I have been mulling this over since I saw the initial post. I keep coming
back to the description as a "blinding flash", and "like a flash cube".
When my P3 first comes on, there is a moment when the entire screen lights
up, but the intensity appears to be exactly the same as the normal
brightness
John -
Perhaps you already tried the phones in another piece of gear, or other
phones in the rig, but the first thing I would check is the headphone plug,
to see if the wire to the right phone broke in the plug assembly.
I hope that is all it is.
Dave - K9FN
On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Jo
Tom -
I can't handle the higher speeds at which Jim is comfortable, but his
suggestions are excellent. I think I stopped writing down stuff by the time
I approached 15 wpm... except, of course Callsigns, names and QTH because I
wanted those in my log... sometimes I will make other notes in the log
This thread brings to mind that we can always think of ways our situation
could be better, but it is still true that any antenna is better than no
antenna.
I know many folks have better locations than mine, and FAR better antennas,
but that has not kept me from having tons of fun, and fairly good
Bob -
Be carefuk, I understand if you use too much of that kind... your blinkers
might not work at all.
Dave - K9FN
On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bob McGraw K4TAX
wrote:
> We have plenty of freshly distilled blinker fluid in TN.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> On 3/20/2020 12:36 PM, donw4cbs wrote
Ralph -
I love that story. When I was in high school I saw a full page photo of the
Hallicrafters SX-101A in CQ Magazine. I cut out that photo and had it taped
to my desk while I finished saving for that beast of a receiver.
Dave - K9FN
On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 2:46 PM Ralph Parker wrote:
> >I
Charles -
I don't "know" what the power handling capabilities are, but think I can
safely assume that if it is in the K4 it can handle the power of the K4. I
trust that Wayne, Eric, or someone else who "knows" the answer will chime
in when they are able.
73 de Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at
David -
I have an RS-35M, that sits on a shelf under my operating desk. I leave it
on 24/7, and never gave any thought to acoustic hum from it. I just ducked
my head down below the desktop, and 'thought' I could hear some hum. I
turned off the power supply and verified that there is a little bit t
Don -
I have not been following this thread very carefully, but am a bit baffled
by your response to Keith. He talked about not getting a "solid click"
when plugging the DC cable into the back of the K3... it sounds like you
are talking about the "click" when inserting the terminal into the APP.
with a definite tug on the cable.
>
> Perhaps your cable assembly has problems.
>
> Monty K2DLJ
>
> On Jul 29, 2012, at 12:37 AM, David Bunte wrote:
>
> > Don -
> >
> > I have not been following this thread very carefully, but am a bit
> baffled
> > by
I have been trying to decide between the KAT500... and a remote tuner at
the base of my 30' vertical. I have measured the SWR on each band, at the
shack end of my 125' of LMR600. If I take that length, frequency and SWR
information and plug it into the chart for SWR loss of LMR600, I can see
what
Ron -
This is not an area where I have much experience, but with 450 ohm ladder
line I would have thought you would use something other than a 1:1 balun.
A few years ago I experimented briefly with an 80 meter dipole, fed with
450 ohm ladder line. I tried it with a 1:1 balun and with a 4:1 balun
John-
For nearly 5 years of mobile operation I used the "Battery Booster" sold by
Tim Gerdeen of TG Electronics. It worked flawlessly with no birdies
detectable. I have seen them advertised in QST.
73 de Dave - K9FN
On Thursday, November 1, 2012, John Lally wrote:
> Does anyone have recommendat
I would not assume that it has anything to do with ICOM supporting the
survey, and more with the fact that there are probably many more ICOM HF
rig owners than Elecraft owners... if that is true then I am a bit
surprised that Yaesu and Kenwood are not ahead of Elecraft... but what does
it matter an
I have dreamed about remoting my KAT500, but since it won't match my 30'
vertical on 80 or 160, I went with a tuner that will do so. It is a remote
tuner but not automatic. For a variety of reasons I have it sitting under a
"Fake" rock that I got at a big box home improvement center. I think it
cos
now for the rest of my message:
It stays in OPERATE when I change bands. I would like for it to revert to
STANDBY when I change bands, but can't find how to configure it to behave
that way. I welcome the information on how to do so.
Thanks,
Dave - K9FN
On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 10:08 AM
My KPA500 is configured to power on in STANDBY, but it stays in OPERATE
On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 9:57 AM Bob McGraw K4TAX
wrote:
> You can configure the amp via the MENU to power up in the stand-by mode.
> Also have it go to stand-by when changing bands.
>
> You should have the amp connected to t
Rick -
I think speaker wire would work just fine. Up to a point, wire is wire. I
used some #18 insulated wire, with a 9:1 un-un and a KX3 while visiting in
Florida several years ago. I ran the wire between two trees, as high as I
could get it, and the tuner in the KX3 matched it on 160 through 10
Marv -
Page 69 of the K3 manual says that means the key circuit is closed when the
rig is turned on. It may be a different page for the K3S, but my guess is
it is the same issue.
Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 3:09 PM wrote:
> This ERR KEY message as show up on my k3S displayed in the Sub
Neil -
N9FN and I have run several state QSO parties with a K3, computer and
KPA500 from a single Honda EU2000i
Awesome performance
Dave - K9FN
On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 10:57 AM Neil Ramhorst wrote:
> I’m gearing up for grid squares this summer. I’m thinking of purchasing a
> KPA 500 amplifier
Tom -
You referenced P. 21 of the February QST and Bill - KC4IM referenced P. 19
of the February QST. Page 21 of the Digital version and P. 19 of the print
version show the KPA1500 on the upper half of the page, with the K3, P3,
and KPA500 on the lower half of the page. I find no picture of the K3
Alan -
If you are satisfied with the performance of the MFJ tuner, you can
certainly give it a try. A friend of mine had one to sell a few years ago,
and let me try it on my very NON-resonant antenna. I have a 30' vertical
that requires a tuner on any except 30 meters. The tuner in the K3 handl
Jose -
You lost me somewhere. What the heck is napple.com? When I go to the page
I see nothing that relates to Elecraft, or Ham Radio... at least that I can
tell, since what I see is not in English. Did you perhaps make a type?
Dave - K9FN
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Jose Rivera wrote:
Thanks.
Dave - K9FN
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:20 PM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote:
> It’s naBBle not napple ….
>
> Grant NQ5T
>
>
> On Sep 10, 2015, at 1:10 PM, David Bunte wrote:
>
> Jose -
>
> You lost me somewhere. What the heck is napple.com? When I go to the
>
I find the tread about the Elecraft, vs other tuners to be interesting. I
have a K3 with the internal tuner. I also have the KAT500. I have
thousands of QSOs on those devices, and the tuners ALWAYS go back to the
memorized setting so fast I may sometimes not even notice that it
changed... but wh
I have enjoyed the discussion and pictures of equipment stop etc... but was
a bit surprised by the number of photos I have seen of the KAT500 sitting
atop the KPA500.
I borrowed a KAT500 from a friend and placed it on top of my KPA500 because
I was just testing it and knew that would not be a long
t after the KAT500 was
> announced, and if you want to look it up, you should find information in
> the archives.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 9/17/2015 11:49 AM, David Bunte wrote:
>
>> I have enjoyed the discussion and pictures of equipment stop etc... but
>> was
>
A friend is having an issue that I cannot resolve. I maintain the station
for an elderly friend who prefers CW, and often operates at about 40 wpm.
A while back he told me that his "E"s were too short, and hoped I could
change the timing or weighting, or whatever to "fix them". When I hear him
on
Steve -
I don't have a the CTL-B now, but did many years ago. The connection is
very straight forward.,, but you did not state if you use an external
keyer, or the keyer in the K3. If using an external keyer wire the paddle
portion of the CTL-B for the connector required by the paddle input of y
Steve -
I also am using West Mountain speakers, and am quite happy with them. Mine
are amplified. Are yours NOT?
Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Steve Ellington
wrote:
> Am I missing something? Why would one want to use an amplified speaker on a
> K3 since the radio already has
Mike -
That is probably the case here as well... but I guess I just don't run the
volume up very far.
Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Mike Reublin NF4L wrote:
> I have WMR amplified speakers, and I get really bad sound if the volume is
> up too far.
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
>
> > On No
FYI... I got one of the earliest of the new synth boards... over many hours
of use I have NEVER experienced any such noise. I have no experience with
the K3S.
Dave - K9FN
On Dec 1, 2015 9:09 AM, "Bill" wrote:
> Please clarify for me: Does this issue only effect the new synth and/or
> the K3S. It
Wayne -
Many thanks for posting where you were on 20. I did not see any spots for
you, and you were down in the noise far enough that I would not likely have
found you... but then I heard your CQ 'just' well enough to tell that it
was you. Snagging CE2SV on 10 meters, and working you for the first
Richard -
There are probably more technical responses than this, but I think the
simple answer is that if you have a 100W Solid State amp, and drive it with
100W you will likely either destroy something, or the system will self
protect and shut down. I know that with my K3 and KPA500 combo, I get
Robert -
I had mine done last year. The K3 cannot be fully upgraded to a K3s, and
what all 'can' be done depends on such things as: Do you already have the
new synthesizer board or boards, depending on having the sub receiver or
not. And, are there options that you do not want.
Perusing the Elecr
Michael -
I have operated a friend’s station with the SVGA. He felt it was essential
because of his eyesight. My eyes are not great, but I don’t have room for
another monitor in my shack and find the P3 display to be fully adequate.
Dave - K9FN
On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 10:20 PM Michael Gillen via
I am also a bit confused (not the first time), but I could have SWORN that
the initial query was from someone who wanted a SHORTER cable.
Dave - K9FN
On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 3:45 PM j...@kk9a.com wrote:
> Elecraft was my first experience with power pole connectors and I have
> purchased custom c
Frank -
I can't see any reason that would not work just fine.
Dave - K9FN
On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 12:35 AM Frank wrote:
> I have an Elecraft K3 with a subreceiver with 3 of the 5 slots filled
> with filters. For SSB both the main and sub receivers have a 2.8 khz.
> filter. I have one 1.8 khz
Yes. If I recall, that is why they came up with the mid.
Dave - K9FN
On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 9:58 AM Ralph S. Turk wrote:
> Can one use the 12vdc of the K3 to power the KAT 500? The K3 has the
> latest update for the 12 dc.
>
> Ralph, W7HSG/AFA9RT
>
Don -
If this was suggested before, I missed it and apologize for the redundancy.
Has the rig inadvertently been put into the test mode? If the TX indicator
under the VFO A box is blinking, that would explain the symptoms.
Dave - K9FN
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 12:30 AM Don Roberts via Elecraft <
e
I have limited experience with a wire fed via a 9:1 "un-un", but that
experience was VERY good.
I borrowed a KX3 from a friend when I went to visit family in FL a few
years ago. I had a 9:1 "un-un", about 126' of wire, and 50 feet of RG8-X. I
got the feedpoint, up 30 feet into a tree, and the far
I think the demographic they are shooting for is likely the folks who see
friends paying $300 for super fancy headphones, and can't spend that kind
of money... maybe those folks look different than you do... I know they
don't look much like me.
I do think they are quite interesting and I believe y
I
> just ran across the web site and thought it was interesting to those using
> headphones.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> David
> Bunte
> Sent: Friday, February 3,
I wonder if W2 users keep the utility up on your PC screen during normal
operation, so you can see greater resolution of your pwr & swr readings
than the LEDs provide.
Dave - K9FN
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I just loaded Thunderbird today, on my XP machine. I was able to set
the font of my choice. I guess I don't understand the problem.
Dave - K9FN
Brian Alsop wrote:
Except you can't change fonts in XP. It just ignores changes you try to
make. This has gone on for years and apparently there is
Javier -
I have some thoughts on this matter, but not a LOT of answers. I see that
you got a response from someone telling you about their vertical (not like
yours), and the MFJ tuner (not the KAT500). What he said about putting the
tuner at the antenna makes a lot of sense, but I tried the MFJ
Bill -
I also suspect you have a problem between the radio and the ether. I am
currently vacationing in Central Florida. I borrowed a KX3 from a
friend... threw up about 125' of wire fed at one end through a 9:1 un-un.
The antenna is about 35 to 40 feet up at the feed point and the far end is
7'
A friend runs an IC756 Pro III, and recently got a KAT500 tuner. He likes
it, but when he presses the tune button on either the tuner or the radio,
the tuning solution is not always a "good" one... when he then keys the
radio, a better solution is sought. He believes the problem is that the
Icom
The link to the listing for the K3 etc... is no longer valid. Did Ebay
already take it down?
Dave - K9FN
On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 1:40 PM Grant Youngman wrote:
> The eBay fraud crew is back in full force.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Elecraft-K-Line/313435863056
> ___
Bruce -
I have been using the DXLab suite of modules for logging and rig control. I
think I have been using it for close to ten years and have never wished for
anything else.
Dave - K9FN
On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 6:35 PM Bruce Wade wrote:
> What are people using to control the K3?
> Bruce Wade
>
Eric -
Xfinity is also my provider. I have never heard of such a thing... and I
had no idea they did anything down at 14 mHz.
I would call the ARRL directly and ask for suggestions on how to proceed. I
would also call Xfinity customer service and ask for justification. My
guess is that like most
Gordon -
That info is posted on this list weekly. Here is the notice that came in
for today's CW nets:
14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
7047 kHz at 0030z Monday (4:30 PM PST Sunday)
I don't have the SSB net info at hand.
Dave - K9FN
On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 7:15 AM Gordon LaPoin
At my last QTH (I moved a week ago), I had 3000' feet of #14 THHN under my
30' vertical. I paid about $30 per 500' roll. Putting them down was a
relative piece of cake. I cut the grass as short as my mower would permit,
then laid the radials on the ground, securing them with sod stables as
often as
I have seen only two such rigs in the past few years. Both were for sale at
hamfests Someone asked one of the guys why he was selling it. He said he
bought it for the fun of building it, but wanted to buy a KX3, which he was
convinced was FAR better... his emphasis.
I know nothing else about
Buddy -
I almost never operate phone, but as a retired broadcast announcer, I am
concerned about audio quality. I set up my K3 with my CM500 with care...
and the few phone contacts I have had have resulted in some VERY positive
comments on my audio quality... including some who assumed that, as a
John -
I am curious. Where did you hear of such failures, and under what
circumstances? I have not heard of any.
Dave - K9FN
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Indeed, shack layout is personal. I have fussed with it off and on for
years, and earlier this year I tried a new one... and so far, it serves me
very well. In my case, I had my K3 etc. right on the desk, with a shelf
above that, which held a pair of 17" monitors, keyer and watt meter.
My desk i
Perhaps I am being naive... but I never, for a moment, thought Dave was
suggesting that Elecraft do any such thing. I think his post was more a
commentary on some people wanting Elecraft to do everything, and the likely
result that some people would pay more for a given monitor or keyboard, or
wha
Bret -
W6FB - Jack, was spot on with his information regarding the differing
readings... but I have an added question. If your SGC-235 gives an
acceptable match, then why use the KAT500 at all? I think that it is seldom
a good idea to use two antenna tuners in series... at least that has been
my t
ee N4SRN
>
>
> -- Original Message --
>
> *From: *David Bunte
> *To: *Charles Bret Jessee
> *Cc: *elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> *Sent: *September 4, 2017 at 12:36 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Elecraft] [KPA500] K3S/KPA500/KAT500 - Adjusting TX Power
>
> Bret -
>
>
Don -
I had exactly the same problem and got it going a couple of days ago,
thanks to help from W4TV on the microHAM list.
The 'magic' setting that got things going for me was to go into the K3 Main
Menu, while the radio was in the DATA A mode, and find MIC SEL and set it
to LINE IN.
Then exit the
Robert -
I have run my KPA500 at rated power for several years from nominal 120 volt
mains. I operate mostly CW with some RTTY as well. I have had many long CW
rag chews, but not much contest operation. My guess is that you should have
no problem.
Dave - K9FN
On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 10:24 PM Rob
My current paddle, and perhaps many others can be turned upside down and
used by a southpaw. Of course, you would want to protect the top of the
paddle, and the operating surface from any scratches that might result. I
have seen guys do this at my shack, and at FD. I have also done it when at
a fri
I won't take a lot of time weighing in on this thread. I am a newbie to
FT8, with only a little over 100 Qs. I am using my K3 with a DigiKeyer II,
and have never experienced the problem.
Dave - K9FN
On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:58 AM, Gordon LaPoint
wrote:
> Bert,
> I also have the problem, and
Dave -
I have a friend with an XV50 & XV144 that I think are excess to his needs.
As far as I know they are both in excellent condition, rather than "basket
cases, broken, or unloved". If you are willing to consider units like that,
I can pass along your interest to him.
Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Nov 27
Al -
The published specs indicate "diversity" (not just dual watch). If there is
a difference between "diversity" and "full diversity" it is not something
of which I am aware.
Dave - K9FN
On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 11:12 PM, Al Lorona wrote:
> Does anybody know if the "dual RX" is full diversity
Bill -
I saw your earlier request. Don’t know if I saw more than one. I did not
respond then because I thought the first post said something about how
great the SP3’s sounded on music, but I could be remembering wrong. The
other reason I did not respond is because I assumed someone with an SP3, or
Alan -
I am pleased with results I have gotten with units from BALUN DESIGNS.
Their 1161 & 1171 models are possible choices. I know some folks would
rather spend less and build their own, but if that is not your preference,
then look at these models.
Best of luck.
73 de Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Feb
Chuck -
A simplistic response is: 500 watts is 500 watts but where you will
really notice the difference is in quick band changes. Both units are
really amazing.
Take care and enjoy a truly rewarding experience.
73 de Dave - K9FN
On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Chuck Chandler
wrote:
>
Noel -
I do not have a KX3, but a good buddy does and he uses this supply:
https://proaudioeng.com/products/pae-kx33-low-rfi-ac-power-supply/
He has been VERY happy with it, and has never noticed any issues like those
that sometimes occur with switching supplies. If you are sure you won't be
haul
Stan -
I think it is quite obvious that the list is not in rank order... or Ham
Radio would be #1... at least that is my view.
Dave - K9FN
On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 8:57 PM, Stan Horzepa wrote:
> Hate to rain on the parade, but nowhere in the article does it say that
> the hobbies are ranked. It
Knut -
A friend got an IC-7610 and waited about ONE YEAR... they obviously did not
have thousands on the shelf when it was announced.
Dave - K9FN
On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:12 PM ab2tc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Well, isn't this fairly typical behavior by Elecraft on a major new product
> introduction? Ge
Chuck -
You will likely get a wide variety of responses, and here is mine. I added
the 400 Hz filter to my main and sub receiver. I work CW almost
exclusively. I rag chew and chase some DX. I barely “dabble” in contests. I
can’t recall a single time when I thought a narrower CW filter would have
m
Bill -
I have never tried t send with my non-dominant hand, but I do have two
paddles. They are plugged into my DIGI KEYER II through a stereo 'Y' cable.
I have not tried this, but it seems to me that you could do that and wire
the paddles so that one was 'right handed' and the other was 'left han
Dennis -
I have operated mine from my 120 volt service in my shack for years with no
issues at all. Most folks I have talked to about it do as well. One friend
used his on 240 and I could detect no difference in performance.
I think you will be VERY happy eitherway.
Dave - K9FN
On Thu, Mar 29,
I emailed SUPPORT... got a response in an hour or so, and had the cable two
or three days later... fixed it for me.
I thought of emailing SALES, but hoped it would not be something I had to
purchase... thus SUPPORT.
Very 73 de Dave - K9FN
On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
>
John -
I used to live in the world you do... but I now live in a neighborhood
where I can't put up a tower, or even a multiband dipole. My 30' Flag Pole
is OK, and, in fact, my neighbors think it is quite nice looking, but in
order to use it on more than the one band where its unmatched SWR is les
Wes -
Excellent points. One of the locals has very fine antennas, but really
appreciates the fact that his PW-1 can make the SWR look a 'bit' better. At
my QTH, and TUNER, is absolutely necessary... but that is because I have
only one antenna, and it is usable without a tuner on only one band. The
Roy -
The photo on the Elecraft site clearly shows the handle on the left side,
as you face the front of the amp. That was mentioned somewhere in the
myriad comments on the new, exciting, and impressive piece of gear.
Dave - K9FN
On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Roy Koeppe wrote:
>
> "I note t
Just worked 4 folks on 28.050... and am now moving to 28.052.
Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Marvin Wheeler
wrote:
> Just worked Wayne on 28.050. I am on the coast in Western Washington.
> Signal
> was marginal due to QSB but came up and was easily copyable.
>
>
>
> Thanks for th
I only had a few minutes, and worked 5 stations. N8NN was my first. His
signal was actually only 559 but I gave him 599 before looking at the
meter. My noise level was VERY low this morning so several signals really
jumped out at me. Some were honest S-9 sigs... a real treat.
As near as I could te
Chris -
The new sub receiver comes with the new synthesizer, so you will only need
to replace the one in your main receiver, if you have not already done
that. The synthesizers must both be the same.
73 de Dave - K9FN
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 4:08 PM, Matthew George
wrote:
> I assume you mean s
Jim -
I recently sent my K3 to the 'Mother Ship' for some upgrades while my wife
and I took a 3 week road trip. I hooked up the returned rig over the
weekend. Much to my chagrin, I was extremely high SWR. I verified that I
had the RF path correct from the K3 through assorted other devices and to
t
Mike -
Everything Don says is true... but since the Hy-Tower is designed for 80,
40, 20 15, & 10 meters, you should not need a tuner on those bands (I did
not), but 60, 30, 17 & 12 will very likely need one.
Dave
K9FN
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I did not see
Gee, and I can remember in about 1958 riding the train from the 'burbs into
Chicago for about $ .50, walking down to the surplus store, and buying new,
in the box J-38s for $ 1.95 each. They had hundreds, but short-sighted
teenager that I was, I only bought what I thought I needed at the time.
-D
Doug -
>From all the "on topic" traffic here during the last week, it would appear
that quite a few folks have installed the synth boards. I put one in my K3
and a pair in the K3 of a friend. I knew I wanted to do it the moment I
heard about it. My "impression" is that the band seems a bit "qui
Jim -
Keith WHO?
Dave - K9FN
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
> Not specific to E-craft, FKeys will do that for most any rig. I think Keith
> still has it as a free download.
> On Feb 27, 2015 12:07 PM, "Harry Yingst via Elecraft" <
> elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> > Is
Barry -
It will be interesting to hear from someone who has done that... but I put
two new synth boards in the K3 of W9FAM, and he is THRILLED at being able
to run QRQ without having to be in the QRQ mode, thus being able to use
RIT, without degradation of the CW his K3 is putting out.
For him th
Richard -
I have nothing to do with GEM Products, and don't even own a KX3... but at
Dayton, I saw the mounts that Scott has designed for the KX3 & PX3. There
is NO doubt in my mind that if I had those sweet little Elecraft products,
and wanted to mount them, the GEM Products devices are what I w
Bob -
I am a CW operator, but wanted to be able to work SSB from time to time. I
heard so many K3 users suggest the Yamaha CM500, that I tried one... in
part because the Heil Pro set I had was not comfortable for me. I can wear
it for hours, and when I have used it on SSB I have received very g
Bill -
I have used QSK for thousands of QSOs since I got my K3 4 years ago. I
have seen no changes at all.. but I am not a real QRQ op. I usually run
about 28 wpm... sometimes about 32, and very rarely a bit higher than
that. I did put in the new Synth boards, and have verified that QSK is now
I have recently set up a K3,P3 & KPA500 for a older ham friend. Today when
I was visiting him, he pointed out that the "cursor" on his P3 is no longer
a "colored vertical bar", which changes width with the width control on the
K3, but it is now just a colored bar at the base line of the trace, wit
Jim -
I do not yet have a KPA500, but did recently set one up for a friend.
Although the standby/operate function is not remembered on a per band
basis, I am not sure why that might be an issue.
If your concern is that you do not want to inadvertently run 500 watts
on 30 meters, the per band driv
Joe -
Many thanks for sharing your experience. That is the kind of information
we all either did, do or will need at some point in this great hobby.
A few years ago I started going through all the cables in my shack, and
ended up replacing a number of them that I thought might have been good
eno
I have used FedEx locally when shipping a variety of items, including some
pretty pricey ham gear, as well as some pretty pricey pieces of art.
When I have gone to the local KINKOS, they REQUIRE that they box it, and
double box it if the value is above some specific amount. I recently
needed to s
I am also interested in learning about the resolution of this issue... as a
KAT500 is #1 on my current "wish list" for the shack. One friend got his
very early on... ordered the day they were first shown at Dayton... I have
never heard him mention any problems. (I think if he had a problem I woul
Jim -
I do not use the SVGA card in my P3, but have two new monitors in my
station and they are not noisy at all. They are 24" ACER G246HL LED
monitors that one of my daughters gave me for Christmas. I believe she got
them at Tiger Direct, at just a bit over $100 each. Not sure about that,
but
Like many, I am curious to learn if/how this issue will be solved for those
who experience it. I think it is interesting that there are a number of us
who have not seen that problem AT ALL.
I am one of the lucky ones, and my antenna does present a challenge to the
tuner, since it is "close" to re
Phil -
You may be onto something... I have never tried SSB with the KAT500.
Dave - K9FN
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
> I wonder why I have never seen this problem. Maybe it is sporadic with
> different KAT500 instances or possibly it is because I am about 99 percent
>
Keith -
I do not believe that is the problem. My K3 "tells" the KAT500 what
frequency it is on as soon as I change frequency on the K3 (or the
KPA500). If not cabled appropriately, then, of course the KAT500 needs a
bit of RF to know what frequency it is on.
The problem is that for some users,
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