Re: [Elecraft] #5956 problem - solved
By any chance did you remove the polarizing strip instead of just the thin protective strip on the LCD module? I did that and ordered a new one. I dug the old strip out of the trash, cleaned it off and stuck it back on so I could continue building--it's still there working just fine. Bob, N7XY On Feb 11, 2007, at 7:33 PM, Matthew D. Pitts wrote: Don, Cold solder joints galore; it's working now, though the display still isn't viewable from head-on. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but I can work with it and go on to the next step. Don Wilhelm wrote: Check the soldering very carefully - especially the pins of the LCD display and the pins of the socket (which are unfortunately under the LCD now) - check especially pin 1 of the socket, many times that pin does not get soldered. If you do find unsoldered or poorly soldered socket pins, you can cut away a bit of the plastic on the side of the socket and get a soldering iron tip on the pin to reheat it and feed more solder. If you suspect the LCD pins, they can be soldered from the top side of the board which often provides a better connection since it is difficult to properly heat the pins with no projection from the bottom of the board. 73, Don W3FPR ___ 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] K1 speaker stopped working
This failure occurred about a year ago. My fix was to put a jumper on the ear phone jack to turn on the speaker at all times. Don't like this fix but it works for now. Part nr for this jack is E620028 The K2 manual I have (I do not have a K2, but I do want one.) shows the same part nr. Sure wish there was a final fix for these problems for both the K1 and K2. 73, Ty, K1 #1423, BL2 Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front ___ 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] Bargraph Current Test (K-2)
In conducting the Bargraph Current Test on Page 47 of K2 manual, step 4 of the test, my reading was E15.3, 0.08 and the raading on step 6 was E14.3, 0.02. Step 6 reading says it should be higher than the step 4 reading 0.16 to 0.18 amps. Iv'e conducted the test multiple times and cant understand why the indications are reversed. Dennis Vavra, AD5LY ___ 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] OT: radio broadcast commercials
I have heard that one thing about satellite radio is that only sometimes is the reception from satellites...the rest of the time it is repeated from terrestrial stations, especially in dense urban areas, which might be more pront to disruption during emergencies. Leigh/WA5ZNU On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:39 am, David Wilburn wrote: For those hams that help with emergency communications, an XM satellite radio can be a great help whether or not your subscribe to their service. Channel 247 is a free channel and is always on. ___ 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] #5956 problem - solved
Don, Cold solder joints galore; it's working now, though the display still isn't viewable from head-on. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but I can work with it and go on to the next step. Don Wilhelm wrote: Check the soldering very carefully - especially the pins of the LCD display and the pins of the socket (which are unfortunately under the LCD now) - check especially pin 1 of the socket, many times that pin does not get soldered. If you do find unsoldered or poorly soldered socket pins, you can cut away a bit of the plastic on the side of the socket and get a soldering iron tip on the pin to reheat it and feed more solder. If you suspect the LCD pins, they can be soldered from the top side of the board which often provides a better connection since it is difficult to properly heat the pins with no projection from the bottom of the board. 73, Don W3FPR ___ 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 Report for February 11th & 12th, 2007
Good Evening, Two very good nets. I wish I could have worked everyone I heard but some of you were very far down below the noise. I did get TF but there was one very, very weak signal on 40 meters which I simply could not get a letter. However, it appears the hail signs along with calling by areas has broken up the pileups quite nicely. I may simplify even further and try East, Mid, and All to work more rapidly. Tom works East and West and does well. He does have a lot more experience at this though ;) You heard me turn up my speed a few times but I made sure to go right back to call CQ. I wanted to run through Tom's list quickly so I could get back to you all. There was a little QSB on both 20 and 40 meters this evening but both bands were fairly quiet. Made it easier to run the net. On 40 I only got two before I handed off to Tom. I found a few of you had not gotten on the air by the time I passed the net but you were loud to me. For once I worked Fred, K6DGW, direct. Normally he is simply too close. I did get a little of his check in on 20 meters but it was tough copy. On 40 meters he was pretty good. I was also hearing the West Hills in Beaverton because I heard Karl, N7NLU, check in both times. I got a few weather reports but mostly just signal reports this evening. Southern California is having rain tonight much like I am having. Gloomy and chilly all day today. But it is my cleaning day so I don't notice the weather much. I did find a break in the rain to get my load of wood inside. Sam is guarding the fire so it does not go unstoked! The lists => On 14050 kHz at 2256z: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 K1EV - Bill - CT - K2 - 2152 AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K1 - 1011QNI #5! K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608 K4GT - Jim - GA - K2 - 2015 K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422 QNI #40!!! KH6NO/W7 - Willie - NV - K2 - 1593 QNI #15!! W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553 K5BGB - Rod - TX - K2 - 1126 N7WG - Bill - CA - ?? K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553 N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 KE5AKL - Mike - NM - ?? W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 VE6ITA - John - AB - K2 - 5384 ND0V - Greg - CO - K2 - 4411 N6JW - John - CA - K2 - 3290 QNI #45!!! K0NEB - Joe - NE - KX1 - 1493 W1TF - Ty - GA - K1 - 1423 On 7044.5 kHz at 0156z: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 KH6NO/W7 - Willie - NV - K2 - 1593 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345 K0NEB - Joe - NE - KX1 - 1493 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 WD4LST - Pete - FL - K2 - 5813 N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553 K4GT - Jim - GA - K2 - 2015 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398 VE6ITA - John - AB - K2 - 5384 AA4NN - Joe - SC - K2 - 3751 This was very close to the record number of check ins. Not bad for the bottom of the solar cycle! I wonder what will happen in two years? By then K1EV will be armchair copy again and I will have to develop new techniques to break the pileups. We may even get a check in from Rupert once Geoff teaches his favorite pheasant how to peck out his callsign ;) Thank you for the support over the years. It is very nice to hear from you all and see what we can do each Sunday evening. Once I knock down the leaning trees I'll be able to hoist my antenna up to a better height. This will help me on 20 meters but I don't think I can find a tree tall enough to make much difference on 40 meters. But the windstorm did clear a large swath of land for a prospective loop antenna. Now if I can convince Karl to drive out in the outback to help me hoist it ;) I do need a couple of fills for rig and serial number but there is always next week and the one after that. If there are any errors please do not hesitate to bring it to my attention and provide the correct data. Until next week stay well, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Station 5th Class) ___ 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: KPA100 - ribbon cable lockout pins?
Jeff, look in the bag with the thermal pads. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Kinzli > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:11 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Re: KPA100 - ribbon cable lockout pins? > > > With the help of Charles, N3EJS, I realized that it's been a long day > of building...I see the picture now. > > Cheers, > > -J > > On 2/11/07, Jeff Kinzli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all, I'm assembling my KPA100, and the book says to install some > > pins in the ribbon cable connectors at Pin 4, keying inserts. > > > > I'll be darned if I can find anything remotely close to these that > > would have a chance of fitting in those holes. Anyone have a picture > > handy, or any help in finding those little critters? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -J > > > ___ > 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: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: > 2/10/2007 9:15 PM > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM ___ 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] Re: KPA100 - ribbon cable lockout pins?
With the help of Charles, N3EJS, I realized that it's been a long day of building...I see the picture now. Cheers, -J On 2/11/07, Jeff Kinzli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey all, I'm assembling my KPA100, and the book says to install some pins in the ribbon cable connectors at Pin 4, keying inserts. I'll be darned if I can find anything remotely close to these that would have a chance of fitting in those holes. Anyone have a picture handy, or any help in finding those little critters? Thanks, -J ___ 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 back light clear plastic covering?
Tom, Is one end of the white plastic free to move upward? If so, you do not have the clear plastic sheet. That 'plastic sheet' can be as simple as a piece of clear tape used to hold the end of the white plastic in place during packing and shipping. If it is not present, just install the backlight and don't worry about it. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > good eve, In the process of installing the back light for my K1 # > 1848, The instructions stated to remove the clear plastic that > covers the front of the back light. I don't see this clear > plastic sheet? > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM ___ 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] KPA100 - ribbon cable lockout pins?
Hey all, I'm assembling my KPA100, and the book says to install some pins in the ribbon cable connectors at Pin 4, keying inserts. I'll be darned if I can find anything remotely close to these that would have a chance of fitting in those holes. Anyone have a picture handy, or any help in finding those little critters? Thanks, -J ___ 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] Tuning noise on K2 - 40M
Hi, I was tuning around on 40M this evening and noticed some clicks when I tuned from 7119.82 to 7120.00. I started checking and I noticed this behavior from about 7050 through 7320...every 10 KHz. If I disconnect my antenna this problem goes away. The problem remains if I use the attenuator or change mode or filter settings. Disabling the AGC or changing from slow to fast has no effect. This appears to be only happening on 40M. Since the problem goes away when I remove the antenna, I'm wondering if it is due to some mixing product although it happens even when the band is quiet...but the antenna is connected. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Dave We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 ___ 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] 160m activity?
Worked W5ESE on 1015 last night on 160! Scott was running 5 watts. If it hadn't been for the building QRN, I'd have copied him solid. Not to mention DXers who ignored us and QRMed us as well. Until recently 1800-1820 was fairly free from DXing. Some of the newbies are beginning to remind me of the RTTY bunch on the higher bands, especially 40. "Keep outta 'digital' territory, but the whole band is ours during a RTTY contest!" QRP can be very challenging, especially on 160. This makes it fun, but the DXers are beginning to run off the ragchewers, what few of them are left. SSB splits have ruined 40 CW during SSB contests involving DX stations, and with 80 cut down to 100 khz. on CW, I'm afriad the same thing will happen there soon. Hope to meet some of you "just plain QSO" guys on 160 one evening on CW. Ain't many of that kind of operator left. 72/73, Sandy W5TVW K1 s/n 1178 from 160-15 meters - Original Message - From: "Jim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elecraft List" Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 160m activity? On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:48:48 -0600, Randy Moore wrote: I only hear people working DX. All the CQs are "CQ DX" and so far no one has answered my CQs. Sadly, that's very much the nature of 160. Some call it "the gentlemen's band." I think a better name for it is "the DX snobs band." I'm running a KW to a decent antenna, and I call CQ a lot (not CQ DX). I have no problem working across the country (or even across the Pacific) during a contest, but getting someone to answer a CQ for a casual contact can be tough. Another reality, however, is that 160 is a tough place to work QRP. Two reasons. Noise levels are high, and propagation is challenging. My good friend and neighbor, N6WG (in Silicon Valley) plugs away at contesting with his K2, including all the 160 contests. He has great fun with it, but only because he takes his antenna system very seriously. One of the good reasons for running power on 160 is to get over the high noise levels. I've got an S1 noise level most of the time. It's not uncommon for me to read a guy 579, but he can't read me, because his noise level is S8. 73, Jim Brown K9YC Santa Cruz, CA ___ 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: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM ___ 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 back light clear plastic covering?
good eve, In the process of installing the back light for my K1 # 1848, The instructions stated to remove the clear plastic that covers the front of the back light. I don't see this clear plastic sheet? Thanks for your help.. Tom km4cu ___ 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] #5956 problem
Check your display installation and the display driver (the big chip on the back) installation. Make sure there were no bent pins when you pushed that thing in. I know I was sweating bullets during that. I assume all your other resistance checks on that chip were fine? Did you check them on the pin of the chip, or on the associated pin on the back of the board? David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Matthew D. Pitts wrote: Gentlemen, I'm at the first alignment stage and I've run into a problem. I was able to get the INFO 201 message upon first power-up, but I haven't gotten anything to display other than ELE on subsequent power-ups. Also, I have to look at the display at an angle to see that. Any ideas on what to look for? I can't proceed with the K2 itself until I finish these tests. I guess it's time to build the KIO2, KSB2 and K160RX so they're ready to install when I get the rest of it done. ___ 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] #5956 problem
Check the soldering very carefully - especially the pins of the LCD display and the pins of the socket (which are unfortunately under the LCD now) - check especially pin 1 of the socket, many times that pin does not get soldered. If you do find unsoldered or poorly soldered socket pins, you can cut away a bit of the plastic on the side of the socket and get a soldering iron tip on the pin to reheat it and feed more solder. If you suspect the LCD pins, they can be soldered from the top side of the board which often provides a better connection since it is difficult to properly heat the pins with no projection from the bottom of the board. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > I'm at the first alignment stage and I've run into a problem. I was able > to get the INFO 201 message upon first power-up, but I haven't gotten > anything to display other than ELE on subsequent power-ups. Also, I have > to look at the display at an angle to see that. Any ideas on what to > look for? I can't proceed with the K2 itself until I finish these tests. > I guess it's time to build the KIO2, KSB2 and K160RX so they're ready to > install when I get the rest of it done. > 2/10/2007 9:15 PM > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM ___ 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] #5956 problem
Gentlemen, I'm at the first alignment stage and I've run into a problem. I was able to get the INFO 201 message upon first power-up, but I haven't gotten anything to display other than ELE on subsequent power-ups. Also, I have to look at the display at an angle to see that. Any ideas on what to look for? I can't proceed with the K2 itself until I finish these tests. I guess it's time to build the KIO2, KSB2 and K160RX so they're ready to install when I get the rest of it done. ___ 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] OT: radio broadcast commercials
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Phil Kane wrote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:34:58 -0500 (EST), Thom LaCosta wrote: iBiquity has a proprietary lock on the encoding and decoding systems and they aren't letting go. They "sweetheart dealed" the NPR-affiliated stations into a "loss leader" early adoption program. Interesting...yet there doesn;t seem to be a "loss leader" program for the end user. I view many of the NPR stations as thinly disgused cash cows. WAMU used to have bluegrass on M-F from noon til 6, and most of Saturday and Sunday daytimes. During each begging session, us rednecks did our thing. And so with money coming in, the station decided to kick the blue grass off during the week and move it to a web based operation...where of course they begged for money. So now, with HD radio, the listeners who could no longer hear the music in their cars or combines could buy a new radio. The experience of the other broadcasters in the San Francisco area is that IBOC on FM (the real name of "HD Radio") causes significant degradation of signal. IBOC on AM is even worse. Yep...when WAMU was jiggering stuff pre HD Radio programming, I noticed that there was a huge reduction in reception up here. Now during the begging sessions, no one mentions the contributions coming in from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the southern part of Virginiabecause folks simply can't hear the station. Unless "they" come up with a better system, I and a lot of my colleagues want no part of it. Gee, have you forgoten that "Less is More" can always explain away a downturn? I can't tell, since I've only heard HD radio in a Radio Shack store on their table top(which they don't turn on much, since the reception isn't as good as at 20 buck portable on FM, but the NPR types are saying the sound quality os so much better than conventional FM. Is that correct? 73,Thom-k3hrn www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page,Drake Web Ring, QRP IRC channel, Drake IRC Channel, Elecraft Owners Database www.tlchost.net/hosting/ *** Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month ___ 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
[QRP-L] NAQCC Sprint Announcement - C6AKQ Participating
Larry Makoski wrote: This Tuesday evening, the North American QRP CW Club will be holding its monthly sprint. Here are the particulars: Date and time: Wednesday, Feb 14, 0130-0330 UTC (Remember that's Tuesday evening here in the USA) That's 8:30 - 10:30 EST, 7:30 - 9:30 CST, 6:30 - 8:30 MST and 5:30 - 7:30 PST. If all goes as planned, I hope to participate as C6AKQ from Freeport, Grand Bahama using an IC-706MKII at five watts. -- 73, Bob Patten, N4BPPlantation, FL E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.qsl.net/n4bp QRP ARCI #3412SOC #1ARS #799SMIRK #6625 FISTS #7871 __ QRP-L mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qrp-l Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Announcement
This Tuesday evening, the North American QRP CW Club will be holding its monthly sprint. Here are the particulars: Date and time: Wednesday, Feb 14, 0130-0330 UTC (Remember that's Tuesday evening here in the USA) That's 8:30 - 10:30 EST, 7:30 - 9:30 CST, 6:30 - 8:30 MST and 5:30 - 7:30 PST. Bands - Frequencies: 80M - 3555-3565 kHz (Be courteous to FISTS operating on 3558 kHz) 40M - 7039-7050 kHz (Avoid W1AW on 7047.5 kHz). 20M - 14059-14065 kHz. General: A particular station may be worked once on each band. Operate CW only. All licensed amateurs are invited to participate, but only those operating QRP (5 watts or less) are eligible for awards. Call: CQ NA Exchange: RST - SPC (State Province or Country) - NAQCC Nr. (non-Members substitute power level for NAQCC Nr., e.g. 5W, 1W, etc. Be sure to add the W.) QSO Points: QSO with a Member, 2 points. QSO with a Non-member, 1 point. Multipliers: Each USA state Each VE province Each country except W/VE All multipliers count only once in the contest. Bonus: If you use only a straight key for the entire sprint, multiply your score by 2. If you use only a bug for the entire sprint, multiply your score by 1.5. If you key with anything other than a straight key or bug, there is no bonus multiplier. Categories: SWA - simple wire antennas - for those using a simple wire antenna per NAQCC definition. GAIN - gain antennas - for those using other than a simple wire antenna. Special Award: For the one making the most QSO's in the last 30 minutes of the sprint (0300-0330Z), but there's a catch. You must also have made at least 5 QSO's in the first 90 minutes. K3WWP will do all the figuring to see who is eligible. You don't have to indicate on your entry anything about the Special Award this time. Be sure your shack clock is set to the right time. In cross-checking it is noticed that some folks' clocks are 5 minutes or more out of sync with everyone else. Entry Deadline: All entries must be RECEIVED before 2400Z on Feb 20, 2007. So submit as soon as possible, especially regular mail entries. For further information, please visit: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel//sprintrules.html To join the NAQCC, please visit: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel//joinup.html -- 73 de Larry W2LJ - NAQCC #35 QRP - When you care to use the very least! ___ 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] OT: radio broadcast commercials
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, David Wilburn wrote: For those hams that help with emergency communications, an XM satellite radio can be a great help whether or not your subscribe to their service. Somehow I can't imagine too many folks having an XM radio who don'st subscribe to the serviceunless they happened to by a radio that has XM in addition to FM. There's a move afoot by the non-satellite broadcasters ... HDRadio. Some stations are offering that mode to reach other audience types. In Washington DC, WAMU has their normal NPR and other high-minded local progamming on the regular FM channel and channel 1 of HD radio. One of the other channels appeals to the "new" music folks and rebroadcasts the signal of a Public Radio station on Towson, Maryland, while the thrid channel on HD radio rebroadcasts the content from www.bluegrassradio.org I wouldn't call the service commercial-free...it has the obligatory twice-yearly begging week, and quite a few of the "institutional" announcements for "contributors", which might be called low-key image advertisements by sponsors on the commercial frequencies. The hardware side of things is truly amazingyou'll need to drop around 175 bucks for an HDD tabletop that could kindly be called "mid-fideltiy"and near 400 bucks for an upscale component system that ain't that much to write home about. I'm hoping that some enterprizing compnay will come out with a tuner/convertor that would allow one to receive the channels and pipe them into whatever audio system a listener has. Thom www.baltimorehon.com/Home of the Baltimore Lexicon www.tlchost.net/hosting/ Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month ___ 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] Parts Packer Extraordinary
Hear YE, Hear Ye! This is to send Great Huzzahs to Val, Parts Packer Extraordinary. Best regards, Bob, K7HBG ___ 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] Code Warriors Slow Speed Code Net Update
CW ops, Arie, pa3a, has pointed out an error in my qst re: the cw net update. I reversed the meaning of KA and [EMAIL PROTECTED]@ Here is the corrected version I have updated the Code Warriors web page, www.jackandginger.com. I have simplified things, made aesthetic changes and added some essential abbreviations. Here are two of the changes: 1. The audio file opens without switching to a new window! 2. It came to light last week that sending a message from someone else can be confusing. I have added the following cw abbreviations: ka message starts ar end of message For example, "msg de z6yz ka ... ar" This keeps your message from z6yz seprate from your own traffic. Hope to see you all Sunday, 7 pm pst (Monday 0300 UTC), on 7.049 MHz. 73 Jack ___ 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] KBT2 non-original battery replacements?
Sverre, The only thing I can say is that the battery used in the K2 is a Panasonic (1229 I recall), and would be built to whatever quality standards and considerations that are characteristic of that manufacturer and battery line. Certainly with any battery there is a risk of leakage, explosion, etc., but most SLA batteries are pretty rugged. While I cannot make any real recommendations, it sounds like you know what to look for in terms of battery safety aspects, so read the specifications and literature for those parameters and base your decision on that research. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > I have the KBT2 battery mounting hardware for my K2, but so far > no battery. > The Elecraft 2.9 AH gel-cel battery costs $30.00. Unless someone convinces > me, I don't see any point in transporting a battery across 9 time-zones, > when similar batteries seem to be available locally. > > But that's the question, is a battery a battery? I can get a 2.6 > Ah battery > with the same measurements for about $15.00 (NOK 90) from one vendor and I > can get another one for about $40.00 (NOK 260 - Asahi, Made in China). I > would guess that these batteries may have different life > expectancies, but I > can live with that. > > But, do I take a risk with my K2 if I install the cheaper battery > - leakage, > explosion ..., i.e. what should I look for? > > > 73 > > Sverre > LA3ZA > > Unofficial Guide to K2 Modifications > http://www.qslnet.de/member/la3za/K2/mod.html > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM ___ 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] OT: radio broadcast commercials
For those hams that help with emergency communications, an XM satellite radio can be a great help whether or not your subscribe to their service. Channel 247 is a free channel and is always on. If you are have local emergencies (weather, natural, or man made) there will be useful information repeatedly broadcast over this channel. For those of you that have a car that has an XM satellite radio in it, and you haven't gotten the service, check this channel out. It is quite handy. "We will now return you to your regularly scheduled broadcast". David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] K4DGW K2 #5982 Ken Kopp wrote: Hi Don, others XM satellite radio is the answer for us. Great while soldering on the K2 project. Have a (tiny) receiver with a built-in transmitter installed in the car and it "rebroadcasts" to all the FM receivers in the house when we're home. Also serves the neighbors if they so choose. (:-)) We do also listen to Oregon Public Radio. 73! Ken Kopp [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [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 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] 160m activity?
Sadly, I must agree with Jim Brown, K9YC. By the way Jim, it was a pleasure working you the other day. With a two letter call and a big signal like your's I mistakenly had you pegged as another "DX-Snob." Randy, you might keep an ear open for Jim, he's a very nice guy with an excellent station. Randy, I am on 160 quite regularly and it is fairly rare to find a QSO. The only way the rest of us are going to ever get any use out of the band is to use it and generate some CQ's. Otherwise the DX'ers will continue having their way. The other morning I was lucky enough to hook up with K8MP, Delaware OH and KD8BZY, Poda? WA. My friend Joe had a good signal & was solid copy, whereas I never did figure out Randy's QTH for sure. Anyway, both good ragchew stations and close enough to you that either one should be easy copy. Another good guy on 160 fairly often is K6XK, Rolfe IA. There are others, but you have to be persistant. It helps if you have a good antenna, in fact as Jim said, a good antenna is vital to success. Living on a city lot 90' X 60' with all the noise attendant, I've had the most success with a Ground Plane on my roof using a Butternut HF-2V with the 160 meter add-on module. I have the top hat and three radials that go to the edge of the roof, then "wrap-around" the yard, either on the back yard fence or in the front yard just running along the eves. While it certainly is not in a league with what Jim, W9YC, has, I have NO trouble working the East Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska during contests such as the one we had two weeks ago. I am running power though, 300W on a pair of 811A's. Don't expect too much on 5 watts unless your antenna is very much better than mine. As Jim says, the noise will eat your signal. Another nice thing about a vertically polarized signal is the ground wave. You'll find working 100 miles in the daytime at high noon is no trick at all, and you can do that QRP. The secret of course is the very low noise on 160 when there is no skip. Some years ago I use to have a regular sked with W6TYP in San Jose 100+ miles from Santa Rosa on AM. I was running a 6L6 crystal oscillator plate modulated. You know, if you modulate very deeply on negative peaks, the oscillator will start to become unstable, so about the best you can do is 50% modulation. That's real QRP! 12 Watts carrier, 6 Watts peak double side-band, 3 Watts peak each single side-band X 50% modulation! Hi Hi Of course finding anyone to work within 100 miles on daytime ground-wave is a nearly insurmountable challenge. Anyway Randy, good luck & stick with it. Very 73, TR, WB6TMY _ Message: 33 Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:57:44 -0800 From: "Jim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 160m activity? On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:48:48 -0600, Randy Moore wrote: >I only hear people working DX. All the CQs are >"CQ DX" and so far no one has answered my CQs. Sadly, that's very much the nature of 160. Some call it "the gentlemen's band." I think a better name for it is "the DX snobs band." 73, Jim Brown K9YC Santa Cruz, CA ___ 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 and JRC-ST-3 Headphones
There´s been a discussion lately here about good headphones and I´like to know if the K2 can drive the JRC-ST3 headphones. At the moment I´m using a Sennheiser HD 410 with the IC 761, but this one doesn´t work very well with my K2.I´d like try out the JRC headphones(they are a bit pricey- about 115 Euro-).So, is that a good choice? 73 Chris OE5CSP -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer ___ 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] Humor ...
Mark, If you're not hearing BC TX haronics perhaps you have location noise problem and don't realize what you're missing. Some better RX antennas might be of help. I use a 6' hardline loop with a pre-amp. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [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] OT: radio broadcast commercials
Hi Don, others XM satellite radio is the answer for us. Great while soldering on the K2 project. Have a (tiny) receiver with a built-in transmitter installed in the car and it "rebroadcasts" to all the FM receivers in the house when we're home. Also serves the neighbors if they so choose. (:-)) We do also listen to Oregon Public Radio. 73! Ken Kopp [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [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] 160m activity?
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:51:02 -0600, Randy Moore wrote: >FWIW, the antenna I'm trying to use is an 88 foot dipole in >the inverted vee configuration with the apex at about 45 feet. That's part of your problem -- it's a lousy 160 antenna. 160 is a band that sort of forces you to take antennas more seriously. Not that they need to be perfect or textbook, but you can't throw away 10-20 dB and expect to make Q's like you can on the higher bands. I suggest you do something like what I did when I lived on a small lot in Chicago. I managed to work across the country with 100 watts, and worked at least one 160 contest QRP. See details at http://audiosystemsgroup.com/K9YC/k9yc160TopLoad.htm Note that while my "counterpoise" was a big wrought iron fence and some short radials, another ham in Chicago uses the HVAC system in his sprawling suburban house as a counterpoise. :) When I moved from Chicago to the side of a mountain near Santa Cruz last spring, I took down the antenna and re-installed it at my new qth. I started with about 25 radials, adding more as I have time (and find the copper), and I now have 40. No surprise -- the antenna works even better here. :) 73, Jim Brown K9YC ___ 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] Re: KBT2 non-original battery replacements?
Hello Sverre, But that's the question, is a battery a battery? I can get a 2.6 Ah battery with the same measurements for about $15.00 (NOK 90) from one vendor and I can get another one for about $40.00 (NOK 260 - Asahi, Made in China). I would guess that these batteries may have different life expectancies, but I can live with that. I bought also a battery (2.2 Ah Panasonic here) from a local dealer for the same reason. ;o) But, do I take a risk with my K2 if I install the cheaper battery - leakage, explosion ..., i.e. what should I look for? No, if you don't over charge the battery it will be very old in your K2. My battery is now over 6 years. And it's young, fresh and in good condition. -- 72/73 de Ingo, DK3RED - Don't forget: the fun is the power! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.qrp4fun.de DL-QRP-AG #824 - www.dl-qrp-ag.de QRP ARCI #11295 - www.qrparci.org DARC #2360404 - www.darc.de ___ 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] Speaker jack
Jerry, I could be wrong but I think Dohn's problem is due to a faulty switch in the headphone jack which if stuck 'open' prevents audio getting to the speaker circuits. 73 Geoff GM4ESD - Original Message - From: "Jeremiah McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:53 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Speaker jack This speaker jack problem applies only to basic K-2's...I assumed that Dohn was talking about a basic K-2...The basic K-2 cover is not installed in a KPA-100 so the external speaker jack cannot cause a problem...I always use the external speaker jack to obtain output to the computer sound card when aligning the filters with Spectrogram...This is how I discovered that the new style jacks were different from the old ones...When an external speaker (or a cable to your computer) is plugged into one of these new speaker jacks, the internal speaker goes mute and there is no output to the computer...Reversing the "AF" and "SP" connections at the jack (page 79) corrects it... Jerry, wa2dkg ___ 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] 160m activity?
Hey, Mark. I also hear a very weak carrier around 1830. There is a South American AM station at 1820 that I hear when the band is open to my south. Other than that, no birdies or other stuff. 73, Jim, K4ZMV - Original Message - From: "Mark J. Schreiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elecraft Reflector" Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 160m activity? Hmm, interesting to note about the every 10 kHz. I have no such problems here and wonder if others have noted the same that Jim has. I'd be happy to conclude that my radio isn't broken if it doesn't pick up those carriers, though, HI HI! I'll check it out again tonight but this morning I did a quick scan and found an annoying S3-4 carriers around 1841.25, and 1854.62 but don't remember hearing them normally. I also heard a fainter carrier around 1830.0, however I don't ever remember these being an issue in the past while operating during the evening hours. Of course, maybe my saturation level of AM Broadcast is not so prevalent here in PA as it could be in CA. I didn't even know that folk still listened to AM Broadcast anymore, HI HI! Just as a side note I've even found FM to become more annoying to listen to and have recently switched to one of the satellite based radios which I thought I would never do, but it is much more pleasant to listen to what I intend to tune into rather than the many commercials that plague the commercial broadcast stations otherwise. I used to constantly switch between various FM stations whenever I heard a commercial, and found that I was doing that more than I was listening to music, but not anymore. It seemed that radio stations were coordinating their commercial times, as it seems that TV stations do as well. Oh, sorry for my digression from the Elecraft topic at hand, though, that of 160m QRP activity. Mark, NK8Q Jim Brown wrote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:37:22 +, Mark J. Schreiner wrote: The CW QRP calling frequency is 1810 kHz. Any frequency that divides by 10 kHz can be a poor choice on 160 (and on 80 too), especially if you're running QRP, thanks to intermod from broadcast stations. I almost always hear a carrier on 1810, often on 1820, 1830, and 1840. Most of the time they're down around S3, but not always. And the guys around Fresno are struggling with an intermod product that used to be 30 dB over 9, but last I heard, is now down around S6. 73, Jim Brown K9YC ___ 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] Speaker jack
I kind of figured that. However, I think the problem lies in the front headphone jack anyway. At least I can receive some audio for now by wearing my headphones. If I unplug them though, there is no audio through the speaker. I think a swap out of the headphone jack is going to solve the problem. Then it will be on to the rear one Truth is, the rear "ext spkr" jack looks to be of fairly good quality. Dohn N8EWY -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremiah McCarthy Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 10:54 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Speaker jack This speaker jack problem applies only to basic K-2's...I assumed that Dohn was talking about a basic K-2...The basic K-2 cover is not installed in a KPA-100 so the external speaker jack cannot cause a problem...I always use the external speaker jack to obtain output to the computer sound card when aligning the filters with Spectrogram...This is how I discovered that the new style jacks were different from the old ones...When an external speaker (or a cable to your computer) is plugged into one of these new speaker jacks, the internal speaker goes mute and there is no output to the computer...Reversing the "AF" and "SP" connections at the jack (page 79) corrects it... Jerry, wa2dkg >>I have encountered several of these "faulty" jacks...If the jack has a 7/16" hex nut to attach it to the panel, it is a new jack in the >>Elecraft world and it is internally wire in reverse to the originals, which had a knurled thumb screw type nut...The fix is >>simple...Referring to page 79 in the manual, reverse the positions of wires "AF" and "SP"... >>Jerry, wa2dkg ___ 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: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 ___ 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] OT: radio broadcast commercials
The two classical stations that I listen to over the Internet are: 1. KWAX (www.kwax.com) from the University of Oregon. The UofO mascot is the duck, so I love the play on words in their choice of callsign. 2. WKAR (www.wkar.org) from Michigan State University. These two feeds are both 128 kbps or better and both sound really great. 73! Dan KB6NU -- CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator Read my ham radio blog at www.kb6nu.com LET'S GET MORE KIDS INTO HAM RADIO! On Feb 11, 2007, at 9:26 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Interesting that you mention the FM Broadcast band predominance of commercials. They irritate me too, but I have settled on a local non-commercial FM station here. They broadcast only classical music, but it is listener supported and NO commercials and is available 24 hours a day. BTW, if anyone wants to hear what I am talking about, you too can listen worldwide - they stream on the internet in 5 formats and are available on C-band and Ku-band as well. Any local cable company can retransmit their feed free! If you are interested in some nice commercial free classical music, check out http://www.theclassicalstation.org/ Apologies for the reflector bandwidth to those not interested. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- I didn't even know that folk still listened to AM Broadcast anymore, HI HI! Just as a side note I've even found FM to become more annoying to listen to and have recently switched to one of the satellite based radios which I thought I would never do, but it is much more pleasant to listen to what I intend to tune into rather than the many commercials that plague the commercial broadcast stations otherwise. I used to constantly switch between various FM stations whenever I heard a commercial, and found that I was doing that more than I was listening to music, but not anymore. It seemed that radio stations were coordinating their commercial times, as it seems that TV stations do as well. Oh, sorry for my digression from the Elecraft topic at hand, though, that of 160m QRP activity. Mark, NK8Q -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.33/678 - Release Date: 2/9/2007 4:06 PM ___ 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] Grounding X7-X11
Dave: Do the crystals, X7->X11 NEED to be grounded on both sides? I see the concern about heat and will comply, but I have VERY large hands and do not want to attempt to ground both sides if it is not needed. Thanks I've found it to be much more difficult to ground the xtals AFTER THE FACT... I found it a lot easier to attach the grounding wires BEFORE I inserted and soldered xtals onto the PC board. It's not difficult to use clipped component leads and pre-attach them to the sides of the xtals and THEN install the xtals and grounding wires all at one time. By pre-viewing the PC board holes for each xtal, it's not difficult to get a pretty good idea of where the grounding leads need to be installed onto the sides of the xtal. And the grounding leads can be bent just a bit, AFTER being attached to the xtal case, in order to achieve proper seating of the xtal. Hope this helps. 73, Tom HammondN0SS ___ 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] 160m activity?
Thanks for all the input on 160m operation! FWIW, the antenna I'm trying to use is an 88 foot dipole in the inverted vee configuration with the apex at about 45 feet. I know it's a pip-squeek of an antenna for the top band, but I thought I'd give it a try. 73, Randy, KS4L ___ 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] Speaker jack
This speaker jack problem applies only to basic K-2's...I assumed that Dohn was talking about a basic K-2...The basic K-2 cover is not installed in a KPA-100 so the external speaker jack cannot cause a problem...I always use the external speaker jack to obtain output to the computer sound card when aligning the filters with Spectrogram...This is how I discovered that the new style jacks were different from the old ones...When an external speaker (or a cable to your computer) is plugged into one of these new speaker jacks, the internal speaker goes mute and there is no output to the computer...Reversing the "AF" and "SP" connections at the jack (page 79) corrects it... Jerry, wa2dkg >>I have encountered several of these "faulty" jacks...If the jack has a 7/16" >>hex nut to attach it to the panel, it is a new jack in the >>Elecraft world >>and it is internally wire in reverse to the originals, which had a knurled >>thumb screw type nut...The fix is >>simple...Referring to page 79 in the >>manual, reverse the positions of wires "AF" and "SP"... >>Jerry, wa2dkg ___ 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] OT: radio broadcast commercials
Interesting that you mention the FM Broadcast band predominance of commercials. They irritate me too, but I have settled on a local non-commercial FM station here. They broadcast only classical music, but it is listener supported and NO commercials and is available 24 hours a day. BTW, if anyone wants to hear what I am talking about, you too can listen worldwide - they stream on the internet in 5 formats and are available on C-band and Ku-band as well. Any local cable company can retransmit their feed free! If you are interested in some nice commercial free classical music, check out http://www.theclassicalstation.org/ Apologies for the reflector bandwidth to those not interested. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > I didn't even know that folk still listened to AM Broadcast anymore, HI > HI! Just as a side note I've even found FM to become more annoying to > listen to and have recently switched to one of the satellite based > radios which I thought I would never do, but it is much more pleasant to > listen to what I intend to tune into rather than the many commercials > that plague the commercial broadcast stations otherwise. I used to > constantly switch between various FM stations whenever I heard a > commercial, and found that I was doing that more than I was listening to > music, but not anymore. It seemed that radio stations were coordinating > their commercial times, as it seems that TV stations do as well. Oh, > sorry for my digression from the Elecraft topic at hand, though, that of > 160m QRP activity. > > Mark, NK8Q > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.33/678 - Release Date: 2/9/2007 4:06 PM ___ 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] KBT2 non-original battery replacements?
I have the KBT2 battery mounting hardware for my K2, but so far no battery. The Elecraft 2.9 AH gel-cel battery costs $30.00. Unless someone convinces me, I don't see any point in transporting a battery across 9 time-zones, when similar batteries seem to be available locally. But that's the question, is a battery a battery? I can get a 2.6 Ah battery with the same measurements for about $15.00 (NOK 90) from one vendor and I can get another one for about $40.00 (NOK 260 - Asahi, Made in China). I would guess that these batteries may have different life expectancies, but I can live with that. But, do I take a risk with my K2 if I install the cheaper battery - leakage, explosion ..., i.e. what should I look for? 73 Sverre LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 Modifications http://www.qslnet.de/member/la3za/K2/mod.html -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 4290 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.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] Re: 160m Activity?
Hmm, interesting to note about the every 10 kHz. I have no such problems here and wonder if others have noted the same that Jim has. I'd be happy to conclude that my radio isn't broken if it doesn't pick up those carriers, though, HI HI! I'll check it out again tonight but this morning I did a quick scan and found an annoying S3-4 carriers around 1841.25, and 1854.62 but don't remember hearing them normally. I also heard a fainter carrier around 1830.0, however I don't ever remember these being an issue in the past while operating during the evening hours. Of course, maybe my saturation level of AM Broadcast is not so prevalent here in PA as it could be in CA. I didn't even know that folk still listened to AM Broadcast anymore, HI HI! Just as a side note I've even found FM to become more annoying to listen to and have recently switched to one of the satellite based radios which I thought I would never do, but it is much more pleasant to listen to what I intend to tune into rather than the many commercials that plague the commercial broadcast stations otherwise. I used to constantly switch between various FM stations whenever I heard a commercial, and found that I was doing that more than I was listening to music, but not anymore. It seemed that radio stations were coordinating their commercial times, as it seems that TV stations do as well. Oh, sorry for my digression from the Elecraft topic at hand, though, that of 160m QRP activity. Mark, NK8Q Jim Brown wrote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:37:22 +, Mark J. Schreiner wrote: The CW QRP calling frequency is 1810 kHz. Any frequency that divides by 10 kHz can be a poor choice on 160 (and on 80 too), especially if you're running QRP, thanks to intermod from broadcast stations. I almost always hear a carrier on 1810, often on 1820, 1830, and 1840. Most of the time they're down around S3, but not always. And the guys around Fresno are struggling with an intermod product that used to be 30 dB over 9, but last I heard, is now down around S6. 73, Jim Brown K9YC ___ 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] Re: 160m activity?
It could be an "American frequency" designation, just as 7040 kHz was the American QRP frequency as well while the rest of the world was 7030 kHz (although according to QRP ARCI the transition has begun to 7030, but I still find plenty of activity around 7040 anyway, at least when there isn't too much interference from RTTY). What is the suggested QRP frequency on 160m for the rest of the world, or at least Region 1, if 1810 would be out of bounds? The last link suggested 1843 kHz for 160m, but that was in the SSB column and didn't list an alternative for CW. I think the original poster, who was based somewhere here in the USA, would do well to first try out the American QRP frequency before trying DX QRP specific frequencies, though. For reference, here are some links for more QRP Frequencies: http://home.alltel.net/johnshan/qrp_ss_freqs.html http://www.zerobeat.net/qrp/qrpbands.html http://www.qsl.net/kj6vu/qrpfreq.html Of course, I've found that operating ANYWHERE with the K2 is very possible and many times not even discerned between my 100W rig. So please don't limit yourself to only those frequencies! I spent most of my operating time on 40m last winter around 7010 kHz or so, but if I want to try to find other QRP operators I tend to gravitate toward those frequencies listed in the above links. The most important aspects of a communication link involve the propagation path and secondarily the antenna, not so much the transmit power. If a propagation path doesn't exist then 30 dB more power isn't going to help. A good antenna always helps (when there is propagation path), and helps on Rx and Tx. Mark, NK8Q Ian Stirling wrote: On Saturday 10 February 2007 22:37, Mark J. Schreiner wrote: The CW QRP calling frequency is 1810 kHz. I've been able to work most states Is this an American QRP frequency? In Region 1 it's the edge of the legal frequency on this band. It used to be 1.800 to 2.000, years ago when I earned my G4ICV, but that lower 10 KHz is out of bounds. ___ 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] 160m activity?
Hmm, interesting to note about the every 10 kHz. I have no such problems here and wonder if others have noted the same that Jim has. I'd be happy to conclude that my radio isn't broken if it doesn't pick up those carriers, though, HI HI! I'll check it out again tonight but this morning I did a quick scan and found an annoying S3-4 carriers around 1841.25, and 1854.62 but don't remember hearing them normally. I also heard a fainter carrier around 1830.0, however I don't ever remember these being an issue in the past while operating during the evening hours. Of course, maybe my saturation level of AM Broadcast is not so prevalent here in PA as it could be in CA. I didn't even know that folk still listened to AM Broadcast anymore, HI HI! Just as a side note I've even found FM to become more annoying to listen to and have recently switched to one of the satellite based radios which I thought I would never do, but it is much more pleasant to listen to what I intend to tune into rather than the many commercials that plague the commercial broadcast stations otherwise. I used to constantly switch between various FM stations whenever I heard a commercial, and found that I was doing that more than I was listening to music, but not anymore. It seemed that radio stations were coordinating their commercial times, as it seems that TV stations do as well. Oh, sorry for my digression from the Elecraft topic at hand, though, that of 160m QRP activity. Mark, NK8Q Jim Brown wrote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:37:22 +, Mark J. Schreiner wrote: The CW QRP calling frequency is 1810 kHz. Any frequency that divides by 10 kHz can be a poor choice on 160 (and on 80 too), especially if you're running QRP, thanks to intermod from broadcast stations. I almost always hear a carrier on 1810, often on 1820, 1830, and 1840. Most of the time they're down around S3, but not always. And the guys around Fresno are struggling with an intermod product that used to be 30 dB over 9, but last I heard, is now down around S6. 73, Jim Brown K9YC ___ 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
