I've had an XG3 since I purchased an Elecraft K3 and KPA500 in 2011... It gets used often, and I would not part with it even if someone offered several times the current price. Happy K4D owner.
Mike KD8DZ On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Elecraft mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Elecraft digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. K3S interface problem with KPA500/KAT500 (Terry Conboy) > 2. Re: K3S interface problem with KPA500/KAT500 (Jack Brindle) > 3. Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack keeps > asking for (Wayne Burdick) > 4. Re: Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for (Alan Bloom) > 5. Re: Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for (Bill Johnson) > 6. Re: Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for (Dave (NK7Z)) > 7. Re: Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for (Lyle Johnson) > 8. Re: Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for (Dave New, N8SBE) > 9. reintroducing the Elecraft XG3 ([email protected]) > 10. Re: Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for (Bill Johnson) > 11. Re: Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for (Walter Underwood) > 12. Re: reintroducing the Elecraft XG3 (Clay Autery) > 13. Re: reintroducing the Elecraft XG3 (Wayne Burdick) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:20:12 -0700 > From: Terry Conboy <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] K3S interface problem with KPA500/KAT500 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I bought the 500 pair last fall and connected them to my K3S (2017 > vintage) with the official Elecraft cables (which I've checked for correct > pin connections and no shorts). All three units are at current software > versions. The issue I have is that if I change bands on the K3S, nothing > happens with the tuner or amp. However, when I change bands on the KPA500, > the K3S follows as expected. > > I have the internal tuner in the K3S (disabled when using the 500 pair). > I set the CONFIG: KAT3 for KAT500Y. > > Of course, the tuner and amp detect the TX output and switch quickly, but > I?d like to have the tuner follow the K3S for WSPR receive. > > I?ve corresponded with the customer service crew at Elecraft, but no help > so far. Anyone have any ideas about Config settings or anything else to > check? > > Thanks, > Terry N6RY > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:58:00 -0500 > From: Jack Brindle <[email protected]> > To: Terry Conboy <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S interface problem with KPA500/KAT500 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Make sure that you have RADIO = K3 in the KPA500 menu. I suspect you do > since you indicate the K3 is following the KPA500 when you press one of the > band buttons on the KPA. In the KPA, RADIO must be set to either K3 or BCD > for it to follow the K3 BAND signals. If it is set to K3, then the KPA will > send information to the K3 when something happens. > > The KAT listens for communications from the K3 on the Aux I/O data bas, > and should be changing its selector bins based on the frequency the K3 > sends it. > > This all makes me suspect that something is wrong with the K3?s AUX I/O > port. You can (carefully) look at the voltages on the AUX cables to make > sure the BAND signals are changing as they should. If not, then the issue > is in the K3. > > My suggestion is to check things out one at a time. Connect the KPA500 > directly to the K3 using the proper cable (this one should have pins cut at > one end). You should be able to get that going without transmitting - when > the K3 changes bands, the KPA should follow. This is completely due to > changes in the K3?s BAND signals. Once that works, then add the KAT500 to > the system. Remember, the KAT connects between the K3 and the KPA so that > it can disable the PTT going to the KPA when the KAT needs to tune. > > These may seem like very simple steps, but they should isolate the problem > and get us closer to a working system. > Let me know how your tests go. > > 73, > Jack, W6FB > > > > On Apr 28, 2025, at 12:20?PM, Terry Conboy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I bought the 500 pair last fall and connected them to my K3S (2017 > vintage) with the official Elecraft cables (which I've checked for correct > pin connections and no shorts). All three units are at current software > versions. The issue I have is that if I change bands on the K3S, nothing > happens with the tuner or amp. However, when I change bands on the KPA500, > the K3S follows as expected. > > > > I have the internal tuner in the K3S (disabled when using the 500 > pair). I set the CONFIG: KAT3 for KAT500Y. > > > > Of course, the tuner and amp detect the TX output and switch quickly, > but I?d like to have the tuner follow the K3S for WSPR receive. > > > > I?ve corresponded with the customer service crew at Elecraft, but no > help so far. Anyone have any ideas about Config settings or anything else > to check? > > > > Thanks, > > Terry N6RY > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:14:47 -0700 > From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> > To: elecraft <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your > shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: > < > cae8smrxoudj9v_0_+sqgtr0a28fbgih-ehvpqw-jk79wdlw...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > [Breaking News: Eric will interrupt his Hamvention prep to autograph > your XG3 manual if you order this week. Just sayin'....] > > Remember the XG3? It's our deck-of-cards-sized, versatile and highly > stable all-band signal source. I tried to compare its weight to my > HP8647A and nearly broke my postal scale. (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V > battery included. The HP sig gen warps nearby spacetime.) > > "I need one! (why?)" > > Because the XG3 puts out a clean, synthesized carrier that simplifies > all sorts of receiver work, like filter alignment, MDS testing, and > signal tracing. > > And because it has four different calibrated output levels (into 50 ohms): > > -107 dBm (1 uV) > -73 dBm (50 uV / S9) > -33 dBm (40 over 9) > 0 dBm (0.23 V RMS, i.e. Humongous) > > There are + and - buttons to allow you quickly get to the target ham > band (160 - 2 meters). Harmonics out to 1400 MHz can be used to cover > UHF bands as well. > > But that's just the start of what you can do with this little > oscillator. Via the included USB cable, you can control and configure > the XG3 remotely, do wide-range frequency sweeps, and download new > firmware. It even includes built-in CW and FSK modulation. ("You mean > it's a QRPpp CW/RTTY transmit driver for homebrew QRP projects?" Yes. > With an all-band tunable VFO. "Can you work all states with a barefoot > XG3?" TBD. Let me know.) > > For more information including the downloadable manual, see our XG3 web > page: > > https://elecraft.com/products/xg3 > > If we've left anything to your imagination, feel free to email me > directly. You can also see what other XG3 owners are saying on the > eHam review page: > > https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product/9807 > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > -- > Elecraft, Inc. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:30:51 -0600 > From: Alan Bloom <[email protected]> > To: Elecraft Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget > your shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > > I tried to compare its weight to my HP8647A and nearly broke my postal > scale. > > (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V battery included. The HP sig gen warps > nearby spacetime.) > > > But the HP8647A is a lightweight.? You should have compared it to the > HP8640B at 46 pounds.? 184 times the weight of the XG3. > > Try tying that up in a tree to use as a signal source for a fox hunt! > > Alan N1AL > > > On 4/28/25 13:14, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > [Breaking News: Eric will interrupt his Hamvention prep to autograph > > your XG3 manual if you order this week. Just sayin'....] > > > > Remember the XG3? It's our deck-of-cards-sized, versatile and highly > > stable all-band signal source. I tried to compare its weight to my > > HP8647A and nearly broke my postal scale. (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V > > battery included. The HP sig gen warps nearby spacetime.) > > > > "I need one! (why?)" > > > > Because the XG3 puts out a clean, synthesized carrier that simplifies > > all sorts of receiver work, like filter alignment, MDS testing, and > > signal tracing. > > > > And because it has four different calibrated output levels (into 50 > ohms): > > > > -107 dBm (1 uV) > > -73 dBm (50 uV / S9) > > -33 dBm (40 over 9) > > 0 dBm (0.23 V RMS, i.e. Humongous) > > > > There are + and - buttons to allow you quickly get to the target ham > > band (160 - 2 meters). Harmonics out to 1400 MHz can be used to cover > > UHF bands as well. > > > > But that's just the start of what you can do with this little > > oscillator. Via the included USB cable, you can control and configure > > the XG3 remotely, do wide-range frequency sweeps, and download new > > firmware. It even includes built-in CW and FSK modulation. ("You mean > > it's a QRPpp CW/RTTY transmit driver for homebrew QRP projects?" Yes. > > With an all-band tunable VFO. "Can you work all states with a barefoot > > XG3?" TBD. Let me know.) > > > > For more information including the downloadable manual, see our XG3 web > page: > > > > https://elecraft.com/products/xg3 > > > > If we've left anything to your imagination, feel free to email me > > directly. You can also see what other XG3 owners are saying on the > > eHam review page: > > > > https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product/9807 > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:52:27 +0000 > From: Bill Johnson <[email protected]> > To: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]>, elecraft > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget > your shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: > < > by5pr19mb3796ddf9fc1180efb3877d909c...@by5pr19mb3796.namprd19.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I have one and it's fantastic! Wayne, why add an amp when it's a perfect > QRPp xsmtr? Just sayin' > > Bill > K9YEQ > Scottsdale, AZ > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > on behalf of Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 12:14:47 PM > To: elecraft <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your shack > keeps asking for > > [Breaking News: Eric will interrupt his Hamvention prep to autograph > your XG3 manual if you order this week. Just sayin'....] > > Remember the XG3? It's our deck-of-cards-sized, versatile and highly > stable all-band signal source. I tried to compare its weight to my > HP8647A and nearly broke my postal scale. (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V > battery included. The HP sig gen warps nearby spacetime.) > > "I need one! (why?)" > > Because the XG3 puts out a clean, synthesized carrier that simplifies > all sorts of receiver work, like filter alignment, MDS testing, and > signal tracing. > > And because it has four different calibrated output levels (into 50 ohms): > > -107 dBm (1 uV) > -73 dBm (50 uV / S9) > -33 dBm (40 over 9) > 0 dBm (0.23 V RMS, i.e. Humongous) > > There are + and - buttons to allow you quickly get to the target ham > band (160 - 2 meters). Harmonics out to 1400 MHz can be used to cover > UHF bands as well. > > But that's just the start of what you can do with this little > oscillator. Via the included USB cable, you can control and configure > the XG3 remotely, do wide-range frequency sweeps, and download new > firmware. It even includes built-in CW and FSK modulation. ("You mean > it's a QRPpp CW/RTTY transmit driver for homebrew QRP projects?" Yes. > With an all-band tunable VFO. "Can you work all states with a barefoot > XG3?" TBD. Let me know.) > > For more information including the downloadable manual, see our XG3 web > page: > > https://elecraft.com/products/xg3 > > If we've left anything to your imagination, feel free to email me > directly. You can also see what other XG3 owners are saying on the > eHam review page: > > https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product/9807 > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > -- > Elecraft, Inc. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:13:56 -0700 > From: "Dave (NK7Z)" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget > your shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Wayne, > > I have used my XG3 for years, and can't say enough good about it, and > how useful it is... > > The last use was in an antenna building and training class. We set it > up across a park from where we were, and used it to test the antennas > built by the folks taking the class... It is handy, small, and a really > good tool to have. > > -- > 73, and thanks, > Dave (NK7Z) > https://www.nk7z.net > ARRL Volunteer Examiner > ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI > ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources > > It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim. > Isaac Asimov > > On 4/28/25 12:14, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > [Breaking News: Eric will interrupt his Hamvention prep to autograph > > your XG3 manual if you order this week. Just sayin'....] > > > > Remember the XG3? It's our deck-of-cards-sized, versatile and highly > > stable all-band signal source. I tried to compare its weight to my > > HP8647A and nearly broke my postal scale. (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V > > battery included. The HP sig gen warps nearby spacetime.) > > > > "I need one! (why?)" > > > > Because the XG3 puts out a clean, synthesized carrier that simplifies > > all sorts of receiver work, like filter alignment, MDS testing, and > > signal tracing. > > > > And because it has four different calibrated output levels (into 50 > ohms): > > > > -107 dBm (1 uV) > > -73 dBm (50 uV / S9) > > -33 dBm (40 over 9) > > 0 dBm (0.23 V RMS, i.e. Humongous) > > > > There are + and - buttons to allow you quickly get to the target ham > > band (160 - 2 meters). Harmonics out to 1400 MHz can be used to cover > > UHF bands as well. > > > > But that's just the start of what you can do with this little > > oscillator. Via the included USB cable, you can control and configure > > the XG3 remotely, do wide-range frequency sweeps, and download new > > firmware. It even includes built-in CW and FSK modulation. ("You mean > > it's a QRPpp CW/RTTY transmit driver for homebrew QRP projects?" Yes. > > With an all-band tunable VFO. "Can you work all states with a barefoot > > XG3?" TBD. Let me know.) > > > > For more information including the downloadable manual, see our XG3 web > page: > > > > https://elecraft.com/products/xg3 > > > > If we've left anything to your imagination, feel free to email me > > directly. You can also see what other XG3 owners are saying on the > > eHam review page: > > > > https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product/9807 > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:29:56 -0700 > From: Lyle Johnson <[email protected]> > To: Elecraft Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget > your shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: > < > cakqoaperf6jy_rj5fyoyo4qbvxjf5qis7vy8znorgimqb7t...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Alan, > > Naw, you need an HP 608D (62 lbs) plus an HP606A (43 lbs). > And the fox hunters will find the pair immediately, just look for a tree > with really strong branches, no receiver required. > Or, if you need to QSY really fast, instead of the 606A, use a Measurements > 65B... > > 73, > > Lyle KK7P > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 3:32?PM Alan Bloom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I tried to compare its weight to my HP8647A and nearly broke my postal > > scale. > > > (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V battery included. The HP sig gen warps > > nearby spacetime.) > > > > > > But the HP8647A is a lightweight. You should have compared it to the > > HP8640B at 46 pounds. 184 times the weight of the XG3. > > > > Try tying that up in a tree to use as a signal source for a fox hunt! > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:14:54 -0400 > From: "Dave New, N8SBE" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget > your shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Wayne, > > You couldn't pry my XG3 out of my cold, dead, fingers, so I'm glad > you've reintroduced it. > > You may have saved a life... > > 73, > > -- Dave, N8SBE, Hamshack Hotline 550-0971, HamsOverIP 101018, > AmateurWire 1348 > > > > On 4/28/25 12:14, Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> [Breaking News: Eric will interrupt his Hamvention prep to autograph > >> your XG3 manual if you order this week. Just sayin'....] > >> > >> Remember the XG3? It's our deck-of-cards-sized, versatile and highly > >> stable all-band signal source. I tried to compare its weight to my > >> HP8647A and nearly broke my postal scale. (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V > >> battery included. The HP sig gen warps nearby spacetime.) > >> > >> "I need one! (why?)" > >> > >> Because the XG3 puts out a clean, synthesized carrier that simplifies > >> all sorts of receiver work, like filter alignment, MDS testing, and > >> signal tracing. > >> > >> And because it has four different calibrated output levels (into 50 > >> ohms): > >> > >> -107 dBm (1 uV) > >> -73 dBm (50 uV / S9) > >> -33 dBm (40 over 9) > >> 0 dBm (0.23 V RMS, i.e. Humongous) > >> > >> There are + and - buttons to allow you quickly get to the target ham > >> band (160 - 2 meters). Harmonics out to 1400 MHz can be used to cover > >> UHF bands as well. > >> > >> But that's just the start of what you can do with this little > >> oscillator. Via the included USB cable, you can control and configure > >> the XG3 remotely, do wide-range frequency sweeps, and download new > >> firmware. It even includes built-in CW and FSK modulation. ("You mean > >> it's a QRPpp CW/RTTY transmit driver for homebrew QRP projects?" Yes. > >> With an all-band tunable VFO. "Can you work all states with a barefoot > >> XG3?" TBD. Let me know.) > >> > >> For more information including the downloadable manual, see our XG3 > >> web page: > >> > >> https://elecraft.com/products/xg3 > >> > >> If we've left anything to your imagination, feel free to email me > >> directly. You can also see what other XG3 owners are saying on the > >> eHam review page: > >> > >> https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product/9807 > >> > >> 73, > >> Wayne > >> N6KR > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:33:30 -0700 > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] reintroducing the Elecraft XG3 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I love mine, and would encourage any ham to buy it > . > That said, I recently tried to use it in an experiment to demonstrate the > excellent strong-interference-rejection of my K3. > I fed the XG3 together with antenna into the K3. It became obvious that the > XG# generates a lot of wide sidebands. > When I replaced the XG3 with my HP 8640B at same output level, all those > unwanted signals were gone. > So, clean for many purposes, but not comparable with the HP 8640B. > > 73, > Erik K7TV > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:00:35 +0000 > From: Bill Johnson <[email protected]> > To: Lyle Johnson <[email protected]>, Elecraft Discussion List > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget > your shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: > < > by5pr19mb3796f537964104a4b0906cb59c...@by5pr19mb3796.namprd19.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Use a plant dolly to transport. I use one for my EFHW in HOA. > > Bill > K9YEQ > Scottsdale, AZ > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > on behalf of Lyle Johnson <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 6:29:56 PM > To: Elecraft Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget your > shack keeps asking for > > Alan, > > Naw, you need an HP 608D (62 lbs) plus an HP606A (43 lbs). > And the fox hunters will find the pair immediately, just look for a tree > with really strong branches, no receiver required. > Or, if you need to QSY really fast, instead of the 606A, use a Measurements > 65B... > > 73, > > Lyle KK7P > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 3:32?PM Alan Bloom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I tried to compare its weight to my HP8647A and nearly broke my postal > > scale. > > > (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V battery included. The HP sig gen warps > > nearby spacetime.) > > > > > > But the HP8647A is a lightweight. You should have compared it to the > > HP8640B at 46 pounds. 184 times the weight of the XG3. > > > > Try tying that up in a tree to use as a signal source for a fox hunt! > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:03:04 -0700 > From: Walter Underwood <[email protected]> > To: Elecraft Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Reintroducing the Elecraft XG3: That gadget > your shack keeps asking for > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > A friend worked on the HP FASS (E2506A 8792 Model 7) frequency agile > generator. I think it was used to test military radars. It was a rack of > stuff and cost $250k. > > > https://www.keysight.com/us/en/product/E2506A/8791-model-7-fass-dc-to-50-mhz.html > ? > > wunder > K6WRU > Walter Underwood > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > > > On Apr 28, 2025, at 6:29?PM, Lyle Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Alan, > > > > Naw, you need an HP 608D (62 lbs) plus an HP606A (43 lbs). > > And the fox hunters will find the pair immediately, just look for a tree > > with really strong branches, no receiver required. > > Or, if you need to QSY really fast, instead of the 606A, use a > Measurements > > 65B... > > > > 73, > > > > Lyle KK7P > > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 3:32?PM Alan Bloom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> I tried to compare its weight to my HP8647A and nearly broke my postal > >> scale. > >>> (The XG3 weighs 4 oz. -- 9 V battery included. The HP sig gen warps > >> nearby spacetime.) > >> > >> > >> But the HP8647A is a lightweight. You should have compared it to the > >> HP8640B at 46 pounds. 184 times the weight of the XG3. > >> > >> Try tying that up in a tree to use as a signal source for a fox hunt! > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:51:37 -0500 > From: Clay Autery <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] reintroducing the Elecraft XG3 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Then you have an issue....? My XG3 sends out super clean signals.... as > did the other 4 I daisy chained like Elecraft does sometimes. > > I had folks sit down at my demo and thought it was live...? :) > > If I could afford one right now, I'd buy at least one spare.? I might > not need it, but my sons might a few decades down the road. > > Clay E. Autery, Jr. > KY5G > > On 4/28/2025 10:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I love mine, and would encourage any ham to buy it > > . > > That said, I recently tried to use it in an experiment to demonstrate the > > excellent strong-interference-rejection of my K3. > > I fed the XG3 together with antenna into the K3. It became obvious that > the > > XG# generates a lot of wide sidebands. > > When I replaced the XG3 with my HP 8640B at same output level, all those > > unwanted signals were gone. > > So, clean for many purposes, but not comparable with the HP 8640B. > > > > 73, > > Erik K7TV > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:53:09 -0700 > From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> > To: Clay Autery <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] reintroducing the Elecraft XG3 > Message-ID: > <CAE8SmRVw= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Clay Autery <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If I could afford one right now, I'd buy at least one spare. I might > > not need it, but my sons might a few decades down the road. > > > > > You may want to discuss special in-perpetuity pricing with our Trust > department. > > Wayne > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > You must be a subscriber to post. > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > End of Elecraft Digest, Vol 252, Issue 23 > ***************************************** > -- Michael Mickelson J. Reid Anderson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, emeritus Denison University 740-587-0687 H 740-644-1238 M ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
