Re: [Elecraft] Foot switch recommendation?
I've been using an earlier version of the Heil FS-3 for over 20 years. Simple, reliable, and relatively small and unobtrusive. Nelson KU0A -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 6:39 PM To: Jim Miller Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Foot switch recommendation? Joe, A switch is a switch, is a switch. They all should be electrically the same - either open or closed. The things to look for are physical characteristics that fit your opeation - amount of pressure to make contact, the spring tension to restore it to an on\pen switch position, and other related parameters. There is nothing sacred about either metal or plastic, it is all about effectiveness of the switch action. 73, Don W3FPR . On 7/15/2012 6:30 PM, Jim Miller wrote: I'm getting my K3 equipped for SSB and I think a PTT foot switch would be useful. I think a metal rather than plastic unit would be desirable. Offlist recommendations please. I'll summarize and repost. Thanks Jim __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Optivisor
I found a dealer on Amazon.com (Fargo Enterprises, Inc.) and bought a 2x Optivison for $29.16 postpaid. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian Pepperdine Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:33 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Optivisor Following on the magnifier thread. I settled for a cheap-o head magnifier sometime back when I had some sudden need. It was OK, but I still wanted better. I just did some searches for the Donegan Optical Optivisor (mentioned in the recent threads) and found their web site has a dealer locator. It did miss some local sources I had found elsewhere in searches (such as a jewelry working supplier quite conveniently near my office.. I hope to get there in a few days and check them out re. the various magnifier levels.. I think you can get interchangable lenses). This was suggestec by a school of arts advisory for their incoming jewelry arts summer students. Once source was a supplier for eradication of head lice... So you never know where! Also, model train kit/building suppliers... I found one on the US/Canada border that serves Canada and USA from B.C. and Washington state. Your info for what you like. Prices varied greatly... one go-to place for tools I found was about 30 dollars more than the average I have seen. I will be getting one for some SMD work and general work. Now that I have a Wal-Mart griddle and embossing tool for 'frying' and heating up SMD boards/components and some solder paste on the way along with a small Hendricks kit to try out the SMD working process! Brien VE3VAW Toronto ON __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] just 500W ?
Interesting that little has been said about the ANTENNA. Power is only part of the equation, and I suspect that there is more dB gain from upgrading your antenna than upgrading your amplifier from 100 to 500 or 500 to 1500 watts. I've never operated with more than 600 watts power output, but I sure noticed the improvement when I switched from a HF6V to a TH-11. That station improvement took me from 305 confirmed to No. 1 Honor Roll. Yes, 1500 watts may get you there faster, but 500 watts is all you really need to do the job. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Hector Padron Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:37 PM To: Wayne Burdick Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] just 500W ? Yeah,yeah,yeah, I know all about qrp,I started in hamradio when I was 13 years old,I am 62 now,you figure how long ago,my first QRP was a 6V6 tube oscilating with a xtal on 7005 and that thing made barely 2W and with a dipole I worked in less than a year more than 100 countries in CW from my CO land BUT those were years where the bands were not so crowded and they were not so noisy and the solar cycles were great BUT today with the hundred thousand stations filling the bands,the high band noise,the terrible propagation,QRP working is not the same,besides the courtesy of those old times its gone forever,bands are plagued by guys using full legal power OR MORE who has no respect for anybody and the actual rules is have power or not make a contact,most of the times unless you have a great beam antenna on 40M you won't do much with a QRP,you need to have those 500W from your amp or more.Its tough today to survive in the bands jungle sorrounded by lions who want to smash your poor signal and you only have a razor blade to defend yourself. Life is too short for QRP ! AD4C If freedom means something,it is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear George Orwell --- On Tue, 1/25/11, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: From: Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com Subject: Re: just 500W ? To: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 8:10 PM The shirt I wear sometimes in the hamfests says up front : Life is too short for QRP In stark contrast, the first rig I built, when I was 13, was a 200-milliwatt-output crystal oscillator that used half a dozen parts with their leads twisted together. No PCB, no solder, no box. It was ugly. But it worked. I connected a hand key and a battery in series, paid out a roll of guy wire and tossed it on the roof, then started listening around the rig's 40-m frequency with my Hallicrafters SX101. A guy up in Los Angeles was calling CQ, and when he came back to me, I nearly fell off my chair. 200 miles on 200 mW, with an unmatched wire laying on the roof and a 9-V battery! A few months later someone gave me an HT37 transmitter (100 W). First thing I did was turn the drive down to nearly zero, measured my output at 200 mW, and worked New York (2500 miles) on 20 m. Life's not too short for *that* :) OTOH, I'm quite proud of our engineering staff's achievement with the KPA500. 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1202 / Virus Database: 1435/3400 - Release Date: 01/24/11 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Yaesu versus Elecraft Service
Yaesu is selling disposable radios. I called about sending in my eight year old FT-100D for repair and was told they no longer support the FT-100. Why would anyone spend 12K on a Yaesu radio that will be obsolete in less than eight years? My experience with Elecraft service, on the other hand, has been stellar. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dick Williams Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 3:15 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yaesu versus Elecraft Service Jim, All the more reason to buy American products! I owned a couple of Yaseu HF rigs in the past and I was more than dis-pleased with their service dept. In one instance, the SWR protection circuit went out in my 1000D; sent it back telling them what the problem was (or what caused the final transistors to burn out). I even called and was told that, O yes the purported tech I talked to said that the radio was fixed right. Well, when I got it back, all they did was replace the finals. As far as I am concerned, any ham who buys a Yaesu or Icom HF radio is a fool and uninformed. Both the K3 and O2 will run circles around any of the other rigs (maybe with the exception of the SDR radios). And when you talk about service, both Ten Tec and Elecraft are top notch. You are so right when you say you get to talk to a tech, not some idiot that is a go between and not familiar with the radio. That is my 2 cents worth. Dick K8ZTT PS Unfotunately we don't have a lot of choices with the VHF/UHF equipment, but at least it is not a big investment if it goes up in smoke. - Original Message - From: Jim Garland 4cx2...@muohio.edu To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 11:36 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Yaesu versus Elecraft Service (Copy of a posting I sent today to the Yaesu FT-2000 reflector, contrasting Yaesu and Elecraft technical support. I believe it speaks for itself.) _ From: Jim Garland [mailto:4cx2...@muohio.edu] Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 11:22 AM To: 'ft-2...@yahoogroups.com' Subject: Update: Yaesu Service Two weeks ago I posted a note here about Yaesu's policy of not allowing customers to speak to service technicians, instead referring inquiries to customer support personnel who were unfamiliar with the inner workings of Yaesu products. This is the same policy used by auto dealers, who insert a customer service manager between a customer and mechanic, or computer manufacturers whose support personnel answer technical questions by reading from a prepared script. In my case, I had questions about the first mixer stage in my FT-2000D, which I suspected had failed. I had traced the signal path to the mixer with an oscilloscope, but wasn't sure how to interpret the output signal. I couldn't tell from the circuit diagram how much bias current the mixer FETs were supposed to draw, what the conversion loss from the mixer was (after taking into account losses and turns ratios of the coupling transformers), whether this was a common failure mode in the radio and what the likely cause was, and whether there were any useful pointers in replacing the tiny surface mount mixer IC. Unable to get anwers, I didn't want to take a chance plunging ahead with the repair myself, so I ended up sending the radio back to Yaesu. The repair bill came to $187 plus another $90 round trip shipping. Incidentally, the first mixer is nothing special; it is a garden variety IC that costs about $4. By coincidence, I also had a failure in my Elecraft K3, which had suddenly stopped transmitting during a recent 6m contest. I called Elecraft and was immediately put through to a service technician. I explained my problem and he asked me a few questions about my electronics background and what sort of test equipment I had on my workbench. He decided that I had enough enough experience to fix the problem myself, and we agreed that I would call him back after putting my K3 on my test bench and removing the covers. Later that day, I called him back and, together, we traced the signal path through the transmitter. I had the phone in one hand and a scope probe in the other. In a matter of 20 minutes, we determined that the push-pull FETs in the driver stage had shorted. He mailed me replacement FETs which came in three days. Ten minutes after opening the package, my K3 was back on the air. I have had similar experiences repairing a Ten-Tec Orion transceiver and SteppIR 4 el yagi. In each case, the service technicians were happy to talk to me and, with their guidance, repairs were quick and straightforward. Here's my point. Ham radio is a technical hobby. It begin a century ago, when all stations were homebrewed by their owners. Today, of course, there are hundreds of thousands of hams, and their technical expertise runs the gamut from
Re: [Elecraft] Sl OT: Heil headset problem
I friend of mine sent a 'box of parts' back to Heil and they replaced/rebuilt his headset for something like $25 plus shipping. I don't know how long ago that was, but the bottom line is that Heil provides service on broken headsets. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Hammond Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 3:07 PM To: John Wiener; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sl OT: Heil headset problem John: I'm pretty certain you can buy just about ANY PIECE of replacement parts directly from Heil: http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/products/parts/ About 2/3 of the way down the page... $8...! 73, Tom N0SS At 13:09 03/01/2009, you wrote: After two years, I find I have an intermittent in the headphones cord to my Heil headset (purchased from Elecraft). Is there an easy fix...as in replacement of the cord? Thanks! John AB8O __ 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 __ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.5/1978 - Release Date: 03/01/09 07:04:00 __ 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
RE: [Elecraft] ESD mat measurements
OK, so what's the bottom line? Is the Radio Shack ESD mat any good or should I spring for a 'quality' mat, and if it's the latter, how do I know which mat(s) meet specs? Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Bloom Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:49 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ESD mat measurements On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 08:18, Rich Lentz (KE0X) wrote: You may get better - different - results if you use an oscilloscope to measure this voltage peak. The Simpson has ?dampening? qualities and will NOT show the true peak voltage/current. It shouldn't matter. I was not trying to measure the voltage, rather the RATIO of the voltage before and after the capacitor discharge. As long as the dynamic response of the meter is independent of voltage level, the measurement should be accurate. Also, have you taken into account any internal resistance of the Simpson? As I recall that was a 20,000 ohms per volt (a 50 uA movement) meter - Great at the time, but worthless today for anything other than house/auto wiring - which also implies that there is a shunt dropping the meter movement down from 50 to 60 ( which model has a range of 60??? I have seen ones with 50 and 100 uA but not 60) and thus there is resistance added to your test circuit. These small errors are acting like a furculum and greatly skewing your results. As I said, I don't think it matters. Besides, even if the measurement were off by a factor of two it wouldn't affect the qualitative result. The measured resistance was several orders of magnitude too high. Rich, KE0X Al N1AL ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1857 - Release Date: 12/19/2008 10:09 AM ___ 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] Low Power RTTY Output
When I connect my Hal DXP38 AF Out to the K3 Line In, I get a maximum of 20 watts RF output, even when the TX Level pot on the DXP38 is set for maximum output, MIC SEL is set to Line In, PWR is set to 100 watts, and Line is set to 60 (max setting available). I see no ALC bars. When I connect the DXP38 AF Out to the rear mic jack, I get 100 watts RF output and 6 ALC bars with MIC SEL set for rP.L, PWR set for 100 watts, and the mic gain set to 15. Apparently the K3 Line In is designed to support sound card digital inputs, so if you're using an external box for AFSK RTTY, you may have to use the rear mic input to get full RF power output. I didn't try the front mic input, but presumably it would be the same as the rear mic input. I reported the low power problem using Line In for RTTY to Wayne a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't get a response. I'm curious about why there is such a difference between the maximum achievable RF output on RTTY when using the line input (max line gain of 60 for 20 watts RF and no ALC indication) vs. the rear mic input (mic gain at 15 for 100 watts RF and 6 bars of ALC). The output level from the DXP38 is the same to both ports, so obviously, the K3 Line In has a much lower maximum level than the Mic In. Is this something that can be addressed in a software upgrade? Nelson, KU0A ___ 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] K3 - Preamp gain
I asked the Elecraft service technician this question during a troubleshooting session on the phone last week, and he told me the built-in preamp has 10 dB gain. That's approximately two S units. My listening experience on 160 meters with a preamp with 17 dB gain suggests that 10 dB is about right, because I hear approximately one S unit difference between the two preamps. I didn't ask which frequencies it was optimized for, e.g. low bands or all bands. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 10:55 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - Preamp gain Can someone tell me how much gain [like in S units] I should see from the preamp? This will sound weird but with the preamp on, the band is full of sweepstakes signals, many very strong. With it off, it is almost silent. 15 is quieter than 20 with the preamp off, 20 and 40 are about the same -- preamp off = just discernible signals. I've probably set something wrong in one of the menus, just don't know what. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2009 Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2008 - www.cqp.org ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1792 - Release Date: 11/16/2008 10:04 AM ___ 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] K3 RTTY Configuration
I would like to connect my Hal DXP38 to my K3 for FSK RTTY. Anyone using a DXP38 with a K3 (AFSK or FSK), please contact me directly with cable/pin details. Thanks. Nelson, KU0A ___ 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] Very OT - Anyone have experience using LEDs for meter backlighting?
Order replacement panel lamps from Mouser at $0.58 each (a couple of years ago), part number 606-CM85 (if your Alpha 76 uses the same bulbs as my Alpha 78 and I'm pretty sure it does). I replaced all four lamps in my Alpha78 for less than the price of just one lamp from Alpha, including shipping! You're right - they're ridiculously overpriced at Alpha. Be careful if you have to remove the green and amber rubber boots from the old bulbs. They get brittle with heat and split easily. I lucked out and was able to reuse all four of mine, and my amp is 26 years old. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hammond Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:55 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Very OT - Anyone have experience using LEDs for meter backlighting? PLEASE REPLY OFF-REFLECTOR...!! I'm undertaking a project to replace the much too costly tiny plug-in meter lamps in my Alpha 76 amp with a PC board 'light bar' using LEDs. So far, I think I've determined that LEDs with diffused lenses will probably be too dim, not illuminating the meter scale adequately, and I've certainly determined that hi-output clear lens LEDs create a 1/2 'spot' on the meter scale unless a semi-opaque filter (even a sheet of typing paper) is inserted between the LED and the back of the meter. The LEDs will be about 3/4 behind the meter scales, so I don't have a lot of spacing to work with. Anyone who has had success (or failure) with trying to do something similar, I would appreciate hearing from you OFF-REFLECTOR. I'm about to place an LED order with Mouser Electronics, but if you can give me some BUY or DON'T BUY suggestions, I'll certainly take them to heart BEFORE I place the order. Thanks, Tom N0SS ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1637 - Release Date: 8/27/2008 7:01 AM ___ 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] KRX3 is shipping ! ! !
Thanks, and please keep the KRX3 advisories coming so I can predict when my September 2007 order is likely to ship. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Van W1WCG Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:21 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KRX3 is shipping ! ! ! Greetings, all :-- Got the long-awaited Katiegram for the KRX3 ordered 4/27/07, due to be shipped within 2 weeks, etc. Yaay 73, Van W1WCG ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.134 / Virus Database: 270.4.4/1531 - Release Date: 7/2/2008 7:02 PM ___ 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] Weight of equipment
Radio weight is relative (isn't everything?). I've owned two radios in 27 years of ham radio, the FT-707 (14.3 lb. and considered tiny in its day) and the FT-100 (6.6 lb. and very tiny). The former was a knob radio, the latter a push-button radio. I quickly learned to use just enough force to activate a menu button (tap or press hold momentarily) without moving my 6.6 lb. radio. Surely anyone brilliant enough to purchase the K3 (8 lb. or more, depending upon configuration) should be adaptable enough to operate the radio without moving it all over the bench. It's been a long wait for mine (due to delayed release of the KRX3)! Fortunately, I'm expecting my shipping notification any day now. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Waddell Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 3:06 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Weight of equipment Remember the 20's 30's when equipment took up an entire wall of a shack? Remember rigs like the Johnson transmitter line?...Hallicrafters rx's, etc? How about transceivers of the 60's, 70's 80's? As years went by the weight of equipment began to drop...(no heavy transformers, thinner metals for chassis, plastic cases, etc, etc) Thank God for lighter equipment...I can't lift the heavy stuff any more! Bring on light, small and high tech! 73, Bob _ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL _Refresh_messenger_video_072008_ __ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1528 - Release Date: 7/1/2008 7:26 AM ___ 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 K3 in comparison to the Big Guns
I've been following the 'big gun' thread with interest. I'm astonished that this group seems to imply that 'big gun' status depends upon the radio you own, rather than the amplifiers and antennas you use. Most rigs today put out between 100-200 watts, regardless of price. DX'ing and contesting success seems to me to be related to your amplifier and your antennas, not your radio. The radio only comes into play on the low bands, where being able to hear the weak ones through the noise becomes important. All this begs the question, Who is a 'big gun'? Is it someone with a 5 figure radio, someone who breaks all the pile-ups with one call, someone who wins all of the contests, someone who is on top of the Honor Roll and has 5BWAZ, or someone who has 160 acres of antenna farm with full wavelength beverages every 22.5 degrees? Maybe it's all of the above, but I doubt it. I'm a little pistol by most definitions, but I'm #1 Honor Roll, have 2507 band-entities toward the Challenge, and hold the WPX Award of Excellence endorsed for 160, 30, 17, 12, and digital modes. I lack 8 entities on 160 for 9BDXCC, lack 6 zones for 5BWAZ. I've been DX'ing since 1981, and I use an FT-100 (FT-707 before that), 600 watts of amplifier power, a TH-11 at 48 ft. (since 1996, a HF6V before that), a side mounted 5 element yagi on 6 meters, and a HF2V with 30 meter coil. I have a flag, mag loop, and low 80 meter dipole to help me hear better on 160. My entire antenna farm is crammed into a back yard in town that measures 60x70 ft. So why did I order a K3? Because I can't hear the DX very well on 80 and 160, and I'm betting that the K3 will enable me to improve my low band Challenge score and finish 5BWAZ from my sub-optimal location. Besides, I'm retiring, and it's time for my dream radio. Maybe 'big gun' is more about what you do than what you have, but I'm really looking forward to my K3. Nelson, KU0A ___ 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] k3 Big Gun
Then 'big gun' is directly related to your net worth, rather than your ability or accomplishments. According to your definition, you can spend your way to 'big gun' status, whether you ever use any of that 'setup' or not. KU0A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Waites Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:13 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] k3 Big Gun A big gun is someone whose setup you envy. ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1434 - Release Date: 5/15/2008 7:24 AM ___ 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] OT - End of the line for XP
I had the same experience following a mother board failure, so Microsoft isn't all evil. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Foster Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:22 PM To: DW Holtman; Ron D'Eau Claire; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - End of the line for XP Unless the policy has changed, and I seriously doubt it, Microsoft allows you to install XP on three different CPUs. When and if you try to load it on a forth, the activation process will fail and tell you to call customer service. I had a motherboard fail and was already on #3. I called customer service and told them that the old machine was dead and the rep actually reset me to zero (!) so after loading a new machine I have two left. I was prepared for a battle but I was boviously quite surprised. Either Microsoft is trying to work with people who play by the rules (and don't steal software) or I was just lucky and got the right rep. In any event, you have nothing but your time to lose by trying to load another machine and also to ask for help if you need it. Ron - W2RIP DW Holtman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have another off topic question about Windows XP. I have a legal copy on a generic computer that I bought sometime ago. It came with the CD and the sticker on the outside with the serial number. Can I load this copy on another computer and get it registered with Microsoft? I have heard horror stories about registering with Microsoft. I paid for and own this copy of XP, but can I move it? Best, DW Holtman WB7SSN - Original Message - From: Ron D'Eau Claire To: Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:02 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] OT - End of the line for XP -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ferrington, M0XDF I work in a VERY big bank - we have over 80,000 desktops and we use XP - at some point we will have to move on to Vista but it will be some years I recon -- It was just 8 years ago that Intel asked me to develop training modules on how to use Widows Xp some of their call center staff. There was a huge amount of angst over what problems Xp might cause. Drivers were near the top of the list of concerns. That was a long time ago in the lifespan of most technology. And Xp has a number of years of Microsoft support ahead of it on current systems, such as the one I'm using now. Even after that, it'll live on. I've got one machine still running Windows Me, and it runs quite nicely (for a machine with a 500 MHz Pentium III and a few hundred k of RAM ). I know others still running various versions of DOS! Fortunately new software does not immediately displace everything else, except in the minds of those hardy folks who choose to be early adopters. Their experiences work out the bugs for the rest of us who merely want a reliable tool to use. I'm happy to be an early adopter of new communications technology. It's what interests me. I'll leave the software for those who enjoy doing that. Ron AC7AC ___ 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 ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.9/1365 - Release Date: 4/8/2008 7:30 AM ___ 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] Dayton Orders - We're up next
Thanks for the shipping update, Dick. It's nice to see Dayton orders are being filled. Eric implied that once Dayton orders were shipped, they would fly through the summer orders pretty quickly. Please keep posting shipping dates so that I can estimate when my September order is likely to arrive. Nelson, KU0A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wb7ond Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:53 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Dayton Orders - We're up next I think I was about buyer #4 or so on Friday in Dayton last year, (18 May) and I was emailed yesterday evening that my K3 kit would be soon on its way (:-) Boy, those folks at Elecraft sure put in some late hours on weekends... I added to my order and heard back from Lisa almost immediately that Saturday evening(EST)... Dick wb7ond -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Dayton-Orders---We%27re-up-next-tp15120480p15120480.ht ml Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.12/1245 - Release Date: 1/26/2008 3:45 PM ___ 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
