *not* give a satisfactory crimp - the wires can (and do) pul out
of the connector..
I now solder the wires into the contacts.
The more expensive crimp tool, that presumably
Just think, you could place an order in Aug 2008, make it look like it
was placed May 2007 and have a 9 month wait for delivery LOL!
If you ask me, this tool is for Fools!!!
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Wave 3, er, um, Wave 1 :-) -
-Original Message-
I don't know why I
-Original Message-
...RigRunners at my 3 operating positions ... makes hosing up the
various pieces of gear a simple process.
I know it's just a typo. I know Joe meant hooking, but I can't
resist. It's just so funny as written LOL!
- Keith N1AS -
- K2
-Original Message-
What am I missing here? Why isn't Elecraft assembling the connectors to
the wire as a part of their process?
Kit vs. Factory built. Kits are, well, kits.
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Yes, the K1 is a very sweet rig. The audio is especially nice, although
you'll have some popping on loud signals.
I enjoyed mine. Sold it to upgrade to the K2. I've been planning to
buy another K1 one of these days.
- Keith N1AS -
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I've never been on 6. Never. My K3 will cover it so I'm gonna give it
a try.
What do I need for an antenna? Will a multi-band vertical like the
Hy-Gain AV-620 give good performance on 6 meters? Should I put up a 2
or 3 element yagi? I'm lazy and very busy so building something just
isn't
Once the Katie gram has arrived and been approved, what is the next
event in the process? Do you get a ship notification or does the rig
just show up with no additional warning?
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From: Mark Bayern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Check your Lisa gram (a/k/a Katie gram), the one that arrived at this
QTH included the following line of text:
A shipping notification will be sent within 24 hours of your
shipment.
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As a
Mine was from Katie Hofstetter - Elecraft Sales (which translates to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) and was titled Re: K3 Invoice (n) Confirmation
- Keith N1AS -
-Original Message-
From: Larry Putman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:36 AM
To: Darwin, Keith; elecraft
I've always wondered why some don't like QSK. Today, I may have had an
epiphany.
I wonder if the dislike is really just a mix issue? Maybe those who
dislike QSK just have their sidetone too low and it gets lost in the
band noise?
In both my TenTec rigs and my Elecraft rigs, side tone is
Sorry guys, I've posted this to the wrong list (sheepish expression goes
here).
- Keith N1AS -
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- K3 Wave 3 -
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All the K3's sent to VP6DX had the 8 pole filters. I presume that was
for a reason.
-
Yes, but the reason may have had as much to do with marketing, wanting
to make SURE the rig puts it's best foot forward, as it did with
actually needing 8
Not yet ;-)
I received my Katie-gram in late March. So far that was the last I've
heard from them. I'll just continue to be patient ...
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Soon... -
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Putman
I too heard XP is going to end soon. I got to use a Windows Vista
machine here at work the last few days.
Vista is terrible. I hate the UI. It is slow to start, very slow to
shut down. Every piece of the OS I bumbled into was worse than the
corresponding piece in XP. Well, the Task Manager
The longest 2-3 weeks of your life have just begun. I got my lovely
katiegram on 3/27, just 2 weeks ago. It feels like it has been twice
that. I worry that maybe she didn't get my acknowledgement or maybe
they forgot about me. Silly, isn't it. The crazy thing is, I'm really
not that excited
Mine was similar but only on 40 meters. It is a known side effect of
the design. There is one resistor you can change that will make it much
better but you may lose a bit of output on 10 meters. I'm sure some
smart person (Don?) will jump in with the exact resistor, it's location
and a
I couldn't take it any longer. I had to call. I got to talk to Lisa
and Katie both. Lovely ladies.
My K3 was ordered end of Sept 07. Katie-gram sent end of March 08 (2
weeks ago). As of today, my rig is in assembly. So if you received a
'gram for a factory unit, it sounds like it does take
Keith and I have been part of an ultra-secret Beta test team for the
K5 for some time now (I think).
So secret that it was unknown even to me.
... infinite number of possible parallel reality states
And THAT is why I was picked for the Beta team. I live in the state of
VT. It's a great
We're all very familiar with the lovely Lisagram or the heart-warming
Katiegram. I've received a Madelyngram.
It simply states my K3 has shipped. Whoo Hooo!
I hope it takes it's time and doesn't arrive until after Tuesday. I'm
teaching a photography class on Wednesdays and have been using
I said:
I hope it takes it's time and doesn't arrive until after Tuesday.
I'm teaching a photography class on Wednesdays and have been using
Monday and Tuesday nights to prepare for the class. I DON'T need a
nice new K3 arriving at that time and tempting me to go play radio
when
Laurent, I assume it was a kit, oui? Yours shipped much sooner after
the Katiegram than mine did. Mine is factory assembled which I think
added a couple of weeks to my ship time.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 maybe today -
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I agree with the diversity of usage of rigs. I'm guilty of being the
blind HF op who only uses CW and a bit of SSB, but I'm really interested
in experiencing synchronous AM. I'd love to do some 10M FM just for
fun. I'm sure there are others like me who, while focusing on one mode,
are
I don't think any of us are grumpin' at Elecraft for not having
implemented sync-AM or FM yet. At least I know I'm sure not. I agree
completely that they need to get the main stuff working first. CW, SSB,
RX TX performance, etc.
But, Sync-AM and FM were part of the original plan and I for one
So, TT is getting input from potential customers as to the features
folks want in their next rig. Are they taking a page from the Elecraft
playbook?
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 maybe today -
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Factory built K3/10 serial number 711 is here.
Ordered 9/27/07
Confirmed 3/27 (6 mos after order)
Shipped 4/11 (2 weeks after confirm)
Delivered 4/18 (1 week after order)
It sure is a sweet rig! SN ends in 11 just like my K2 does.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 711 -
IIRC, the manual says that only the CW from the internal keyer can be
decoded by the DSP; not CW sent with a manual key or external keyer.
Bummer, I was hoping to use that internal CW reader to help me practice
my bug straight key skills.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 711 -
By excessive, I mean having the DSP bandwidth wider than the roofing
filter.
What benefit is there? Do you really get that much more wide band data
downstream from the roofing filter? So far I've pretty much just forced
myself to stay at or below the bandwidth of the roofing filter.
- Keith
I've had my K3 for a few days now. I've put in some RX time and last
night, finally got the key(s) hooked up and had a couple of QSOs.
There's something about the K3. It feels like home. I sure love my K2,
but despite it's fabulous performance, it never really felt like a
real rig. It
Mine too. Apparently my vertical won't work and I won't be able to work
FM5 using 10 watts (like I did last night). I'll have to take the
vertical down and put up a dipole.
Either that or I didn't do the tool right :-)
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 711 -
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60? Wow, I've not even brought mine above 20 as it becomes too loud.
Those who think it is too quiet, does it help to use a higher side tone
pitch?
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 711 -
-Original Message-
I agree with *Bob g3yiq's* comments for the need of a higher max level
Pack it in your shoe so they don't find it. What they don't know won't
hurt 'em, right?
... :-)
My guess is you'd be fine if it was checked. Do people carry MP3
players onboard? If they can bring that or a walkman, you'd think a
similar sized ham rig would be OK.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2
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I've updated the graphics on my server:
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Wait times for the K3 are showing a nice downward trend and have reached
an
Hey folks,
With a new K3 sitting on the operating desk, my K2 is looking for a new
home. It's going to e-bay in a couple of days but I wanted to give you
guys a shot at it first.
- K2/10 serial number 5411
- SSB board (newer than K2)
- Full rework eliminators
- Yaesu FT-100 VFO knob with
Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home
brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts,
all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult.
How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or
something but I
How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or
something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search.
I have never heard of it. I will go look for it.
Never mind. I checked. It's over $60. You can get the Kent paddles as
a kit too, but they are more.
That
I suppose two hack saw blades could be used to make a twin lever keyer
with not a whole lot more work.
Or there's the time-honored tradition of hooking 2 straight keys
bottom-to-bottom, turning them on their sides and using them as an
iambic paddle.
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 711 -
Well, actually, those clever paper clip paddles will only operate iambic
if you use the center post as ground. That puts the part your fingers
touch at positive potential. Probably not an issue, but I'd feel a bit
better if the finger pieces were ground. That would require the center
piece to
-Original Message-
I may put my (K3) #605 up for sale if they don't get the bugs out and
the features in.
If I do, I'll take bids and see how much I can make above what I paid
for it.
-
The premium folks are willing to pay (yes, they're willing to pay it) is
a
-Original Message-
I think the biggest mistake is to worry about making mistakes. Just get
out there and do it!
Get on between 14.050 and 14.058 (or 7.050 - 7.058) and call CQ or
answer a call. There are many slow-speed ops out there who are happy to
talk to you and who will probably
With my new K3, I'm faced with a rig that will run 6 meters but no antenna.
I'm waffling between a couple of choices, either of which would go on my roof,
at a height of about 20 feet:
* Cushcraft AR6 - 1/2 wave vertical
* Diamond 2 ele yagi
My K3 is a 10 watt version so I
I have more experience with mics in the audio world than the ham world.
Finding a mic with a flat response isn't so easy. If it is a mic built
for vocals, it will most likely have a presence peak. Without it, any
directional mic starts to sound very muddy due to proximity effect.
I believe some
-Original Message-
From: Joe Subich, W4TV
Most HF users want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth greater than required
for communications quality - 2.6 to 2.8 KHz) banned.
--
Oh really? Well, I guess I'm not part of most then. I'm a CW op but
I'm thrilled these
Heavy hum is rare. Most experience ho hum or heavy sigh after the
upgrade.
:-)
Sorry ...
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
-Original Message-
I did the 1.87 upgrade and today did the 1.88 ... and found that I
have
heavy hum on the keying of my MH2
Here's what I'm unclear on. If I'm on the 20 meter band and I enter
freq 9.8 MHz what happens to my band order as I cycle through them.
Have I replaced the 20 meter ban with 9.8 MHz.
Another way to ask the same question, if I want to go to 9.8 MHz, should
I make sure I'm on the 30 meter band
-Original Message-
From: O. Johns
A pitch of 880 Hz is an exactly tuned A, twice the canonical 440 that
orchestras are tuned to. Musical people might like to use 880 to
avoid
upsetting their sense of pitch by hearing an off-key sidetone all day.
Probably only an issue for the few
For me the cars analogy doesn't do it. I have a Honda and it is not a
rig with a lot of fluff.
I think about in terms of car stereos. Kenwood makes car stereo
systems. Lots of flash buttons and whiz bang features. Oh yea, it
produces sound too but that isn't really the thing they focus on.
-Original Message-
I'm very interested in purchasing one of your NEW K3s but what I have a
hard time understanding is about the production lag-time (4mo. now?)
If you guys KNOW that you've got a winner then WHY NOT RAMP UP
PRODUCTION now instead of having everybody wait??? Also, if the
Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
I was waiting and waiting for the K3 and ended up buying a Yaesu
FT-2000D. The FT-2000D is a great rig, and I like it for sure. Now
my new K3 arrived, but I can't really afford to keep both.
That was one of the factors that pushed me to get a factory built K3. I
I think Doug has hit the nail on the head. For casual CW, just use the
DSP. If it isn't good enough, you can always add the 500 Hz roofing
filter later.
For more serious CW operating, I'm thinking the next filter to get is
the 1 KHz filter to give better tuning-across-the-band performance. My
I tried and it did not work. Was told the solution was to hook the
manual key to a K2 feeding a dummy load, then receive the signal on the
K3 and send away!
I tried that and it worked fine. It could copy both my straight key and
bug fists. I did not try cootie sending because I'm so bad I
-Original Message-
From: Ron D'Eau Claire
I'm a professional writer who makes that mistake a lot - in
quickly-composed e-mails!
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Every time I write a phrase using _its_ or _it's_ I have to stop and
think about it. It's just not natural to me even after all
-Original Message-
In my view, the so called bug swing is anything but nice! Why
anyone would try to send anything but correctly formed code characters
is beyond me!
Dave W7AQK
Imagine a world where nobody spoke into the mic. Instead, rigs had
computer
What's confusing is why anyone would need 0.5 wpm resolution. If 21.5
wpm is the target, why isn't 21 or 22 wpm good enough? I suspect there
is a reason but I can't guess what it is.
If you need true 0.5 wpm resolution and an accurate 21.5 rate, maybe it
is time for an external keyer.
- Keith
Yes, CW only, using straight key or bug these days. My paddles are
packed away most of the time but I know where they are. My mic is
packed away and I'd have to go hunting to find it.
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Steve, please report back with the results of your change.
I have my AGC slope set to 3 or 4 IIRC. Anything more than that and the
rig just sounds flat with noise signals all being the same level, just
like all the rigs that I've owned before.
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
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Ok settings gurus, What values of K3 AGC parameters will make the K3
most closely mimic the AGC in the K2?
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik N Basilier
My K3 ... interesting to do an A/B comparison to see how the receiver
sounds with/without the narrow crystal filter for a given bandwidth.
...
What has been observed by the group?
Keith Darwin wrote:
each step. When I step to 500 Hz and the narrow roofing filter kicks
in, I can hear a distinct change, more than just the DSP narrowing
I'd
heard while stepping from 1000 Hz to 550 Hz. The effect is very
noticeable.
Jim replied:
Keith, Can you describe this change
Not sure, David, if your Q was to me or to Hank. I can only answer for
me.
When I adjust the filter width knob, I'm most definitely hearing the
combined effect of the DSP bandwidth reduction and the change in roofing
filters. But, since I can change DSP without changing the roofing
filter (by
Nope, I have not. My operating (near zero right now due to life
getting in the way) is 99.9% CW, old school, with manual keys. I'm not
pushing the envelop so I'm not trying new novel things. These days, I
pretty much just use my rig rather than playing testing with it.
- Keith N1AS -
- K3
Sorry Will, you lost me on this. Are you saying with the DSP bandwidth
set to 2 KHz, you can hear splatter from S-9+ stations that are 4 KHz
above or below your frequency? Or are you saying you can easily copy
signals that are over 4 KHz wide when you tune them in?
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
Colin
First, my sincere condolences for your loss. Well, to be honest, I
found it terribly funny. You wife is a wonderfully clever woman. Hold
on to her.
I bet you're suddenly reeaaay looking forward to Christmas :-)
LOL!
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
I think the theory is that the atmospheric noise is below the receiver's
detection level so the noise you hear is generated inside the rig. Add a
preamp and both the antenna noise and signal come up by the same amount
bringing the antenna noise up to the detection floor and boosting the
signal at
Maybe I'm strange (OK, no maybe about it) but I don't see the attraction
of good speakers for the K3. I use headphones all the time and they
sound fabulous. Every time I switch back to speakers I find I can't
hear signals or copy them as easily.
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
So THAT's why there was RTTY all over the CW portion of 40 meters.
Contests - gotta love 'em LOL
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
I just about cleared a thousand Qs this weekend in the RU in only 17
hours of on-the-air time.
IIRC, holding the button brings up the Notch Edit mode where you get to
pick the manual freq.
Having a user interface that is modal can be very frustrating. If a
button does one thing at one time and another some time later it can
represent a moving target for learning and leave people confused.
I recently added this filter to my K3 to go with the 2.7 KHz and 500 Hz
filters it already has. These are roofing filters so there is a
question of whether or not they're needed - or even if they make a
difference you can hear.
I've spent time tuning the bands (mostly 40) with my filter width
-Original Message-
And - remember you can set the filter to engage at a different DSP
width. Alternatively you might want the roofer to engage later.
Buck - k4ia - K3# 101
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Yes, one of the games I wanted to play is to delay the 1000 Hz filter
until maybe 500
I replaced my K2/100 with a K3/10. So far I am enjoying the new RX /
features much more than I miss the 100 watts. In other words, I'm
having such a ball with the rig (those rare times I actually get on the
air) that I haven't missed the TX power. During NA, I worked CA on 40m
with my vertical.
I'm confused. Which key jack are you plugging into?
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
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Out of the blue, the external keyer input to the K3 produces mushy dits
at higher speeds.
73 de Brian/K3KO
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connected to paddle input for
internal keyer.
73 de Brian/K3KO
Darwin, Keith wrote:
I'm confused. Which key jack are you plugging into?
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Hey troops,
I had an idea last night while in CW QSO with my K3. I've noticed that
I always turn the AF gain down when I send CW. I have the side tone
volume set to just the right level for the Spot function to work, but
when I send CW I want to greatly reduce the distraction from the
Ducking is a commercial radio / sound industry technique of attenuating
the music when the DJ talks. In the old days, the DJ at the radio
station would just pan down the music volume whenever he spoke into the
mic. These days, recording studios will use a compressor with a
separate trigger (side
Individually numbering each menu item could prove to be awkward. If you assign
numbers 1 through 'n' now, what happens when you insert something later? It
gets number n+1 but it may appear out of numeric order as you surf through the
menu system. Same thing happens if you move an item
No, the manual way to achieve this effect is to turn down the AF gain
while you're transmitting. Sidetone is still there nice loud but the
RX audio that you hear between elements is reduced. When you're done
sending, you reach for the AF gain and turn it back up to the normal
listening level.
.
I'm thinking I may give it a try with my external compressor. I *think*
I can get it all hooked up. We'll see.
- Keith N1AS -
- K3 711 -
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From: N2TK [mailto:tony@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:55 PM
To: 'wayne burdick'; Darwin, Keith
Cc: 'Elecraft
Yes, it is to manage the din when operating full break-in mode!
I use QSK because my CW timing gets messed up by semi break-in. I find
myself waiting for the RX to open back up before I send the next word or
trying to rush things to prevent the change over.
I also send with bugs or straight
If I manually turn the RF gain down, then I've made it so only the loud
stations are loud to me. Quiet stations (and the band noise) are all
but gone. When a loud station appears, I hear them well. When loud QRM
appears, I hear it well too which is exactly what I want to avoid.
A similar issue
You know Ron, it is actually ironic. I too have been reducing AF gain
on my rigs for years but I find I do it more now than I used to and I
think I know why.
A few years ago I all but abandoned the keyer in favor of the straight
key and bug. I'm back to manually generating CW and this manual
It seems to me with all the feature requests people are looking
for a custom radio and wanting the rig to do everything for them.
... If you don't want to hear the band between characters why are
you working QSK? Why request a feature that could cause serious
problems down the road.
So,
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