I have had an XV144 transverter for a couple of years,
and have been very happy with it.
It has the Oven option for the 116MHz LO crystal.
I have noticed a frequency error on my overall system of about 200Hz,
but have been unable to track this down properly until I had
a good GPS-locked Signal Ge
On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:16 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Bob N7XY wrote:
Years ago we called that distinctive aroma "Eau de Allen-Bradley".
--
Water of Allen-Bradley??? (eau = water as in D'Eau Claire being
'from clear
water').
Now, Odeur d'Allen-Bradley (odor
Bob N7XY wrote:
Years ago we called that distinctive aroma "Eau de Allen-Bradley".
--
Water of Allen-Bradley??? (eau = water as in D'Eau Claire being 'from clear
water').
Now, Odeur d'Allen-Bradley (odor of Allen Bradley) makes sense or better
yet, "Odeur ou un
I got to the first test stage tonight and while the rig came on with no
smoke there is nothing on the LCD display. I hear the relays clicking and
the backlight is on but no characters at all. The front panel is plugged in
fine and I reset it just to make sure. Dittos for the control board. Al
Bernie,
The diffuser will do its job (spread light) even with the material bowed -
do nothing to correct it, it is not broken.
The resistance readings at J1 pins 16 and 17 should be the same as that
measured at U1 pins 2 and 1 (the signals are the same, and these points ar
connected). Re-measure
Ahhh...an Idiot Detector. I have several. They go
off almost daily to remind me that no one will ever be
notifying the Nobel Committee over anything that I do!
You might want to take an ohmmeter to the resistors in
your DL-1 to make sure they survived OK.
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
--- Vin Co
Guy's...
I'm looking to buy ..an original copy of the above Magazine\Book from
Practical Wireless ...
"Wires And Waves"..
Not sure if the said item IS a Magazine or Book.. or indeed when it was
first published...
Anyone with a copy that they are willing to part with, please contact me
direc
A friend that is terminal with cancer has ask me to sell his
K2/100 and suggested that I offer it on this reflector. It's a
K2, KPA100 amplifier, KDSP2 DSP filter, KNB2 Noise blanker, KSB2
SSB option and FDIMP finger dimple S/N 5076. It was completed
about February of this year and he did an excel
Years ago we called that distinctive aroma "Eau de Allen-Bradley".
Bob, N7XY
On Aug 24, 2006, at 6:26 PM, Vin Cortina wrote:
I just wanted to make sure you all know about the special feature
in the DL-1 which allows you to detect an "overpower" with your nose.
I inadvertently sent about 85 wa
I just wanted to make sure you all know about the special feature in the DL-1
which allows you to detect an "overpower" with your nose.
I inadvertently sent about 85 watts into it for a few seconds, and the
"olfaction" feature alerted me right away that I am an idiot.
I believe I removed the off
Thanks for all the input about alternate mics for my k2. I'll let you know
the outcome.
Dan
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The K2 has better overall performance and many more features. But the
Triton can hold its own under most conditions, at least on the non-WARC
bands.
The Triton is fine for rag chewing and some contest work. It helps to keep
the RF Gain control down a bit if the bands are crowded. The CW filters
I've had my K2 kit for a few days and am about finished with the front panel.
Before proceeding I have a couple of concerns.
1) As instructed, I did not remove the covering from either side of the
diffuser backlight panel. However, I notice that it appears to have
separated during assembly.
Charlie,
I assure you, in my wildest dreams, it never would have occurred to me that
you were taking a threatening posture. Your intentions were clear to me
from the start.
BTW. Sorry about your Dad. Lost mine 10 years ago, and think of him every
day.
Vin KR2F
K1-4 s/n:1977
KX1 s/n:1
Sorry for the additional listing but I need to clear this up.
First - an apology to anyone who felt I was threatening them by saying I
would send this
To eBay! I can assure you, that was NOT my intention. I just wanted those
who might be
sitting on the fence to know in the event they were
To be honest, RoHS only directly impacts manufacturers who ship into
Europe. Primarily it changes the type of solder that the leads of
components are tinned with in our kits from lead based solders to
non-lead based varieties.
Either type of part can still be easily soldered with regular lead
Mike Fitzgibbon wrote:
Just a few short weeks ago I had K2 #186 sitting on my old Triton
IV(after a PTO rebuild) and I pondered this very question...that is,
what are the differences and similarities in performance and use between
these two radios... Which one do I prefer for CW, and which
It's a big subject, at work I have this web site bookmarked:
http://www.rohsguide.com/
as a good place to start.
Bob NW8L
On 8/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sorry Ive been gone for a while, what exactly is ROHS and how does it affect
me? Is it just the type of solder a
Keith, Ladies & Gents...
Just a few short weeks ago I had K2 #186 sitting on my old Triton
IV(after a PTO rebuild) and I pondered this very question...that is,
what are the differences and similarities in performance and use between
these two radios... Which one do I prefer for CW, and whi
Bill, VE2WMA asked:
On my K2, serial 3842, using the internal keyer, I always get a key pop
sound but only on the initial make (the first dit or dah upon the rig
cycling from rx to tx). It is sounds popping sound like a low frequency
click or thud. It particularly annoying when using my Kenwood H
Sorry Ive been gone for a while, what exactly is ROHS and how does it affect
me? Is it just the type of solder and what the compenents themselves are made
out of? And do I have to go out and buy a special soldering iron now?
WT5Y out of the loop for the last year and a half
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Greetings,
On my K2, serial 3842, using the internal keyer, I always get a key pop
sound but only on the initial make (the first dit or dah upon the rig
cycling from rx to tx). It is sounds popping sound like a low frequency
click or thud. It particularly annoying when using my Kenwood HS-5
head
Hello fellow Elecrafters,
I am wondering about the building time for the KPA-100 for an experienced
builder. The reason I ask ist that I'm thinking of upgrading my K2 and take the
K2/100 with me on a trip but the time left is sort of tight.
I think there's no better place then here to ask exper
Still a bargain for what you get and the satisfaction thereof
Lee Buller
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't
have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find
any Common Sense, ask for help from somebod
I don't want to pressure anyone, but if I don't either sell this or get
any decent offers here by tonight then I'll need to list it on eBay. I
prefer not to,
so speak now if you're interested!
Here's the details:
My father (K6AXS ex: KE0PG, WA0UMR now SK) built this K2 and
options in
That's what it looks like to me too in the price
listing on Elecraft's web page. About 5%. Probably
chalk it up to the Demon of Inflation.
72 de N8PVZ
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From: "Dr. Dan Swartling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Eric
So are you saying that all Kx kits are now RoHS compliant?
Except the solder preference of the builder?
As soon as Lead based solder is used on the Kx kit it will automatically
loose its compliant status. Should probably ass that to the manual ;-)
Sorry I cut out all the other post you m
FWIW, the Elecraft ad in the Sept '06 QST has the K2 listed at the old
price.
73,
Tony W7GO
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The current price has been the current price for quite a while; I don't
think this happened just this week.
Craig
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Eric,
What percentage of the increase is devoted to R&D on the K3, 4 and 5? ;)
73, Gil NN4CW
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Larry is correct - parts costs for all amateur radio manufacturers have
gone up significantly over the past 12 months. Raw materials like copper
and Aluminum have increased in cost by 20-50% over this period. As an
example, our complete K2 enclosure by itself costs $15 more to
manufacture than
> Oh, don't get me wrong, I have no problem with prices going up.
> Businesses have costs and need to make a fair profit on their
> goods. It's not about price increases, it's about notifying
> your client base that prices will be going up so they can plan
> accordingly.
I knew the prices were
Do scroll to the bottom of their home page - "Specifications and Pricing subject
to change." All manufacturers post this sort of note; it's just one of the
realities of doing business. :-)
72,
geoff - W1OH
Darwin, Keith wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Bob
... but let's be real
-Original Message-
From: Bob
>... but let's be realistic -- it's only a 5% increase...
Oh, don't get me wrong, I have no problem with prices going up.
Businesses have costs and need to make a fair profit on their goods.
It's not about price increases, it's about notifying your client ba
As I small manufacturer, I can certainly see where Elecraft is coming
from. Between the orders for my first and second runs of LP-100s, the
price of copper and aluminum have gone up considerably. I am paying 8
and 10% more respectively for my two enclosures on the current run.
I also had to
I recently read that the increased demand for copper in China and the labor
shutdown of the largest copper mines in the world have created an across the
board increase in the cost of copper dependent electronics components.
Don't know if this was a consideration or not in the first increase in cos
I too have been planning to add some additional options, and of course, it's
disappointing to see a price increase, but let's be realistic -- it's only a 5%
increase - while that could be a hardship for a few people, the additional $30
is not likely to prevent most people from purchasing a $600
I concur,
I was planning to purchase a K2 with some options and now that will
only be wishful thinking.
My fixed income is difficult enough as it is already!
I think the increase may hurt them in sales.
Ron, wb1hga
Darwin, Keith wrote:
Oh Man, I wish I had known prices were going to go up!
Hi Don
Thanks for your quick reply. Yes ofcourse the filter is the IF filter.
So the extra 10dB attenuation of the signal in the passband is normal
at the narrow setting?
Thanks es 73 de TF3HR Hrafnkell Eiriksson
On 8/24/06, Don Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Some attenuation at the extrem
Oh Man, I wish I had known prices were going to go up! I was planning
on buying several options over the next year and would have bought them
all at once if I'd have known they were going up.
I sure wish elecraft would have posted a price increase notice before
hand. I guess I'll live without so
Some attenuation at the extreme narrow end of the filter range is normal.
At slightly wider bandwidths, there is not much attenuation compared to
wider bandwidths.
This is a 3 crystal IF filter, rather than an audio filter. The bandwidth
is controlled by the varactors. I am not certain of the ce
Fred,
Good luck with your endeavor. The KX1 will work with an efficient external
speaker. Check the archives for Wayne's Field Day 2006 operation comments -
he did use an external speaker because he had a guest who wanted to hear
what was going on.
You certainly can install the KXB3080 yourself
I've never smelled a solder beacon (nor heard of one) but I know what you're
getting at. ;-) I built a KX1 for exactly the same reason.
The KX1 has a headphone jack that would drive powered speakers like you use
for your computer.
The 30/80 options is, in my opinion, the hardest Elecraft kit to b
Bob,
A lightning surge sufficient to blow out the PA transistors is likely to
have also blown the 1N5711 diode in the output power measurement circuit.
D9 on the RF Board or if you have the KAT2, D1 and D2 on that assembly, or
if you have the KAT100 the diodes in that are also D1 and D2.
If these
The smell of solder beacons! Finished K2 #5422
early summer. KXI looks interesting. But I
have a couple of questions -
Does the KXI portable transceiver - support an
external speaker, for listening?
Why would it be necessary to "hire another
builder", to do the 80/30 option? Is it
difficult
Hi
I was just checking up the audio filter bandwidth and attenuation when
changing the bandwidth on my KX1. I used the NGEN noise generator and
fed the audio output to my soundcard and analyzed with Spectrogram.
The bandwidth changes what seems to be correct when I change the
filter from wide to
Cathy,
I have the same experiences with K2 > I am not sure with the poor prop. on 20m
reason...
73,
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Another way to achieve 12V from an internal battery in the KX1 would be to
re-wire the two 3-cell holders so that they are in parallel rather than in
series & then install six of these:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1336
Then you would have a rechargeable 12V
Hi, all Once again I have to come here to ask for help. The last thunderstorm
took its toll, and I just changed the 2 x 2sc1969. The results are very
disturbing !
On 40, 30, 20 and 17 m the signal look normal wheb in full power (10+ w), but
as soon as I start reducing the power level and depend
Yes, I also notice there are price increases in some of the options.
Luckily, I have already purchased the required KAT2 and XV144 otherwise, I
have to spend a bit more.
73
Johnny Siu VR2XMC
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