Re: [Elecraft] New Contest Transceiver [OT]
There is way less casual CW operation than there was in '79, '89, and even '99. Except for contesting and DXing, CW is close to being dead. Foreign phones, RTTY data stations in the lower portions of the CW bands and the ARRL/FCC elimination of CW-testing will finish it off. If I thought there was any future in casual CW operation, I would have a K3 on order now. Dave N7AF K2 #4795 On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:50:03 -0400 Michael Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Although there isn't as much cw on during non-contest times as there was when I was licensed in '79, there are a number of ragchews going on during the day on 40m during the day and some dx at night/early morning here in the Midwest. I'd like for the people who think CW is dead to listen to the ARRL 160 contest, or any major contest for that matter. Even though the daily activity may be down, I think we will continue to have decent cw activity in our lifetimes anyway. I think someone mentioned it earlier, and I don't want it to be taken in the wrong context, but if the bands are jam packed on 40m, 30 meters is a great band. I think it's better to go to 30m for cw qso's then it is to get your blood pressure up because 40 meters is jam packed with signals. Also maybe the contest managers can try to keep major cw and rtty contests on different dates, although I'm sure this is getting harder and harder 73, Mike K9MI ___ 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: K3 AM operation with FM roofing filter?
Does anyone know the answer to this? Can the FM roofing filter be used when transmitting AM to save the cost of an additional filter for a rarely used mode? On Tue, 22 May 2007 22:17:46 -0500 Scott Manthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I too would be interested in knowing this. I'm on a budget and it would be nice to save some $$ initially by buying only the FM filter and using the DSP to limit bandwidth in AM. Any possibility of this? Thanks, Scott, N9AA Dave Lowenstein wrote: No interest in ESSB and little interest in phone, but for casual AM use, could the FM roofing filter be used or is it necessary to purchase both AM FM filters to be able to receive and transmit on all modes? 73, Dave N7AF ___ 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: K3 AM operation with FM roofing filter?
No interest in ESSB and little interest in phone, but for casual AM use, could the FM roofing filter be used or is it necessary to purchase both AM FM filters to be able to receive and transmit on all modes? 73, Dave N7AF On Tue, 22 May 2007 09:16:06 -0700 wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually you could do ESSB at even wider bandwidths, say up to 4.5 or even 5 kHz, but the exact specs are TBD. tnx Wayne ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Geoff, Everyone has pretty much covered the topic on the phony messages. I've gotten them too. However, your comment about contacting a real live person at eBay is a good one. They are there but apparently days behind answering inquiries. Since time is a major issue when dealing on eBay, you need timely help when there is a problem. The problem is you can't get it when you need it. That is poor customer service in my opinion and I no longer use eBay for that reason. If Elecraft or the company I work for treated customers like eBay does, we'd be out of business! 73, Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:10 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] KAF2 or KDSP2 for K2 #5287
I find the crystal filter more than adequate for my type of CW operation and have felt no need to add any audio filtering. 73, Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Group elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:14 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KAF2 or KDSP2 for K2 #5287 Great reply Vic, Let's widen the question to make it KAF2 or KDSP2 or NOTHING? Does the basic K2's crystal filtering work well enough that you (any of you) would be happy with no AF filtering or does the AF/DSP filtering add enough that you wouldn't want to be without it? - Keith KD1E - ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Rework Eliminators
Had these been available when I built my K2, I would be more enthusiastic about adding options. The one feature of the K2 I don't care for is the heat sink and mounting of the final transistors. I don't relish the thought of taking the heat sink on and off and messing with those little washers and pads to add each option. If I were to build another one with the thought of adding options, I would definitely consider the rework eliminators. 73, Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: Charlie, W0YG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Rework Eliminators Mike, AI4NS, wrote: I ordered the complete kit for the partially assembled K2 I just bought. Gary and Ken both emailed me with answers to my questions, and Gary called me to make sure I ordered what I needed and thought I was getting. Great service. Just email them with your questions, and they will let you know what you need to order. I just want to second what Mike said about the rework eliminators. Gary and Ken are super quick to respond and their products are immensely helpful when troubleshooting an already built K2 or when making provisions in the build process for adding a future option. I find I could not get along without a kit of these rework eliminators as they have sure saved time. 73, Charlie, W0YG.. K2 SNs 4853 and 5366 ___ 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] The Toroid Guy
winding toroids are not hard, just time consuming and boring. I found winding the toroids a lot less boring and time-consuming than installing several hundred resistors and capacitors that I could hardly see. Dave N7AF ___ 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] CW in Emergencies?
The disadvantage of no-code is that if new hams aren't required to learn CW, how are they going to be able handle emergency traffic from our low-powered battery-operated K1's and K2's? Since emergencies are one of our reasons for being and CW gets through with simple equipment where other modes won't, aren't we shooting ourselves in the foot by eliminating the CW requirement? Dave N7AF ___ 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 problem
Mine has a sticker saying Made in China on it. That pretty much tells you about the quality. :( Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] speaker problem Hmmm. The headphone jack in K2 4152 is intermittent also. I'm holding my breath every time I unplug. Seems to be a problematic component, at least some of them are. Maybe there was a bad batch? Elecraft, is there a more reliable replacement? Bill K3UJ ___ 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] Elecraft Net Report for April 24-25, 2005
Hi Kevin, My K2 is S/N 4795 and I'm located in Tempe, AZ. Could just barely hear you at times on 20 and same on 40 at beginning of the net. I was able to copy you pretty well by the end of the net. 73, Dave N7AF ___ 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] Low PLL reference oscillator range
Paul, I had the same problem a few weeks ago. You'll need to request a 12uH choke from Elecraft for L31 and that will solve the problem. 73, Dave N7AF ___ 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] K2 volume
I'll answer this since the experts don't seem to be available at the moment. 1. Yes, you should be able to receive signals on the 40-meter band. 2. You should have full headphone volume now. Good luck and I'm sure someone will be able to help you track down the problem if there is one. 73, Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: randt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:41 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K2 volume kc4eyf Here! To veteran k2'ers Building #4877 k2 I have completed Alignment and Test,Part 1 Alignment and Test,Part 2 I Have Two Questions 1-Should I be picking up 40 meter band signals at this point CW/ 2-Will my volume increase as I Proceed with project Might be a dumb question but im curious at this point of k2 I will be adding ssb/nb/audiofilter Thanks kc4eyf ___ 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] ECN/30 - Success!? (I think)
What about the 0200 net, Daniel? Or didn't it count since I was the only check-in and was running a TT Argonaut? hi. I enjoyed working someone using a K2 and hearing what it sounded like as I hope to build one soon. 73, Dave N7AF ___ 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] Listening to SSB on K2 without KSB2
Is the K2 unsuitable for listening to SSB if the KSB2 isn't installed? 73, Dave N7AF The SSB filter is much more pleasant to use than the CW filter set for a wide bandwidth. The SSB filter has a flat passband, whereas the CW filter, being varactor controlled, develops a lot of ripple by the time you widen it out. We experimented with variations on the filter topology before releasing the K2 to production, but it was getting too complex. ___ 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] Listening to SSB on K2 without KSB2
Thanks for the replies Don, David, Philipe. Sounds like it ought to work. I'm a CW man on the verge of ordering a K2 but like to just listen to SSB while I'm puttering around the shack. 73, Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dave Lowenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:12 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Listening to SSB on K2 without KSB2 Dave, The variable filter is not completely unsuitable for SSB listening, it just has a high passband ripple which can become tiring after a time to some people's ears. I use the variable filter as a narrow SSB receive filter to combat high pitched QRM (1.8, 1.7 or 1.6 kHz widths), but it does OK out to about 2.2 or 2.3 kHz. The passband is relatively flat up to about 1.2 kHz and above that the ripple becomes progressively greater as the width is increased. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- Is the K2 unsuitable for listening to SSB if the KSB2 isn't installed? 73, Dave N7AF The SSB filter is much more pleasant to use than the CW filter set for a wide bandwidth. The SSB filter has a flat passband, whereas the CW filter, being varactor controlled, develops a lot of ripple by the time you widen it out. We experimented with variations on the filter topology before releasing the K2 to production, but it was getting too complex. ___ 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
