Just Received my New KX3
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My KX3 arrived today. My first new radio in over 35 years. What do I do now besides stare at this technological little wonder. Just kidding. I'll dig into it tomorrow and figure it all out. I'm finally catching up with the current times. Looking forward to this new radio.
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Re: "My first new radio in over 35 years...Looking forward to this new radio."
I did the same thing three years ago. I was amazed at how much is packed into this little package. Every time i turn it on, I say a little, thank you to Wayne, Eric, and all the Elecraft crew! I am sure you will enjoy learning about it. Mark,ars: KE6BB ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Before you do anything, back up the configuration, and save it in case
you need it in the future. 73 -- Lynn On 3/18/2016 8:23 PM, TFJM via Elecraft wrote: > My KX3 arrived today. My first new radio in over 35 years. What do I do now > besides stare at this technological little wonder. Just kidding. I'll dig > into it tomorrow and figure it all out. I'm finally catching up with the > current times. Looking forward to this new radio. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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AMEN Lynn!
Download the Elecraft Utility for the KX3, KXP3 and KXPA100 if you haven't yet. They are located at http://www.elecraft.com/software/elecraft_software_page.htm The back-up configuration is in the Utility for each. When you have time roam about in the Elecraft web site. You will need to learn how to download and install new firmware. Elecraft updates the firmware from time to time. Both to improve it's operation (bug fixes) and better yet to add new features! 73 George AI4VZ -----Original Message----- From: Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2016 12:35 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just Received my New KX3 Before you do anything, back up the configuration, and save it in case you need it in the future. 73 -- Lynn On 3/18/2016 8:23 PM, TFJM via Elecraft wrote: > My KX3 arrived today. My first new radio in over 35 years. What do I do > now > besides stare at this technological little wonder. Just kidding. I'll dig > into it tomorrow and figure it all out. I'm finally catching up with the > current times. Looking forward to this new radio. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering some of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much appreciated.
I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before I ordered my KX3. Again, thanks! 73, Tom / W1PDI |
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Yes, and Elecraft's tend to multiply once you get your first one. I started off with my first K2, which I built and still have. And now there have appeared a K3 a K3S and now my second K2 which I'm currently building... Be sure and do let that happen to you too!
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Tom,
Glad you like the rig. If you have a question that stumps the experts, drop me an email. I have a unique perspective as the guy who wrote the firmware and owner's manual :) 73, Wayne On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:02 PM, TFJM via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote: > I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about > just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering some > of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much > appreciated. > > I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this > purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and > Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before I > ordered my KX3. > > Again, thanks! > > 73, > > Tom / W1PDI ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Wayne,
Is there an ‘official’ channel for firmware feature requests? I’d really love to see an easy way to adjust NR mix without having to disable/reenable it or to go through the menus. It would be nice to be able to tweak it while tuning around the bands. The other thing I’d like to do is to be able to disable or lock the RF gain control (i.e. put it on 0db and leave it there to prevent ‘accidentally’ changing it and wondering why the band went quiet). I also need to agree with another poster here that the PX3 is freakin’ awesome. Just got mine. Thanks, Tim Henrion KC1EOQ Both of the newer Yaesu radios that I have (FTDX-3000 and FT-991) give a way to do this to one degree or another. > On Mar 23, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Tom, > > Glad you like the rig. If you have a question that stumps the experts, drop me an email. I have a unique perspective as the guy who wrote the firmware and owner's manual :) > > 73, > Wayne > > > On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:02 PM, TFJM via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about >> just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering some >> of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much >> appreciated. >> >> I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this >> purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and >> Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before I >> ordered my KX3. >> >> Again, thanks! >> >> 73, >> >> Tom / W1PDI > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Funny you should say that. I have only had my KX3 a week and I'm already looking at and reading about the K3S. I better get a hold of myself - at least until I get back from Dayton in May.
73=Tom
W1PDI
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From: lstavenhagen [via Elecraft] <[hidden email]> To: TFJM <[hidden email]> Sent: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 4:48 pm Subject: Re: Just Received my New KX3
Yes, and Elecraft's tend to multiply once you get your first one. I started off with my first K2, which I built and still have. And now there have appeared a K3 a K3S and now my second K2 which I'm currently building... Be sure and do let that happen to you too!
73, LS W5QD If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below:
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Hi Tim,
I've added your suggestions to the wish-list. Thanks, Wayne N6KR On Mar 23, 2016, at 6:54 PM, Tim Henrion <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi Wayne, > Is there an ‘official’ channel for firmware feature requests? I’d really love to see an easy way to adjust NR mix without having to disable/reenable it or to go through the menus. It would be nice to be able to tweak it while tuning around the bands. The other thing I’d like to do is to be able to disable or lock the RF gain control (i.e. put it on 0db and leave it there to prevent ‘accidentally’ changing it and wondering why the band went quiet). > > I also need to agree with another poster here that the PX3 is freakin’ awesome. Just got mine. > > Thanks, > Tim Henrion > KC1EOQ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Yes, you are in real GAS trouble now! Just like
many of us here :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 3/23/16 7:18 PM, TFJM via Elecraft wrote: > Funny you should say that. I have only had my KX3 a week and I'm already looking at and reading about the K3S. I better get a hold of myself - at least until I get back from Dayton in May. > > 73=Tom > W1PDI > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lstavenhagen [via Elecraft] <[hidden email]> > To: TFJM <[hidden email]> > Sent: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 4:48 pm > Subject: Re: Just Received my New KX3 > > > Yes, and Elecraft's tend to multiply once you get your first one. I started off with my first K2, which I built and still have. And now there have appeared a K3 a K3S and now my second K2 which I'm currently building... Be sure and do let that happen to you too! > > 73, > LS > W5QD ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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It would actually be nice to be able to lock out any arbitrary control.
I keep accidentally adjusting MIC gain. Be nice to turn off the ability to adjust it in the menu until I want to do so more deliberately than the "random tweaks" I keep giving it :) On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 20:54 -0500, Tim Henrion wrote: > Hi Wayne, > Is there an ‘official’ channel for firmware feature requests? I’d really love to see an easy way to adjust NR mix without having to disable/reenable it or to go through the menus. It would be nice to be able to tweak it while tuning around the bands. The other thing I’d like to do is to be able to disable or lock the RF gain control (i.e. put it on 0db and leave it there to prevent ‘accidentally’ changing it and wondering why the band went quiet). > > I also need to agree with another poster here that the PX3 is freakin’ awesome. Just got mine. > > Thanks, > Tim Henrion > KC1EOQ > > Both of the newer Yaesu radios that I have (FTDX-3000 and FT-991) give a way to do this to one degree or another. > > > > On Mar 23, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > Tom, > > > > Glad you like the rig. If you have a question that stumps the experts, drop me an email. I have a unique perspective as the guy who wrote the firmware and owner's manual :) > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > > > > > On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:02 PM, TFJM via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > >> I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about > >> just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering some > >> of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much > >> appreciated. > >> > >> I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this > >> purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and > >> Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before I > >> ordered my KX3. > >> > >> Again, thanks! > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Tom / W1PDI > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [hidden email] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Seconded... I have 4 K's now and my efforts to convince myself to sell this or that one to pay for that or this one have failed. Even my K3, which is now "officially" an orphan and the main candidate for selling, is of course still fully supported by Elecraft and probably will be forever. So somehow the new synthesizer upgraded jumped into the radio and I use it on my /p trips all the time now. I can't seem to get rid of it.
And a 2nd K2 is slowly coalescing together on my bench right now.... I just can't seem to stop it all! hi hi. As for the K3S, if you had to have only one rig from here on out, that would be the one to have. I haven't used mine too much yet but it would be the one for digital modes and a panadapter, due to the USB port and its built-in devices for computer operation. Mine may end up, though, doing the same duty as all my rigs (/p with a battery and a key), judging by my progress on my home station.... And then you have the reflector, with Don and of course the Elecraft royalty themselves posting here, all of whom are just a bottomless pit of detailed information about your rigs no matter how arcane your questions may be.... So buyer beware hi hi! 73, LS W5QD
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+1
From my perspective, having AF gain and RF gain on the same control, with a push that toggles between the two, invariably results in tweaking the wrong one and then having to troubleshoot the issue after the fact. I’m fine with being able to lock settings, as I rarely find I need to tweak RF gain. Others may have different opinions. Personally as I search the bands, there are generally three knob-related things that I’d like to be able to tweak in real-time with independent knobs: - Frequency - I really like that the KX3 has “coarse” and “fine” adjustment available by default on different knobs (without having to toggle a “FAST” switch). This is one major “Nice job Elecraft!” usability item that sets the KX3 apart from every other radio I own. - AF gain - I guess I use this as sort of a “Manual AGC”, where others use RF gain. - NR mix - I pretty much run with NR on all the time unless I am chasing something ultra weak. The setting of NR mix can mean the difference between catching and missing weak signals, so I’d like to see this tweakable in real time. The #2 thing I love about Elecraft (after my awesome KX3) is the fact that you can ask questions and the guys that actually design and implement the hardware respond. #1 & #2 pretty much seal the deal that my next radio purchase(s) will be Elecraft. Even when I go to my local Ham Radio Outlet and talk to the staff about radios, one guy there pretty much talks about his K3 over anything else. Its funny to hear an HRO guy talk about a radio that HRO doesn’t even sell… :-) Tim Henrion KC1EOQ KX3 / PX3 Owner > On Mar 24, 2016, at 9:45 AM, John Pitz <[hidden email]> wrote: > > It would actually be nice to be able to lock out any arbitrary control. > I keep accidentally adjusting MIC gain. Be nice to turn off the ability > to adjust it in the menu until I want to do so more deliberately than > the "random tweaks" I keep giving it :) > > > On Wed, 2016-03-23 at 20:54 -0500, Tim Henrion wrote: > >> Hi Wayne, >> Is there an ‘official’ channel for firmware feature requests? I’d really love to see an easy way to adjust NR mix without having to disable/reenable it or to go through the menus. It would be nice to be able to tweak it while tuning around the bands. The other thing I’d like to do is to be able to disable or lock the RF gain control (i.e. put it on 0db and leave it there to prevent ‘accidentally’ changing it and wondering why the band went quiet). >> >> I also need to agree with another poster here that the PX3 is freakin’ awesome. Just got mine. >> >> Thanks, >> Tim Henrion >> KC1EOQ >> >> Both of the newer Yaesu radios that I have (FTDX-3000 and FT-991) give a way to do this to one degree or another. >> >> >>> On Mar 23, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>> Tom, >>> >>> Glad you like the rig. If you have a question that stumps the experts, drop me an email. I have a unique perspective as the guy who wrote the firmware and owner's manual :) >>> >>> 73, >>> Wayne >>> >>> >>> On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:02 PM, TFJM via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my posting about >>>> just buying my new KX3 (first radio purchased since 1980) and answering some >>>> of my questions I had and providing suggestions and feedback. Much >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> I have to say this KX3 is amazing and I'm very happy that I made this >>>> purchase. I spoke with Elecraft just the other day with a few questions and >>>> Craig there was great just as he was answering questions last month before I >>>> ordered my KX3. >>>> >>>> Again, thanks! >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> >>>> Tom / W1PDI >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [hidden email] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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