[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 263, Issue 23
Kevin Hedgepeth
kevin.nb7o at gmail.com
Mon Mar 30 13:57:21 EDT 2026
Yes. Set the KH1 to High Power and then do not touch the PWR function
button again.
Kevin/NB7O
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> 1. Elecraft 80M SSB Net Announcement (Dave New, N8SBE)
> 2. KH1 VFO tuning gone! (Ken)
> 3. KH1 VFO tuning gone! THANKS!!!! GOT IT....The XMIT RIT was
> "ON" DUH!! (kjpj27 at gmail.com)
> 4. Re: KH1 VFO tuning gone! THANKS!!!! GOT IT....The XMIT RIT
> was "ON" DUH!! (Wayne Burdick)
> 5. Re: KH1 VFO tuning gone! (Julia Tuttle)
> 6. Elecraft CW Net Report (kevin rock)
> 7. Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report (Dave New, N8SBE)
> 8. For those new to Elecraft -- an introduction (Wayne Burdick)
> 9. New KH1 Hi/Low Pwr Question? (Ken)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:47:51 -0400
> From: "Dave New, N8SBE" <n8sbe at densbe.com>
> To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>, Elecraft K4
> <Elecraft-K4 at groups.io>, Main <main at elecraft-kx.groups.io>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Announcement
> Message-ID: <28139e918d8cb67ea3c91731e0083014 at densbe.com>
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> Please join us on 3803kHz plus (not minus) QRM (see the Netlogger
> discussion, below), 9PM ET Sunday (0100Z Monday). Note that the net
> stays on the same local time, when we switch back and forth to/from
> Daylight time, so the UTC time changes, but not the local time.
>
> Your net control for this week is N8SBE, who will be operating remote
> from K1NW in Rhode Island (thanks Brian!).
>
> The group that meets on 3803 kHz before us has been wrapping up
> operations promptly at or before 9PM ET. There is also another group
> that normally comes on at 10PM ET, so we need to make sure to wrap up
> operations by 10PM ET. If any stations wish to continue past that time,
> please QSY to a clear frequency.
>
> If you are a US General class licensee, please ensure that your dial is
> accurately calibrated and that your transmitter/amplifier combination is
> clean and free of splatter, since we will be operating LSB within 3 kHz
> of the lower band edge of the 80M US General class band.
>
> If we find 3803 kHz busy, we will move UP the band a few kHz, so we can
> stay in the 80M US General class band.
>
> Hope to see you this evening on the net.
>
> 73,
>
> -- Dave, N8SBE, Hamshack Hotline RIP, HamsOverIP 101018, AmateurWire
> 1348
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:22:17 -0400
> From: Ken <ken057581 at gmail.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KH1 VFO tuning gone!
> Message-ID: <EAAE5F09-F277-4962-AD37-AC525DAE7A42 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Hello all,
> Got a new KH1 a few days ago and needless to say, trying to figure it out.
> Accidentally turned on that SW tones option and thankfully I found out how
> to turn it off!
>
> Anyway, I tapped or held something wrong, now the receiver won't tune.
> Stuck on my last freq of 14.060. C +.00X.....top row.
> When I try the VFO knob, it changes that +.00X figure in the top row,
> right side.
> What did I mess up now??
> Thanks!! Ken, W2GIW
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:43:59 -0400
> From: kjpj27 at gmail.com
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KH1 VFO tuning gone! THANKS!!!! GOT IT....The XMIT
> RIT was "ON" DUH!!
> Message-ID: <37A7A888-0060-467D-8993-AEF7C78C16F1 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Hello all,
> Got a new KH1 a few days ago and needless to say, trying to figure it out.
> Accidentally turned on that SW tones option and thankfully I found out how
> to turn it off!
>
> Anyway, I tapped or held something wrong, now the receiver won't tune.
> Stuck on my last freq of 14.060. C +.00X.....top row.
> When I try the VFO knob, it changes that +.00X figure in the top row,
> right side.
> What did I mess up now??
> Thanks!! Ken, W2GIW
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:54:21 -0700
> From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> To: kjpj27 at gmail.com
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KH1 VFO tuning gone! THANKS!!!! GOT IT....The
> XMIT RIT was "ON" DUH!!
> Message-ID:
> <
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> Glad you figured it out, Ken.
>
> We did pack a lot of features into that 4x2x1", all controlled with just
> two knobs and four switches. Let me know if you think the manual's tutorial
> section could better address any particular topic.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 12:44?PM Ken via Elecraft <
> elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > Got a new KH1 a few days ago and needless to say, trying to figure it
> out.
> > Accidentally turned on that SW tones option and thankfully I found out
> how
> > to turn it off!
> >
> > Anyway, I tapped or held something wrong, now the receiver won't tune.
> > Stuck on my last freq of 14.060. C +.00X.....top row.
> > When I try the VFO knob, it changes that +.00X figure in the top row,
> > right side.
> > What did I mess up now??
> > Thanks!! Ken, W2GIW
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:10:05 -0400
> From: Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net>
> To: Ken <ken057581 at gmail.com>
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KH1 VFO tuning gone!
> Message-ID:
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> I?m not deeply familiar with the KH1, but that sounds like maybe you have
> XIT (transmitter incremental tuning) stuck on?
>
> 73,
>
> Julie
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 15:23 Ken via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > Got a new KH1 a few days ago and needless to say, trying to figure it
> out.
> > Accidentally turned on that SW tones option and thankfully I found out
> how
> > to turn it off!
> >
> > Anyway, I tapped or held something wrong, now the receiver won't tune.
> > Stuck on my last freq of 14.060. C +.00X.....top row.
> > When I try the VFO knob, it changes that +.00X figure in the top row,
> > right side.
> > What did I mess up now??
> > Thanks!! Ken, W2GIW
> > ______________________________________________________________
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:02:44 -0700
> From: kevin rock <kevinr at coho.net>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report
> Message-ID: <5f21bbe4-bd20-4355-b4ba-1e90e1d4358a at coho.net>
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> Good Evening,
>
> ? ?Twenty meters had little noise with moderate signals.? QSB was slow
> and not too deep.? Forty meters had more noise with the same, slow QSB.?
> I just checked the Reverse Beacon Network and found I hit Japan at 13
> dB.? VA in the other direction gave me a 22 dB rating.
>
>
> ? On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
>
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
>
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
>
> K6XK - Roy - IA
>
> N1AL - Alan - UT
>
> K4JPN - Steve - GA
>
> W8OV - Dave - TX
>
> W7IGC - Eric - MD
>
>
> ? On 7047.5 kHz t 0000z:
>
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
>
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
>
> WM5F - Dwight - ID
>
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
>
>
> Until next week 73,
>
> ? Kevin.? KD5ONS
>
>
> _
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mr. Sanderson stood amazed with the rush of words. When the words got
> going the
> flow carried him; he began to sink deep in the shoes, to flex his toes,
> limber his arches,
> test his ankles. He rocked softly, secretly, back and forth in a small
> breeze from the open
> door. The tennis shoes silently hushed themselves deep in the carpet,
> sank as in a jungle
> grass, in loam and resilient clay. He gave one solemn bounce of his
> heels in the yeasty
> dough, in the yielding and welcoming earth. Emotions hurried over his
> face as if many
> colored lights had been switched on and off. His mouth hung slightly
> open. Slowly he
> gentled and rocked himself to a halt, and the boy?s voice faded and they
> stood there
> looking at each other in a tremendous and natural silence.
>
> A few people drifted by on the sidewalk outside, in the hot sun.
>
> Still the man and boy stood there, the boy glowing, the man with
> revelation in his
> face.
>
> ?Boy,? said the old man at last, ?in five years, how would you like a
> job selling shoes
> in this emporium??
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:06:18 -0400
> From: "Dave New, N8SBE" <n8sbe at densbe.com>
> To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>, Elecraft K4
> <Elecraft-K4 at groups.io>, Main <main at elecraft-kx.groups.io>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report
> Message-ID: <9fe0116a2ee4ef35e33554750c84db1c at densbe.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>
> 3803 kHz, 9PM ET Sunday (currently 0100Z Monday).
>
> Thanks to the following check ins (w) and relays (rel):
>
> Call St Radio/Amp Name
> 1 N8SBE RI K4D/KPA1500 remote via K1NW Dave (w),(op)
> 2 K1DIH CT K4D/Tokyo Hi-Power Brian (w)
> 3 K8CGS MI K4D/KPA500 Greg (w)
> 4 W9PCS WI K4D/KPA500 Paul (c/o),(w)
> 5 K1AV RI K4D/KPA500 Peter (w)
> 6 WA1MAD MA KX3 15W Mike (c/o),(w)
> 7 AF5LQ NC KX3/KXPA100 Karl (w)
> 8 KE8TRL MI IC-7300 Blaine (w)
> 9 AE1E TX K4D/KPA1500 Ken (c/o),(w)
> 10 KC2SDR NY FT-dx101mp Mike (c/o),(w)
> 11 VA2RF QC IC-781 Michel (c/o),(w)
> 12 N2TNQ NJ K3/KPA500 Len (c/o),(w)
> 13 WB9JNZ IL FTdx101d/KPA1500 Eric (rel),(w)
> 14 KI8ER MI IC-730 Ron (w)
> 15 K1NW RI K4D/KPA1500 Brian (c/o),(w)
> 16 KU4B TN FTdx5000/Alpha8410 Dave (w)
> 17 KN3C/4 AL TS-480HX/ALM500 Rick (c/o),(p),(w)
>
> (Entries with (c/o) indicate a 'one and done' station that checked out
> during the 1st round. (n/h) failed to respond during initial (was only
> checked into Netlogger) or subsequent rounds. (p) indicates a portable
> station. (m) indicates a mobile station.)
>
> We had a total of 17 check ins this week (including the NCS). Thanks to
> all the stations that helped with relays, and a big thanks to Brian,
> K1NW who hosted my K4D to his K4D connection from Michigan to Rhode
> Island while my 80M antenna is down for construction at my QTH. I hope
> to see all of you again. The net concluded at 9:55 PM ET.
>
> We have a really great group of folks checking in, and I encourage
> everyone in the Midwest and adjoining areas to check in next week.
>
> As a reminder, if you go to https://netlogger.org at the net starting
> time and look for the 80M Elecraft SSB Net, you should see the frequency
> we are using that evening, if we must QSY due to busy frequencies.
>
> Also, check out https://hams.live to find out how to set up a multi-SDR
> receiver on your PC, which greatly aids in hearing folks during poor
> propagation or high noise levels.
>
> Also, also, please check out https://mikeg-dal.github.io/QK4/ for the
> latest QK4 K4/K4D remote software for Windows. This is currently Beta,
> so some things are not complete, yet, but I think you will find it quite
> interesting.
>
> 73,
>
> -- Dave, N8SBE
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:41:51 -0700
> From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> To: elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] For those new to Elecraft -- an introduction
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> Hi all,
>
> Given the number of people subscribed to this list, I'm guessing more than
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> friend. Maybe you're just kicking the tires.
>
> Whatever the reason you're here -- great to have you! We know what it's
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> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> --
> Elecraft, Inc.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:56:36 -0400
> From: Ken <ken057581 at gmail.com>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] New KH1 Hi/Low Pwr Question?
> Message-ID: <4ACAF6D6-CC5E-4320-B116-31AC51C39080 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> ?Hi All,
> More KH1 questions.....
> Holding PFn/XMTR brings up TUN PWR TEST XIT.
> Holding PWR brings up LOW PWR......next time it says HIGH PWR.
> Confusing......Is there some way to keep this in HIGH PWR all the time??
> Thanks, Ken, W2GIW
>
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