[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 117, Issue 18
Jeff Drew
n4jdu at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 14 17:42:30 EST 2014
hit the sub button until you can un-link the two vfo's
jeff
N4JDU
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> 1. Re: P3 macro problem (Ake SA6BNV)
> 2. Re: ECN spreadsheet data (Oliver Johns)
> 3. KX3 & BOSE speakers... (bill conkling)
> 4. OT: HAL ST-8000A info (Jim Sheldon)
> 5. KX3 transverter offset (Jim Klitzing)
> 6. vfos (Tom Fitzpatrick)
> 7. Re: vfos (Don Wilhelm)
> 8. Re: vfos (Doug Joyce)
> 9. Re: vfos (Joe Subich, W4TV)
> 10. Re: KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output (Edward R Cole)
> 11. Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke (Randy)
> 12. Re: KXPA100 Mobile Operations (Bill Frantz)
> 13. KX3 transverter offset (Jim Klitzing)
> 14. Re: KX3 transverter offset (Bruce Beford)
> 15. Re: Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke (Joe Subich, W4TV)
> 16. Re: KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output (Matt Zilmer)
> 17. KX3 - VOX Delay with CW in SSB mode (Jimk8mr at aol.com)
> 18. Please confirm this before I blow something up (Lee Buller)
> 19. Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up (Matt Zilmer)
> 20. Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up (Eric Buggee)
> 21. Re: Please confirm this before I blow something up (Jim Brown)
> 22. Re: Portable antnennas (Arno Dienhart)
> 23. Re: KX3 2-meter module progress report (N2YTF)
> 24. Obsolete trimmer capacitors (Wayne Burdick)
> 25. Re: Obsolete trimmer capacitors (Wayne Burdick)
> 26. Re: Portable antnennas (Gary Hinson)
> 27. Re: Portable antnennas (Fred Jensen)
> 28. 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner (wb6rse1 at mac.com)
> 29. 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner (wb6rse1 at mac.com)
> 30. KPA500 on remote (Ron Leech)
> 31. UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner (wb6rse1 at mac.com)
> 32. [QRO] KXPA100-AT ~ Can antenna 2 be disabled? (mike)
> 33. Re: Obsolete trimmer capacitors (Gerald Manthey)
> 34. Re: UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> (Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE))
> 35. Requirements for keying a KXPA100 (John Marvin)
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:35:48 -0800 (PST)
> From: Ake SA6BNV <sa6bnv at liljenberg.net>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 macro problem
> Message-ID: <1389634548349-7582826.post at n2.nabble.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Yeah, but I don't want an external display or keyboard...
> It appears to be a relatively simple thing to add the option to the P3
> natively.
> Or, as suggested, adding the possibility to send commands from the K3 on the
> KAT interface.
> // Ake
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:47:12 -0800
> From: Oliver Johns <ojohns at metacosmos.org>
> To: kevinr <kevinr at coho.net>
> Cc: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net Elecraft List"
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ECN spreadsheet data
> Message-ID: <EA32216B-447D-429F-9AC3-EE36DADC9C76 at metacosmos.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> Sorry to hear of the crash. The document files in most of these programs like Star Office are really zip files. If you change the suffix to .zip and then open them, you can usually extract a set of other files. These are often XML or such and can be parsed for content.
>
> --Oliver
> W6ODJ
>
>
>> On 12 Jan. 2014, at 15:30 PM, kevinr at coho.net wrote:
>>
>> I have the ECN data from before the hard drive crash but cannot read it.
>> I have tried LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Neither application wants to
>> open an .sdc file created with StarOffice. Does anyone have a clue for me
>> as to how I can open ECN.sdc so I can transfer it to one of these more
>> modern applications?
>> 73,
>> Kevin. KD5ONS
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:27:45 -0500
> From: bill conkling <nr4c at widomaker.com>
> To: KX3 at yahoogroups.com, elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 & BOSE speakers...
> Message-ID: <eqyeb08c61etx3y0uf5a6g8t.1389637184331 at email.android.com>
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> What's the opinion on BOSE COMPANION 2 SERIES III MULTIMEDIA Speakers for use with K3 or KX3?
>
> Just ordered from Amazon...
>
> ...bill nr4c
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:53:46 -0600
> From: Jim Sheldon <w0eb at cox.net>
> To: Elecraft Mailing List <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: HAL ST-8000A info
> Message-ID: <2014113125346.180799 at HamRadio-PC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Thanks to all that offered suggestions and possible solutions. Problems have been solved by my wonderful wife authorizing the purchase of HAL's program DS-RTTY-Win which was designed for the 8000 series T/U's as well as just about any other T/U as well. This will enable me to run it with the K3, KX3 or any other radio for that matter.
>
>
> Jim - W0EB
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:14:20 -0800
> From: Jim Klitzing <jim at w6pql.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 transverter offset
> Message-ID: <52D4491C.70707 at w6pql.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
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>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:50:15 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tom Fitzpatrick <k4ie_tom at yahoo.com>
> To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID:
> <1389646215.17495.YahooMailNeo at web141006.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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> ???? I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos.? On 15mtrs A and B are tracking together.? B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too.? How do I get them independent again?
>
> ?
> Tom, K4IE
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:06:08 -0500
> From: Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
> To: Tom Fitzpatrick <k4ie_tom at yahoo.com>, "elecraft at mailman.qth.net"
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID: <52D45540.3070509 at embarqmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Tom,
>
> You have the VFOs linked on 15 meters - it is a per band setting.
> Hold the SUB button to link/unlink the VFOs.
> Remember that a long hold (more than 2 seconds) will enter diversity mode.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>> On 1/13/2014 3:50 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
>> I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos. On 15mtrs A and B are tracking together. B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too. How do I get them independent again?
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:09:12 -0500
> From: Doug Joyce <d_joyce at sympatico.ca>
> To: Tom Fitzpatrick <k4ie_tom at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP83B1788F5DBF2270B6B60F0BC0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
>
> Hii Tom: You just need to ?unlink? them by Holding the ?Sub? button. I believe this is a band dependent setting.
>
> 73, Doug VE3MV
>> On 2014-Jan-13, at 3:50 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick <k4ie_tom at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos. On 15mtrs A and B are tracking together. B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too. How do I get them independent again?
>>
>>
>> Tom, K4IE
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:12:51 -0500
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] vfos
> Message-ID: <52D456D3.7050106 at subich.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
>
> Hold the [SUB] button until you see "UNLINK" in the VFO B
> display.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>> On 1/13/2014 3:50 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
>> I've done something weird with the K-3 vfos. On 15mtrs A and B are tracking together. B can be adjusted, but when A is turned, B moves too. How do I get them independent again?
>>
>>
>> Tom, K4IE
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> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:17:49 -0900
> From: Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output
> Message-ID: <201401132117.s0DLHni5002523 at denali.acsalaska.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>
> I need to correct some of my last statements on this topic (thanks to
> Dave AB9CA/4 for pointing them out).
>
> I apparently was thinking of other battery chemistry than lead-acid
> batteries. A check with wikipedia reveals that full charge voltage,
> open-ckt, is 2.1v per cell (12.6v for auto battery). Fully
> discharged open-ckt voltage per cell is 1.95v (11.7v) and 1.75v
> (10.5v) when loaded.
>
> Matt was seeing full RF output with 12.2v at the amp.
>
> But that was with his engine running (alternator charging) which
> ought to deliver higher voltage to the amp (if cable losses are low -
> something like 0.5v drop if wiring is 8-awg). Alternators run at
> 14.2v in full charging. They have a voltage regulator that drops
> this when battery reaches full charge (not sure what voltage that is
> but seems I've seen >13v).
>
> I do not recall what gauge of dc wire was run to the 100w Motorola
> VHF trunk-mount radios we used to install for police and fire, but
> they held power pretty well with engine off (with fresh battery
> charge). I am thinking the wires were 12ga awg and 17-foot long
> before cutting to length in each install.
>
> The rest of my suggestions for testing and connections are still good.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
> "Kits made by KL7UW"
> Dubus Mag business:
> dubususa at gmail.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:19:52 -0500
> From: Randy <aa8r at aol.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke
> Message-ID: <52D45878.2030909 at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> I am thinking of connecting a PW-1 to my K3. I would like to the K3 to
> send band data to the PW-1 and have the PW-1 following the K3 just as if
> the K3 was a Icom transceiver.
>
> I am thinking of connecting the CI-V port on the back of my MicroHam
> MKII to the K3. What I'm a little uncertain about is the ALC set up.
> Is there any problem with this arrangement?
>
> Randy, AA8R
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:40:36 -0800
> From: Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Mobile Operations
> Message-ID:
> <r422Ps-1075i-B5A4D66F3FE04BB6BDEB9650BC211B6A at Williams-MacBook-Pro.local>
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> The 706 that was displaced by when my K3 arrived ended up in our
> 1999 4Runner with a Little Tarheel screwdriver antenna. The
> combination works reasonably well. I have the antenna mounted
> high on the rear lift gate with due attention to bonding between
> the antenna, the lift gate, and the car body. Some of the
> highlights are a QSO with Denmark on 15M while my wife drove on
> I40 east of Barstow, and using the antenna with the K3 for 80M
> during the California QSO party (CQP).
>
> I tune the antenna with a combination of a scale I made on the
> side of the coil cover which shows approximately where the coil
> should be for each band and the SWR meter in the radio. Note
> that 80/75M covers 2 centimeters. If I am operating mobile,
> tuning the antenna for maximum noise and then using the SWR
> meter on the radio works reasonably well.
>
> At higher frequencies, the antenna works quite well. On the
> lower frequencies, the bandwidth is quite narrow and frequent
> tuning is a must. During CQP, I was operating search and pounce
> tuning up and down the 75M band. With this pattern, I always
> knew the direction to move the antenna so when I answered a CQ
> with "Whisky Six Zulu Zulu Zulu", I could also retune the antenna.
>
> As for efficiency, I managed to contact 12 stations, all in
> California on 75M during CQP using the K3/10 at 12 watts. Every
> one of them said, "You're down in the noise, but we'll make it
> work." Thanks to all of them for making the effort.
>
> As a side note, I now have some tuned radials for 40M and 80M I
> can use in portable operations. I also have a mast extension I
> haven't played with very much. The real high point is I had my
> wife logging during CQP. Having seen how things went on 80M, she
> got me a KPA3 100 watt module for Christmas.
>
> Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Frantz |The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
> (408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
> Englewood Ave
> www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew Tanenbaum | Los Gatos,
> CA 95032
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:45:17 -0800
> From: Jim Klitzing <jim at w6pql.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 transverter offset
> Message-ID: <52D45E6D.1040302 at w6pql.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Let's try this post again, looks like the text was truncated...
> Can't seem to get the XVn OFS function to work...anyone else out there
> have it working, or is this an unimplemented feature?
>
> Thanks, Jim
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:55:23 -0500
> From: "Bruce Beford" <bruce.beford at myfairpoint.net>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 transverter offset
> Message-ID: <0567E27C2E864EEBB987EA57D61B7ED6 at HPE250f>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Not yet implemented. -Bruce, N1RX
>
>> Let's try this post again, looks like the text was truncated...
>> Can't seem to get the XVn OFS function to work...anyone else out there
>> have it working, or is this an unimplemented feature?
>
>> Thanks, Jim
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:14:06 -0500
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Connecting a IC PW-1 to Ke
> Message-ID: <52D4652E.1020700 at subich.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
>
> Randy,
>
> Connection diagram for any transceiver with MK II and PW-1 is available
> from the application note "Using the PW-1 safely (and with non-Icom
> transceivers) <http://microham-usa.com/store/cmspage.php?page_id=27>
> on the support page at www.microHAM-USA.com/support.html.
>
> You will probably want to connect ALC from the PW-1 to K3 but set
> it slightly above normal drive levels as the PW-1 uses ALC to protect
> itself in event of problems.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>> On 1/13/2014 4:19 PM, Randy wrote:
>> I am thinking of connecting a PW-1 to my K3. I would like to the K3 to
>> send band data to the PW-1 and have the PW-1 following the K3 just as if
>> the K3 was a Icom transceiver.
>>
>> I am thinking of connecting the CI-V port on the back of my MicroHam
>> MKII to the K3. What I'm a little uncertain about is the ALC set up. Is
>> there any problem with this arrangement?
>>
>> Randy, AA8R
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> Message: 16
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:27:06 -0800
> From: Matt Zilmer <mzilmer at roadrunner.com>
> To: Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
> Cc: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100 Mobile Operations -- Power Output
> Message-ID: <3gp8d9t26b62gn5f2bl103ef0r8v9vqcc3 at 4ax.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I was seeing 12.2V with 60W out on 20m with KX3/KXPA, but this was
> measured at the relay enclosure (near the KXPA), and it had another
> 10A or so as loads besides (2m rig at 75W). Didn't measure the
> current, but it was probably around 30A total. This is with the
> battery alone.
>
> I also saw full output (100W) with the KXPA and KX3 alone, with no
> engine running. Voltage at the relay was 12.3-12.4V.
>
> With the engine running, no problem.
>
> The DVM has never been calibrated, that I know of. If it has, it's
> been > 10 years. It might read low or high.
>
> I'm probably going to run a second Optima 55AH battery with its own
> branch charging circuit, just for the KX3 and KXPA100. This is a
> future project, not something I have the time or money for now.
>
> I'm using 8 AWG, and this is also what Moto used for Micors, Syntors,
> etc., if 100W class transceivers. I used to run a 100W UHF Syntor,
> but gave it up to get some trunk space back.
>
> 73,
> matt W6NIA
>
>
>
>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:17:49 -0900, you wrote:
>>
>> I need to correct some of my last statements on this topic (thanks to
>> Dave AB9CA/4 for pointing them out).
>>
>> I apparently was thinking of other battery chemistry than lead-acid
>> batteries. A check with wikipedia reveals that full charge voltage,
>> open-ckt, is 2.1v per cell (12.6v for auto battery). Fully
>> discharged open-ckt voltage per cell is 1.95v (11.7v) and 1.75v
>> (10.5v) when loaded.
>>
>> Matt was seeing full RF output with 12.2v at the amp.
>>
>> But that was with his engine running (alternator charging) which
>> ought to deliver higher voltage to the amp (if cable losses are low -
>> something like 0.5v drop if wiring is 8-awg). Alternators run at
>> 14.2v in full charging. They have a voltage regulator that drops
>> this when battery reaches full charge (not sure what voltage that is
>> but seems I've seen >13v).
>>
>> I do not recall what gauge of dc wire was run to the 100w Motorola
>> VHF trunk-mount radios we used to install for police and fire, but
>> they held power pretty well with engine off (with fresh battery
>> charge). I am thinking the wires were 12ga awg and 17-foot long
>> before cutting to length in each install.
>>
>> The rest of my suggestions for testing and connections are still good.
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> http://www.kl7uw.com
>> "Kits made by KL7UW"
>> Dubus Mag business:
>> dubususa at gmail.com
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
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> Message: 17
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:31:54 -0500 (EST)
> From: Jimk8mr at aol.com
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 - VOX Delay with CW in SSB mode
> Message-ID: <d8be5.5a132129.4005c35a at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> With the ARRL VHF contest coming up, I'm still waiting to hear if there has
> been any progress in getting a delay in the PTT output, vs. full breakin
> only, when using CW in SSB?
>
> When driving a (non-Elecraft) transverter, one needs some delay in the
> circuit that keys the transverter. The delay time used in straight CW would be
> fine.
>
>
> 73 - Jim K8MR
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:43:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net>
> To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID:
> <1389653030.2265.YahooMailNeo at web181106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas.? Yea me.? I love them? Very comfortable.
>
> In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers the mike.? I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 through my Heil plug adapter.? The battery powers the mike but passes through the audio.?
>
> I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my own....I would like to use the front.?
>
> Am I thinking this is right??
>
> Lee - K0WA
> Feeling like a Novice
>
>
>
> ?
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
>
> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. -? John W. (Kansas)
>
> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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> Message: 19
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:56:17 -0800
> From: Matt Zilmer <mzilmer at roadrunner.com>
> To: Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID: <kar8d9tpqla201dj0e9819sc670auknj0i at 4ax.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hi Lee,
>
> I did exactly what you're thinking about doing. Instead of using the
> bias box as-is, I rewired the line side of it to use the 8 pin MIC
> connector. It works fine this way. You can double-side tape the bias
> box to the underside of a shelf or next to the radio.
>
> I have the Goldline and external speakers connected to the rear panel,
> leaving the front panel the only convenient place for the CM500. This
> arrangement works quite well.
>
> 73,
> matt W6NIA
>
>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:43:50 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
>>
>> I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas.? Yea me.? I love them? Very comfortable.
>>
>> In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers the mike.? I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 through my Heil plug adapter.? The battery powers the mike but passes through the audio.?
>>
>> I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my own....I would like to use the front.?
>>
>> Am I thinking this is right??
>>
>> Lee - K0WA
>> Feeling like a Novice
>>
>>
>>
>> ?
>> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
>>
>> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. -? John W. (Kansas)
>>
>> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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> Message: 20
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:13:44 +1100
> From: Eric Buggee <ericvk3ax at esc.net.au>
> To: Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net>, Elecraft Reflector
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID: <52D47328.3090907 at esc.net.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Hi Lee,
> With the Yamaha CM500 headset just plug the mic &
> headphone plugs direct into the respective Mic & headphone sockets on
> the back panel of the K3.
> Next step, using the menue options select electret mic option and select
> phones only -or- phones plus speaker if you wish.
>
> All of this is in the K3 Handbook.
>
> 73 & good luck,
>
> Eric VK3AX.
>
>
>
>> On 1/14/2014 9:43 AM, Lee Buller wrote:
>> I got some CM500 headphones/mike combo from Xmas. Yea me. I love them Very comfortable.
>>
>> In the package....there was also a battery connector box thingy that powers the mike. I am assuming, although there is no documentation, that I could plug the jack coming out of the "battery connector box thingy" to the K3 through my Heil plug adapter. The battery powers the mike but passes through the audio.
>>
>> I know that I could use the back of the radio....but I for reasons of my own....I would like to use the front.
>>
>> Am I thinking this is right?
>>
>> Lee - K0WA
>> Feeling like a Novice
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
>>
>> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - John W. (Kansas)
>>
>> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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> Message: 21
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:31:01 -0800
> From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please confirm this before I blow something up
> Message-ID: <52D47735.8060103 at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
>> On 1/13/2014 2:56 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote:
>> I did exactly what you're thinking about doing. Instead of using the
>> bias box as-is, I rewired the line side of it to use the 8 pin MIC
>> connector. It works fine this way.
>
> Yes, it will work, but there's a far easier way. Simply make a cable
> adapter with a 1/8-in female jack on one end and an 8-pin mic plug (I've
> learned that it's called a Foster plug) on the other. Wire the tip of
> the mic jack to the mic pin of the K3, wire the shell of the mic jack to
> the mic return of the K3. Then go into the top level menu (short push),
> select Mic Front Panel, tap "2" on the keypad to turn on bias. No
> battery box needed.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 22
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:51:32 -0700
> From: "Arno Dienhart" <adienhart at gmail.com>
> To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Thank you, Fred, for the specific comparison btw. BP and AL. A few months
> ago I was at a point where I needed a portable for my outings in the park.
> Those two commercial antennas were on the top of my list.and I ended up
> building two wire antennas, a vertical ground plane and a ZS6BKW dipole,
> both to be hoisted into my favorite tree there. Despite the tree now having
> an installed haul line, which saves me half the setup time and more, it is
> still a fight with the wires each time.
>
>
>
> So, when a used AL came up on Yahoo, I grabbed it and now, reading your
> comparison, like it even more, having had the hunch that the BP will be a
> bit more like my wires in the tree, as far as setup time is concerned. Of
> course, an A/B/C/D comparison between the four would be better than
> guessing, but I am making plenty of contacts with the AL.
>
>
>
> For an upcoming trip to Greece, where I will bring the KX3 and the AL, I
> will also bring a ~60' EF with a matchbox to be able to cover 80m. It will
> be a HB of course. Just got the matchbox parts in the mail today (EARC
> design) and am still researching the wire (between the yellow from SOTAbeams
> and the 532 from Wireman).
>
>
>
> That's the hardware. Running a small-scale "DXpedition" will be a whole
> other subject for this green ham with not even 12 months under his belt.
>
>
>
> 73 de Arno K7RNO
>
> SKCC #11131, NAQCC #6870
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 23
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:20:39 -0800 (PST)
> From: N2YTF <thomastumino at gmail.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 2-meter module progress report
> Message-ID:
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> You have highlighted one of the things I am getting at. I am looking for a
> predicted performance comparison in general terms of both receive
> (selectivity, sensitivity, etc..) and transmit (power out & how clean) on
> 2m vs an FT-817. Do we know anything more about the TX output power---last
> I read it was a max of 3 or 5 w?
>
> I am not particularly interested in wideband receive coverage but I am
> assuming there will be some negative impact on the KX3's receive
> performance due to its wideband receive.
>
> I know there was some mention on the list of tradeoffs due to the small
> size of the 2m module, and I just want to get a feel for the KX3-2m's
> mountain topping performance vs an FT-817. There are a wide variety of
> operating noise levels on summits, everything from dead quiet to packed
> with repeaters and other transmitters. Hams aren't the only ones who seek
> out summits to operate from! Sometimes summits can be quite challenging 2m
> environments even when they have excellent elevation over the surrounding
> terrain because of deafening local transmitters. With the right rig 2m
> operation from a summit is really a fantastic experience.
>
> 73,
> Tom, N2YTF
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Scott Manthe-2 [via Elecraft] <
> ml-node+s365791n7582822h39 at n2.nabble.com> wrote:
>
>> In my opinion, wide-band receiver coverage and receiver performance are
>> often conflicting notions, so are you asking if the KX3-2m will have
>> wider receive frequency coverage than the FT-817 or better receiver
>> performance?
>>
>> 73,
>> Scott, N9AA
>>
>>
>>> On 1/12/14 6:54 PM, Tom Tumino wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Wayne,
>>>
>>> Can you guess as to whether the KX3's 2m module will perform better or
>>> worse than an FT-817 on 2m?
>>>
>>> What would a performance comparison between a KX3-2m and an FT-817 look
>>> like on 2m?
>>>
>>> The 817 out of band 2m receive is very limited.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Tom, N2YTF
>>
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> Message: 24
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:36:47 -0800
> From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> To: "don at w3fpr.com Wilhelm" <don at w3fpr.com>
> Cc: Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing <paul at elecraft.com>, Elecraft
> Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>, W3FPR Wilhelm <don at elecraft.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Obsolete trimmer capacitors
> Message-ID: <44C4590C-FCD5-4276-A9E2-A03963F3F4F3 at elecraft.com>
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>
> Hi Don,
>
> Looks like 9-50 pF bottom-adjust trimmers are going out of style. See info from Paul below on the part we normally use.
>
> Here are two alternatives, in stock at Mouser, that might work, though these are also "NRND"/"EOL" according to documentation. Would you be interested in testing samples of these on the KX1 and K60XV PCBs so we can buy EOL stock? Paul could have samples sent directly to you.
>
> 81-TZ03P600N169B00 (10-60 pF)
> 81-TZ03P450N169B00 (7-45 pF)
>
> Please let me know right away. I can line up someone else if necessary. It would be great to have you try them since you work with these modules so often.
>
> tnx
> Wayne
>
>
>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing <paul at elecraft.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Wayne
>>
>> E540005, Mouser# Obsolete 659-GKG50016 ?..This is used on KX1,K60XV EAU x100
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 25
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:41:17 -0800
> From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Obsolete trimmer capacitors
> Message-ID: <B0276B90-BAE4-4C81-9DEE-C9EE0687E84B at elecraft.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
> Sorry for the bandwidth, guys. Slip of the email alias :)
>
> Now everyone gets an unexpected peak at the joys of finding substitutes for obsolete parts, in this case for the KX1 and K60XV boards.
>
> Not to worry; we always find alternates or work-arounds.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Don,
>>
>> Looks like 9-50 pF bottom-adjust trimmers are going out of style. See info from Paul below on the part we normally use.
>>
>> Here are two alternatives, in stock at Mouser, that might work, though these are also "NRND"/"EOL" according to documentation. Would you be interested in testing samples of these on the KX1 and K60XV PCBs so we can buy EOL stock? Paul could have samples sent directly to you.
>>
>> 81-TZ03P600N169B00 (10-60 pF)
>> 81-TZ03P450N169B00 (7-45 pF)
>>
>> Please let me know right away. I can line up someone else if necessary. It would be great to have you try them since you work with these modules so often.
>>
>> tnx
>> Wayne
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing <paul at elecraft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Wayne
>>>
>>> E540005, Mouser# Obsolete 659-GKG50016 ?..This is used on KX1,K60XV EAU x100
>
>
>
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> Message: 26
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:50:33 +1300
> From: "Gary Hinson" <Gary at isect.com>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> How about making a homebrew multiband vertical for $not very much at all,
> one that will literally fit in your pocket?
>
> Use a steel tape measure as the vertical radiator, with the body of the
> measure lofted into the sky using a very low tech "bit of string" hanging
> over the branch of a tree. Run out a few radials on the ground beneath, and
> feed with a short run of coax to your Elecraft exciter. Pull or slacken the
> string to adjust the length and get it to resonate and radiate on whichever
> band you are using (you may be lucky if the body of the measure is heavy
> enough to reel itself down when you release the string, but a safer method
> uses a complete loop of string over the support, attached to the tape
> measure body, so you can pull it either way).
>
> A 10m tape measure will do for 7MHz and up, provided you can find a sky hook
> at least 10m up (palm trees in the tropics are about 15m high, I guess). If
> your tape is only 8m long (most are, here in NZ), simply add an extension -
> a couple of metres of wire on the free end of the tape - and connect that to
> your coax. For 80m, if you have a 20m sky hook, you can extend the radiator
> by adding another 10m of wire on the bottom end, or simply use the length of
> wire as an inverted-L over whatever skyhook you can muster, the higher the
> better.
>
> Spring steel is not an ideal conductor but it's good enough, especially as
> you will have /P and perhaps an exotic prefix for "gain"!
>
> I think of this as the poor man's Steppir vertical. If the aforementioned
> palm tree is dangling over the sea on a tropical island, your $negligible
> investment will amaze you.
>
> There's a paper describing a slightly more sophisticated version on the web
> - Google "Fat Max antenna" (Fat Max being the brand name of the tape measure
> he used).
>
> 73
> Gary ZL2iFB
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Tellez
>> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 13:14
>> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I would like to get some advice - based on experience - regarding the
> various
>> portable antenna options there are currently available on the market. I
> am
>> considering the buddipole system, super antenna, chameleon, and others. I
>> am interested in hearing about performance and quality/ durability of the
>> construction. I am not going to be backpacking with the antenna but
>> portability and ease of setup is a consideration. I will be operating
> from 6m
>> all the way through 80m.
>>
>> Thanks to all in advance.
>>
>> Mark
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> Message: 27
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:59:14 -0800
> From: Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas
> Message-ID: <52D48BE2.6020208 at foothill.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> So Arno, if you know this delete and you're making "plenty of contacts"
> so you may but just in case. The Alexloop is a resonant transformer.
> At it's resonant frequency, the coupling from the coax to the big loop
> is huge. Off its resonant frequency, it is nil. If you have an ATU in
> your radio, you should bypass it and tune the loop to 1:1 or as low as
> you can get it. Some folks have had disappointing results with the
> loop, and in all the cases I worked with them on, they were
> approximating resonance with the knob and then letting the ATU match it.
>
> Good luck
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
> - www.cqp.org
>
>> On 1/13/2014 3:51 PM, Arno Dienhart wrote:
>>
>> So, when a used AL came up on Yahoo, I grabbed it and now, reading your
>> comparison, like it even more, having had the hunch that the BP will be a
>> bit more like my wires in the tree, as far as setup time is concerned. Of
>> course, an A/B/C/D comparison between the four would be better than
>> guessing, but I am making plenty of contacts with the AL.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 28
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:17:13 -0800
> From: wb6rse1 at mac.com
> To: Steve Lawrence <wb6rse1 at mac.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> Message-ID: <70E857A0-A688-48C2-89A5-2D7BD96C35D3 at mac.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
> Announcing the Top Band Dinner at the 2014 Visalia DX Convention.
>
> The dinner wiil be held on Friday April 4, 2014. Craig Thompson, K9CT, will be the featured speaker: "A Tale of Two Islands ? Wake and Amsterdam. The Low Bands: Results, Comparisons and Contrasts."
>
> See this website for complete details and registration information:
>
> 2014 VISALIA TOP BAND DINNER
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 29
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:19:58 -0800
> From: wb6rse1 at mac.com
> To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> Message-ID: <B2EBEE5B-4316-45EF-8BDC-FFA070017192 at mac.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
> Announcing the Top Band Dinner at the 2014 Visalia DX Convention.
>
> The dinner wiil be held on Friday April 4, 2014. Craig Thompson, K9CT, will be the featured speaker: "A Tale of Two Islands ? Wake and Amsterdam. The Low Bands: Results, Comparisons and Contrasts."
>
> See this website for complete details and registration information:
>
> 2014 VISALIA TOP BAND DINNER
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 30
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:29:41 -0800
> From: "Ron Leech" <ve7nex at shaw.ca>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 on remote
> Message-ID: <405F37F7E8E942C9A1EE4330CA3E0EAB at your27e1513d96>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Can Some one tell me if the KPA500 sould come back on if the 220v power was turned off then back on. My amp has on ocation locked up using it remote so I wired a relay to turn it off with the radio and back on when the radio is turned back on but the amp still reqires that I switch it back on.Should it come back on with the ac power by it self or can it be made to come on.
> 73s va7mv Ron Leech
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 31
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:46:28 -0800
> From: wb6rse1 at mac.com
> To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> Message-ID: <4EE0C462-93C6-492F-9206-6DFEFB29D4E3 at mac.com>
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> The clickable link is apprently stripped out but the server.
>
> **********************
>
> Announcing the Top Band Dinner at the 2014 Visalia DX Convention.
>
> The dinner wiil be held on Friday April 4, 2014. Craig Thompson, K9CT, will be the featured speaker: "A Tale of Two Islands ? Wake and Amsterdam. The Low Bands: Results, Comparisons and Contrasts."
>
> See this website for complete details and registration information:
>
> topbanddinner<dot>jimdo<dot>com
>
>
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> Message: 32
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:04:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: mike <ai6ii at comcast.net>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] [QRO] KXPA100-AT ~ Can antenna 2 be disabled?
> Message-ID: <1389679484771-7582858.post at n2.nabble.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Is it possible to disable antenna 2? The warning "Be sure you have an antenna
> or dummy load connected to the active antenna port before transmitting" is a
> bit animus for my occasional fumble fingers. I guess I could just remember
> to hook up a 100w dummy load to antenna 2 when I set up, but it would be
> nice to just remove the possibility via FW.
>
> My KAT500 always remembers the last antenna used for the selected band. So I
> guess that would be true with the AT in the KXPA100 and I could make sure to
> set up each band I use with the correct antenna selection. The mistake I
> don't want to make is holding the AT Tune / ANT button instead of taping it
> and thereby selecting antenna 2. On the K3 they are two different buttons
> and I am really unlikely to make the mistake.
>
> I thought I read a post on this before, but could not find it in my
> searches. Tnx ..mike AI6II
>
>
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> Message: 33
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:32:01 -0600
> From: Gerald Manthey <kc6cnn at gmail.com>
> To: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Obsolete trimmer capacitors
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> Thank you Wayne.
> It was nice to see a tiny little fraction of what you have to deal with.
> And also keeps us up to date too.
> Keep up the great work.
> Gerald - KC6CNN
>> On Jan 13, 2014 6:41 PM, "Wayne Burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>>
>> Sorry for the bandwidth, guys. Slip of the email alias :)
>>
>> Now everyone gets an unexpected peak at the joys of finding substitutes
>> for obsolete parts, in this case for the KX1 and K60XV boards.
>>
>> Not to worry; we always find alternates or work-arounds.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Don,
>>>
>>> Looks like 9-50 pF bottom-adjust trimmers are going out of style. See
>> info from Paul below on the part we normally use.
>>>
>>> Here are two alternatives, in stock at Mouser, that might work, though
>> these are also "NRND"/"EOL" according to documentation. Would you be
>> interested in testing samples of these on the KX1 and K60XV PCBs so we can
>> buy EOL stock? Paul could have samples sent directly to you.
>>>
>>> 81-TZ03P600N169B00 (10-60 pF)
>>> 81-TZ03P450N169B00 (7-45 pF)
>>>
>>> Please let me know right away. I can line up someone else if necessary.
>> It would be great to have you try them since you work with these modules so
>> often.
>>>
>>> tnx
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing <
>>> paul at elecraft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Wayne
>>>>
>>>> E540005, Mouser# Obsolete 659-GKG50016 ?..This is used on KX1,K60XV
>> EAU x100
>>
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> Message: 34
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:53:49 +0100
> From: "Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE)" <pa0pje at xs4all.nl>
> To: wb6rse1 at mac.com, elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] UPDATE: 2014 Visalia Top Band Dinner
> Message-ID: <52D4ED0D.3010500 at xs4all.nl>
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> The server deletes ALL code and just leaves the the plain text message.
>
> The bottom line is:
> Just paste the link and do no use HTML to bury it in some nice clickable
> button...
>
> see for yourself:
> http://topbanddinner.jimdo.com/
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
>
> Op 2014-01-14 2:46 schreef wb6rse1 at mac.com:
>> The clickable link is apprently stripped out but the server.
>
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> Message: 35
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 05:09:52 -0700
> From: John Marvin <jm-ec at themarvins.org>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Requirements for keying a KXPA100
> Message-ID: <52D52910.10606 at themarvins.org>
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> So, I got my KXPA100 kit and have assembled it. But I'm having trouble
> keying it with my transceiver (HPSDR Hermes with alterations to support
> driving the KXPA100). My circuit didn't have any trouble keying my
> previous amp (a HFPacker V4). If I manually short the KXPA100 key input
> things appear to work in the limited testing I've done, so I don't think
> there is anything wrong with the KXPA100.
>
> I've measured 5V as expected at the key input, and I've measured the
> current while connecting the KXPA100 key input to my transceiver. I'm
> measuring 0.58 mA when the transceiver attempts to key the amp. The
> KXPA100 manual says that the key current will be 1 mA max (if I am
> reading that correctly) so this seems to be about right. Is there a
> minimum current requirement? There is a 560 ohm resistor in series
> internally, along with diodes (one in line with the key output to the
> KXPA 100 and one inline with the key output to the internal tx preamp)
> to prevent interaction between the two.
>
> Any ideas? My next experiment will probably involve changing or
> bypassing the 560 ohm resistor, but I have doubts that will fix the problem.
>
> John
> AC0ZG
>
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