Re: [Elecraft] K1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/2/05 21:10:53 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can someone give me a perfectly good excuse to build a K1? (...Please:-)) Hello, I've got a K1 and K2. This past weekend I spent all my free time with the K1 on 30 meters and the K2 hunting around 20 and 40 for the QRPTTF stations. The K1 got more action for me but of course your mileage may vary as they say. Terry AB9KP (ex KA9TXE) ___ 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] KD1JV, Steve Weber on the Appalachian Trail
I have attached a note I received on the QRP-L list. It is from Seab from Steve. Steve is alive and stiff and sore and soaked. He will get better. Hope to hear his ATS-3 on the air one day. Kevin. KD5ONS === From: seabury lyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: qrplist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:40:26 -0400 Subject: [QRP-L] KD1JV [Fwd: On the trail] This from Steve. man, looking at the weather map, I'm sure glad it's not me out there! -s- == I made it to Gatlinburg, TN in the Smokies. About 200 miles so far, 26 days. Its been cold and wet for too long. Sprained my Achiles tendon about 30 miles back. Been limping since. Its worse first thing in the morning, but after I limber it up some I can hike okay, but been doing very short miles. Hopefully a day or two in town and some hot soaking will help. Then I'm taking an easier route out of the Smokies, other than the AT along the high ridges. I found some valley trails to connect up to get back to the AT at the north end of the park. Should be a more interesting walk too. Haven't had much chance to use the radio lately. Been too cold and wet for the most part. Talk to you next time I find internet access. Steve === On Mon, 2 May 2005 20:54:31 EDT, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Tks Steve for the info , hope all will be ok for him ! i have always thought it would be an adventure and read many books on the trail-hikers and their stories , sure makes good reading ! Maybe the wx will get better and have some radio time ,tks agn om ! 72,73, Jerry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.1 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 ___ 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] KD1JV, Steve Weber on the Appalachian Trail
I asked that same question too. Apparently no one I asked has heard from him either. Ron wb1hga Jerry writes: Wonder if anyone has heard from Steve,KD1JV while hiking he was to have left weeks ago ! He was to operate portable ! ___ 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] FOR SALE:
FOR SALE: Basic k2 qrp top cover with kat2 auto-tuner, and kio2 computer interface with cable. and speaker.Includes all manuals. Has foam tape installed to fit kdsp2 module. All work to specifications. Shipped for $255.00. Contact off list please. Reggie k6xr k2/100 4112 ___ 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] RE: Can Elecraft take over the global HF ham radiobusiness ?
In a message dated 5/2/05 1:14:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > It is almost always more > expensive to build than to buy something of the same specification. Yes and no. Building from scratch with new parts bought in small quantities from "regular" sources rarely saves any money. Kits are a different story because the kit company can get volume discounts. If you scratchbuild with parts from irregular sources, it becomes a different game entirely. Two of my Southgate projects use variable capacitors from WW2 freqmeters. Those caps must have cost a fortune in their day - but they cost me only a dollar or two in surplus. > Heathkits, if I recall correctly, were never particularly cheap. > Here in the USA, from the mid 1950s to about the early 1970s, they were the least expensive way for a ham to get on the air with new gear. In most cases you couldn't buy the parts new for what the kit cost. When the HW-101 appeared, about 1968, it cost about $300 with AC power supply. What other new rig could compare with the '101s features in its time? > Ham radio, for me, is not just about operating. If I want to make contact > with people around the world, I can use the Internet. > Yep - which is one reason we don't see the rapid growth in amateur radio that we saw years and decades ago, when ham radio was about the only way the average person could do long-distance electronic communications. > I build for the enjoyment of it, and because to make radio contacts using > something I have built myself feels like more of an achievement than making > contacts using a shop-bought radio. The fact that I have got bored with > every commercial radio I have ever owned, while my K2 is still here, is the > proof of it. There should be a warning sticker on every Elecraft box that it will ruin you for appliances But even if you bought one already built - what rig can compete with the K2? 73 de Jim, N2EY > > ___ 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] Why I build. Why I bother...
In the years before television, our family enjoyed something that was attractive enough to pull me away from my Philmore crystal set with its finicky "cats whisker" that had to be set just right to hear the whisper of broadcast stations in my headphones. Our whole family would visit a large railway station a few miles away. My older brother, Mom, Dad and I spent many happy warm summer evenings there on the station platform watching the steam locomotives chugging back and forth along sidings assembling cars into trains. The ballet of moving rail cars was interrupted from time to time by a passenger train arriving at the platform, the car windows filled with the faces of travelers arriving from a distant city. To this kid, watching one of those huge steam locomotives hauling a long train clanking, chugging and blowing off steam as it stopped only a few feet away from me was almost as exhilarating as snagging clear-channel radio station KFI on my Philmore late at night. Almost. I guess that's why I ended up in electronics instead of working on the railroad. Technology has given me many great tools. There's a lot that I can see on TV that expands my world. There's even more on the World-Wide Web. Still, those appliances tend to isolate me from the real world. It's the difference between driving my MGA roadster and cruising along in an air-conditioned, sound-insulated luxury car. The modern car may offer greater convenience and comfort, but it does so at the cost of isolating me from the world outside. There's more than nostalgia or the necessity of saving money in tinkering with homebrew designs and assembling kits. It's a search for a balanced life in which we make time to experience things that interest us "up close and personal". It's coaxing an unlikely collection of parts into herding electrons around so we can pick up the movement of a telegraph key or the sounds of a voice from a distant place. It's a sense of "wonder" - like seeing that giant steam locomotive roll to a stop next to me all those years ago. How can a person be healthy without experiencing a sense of "wonder" every day? Ron AC7AC ___ 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] K1
I've built a fully loaded K1.My excuses for building another one are: It was fun. I have a dad, W9LDZ and fathers day is coming. If it feels good, do it. Don, KZ9S ___ 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] K1
In a message dated 5/2/05 21:10:53 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can someone give me a perfectly good excuse to build a K1? (...Please:-)) I faced the same issue, and I have resolved it by installing the K1 as a mobile unit in my Jeep. It fits perfectly and works like a charm--hence the need for three Elecraft radios. Ci Jones WU7R ___ 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] K1 - Excuses for Buying an Elecraft K1
I have added "Excuses for Buying an Elecraft K1" to my website. There are 24 reasons or excuses listed at this time. There is also an updated photo of my shack as of April 2005. 73, Jim Jim Larsen http://www.AL7FS.us/ ___ 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] KD1JV, Steve Weber on the Appalachian Trail
Wonder if anyone has heard from Steve,KD1JV while hiking he was to have left weeks ago ! He was to operate portable ! 72, Jerry Uhte K9UT ___ 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] K1
1. More convenient to operate than a KX1. 2. Better CW audio than a K2. 3. Cute as hell. 4. You want to build it. You know you do. How many more reasons do you need? Eric KE6US -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hall Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:10 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K1 I've already built a K2 and KX1 and I am quite happy with them. Can someone give me a perfectly good excuse to build a K1? (...Please:-)) Tom, AK2B ___ 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] K1
Tom, You 'MUST' have a K1 with a 2 band board to cover 80 meters, and you can put 17 or 15 meters for the other band - or convert it to 160 meters for the duration of the sunspot lull. Your KX1 does not cover these bands. The K2 will stay at home while the KX1 and K1 go on outings with you. Alternately, order the K1- 4 band board too and plan the K1 for the base station at camp while the KX1 goes on day hikes with you. Is that sufficient for an excuse? 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > I've already built a K2 and KX1 and I am quite happy with them. > Can someone > give me a perfectly good excuse to build a K1? (...Please:-)) > > > > Tom, AK2B > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.1 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 ___ 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] K1
Tom Hall wrote: I've already built a K2 and KX1 and I am quite happy with them. Can someone give me a perfectly good excuse to build a K1? (...Please:-)) Tom, AK2B Why do you need an excuse? John WA8KNE ___ 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] K1
I've already built a K2 and KX1 and I am quite happy with them. Can someone give me a perfectly good excuse to build a K1? (...Please:-)) Tom, AK2B ___ 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] 40m transmitter alignment problem
In a recent message, "Rolf Moberg, OH6KXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said K2 is powered by battery and K2 has been connected to dummy load. I set power to 2.0 watts and switched to 40m band CW. K2 is taking about 220 mA. When holding TUNE I hear a short BEEP in headphones. Power meter is displaying 0.1 or 0.2. Rolf - Make sure your K2 is not in TEST mode. Press and Hold the MODE button and ensure that it says "OPEr" and not "tESt" 73 de David G4DMP ___ 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 drifting?
if I have a very strong station nearby while I'm using OP1 on Tx & Rx and a very narrow DSP filter I may not get the best function out of the filtering. The AGC would see the wider bandwidth while the computer running PSK31 or whatever mode you are using would see the narrow bandwidth, so there could be some pumping due to AGC depending on QRM/QRN. > the question is if I use OP1 for Tx & Rx and a narrow DSP filter I don't think the DSP will change the frequency at > all like the FL2 - FL4 filters would, is that correct? That is correct. The DSP doesn't alter the frequencies. 73, Lyle KK7P ___ 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: RE: [Elecraft] K2 drifting?
K2 Temperature Compensated PLL Reference Upgrade - Only needed for K2 SN less than 3446 - you do not need it. It has been my experience that the offset remains the same - this is related to your calibration for the XFIL's. Do not have the DSP filter - perhaps Lyle can answer that question. Rich ___ 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] weird power stuff
Ron, True, true - in the event of problems shortly after making a change, retrace the steps related to that change very carefully, you will likely find the problem. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > 99.9% of the time a failure like that has to do with the thing you touched > last, no matter how unlikely it seems. > > Ron AC7AC > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.1 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 ___ 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: RE: [Elecraft] K2 drifting?
Hi Rich, Thanks for the detailed description. I think I'm getting it now. Sometimes I'm a bit slow, sometimes I'm a bit fast, I guess I have a high amount of jitter on my clock (sorry, it is a work related joke, and probably a poor one at that). Now, I think I only have three more questions (for now) based on your description. What is the mod that you are referring to? I have a nearly brand new K2 (S/N 4786), so is the mod already implemented by Elecraft in my kit or is it yet another mod I should do? In my case the radio was on for well over one hour, so it should have been nice & stable. Next question is once the filter calibrations & settings are done I understand how it could be off by as little as 1 Hz or as much as 20 Hz from OP1. Is this value consistent once things are set or does it vary each time the filter is switched in/out? If for example the K2 is done being set up and FL4 is activated (which mine is and is set for 1000 Hz center frequency and 700 Hz BW), it may be say 5 Hz low. If I switch it to OP1 it should be right on with Tx & Rx, if I switch to FL2, FL3 or FL4 it could be off by as little as 1 Hz or as much as 20 Hz, but will FL4 always be off by 5 Hz (unless I change filter calibration settings)? Final question for now is related to the DSP filter I just installed. I set up DSP filters which I still need to play with to get a feeling for, but essentially expect them to act as a brick wall for signals outside their parameters. While I know they are audio and not IF filters so if I have a very strong station nearby while I'm using OP1 on Tx & Rx and a very narrow DSP filter I may not get the best function out of the filtering. So, I would then use a combination of FL2/FL3/FL4 as appropriate and then add DSP as well. Oh, the question is if I use OP1 for Tx & Rx and a narrow DSP filter I don't think the DSP will change the frequency at all like the FL2 - FL4 filters would, is that correct? So, assuming that is the case, maybe I always want to use OP1 and the desired DSP filter and then just add FL2 to FL4 as needed. I guess I just have to play with it and see what works best for me in given circumstances. 72/73, Mark, NK8Q >From: Rich Lentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Mon May 02 13:03:56 CDT 2005 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: 'NR5A' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Elecraft Reflector' >Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2 drifting? >The RTTY or Digital filters are available on the newer versions of >"firmware" and allow a complete set of filters tuned and setup specifically >for RTTY or digital modes, however they must be enabled. The manual >explains this Or if you have an older K2 with an upgraded MCU then you need >to look at the newer manual. > >The major point is that - 1. it is almost impossible to get any of the >narrower filters within 1 Hz of the main (OP1) filter that is used for >transmit in all cases regardless of which filter is selected. 2. The PSK >program will transmit a tone equal to what the PSK program thinks is the >received signal frequency - however, that is off frequency by 1 to as much >as 20/30 Hz. from the actual received frequency when ANY filter is used >other than OP1 because the K2 switches to OP1 in transmit. (The offset can >be observed by tuning in a solid carrier and switching filters.) 3. If the >other Party has AFC turned on then he will now transmit at that new >frequency and thus the drift or actually frequency starts walking up/down >the band. > >If you don't have AFC turned on then you will continue to transmit at the >same frequency, unless you reset the signal to the new frequency. If at >least one of the two parties involved does not have AFC turned on then Drift >is less likely to happen. > >There is a small amount of drift in the K2 (less with the Temp Stabilizing >MOD) from cold start for about 15 - 30 Minutes. Thus the above discussion >assumes that 1. you have the temp stabilizing mod installed and 2. the rig >has been on for about 30 minutes. > >Rich > > >-- > >Oh, good point. I forgot to mention that I was using FL4 which was >specifically set up for 1000 Hz center frequency and 700 Hz bandwidth. > >I thought that FL4 was specifically set up for digital modes. Does that >mean "other" digital modes like RTTY and that PSK31 should be run with >OP1 instead? > >Mark, NK8Q ___ 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] 40m transmitter alignment problem
Hello! I have built my K2 s/n 4759. I'm in the page 75, 40m transmitter alignment. K2 is powered by battery and K2 has been connected to dummy load. I set power to 2.0 watts and switched to 40m band CW. K2 is taking about 220 mA. When holding TUNE I hear a short BEEP in headphones. Power meter is displaying 0.1 or 0.2. Adjustment of L1 or L2 doesn't affect to power level. I spent couple of hours reading the manual. It seems I should buy a signal generator to do receiver and transmitter signal tracing. Receiver is working. I heard signals in 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m and noise level fluctuated normally in the rest of the bands. My antenna were not tuned to any band in that time. My analysis is the problem cannot be in 40m filtering because in receive mode L1 and L2 peak definitely for best signal. What to do next? Remove heat sink and check visually the soldering again? Should I hear sidetone ALL THE TIME when TUNE mode is activated? I hear only short BEEP when activating TUNE. Rolf Moberg ___ 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] How many kits
Howdy Paul, I get serial numbers on the net so can give you a rough estimate. The KX1 series is over 1000, the K2 series is nearing 5000, K1s are somewhere around 2000. So totalling this give close to 8000 kits not including all the fiddly bits. Hope this helps, Kevin. On Mon, 02 May 2005 05:46:23 -0400, Paul Gates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can anyone tell me how many kits K1, K2, KX1 kits have been sold. I have a friend that says very few people build radios anymore... I want to blow his socks off! Paul Gates Elecraft K1 #231 XG1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.1 - Release Date: 5/2/2005 ___ 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 drifting?
The RTTY or Digital filters are available on the newer versions of "firmware" and allow a complete set of filters tuned and setup specifically for RTTY or digital modes, however they must be enabled. The manual explains this Or if you have an older K2 with an upgraded MCU then you need to look at the newer manual. The major point is that - 1. it is almost impossible to get any of the narrower filters within 1 Hz of the main (OP1) filter that is used for transmit in all cases regardless of which filter is selected. 2. The PSK program will transmit a tone equal to what the PSK program thinks is the received signal frequency - however, that is off frequency by 1 to as much as 20/30 Hz. from the actual received frequency when ANY filter is used other than OP1 because the K2 switches to OP1 in transmit. (The offset can be observed by tuning in a solid carrier and switching filters.) 3. If the other Party has AFC turned on then he will now transmit at that new frequency and thus the drift or actually frequency starts walking up/down the band. If you don't have AFC turned on then you will continue to transmit at the same frequency, unless you reset the signal to the new frequency. If at least one of the two parties involved does not have AFC turned on then Drift is less likely to happen. There is a small amount of drift in the K2 (less with the Temp Stabilizing MOD) from cold start for about 15 - 30 Minutes. Thus the above discussion assumes that 1. you have the temp stabilizing mod installed and 2. the rig has been on for about 30 minutes. Rich -- Oh, good point. I forgot to mention that I was using FL4 which was specifically set up for 1000 Hz center frequency and 700 Hz bandwidth. I thought that FL4 was specifically set up for digital modes. Does that mean "other" digital modes like RTTY and that PSK31 should be run with OP1 instead? Mark, NK8Q ___ 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] LAITF This Saturday!
Maybe we'll have better weather/band conditions for this Staurday's 2nd Annual LAITF Contest. Another great excuse to get off your..base stations, and into the field. -- Every year we take our radios out in the field, woods, or parks and operate. Now let's add the dimension of observing the wildlife around us and make it a part of the operating event, which we will call Look Around In The Field or LAITF. The exchange will include the name of some wildlife you have seen on that day. This contest was held last year, and is being run by W2AGN this year with the permission of the originator, Randy K7TQ. CONTEST PERIOD: May 7, 2005 1600-2100Z. CW ONLY. * Wildlife means some animal that you have seen since you left home for LAITF. It could be a deer, a moose, a squirrel, an egret, or a fly. * Ants and other bugs will work, too. * Heck, we'll even count dogs and cats here! Just for good measure everyone can send "human" just by seeing one. * Send a different wildlife name for each QSO or the same one every time, but make sure you have actually seen it before you send its name. It is your choice if you send "hawk", "red tailed hawk", or "buteo jamaicensis". * You've got to look around and not just concentrate on the radio for this operating event! Rules o Exchange + State, Province, or Country (S/P/C) + Your name + Wildlife name o QSO Points + Each QSO = 1 pt o Multipliers + Sum of different wildlife YOU sent + Sum of different wildlife you copied from other operators + S/P/C total for all bands o Final Score + QSO points X Wildlife mults X S/P/C Mult o Work station once per band. o Categories + Home-Single Op + Home-Multi Op + Field-Single Op + Field-Multi Op o Certificates for the top scorer in each category will be provided in PDF format. o Suggested Frequencies (kHz) (Spread out, guys! 1810 3560704014060 21060 28060 Send logs by email to w2agn at w2agn.net, or by snail mail to: John Sielke W2AGN 1353 Samuel Drive Vineland, NJ 08360-4471 Send logs no later than May 31, 2005. Results will be posted at http://w2agn.net/laitf.html NLT 1 July 2005. ___ 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] Incorrect installation C6 on my K2
Hi all: I made the same mistake no4d made on installing C6. I have built many kits, so have experience. I agree the instructions could be clearer on which holes to use. I used the two leftmost instead of the two outer holes. In other words, I used holes 1 and 2, instead of holes 1 and 3. Builder beware! Hope this keeps others from making same mistake. N4YM, George ___ 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] RE: Can Elecraft take over the global HF ham radiobusiness ?
There's a generalization I strongly disagree with. It is almost always more expensive to build than to buy something of the same specification. Heathkits, if I recall correctly, were never particularly cheap. Ham radio, for me, is not just about operating. If I want to make contact with people around the world, I can use the Internet. I build for the enjoyment of it, and because to make radio contacts using something I have built myself feels like more of an achievement than making contacts using a shop-bought radio. The fact that I have got bored with every commercial radio I have ever owned, while my K2 is still here, is the proof of it. 73, Julian, G4ILO (K2 #392) G4ILO's Shack: http://www.tech-pro.net/g4ilo Nigel KC8NHF/G8IFF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Most people, I would imagine, build primarily as a means of saving money. There's no point in building something if I can buy something similar for less money. ___ 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] weird power stuff
It may sound obvious, but is that resistor soldered in on both ends? Any possible solder bridge at either end? Is the resistor intermittent? They do "break" - even modern film ones. Maybe *especially* film ones if they've been slightly damaged. I small crack in the outer cover can lead to a crack in the resistance element that pushes the value all over the place. If things are really strange, back up a step to where it worked last. If everything looks perfect, put the original resistor back in and see if the problem persists. 99.9% of the time a failure like that has to do with the thing you touched last, no matter how unlikely it seems. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Did you have this problem before you made the R98 > change? Nope. > If not, perhaps something you did made this happen. ...but what? Any thoughts on what to check? LL ___ 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] weird power stuff
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Did you have this problem before you made the R98 > change? Nope. > If not, perhaps something you did made this happen. ...but what? Any thoughts on what to check? LL __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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] weird power stuff
In a message dated 5/2/2005 7:58:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did just change R98 on the RF board from 270 to 1K, which mostly resolved my too-high power out problem. Did you have this problem before you made the R98 change? If not, perhaps something you did made this happen. 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] weird power stuff
While operating my K2, using the ATU with a balun for my 300 ohm twinlead-fed loop, sometimes I've suddenly noticed that my power out, while transmitting, is showing only two bars, instead of the five or six I should be seeing. If I hit tune, I sometimes get "nothing" - no bars, and the display says lo power. After trying a couple of things - switching bands, or holding TUNE and DISPLAY together, I'll get it to tune up and act normally again. Sometimes after getting it going again, it shows all ten bars lit up at first, then reverts to the five or six. I did just change R98 on the RF board from 270 to 1K, which mostly resolved my too-high power out problem. Any ideas...? Thanks... LL/K3ESE 11+379+4442=KX1K1K2#4832 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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] Still For Sale: K2/100
For Sale: K2/100 ser #2009 with the following options: KPA100, KSB2, K160RX, K60V, KNB2, KDSP2 and KAT100-1. Make me an offer. Works great. Is like new. Contains all updates and latest firmware. US and Canada only please. I'll pay for shipping via UPS. Thanks, Roger, W1EM ___ 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] C6
For what it is worth, the 3 solder points at C6 are not vias per se, they are the location of a connector header for the 60 meter expansion module...If the expansion module is not installed, the connector header is not installed and C6 is installed in it's place...The center hole of these 3 holes is a ground and is not used when C6 is installed...The C6 error seems to be common, I have seen at at least half a dozen times...The result is no 40 meter reception in Part II alignment and testing... Jerry, wa2dkg >I know some-one else that also nearly did this and I was struggling to explain what vias were because they looked like pads (and about the same size). Luckily they stopped at that point as they were confused.< ___ 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] How many kits
Hello Paul, I don't know Paul, but going by the K2 serial numbers there must be some 4500 K2s out there, and that's a lot of one product especially for a young Company. I recall the long hours of discussion spent at RCA working out how many of a certain type of SSB transceiver should be built in the first production run - 500 was the choice. Eventually about 1000 were sold into the point to point market worldwide, which was a large share. Personally I prefer to build my radios for many of the reasons that have been mentioned already. Perhaps one of the main reasons, and this is especially true for receivers, is that it is possible to keep ahead of the black box manufacturers when it comes to the performance of the device, sometimes by a few years, without having to sell one's wife, cat and dog in order to get that top end performance. Furthermore one must not forget Property Rights that could prevent some company from incorporating a piece of serious circuitry, and they might not get there if the R&D budget is small. The big price that the homebrewer pays is, of course, time to do this. So years ago I adopted the modular approach to construction where possible, and the work in progress concept, upgrading as technology moved along. And I am very sure that there is a large number of amateurs who do something similar for whatever reason. With respect to your friend I wonder how he came to his conclusion and what he means by *very few*. Having said all that, if money was no object I might buy the best black box for my purposes, slow down the homebrewing a little keeping the black box as a backup. But personally I would find it difficult to choose between the black boxes because it appears to me that this year's model is last year's model plus a thing or two, or minus a thing or two. K2 is the only kit or commercially manufactured radio that I have owned in 58 years of ham radio, and it is a very much appreciated member of the shack community. 73, Geoff GM4ESD K2/100 #3255 - Original Message - From: "Paul Gates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:46 AM Subject: [Elecraft] How many kits > Can anyone tell me how many kits K1, K2, KX1 kits have been sold. I have > a friend that says very few people build radios anymore... I want to blow > his socks off! > > > Paul Gates > Elecraft K1 #231 > XG1 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ 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] Noise blanker [was: K2 battleplan?]
Thanks for all the very helpful replies regarding the noise blanker! Mike AB3AP Ron D'Eau Claire wrote on 04/30/05 11:37 ET: > Mike AB3AP wrote: > I've noticed the majority of K2s seem to be built with the NB. [...] > > - > > The noise blanker is designed to suppress noise consisting of a train of > high-intensity pulses with a regular interval between them. [...] ___ 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] Test
Is Bellsouth still blacklisted? -- 73, Bob Patten, N4BPPlantation, FL E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.qsl.net/n4bp QRP ARCI #3412SOC #1ARS #799Whiners #6 FISTS #7871 ___ 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] How many kits
Can anyone tell me how many kits K1, K2, KX1 kits have been sold. I have a friend that says very few people build radios anymore... I want to blow his socks off! Paul Gates Elecraft K1 #231 XG1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] KAT100-1
I have just about finished the tuner and when I did the resistance checks, all the ones that are supposed to be ">100 k" are in the 2 k to 3 k range, except for the D3 diode measurement, which is > 100 k. I'm up to 20 entities worked at 15 w wit 4784! What a hoot! Randy W6SJ ___ 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
