[Elecraft] UK Elecraft net report for Sunday 23rd November

[Stewart Baker]

Using a pair of small Creative (non amplified) computer speakers, 
and the audio quality from the K3 is excellent.

I must be very lucky, I can't hear any of the birdies listed.
My K3 has the 2nd RX, however I took no special care in the 
routing of the signal cables.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:25:20 +0000, Dave G4AON wrote:
> We had another busy and interesting net this week. I never fail 
to be
> amazed at how we manage to find useful subjects that are 
Elecraft
> related each week!
>
> Main topics were:
>
> External speakers, for anyone interested mine came from Argos
> (http://www.argos.co.uk/), part number 513/6113, Acoustic 
Solutions in
> black that are 9.5" tall by just over 5.5" wide - cost £19.99 a 
pair. I
> tried Richer Sounds for their offer on Eltax Concept mini 
speakers at
> £9.99 a pair, but they wouldn't sell them for cash without 
having my
> name and address "for the receipt", which in reality was for 
junk mail
> purposes, so they were left in the shop.
>
> "Birdies" on the K3 as noted following a firmware update. The 
general
> view was it had nothing to do with firmware updates. The 
frequencies
> mentioned were 21.022, 14.324, 7.160 and 3.580. I pick up all of 
those
> except the 21 MHz one. The strongest is 3.580.
>
> Power Poles, love them or hate them they are used in the K2/100 
and K3!
> CPC in the UK stock them, when I checked they were listed as of 
USA
> origin perhaps misprinted as "unbranded". Part number 21-3300, 
CPC are
> at: http://cpc.farnell.com/
>
> Noise reduction and roofing filters... Narrow filters give worse 
noise
> reduction performance. Interesting observations by Doug, GM0ELP, 
on how
> much of an issue it can be at times and how much better noise 
reduction
> works with a wider filter. He's going to see if Lyle or Wayne 
can
> include manual filter selection as an option.
>
> Observations that the KXV3 isn't needed if you just want to use 
the IF
> out, it can be taken from the main RF board to a single hole 
fixing BNC
> socket fitted to the KXV3 blanking plate. Saves a lot of 
money... See
> the KXV3 diagram/fitting instructions.
>
> Clifton Labs K2 IF buffer kit.
>
> Power supplies, Voltage drop and fitting modules to the K3 
(remember to
> exit the menu and power off for the module to be recognised).
>
> Schurr Profi and other paddles, including the Hex key and 
Begali. An
> interesting point was raised that apparently there are three 
different
> makers of the Profi paddles and they are all based on the same 
design!
>
> Stations this week were:
> G0VGS, Ian
> G4LWA, Alan
> G7BQM, Ted
> GM0ELP, Doug
> G8FMH, Alan
> M3WCK, Colin
> G4NWJ, Jim
> G4LOP, Chris
> MM0XDG, David
> GI4FZD, Paul
>
> 73 until next week.
> Dave, G4AON
> K3/100 #80, Acom 1000, dipole
>
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