My K3 is Sick!
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Sick seems to be the word the kids at the Olympics now use to describe an exceptional performance, as in, "Dude, that gold medal run you just did was totally sick"!
So, I tune in to 10 meters CW this morning to see what FT5ZM is up to. As usual, the pileup is S9 and about 20 khz wide. I'm running my K3 at five watts, into a G5RV wire antenna up about 30 feet. And it's snowing. But, what the heck. I widen the P3 range to see the whole pileup, look for a minute to see where he's listening, punch up my Split macro, and call. Once. Back he comes, first time. Now, granted, these are the best ops in the world, and like me, they are using the best radio in the world, but still. Five watts, wire antenna, snow storm, huge pileup, one call, to the antipode. No matter how you look at it, that's just sick! 73, John W3DN |
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Ain't it fun? Did basically the same thing this morning but instead of my K3, I fired up the KX3 and using my SPLIT macro (sets it up 2KHz). Had it on a non-resonant vertical and forgot to switch over to the beam. Heard a K6 just 2 KHz up from FT5ZM's TX frequency finish and I jumped in with a call -- BINGO! They came right back. First time I've gotten a DXpedition on one call with the KX3. (I've done it a few with the K3/KPA500 combination though.) I've had a lot of people ask me, "What good is the P3 anyway?" You just proved what I always tell them, "If you haven't got one, you'll never believe my answer."
Jim - W0EB > Sick seems to be the word the kids at the Olympics now use to > describe an > exceptional performance, as in, "Dude, that gold medal run you just > did was totally sick"! > > So, I tune in to 10 meters CW this morning to see what FT5ZM is up > to. As > usual, the pileup is S9 and about 20 khz wide. I'm running my K3 > at five > watts, into a G5RV wire antenna up about 30 feet. And it's snowing. > > But, what the heck. I widen the P3 range to see the whole pileup, > look for a minute to see where he's listening, punch up my Split > macro, and call. Once. Back he comes, first time. > > 73, > John W3DN ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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"Sick" as a superlative really caught me by surprise. I learned it from my daughter who was 12 at the time. Thirty years earlier it was "bad," another lesson in irony. I hope Websters is keeping up.
Wayne N6KR >> Sick seems to be the word the kids at the Olympics now use to >> describe an >> exceptional performance, as in, "Dude, that gold medal run you just >> did was totally sick"! >> >> So, I tune in to 10 meters CW this morning to see what FT5ZM is up >> to. As >> usual, the pileup is S9 and about 20 khz wide. I'm running my K3 >> at five >> watts, into a G5RV wire antenna up about 30 feet. And it's snowing. >> >> But, what the heck. I widen the P3 range to see the whole pileup, >> look for a minute to see where he's listening, punch up my Split >> macro, and call. Once. Back he comes, first time. >> > >> 73, >> John W3DN ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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I really like the ability of K3 and KX3 (I have both) to code and decode
RTTY and PSK31. It is very helpful to work those expeditions without need to change logging software. It was also very helpful when operating from DX locations and being asked for a quick digi QSO. Now here is the question. With proliferation of PSK63 can we hope for an upgrade where PSK63 will be added to these two rigs? 73, Igor UA9CDC ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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You are all "sick" if you think that 5 watts from a K3 is some how magically greater
than 5 watts from some other brand like Yaesu 5000mp or Kenwood TS590. The brand probably is the least likely variable as to whether you are heard or not. Most modern transmitters are equally as bad as the next. Keith |
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I beg to differ for one simple reason; many of the K-I-Y transmitters send out a variety of noises, excessive width and IMD, that is not from users overdriving but is the manufacturers simply "cheaping out" to save money. Elecraft does it right; focus on quality, always. (Go big or go home.)
I'd rather focus the RF energy cleanly into the desired spectrum rather than all over the spectrum. No magic involved, it's spectral purity. 73, Rick wa6nhc Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable > On Feb 10, 2014, at 10:47 AM, XE3/K5ENS <[hidden email]> wrote: > > You are all "sick" if you think that 5 watts from a K3 is some how magically > greater > than 5 watts from some other brand like Yaesu 5000mp or Kenwood TS590. The > brand > probably is the least likely variable as to whether you are heard or not. > Most modern > transmitters are equally as bad as the next. > > > Keith > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/My-K3-is-Sick-tp7583979p7584004.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 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 |
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K3 7956 is sick enough to score FT5ZM on 17CW/SSB, 20CW/SSB, 30CW, 40CW/SSB, and 80CW, with 100w, inverted L and a cobwebb. Of course that's not to say any other 100watt radio wouldn't have worked them also but since we're bragging up our K3s.....lol.
 73  Gary KC9EE ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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With only about 8000 K3's and what 3 or 4+ million other radios. I don't
think the Ham world cares much about that. And those 8000 aren't making much difference on the air. But drink another glass of Kool-Aid and you might even think because the K3 uses less power it's going to solve global warming. Besides isn't that the whole point in having that mega station so every one can hear you. Keith |
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I do not know how and why this thread turned into someting different but the
original question was- is Elecraft going to do FW upgrade to add PSK63 to the mix of modes KX3 and K3 already have? PSK63 is getting very popular and I would be happy to have it coded and decoded by KX3 (and K3). 73, Igor UA9CDC ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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Yes, it's on the wish-list for both the K3 and KX3.
73, Wayne N6KR On Feb 11, 2014, at 7:45 PM, "Igor Sokolov" <[hidden email]> wrote: > I do not know how and why this thread turned into someting different but the original question was- is Elecraft going to do FW upgrade to add PSK63 to the mix of modes KX3 and K3 already have? PSK63 is getting very popular and I would be happy to have it coded and decoded by KX3 (and K3). > > 73, Igor UA9CDC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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Will someone please pass me the coolade so I can comment :-)
73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gary Hunt Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:23 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! K3 7956 is sick enough to score FT5ZM on 17CW/SSB, 20CW/SSB, 30CW, 40CW/SSB, and 80CW, with 100w, inverted L and a cobwebb. Of course that's not to say any other 100watt radio wouldn't have worked them also but since we're bragging up our K3s.....lol. Â 73 Â Gary KC9EE ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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I seem to have the same issue.
73 Gary KC9EE Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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Funny that Elecraft is the only amateur radio mfr I know of whose "sick" radios don't need a trip to the service center to be made well again.
73 de Dennis KD7CAC Scottsdale, AZ On Feb 12, 2014, at 4:49 AM, Gary Hunt <[hidden email]> wrote: > I seem to have the same issue. > > 73 > > Gary > KC9EE ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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Can I request that we try to stick to the king's English here?
Admittedly, we hams have our jargon, but lets limit our foray's into today's "POP culture" terminology as much as we can. Are we kool with that? Groovy ! 73, Charlie k3ICH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Griffin" <[hidden email]> To: "'Gary Hunt'" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 6:44 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! Will someone please pass me the coolade so I can comment :-) 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gary Hunt Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:23 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! K3 7956 is sick enough to score FT5ZM on 17CW/SSB, 20CW/SSB, 30CW, 40CW/SSB, and 80CW, with 100w, inverted L and a cobwebb. Of course that's not to say any other 100watt radio wouldn't have worked them also but since we're bragging up our K3s.....lol. 73 Gary KC9EE ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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I agree the K3 is one sick piece of gear! It is also so killer!
Keith AK6ZZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos > On Feb 12, 2014, at 5:57 AM, "Charlie T, K3ICH" <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Can I request that we try to stick to the king's English here? > > Admittedly, we hams have our jargon, but lets limit our foray's into today's "POP culture" terminology as much as we can. > > Are we kool with that? Groovy ! > > 73, Charlie k3ICH > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Griffin" <[hidden email]> > To: "'Gary Hunt'" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 6:44 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! > > > Will someone please pass me the coolade so I can comment :-) > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gary Hunt > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:23 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! > > K3 7956 is sick enough to score FT5ZM on 17CW/SSB, 20CW/SSB, 30CW, 40CW/SSB, > and 80CW, with 100w, inverted L and a cobwebb. Of course that's not to say > any other 100watt radio wouldn't have worked them also but since we're > bragging up our K3s.....lol. > > 73 > > Gary > KC9EE > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 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 |
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But the King's English is not what is spoken in America, or in much of
the world. The guiding reference "The King's English" was printed in 1906, some 20 years before the production of "Modern English Usage" in the 1920s almost 100 years ago. "American English" has evolved some since then. International or Business English has also evolved. "Sick" meaning good has been in use since the 1980s and a roughly similar meaning was around in the 1920s. Wouldn't it be terrible if ham radio was associated with Pop culture. Oh my! You might have to deal with young people! You know, like those in their 60s. <Grin> Rich NU6T On 2/12/2014 5:55 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: > Can I request that we try to stick to the king's English here? > > Admittedly, we hams have our jargon, but lets limit our foray's into > today's "POP culture" terminology as much as we can. > > Are we kool with that? Groovy ! > > 73, Charlie k3ICH > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Griffin" <[hidden email]> > To: "'Gary Hunt'" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 6:44 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! > > > Will someone please pass me the coolade so I can comment :-) > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gary Hunt > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:23 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! > > K3 7956 is sick enough to score FT5ZM on 17CW/SSB, 20CW/SSB, 30CW, > 40CW/SSB, > and 80CW, with 100w, inverted L and a cobwebb. Of course that's not to > say > any other 100watt radio wouldn't have worked them also but since we're > bragging up our K3s.....lol. > > 73 > > Gary > KC9EE > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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The K3 is money!
Keith AK6ZZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos > On Feb 12, 2014, at 6:19 AM, "Rich" <[hidden email]> wrote: > > But the King's English is not what is spoken in America, or in much of the world. The guiding reference "The King's English" was printed in 1906, some 20 years before the production of "Modern English Usage" in the 1920s almost 100 years ago. "American English" has evolved some since then. International or Business English has also evolved. > > "Sick" meaning good has been in use since the 1980s and a roughly similar meaning was around in the 1920s. > > Wouldn't it be terrible if ham radio was associated with Pop culture. Oh my! You might have to deal with young people! You know, like those in their 60s. > > <Grin> > > Rich > NU6T > >> On 2/12/2014 5:55 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: >> Can I request that we try to stick to the king's English here? >> >> Admittedly, we hams have our jargon, but lets limit our foray's into today's "POP culture" terminology as much as we can. >> >> Are we kool with that? Groovy ! >> >> 73, Charlie k3ICH >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Griffin" <[hidden email]> >> To: "'Gary Hunt'" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 6:44 AM >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! >> >> >> Will someone please pass me the coolade so I can comment :-) >> >> 73 Jeff kb2m >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [hidden email] >> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gary Hunt >> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:23 PM >> To: [hidden email] >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! >> >> K3 7956 is sick enough to score FT5ZM on 17CW/SSB, 20CW/SSB, 30CW, 40CW/SSB, >> and 80CW, with 100w, inverted L and a cobwebb. Of course that's not to say >> any other 100watt radio wouldn't have worked them also but since we're >> bragging up our K3s.....lol. >> >> 73 >> >> Gary >> KC9EE >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 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 |
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I'm getting this error from my amp when I turn it on and set it in the
OPER mode. Then it requires shutoff via the rear switch to shut it off. I've been running it off 120v and has been working fine. What do I need to look for? 73 Dwight NS9I ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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Dwight... Without a "theory of operation" manual and a good schematic,
it's really difficult to tell what would cause this. I'd like to see Elecraft publish an addendum to assist troubleshooting this amp. Would a defective interlock switch cause this or a loose circuit board plug? That would be too easy. 270 and 60 volts run to the PA assembly. You would have to isolate the PA assembly from the power supply for troubleshooting. Give Elecraft a call and they will help you out! Joe Hutchens ( AJ8MH ) http://webpages.charter.net/aj8mh-radio/ On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 9:25 AM, DGB wrote: > I'm getting this error from my amp when I turn it on and set it in the > OPER mode. Then it requires shutoff via the rear switch to shut it > off. I've been running it off 120v and has been working fine. > > What do I need to look for? > > 73 Dwight NS9I > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 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 |
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By the way, in case the news hasn't got round yet, we've had a Queen on the
throne (Elizabeth II) since 1952... :-) Dave (G0DJA) ----- Original Message ----- To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My K3 is Sick! > Can I request that we try to stick to the king's English here? ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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