[Elecraft] KX1, ATU, and output power

2013-07-24 Thread Peter N. Spotts

Hi folks,

Should the ATU affect output power from the KX1? If not, here's my 
conundrum:


After finishing the 80-30 mod, the power output seemed a bit low. As per 
the instructions, I adjusted turn spacing on one of the two toroids on 
the new filter board and achieved 4 watts out on 80m and 30m, and 3 
watts out on 40 and 20 at 14 vdc.


I reinstalled the ATU, buttoned up the case. With the radio running into 
a 50-ohm dummy load, and with ATU engaged, I got about 1.5 watts on 80m, 
around 3 watts on 40m, 4 watts on 30m, and about 2.5 on 20m. These 
readings came from the internal watt meter, as well as an outboard 
NorCal wattmeter.


I opened the case again, pulled the ATU, tweaked winding spacing, left 
the ATU out of the package, and the power levels returned to the 
original 4/3/4/3. I plugged the ATU back in and the same reduction in 
power out resulted.


On inspecting the boards, it didn't look as though the ATU was 
physically impinging on the new filter board. And with the ATU attached, 
but with both boards out of the case, I was able to tweak windings to 
get the 4/3/4/3 output again...until the boards went back into the case. 
Then it was back to 1.5/3/4/2.5ish.


What could be altering the output? The only thing I could think of was 
that the toroids might be wound a bit tight, so that when tweaking the 
spacing between windings, the windings basically slide back into more or 
less the original positions in about the time it takes to close the 
case. Yeah, it's a reach, but it's all I've got at the moment.


Any thoughts/suggestions? I can try operating without the ATU and use my 
outboard tuner. But I figured as long as I've got the tuner, I'd like to 
use it.


With best regards,

Pete

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[Elecraft] Reality check on final KXB3080 current test

2013-06-29 Thread Peter N. Spotts

Hi folks,

I'm ba-a-ck. Before I button up the case, I wanted to check in for a 
final reality check on current readings after installing the 3080 filter 
board, to wit:


80m - 60 ma
40m - 40 ma
30m - 40 ma
20m - 38 ma

The first three all seem to be in the ballpark, given our previous 
discussion. Twenty meters looks a bit lower, but still in the ballpark? 
The good news: Nothing exceeds the maximum in the instructions!


Thanks in advance for a final bit of hand-holding!

With best regards,

Pete

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Re: [Elecraft] OK, KX1 nervous Nellie question testing the 80-30 board (corrected typo)

2013-06-27 Thread Peter N. Spotts


Many thanks, all. I've had fun with it on 20 and 40; it's nice to 
finally be adding the second two bands!


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Re: [Elecraft] OK, KX1 nervous Nellie question testing the 80-30 board

2013-06-27 Thread Peter N. Spotts


Many thanks, all. I've had fun with in on 20 and 40; it's nice to 
finally be adding the second two bands!


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[Elecraft] OK, KX1 nervous Nellie question testing the 80-30 board

2013-06-26 Thread Peter N. Spotts

Hi Folks,

I've just installed the 80-30 board (filter left to go), and in making 
the final current and voltage checks, I was unsure if one reading was 
too high. If the current draw after the LED times out is between 34 and 
37 ma, good. If it's much higher than that, it could indicate a short. 
How much higher?


I got a reading of about 38.9 ma. The various voltage checks all were 
fine, between 4.8 and 5 vdc. So I presume those are OK. It's the current 
measurement that I'm a bit concerned about.


Any thoughts, other than I need to chill?  ;-)

With best regards,

Pete

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[Elecraft] Odd question regarding the K1

2013-06-07 Thread Peter N. Spotts


I'm contemplating a K1 as my next QRP project. In thinking about the 
band combinations, if one goes for the full six bands on two boards, I 
wonder if it's possible to set the four-band board up for 80-40-20-15, 
rather than 40-30-20-15/17. This assumes one buys all the boards at the 
same time and has all the parts on hand. For casual contest purposes, 
that would yield four bands instead of three without having to open the 
case to swap boards. Can 80-meter parts live on the four-band board? Or 
are they restricted to the two-band board?


Yeah, I know...too much time on my hands!  ;-)

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Re: [Elecraft] Feature request - CW KEY1 & KEY2

2013-06-01 Thread Peter N. Spotts

On 06/01/2013 01:23 PM, EricJ wrote:

Probably heresy, but there are non-Elecraft solutions to a few ham
situations. Lots of very tiny memory keyers are available that have a
bug mode.

Jackson Harbor's tiny PK-4 memory keyer (1x1.5") is one. It is also
packaged by Palm as the Code Cube to plug into the back of a Palm
paddle. Also available freestanding. It draws around 3 ma in use and
microamps when not.

Eric
KE6US



I'd second this. My outboard keyer is a K12 from K1EL (these days it's 
the K14, I think). I'm a late-comer to bugs but really enjoy using them. 
(The collection, unfortunately, is growing.) And while a single-lever 
paddle may not provide the full feel of a bug (although spacing on the 
finger pieces aside, one can in fact adjust the gaps on a single-lever 
to come close), it's the habit of sending individual dahs and 
"automatic" dits that gets preserved.


So when I and my KX1 hit the field, I'm also out with the K12 in an 
Altoids tin and a American Morse Equipment mini-B. But then, to each 
their own!  ;-)


With best regards,

Pete

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Re: [Elecraft] QSL software for Macs

2013-02-24 Thread Peter N. Spotts

On 02/23/2013 10:29 PM, Phil Shepard wrote:

Does anyone know of a nice software app for creating and printing QSL cards on 
Mac computers?  Thank you.

73,
Phil, NS7P



Hi Phil,

If you have Libre Office, MS Office, or some similar suite with a 
drawing or Power Point-like program, you can whip up some nice looking 
QSLs fairly easily. I've designed mine with Libre Office (open-source, 
free, and available for OS X), and print out the cards on card stock I 
buy from Staples.


With best regards,

Pete

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[Elecraft] Question on the BL2 with the KX-1

2010-04-30 Thread Peter N. Spotts
Hi Folks,

Odd question as I get ready to take my KX-1 into the field: Can the BL2
in effect replace the BNC-to-binding-post connectors for a random-wire
antenna? As I looked at the BL2's circuit diagram, it appeared as though
hooking the antenna to the A screw terminal, any radials to GND, and
setting the switch to 1:1 might do the trick. But I wonder what the
inductance present in that side's transformer windings might do to wreck
this idea.

Is this out to lunch, or can I leave the binding posts behind and take
the balun assembly for more versatility in antenna choices? I'm also
thinking of whipping up a version of the Norcal doublet. BTW, I have the
auto tuner installed in the KX-1.

With best regards,

Pete "rusty on antenna stuff" Spotts
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[Elecraft] Thanks, Elecraft, for the KX-1

2010-04-22 Thread Peter N. Spotts
Just a quick note of thanks for pulling together a nice little kit. I
finished off the basic transceiver this afternoon and made my first QSO
from Boston-ish to Minnesota. It's the first significant kit I've built
in 25 years. Nice to know the hand-eye coordination is still there,
along with the ability to count. 

And thanks also to those who offered up reassurances when I came across
something I found puzzling. I appreciate the group's patience.

Now to get some more air time, then build the auto tuner and 80/30
module I have on hand!

With best regards,

Pete
 
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[Elecraft] Reality check on KX-1 initial rcvr adjustments

2010-04-21 Thread Peter N. Spotts
Hi folks,

Just finished off the receiver section of my KX-1 last night. In
tweaking the  trimmers (Thanks, NORCAL QRP Club, for my signal source,
your maker-generator kit!), I noticed a sharper peak with the 40m cap
than with either of the two 20 meter caps. Is this expected? Or do I
need to go back a step or two and correct something?

With best regards,

Pete

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[Elecraft] Quick KX-1 "pahts" question, as they say here in New England...

2009-10-24 Thread Peter N. Spotts
Hey folks,

Just wondering if the coil of red wire for winding toroids has enough
for a rewind of L2 without eating into the supply for the remaining
toroids. I got L2 wound, and it looked good under a magnifier. But
somewhere between tinning and soldering, two windings became overlapped.
Seemed the better part of valor to unsolder and rewind. 

With best regards,

Pete

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[Elecraft] Wooo-hooo. KX-1 passes Section 1 tests with flying colors!

2009-09-08 Thread Peter N. Spotts

...And now (actually, tomorrow) it's off to section two and the mystery
of the oddly banded inductor. I'll give it another look!

With best regards,

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Re: [Elecraft] I need some grounding-strap guidance, if'n you please

2009-09-01 Thread Peter N. Spotts
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:20:51 -0400
"Peter N. Spotts"  wrote:

> 
>snip<

Many thanks to all! My original question was prompted by an experience
I had as a teenager visiting my uncle in the mid 1960s (oops, the gray
hairs are showing). I was working in his garage, using a metal-housed
electric drill in bare feet on a dry concrete floor. (No cracks about
natural selection at work, please!).

I got a jolt about 2 volts shy of a hairstyle by Boston Edison!
(Although this was in a St. Louis suburb.) So that's what led me to
wonder if an anchor bolt embedded in concrete would constitute a
sufficient ground. It sure seemed to for that drill!

Thanks again for the helpful advice!

With best regards,

Pete

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[Elecraft] I need some grounding-strap guidance, if'n you please

2009-08-31 Thread Peter N. Spotts

Good morning, folks,

I'm eagerly awaiting Wednesday's arrival of my KX-1 kit, tricked out
for four bands plus the auto tuner. The last two kits I built (back in
the day) were Heathkit's HW-8 and 2036A synthesized 2-meter transceiver.
That was largely before static-sensitive ICs. 

I will be building the kit in my workshop, which occupies one
corner of our garage (unfinished interior walls, unpainted cement
floor). I'm not clear where I should hook up the other end of a wrist
strap or mat. One thought that occurred to me involved any bolts
holding down the wall framing to the cement foundation. But there may
be a more elegant approach. 

I'd be grateful for any guidance!

With best regards,

Pete

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Re: [Elecraft] KX1 headphones

2009-08-23 Thread Peter N. Spotts
On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:16:31 -0700
"Erik N Basilier"  wrote:

> For the Amateur Service with its variations in modulation
> specifications, it doesn't make any sense to me to put response
> shaping in the headphones, as we then might want multiple sets for
> multiple modes. Also, it doesn't make sense to limit the bandwidth at
> a point where it doesn't affect AGC sensing. Many years ago when it
> was hard to come by good selectivity at the IF, some bandwidth
> limitation in the headphones may have been justified for reasons of
> economical implementation. I don't know if airplane pilots' headsets
> limit frequency response, but if they do, I suspect it is a matter of
> standards being hard to change, and manufacturers not wanting cheaper
> products made for other purposes to work well.
> 


Now you did it;  sent me to some airline-pilot-headset sites just for
curiosity's sake. Sennheisers for AL pilots, a mere $717.00, frequency
response 16-22,000 Hz. Given my high-fi speakers at 20-20,000, sounds
like airline pilots go hi-fi too. And noise cancelling as well. Move
over Bose! Telex and Plantronics aviation headsets had no easily
accessed information on frequency response.

Interesting discussion!

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Pete







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Re: [Elecraft] Off-Topic: CW sending vs. recieving speed

2009-08-08 Thread Peter N. Spotts
On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:41:16 +0100
"Dave Sergeant"  wrote:

> On 8 Aug 2009 at 8:15, Peter Wollan wrote:
> 
> > This is a seductive argurment, but it's specious.  People have been
> > talking a long time, so why can't they use cell phones while
> > driving?
> 
> In the UK of course using a mobile while driving is illegal (unless
> it is hands free), on the spot fine if caught. There are special 
> exemptions for amateur kit, though I wouldn't want to be stopped by
> the police speaking into a 2m handheld - or even worse sending morse
> while driving.
> 
> Sadly this reflector is drifting WAY off topic. I recently
> resubscribed to see what was happening in Atpos but if these sort of
> threads continue I will be leaving again.
> 
> 73 Dave G3YMC
> 
> http://www.davesergeant.com
> 

Check out the archives before closing the door on the list. Thes crop
up every once in awhile, but threads like this represent a small
proportion of the topics, based on a *very* casual survey.

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Re: [Elecraft] Your Opinion: The realities of QRP vs. QRO

2009-03-05 Thread Peter N. Spotts
27;m wondering, what percentage of contacts you've made QRO, that you
> > would estimate as not attainable QRP.
> >
> > I hope I didn't break the list rules getting off-topic with the
> > story :~/
> >   
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Re: [Elecraft] That's just wrong!

2008-12-12 Thread Peter N Spotts
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:25:38 -0500
Bob  wrote:

> Colin,
> 
> Did you point out to her that some of the components have
> limited shelf life?They either have to mounted or refrigerated.
> 
> I'm sure she will make the right choice.   It just has to
> be her decision. 
> 
> 73,
> Bob
> K2TK
> 
> 

Gad, that's right! ICs with a couple of weeks of mold on them? I
wouldn't want to open that box!  ;-)

Pete

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Re: [Elecraft] CFL's

2008-10-06 Thread Peter N Spotts

Ralph Tyrrell wrote:

I am the one that started this thread, altho the subject line has changed. It 
is wonderful to have OT subjects that all can learn from.

Thanks to all that responed. I have learned much and now have even more concerns about CFLs. 


On the the next step, Where can I buy (or build) an LED desk lamp that I can 
pulg into a spare APP (Anderson Power Pole) connection on my Rig Runner. That 
will complete my emergency power setup. (Until I decide to put up solar panels.)

73, Ty, W1TF
  
Check out Ikea, if you have one near by. They've got a great selection 
of white-LED lamps.


Pete

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Re: [Elecraft] K3: anticipated date for next "normal" FW update?

2008-08-16 Thread Peter N. Spotts

David Woolley (E.L) wrote:

Guy, K2AV wrote:


snip<<


With all betas, you should only become a beta tester if you are prepared 
to provide detailed feedback on any failings.






Right, and at least for software, beta versions typically come with the 
admonition: Don't use this on a production machine, a.k.a, the one you 
rely on day in and day out. It *will* have bugs. Might be worth picking 
up a second K3 to become a regular beta tester!  ;-)


With best regards,

Pete

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Re: [Elecraft] "build" is not a noun - OT

2008-08-11 Thread Peter N Spotts

Ah, where would we be without Websters?

Build (n): form or mode of structure, especially bodily conformation of
a person or animal (The use dates to 1667) ;-)

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