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Mike K5NU
Lyle,   Amidst all the technical questions:
What all in the way of "filters" would you suggest would be necessary for a K3 set up primarily for DXing?  As far as roofing filters are concerned, the next closest DXer to my qth is probably in the neighborhood of 100 miles, so no close by strong signals anyway.  
 
I am trying to plan my oder form of course.
I intend to get the 100w version and the atu.  My question is primarily about the kind and number of filters for options.

Thanks for any input.

73,  Mike k5nu      K2#381  K1#64
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Re: K3

KK7P
> Lyle,   Amidst all the technical questions:
> What all in the way of "filters" would you suggest would be necessary for a K3 set up primarily for DXing?  As far as roofing filters are concerned, the next closest DXer to my qth is probably in the neighborhood of 100 miles, so no close by strong signals anyway.  
>

That is hard to say.  Are you a CW op?  SSB op?  Data modes guy?

The radio comes with a 2.7 kHz 5-pole filter.  If you are into wider SSB
or AM, you'd want the 6 kHz filter.

I suggest a 400 Hz or 500 Hz CW filter if you are likely to get into a
situation where there are a LOT of really strong signals nearby, for
CW/Data mode work.

Thank you for your interest in the K3, Mike!

73,

Lyle KK7P

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Re: K3

dj7mgq
> I suggest a 400 Hz or 500 Hz CW filter if you are likely to get into
> a situation where there are a LOT of really strong signals nearby,
> for CW/Data mode work.

I've not ordered any extra filters (yet) for SSB/CW because I am
waiting to see what the differences, apart from poles and bandwidth,
are between the various filters (and the variable bandwidth versions).
Any detailed information would be great, but I quess we will have to
wait til Monday....

vy 73 de toby
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Re: K3

KK7P
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> I hate to add to the bombardment of emails you must be getting relative
> to the K3 but can I assume it will be considered as a base station unit
> rather than a field unit due to current draw??

We kept the K3 physically small make it very portable, especially when
you compare it to other elite-class radios.

> Any figures on current draw yet???  Just wondering about portable
> ops...perhaps my K2 will still be tops for portable/battery use.

Rx current is under 1 A.  Not in the K2 class, but reasonable for many
portable situations.

The K2 remains an excellent choice for many purposes.  Its small size
and careful attention to details specifically to support operation from
an internal battery keep it in a class of its own.

Personally, I'm keeping my K2 in addition to my K3!

I'll be operating my K3 at W7S (Salmoncon) as a battery-powered radio
with a Buddipole antenna system the weekend of July 6-9.  And using the
internal PSK encoder and decoder to use this mode without a laptop or
other attached computer  :-)

73,

Lyle KK7P

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Re: K3

Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604

Note that the K3 as displayed has NO provision for an internal battery.
OTOH, there's enough empty space in a barebones model to fashion a new
top cover with a battery holder.

And I note that apparently credit can be given for the basic 2.7k 5
pole roofing filter if you want to replace it with the 8 pole 2.8k
filter on original shipment.

There do seem to be some obvious opportunities for us high-duty
cycle RTTY ops to improve final cooling, IIF it should be deemed
necessary.

73, doug

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K3: internal battery and cooling questions

wayne burdick
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Hi Doug,

Doug Faunt wrote:

>
> Note that the K3 as displayed has NO provision for an internal battery.
> OTOH, there's enough empty space in a barebones model to fashion a new
> top cover with a battery holder.

It would take a pretty serious battery to power the K3, given a typical
minimum RX-mode current drain of 0.8 to 0.9 A. With a subreceiver
installed, there may just be room for 10 C cells, broken into two
4-cell packs. I'm hoping to offer an enclosed [safe!] fuel cell as an
internal option someday  ;)

>
>
> There do seem to be some obvious opportunities for us high-duty
> cycle RTTY ops to improve final cooling, IIF it should be deemed
> necessary.

The K3 has two large, quiet fans on the 100-W compartment. They are of
a standard size (HxW), and if necessary, they could be replaced with
much deeper units, thus avoiding the aesthetic compromise from adding
fans on top of the box. That shouldn't be necessary.

We haven't determined final duty cycle ratings, but given the larger
fans and larger heat sink, I'm expecting it to come in higher than the
K2/100.

73
Wayne


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Re: K3: internal battery and cooling questions

Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU
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Will the fuel cell option come with the hovercraft-mobile mounting kit?  
I am pretty sure that was promised in the Popular Mechanics article,
too.
73,
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:34 am, wayne burdick wrote:
>  I'm hoping to offer an enclosed [safe!] fuel cell as an internal
> option someday  ;)
>
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Re: K3: internal battery and cooling questions

wayne burdick
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No, but it will come with a wrist strap mount for the K3. At only 8
pounds, wrist-mounting of the rig won't kill you (like our 55-pound
competitors), but it'll still give you a great upper-body workout  :)

Wayne

Leigh L Klotz, Jr. wrote:

> Will the fuel cell option come with the hovercraft-mobile mounting
> kit?  I am pretty sure that was promised in the Popular Mechanics
> article, too.
> 73,
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:34 am, wayne burdick wrote:

>>  We're hoping to offer an enclosed [safe!] fuel cell as an internal
>> option someday  ;)
>>
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Re: K3: internal battery and cooling questions

Mike Cizek  W3MC
Better buy two of them, Leigh - make sure you get a properly balanced
workout!!

Mike Cizek  W3MC
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: internal battery and cooling questions


> No, but it will come with a wrist strap mount for the K3. At only 8
> pounds, wrist-mounting of the rig won't kill you (like our 55-pound
> competitors), but it'll still give you a great upper-body workout  :)
>
> Wayne
>
> Leigh L Klotz, Jr. wrote:
>
>> Will the fuel cell option come with the hovercraft-mobile mounting kit?
>> I am pretty sure that was promised in the Popular Mechanics article, too.
>> 73,
>> Leigh/WA5ZNU
>> On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:34 am, wayne burdick wrote:
>
>>>  We're hoping to offer an enclosed [safe!] fuel cell as an internal
>>> option someday  ;)
>>>
>> _____
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ELECRAFT K3

Robert-223
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Darn it!

Now I gotta get one.

This is going to be costly.
First the K3 and then the divorce lawyer :O)

Thanks alot Elecraft
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Re: K3: internal battery and cooling questions

Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU
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Ah yes, like this HP Atomic Wristwatch:
http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/atomic-bill/

73,
Leigh/WA5ZNU (who is just harassing you because he can't get to the
order form from his cell phone)

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:10 am, wayne burdick wrote:
> No, but it will come with a wrist strap mount for the K3. At only 8
> pounds, wrist-mounting of the rig won't kill you (like our 55-pound
> competitors), but it'll still give you a great upper-body workout  :)
>
> Wayne
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Re: ELECRAFT K3

N2EY
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In a message dated 4/28/07 2:15:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [hidden email]
writes:


> This is going to be costly.
> First the K3 and then the divorce lawyer :O)
>

There are ways around that. Here are some ideas I read about, a long time
ago:
 
1) Bring purchase home in trunk of car. Under cover of darkness, move
purchase from car to basement window well. Open basement window and
bring purchase inside. (Only works with basement shacks near openable
windows)

2) Keep large trash can in basement. Make a big show of how much
useless stuff you are getting rid of each trash day. Bring purchase
home in trunk of car. Under cover of darkness, after trash day, while
retrieving empty can, put purchase into can and bring into basement.
(Only works with basement shacks)

3) Mail parts and small purchases to yourself, with computer-made
official-looking labels from ham rig makers. Labels should say "FREE
SAMPLE" and "FOR EVALUATION BY (your call)". Helps to include official-
looking questionnaire and return envelope. (Only works with small
items in new condition)

4) Dismantle purchase at friend's house. Bring parts into house using
various methods listed above. Mix in with parts stock, which must be
big enough that additions are undetectable. Reassemble gradually so it
takes shape slowly and is not noticed. "And I built it myself from
parts I had on hand". (Works best with kits and homebrew that need
restoring anyway).

5) Sell 3 or 4 big things that you don't use and which are virtually
worthless, in order to buy one thing you really want. Helps to have
lots of useless big things around for such deals.

6) Deny, deny, deny. "That? I've always had that. Got it at the Podunk
Hollow hamfest in 1998. Cost over $700 new, I got a deal for less than
$50. You just never noticed it before."

7) Ham friend comes over, drops purchase off at your house. Says he's
moving, vacationing, having work done to his house, etc., and would
you hold onto the thing "for a while" so it won't get dirty, lost or
damaged? (Works best if ham friend does you, or better yet 'hon', a
bunch of non-ham-radio favors, so you owe him several favors back, and
can't refuse him. Meanwhile you've done the same things for *him*, so he can
do the same deal.)

The following three can only be used once, so save them for that dream
purchase.

8) If you only have permission to buy one thing, but want two things,
have "radio store" (ham friend) send you both. Call "radio store" on
phone and complain about second item sent to you "by mistake". Spend a
lot of time on phone trying to convince them it's *their* mistake,
that you refuse to pay for the item, it's not on your credit-card bill, etc.

Finally have "radio store" send you official-looking apology letter saying
they're
sorry, they discovered the mistake, and you can just keep the second
item for free as a goodwill gesture from them. (Helps to practice one-
sided phone conversations by listening to old Bob Newhart routines).

9) Bring purchase into house when no one is home. Wrap up in
unlabeled, dusty, old, cardboard box. Hide in unusual place, away from
your ham gear - attic if shack is in basement, garage, etc. Bury it
under stuff that hasn't been disturbed in a long time, and won't be
normally moved.

After a suitable time has elapsed, get family to do "housecleaning".
Best if someone else discovers box. You act surprised, overjoyed,
cradle unit in your arms, tell family you thought it was lost years
ago and you thought it was gone forever, you'd never see it again,
etc. Long detailed story of how you delivered papers for three years
to save up for it helps. (Only works with old items that you could have
once owned).

10) Go to hamfest. Don't buy a thing (officially) - better yet, sell
a bunch of stuff. Leave early. That night, receive phone call from
excited ham friend telling you that you won the grand prize in the
doorprize/raffle. Pick up "grand prize" (your purchase) at his house -
which you dropped off there on the way home. (Only works with new
items. Mad scramble looking for raffle ticket stubs in car, clothing,
etc., with heroic rescue just before they go into the washing machine,
helps divert attention).

--

Not that I've actually *done* any of the above, mind you.

Wouldn't dream of it. Not me!

---

Just something I read somewhere - QST about 1970.
Yeah, QST....that's the ticket. Yup, QST.

73 de Jim, N2EY

No, really - there *was* such an article.

I'm not making this up.

Honest.

It was when QST was still in the small format. Had the raffle
ticket thing and all. You can look it up.

Would I lie?



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Re: ELECRAFT K3 :0)

David Cutter
And precisely how do you explain the mile-wide non-volatile smile on your
fizzog ?  Ladies of the female species just KNOW when there's something
going on.  Come clean from the start or you are TOAST.


David
G3UNA


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Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ELECRAFT K3


> In a message dated 4/28/07 2:15:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [hidden email]
> writes:
>
>
>> This is going to be costly.
>> First the K3 and then the divorce lawyer :O)
>>
>
> There are ways around that. Here are some ideas I read about, a long time
> ago:
>
> 1) Bring purchase home in trunk of car. Under cover of darkness, move
> purchase from car to basement window well. Open basement window and
> bring purchase inside. (Only works with basement shacks near openable
> windows)
>
> 2) Keep large trash can in basement. Make a big show of how much
> useless stuff you are getting rid of each trash day. Bring purchase
> home in trunk of car. Under cover of darkness, after trash day, while
> retrieving empty can, put purchase into can and bring into basement.
> (Only works with basement shacks)
>
> 3) Mail parts and small purchases to yourself, with computer-made
> official-looking labels from ham rig makers. Labels should say "FREE
> SAMPLE" and "FOR EVALUATION BY (your call)". Helps to include official-
> looking questionnaire and return envelope. (Only works with small
> items in new condition)
>
> 4) Dismantle purchase at friend's house. Bring parts into house using
> various methods listed above. Mix in with parts stock, which must be
> big enough that additions are undetectable. Reassemble gradually so it
> takes shape slowly and is not noticed. "And I built it myself from
> parts I had on hand". (Works best with kits and homebrew that need
> restoring anyway).
>
> 5) Sell 3 or 4 big things that you don't use and which are virtually
> worthless, in order to buy one thing you really want. Helps to have
> lots of useless big things around for such deals.
>
> 6) Deny, deny, deny. "That? I've always had that. Got it at the Podunk
> Hollow hamfest in 1998. Cost over $700 new, I got a deal for less than
> $50. You just never noticed it before."
>
> 7) Ham friend comes over, drops purchase off at your house. Says he's
> moving, vacationing, having work done to his house, etc., and would
> you hold onto the thing "for a while" so it won't get dirty, lost or
> damaged? (Works best if ham friend does you, or better yet 'hon', a
> bunch of non-ham-radio favors, so you owe him several favors back, and
> can't refuse him. Meanwhile you've done the same things for *him*, so he
> can
> do the same deal.)
>
> The following three can only be used once, so save them for that dream
> purchase.
>
> 8) If you only have permission to buy one thing, but want two things,
> have "radio store" (ham friend) send you both. Call "radio store" on
> phone and complain about second item sent to you "by mistake". Spend a
> lot of time on phone trying to convince them it's *their* mistake,
> that you refuse to pay for the item, it's not on your credit-card bill,
> etc.
>
> Finally have "radio store" send you official-looking apology letter saying
> they're
> sorry, they discovered the mistake, and you can just keep the second
> item for free as a goodwill gesture from them. (Helps to practice one-
> sided phone conversations by listening to old Bob Newhart routines).
>
> 9) Bring purchase into house when no one is home. Wrap up in
> unlabeled, dusty, old, cardboard box. Hide in unusual place, away from
> your ham gear - attic if shack is in basement, garage, etc. Bury it
> under stuff that hasn't been disturbed in a long time, and won't be
> normally moved.
>
> After a suitable time has elapsed, get family to do "housecleaning".
> Best if someone else discovers box. You act surprised, overjoyed,
> cradle unit in your arms, tell family you thought it was lost years
> ago and you thought it was gone forever, you'd never see it again,
> etc. Long detailed story of how you delivered papers for three years
> to save up for it helps. (Only works with old items that you could have
> once owned).
>
> 10) Go to hamfest. Don't buy a thing (officially) - better yet, sell
> a bunch of stuff. Leave early. That night, receive phone call from
> excited ham friend telling you that you won the grand prize in the
> doorprize/raffle. Pick up "grand prize" (your purchase) at his house -
> which you dropped off there on the way home. (Only works with new
> items. Mad scramble looking for raffle ticket stubs in car, clothing,
> etc., with heroic rescue just before they go into the washing machine,
> helps divert attention).
>
> --
>
> Not that I've actually *done* any of the above, mind you.
>
> Wouldn't dream of it. Not me!
>
> ---
>
> Just something I read somewhere - QST about 1970.
> Yeah, QST....that's the ticket. Yup, QST.
>
> 73 de Jim, N2EY
>
> No, really - there *was* such an article.
>
> I'm not making this up.
>
> Honest.
>
> It was when QST was still in the small format. Had the raffle
> ticket thing and all. You can look it up.
>
> Would I lie?
>
>
>
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Re: ELECRAFT K3

John GM4SLV
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:21:09 EDT
[hidden email] wrote:

> In a message dated 4/28/07 2:15:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [hidden email] writes:
>
>
> > This is going to be costly.
> > First the K3 and then the divorce lawyer :O)
> >
>
> There are ways around that. Here are some ideas I read about, a long
> time ago:
>  
>
> 6) Deny, deny, deny. "That? I've always had that. Got it at the
> Podunk Hollow hamfest in 1998. Cost over $700 new, I got a deal for
> less than $50. You just never noticed it before."

K1, K2, VX150, FT8800, FT60....

If it works, don't fix it!

Now "Darling, were's that old K3 I put away in the attic in 1982?"
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R: ELECRAFT K3

IK4YNG

> Now "Darling, where's that old K3 I put away in the attic in 1982?"

1) have the kit delivered somewhere else, e.g. your friendly garage;
2) throw away the original box and shipping documents;
3) liberally dust all the parts, and especially the front panel, with face
powder; smear the transparent parts with paper glue, simulating scratches
(not a permanent damage but very convincing);
4) try to remove the face dust using a piece of waste, thus leaving a lot of
fine lines along all the corners (best way to have something new looking
years old; good for customs too)
5) take the manual and thumb it a lot with well dirty and greasy hands;
6) mark around many of the manual's pages with a lot of tick marks, arrows,
and so on;
7) trample on it, and half-tear the schematic diagram pages;
8) throw all parts together in a big, ugly, well beaten grocery carton box;
9) on a Saturday morning, have a friendly OM calling you, announcing the
death of some OM down there at just 15 miles away, and suggesting a visit to
the garage auction his wife is already, hastily organizing while the poor
boy is still warm in the coffin;
10) come home with the old box, wires dangling all around and a BIG smile on
your face, all the while congratulating yourself for your sheer luck in
recognizing some useful half-done kit buried in that garbage;
11) mount the kit but leave out some parts of the case; blame the deceased
and his stupid wife for having lost those parts (this will be the real
finest of the tricks);
12) after a LOOOONG while, finish the kit but leave the face powder in
place, so the last panels (previously washed and lightly oiled) will look
slightly different.


I did it a couple of times, and wife never found the trick. Maybe you shall
inform all visiting OM not to give you away...


Cheers,
IK4YNG Paolo

 


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Re: ELECRAFT K3

Rick Dettinger-2


> I did it a couple of times, and wife never found the trick. Maybe you
shall
> inform all visiting OM not to give you away...
> Cheers,
> IK4YNG Paolo
=============================================

Paolo - You left out one important point.  Don't announce the deed on an
open reflector. (:

Rick Dettinger  K7MW


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Re: ELECRAFT K3

Robert-223
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Ok well if you have a wife like mine.  None of this will work.
For a while, I use to be able to get away with storing gear in the
basement and bring it ups a month or two later.  She would say, "is that
new?" and I would say no I've had that for along time.  I just moved
things around.  My wife is a smart cookie so now she takes digital pics
of my shack and gear in the basement so last time I tried that, she
brought up the time date pics and I was busted.  But she's a great gal
and usually lets me get what I want.

Cheers,
Robert
VE3RPF

John GM4SLV wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:21:09 EDT
> [hidden email] wrote:
>
>  
>> In a message dated 4/28/07 2:15:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> [hidden email] writes:
>>
>>
>>    
>>> This is going to be costly.
>>> First the K3 and then the divorce lawyer :O)
>>>
>>>      
>> There are ways around that. Here are some ideas I read about, a long
>> time ago:
>>  
>>
>> 6) Deny, deny, deny. "That? I've always had that. Got it at the
>> Podunk Hollow hamfest in 1998. Cost over $700 new, I got a deal for
>> less than $50. You just never noticed it before."
>>    
>
> K1, K2, VX150, FT8800, FT60....
>
> If it works, don't fix it!
>
> Now "Darling, were's that old K3 I put away in the attic in 1982?"
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