[Elecraft] My new K3 has arrived on Saturday

Jack West w7ldxp at embarqmail.com
Mon Feb 13 11:33:35 EST 2012


Jack,

Your call caught my eye this morning with your post.

My name is "JACK WEST" and your call is "WE5ST" with
a first name of "JACK"

73 de
Jack / W7LD / "Lucky Dog"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Berry" <jlberry at yahoo.com>
To: <dl1oli at t-online.de>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My new K3 has arrived on Saturday


> Oli,
> Just started using HRD myself and searching for a solution to the same problem 
> which I call "bouncing band change". 
> 
> For me, when I change frequencies within the same band HRD works as expected. 
> It's when using HRD Logbook and I click a DX spot in a different band that the 
> problem occurs.
> I'm sure someone on this reflector has the answer we need.
> 
> I'll let you know if I find the answer today.
> 
> 73, Jack - WE5ST
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: "dl1oli at t-online.de" <dl1oli at t-online.de>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Mon, February 13, 2012 6:30:34 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] My new K3 has arrived on Saturday
> 
> 2nd try, first had a html e-mail
> 
> Hello,
> my new K3/100F has arrived on Saturday. So I removed my IC-7400 from the
> position right to the screen and put it on the left. The IC-7400 is now
> my dedicated 6m an 2m SSB/CW radio. On the right sits the K3 now.
> Please have a look:  http://files.qrz.com/i/dl1oli/dl1oli_K3_k.jpg
> 
> I already had a Ftdi USB-seriell interface and now use this for control
> of the K3. I made all of the connections to the PC, Amp, antennas ect. I
> even had made cable with the right 3.5 mm connectors (stereo for
> speaker/line-out and mono for line/mic in).
> I configured Ham-Radio-Deluxe 5 for the K3. 
> 
> Now I have  two problems:
> 1. If I use the DX-cluster in HRD Logbook an click on an dx-entry which
> is not on the same band where the K3 is, then the K3 changes to the new
> frequency, an directly after it goes back to the old frequency. For
> example. The K3 is on 14300 kHz, in the HRD-Logbook dx-cluster is an
> entry for 21400 kHz. Then the K3 changes shortly to 21400 and
> immediately goes back to 14300. ?
> 
> 2. The rear line-in does not work. I connected my sound-card to the
> line-in with an 3.5 mm mono connector on the radio-end. I used the MAIN
> menu to change the source to line in. But tthen it does not modulate on
> TX. If I connect the same cable from the sound-card in the rear
> microphone instead of line-in, then the K3 modulates. I tried USB and
> DATA A modes. The Sound-card and cable is OK because it works in the
> rear-mic.  ?
> 
> I made some contacts in the CQ WPX-RTTY contest on the weekend. I used
> HRD and DM780 for casual contesting. So far it works nicely. I have a
> 250 Hz Filter installed and this is very good for strong nearby
> RTTY-stations on 40 m. I configured the 250 Hz Filter as a 300 Hz. 
> 
> Do you have hints or solutions for my two problems?
> 
> 73 Oli
> DL1OLI/AJ4UR 
> 
> 
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