Re: [Elecraft] Radio and amplifier environmental specifications

All of our Microwave Sites and telecommunications facilities were kept at 70 degrees and 50 percent humidity. That was from Chicago to New Orleans, Mobile and Kansas City. I also had a 2 meter repeater here in Paducah and it seemed to like the environment it was in. Matter of fact that's the par

Re: [Elecraft] K3 w/KIO3B has confusing RTTY transmit behavior

Also make sure your sound cards are set to USB Codecs in the software. Sometimes windows has played games with me and went back to the PC's default cards. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Mc

Re: [Elecraft] K3 doesn't work in AFSK-A mode but DATA-A does work. What's broken?

Well I made the same modifications to K3 #2971 and using the USB interface am able to do AFSK just fine using MMTTY. Sounds like there is a Gremlin loose somewhere. I have a K3S (10858) and using a dummy load and wattmeter and can copy everything that #2971 transmits and vice versa. I did the sa

Re: [Elecraft] KPA100 and Audio Issue

That's where the problem was in my 2 K3S's. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 1:09 PM To: Rich ; Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA100 and Audio Issue Ric

Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500

Well I was told by an unreliable source that the military had to have their Amphenol's manufactured in the USA but were sent to Mexico for packaging. Whether that's true or not I cannot confirm. All I know is the ones I buy are stamped in black lettering saying "Amphenol 83-1sp and below that is

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Tuner Question for the Group

I use the Palstar HF-Auto for 80 and 160. The Tuner in the KPA1500 works great on my Hy-gain 6 meter, TH11, and Hy-Tower and it only has to teak just a hair but normally I just leave the tuner in By-Pass mode and the HF-Auto turns into an antenna switch. Probably the best I've ever had are the Te

Re: [Elecraft] Which Paddle?

When I used to work on Stromberg Carlson X-Y and EMD 4-wire telephone systems we had little burnishers the we carried all the time because of the zillion relays with contacts. If we would forget to bring them we would use 20 or higher dollar bills and use them as a burnisher. They had less gr

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500: Bonehead Input Overload

I have a K3S and use PERBAND. While in standby I'm at 100 Watts and in operate 20 watts kind of fixes the cockpit trouble. If you don't have a K3S or K3 You just have to be extra careful. It works just as well on my other K3S and KPA1500. I have the KPA1500 set up when I change bands it goes in

Re: [Elecraft] Quiet Ductless HVAC System

I have the Mitsubishi system and no issues.. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard Thorne Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 7:47 AM To: Albert Reynolds ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] How to allow K3S to feed multiple logging programs on my laptop?

I use Win4K3suite and com0com and run 6 programs simultaneously into my K3S. No problem, I'm running Dxbase, LOG4OM, DX4WIN, and AClog at the same time just trying out to see which one I want to stick with. I've been using Dxbase since 1988 and it's my favorite but no updates since a long time. HI

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft IS shipping all of our amp models

Two friends have ordered KPA1500's and got them in a couple of weeks. I'm talking a week ago Tuesday. So apparently some stuff is going out and I have received several items myself in the last two weeks. Just minor stuff but I got it. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-bou

Re: [Elecraft] NOT the feedline

I have a HY-Gain VB-66DX and 1.4 is the normal case basically across the whole band. I must be messing up somewhere, even the KPA1500 likes it. I have never run it over 1200 Watts on 6 meters and never requires over 30 watts drive to obtain 1200 out. I have three feet of 213U from amp to Pals

Re: [Elecraft] MC-60A

In the menu you will need to set MIC SEL to FP.L You can toggle it by pushing the #1 key and turn the Bias off in the same menu by toggling with the #2 Key. If you have the Fred Cady book a whole list of parameters for different Microphones are listed on Page 279. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Mes

Re: [Elecraft] K2 #7997 is alive

Dave who had you install that in their K2? Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Van Wallaghen Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 3:51 PM To: Douglas Person ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 #

Re: [Elecraft] Trying to connect K3s to Win 10 and Expert 2K amp. Db9/serial port problem

Get ahold of N6TV he probably has a solution. He has break out boxes that fill almost any configuration you might need. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of b...@feldtman.com Sent: Thursday, June 10,

Re: [Elecraft] Chasing keys

I use a Keyboard, it already had rubber feet on it. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave W8OV Sent: Thursday, July 8, 2021 6:27 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Chasing keys

Re: [Elecraft] 99.9 % alcohol

I'm in Kentucky we call it White Lightening. In the Navy we used 190 proof to clean the salinity cells. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Simmons Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 6:51 PM To: Elec

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 beta 2.04

I downloaded the Utility and Beta firmware and all is OK as far as I can tell. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andy Durbin Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:48 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sub

Re: [Elecraft] Unassembled K2 Vs Assembled Marketability

Too late folks I've already bought and paid for it. Hi Hi.. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George Thornton Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 3:41 PM To: eda...@aya.yale.edu; elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] New KAT500/KPA500 setup and utility software problems

Are you running the Kat 500 in the manual mode? Ed AB4IQ Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid On Feb 9, 2018 7:26 PM, Steve Wilson via Elecraft wrote: > > Hi there, > I'm assisting my godfather with setting up a new KAT500 & KPA500 to add to > his K3/P3. > Issues I am having: > 1) KAT500 makes

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft-K4] K4 at Field Day

I hope that isn't the one I've ordered. If it is, you've got 24 hours to get it to Kentucky. We will be at W4NJA and the CW station is my K3 upgrade, P3 and SP3. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft...@groups.io [mailto:elecraft...@groups.io] On Behalf Of N6KR Sent: Friday, June

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft-K4] K4 at Field Day

in KY, to much shine? Don Jones KO7I Original message ---- From: Ed Pflueger Date: 6/21/19 10:17 AM (GMT-08:00) To: elecraft...@groups.io, 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft-K4] K4 at Field Day I hope that isn't the one I've ordered. If it i

Re: [Elecraft] K3S IF signals seen in P3 and NaP3 but nothing heard

I always used a pencil eraser, worked great. On old Stromberg Carlson Switch gear to clean the contacts I used a $100 bill. Not much grease on them. Hi hi... Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of B

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] K60XV - No longer available?

I built the N0SS amp keying circuit and just use my KPA500 and get around 350 out if needed. Not to handy thou if you want to do some operating from a picnic table and battery power. I too would like to get the amp as well and use the rig at field Day. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- F

Re: [Elecraft] K3 & K3S for sale

Of all things this weekend I picked up a late model K3/10 (7928) bare bones except it has both receivers which I thought unusual. It has the 2.7, 500 and250 filters in the main receiver and only the 2.7 in the sub. Both Synthesizers are of the older version. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message-

Re: [Elecraft] Fantastic Service

A friend of mine bought a New RADIO years ago. His loving wife then bought a Rivera, Refrigerator, and Rugs. Had something to do with the "R" word. Hi.. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Brown

Re: [Elecraft] Center-fed antennas

At W4NJA (3A) for Field Day we use three Dipoles (Cut for the low end of 80 meters) fed with 450 Ohm ladder line into a DXEngineering Balun with less than ten feet of coax into the rig. The feed line is cut at odd multiples and the antennas are spaced in a straight line end to end with separation

Re: [Elecraft] [Elecraft-K3] K3S to be discontinued

I always used Wilmore supplies to do the various tasks to convert our 48VDC. Also used them on 72VDC equipment and never had one fail. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Kane Sent: Tuesday, Novem

Re: [Elecraft] K4 under the hood

I have a friend that asked a manufacture what was the difference between the one model and the new model. The manufacture said "INTERNAL COMPONENTS". Just got thru mowing a couple of acres and it's hot in Kentucky. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] FW: NO AUTO FAN ON KPA-1500

Mine starts working at speed 1 around 40C. Fully automatic and 28C idle. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KENT HUFFORD Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 2:48 PM To: 'N4ZR' ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sub

Re: [Elecraft] Free shipping

I bought mine at Dayton about an hour or so after the opening over a year ago and (I thought) That free shipping was included at the Fest. I've been wrong before but can't wait to get mine. Anything worth having is worth waiting for as I have been told. This might be just a tad later than I

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on 2 meters

I sold it to him and the Reflock is already in the unit. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Clay Autery Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 12:03 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft PR6 Preamp - SOLD

Me too. Ed AB4IQ ab...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Freeman Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 1:43 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft PR6 Preamp - SOLD I have

Re: [Elecraft] Update on K4 manuals

Does that mean there will be no hard bound manual? The last Ice storm we had in W. KY we had no internet for 28 days at least at my house and others was longer. What am I going to take to the outhouse to read? LOL Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [ma

Re: [Elecraft] K2 purchase considered

I think Dave W8FGU might have some Fixed Audio Out and PTT Kits for Sale. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 12:40 PM To: John Daws ; elecraft@mailman.qth.n

Re: [Elecraft] An FT8 Radio- just dreaming

I have built the 80 meter Phaser II which is a QRP FT8 Transceiver and as the QRP-Labs Kits was fun to build. I also have the 20 meter Phaser II version coming and another QCX Mini and QCX+ kit to build. The kits have kept me off the streets during this Pandemic. Ed.. AB4IQ -Original Messag

[Elecraft] Too Many K2's for Sale from AB4IQ

K2/100 #5689 KDSP2 DSP Filter & Real Time Clock KSB2 SSB Board KIO2 RS232 Interface &Aux I/O W/Cable KNB2 Noise Blanker K160RX 160 Module w/receive Ant SW Fixed Audio out Clifton Labs 21 Buffer Amp K2/100 #7857 and K2/100 #786