[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-10-02 Thread kevin 

Good Evening,

   Both bands were full of noise of various kinds.  A little QSB too, 
just enough to alter tone.  Twenty meters was weaker than last week 
while forty meters was good for more local operators. There was a radio 
black out today.  I'm not sure of the time because I heard the CA QSO 
party going strong, with some DX, earlier in the day.


   Fire danger fell after the rain showers.  The air smells better 
too.  Hopefully some of the fires were affected.  I moved some wood two 
weeks ago.  Yesterday I found a new elk trail through the same area.  
They are spying on me.



  On 14050.0 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

NO8V - John - MI


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[Elecraft] For Sale: P3 Panadapter and New SP3 Speaker

2022-10-02 Thread RVZ via Elecraft 
Selling a P3 Panadapter in nice condition with a matching 2kw Directional 
Coupler, includes original box for $750.  Also, a brand new never unwrapped SP3 
Speaker for $250.  Contact off list at: r...@aol.com 73, Dick- K9OM
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Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 frequency memories question

2022-10-02 Thread john 
As Don said it is not difficult to sort by subject. I also prefer a single
list and often find it educational and enjoyable to read about Elecraft
products that I do not own. Towertalk does not have separate lists for
verticals, Beverages, Yagis, rotators, towers, grounding, etc. One list is
easy to follow, especially if posts are on topic. Last month there were
about 200 posts on this list so it is not that difficult to even manually
pick the ones of interest. 

John KK9A

Don Wilhelm W3FPR wrote:

On the multiple lists vs. one list:
As long as the individual product is placed in the subject line, 
multiple products are easily dealt with using filters.
Filter the posts any way you want (including deleting them) - learn how 
to use filters in your email client and you can do things such as moving 
the particular post to a specific folder in your email client list.

It is not hard, just read the section of your email client instructions 
on filters.

I would prefer one list - I have been working that way for at least 10 
years.
As Jack said, it depends on putting the product in the subject line - if 
not, you can move it manually.
BTW, I use Thunderbird for my email client, and I receive individual 
posts.  Working with the digest is another problem entirely.

73,
Don W3FPR

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[Elecraft] 80M Elecraft SSB Net

2022-10-02 Thread Dave New 

Sundays 9pm ET (summer/winter) on 3775 kHz

Checkins:

AE6JV  Bill  NH K3 #6299
WM6P   Steve GA K4D
WB9JNZ Eric  IL Flex6400 remote
N8SBE  Dave  MI K3s

Thanks for the checkins!

73,

-- Dave, N8SBE



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Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 frequency memories question

2022-10-02 Thread Don Wilhelm 

On the multiple lists vs. one list:
As long as the individual product is placed in the subject line, 
multiple products are easily dealt with using filters.
Filter the posts any way you want (including deleting them) - learn how 
to use filters in your email client and you can do things such as moving 
the particular post to a specific folder in your email client list.


It is not hard, just read the section of your email client instructions 
on filters.


I would prefer one list - I have been working that way for at least 10 
years.
As Jack said, it depends on putting the product in the subject line - if 
not, you can move it manually.
BTW, I use Thunderbird for my email client, and I receive individual 
posts.  Working with the digest is another problem entirely.


73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/2/2022 5:22 PM, Jack Brindle via Elecraft wrote:

Rick;

While I agree that it is pretty much critical to have the device name in the 
subject line, it would be a nightmare for the Elecraft support / development 
folks to follow multiple email lists. This is the reason that just a few lists 
were set up (I believe just one until the K4 came out).




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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft AX-1 Whip Antenna

2022-10-02 Thread Fred Jensen 
A colleague at work showed up with a fairly bad case of poison oak.  We 
lived in a rural area in the Sierra Nevada foothills, had a lot of 
poison oak, and also had a lot of manzanita, the leaves of which, when 
boiled to make a solution and spread on, will really help.  So, I 
collected a bag of leaves for him, and told him to "boil the leaves and 
use the solution with cotton balls."  Next morning, he wasn't any 
better.  I asked him if he'd done what I said.  He replied, "Yes, I used 
the whole pan, and it tastes terrible!  I was barely able to get it 
down.  What was I supposed to do with the cotton balls?"


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County


On Sep 25, 2022, at 7:17 PM, Wayne Burdick  wrote:

No. But try on a little poison oak followed by a hot shower. OMG. That’s the 
nice burn.


elecraft.com


On Sep 25, 2022, at 12:11 PM, Fred Jensen  wrote:

There is no such thing as a "nice" RF burn.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

Steve L wrote on 9/24/2022 6:36 PM:

Caution when using this location:  Make sure your counterpoise is insulated and 
there’s no way to contact bare metal at this point with your hand when using 
the KX2 hand-held ‘walkie-talkie’ style.  I received a nice RF burn on my hand 
at this point once!

Steve
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Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 frequency memories question

2022-10-02 Thread Jack Brindle via Elecraft 
Rick;

While I agree that it is pretty much critical to have the device name in the 
subject line, it would be a nightmare for the Elecraft support / development 
folks to follow multiple email lists. This is the reason that just a few lists 
were set up (I believe just one until the K4 came out). 

There is a lot of overlap between the various devices, so it is good to list 
each involved.

It is quite understandable for users to have set up external email lists for 
the devices, but don’t expect us to know about them, which explains my surprise 
(and delight) when I discovered the iogroups KPA500 list.
Learning things from other users is always good and mostly enjoyable!

73,
Jack, W6FB


> On Oct 2, 2022, at 2:51 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I  wrote:
> 
> It is, here.  The device being commented on, should be part of the header 
> when a thread is started so folks can read it or skip it.
> 
> But it's MUCH nicer to have separate groups for each item.  One may not have 
> a KX2, KAT500 or other Elecraft device and the often numerous and ponderously 
> long threads can add up to a LOT of email to be deleted.
> 
> Being a member of the specific device lists, limits that and the email noise 
> floor.  Being on a targeted list improves the chances of getting an accurate 
> answer or solution.
> 
> Having a varied interest in many things, I get a low of 50 emails a day, 
> sometimes peaking near 300 per day or more.  By limiting to the specific 
> groups of interest I find I can manage it better and when it gets too noisy 
> on a topic, I can drop out of that thread (if the list is on groups.io, most 
> of mine are).  Thankfully the lists don't 'blow up' often so the daily 
> average is under 100 most times.
> 
> Almost ALL of them are quickly deleted, less than 5% are answered and under 
> 1% get saved for future reference (that's what archive diving is all about).
> 
> 73,
> Rick nk7i
> 
> 
> On 10/2/2022 12:38 PM, j...@kk9a.com wrote:
>> It would be so nice if everything Elecraft related was in a single list.
>> 
>> John KK9A
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[Elecraft] Elecraft 20M SSB Net Results 10-02-22

2022-10-02 Thread Brian Maynard 
Elecraft SSB 20M Net – 10/02/2022

 

Call  NameState MANUF MODEL 
  S/N

K1NW  Brian RI   ELECRAFT  K4D  
   863

N6JW  John  CA ELECRAFT  K3 
  936

K8NU   Carl   OH YAESU   
FTDX101D  

K6FW  Frank CA ELECRAFT  K3S
 11672

KJ4KKBEdwinGA ICOM 
IC706MKIIG   

K6VWEStan   CA ELECRAFT  K4D
 193

KC0LKVAndrea  MOICOM IC7300 
  

WI7B   KennethIL   XIEGUG90 
   

W5CI   Danny   AR ELECRAFT  K4D 
996

KE8VEU   Bob   MI ICOM IC7300   


WM6P Steve GA ELECRAFT  K4D 
436

W5SV  Dave  TX  ELECRAFT  K4D   
  456

N8SBE Dave  MI ELECRAFT  K3S
 11361

W4DML   Doug TN ELECRAFT  K3
   6433

AE6JV  Bill NH ELECRAFT  K3 
  6299

K7BRR Bill AZ  ELECRAFT  K3 
  2693

K5PD   Pete  TX  ELECRAFT  K3   
545

KT7PJohn  AZ  ELECRAFT  K4D 
329

W5COG   Scott OK ELECRAFT  K3   
4539

KO5V   JimNMELECRAFT  K2
   7225

KE6MAE  Larry  CA YAESU   FT981 


W0LRF Larry  CO ELECRAFT  K3S   
  10531

K7JGJohn  WAELECRAFT  KX3   
  3519

KB4IRBSteve FL  COLLINSKWM2A
 

WA2UMU   John  CT  KENWOODTS440 

N4OLR Jerry  NC ICOM IC7410 
  

KD9RDO  ShaneIL   ICOM IC7100   


KF4AHW  Tom   TN YAESU   FT991A 
 

K4AFD/MRyan  GA ICOM IC7100 
  

AD8EY Bill OH ICOM 
IC7300   

KB4GFJJohn  SC  ELECRAFT  K3S   
  108

VE3DOW George  ONT   YAESU   FT991A 
 

KO4MFO Bill NC YAESU   FT900
 

NJ4ZJohn  SC  YAESU   
FTDX101MP   

KG8YT/QRP BruceMI ELECRAFT  KX2 
4122

N9GKD/QRPRandyIL   ELECRAFT  KX3
 10858

N8HAM/M  JimWY??????
 

 
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[Elecraft] K4D in strong RF Environment

2022-10-02 Thread Dave (NK7Z) 

Hello,

I am considering purchasing a K4D, rather than wait for the K4HD.  My 
issue for waiting is I have a few hams, very close to me, that like to 
run power.  By close I mean 700 or so feet or so, sometimes running a KW 
on FT8.  Another station  maybe half a mile from me, running 500 watts, 
on FT8...


I realize that no rig is going to perform well close to the operating 
frequency of these stations, however, has anyone had any experience with 
a K4D, and a strong station running say FT8, on 20, while the K4D is 
listening on the CW portion of 20?


How about other bands, say 1 KW, close, on 20, how does the K4D handle 
40 in that environment?  How does 15 look, etc...  Are there there any 
issues when in a strong RF environment?


I guess in a more general sense, my question is how does the K4D 
perform, in a very high RF leveled environment, as compared to a K3.


If you have/had a K3, I am wondering if the K4D performs, worse, better, 
or the same in that environment.


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73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
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Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 frequency memories question

2022-10-02 Thread Jim Brown 

On 10/2/2022 12:38 PM, j...@kk9a.com wrote:

It would be so nice if everything Elecraft related was in a single list.


YES! I own vintage K3s with P3/SVGAs, a KX3, a KAT500, a KPA500, and a 
KPA1500, and just got an email that my K4D is ready to ship.


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 frequency memories question

2022-10-02 Thread Rick Bates, NK7I 
It is, here.  The device being commented on, should be part of the 
header when a thread is started so folks can read it or skip it.


But it's MUCH nicer to have separate groups for each item.  One may not 
have a KX2, KAT500 or other Elecraft device and the often numerous and 
ponderously long threads can add up to a LOT of email to be deleted.


Being a member of the specific device lists, limits that and the email 
noise floor.  Being on a targeted list improves the chances of getting 
an accurate answer or solution.


Having a varied interest in many things, I get a low of 50 emails a day, 
sometimes peaking near 300 per day or more.  By limiting to the specific 
groups of interest I find I can manage it better and when it gets too 
noisy on a topic, I can drop out of that thread (if the list is on 
groups.io, most of mine are).  Thankfully the lists don't 'blow up' 
often so the daily average is under 100 most times.


Almost ALL of them are quickly deleted, less than 5% are answered and 
under 1% get saved for future reference (that's what archive diving is 
all about).


73,
Rick nk7i


On 10/2/2022 12:38 PM, j...@kk9a.com wrote:

It would be so nice if everything Elecraft related was in a single list.

John KK9A

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Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 frequency memories question

2022-10-02 Thread john 
It would be so nice if everything Elecraft related was in a single list.

John KK9A


Jack Brindle W6FB wrote:

There is a KPA500 group?

73,
Jack, W6FB

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[Elecraft] K-POD convenience tweaks

2022-10-02 Thread Mike Dodd 

Trying again with no attachments. :-)

I used my 3D printer to make a couple of tweaks to my new K-POD. This 
page  shows them.


Comments welcome.

73, mike N4CF

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Re: [Elecraft] Attachments

2022-10-02 Thread Jim Brown 

On 10/2/2022 10:23 AM, Mike Dodd wrote:

Does this list allow attachments to emails?


No. It is for plain, unformatted text, with no attachments. That was an 
intentional decision by Elecraft when they set up the reflector more 
than 20 years ago. html formatted text is generally stripped, and those 
emails show up with blank content. The same is true of the reflectors 
hosted by contesting.com


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Attachments

2022-10-02 Thread Mike Dodd 

On 10/2/2022 1:24 PM, Julia Tuttle wrote:

I believe it does not forward attachments.


Thanks. I'll put together a new Web page.

--- Mike N4CF

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Re: [Elecraft] Attachments

2022-10-02 Thread Julia Tuttle 
I believe it does not forward attachments.

On Sun, Oct 2, 2022, 13:24 Mike Dodd  wrote:

> Does this list allow attachments to emails? I posted a couple of hours
> ago with two photos attached, but it hasn't shown up yet.
>
> If not, I'll put the photos on my website and post again with a link.
>
> Thanks.
>
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[Elecraft] Attachments

2022-10-02 Thread Mike Dodd 
Does this list allow attachments to emails? I posted a couple of hours 
ago with two photos attached, but it hasn't shown up yet.


If not, I'll put the photos on my website and post again with a link.

Thanks.

Mike N4CF
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Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 frequency memories question

2022-10-02 Thread Mike Dodd 

On 10/1/2022 11:37 PM, Jack Brindle wrote:

There is a KPA500 group?


It's on groups.io: 

--- Mike N4CF

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