[Elecraft] K2 #5324 Past Stage 2
Hi All I have just finished testing 5324 up to stage 2 and all working very well, seems hot Rx on 40m, Found the setting of L34 broad but seems to peek up just about ¼ to ½ of a turn down, much more and the background noise comes up. Other than that no problems im glad to say so off to start stage 3 73 Paul M0BMN -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 27/01/2006 ___ 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] CW-keying and IC-781
Sorry, boys I sent this problem to the wrong discussion group. Disregard it. Rick, OZ5RM ___ 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 stability
Hi everyone, I'm trying to improve the frequency stability of my K1, but I'm not sure if I'm sort of at the limit here or not. I'm evaluating the radio's capabilities for use as a 10-meter beacon, and have been running it into a dummy load for a while, controlled by an external PIC based controller. I've rewound L1 to move the tuning range up to where I want it, and replaced C2 to give me just a narrow tuning range. I'm using an NP0 capacitor for C2 so it should have good temperature stability. What I've found is that the frequency seems to drift upwards over the course of 2 or 3 days, going up 100 or so Hz. The other strange thing I found was that the power out also drifted upwards. I had the radio set for 2.0 watts and after a day, it was running 4.5 watts out, which is as high as it goes on 10 meters. The power out isn't my main concern right now though, 4.5 watts will be fine. I know the specs say 200 Hz / hour but I'm really hoping to see less than 100 Hz per month, kind of thing. Is there any way to tighten-up the frequency stability even further? Thanks and 73 de Stephanie va3uxb K2#5311 - K1#2132 ___ 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] Update on Build of K2 #5324
Hi That depends on the serial number. If the older K2 is below 3000 and has not had the A to B mods installed then then the front panel, control board and RF board are not interchangeable. If both K2 are above 3000 then you are fine. Don Brown - Original Message - From: Paul Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:11 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Update on Build of K2 #5324 HI all Doesn’t time fly, I started 5324 on Thursday and now im upto the second stage test, One Question, I have had is a missing part (RP1) from the front panel which means the switches don’t work correctly (Scotts sending me one) . I have another working K2 here so I will “borrow” that front plate to test My new one, I will use the new control board so I don’t see that that should be any problem do you??? Im Looking forward to doing the test’s in the morning and will report back with my results, good or bad later. All the best Paul M0BMN 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] Dayton
I'm looking into actually attending Dayton for the first time ever. Will there be many folks from the reflector there this year? 73, Julius n2wn Julius, you have no idea! Look for a crowd. There usually is a fairly decent size crowd around the Elecraft booth. In addition to Eric and Wayne, Don, W3FPR, the grand poobah of remote troubleshooting and Elmering is usually there. If you are really a tried and true Elecrafter, order a shirt through them that has your rigs serial number on it. We are an odd lot, and I would not want it any other way. I'll be there. Tom K8TB K2 # 3206 5050 ___ 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] Dayton
heck YES... in fact many of us get at least a 50% increase in fun by attending the FDIM... four days in may which is actually a day of qrp type seminars...on Thursday before fri/sat/sun even have an official hotel check it out: http://www.qrparci.org/content/blogsection/6/57/ bill At 08:39 AM 1/30/2006, J F wrote: I'm looking into actually attending Dayton for the first time ever. Will there be many folks from the reflector there this year? 73, Julius n2wn ___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
I rarely call CQ - especially when running QRP. But sometimes, a fella has to do what a fella has to do. Fired up the K1 on 20 meters, dialed up 14040 (or was it 14060 - can't recall) and called CQ. Got an answer from a station in NM which sure made me smile (I love NM). He was running an Argo 509 and we exchanged 449 sig reports. Hmm, 5 watts to a vertical, call CQ and work a guy a couple thousand miles away. Sunspots, who needs sunspots when you have mojo :-) - Keith KD1E - ___ 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] Dayton
I will be there Julius, and will have an indoor booth this year. Don't know the booth number yet. I will have a number of kits there, including several wattmeters (QRP and otherwise), my remote base station control hardware and software and (hopefully) a new microprocessor/DDS based panadapter kit that will work with any IF frequency. It will be connected to my K2. All the kits are aimed at Elecraft style builders except the panadapter, which will be mostly SMD. My LP-100 wattmeter kit, which is featured in the current issue of QEX, will be featured at the booth, and will have a new killer feature that no wattmeter currently on the market has. I'm very excited about Dayton this year ;-) You can see more info on my projects on my website, www.telepostinc.com 73, Larry N8LP J F wrote: I'm looking into actually attending Dayton for the first time ever. Will there be many folks from the reflector there this year? 73, Julius n2wn PS: Thanks to all the Elecrafters (and non) on this reflector worked on 160 this past weekend. ___ 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] Elecrafter Seeks Help!
I'm in serious need of help from my fellow Elecrafters. Rosin-tainted smoke lingers overhead as I toil with bleary eyes to assemble a new K2, relying on the happy experience of a K1 build a short time ago. All is bliss around my cozy workbench, but the XYL is hovering nearby and threatening bodily mayhem! She says if she sees one more of those little notes from this mysterious Ms. Christine about packing my bags for me, she's going to do the job herself and send me on my way! I can't help myself, these clandestine exchanges between myself and Elecraft's Lady of the Parts Room have become the very soul of my existence! I'm desperately seeking your support in pleading with Christine to shorten her name to Chris. Maybe then the growing flurry of those little white papers won't jeopardize my marriage. Help me out, fellas!! Dale K6PJV ___ 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] Dayton
Hi Julius: I'll be there (only missed two Daytons in the past 34 years). Will be at FDIM on Thursday and then helping out at the elecraft booth for a couple hours on Friday and Saturday. 73, Tom N0SS At 08:39 AM 1/30/2006, you wrote: I'm looking into actually attending Dayton for the first time ever. Will there be many folks from the reflector there this year? 73, Julius n2wn PS: Thanks to all the Elecrafters (and non) on this reflector worked on 160 this past weekend. ___ 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] FDIM and Dayton
For the first time in my ham career, I will be able to make FDIM and the Dayton Hamvention. Hope to see a lot of you there. I have volunteered to help at the Elecraft booth on Friday Saturday but haven't heard back yet. See Y'all there. 73, Jim Sheldon - W0EB ___ 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] Dayton
I'll also be at Dayton (and FDIM, well worth the time). -- Clark B. Wierda N8CBW ___ 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
Fw: [Elecraft] K1 stability
I know the specs say 200 Hz / hour but I'm really hoping to see less than 100 Hz per month, kind of thing Pardon me for asking, but is this a realizable goal (3 ppm/month at 28 MHz over an unspecified temperature range) for the K1 frequency system which consists of a crystal hetrodyne oscillator, crystal product detector/transmit mixer oscillators, and LC VFO, none of which are temperature controlled or compensated? Would it be realizable for your K2? Would it even be realizable for a FT-1000?? Even commercial DDS/PLL rigs don't come close without some sort of TXCO. I guess I have my doubts. 73, Mike / KK5F ___ 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 stability
On 30-Jan-06, at 11.38 .47, Mike Morrow wrote: Pardon me for asking, but is this a realizable goal (3 ppm/month at 28 MHz over an unspecified temperature range) for the K1 frequency system which consists of a crystal hetrodyne oscillator, crystal product detector/transmit mixer oscillators, and LC VFO, none of which are temperature controlled or compensated? I don't know. That's why I'm asking... :-) There are folks using converted CB radios, and folks using HTX-100's, that seem to stay on frequency all the time. Granted, none of them are using an LC VFO, but they aren't rock-bound either. I've been using converted crystal-based CB transmitters for 6 or 7 years and they've worked, but never looked or sounded as nice as the K1. If it's an impossible goal for the K1, I'll accept that. Thanks again and 73 de Stephanie va3uxb K2#5311 - K1#2132 ___ 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 for sale
I am selling my K2 serial number 5224. It is loaded with the following: K2 FDIMP K160RX KAT2 KDSP2 KIO2 KNB2 KSB2 K60XV Great radio is 100%. Asking $1370.00 73 Alan W1HYV - 100+ K2's built ___ 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] Dayton
I'm not going to Dayton / FDIM this year, I've settled my calendar on Friedrichshafen and the RSGB HF Convention. It would be great to see an Elecraft stand at Friedrichshafen. I'm thinking about an Elecraft software-related presentation at the RSGB HF Convention but this is very much in the vapourware stage at the moment. As a poor European programmer I can either buy the fully-loaded K2 or attend Dayton but not both! My experience in 2005 was that the US has become very expensive, especially hotels. So I'm saving my money for now and looking forward to the beer and Wurst at Friedrichshafen. Simon Brown --- http://blog.hb9drv.ch/ - Original Message - From: Clark B. Wierda [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll also be at Dayton (and FDIM, well worth the time). ___ 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] Elecrafter Seeks Help!
Heaven help you if she finds out that Val is short for Valerie! Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I'm in serious need of help from my fellow Elecrafters. Rosin-tainted smoke lingers overhead as I toil with bleary eyes to assemble a new K2, relying on the happy experience of a K1 build a short time ago. All is bliss around my cozy workbench, but the XYL is hovering nearby and threatening bodily mayhem! She says if she sees one more of those little notes from this mysterious Ms. Christine about packing my bags for me, she's going to do the job herself and send me on my way! I can't help myself, these clandestine exchanges between myself and Elecraft's Lady of the Parts Room have become the very soul of my existence! I'm desperately seeking your support in pleading with Christine to shorten her name to Chris. Maybe then the growing flurry of those little white papers won't jeopardize my marriage. Help me out, fellas!! Dale K6PJV ___ 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] Dayton
I must say you made the proper decision..the K2 will last forever...FDIM and Dayton4 days. Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI, Un-Retired K2/100 SN 3075 http://www.milwaukeehdtv.org - As a poor European programmer I can either buy the fully-loaded K2 or attend Dayton but not both! My experience in 2005 was that the US has become very expensive, especially hotels. So I'm saving my money for now and looking forward to the beer and Wurst at Friedrichshafen. Simon Brown --- http://blog.hb9drv.ch/ m ___ 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] Friedrichshafen
Hi all, It seems to me that a gathering at Friedrichshafen for us Elecrafters might be a good idea. I'll be attending with Jan G0BBL and Alan M0PUB and all of us have built K2s..we are staying in Lindau and hopefully will operate portable from Austria, Switzerland and Germany whilst we are therepossibly Maritime Mobile from the ferry to Switzerland...if Maritime is the right word... I have done two Dayton/FDIM trips..you will not be disappointed. Regards, Steve G0XAR ___ 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] Friedrichshafen
If all goes to plan, I will also be attending Friedrichshafen. It would be great to meet up with other K2er's. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:51:43 +, Stephen John Farthing wrote: Hi all, It seems to me that a gathering at Friedrichshafen for us Elecrafters might be a good idea. I'll be attending with Jan G0BBL and Alan M0PUB and all of us have built K2s..we are staying in Lindau and hopefully will operate portable from Austria, Switzerland and Germany whilst we are therepossibly Maritime Mobile from the ferry to Switzerland...if Maritime is the right word... I have done two Dayton/FDIM trips..you will not be disappointed. Regards, Steve G0XAR ___ 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] Mail incorrectly bounced as SPAM??
Hi Art, It has nothing to do with your email's content. Someone who is also using the same send mail server as you at your ISP is spewing SPAM onto the Internet. The sorbs or bl.csma.biz anti spam server has temporarily blacklisted all email from your server to protect everyone from overload. This is a frequent occurrence these days, unfortunately. QTH.net, our host for the Elecraft email list, uses this service and several others to avoid overload of their servers when a SPAM attack occurs. Its the only way they can keep regular traffic flowing in the face of the rising tide of SPAM emails. The block is usually lifted in a day or two as the spam sent via your ISPs mail server subsides. (It is usually coming from an unsuspecting user with an infected PC...) You might want to contact the guys at your ISP and let them know what has happened and include a copy of the bounce message. They might be able to speed the unblocking. In the mean time, if you have an account on a different ISP, try sending from it. If you continue to have problems posting we can also repost for you. (Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) 73, Eric WA6HHQ Art - W6KY wrote: when I try to send to the reflector, it says my message is SPAM. That sucks! Art, W6KY ___ 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] (no subject)
___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
A lot of people nowadays don't understand HF propagation. One MUST remember that the propagation programs are not necessarily correct! Many times bands are really open, but there isn't any activity. A lot of folks make a quick check, listen a minute or two and assume the band is dead. ALWAYS listen and ALWAYS call a few CQ's. You never know! A classic example of this is assuming 10,12,15 meters are beyond help. this part of the sunspot cycle. Many times it will be dead for East-West paths but open for North South paths, especially to South America from the USA. This is the great advantage of beacons in various places on 20-10 meters. Also weird anomalies will exist in propagation no computer program will predict. 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message - From: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:31 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K1, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO. | I rarely call CQ - especially when running QRP. But sometimes, a fella | has to do what a fella has to do. | | Fired up the K1 on 20 meters, dialed up 14040 (or was it 14060 - can't | recall) and called CQ. Got an answer from a station in NM which sure | made me smile (I love NM). He was running an Argo 509 and we exchanged | 449 sig reports. | | Hmm, 5 watts to a vertical, call CQ and work a guy a couple thousand | miles away. Sunspots, who needs sunspots when you have mojo :-) | | - Keith KD1E - | ___ | 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 | | | | -- | No virus found in this incoming message. | Checked by AVG Free Edition. | Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.24/244 - Release Date: 1/30/2006 | | ___ 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] Dayton
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: I'm thinking about an Elecraft software-related presentation at the RSGB HF Convention but this is very much in the vapourware stage at the moment. I'll see you at RSGB HFC. Do you think we can convince Eric and Wayne? :-) -- Nosey Nick Waterman, G7RZQ, K2 #5209. use Std::Disclaimer;[EMAIL PROTECTED] God made machine language; all the rest is the work of man. ___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
It is amazing how the bands marvelously open up during the really big contest weekends, eh? :-) On 1/30/06, Sandy W5TVW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many times bands are really open, but there isn't any activity. A lot of folks make a quick check, listen a minute or two and assume the band is dead. ALWAYS listen and ALWAYS call a few CQ's. You never know! 73 de Jeff, KE9V ___ 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] Elecrafter Seeks Help!
I'm desperately seeking your support in pleading with Christine to shorten her name to Chris. Maybe then the growing flurry of those little white papers won't jeopardize my marriage. Help me out, fellas!! [...] Heaven help you if she finds out that Val is short for Valerie! Do you think Elecraft could charge more for pink, perfume-scented packing slips, signed, with Xs? Special promo for kits ordered to arrive before Feb 14th? ;-) -- Nosey Nick Waterman, G7RZQ, K2 #5209. use Std::Disclaimer;[EMAIL PROTECTED] God made machine language; all the rest is the work of man. ___ 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] Off topic question
A friend asked me yesterday if I knew why hams would be sending the following Cq cq callsign callsign test test In cw over and over and over again I told him I did not, I could not find anything on the internet about it so I thought I would ask the most august body of hams for information. The signals where heard around 12:00 am midnight on 160m anyone know what was going on? Or why? ___ 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] Dayton
It would probably them good to taste some decent beer :-) They could bring some of the new toys, then we could rally put a fine presentation together. Simon Brown --- http://blog.hb9drv.ch/ - Original Message - From: Nick Waterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: I'm thinking about an Elecraft software-related presentation at the RSGB HF Convention but this is very much in the vapourware stage at the moment. I'll see you at RSGB HFC. Do you think we can convince Eric and Wayne? :-) ___ 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] Off topic question
They're operating in a conTEST. David wrote: A friend asked me yesterday if I knew why hams would be sending the following Cq cq callsign callsign test test ___ 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] Off topic question
The test test suggests a contest CQ. Probably from a automatic keyer or a contest logging program. Some contesters just letem rip until they hear a response through the keying. There was a 160M CW contest over the weekend, so that was probably from that. -- Clark B. Wierda N8CBW A friend asked me yesterday if I knew why hams would be sending the following Cq cq callsign callsign test test In cw over and over and over again I told him I did not, I could not find anything on the internet about it so I thought I would ask the most august body of hams for information. The signals where heard around 12:00 am midnight on 160m anyone know what was going on? Or why? ___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
Sandy, W6TVW wrote: A lot of people nowadays don't understand HF propagation. One MUST remember that the propagation programs are not necessarily correct! -- Absolutely!! The predictions are like weather forecasting. Today we have a 100% chance of rain in Northwest Oregon based on the most advanced data analysis in the world. We are told that we may be having the wettest January since Lewis and Clark trekked through here in 1805. Yet, outside my office window I see blue skies and the sun is shining! Keith's mojo is his interest and willingness to listen and call on a 'dead' band, aided of course by a good rig! I commend you for that Keith. I hope I can be on the other end of one of those QSO's one day. To me, your choices are at the heart of Ham Radio as I most enjoy it. Antenna modeling software, propagation analysis and all the rest are, at best, a sort of virtual reality. As compelling as the graphics may be, they may not depict reality at all. At least back in the days when analysis was done crunching numbers with our only output huge arrays of digits on fan-fold paper we weren't seduced by fancy graphics into believing that the results were anything more real than a bunch of predictions based on a bunch of assumptions about what might be true. 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
[Elecraft] firmware update?
Hi all, I'm new to this list and looking into building my own K2. This evening I was browsing the European distributor's online shop as I was getting ready to order the parts I thought were necessary. One of the options offered on the page is the firmware update, valued at 45,00 EUR. Is this only necessary for older K2 models or is it necessary to order this upgrade even with a brand new kit? Thanks for shedding a light on this subject. I can't wait to start building this baby... 73 from Belgium Glenn ON4WIX ___ 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] Elecrafter Seeks Help!
Guys, I suspect things could get even worse if the suggested pink pefumed envelopes had labels on them from Wayne and Ericunless of course you are a lady building an Elecraft kit. Yours Steve ___ 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] Off topic question (On Topic Answer)
CQ World Wide 160m Contest was this past weekend from Z on Saturday until 1259Z on Sunday. There are contests EVERY weekend of some sort or another. Some are very specific to a particular mode or band or even geographical region. The one listed above was ONLY on 160m and ONLY CW. While there were a few stations to be heard in the middle of the day the majority of the signals on 160m propagate best during the night due to less D-layer attenuation. I noticed many signals from about 5 PM local time all through the whole night and tapering off around 7:30 AM local time after local sunrise. I worked about 9-1/2 hours of the contest myself, using K2 S/N 4786 at 5W and a Carolina Windom 160. My QTH is in Allentown, PA and I was able to work stations as far west as Hawaii and as far east as Portugal The Azores. I did hear quite a few Europeans, especially on Sunday late-afternoon and early-evening, however I didn't have the patience to work them, although I had in the past worked some and will try again. I always thought that 100W was QRP on 160m, but after trying out my K2 about 1 year ago I'm hooked on 160m QRP! I'm also amazed how well such a simple station manages to make so many Q's! I'm anxious to try an inverted-L for next season and maybe a K9AY Array for Rx (to get best use of my K2 options). Typically CQ callsign TEST is not that there are lots of stations testing their equipment, but test is short for contest and they leave it up to the person on the Rx end to figure out which contest it is. Ken Newman, N2CQ, puts out a weekly email on this reflector and others with the list of contests for the upcoming several weeks. This list includes weblinks for rules and has a note about whether the contest has a QRP category or not. Nice job, Ken! There, got this thread back on topic. 73, Mark, NK8Q A friend asked me yesterday if I knew why hams would be sending the following Cq cq callsign callsign test test In cw over and over and over again I told him I did not, I could not find anything on the internet about it so I thought I would ask the most august body of hams for information. The signals where heard around 12:00 am midnight on 160m anyone know what was going on? Or why? ___ 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] Off topic question
test stands for contest. This past weekend was the annual CQ WW 160-meter contest. Lots of fun! 73, de Earl, K6SE ___ 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] firmware update?
Hi All new Elecraft products will have the latest firmware in effect at the time. The upgrade is so people with older K2's can add the newest features if they want. In some cases when adding an option module an older K2 will require the upgrade to make the option function. Don't worry you will get the latest firmware included with your K2 and any options you may order at the same time. Don Brown KD5NDB - Original Message - From: ON4WIX [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:30 PM Subject: [Elecraft] firmware update? Hi all, I'm new to this list and looking into building my own K2. This evening I was browsing the European distributor's online shop as I was getting ready to order the parts I thought were necessary. One of the options offered on the page is the firmware update, valued at 45,00 EUR. Is this only necessary for older K2 models or is it necessary to order this upgrade even with a brand new kit? Thanks for shedding a light on this subject. I can't wait to start building this baby... 73 from Belgium Glenn ON4WIX ___ 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] firmware update?
Glenn, It is not necessary to order the firmware update - you will receive the latest firmware with your new K2 kit. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- I'm new to this list and looking into building my own K2. This evening I was browsing the European distributor's online shop as I was getting ready to order the parts I thought were necessary. One of the options offered on the page is the firmware update, valued at 45,00 EUR. Is this only necessary for older K2 models or is it necessary to order this upgrade even with a brand new kit? Thanks for shedding a light on this subject. I can't wait to start building this baby... 73 from Belgium Glenn ON4WIX ___ 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 5324 Lives!
HI All Im glad to report that 5324 is alive and well, just finished the final setup and its now up and running, I will be fitting the 160m module Tuesday and then having a play with it, it seems a sensitive rx, I will do a MDS check (I have the XG1) and report on the figure , It did not take to long to build it I must say, now to spend more money for a SSB Module and maybe the 100Watt amp etc etc etc All the best and thanks for the support Paul M0BMN -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 27/01/2006 ___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
When I was testing my KPA-100 to see how hot the heat sink would get during contest level CQ'ing and didn't yet have my 300W dummy load I set up the K2 with an automated CQ on the low end of 10M around 28.013.I figured it was a safe time of day on a dead band that wouldn't bother too many people (and not bother me with having to stop my tests to have an actual QSO). It was about 8AM ET and I had been testing for about an hour when a VP8 (who also happened to be using a K2/100) answered one of my calls. So the dead band came alive long enough to get me a new country on 10M at the bottom of the solar cycle. I hear people say that you need to listen more than CQ when you are QRP. But believe me...there are a bunch of us people who's ear's perk up when we hear a faint CQ in the noise. The weak signal is the one that attracts my attention although I have to admit to a slight letdown when a K1 with a K1 is not the VU7 I'd been hoping for. Good luck and keep CQing!Don't be afraid to get on at 3AM on 15M and call CQ. You just might find a kindred spirit who is not able to sleep either and have a great QSO. Tom K2TA - Original Message - From: Sandy W5TVW [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K1, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO. A lot of people nowadays don't understand HF propagation. One MUST remember that the propagation programs are not necessarily correct! Many times bands are really open, but there isn't any activity. A lot of folks make a quick check, listen a minute or two and assume the band is dead. ALWAYS listen and ALWAYS call a few CQ's. You never know! A classic example of this is assuming 10,12,15 meters are beyond help. this part of the sunspot cycle. Many times it will be dead for East-West paths but open for North South paths, especially to South America from the USA. This is the great advantage of beacons in various places on 20-10 meters. Also weird anomalies will exist in propagation no computer program will predict. 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message - From: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:31 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K1, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO. | I rarely call CQ - especially when running QRP. But sometimes, a fella | has to do what a fella has to do. | | Fired up the K1 on 20 meters, dialed up 14040 (or was it 14060 - can't | recall) and called CQ. Got an answer from a station in NM which sure | made me smile (I love NM). He was running an Argo 509 and we exchanged | 449 sig reports. | | Hmm, 5 watts to a vertical, call CQ and work a guy a couple thousand | miles away. Sunspots, who needs sunspots when you have mojo :-) | | - Keith KD1E - | ___ | 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 | | | | -- | No virus found in this incoming message. | Checked by AVG Free Edition. | Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.24/244 - Release Date: 1/30/2006 | | ___ 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] Any takers
Hi all. I have recently finished Elecraft Kits below and for any old timers out there, they surpassed my DX-40, DX-100 and my very first radar oven (now appropriately named a microwave circa - ''74) . Everything worked great. . . .eventually. Just read the directions. So did all my Heathkits. 1. If anyone in the NW San Antonio, TX area needs any help on a kit, please contact me thru e-mail. No charge ever, just help. 2. If anyone in the NW San Antonio area is interested in forming an Elecraft Users Group to meet for breakfast and swap lies, please also contact me and I will try to arrange same. (Amateurs with other rigs, wannabies, and others also most welcome.) Thanks. DF K2 # 5232/100/SSB/ATU K2 # 5172/SSB (soon to be mobile) ___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
G'day, |A lot of people nowadays don't understand HF propagation. One MUST | remember that the propagation programs are not necessarily correct! Maybe so but I find W6ELProp a very useful indicator of what could be happening also Ham CAP/IonoProbe. | Many times bands are really open, but there isn't any activity. A lot of | folks make a quick check, listen a minute or two and assume the band | is dead. ALWAYS listen and ALWAYS call a few CQ's. You never know! Too true. I often listen 09:00 - 10:00 UTC on 30 metres and it's dead until I put out a CQ, worked some interesting DX that way. Regards, Mike VP8NO ___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Sandy, W6TVW wrote: A lot of people nowadays don't understand HF propagation. One MUST remember that the propagation programs are not necessarily correct! -- Absolutely!! The predictions are like weather forecasting. One must also remember that propagation conventions are not always correct, either! Take for instance the 80 Meter QRP-L Foxhunt a few weeks ago. The two foxes were in Virginia and Utah. I am located in New Jersey. Before the hunt began, conventional wisdom and experience told me that I would probably work the Virginia fox and probably wouldn't even hear the Utah fox. In reality, the exact opposite came to be! I guess when it comes to propagation you should expect the unexpected. 73 de Larry W2LJ ___ 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, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.
Larry, W2LJ wrote: One must also remember that propagation conventions are not always correct, either! Take for instance the 80 Meter QRP-L Foxhunt a few weeks ago. The two foxes were in Virginia and Utah. I am located in New Jersey. Before the hunt began, conventional wisdom and experience told me that I would probably work the Virginia fox and probably wouldn't even hear the Utah fox. In reality, the exact opposite came to be! I guess when it comes to propagation you should expect the unexpected. Good point Larry! After all, we Hams were given the shortwaves to play in because all the experts with decades of on-air experience knew what we couldn't get out of our own backyards on those frequencies. It's significant to me that it was only a few of the Hams who did the work to open the shortwaves, and then to prove that even daylight DX was possible on the right frequencies. The majority of the Hams stubbornly hung around the longest wavelengths they could because they knew what the experts told them. The moral of the story is that if you want to experience something exciting and new, don't travel with the crowd. 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] Off topic question (On Topic Answer)
I couldn't even work one that was 60+db over 9 with my K2 at 15 watts. I ran the whole contest with a 9 year old Alinco dx70. My antenna is a comprimise for 160. A 80/40/30 dipole from an SK W9INN. It's swr on 160 without a tuner is only 3 to 1 and it is only 15 feet above ground so I was pleased to be able to work anyone. I couldn't work everything I heard. Just don't have the real-estate for something better. Unless there is a secret vertical I don't know about yet. I managed 50 Q's including Alaska (first on any band) and Hawaii. The most stations I worked before in one sitting was 28. Hmmm that was the ARRL 160 contest. And that was my first time on 160. I think 160 meters may be a fine band, just under utilized. Roland in Stockton, Ca ...crime capital of the world ..at least we're #1 at somthing. hi hi - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Elecraft Discussion List' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Off topic question (On Topic Answer) CQ World Wide 160m Contest was this past weekend from Z on Saturday until 1259Z on Sunday. There are contests EVERY weekend of some sort or another. Some are very specific to a particular mode or band or even geographical region. The one listed above was ONLY on 160m and ONLY CW. While there were a few stations to be heard in the middle of the day the majority of the signals on 160m propagate best during the night due to less D-layer attenuation. I noticed many signals from about 5 PM local time all through the whole night and tapering off around 7:30 AM local time after local sunrise. I worked about 9-1/2 hours of the contest myself, using K2 S/N 4786 at 5W and a Carolina Windom 160. My QTH is in Allentown, PA and I was able to work stations as far west as Hawaii and as far east as Portugal The Azores. I did hear quite a few Europeans, especially on Sunday late-afternoon and early-evening, however I didn't have the patience to work them, although I had in the past worked some and will try again. I always thought that 100W was QRP on 160m, but after trying out my K2 about 1 year ago I'm hooked on 160m QRP! I'm also amazed how well such a simple station manages to make so many Q's! I'm anxious to try an inverted-L for next season and maybe a K9AY Array for Rx (to get best use of my K2 options). Typically CQ callsign TEST is not that there are lots of stations testing their equipment, but test is short for contest and they leave it up to the person on the Rx end to figure out which contest it is. Ken Newman, N2CQ, puts out a weekly email on this reflector and others with the list of contests for the upcoming several weeks. This list includes weblinks for rules and has a note about whether the contest has a QRP category or not. Nice job, Ken! There, got this thread back on topic. 73, Mark, NK8Q A friend asked me yesterday if I knew why hams would be sending the following Cq cq callsign callsign test test In cw over and over and over again I told him I did not, I could not find anything on the internet about it so I thought I would ask the most august body of hams for information. The signals where heard around 12:00 am midnight on 160m anyone know what was going on? Or why? ___ 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
