Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 rtty microphones questions
On Sun, 2004-07-11 at 06:07 +, David Ashworth wrote: this rig for contests and what is the safe level to run it in a contest using RTTY? The manual says that the maximum recommended power for PSK31 is 40W, and for higher duty cycle modes such as MFSK it is 25W. I'm not sure what the duty cycles are for those two modes - but 25W would probably be a safe level. I see that there are several levels to set the fan at. You can set it to off, low speed, or high speed. Regardless of the setting, it will run at high speed when the heatsink is above 40 degrees celsius. for RTTY, does this rig just work in AFSK, or can you make it work in FSK? AFSK only. Now, for the microphones, I assume you need to get the SSB option. Yes. You will also need the SSB option for digital modes, including RTTY (otherwise you have no way to do AFSK). -- 73, Brian VE7NGR ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2- Is the Power display really representative of PEP?
Hi, I've probabaly seen this discussed before, but can't remember ... I have noticed that the power output on my K2 differs from measures PEP going to the antenna. Mostly it displays between 14.8and 15.2. However, when measuring with a wattmeter and dummy load I notice that on 18m I get 18W PEP, and on 15m down to 12W. On 10m it's at 8W. So my question is, is the power level that you seen on the display really just a scale for adjusting power, or is it at true reading. I'm starting to wonder if my Watt meter is inaccurate (a Yaesu 60 model) ? 73 Robin ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2 Requested vs. Indicated Power Output
Gentlemen, I have a question concerning the power level requested and the indicated power delivered by the K2. How close should the indicated power track the requested power level? My K2, #4473, is very close at about 2 watts, but below or above this requested power level it varies in the amount of difference between the two. This difference is on all bands but by different amounts. An example would be: At 2 watts requested, K2 indicates 1.9 watts when tune is pressed. At 7 watts requested, K2 indicates 8.5 watts when tune is pressed. At 10 watts requested, K2 indicates 12 watts when tune is pressed. This is representative of all bands, the values of indicated power is different on each band. My indicated power on all bands at 10 watts requested is greater that 10 watts indicated when tune is pressed. I know that the power level you set is only a requested power level; what I don't know is the degree of accuracy I should expect from the indicated power. Anyway, do I have a problem or what? Any and all help is and will be deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance! Dan, N4FYS K2 # 4473 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2- Is the Power display really representative of PEP?
Robin, The base K2 power display is a simple diode detector (an RF probe is similar), and it will be reasonably accurate if and only if the load inpedance is 50 ohms resistive. Your antenna may be something quite different. You might say that the base K2 power output indication shows the power that would be present if the antenna load were actually 50 ohms resistive. If you have the KAT2 or KAT100 or KPA100 installed, they contain a true wattmeter, but these must be properly calibrated to provide a good reading. In general, wattmeters can be trusted to only 10 to 20% of their full scale reading - so if you are reading on a 100 watt scale, the actual power may be off by as much as 10 to 20 watts!!! Use the lowest scale that will handle the power being measured. Actually some are better than that, but should not be trusted until they are properly calibrated. I calibrate (or verify) wattmeters by connecting a 50 ohm dummy load and measuring the RF voltage across that load with my 'scope (an RF Probe could also be used) - then do the math to determine the power. When using the 'scope, the formula I use is Vp-p ^2/400 and for an RF Probe that reads RMS voltage the formula would be V^2/50 (these formulas are only for a 50 ohm load). Check the dummy load beforehand with an antenna analyzer to be certain it is a good 50 ohm resistor at the frequency you are using for the calibration. In other words, trust nothing for accuracy until it is verified. 73, Don W3FPR - Original Message - I've probabaly seen this discussed before, but can't remember ... I have noticed that the power output on my K2 differs from measures PEP going to the antenna. Mostly it displays between 14.8and 15.2. However, when measuring with a wattmeter and dummy load I notice that on 18m I get 18W PEP, and on 15m down to 12W. On 10m it's at 8W. So my question is, is the power level that you seen on the display really just a scale for adjusting power, or is it at true reading. I'm starting to wonder if my Watt meter is inaccurate (a Yaesu 60 model) ? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2- Is the Power display really representative of PEP?
Hi and thanks for the answers so far, To give a bit more detail... I'm not using any antenna tuner in my K2, it's the basic K2 with SSB module and battery pack, but for the power out measurements I'm using a DC PSU. I've set the K2 to CW and keyed the microphone, with the Power turned full clockwise... The output reading is on the YS-60 is using the 20 watt scale. The dummy load is true 50 Ohms, and this is what I get... Band MhzK2 LCD YS-60 80m3.500 15.218 40m7.050 14.816.5 20m14.20014.814.5 17m18.15014.814.5 15m21.20014.812 10m28.50014.88 It seems like a lot of disparity on 10m, but I would have thought that even if the winding on the 10m toroid were not perfectly spaced, it shoudn't be that far off? 73 Robin ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Requested vs. Indicated Power Output
Dan, First, are these measurements into a 50 ohm dummy load or into an antenna? If you are using an antenna, such variation is to be expected - and may be much more than what you indicated. 20% accuracy is not unusual for wattmeters in general - check the ARRL lab tests of several wattmeters if you doubt that statement, yes, some are better, but several are not, so the 20% difference that you are seeing is not really that unusual. I don't recall seeing a spec on the accuracy for the K2 indication. Be aware that the ALC needs some time to settle too - wait several seconds to see what the display settles to before drawing conclusions. There will always be some hysteresis in the firmware calculations and the analog to digital conversions that must be done for the computation - sorry, but I can't put a number for that variable. I assume you are using the base K2 - without the KAT2 or KPA100. You may be able to improve the accuracy by carefully trimming R67 and R68 on the RF Board. Also you may want to try different 1N5711 diodes at D9 - there can be some variation from diode to diode. 73, Don W3FPR - Original Message - I have a question concerning the power level requested and the indicated power delivered by the K2. How close should the indicated power track the requested power level? My K2, #4473, is very close at about 2 watts, but below or above this requested power level it varies in the amount of difference between the two. This difference is on all bands but by different amounts. An example would be: At 2 watts requested, K2 indicates 1.9 watts when tune is pressed. At 7 watts requested, K2 indicates 8.5 watts when tune is pressed. At 10 watts requested, K2 indicates 12 watts when tune is pressed. This is representative of all bands, the values of indicated power is different on each band. My indicated power on all bands at 10 watts requested is greater that 10 watts indicated when tune is pressed. I know that the power level you set is only a requested power level; what I don't know is the degree of accuracy I should expect from the indicated power. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2: Problem With 80m?
I've recently noticed that my K2 produces much less noise on 80m than on the other bands (40m - 10m) when I have no antenna connected (is this typical?). And, when I listen to signals on 80m with the antenna connected, the audio seems somewhat lower than what I get on the other bands. My AGC is set at 3.8V and appears to be working properly (little difference in background noise when AGC is switched in and out). 80m tune-up went well and with a 13.8V supply I'm getting 17.5w on the low end of 80m and 15.5w on the high end of 80m. The one caveat here is that I'm using a 10/15/20/40m trap dipole to listen on 80m -- I need to straighten-out my shack enough that I can compare the K2's 80m receive sensitivity to that of my Kenwood 930S. Any input would be appreciated... Thanks, Michael N9BDF K2 #4137 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2 Control Board Resistance Checks
Hi Everybody. I have just completed the Control board on #3375 and have a question about the resistance checks. Specifically the check on U4, OUT The manual says to look for 3-7 k at this pin ... and I measure 2.48 k with my DMM. Is this value close enough? Should I be looking for a problem to correct? Thanks for any help. 73/72 Jeff - VA3JFF K2 #3375 KX1 #631 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Control Board Resistance Checks
Jeff, The reading is a wee bit on the low side, BUT... The proper answer depends on your DMM. First try reversing the probes, and try another DMM if you can obtain one (beg or borrow). Bottom line - know your test instruments and their limitations - only then can you know whether a problem exists or not. 73, Don W3FPR - Original Message - I have just completed the Control board on #3375 and have a question about the resistance checks. Specifically the check on U4, OUT The manual says to look for 3-7 k at this pin ... and I measure 2.48 k with my DMM. Is this value close enough? Should I be looking for a problem to correct? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] K2: Problem With 80m?
Attach a shielded dummy load to your K2, turn the AF and RF gains full UP, Preamp OFF, and the noise in your speaker should be moderate but not really loud. Of course loud depends upon your ambient noise level and other factors, but you should be able to hear it clearly without being overwhelmed. Now cycle through the bands. By ear, the noise level should change very, very little, if at all, when cycling through all the bands from 160 through 10 meters. Make sure the Preamp is OFF on ALL bands while you cycle. The firmware will turn it on automatically if you had it on while listening on other bands. If one band is a lot weaker than the others, it's time to do some troubleshooting. I'd start with a careful realignment of the bandpass filters. Of course, if you turn the Preamp ON on any band, the noise level will increase uniformly. I suggested turning it off because it's easier to hear the change in noise at lower volume levels. Also you NEED a well-shielded dummy load in case you have a local noise source that is putting out more racket in some parts of the spectrum and less in others. You can check that by selecting each band and turning the ATTN on and off. The noise level should not change. If it does, a local noise source is leaking into the K2 on that band and confusing your results. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I've recently noticed that my K2 produces much less noise on 80m than on the other bands (40m - 10m) when I have no antenna connected (is this typical?). And, when I listen to signals on 80m with the antenna connected, the audio seems somewhat lower than what I get on the other bands. My AGC is set at 3.8V and appears to be working properly (little difference in background noise when AGC is switched in and out). 80m tune-up went well and with a 13.8V supply I'm getting 17.5w on the low end of 80m and 15.5w on the high end of 80m. The one caveat here is that I'm using a 10/15/20/40m trap dipole to listen on 80m -- I need to straighten-out my shack enough that I can compare the K2's 80m receive sensitivity to that of my Kenwood 930S. Any input would be appreciated... Thanks, Michael N9BDF K2 #4137 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Semiconductor Analyzer...
I just wanted to let the homebrewers on the list know about a new product that will be introduced at the Ft. Wayne Hamfest this weekend. Let me first say that I have no interest in nor am I associated with the company that is marketing this product. The owners are members of the Columbus QRP Club and I was lucky enough to build an early version of the Analyzer as a club project. The Semiconductor Analyzer kit will also be available online at www.m3electronix.com and I plan on upgrading to the latest version as soon as possible. The kit should take an average builder about 1 to 1-1/2 hours to complete and is self calibrating. Once assembled, just clip the test leads (in any order) to the component in question and the Semiconductor Analyzer will, among other things, automatically identify correct pinouts for bipolar transistors, Darlington transistors, enhancement mode MOSFETs, junction FETs, triacs, thyristors, and diodes/LEDs. Check out their web site for all the details and features of this product. Again, I am not getting anything for posting this information, I am just impressed with the product and thought that the members of this list would like to know about it. Bob - KI8JM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] K2- Is the Power display really representative of PEP?
Robin, you're measuring REQUESTED power, not the actual power. The actual power is shown on the bargraph. The actual power appears on the LCD display ONLY in TUNE mode, not when you key the mic. Check the ALC action on 10 meters. (Press and hold the RF/ALC button so the screen says ALC briefly). Now key the mic and talk. At least one bar on the bargraph - the bar on the extreme RIGHT end - should flicker when you talk on 10 meters. The bargraph reads backwards when showing ALC so you won't forget which meter mode you're in. The flickering bar says that he K2 is making all the RF you are REQUESTING (by setting the POWER knob) and is beginning to back down the audio gain automatically. (Within the limits of the circuits, the more audio, the more RF output). You may see several bars flicker on 40 meters. The RF stages in the K2 have more gain on the lower frequencies. Ten meters tends to be the band where the output is lowest. Still, you should see ONE bar flicker when the POWER control is set for 10 watts. If you aren't seeing one bar flicker in ALC mode, then the K2 isn't making the full 10 watts on ten meters. You can verify that by pressing RF/ALC again to go back to rf monitoring and talking into your mic. You probably won't see all the bars light up, indicating 10 watts on peak. Keep in mind that the RF output is peak reading, but the peaks may be very brief. Normally you will see the last bar on the right flicker only slightly at a full 10 watts. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Kiszka-Kanowitz Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 9:09 AM To: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2- Is the Power display really representative of PEP? Hi and thanks for the answers so far, To give a bit more detail... I'm not using any antenna tuner in my K2, it's the basic K2 with SSB module and battery pack, but for the power out measurements I'm using a DC PSU. I've set the K2 to CW and keyed the microphone, with the Power turned full clockwise... The output reading is on the YS-60 is using the 20 watt scale. The dummy load is true 50 Ohms, and this is what I get... Band MhzK2 LCD YS-60 80m3.500 15.218 40m7.050 14.816.5 20m14.20014.814.5 17m18.15014.814.5 15m21.20014.812 10m28.50014.88 It seems like a lot of disparity on 10m, but I would have thought that even if the winding on the 10m toroid were not perfectly spaced, it shoudn't be that far off? 73 Robin ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Cancellation
Howdy Folks, Between listening to the bands and reading my database I find there will be a low probability of either a good turnout or finding a vacant spot to run either of the nets. Last year I simply called it off so I plan to do the same this year. I will see you all again next Sunday. Until then I hope for good propagation for the Sweepstakes. If I get rambunctious I may just try my hand at a few contacts. I contest the old fashioned way however: paper and pencil with a set of paddles in hand. No memory keyers, no software interface, no artificial means of capturing CW to text. So if I cannot read your 35 wpm sending perfectly the first time that may be the reason :) Good luck to you all, Kevin. KD5ONS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 rtty microphones questions
In a message dated 11/7/2004 1:28:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: for RTTY, does this rig just work in AFSK, or can you make it work in FSK? AFSK only. It's technically AFSK because you are sending audio tones to the microphone BUT because the carrier is suppressed and there is only one sideband, the receiver sees it as FSK because only the carrier appears to be shifting. Geoff, K6TFZ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] RTTY on K2
Hi, Have I missed something ? Is RTTY a hardware function and not a software managed with help of soundcard function in the K2 ? 73 Rolf SM0CLS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] RTTY on K2
On Sun, 2004-07-11 at 21:15 +0100, rolf heidenborg wrote: Have I missed something ? Is RTTY a hardware function and not a software managed with help of soundcard function in the K2 ? RTTY uses FSK (frequency shift keying), which consists of shifting a carrier between two frequencies. Some radios have an FSK mode where the radio will generate the carrier, and shift it according to a digital input from a TNC or a computer serial or parallel port. Kind of like CW - the rig generates the carrier, it's controlled by a digital input (a key). If a rig doesn't have an FSK mode, you can use a TNC or computer soundcard to generate the carrier at audio frequencies, and feed it into the mic input. This is usually called AFSK (the A stands for audio). Properly generated AFSK is indistinguishable from FSK. -- 73, Brian VE7NGR ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] RTTY on K2
On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 09:15:10PM +0100, rolf heidenborg wrote: Hi, Have I missed something ? Is RTTY a hardware function and not a software managed with help of soundcard function in the K2 ? 73 Rolf SM0CLS You need a soundcard and appropriate software, but the K2 provides a separate RTTY mode selection for setting and storing filter bandwidths and compression level independently from those used for SSB operation. 73, Bob N7XY ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] FS: HFPack Amplifier Kit
I have an extra HFPack Amplifier Kit for sale. 2 watts in provides 35 watts out. You can read all about it here: http://www.hfprojects.com/projects/hfpacker/HFPackerAmp.pdf The kit is complete, still in the bags with full documentation. $150 shipped via Priority Mail to all US destinations. I can ship as soon as tomorrow morning if you pay using PayPal. For all other payment methods I can ship same day I receive your payment. Please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 73 Jeff K9ESE ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] KIO2 connection with computer
I installed the KIO2 about one year ago. It worked fine. I now have a problem with it. I can't get a connection between the K2 and the computer using the K2 Remote V1.0 Beta program. The computer com1 setting is fine and the K2 port is ON. In testing the cable between the K2 and the computer with a line tester, I get a no reading on pin 2 . In doing the voltage checks for U1, I find readings of 12.77v on pin 5 (should be -8) and 0v on pin 12 (should be 5). I believe the circuit diagram shows these pins being part of the transmit circuitry (pin 2). Could U1 be my problem? Any suggestions. Thanks Pierre ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] KIO2 connection with computer
At 05:26 PM 11/7/2004, Pierre Vallee wrote... In doing the voltage checks for U1, I find readings of 12.77v on pin 5 (should be -8) and 0v on pin 12 (should be 5). I believe the circuit diagram shows these pins being part of the transmit circuitry (pin 2). Could U1 be my problem? Any suggestions. Thanks U1 is an EIA-232 transceiver. It converts TTL level to EIA (RS-232) levels. The voltages you describe show it is operating correctly - when pin 12 is at 0, pin 5 should be more than +3 positive (space level). When pin 12 is at 5, pin 5 should be more than -3 negative (mark level. You'll notice it also inverts the signal. When idle, the EIA-232 output should be marking time, or at a negative voltage. Your problem seems to be that the signal going to pin 5 is incorrect. It should sit at a high level, and pulse low when the K2 is transmitting data. Since it's low all the time, I would suspect a wiring problem (this single goes through the internal cable to the header connector which plugs into the control board.) Check for shorts to ground, or a lack of continuity from U1 pin 12 to header pin 3. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Shameless Sked Solicitation
Hi all, The subject line says it all. This is a CW newbie's shameless sked solicitation. I have been using CW for just over a year now and a funny thing happened. Although I'm no speed demon, I've found that I absolutely love this mode and operate 99.99% CW. (The other 0.01% being 10-meter mobile while commuting to and from work.) Well, we bought a new QTH and while my shack was being built, I procured a K1 just so I could get OTA from my father's room with a quick and dirty doublet for 40. I'm now using a NorCal 40A while the K1 is under repair. I quickly found that the only thing I like better than CW id QRP CW. Well, here's the shameless solicitation. I need eight more states for WAS QRP CW in the 90th. Would anybody who is from these states and reading these words mind subjecting their ears to my straight key and set up a sked with me? AK ID MT WY CO NE OK MS Tnx in advance es... Vy 73 de Bert WA2SI FISTS #9384 QRP ARCI #11782 P.S.It was ten before this w/e but I snagged AL and IA during the SS. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] I'm havin' a BALL !!!
Hi Gang Just completed K2 Ser# 4502 yesterday afternoon. I just had a roundtable QSO on 17M SSB with stations in the Virgin Islands, California, Wyoming, Texasand a couple others who I missed in the excitement. I was running 10 watts into a loop antenna and powered by a solar system. Several of these guys are audio fanatics and they gave me absolutely dumbfounded audio reports. (MH2 hand mic) Man.it just don't get any better than this!! 73..de..Fred N9TA Nashville, Indiana ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Cancellation
Darn! I was hoping to QNI my first Elecraft CW net today with the new improved K2 #1117. Oh well. My new K2 is fully aligned and calibrated. I put it to a test along side the Orion in the SS this weekend. Not a significant difference in the ability to pull out weak stations along side strong ones. Both rigs IF set for 100Hz, K2 with the AF2 80Hz audio filter turned on. The DSP on the Orion didn't seem to make it better...only different. I tried for a clean sweep with 1 QSO per section but blew it when I called a W1 who turned out to be in FLA. So I gave up and went for QSO count. Ended up with 222 QSO's in 71 sections for 31,524 points. That's a 5W K2 to either dipoles or a triband yagi on my roof. The radio is definitely competitive! If the CW net is held next Sunday I'll try to check in to meet some of you guys on the air. 73 de Tom K2TA - Original Message - From: Kevin Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 2:31 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Cancellation Howdy Folks, Between listening to the bands and reading my database I find there will be a low probability of either a good turnout or finding a vacant spot to run either of the nets. Last year I simply called it off so I plan to do the same this year. I will see you all again next Sunday. Until then I hope for good propagation for the Sweepstakes. If I get rambunctious I may just try my hand at a few contacts. I contest the old fashioned way however: paper and pencil with a set of paddles in hand. No memory keyers, no software interface, no artificial means of capturing CW to text. So if I cannot read your 35 wpm sending perfectly the first time that may be the reason :) Good luck to you all, Kevin. KD5ONS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] I'm havin' a BALL !!!
Ditto's here Fred! And it's good to see another TA on the reflector. I grabbed S79MH on 28Mhz last week with 10W-PEP for a brand new 10M country with the K2. Also had a ball battling it out with the big boys using 5W in this weekend's Sweepstakes. The K2 is 10 pounds of fun in a 5 pound box!!! Tom K2TA - Original Message - From: Fred Bennett N9TA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:17 PM Subject: [Elecraft] I'm havin' a BALL !!! Hi Gang Just completed K2 Ser# 4502 yesterday afternoon. I just had a roundtable QSO on 17M SSB with stations in the Virgin Islands, California, Wyoming, Texasand a couple others who I missed in the excitement. I was running 10 watts into a loop antenna and powered by a solar system. Several of these guys are audio fanatics and they gave me absolutely dumbfounded audio reports. (MH2 hand mic) Man.it just don't get any better than this!! 73..de..Fred N9TA Nashville, Indiana ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2 #00008 - Sweepstakes 2004 Report
Well, as always, the SS was a BALL! Even more fun when I'm using the K2. The first afternoon and evening, the bands were in pretty good condition and Qs were plentiful... my rate for the first 8 hours has about 40/hour, dropping to about 20/hour for the next 2 hours. Then I slept... ZZz. Sunday morning and early afternoon was as anticipated... sheer boredom... few new stations to work and calling CQ from the midwest, esp. with 5W, doesn't seem to cause much of a pileup... G. Sometime about 2300Z, I started to hear some really aurora-like signals (on just about everyone), so tuned the K2 to WWV just in time to get the bad news... BIG upheaval in the ionosphere and high levels of perturbation for the next 24-36 hours... and the bands were certainly beginning to demonstrate just that as signals become more watery by the minute. By 0100Z (Monday) I'd given up all hope of working the last two sections i needed for a Clean Sweep (PAC and NT) but I kept hoping. Then, as if by a miracle, there appeared KH7X (Hawaii) to give me PAC _if_ could break thru the rather heavy pileup with my QRP signal. Persistence pays off... after about 20 calls (and 20 Q's with others) KH7X finally picked me out and I got one of my two remaining needed sections. I never did hear VY1JA (for the last needed section), but that's OK, I'm pretty sure there are a bunch of others who probably missed him as well. I would up with 585 Q's and 79 sections for a final score of 92,430 points. Not quite as good as I'd hoped, but better than I thought I might do, given the conditions of the earlier evening. I heard a bunch of Elecraft owners on in the SS. I hope they were using their K1's and K2's. My Band-by-band QSO Breakdown follows: Band QSOs 80163 40177 20155 15 87 10 13 TOTAL 858 It's not a bad score, but I'm certain there are numerous others who will have spanked me badly. There's always next year... something I've been saying this time on November for the past 44 years... hehehe! 73, Tom N0SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Aurora borealis taken tonight
Hi, Photos of an aurora borealis taken tonight from my QTH. It was a big one in urbain area !!! http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard/PhotoAlbum40.html 73 === Jean-François Ménard / VA2VYZ / FN45aj [EMAIL PROTECTED] Elecraft K2 #4130 Site Internet: http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard === ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] WAS in SweepStakes in 6 Hrs (Almost)
Sweepstakes is the Greatest! Brag tape follows: I only had time for about 6 hours of operating time on Sat and Sun, but managed to work over 250 QSO's and 47 states. Missed Nebraska, North Dakota and West VA. Worked NWT, VI and PR but couldn't find the easy VE's. The K1 was outstanding. The front end only crunched a cpl times. Used a K1 on 15, 20 and 40. A HW-8 on 80 and a handbook home brew on 10 with the IC-756PROII receiving. 95% of Q's were on 40 and 15 meters with the K1-2 and K1-4. Used a GAP Challenger vertical for all QSO's. As per N0SS, worked KH6X in the last few minutes of the contest, but on 1 call. Here in Calif had an edge toward Hawaii!!! CQWW DX Contest the last of this month. Work DXCC on the weekend QRP..Easy... Now, back to RagChewing.. 73, Art W6KY K1-2 K1-4 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
