Re: [Elecraft] New k2 ghostlight mod!
Hmm, George Barris as an Elecraft consultant? I'm thinking Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Mojo... John, KU4AF Pittsboro, NC Cute. Reminds of some of the custom cars we see around here. Kustom K2 -- could be a trend. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/New-k2-ghostlight-mod-tp7589545p7589550.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
Bob, If you are measuring a 100 watt signal with a 2500 watt slug, you can expect significant errors. Even the Bird slugs (right after calibration) offer only a 5% of full scale accuracy. With a 2500 watt slug, that means a possible error of +/- 125 watts at any point on the scale. For best results, use a slug that is as close to the maximum power that you expect as possible. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/26/2014 11:11 PM, Bob KD7YZ wrote: On 5/26/2014 15:07, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: 10% of Average, or Peak Envelope Power? Are you using a PEP Watt meter? A coaxial-dynamics WM with a 2500 slug __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
On 5/26/2014 15:07, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote: > 10% of Average, or Peak Envelope Power? > Are you using a PEP Watt meter? > A coaxial-dynamics WM with a 2500 slug -- Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM 0901 http://www.qrz.com/db/KD7YZ www.denstarfarm.us/LGD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question 2 - remote power control
Well, I figured it out. It seems very fussy when you run it at PC baud rate of 19200. Once I changed it back to 38400 by connecting to the amp with PUTTY, it seems much better behaved. On the initial first tests, on and off work as advertised. Mike va3mw On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Jim - KE8G wrote: > Hi Michael, > From the way you are describing things, I would suspect you have a problem > somewhere other than the KPA500. > > With my remote setup: > RS232, straight serial, no USB-to-serial > KPA500, > KPA500 software (not the utility), are you using this software? Here's a > link, scroll down about midway to the Remote Software. > http://www.elecraft.com/k2_remote.htm > > I control the software via Chrome Remote desktop and it will power on & > off all day long without missing a beat. > > Question, why are you concerned with turning off all the AC to the amp? > > 73 de Jim - KE8G > > Michael Walker wrote: > > I wish I could say it works for me. It isn't a com port issue as those > are > > solid (I know what I am doing with RS232 and windows). > > > > If I power off the AC power of the amp and then turn it on remotely it > > doesn't work. It 'will' work after about 10-15 tries to wake it up. > > > > So, to summarize: > > > > KPA500 with the KPA500 utility > > Hardware RS232 port > > The ability to turn all AC power off to the amp remotel > > > > You power off the amp without turning off the AC and you can't just turn > it > > back on again without actually power cycling the AC a few times. > > > > This shouldn't be that hard. I'll have to talk to Elecraft tomorrow when > > they get in. I'd hate to post a poor review on eHam. > > > > mike va3mw > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 7:57 PM, KE8G wrote: > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > I, too, use the KPA500 remotely, and have no problem turning the power > on > > > & off. > > > > > > I take it you have the KPA500 connected to a computer? Did you > download > > > the KPA500 software from the Elecraft web site? This allows complete > > > monitoring and on/off operation. > > > > > > 73 de Jim - KE8G > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > On May 25, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Michael Walker > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I have just installed my KPA500 on my remote base and I noticed that > it > > > is > > > > possible to turn it off via the computer or via just dropping the AC > > > power > > > > and not getting it to come back on. > > > > > > > > This makes is sort of a challenge for remote operating. > > > > > > > > Is this normal operation or did I miss something obvious. > > > > > > > > 73 all > > > > > > > > Mike va3mw > > > > __ > > > > Elecraft mailing list > > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > Message delivered to k...@cox.net > > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to k...@cox.net > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] New k2 ghostlight mod!
Cute. Reminds of some of the custom cars we see around here. Kustom K2 -- could be a trend. On 5/26/2014 6:48 PM, John Cooper wrote: My k2 already had the five keycap leds for xit rit split, zerobeat, transmit, audio filter and Recieve antenna. Now I've gone and added some leds to the inside of the front panel. Alpena lights I got from Autozone. It lets you see where the buttons are in the dark. Its a totally useless mod but the effect is neat. I sourced power from underneath the rf board where you plug in the battery or amp depending on what you have. They come on when you turn on power supply before you turn on radio. The instructions say they draw .08 amps, I have not confirmed this. I have 2 youtube videos one is a picture slideshow and the other is a short video. My youtube name is A390652. The videos are titled k2backlit in action and k2 backlight details. WT5Y -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] New k2 ghostlight mod!
My k2 already had the five keycap leds for xit rit split, zerobeat, transmit, audio filter and Recieve antenna. Now I've gone and added some leds to the inside of the front panel. Alpena lights I got from Autozone. It lets you see where the buttons are in the dark. Its a totally useless mod but the effect is neat. I sourced power from underneath the rf board where you plug in the battery or amp depending on what you have. They come on when you turn on power supply before you turn on radio. The instructions say they draw .08 amps, I have not confirmed this. I have 2 youtube videos one is a picture slideshow and the other is a short video. My youtube name is A390652. The videos are titled k2backlit in action and k2 backlight details. WT5Y Sent from my Cricket smartphone __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question 2 - remote power control
Hi Michael, >From the way you are describing things, I would suspect you have a problem >somewhere other than the KPA500. With my remote setup: RS232, straight serial, no USB-to-serial KPA500, KPA500 software (not the utility), are you using this software? Here's a link, scroll down about midway to the Remote Software. http://www.elecraft.com/k2_remote.htm I control the software via Chrome Remote desktop and it will power on & off all day long without missing a beat. Question, why are you concerned with turning off all the AC to the amp? 73 de Jim - KE8G Michael Walker wrote: > I wish I could say it works for me. It isn't a com port issue as those are > solid (I know what I am doing with RS232 and windows). > > If I power off the AC power of the amp and then turn it on remotely it > doesn't work. It 'will' work after about 10-15 tries to wake it up. > > So, to summarize: > > KPA500 with the KPA500 utility > Hardware RS232 port > The ability to turn all AC power off to the amp remotel > > You power off the amp without turning off the AC and you can't just turn it > back on again without actually power cycling the AC a few times. > > This shouldn't be that hard. I'll have to talk to Elecraft tomorrow when > they get in. I'd hate to post a poor review on eHam. > > mike va3mw > > > > > > > On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 7:57 PM, KE8G wrote: > > > Hi Michael, > > I, too, use the KPA500 remotely, and have no problem turning the power on > > & off. > > > > I take it you have the KPA500 connected to a computer? Did you download > > the KPA500 software from the Elecraft web site? This allows complete > > monitoring and on/off operation. > > > > 73 de Jim - KE8G > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On May 25, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Michael Walker > > wrote: > > > > > > I have just installed my KPA500 on my remote base and I noticed that it > > is > > > possible to turn it off via the computer or via just dropping the AC > > power > > > and not getting it to come back on. > > > > > > This makes is sort of a challenge for remote operating. > > > > > > Is this normal operation or did I miss something obvious. > > > > > > 73 all > > > > > > Mike va3mw > > > __ > > > Elecraft mailing list > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > Message delivered to k...@cox.net > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k...@cox.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question 2 - remote power control
Mike; I guess you didn’t get the email I sent yesterday asking for more information from you about this topic. You might want to recheck for that email, there was a lot of good information in it. Please send me detailed info about your setup, with specifics on the ACC connections and the data you are sending the KPA to try to turn in on. Using the rear-panel switch on the KPA is the same as simply pulling the AC plug. When it is turned on, the low voltage power supply is enabled, placing the microcontroller into bootstrap mode. In this situation, sending a ‘P’ character to the KPA will cause it to come to life. This information is described in the KPA500 Programming Reference. Now, if you would like to respond to my email, we will work with you to see if you can get your setup closer to the way you really want it. Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering On May 26, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Michael Walker wrote: > I wish I could say it works for me. It isn't a com port issue as those are > solid (I know what I am doing with RS232 and windows). > > If I power off the AC power of the amp and then turn it on remotely it > doesn't work. It 'will' work after about 10-15 tries to wake it up. > > So, to summarize: > > KPA500 with the KPA500 utility > Hardware RS232 port > The ability to turn all AC power off to the amp remotel > > You power off the amp without turning off the AC and you can't just turn it > back on again without actually power cycling the AC a few times. > > This shouldn't be that hard. I'll have to talk to Elecraft tomorrow when > they get in. I'd hate to post a poor review on eHam. > > mike va3mw > > > > > > > On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 7:57 PM, KE8G wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> I, too, use the KPA500 remotely, and have no problem turning the power on >> & off. >> >> I take it you have the KPA500 connected to a computer? Did you download >> the KPA500 software from the Elecraft web site? This allows complete >> monitoring and on/off operation. >> >> 73 de Jim - KE8G >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On May 25, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Michael Walker >> wrote: >>> >>> I have just installed my KPA500 on my remote base and I noticed that it >> is >>> possible to turn it off via the computer or via just dropping the AC >> power >>> and not getting it to come back on. >>> >>> This makes is sort of a challenge for remote operating. >>> >>> Is this normal operation or did I miss something obvious. >>> >>> 73 all >>> >>> Mike va3mw >>> __ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to k...@cox.net >> > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jackbrin...@me.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question 2 - remote power control
I wish I could say it works for me. It isn't a com port issue as those are solid (I know what I am doing with RS232 and windows). If I power off the AC power of the amp and then turn it on remotely it doesn't work. It 'will' work after about 10-15 tries to wake it up. So, to summarize: KPA500 with the KPA500 utility Hardware RS232 port The ability to turn all AC power off to the amp remotel You power off the amp without turning off the AC and you can't just turn it back on again without actually power cycling the AC a few times. This shouldn't be that hard. I'll have to talk to Elecraft tomorrow when they get in. I'd hate to post a poor review on eHam. mike va3mw On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 7:57 PM, KE8G wrote: > Hi Michael, > I, too, use the KPA500 remotely, and have no problem turning the power on > & off. > > I take it you have the KPA500 connected to a computer? Did you download > the KPA500 software from the Elecraft web site? This allows complete > monitoring and on/off operation. > > 73 de Jim - KE8G > > Sent from my iPad > > > On May 25, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Michael Walker > wrote: > > > > I have just installed my KPA500 on my remote base and I noticed that it > is > > possible to turn it off via the computer or via just dropping the AC > power > > and not getting it to come back on. > > > > This makes is sort of a challenge for remote operating. > > > > Is this normal operation or did I miss something obvious. > > > > 73 all > > > > Mike va3mw > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to k...@cox.net > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
Bob, I assume you are using the Heil ProSet with the HC4 or HC5 or HC6 element (which have quite low output) - if it is a ProSet-iC or the ProSet-K2, you will need bias turned on (and ignore the following paragraph). You may have to use the Hi mic gain range with the HC4/5/6 microphone - go to the MIC GAIN setting and tap [1] to toggle from low to high. See page 47 in the K3 Owner's Manual. Is there any chance that you have bias turned on when using that microphone. If so, that will run current through the mic element reducing its sensitivity. Then back the compression to zero, put the K3 into TX TEST so no RF is developed and adjust the mic gain for 5 to 7 bars on the ALC scale. After that, increase the compression setting as you desire. Make certain you are using the peak reading setting on your wattmeter and you should see the same amount of power for SSB as you are seeing for CW. If both CW and SSB are lower than the requested power, do the TXG calibration. As for a desk microphone, any of the Kenwood mics will plug into the front panel. Do not use the amplified Kenwood mics unless you can turn the mic amplifier off. Another choice that will work well is to use one of the desk type computer microphones - plug it into the rear mic jack and turn bias on. On 5/26/2014 2:39 PM, Bob KD7YZ wrote: I suspect I need a different mike than the old heil-pro headset. But then, I better ask first. The symptoms are that is I don't appear have any punch. I use cmp and mic and get the ALC bars in the right places according to the manual. I have adjusted TXG up to 3. Still, when I am transmitting SSB, the output is barely indicating 10% of (A) a HARD whistle pr (B) CW And I have mic at 60 and cmp at 40. What is a "Great" desk mike for the K3? Anyway, I am tired of the boom mic so wanted a desk mic and this may be a good reason. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
Almost any microphone can be made to sound good on the K3. You just have to play with the equalizer, gain, and comp settings. I recommend you have a single trusted ham work with you on a closed band while making your adjustments. If you have more than one helper, they will argue about what sounds good or bad. Personally, I use the OEM Heil mic made for Elecraft. The PTT switch is trash, but the element is a good sounder and the case is solid. I merely did some creative plastic surgery on the case and installed a Heil "square PTT" switch and all crunching and clicking noise vanished. I also have an MC60 - which is too a great sounder. Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
Since you're replacing a headset look for the Yamaha CM-500. They're generally $60 or so at places like B&H Photovideo, Sweetwater, Amazon, etc. They are more comfortable than the old Heil Proset and half the price. If you watch for sales they're even less (I replaced a ProSet with two CM-500 for less than what Heil wanted for the current ProSet) The mic works very well with the K3 ... set the bottom two TX EQ bands to -16 and the top three to +3, +5, +6 (a rising 3 dB/octave above 800 Hz). I adjust the mic gain for 5 bars and run CMP between 15 an 20 dB. The audio sounds good according to reports and there is plenty of "talk power." 73, ... Joe, W4TV -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob KD7YZ Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 11:40 AM To: K3 List Subject: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem I suspect I need a different mike than the old heil-pro headset. But then, I better ask first. The symptoms are that is I don't appear have any punch. I use cmp and mic and get the ALC bars in the right places according to the manual. I have adjusted TXG up to 3. Still, when I am transmitting SSB, the output is barely indicating 10% of (A) a HARD whistle pr (B) CW And I have mic at 60 and cmp at 40. What is a "Great" desk mike for the K3? Anyway, I am tired of the boom mic so wanted a desk mic and this may be a good reason. thanks __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
Still, when I am transmitting SSB, the output is barely indicating 10% of (A) a HARD whistle pr (B) CW 10% of Average, or Peak Envelope Power? Are you using a PEP Watt meter? 73 Milverton. On Monday, May 26, 2014 1:44 PM, Bob KD7YZ wrote: > > >I suspect I need a different mike than the old heil-pro headset. But >then, I better ask first. > >The symptoms are that is I don't appear have any punch. I use cmp and >mic and get the ALC bars in the right places according to the manual. > >I have adjusted TXG up to 3. > >Still, when I am transmitting SSB, the output is barely indicating 10% >of (A) a HARD whistle pr (B) CW > >And I have mic at 60 and cmp at 40. > >What is a "Great" desk mike for the K3? Anyway, I am tired of the boom >mic so wanted a desk mic and this may be a good reason. > >thanks >-- > >Bob KD7YZ >AMSAT LM 0901 >http://www.qrz.com/db/KD7YZ >www.denstarfarm.us/LGD >__ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.com > > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
I get good reports out of an old Kenwood MC-60 desk mic. I had one kicking around from my Kenwood days and noticed it had an 8-pin mic connector, so thought I'd give it a shot. Worked great with some minor adjustments. Make sure the bottom switch for 'Mic Amp' is in the out position. A bonus is the 'Down - Up' rocker switch that is great for fine frequency adjustments. I use this macro to set up the K3 for the MC-60: MN053;DN;DN;MG009;CP014;ML010;TE+14+14+08+06+08+10+12+00;MN255; - 73 de Mike, K6MKF, W6NAG, Secretary - NCDXC, IDXG, ADXG, RRC #933, K3-P3-KPA500-KAT500 Addict, Maui -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob KD7YZ Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 11:40 AM To: K3 List Subject: [Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem I suspect I need a different mike than the old heil-pro headset. But then, I better ask first. The symptoms are that is I don't appear have any punch. I use cmp and mic and get the ALC bars in the right places according to the manual. I have adjusted TXG up to 3. Still, when I am transmitting SSB, the output is barely indicating 10% of (A) a HARD whistle pr (B) CW And I have mic at 60 and cmp at 40. What is a "Great" desk mike for the K3? Anyway, I am tired of the boom mic so wanted a desk mic and this may be a good reason. thanks -- Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM 0901 http://www.qrz.com/db/KD7YZ www.denstarfarm.us/LGD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to mike.flow...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Xmit Audio Problem
I suspect I need a different mike than the old heil-pro headset. But then, I better ask first. The symptoms are that is I don't appear have any punch. I use cmp and mic and get the ALC bars in the right places according to the manual. I have adjusted TXG up to 3. Still, when I am transmitting SSB, the output is barely indicating 10% of (A) a HARD whistle pr (B) CW And I have mic at 60 and cmp at 40. What is a "Great" desk mike for the K3? Anyway, I am tired of the boom mic so wanted a desk mic and this may be a good reason. thanks -- Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM 0901 http://www.qrz.com/db/KD7YZ www.denstarfarm.us/LGD __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] No int. spkr audio
Hi Don, Mni thanks! I am going to check it with daddy by phone call. Hope it will not be anything worse... He is nervous that his K2 is sick. :( I will let You know abt results. 73 - Petr, ok1rp On Mon, May 26, 2014, at 04:57 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Petr, > > The most likely cause is the switch lever inside the headphone jack. > The switch is the 3 contacts closest to the rear of the K2 RF Board. > > Replacement of the headphone jack is the normal fix (Elecraft PN > E620028). > > If you want to try a temporary fix (the speaker will be active all the > time), you can solder a jumper between the center solder pad of that > switch to the solder pad to the right. > While you have that temporary fix in place, the speaker can be silenced > by placing an unwired 3.5mm plug (either mono or stereo) into the > external speaker jack. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 5/26/2014 10:33 AM, Petr Ourednik wrote: > > Hello > > > > Sorry for bothering with maybe stupid task... > > > > My daddy called me this morning that he has no audio on his K2 from > > internal speaker. When he plug in the phones it works. (Yda evening int. > > spkr worked too) > > > > Is it the problem of switching contact inside of the Phones socket on > > the front panel or it can be issue somewhere else please? > > > > I have no K2 on the table and I did not found so much in the manual...:( > > > > Thank You for hints. > > > > 73 - Petr, ok1rp > > K2/4800 > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to w3...@embarqmail.com > > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K2 MAB
For those hams who are still expressing interest in the K2 MAB you might want to contact: Doug Shields W4DAS Stuart, Florida I sent him all the information regarding this project as he expressed a desire to take over the project due to my health issues. 73 & thanks, Tom KG7CFC -- Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. - Douglas MacArthur ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. Tom Taylor KG7CFC openSUSE 13.1 (64-bit), Kernel 3.11.6-4-default, KDE 4.11.2, AMD Phenom X4 955, GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Nvidia 325.15) 16GB RAM -- 3x1.5TB sata2 -- 128GB-SSD FF 27.0, claws-mail 3.9.2 registered linux user 263467 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Wanted to buy: PR6 or PR 6-10 preamp
> Wanted: Elecraft PR6 or PR 6-10 preamp for K3. > Let me know what you have. > Brian K3USC (since 1962) > k3...@arrl.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Andrew L4NM Assembly Instructions
Does anyone have the assembly instructions for the old Andrew L4NM N male connector for Andrew ½ hardline. The L4NM is an obsolete connector and has replaced by the L4NM-C. The connector I have has the separate silver pin that is soldered to the end of the cable center conductor and then assembled into the body of the connector much like a standard N connector. The center conductor of the newer connector version is not soldered but is held in compression against the center pin much like the Eupen connector system. None of the sites I searched have a copy of the instructions posted. 73s, v/r terry N4ZH __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Apartment/condo antenna
Apartment antenna ideas: I knew of a guy in a second floor apartment that ran an end-fed long wire out of his apartment deck railing. It was an almost invisible wire (from the ground looking up into the sky) that ran out to a tree on the other side of the parking lot. He would use the railing itself (metal) as a ground and often dangle another wire down to almost ground level during his night-time romps into the 80-meter band. I used to regularly chat with him on 80 meters and his signal was usually Q5 copy. Another nearby friend lived with his wife in a ground level apartment at the end of the building complex. Next to the complex where he lived was a stand of fir and cedar trees. He ran coax out along the ground, through a drainage pipe under a walkway and then through tall weeds and grass to the trees where he had strung up some wires. Actually, he had some help from his wife in stringing up some of the wires into the trees because he was legally blind (he could see only up very close). He also had some ground wire counterpoise to his long wire style antenna. He had no trouble with 80 and 40 meters. I am not sure how he did on the other bands. And, he has since moved where he now has "real" antennas. Apartment antennas often work quite well but it also an opportunity to get creative in your antenna ideas. Yes, you can probably load up that balcony railing -- better yet, if you are on a building with a string of separate but similar balconies then surreptitiously wire them together in a horizontal string to create a kind of lumped horizontal antenna. Surely that would get a signal out (and, maybe into everyone's TV set too). 73, phil, K7PEH On May 26, 2014, at 7:34 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote: > I wonder which bands Dave G. plans to work? > > Phil w7ox > > On 5/25/14, 6:37 PM, David Patino wrote: >> I have a MFJ 1622 and am on a 2nd floor apartment. It actually works quite >> well clamped to my balcony railing, as long as the counterpoise is run out >> correctly. That's actually the biggest problem with my area. It's a bit hard >> to hide the counterpoise since it has to go down to the ground first and >> vegetation around here is sparse. I've tried it in vertical position inside >> my balcony, and while I was still able to make some contacts on HT65, it was >> better with it clamped to the railing and sticking out. >> >> The MFJ might be a bit big to pass off as a flag pole though. The coil >> portion is about as big around as a soda can and with the whip extended the >> total length is around 70" long. >> >> I've heard good things about the MFJ Super Hi-Q loop antennas.. they can be >> mounted vertically inside the balcony area. They are bit pricey compared to >> the 1622 though. >> >> 73's, Dave >> N9PBJ >> >> On 5/25/2014 7:53 PM, David Guernsey via Elecraft wrote: >>> I am moving to a condo on the 2nd floor of a brick and concrete building. >>> The condo rules do not allow anything to extend over the balcony railings. >>> However, they do allow flag pole to be "clamped" to the railing of the >>> balcony. I have considered an mfj 1622 antenna inside of a pvc pipe as my >>> flag pole. Any ideas? >>> >>> 73 de Dave KJ6CBS > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to phys...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Activity in ancient 15-meter novice band (21.1 MHz)
I resemble that slow code remark... As a relatively new licensee (about 14yrs), I never did much with CW other than pass the code element for General. Lately I've been making an effort to get more proficient with CW, as in haven't used a mic in at least 2 months other than a couple of local 10m rag chews. I find myself dragging my KX3 around with me everywhere I go, so thanks to Elecraft for designing such a capable yet portable rig. My sincerest thanks to all those that stop by the slow code portions of the bands to help others learn and improve! Tighe NK4I On 5/25/2014 4:43 PM, Bruce Beford wrote: Yes, 15M was also my favorite band as a Novice. It may be "ancient" but it's still active, and still an official band segment for Novice/Techs (21.025-21.200 MHz). The same goes for the Novice/Tech segment of 40M (7.025-7.125). There is a lot of activity at the top end of the old Novice segment of 40M. You can often find relatively slow code CW QSOs from 7.120-7.125. Stop in and work these stations! There are many who frequent these segments. I know many FISTS and SKCC members who hang out in these areas. Some other folks are working on getting their code speed up. Not because they _have to_, but because they want to. I know a few "lifetime" Novices, that are active, but have no intention of upgrading. -- Tighe Kuykendall NK4I | www.NK4I.com | Follow Me on Twitter: @NK4I ARRL Life Member, NAQCC #6467 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [K2] No int. spkr audio
Petr, The most likely cause is the switch lever inside the headphone jack. The switch is the 3 contacts closest to the rear of the K2 RF Board. Replacement of the headphone jack is the normal fix (Elecraft PN E620028). If you want to try a temporary fix (the speaker will be active all the time), you can solder a jumper between the center solder pad of that switch to the solder pad to the right. While you have that temporary fix in place, the speaker can be silenced by placing an unwired 3.5mm plug (either mono or stereo) into the external speaker jack. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/26/2014 10:33 AM, Petr Ourednik wrote: Hello Sorry for bothering with maybe stupid task... My daddy called me this morning that he has no audio on his K2 from internal speaker. When he plug in the phones it works. (Yda evening int. spkr worked too) Is it the problem of switching contact inside of the Phones socket on the front panel or it can be issue somewhere else please? I have no K2 on the table and I did not found so much in the manual...:( Thank You for hints. 73 - Petr, ok1rp K2/4800 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w3...@embarqmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Antenna choices
> The 3 element is infinitely tunable and will give you near perfect > performance on all bands 40 and above. > You will need a rotor. You don't need a huge investment however, they > work well with the commonly available Ham IV rotors. Lots of reliable > and attractively priced used ones on the market. These two statements are conflicting. If you're going to have a StepIR that will go down to 40 meters, you aren't going to want a Ham IV on it. That's way too light, for this country anyway. In fact, a T-Twister isn't enough for that. If you were going to limit it to 30 and above, I might go with a T-Twister, but I really feel my TH7DX tri-bander puts mine through more than it wants. It needs to be rebuilt now and then. StepIRs are heavy too, at least the ones I've seen. But you're right. It's really nice to have the tunable frequency range Did you follow his link? He's got tons of space and can put up wire for anything out to 160M dipoles, with a single support tower or pole. Further, he can go almost any direction with wires without having to weave in and out of tree branches, etc. I sure wouldn't mess with anything like a G5RV or OCF in that situation. The gold standard basic antenna on the lower bands is a simple half wave dipole. He's got room to do that down to 160M. Why go with less? On upper bands, a ground plane does wonders, but a simple 3 element yagi is excellent. Gary -- http://ag0n.net 3055: http://ag0n.net/irlp/3055 NodeOp Help Page: http://ag0n.net/irlp __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] The Old 15 Meter - or 21 Mc - Band
I wonder if the probability of being an future avid DXer depended upon whether one was first licensed near a sunspot peak or sunspot minimum? For me the working of a WH6 on 40M just before school was the clincher. Ruined a bunch of FT-243 xtals trying to grind them down for near the Novice 15 and 40 M band lower edges. Worst DX: "Working" the FCC when supposedly on 80M but bandswitch on 40M. So being crystal controlled didn't mean you couldn't operate outside the Novice bands... 73 de Brian/K3KO On 5/26/2014 14:31, Dauer, Edward wrote: Me too! For me it was 1957 - the peak of the best sunspot cycle ever. Every morning before going to school I was in my cellar ham "shack" working my way through the rest of the world on 21.1+ with a DX-20, a dipole, an HQ-100, and a QTH right at the ocean's edge. DXing like shooting fish in a barrel. Great fun. The Novice license in those days was valid for one year and NON-renewable. It was one year, then up or out. (I was KN1CBR then, became K1CBR later, then went back to KN1CBR when vanity calls became available, purely as a matter of nostalgia.) These days I am recapturing some of it - but not the technical primitivity - with my KX3 and indoor dipole (at 21.02 Mhz) in an urban condo in Denver. Still great fun! Ted, KN1CBR - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3722/7061 - Release Date: 05/26/14 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] The Old 15 Meter - or 21 Mc - Band
I can relate to all of this. And I cannot recall a worse sunspot cycle than the one we have now. Phil W7OX On 5/26/14, 7:31 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: Me too! For me it was 1957 - the peak of the best sunspot cycle ever. Every morning before going to school I was in my cellar ham "shack" working my way through the rest of the world on 21.1+ with a DX-20, a dipole, an HQ-100, and a QTH right at the ocean's edge. DXing like shooting fish in a barrel. Great fun. The Novice license in those days was valid for one year and NON-renewable. It was one year, then up or out. (I was KN1CBR then, became K1CBR later, then went back to KN1CBR when vanity calls became available, purely as a matter of nostalgia.) These days I am recapturing some of it - but not the technical primitivity - with my KX3 and indoor dipole (at 21.02 Mhz) in an urban condo in Denver. Still great fun! Ted, KN1CBR -- Message: 25 Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 22:43:05 -0400 From: Barry LaZar To: k...@yahoogroups.com, Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Activity in ancient 15-meter novice band (21.1 MHz) Message-ID: <5382aa39.4080...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Wayne, I remember that band. It was my favorite even though I wasn't a novice. I met some of the friendliest hams in the world there, to include some great DX. 73, Barry K3NDM On 5/25/2014 4:03 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com [KX3] wrote: Thanks to the PX3 panadapter and the CQ WW CW contest, I just made my first QSO in at least three decades in the legacy 21.1 MHz U.S. Novice-license segment. I didn't expect activity to spread upward that far, but sure enough, blips appeared on the PX3 above 21.1, and I was able to make a quick QSO with WK1Q using 12 W (KX3 barefoot). This brought back a lot of memories. 21.1-21.15 was my favorite place to hang out back in the 1970s, when I was crystal-controlled on transmit, using a Heath HW-16. In those days I had a home-rolled 2-element 15-meter yogi made from 1/2-inch steel pipe and 2x4s. Must have weighed 40 pounds. Fortunately, my patient stepfather knew that getting that antenna up would keep me out of trouble (I was 15 at the time). Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Apartment/condo antenna
I wonder which bands Dave G. plans to work? Phil w7ox On 5/25/14, 6:37 PM, David Patino wrote: I have a MFJ 1622 and am on a 2nd floor apartment. It actually works quite well clamped to my balcony railing, as long as the counterpoise is run out correctly. That's actually the biggest problem with my area. It's a bit hard to hide the counterpoise since it has to go down to the ground first and vegetation around here is sparse. I've tried it in vertical position inside my balcony, and while I was still able to make some contacts on HT65, it was better with it clamped to the railing and sticking out. The MFJ might be a bit big to pass off as a flag pole though. The coil portion is about as big around as a soda can and with the whip extended the total length is around 70" long. I've heard good things about the MFJ Super Hi-Q loop antennas.. they can be mounted vertically inside the balcony area. They are bit pricey compared to the 1622 though. 73's, Dave N9PBJ On 5/25/2014 7:53 PM, David Guernsey via Elecraft wrote: I am moving to a condo on the 2nd floor of a brick and concrete building. The condo rules do not allow anything to extend over the balcony railings. However, they do allow flag pole to be "clamped" to the railing of the balcony. I have considered an mfj 1622 antenna inside of a pvc pipe as my flag pole. Any ideas? 73 de Dave KJ6CBS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] [K2] No int. spkr audio
Hello Sorry for bothering with maybe stupid task... My daddy called me this morning that he has no audio on his K2 from internal speaker. When he plug in the phones it works. (Yda evening int. spkr worked too) Is it the problem of switching contact inside of the Phones socket on the front panel or it can be issue somewhere else please? I have no K2 on the table and I did not found so much in the manual...:( Thank You for hints. 73 - Petr, ok1rp K2/4800 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] The Old 15 Meter - or 21 Mc - Band
Me too! For me it was 1957 - the peak of the best sunspot cycle ever. Every morning before going to school I was in my cellar ham "shack" working my way through the rest of the world on 21.1+ with a DX-20, a dipole, an HQ-100, and a QTH right at the ocean's edge. DXing like shooting fish in a barrel. Great fun. The Novice license in those days was valid for one year and NON-renewable. It was one year, then up or out. (I was KN1CBR then, became K1CBR later, then went back to KN1CBR when vanity calls became available, purely as a matter of nostalgia.) These days I am recapturing some of it - but not the technical primitivity - with my KX3 and indoor dipole (at 21.02 Mhz) in an urban condo in Denver. Still great fun! Ted, KN1CBR > >-- > >Message: 25 >Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 22:43:05 -0400 >From: Barry LaZar >To: k...@yahoogroups.com, Elecraft Reflector >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Activity in ancient 15-meter novice band > (21.1 MHz) >Message-ID: <5382aa39.4080...@comcast.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Wayne, > I remember that band. It was my favorite even though I wasn't a >novice. I met some of the friendliest hams in the world there, to >include some great DX. > >73, >Barry >K3NDM > > >On 5/25/2014 4:03 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com [KX3] wrote: >> >> Thanks to the PX3 panadapter and the CQ WW CW contest, I just made my >> first QSO in at least three decades in the legacy 21.1 MHz U.S. >> Novice-license segment. I didn't expect activity to spread upward that >> far, but sure enough, blips appeared on the PX3 above 21.1, and I was >> able to make a quick QSO with WK1Q using 12 W (KX3 barefoot). >> >> This brought back a lot of memories. 21.1-21.15 was my favorite place >> to hang out back in the 1970s, when I was crystal-controlled on >> transmit, using a Heath HW-16. In those days I had a home-rolled >> 2-element 15-meter yogi made from 1/2-inch steel pipe and 2x4s. Must >> have weighed 40 pounds. Fortunately, my patient stepfather knew that >> getting that antenna up would keep me out of trouble (I was 15 at the >> time). >> >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> __._,_.___ >> __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KX3 2m-Transverter, shipping list
Hi fellow Elecrafters, is there a shippinglist for the KX3-2m-Transverter available? 73 de Hans, DF5SR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 with dual whips (HF and VHF), hammock mobile
My problem is I would not be able to put down the Jack Reacher novel Tex KA5Y -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-with-dual-whips-HF-and-VHF-hammock-mobile-tp7589496p7589521.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Apartment/condo antenna
Hard to believe that MFJ antenna is an efficient radiator. My balcony is fairly large and I have a fan dipole on it, supported in the center and one end with 8 ft long 3/4" EMT tubing in paint buckets filled with gravel, and at the other end by the partition separating my balcony from my neighbor's. It works reasonably well and has only fallen over twice in 5 years, due to heavy, wet snow clinging to the wires - and picking it back up took about 5 minutes. There's a pic on my qrz.com page. Barry W2UP -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Apartment-condo-antenna-tp7589506p7589520.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] 15 meters
The 15 m Novice band was the band of choice for me back in the day. I wasn't sophisticated enough to have a HW 16. I worked those contacts with a DX 60 and an HR 10. I too, had a home brew 15 meter Yagi but it was aluminum, no wood! How far have we come! Unfortunately, i couldn't fire up the K3 as we had thunderstorms a good portion of the day. No radio. But at least we got a rare rainstorm BTW, Wayne, I have a 15 meter Long John 5 element 26 foot boom sitting on the ground next to my tower. It would make your KX3 reach out a bit better than your 10m whip! John KE4D Sent from my iPad __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Antenna choices
I have tried a number of different things over the years. I have finally settled on a 3 element Steppir. I got it used and paid half the cost of new, so it was not exorbitant. With a little care they can be made to function as good as new. The 3 element stepper and K3 are a potent mix. I can get pretty much everywhere and am able to get through most pileups with 100 watts, I find I really don't need an amp. The 3 element is infinitely tunable and will give you near perfect performance on all bands 40 and above. You can add an inverted V under the tower to get down to 80 meters. You will need a rotor. You don't need a huge investment however, they work well with the commonly available Ham IV rotors. Lots of reliable and attractively priced used ones on the market. I would put my money into the antenna instead of the amp. The 3mOriginal Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Walter Underwo Sent: Sunday, May 25, 201 > Joshua Gould > K8WXA't > > > On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Walter Underwood > wrote: > That is several very big questions, and enough that I suggest getting a copy > of the ARRL Antenna Book and reading before spending much money. And talking > to a lot of hams that already have towers. > > Multi-band Yagi antennas are multi-band, but not wideband. They are tuned for > specific bands, like 20m or 15m. They do not work well on bands they are not > designed for. > > A vertical on a tower might give a few dB of gain (on the bands it is > designed for). A Yagi (beam) will typically give 10dB or so of gain on each > band it is designed for. > > The G5RV works for a lot of people, but it is a compromise on many bands, and > could cause problems when run with high power (500W). > > Since you are going to the bother of putting up a tower, I'd also put up > dipoles cut for most of the lower bands and feed them from a common point. > This is called a fan dipole or parallel dipole. If you'd like that pre-cut > for you, I recommend Hy-Power Antenna (http://www.hypowerantenna.com/). > > wunder > K6WRU > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ > > On May 25, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Joshua Gould wrote: > > > Ok, I know that this is a topic much like the Ford vs. Chevy debates > > or the Android vs. Apple debates, but I do have a few questions... > > > > I am going to be acquiring a 56 foot Rohn BX tower. I already have > > a G5RV that I am planning on putting up (still not sure where I'm > > going to attach the other end of it to, One end will go on the > > tower.) I'm going to put up a 2m/440 vertical at some point up near > > the top of the tower. I keep throwing around an HF vertical or a > > beam. The verticals seem to cover more bands, but the beams are > > directional. (Would also need a rotor,.. > > > > Can a multi band yagi be tuned to a different band, or will it only > > work on the bands that it's designed for? > > > > I'm thinking long term and I'll probably be adding a K3/100 with a > > KPA500 to the mix in the next year or so... Trying to figure out > > what will give me the best bang for my buck, so to speak. > > > > 73, > > Joshua Gould > > K8WXA > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > > email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > > wun...@wunderwood.org > > -- > Walter Underwood > wun...@wunderwood.org > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > jg.k8...@gmail.com > -- Walter Underwood wun...@wunderwood.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to gthorn...@thorntonmostullaw.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
