[Elecraft] Gary Surrency's Top Ten List of Kit Failures
For those of you building an Elecraft Kit or thinking about building a kit, suggested reading is the text file Top Ten List of Kit Failures, by Gary Surrency, AB7MY. As far as I know it was never included in the new kit literature (it should be) and not sure if it is on the Web site for Elecraft. It might be down several layers and hard to find... If you need a copy, E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and type a Subject of Top Ten, and I'll send you a copy. Ken N4SO Mobile, Alabama EM50tk [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ___ 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] Top Ten list
http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/gary's_top_10.htm Ken N4SO Mobile, Alabama EM50tk [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2 screws and countersinking/and CW Reverse
Nope, no improvement. Several radios use screws that are not countersunk. Compare the Kenwood TS-850. Old topic, too. Note: On another subject CW Reverse The K2 owner's manual explains CW Reverse on page 94 of the Rev. E, 2003 version. The explanation is not as precise or clear as Sverre Holm's. I penciled in the CW Normal and CW Reverse information. That's a neat trick to set CW Reverse on 15m-10m so that the dial tunes upward in beat on all the bands. Ken N4SO Mobile, Alabama EM50tk [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K1 KBT1/Pulsed Charge Regulator
Elecraft K1 KBT1??? I prefer an external power supply/regulator. No one has mentioned the Pulsed Charge Regulator from Bob Lewis, AA4PB and his QST mag. article of May 2001. This acts as a power supply but functions as both a charger/ regulator. I have had this style of power supply for the Elecraft K2 and K1 since 2001. The PCR12-500A is a self-contained charger designed to automatically maintain a 12 volt Sealed Lead-Acid battery having a maximum bulk charge of 500 mA or greater. The Power Sonic PS-1229A is an example of the type of battery this charger is designed to work with. Bob Lewis, AA4PB, An Automatic Sealed Lead-Acid Battery Charger, QST, May 2001, p. 43-47. Another type of battery that is useful is a Camcorder Replacement Battery-- Panasonic 12 volts, 2.3Ah. It is similar to the Power Sonic PS-1229 and PS-1220. Ken N4SO Mobile, Alabama EM50tk [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ___ 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] Ferrite Core Baluns/1:1 Ferrite Core Current Balun
For ferrite cores for EMI suppression see www.fair-rite.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] The proper term for the ferrite material in the Balun is- Round Cable EMI Suppression Cores One part number (in a series of many types) is Fair-Rite part nr. 264-310-2002 for HF or 14 mHz. The cores (of which you require several) are slipped over the coax cable and held together with 3M Heat Shrink Tubing. The catalog section is available in a .pdf from Fair-Rite showing the various types. The ferrite cores slip over RG-8/RG11/RG213 coaxial cable, the heat shrink tubing keeps the cores together and adds protection. The 1:1 Ferrite Core Current Balun is shown in a picture and diagram in QST mag. February 2005, page 28 and 29. Ken N4SO Mobile, Alabama EM50tk [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft K1 Record Set/13 Million Miles per Watt
Recently N2XE ran an 80 meter beacon at very low power levels. I listened but never heard him. I have participated in previous beacon tests on 10 mHz from AA4XX and extremely low levels of power and software that would decode signals below the noise level. However, the N2XE tests were CW not requiring processing. (Ken N4SO) From: Joel Harrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Amateur Radio Set New World Record, 13 Million Miles per Watt Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:38:31 -0800 Amateur Radio Set New World Record, 13 Million Miles per Watt: from The Beacon Tribune on January 4, 2005 Amateur Radio Set New World Record, 13 Million Miles per Watt: January 2, 2005 New London, NC Bill Tippett, W4ZV, of New London, NC correctly copied code word OMAHA from the N2XE beacon transmitting with a peak carrier power of .406 watts at 3.5455 MHz on the 80 meter Amateur Radio band. Bill confirmed reception of the beacon at 2328Z, January 2, 2005. The precise distance between the two stations is 546.8 miles, establishing Bill's record reception distance at 13,467,980 miles per watt. Tippett used a Ten Tec Orion Transceiver with a 1000 foot Beverage antenna (named after Dr. Harold Beverage who invented it in the 1920s). The N2XE beacon transmits from an Elecraft K1 (heavily attenuated) using an 80 meter off-center fed dipole, 45 feet AGL (above ground level). The beacon peak carrier output was measured using an Agilent 8563EC Spectrum Analyzer at 40.6 uW (40 millionths of a watt). The beacon transmits a unique code word each evening. Receiving stations are required to correctly copy the code word in their report. The word is published the following morning. The N2XE Beacon Project was started in December, 2004 by Paul Stroud, AA4XX, Raleigh, NC and John Ceccherelli, N2XE, Wappingers Falls, NY with the goal of having a little fun and to go where no diminutive signal has gone before. Beacon times and frequencies are posted daily on the QRP-L reflector www.kkn.net/archives/html/QRP-L. Tests will continue on 160, 80 and 40 meters through the end of February 2005. Commenting on his remarkable success, Bill said I've spent 25 years on 80 160 listening to below noise level signals. There are at least three factors to this stuff: Antennas with good signal to noise like Beverages, a good receiver and the knowledge to use it and an operator with good ears and knowledge of propagation--not to mention patience and persistence. Beacon station operator John Ceccherelli, N2XE, seemed more exited than Tippett about the achievement, even though it requires almost no effort on his part. Hey, I have to flip the switch, grab a beer and go watch TVthats effort he's reported saying, adding Im thrilled the record was set by an all-American team using all-American equipment. The Ten Tec receiver is manufactured in Severville, TN and the Elecraft transmitter is produced in California and offered as a kit. For more information, contact Bill Tippett at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] or John Ceccherelli at http://www.eham.net/articles/'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Beacon Tribune Poughkeepsie, NY _ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2 and KX1 Building Experience
Also, don't forget Gary's Top Ten List of Kit Failures by AB7MY. Available in a text file from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ken N4SO K2 #3394 K1 #206 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Juno Gift Certificates Give the gift of Internet access this holiday season. http://www.juno.com/give ___ 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] Internal and External Keying
Page 92 has the instructions for internal/external keying in my Revision E, or look for CW Operation in your ver. Ken N4SO Mobile, AL K2 #3394 K1 #206 Private E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Juno Platinum $9.95. Juno SpeedBand $14.95. Sign up for Juno Today at http://www.juno.com! Look for special offers at Best Buy stores. ___ 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] NCH Tone Generator
In ref. to playing around with tones, there is a program on my computer called NCH Tone Generator-- source: www.nch.com.au/tonegen Ken N4SO Mobile, AL K2 #3394 K1 #206 Private E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Juno Platinum $9.95. Juno SpeedBand $14.95. Sign up for Juno Today at http://www.juno.com! Look for special offers at Best Buy stores. ___ 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] LA3ZA Mods to Elecraft K2 by Sverre Holm
Extensive mods from Sverre Holm from http://www.qsl.net/la3za/K2/mod.html This site not only lists official Elecraft mods but also Sverre Holm's LA3ZA mods to various circuits in the K2. (General mods to K2 last update 16 August 2004) http://www.qsl.net/la3za/k2/mod3000.html Mods after the serial number 3000 http://www.qsl.net/la3za/K2/modOld.html Mods before serial number 3000 Main page at http://www.qsl.net/la3za Ken N4SO Mobile, AL K2 #3394 K1 #206 The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ___ 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] Gary's Top Ten List of Kit failures
Needs to be added to all kits or sent to all new kit builders. I converted the HTML to a text file. About 14K. from http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/gary's_top_10.htm Ken N4SO Mobile, AL K2 #3394 The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ___ 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] K-COMM FILTERS
from a saved text file These will work only if the RFI is on the telephone cable. If the RFI is on the power supply, wrap the cable for the power supply about 10-15 times in a toroidal core of the proper size and the proper Mhz range or frequency. The toroidal core trick has worked on amplified speakers in the past. You might have to filter both cables into the phone, or make sure all routes for RFI have been filtered. K-COM Telephone Interference Filters There are 4 ranges in Mhz that can be selected. Model RF-1 Single line $17 Model RF-2 Hard Wired available in two Mhz ranges K-COM Box 92 Randolph, OH 44265 phone orders 330-325-2110 fax orders 330-325-2525 http://k-comfilters.com The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft K1 mods
Elecraft K1 Mods that I am aware of: (refers to the 2-band K1 several years ago) VFO linearization-- Attenuator on/off pop QSK thunk from Andy Wallace and Elecraft Appl. Note. Sidetone mod from AG5Q and Elecraft K1 illumination to LCD These mods were saved text files from Wayne Burdick, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mike Morrow, Andy Wallace and others. The text files are grouped into one text file on this computer. There are other specific mods to the K1 on the Elecraft Web site (depending on the bands you operate and your own desires). Ken Brown N4SO Mobile, AL EM50tk [EMAIL PROTECTED] K2 #3394 The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ___ 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
