[Elecraft] Re: Stranger than real life
And I still find it faintly obscure that IC pins are spaced at a tenth of an inchwhere does that come from? Older hams this side will recall school exercise books which had all the imperial measurements printed on the back. Horse racing still deals with furlongs (the length of a furrow...) and cricket pitches are a chain (22yds) "ten chains = one furlong". Ah, Happy Days! Pete, G0PKS. ___ 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] Another Antenna Analyser
Francophone kit-builders will enjoy the site of F6BQU. For some reason my posting is sent back if I paste the right address; but you'll find him as lpistor using chez.tiscali.fr and then go to "Entree du site" then "la passion du radioamateurisme" and "mes realisations publiees dans la presse specialisee" and finally "Analyseur d'antennes compact 'Antan' ". I haven't built one yet myself but it looks like a fun thing to do! (Apologies to those in the know for lack of accents!) Regards to all, Pete, G0PKS. ___ 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: Bad Fist
From: Pete, G0PKS. FWIW: When I was first learning morse using pre-recorded cassettes on a walkman I quickly become familiar with the content; I then wired the output from a practice sidetone oscillator to one headphone and the walkman to the other. You quickly judge whether you are keying sympathetically! Regards, Pete, G0PKS. ___ 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] QRO Power Supplies
From: Pete Norman, g0pks. I've come across some very neat, physically small, switch mode power supplies, rated at 23A. Is the general consensus that these are A Good Thing or To Be Avoided At All Costs? I'll be needing to equip myself with something soon (I hope) and any advice would be helpful. Regards to all. Pete. ___ 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] It does was it says on the tin!
>From Pete Norman: I don't know whether you get the same adverts stateside for certain stains and varnishes but there's one over here that simply says, "It does what it says on the tin!" I am delighted to say that on a thoroughly miserable day in Somerset I feel dead chuffed because #4609 is alive and kicking,and does what it says in the manual, after what seems to have been a troublefree build. I am sure I can refine, hone and perfect settings and parameters in due course but at the moment I can't praise the Elecraft team enough for such a good experience. Even my wife is impressed with my calmness during the build, the fact that it works so well and how nice it looks! Handy hints for (potential) new builders: Download the manual six months in advance and learn it off by heart (well you get the idea!). Buy lots of little brown envelopes and sort bits into them as you inventory them...and label carefully. Write out all the odd small caps on a large sheet of white paper and stick them to it with masking tape. Thank you all! Pete, g0pks. ___ 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] PLL Ref Osc Range
From: Pete Norman Hi everyone! I've got the crystal zero beat on 4 MHz but the best PLL range I can manage is 9.5 kHz which is frustratingly close to the required range! I think everything is in the right place! Any suggestions, please? Pete, g0pks. ___ 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: Audio Diary
From: Pete Norman Well those pesky IC pins must have behaved themselves because when I switched on for the first time everything checked out A1 OK and I think that's the first time I can ever say that All the more exciting because I am doing an audio diary of my build for a magazine I do recordings for which goes to the blind and partially sighted. If you want an extra buzz, try doing a "live recording" of the most critical moments; just as well I spotted I had put the MPU in back to front before I switched on! If any of you guys have got comments I could add I'd be pleased to include them. Does anybody have experience of the Voice software? It would be useful if I could let people know how effective it is. By the way, my digital multimeter has a voice synthesizer, so you can concentrate on where you are putting the probes, and then Professor Hawking tells you what your reading is. Highly recommended! Right, time to start on the RF Board! Regards to all!Pete, g0pks. ___ 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: IC pins
From: Pete Norman Thanks for all the interesting feedback, everyone! What an amazing pool of knowledge there is out there... Pete, g0pks. ___ 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: IC pins
From: Pete Norman Hello everyone! I'm just toddling along with my build. The major problem so far has been fixing the bail to the bottom panel! What a beast! Anyway, it occurs to me (and has often occurred to me) why do we have to reform the pins on ICs? How come they aren't manufactured the "right" shape? I go into ESD-panic mode every time I have to re-form them and some have been a complete pain to match up to their socket. Anybody got a fool-proof, first-time technique for this? (Having spent six months studying the manual before starting has distinct advantages by the way) Regards to all, Pete, g0pks. ___ 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
