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My K3 arrived promptly, constructed it in 6 hrs last night, easy peasy.. However I was last active two sunspot maxima ago, (1983 ish) and found it easy to receive on all bands with just a 30 foot length of wire slung out my rooms window. I know its now just passed a solar minima but hell its quiet. So far I have heard no sigs, although the the receiver seems to be working fine, aerial tunes up oK, normal band noise. About S9 noise on most bands though, without the attenuator switched in, NB and NR work well. Very frustrating, gonna have to take it somewhere with a good antenna to test properly, as I expect at least to hear a few locals. Unfortunately I rent and have no room for a dipole even but Im working on that, neighbours are being primed, may get away with a trapped inverted L next week. Gonna go round switching off all TV's and floro lights Sure its fine but very frustrating. -- *Iain Haywood* G4SGX ______________________________________________________________ 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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Go back and be double plus certain you put the filter in the right slot
and that you have enabled it in the menu. Buck k4ia K3 # 101 On 6/12/2011 9:34 AM, Iain Haywood wrote: > Well, > > My K3 arrived promptly, constructed it in 6 hrs last night, easy peasy.. > > However I was last active two sunspot maxima ago, (1983 ish) and found > it easy to receive on all bands with just a 30 foot length of wire slung > out my rooms window. > > I know its now just passed a solar minima but hell its quiet. > > So far I have heard no sigs, although the the receiver seems to be > working fine, aerial tunes up oK, normal band noise. > > About S9 noise on most bands though, without the attenuator switched in, > NB and NR work well. > > Very frustrating, gonna have to take it somewhere with a good antenna to > test properly, as I expect at least to hear a few locals. > > Unfortunately I rent and have no room for a dipole even but Im working > on that, neighbours are being primed, may get away with a trapped > inverted L next week. > > Gonna go round switching off all TV's and floro lights > > Sure its fine but very frustrating. > > > > 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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Hi y'all.
No,. I checked the filter and calibration, all good. Not even getting any commercial stations, so sigs at all on any band even on 30foot of wire. Need a signal generator to test this I think. PLL2 has a star on it on the config screen with tech mode on, if that's important. Also the PA temperature seems to say 11.01 US rather than the PA temp -- *Iain Haywood G4SGX** * ______________________________________________________________ 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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Unfortunately you chose the wrong day to test out your new rig. HF
conditions are diabolical at the moment, with a low solar flux and K index of 3-4 due to geomagnetic storming. Very little here on any band other than 40m at the moment, and not much activity there either. Probably your rig is not faulty... 73 Dave G3YMC On 12 Jun 2011 at 18:07, Iain Haywood wrote: > Hi y'all. > > No,. I checked the filter and calibration, all good. > > Not even getting any commercial stations, so sigs at all on any band > even on 30foot of wire. > > Need a signal generator to test this I think. > > PLL2 has a star on it on the config screen with tech mode on, if that's > important. > > Also the PA temperature seems to say 11.01 US rather than the PA temp > > > -- > *Iain Haywood G4SGX** http://www.davesergeant.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 |
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Thanks for that, I'm sure your right. It all works fine it seems, just no activity on my bit of wire. I am in a bit of a hollow here also, doesn't help. I shall concentrate on a decent antenna and keep fingers crossed. As I say, never yet experienced a solar minimum when active so unsure am to the current coditions, got Hamcap installed and checking WSPR to get an idea. Tnx for the help. 73's G4SGX Unfortunately you chose the wrong day to test out your new rig. HF conditions are diabolical at the moment, with a low solar flux and K index of 3-4 due to geomagnetic storming. Very little here on any band other than 40m at the moment, and not much activity there either. Probably your rig is not faulty... 73 Dave G3YMC On 12 Jun 2011 at 18:07, Iain Haywood wrote: > > Hi y'all. > > > > No,. I checked the filter and calibration, all good. > > > > Not even getting any commercial stations, so sigs at all on any band > > even on 30foot of wire. > > > > Need a signal generator to test this I think. > > > > PLL2 has a star on it on the config screen with tech mode on, if that's > > important. > > > > Also the PA temperature seems to say 11.01 US rather than the PA temp > > > > > > -- > > *Iain Haywood G4SGX** ______________________________________________________________ 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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On 6/12/2011 6:34 AM, Iain Haywood wrote:
> However I was last active two sunspot maxima ago, (1983 ish) and found > it easy to receive on all bands with just a 30 foot length of wire slung > out my rooms window. I have a 20' mast in the corner of our deck that is our flag pole. I ran a wire [~35'] into the shack and use it as a RX antenna. Not as good as elevated wire but it does work. > > I know its now just passed a solar minima but hell its quiet. > > So far I have heard no sigs, although the the receiver seems to be > working fine, aerial tunes up oK, normal band noise. > > About S9 noise on most bands though, without the attenuator switched in, > NB and NR work well. S9 is pretty high. You're not running the preamp on 20 - 80 are you? That does suggest you have the filters in the right slots and the right antenna selected, however. What happens when you disconnect the antenna? Conditions on 30m and down have been extremely crappy the last week or so --- low SFI, high A, a couple of low M-class flares, and a CME encounter. In the three CWT's this weekend, the only signal that registered on the S-meter for me was N4ZZ on 20m mid-day. Strange QSB, and most CW signals were just a whisper. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ 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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PHEW..
All the bands suddenly opened up and QRN reduced. Now picking up plenty.. I suspect the hippy next door's indoor digital ballst grow lights..! Had me worried, bad timing.. -- *Iain Haywood* g4SGX ______________________________________________________________ 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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Hmmmm ... maybe you could work out a deal with him -- you don't complain
and he shuts them off when you want to operate ... or possibly something else? :-) Glad it's working for you. FWIW, I calibrated my S-meter with my service monitor to S9=50uv. Very few signals make it over S9 [KF6T at 1.7 mi is one of the few]. OTOH, I was copying signals in the CWT this weekend that did not register on the S-meter at all. So, if I had an S9 QRN level, I likely wouldn't hear any signals either. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org On 6/12/2011 11:18 AM, Iain Haywood wrote: > Now picking up plenty.. > > I suspect the hippy next door's indoor digital ballst grow lights..! > ______________________________________________________________ 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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