[Elecraft] Brand new Radio Sport Boom Mic / Headset for sale
I have a brand new-in-the-box Radio Sport RS60CF for sale. This is their top of the line model with world class construction and features. It comes completely ready to plug and play with the Elecraft K-line including a custom cable and electret mic. A long list of different plug-in mic elements and radio-specific plug-in cables are also available to accommodate just about every radio out there. Details can be found atwww.arlancommunications.com. Asking $325 delivered by Priority Mail CONUS Ron Foster w2...@yahoo.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching
Add my vote to this. I can't even estimate how many contacts I have missed while changing modes and retuning. - Ron K9ZTV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree completely with Joe, having found this a convenient feature on HF when using an FT-897. K9ZTV Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: After experiencing it with the FT-2000, I find auto CW a joy to use for tuning a quiet band ... I can tune in SSB and, if I find myself in the CW band, answer a CW call without the need to frantically change modes and retune. Quite simply, if one is in LSB and taps the key, the radio should automatically shift to CW zero beat with the normal CW offset (e.g., 500 Hz, 600 Hz, etc.) - if one is in USB, the radio should shift to CW-R with the proper offset. Similarly, changing modes from LSB to CW should result in no change in received tone and changing modes from USB to CW should automatically select CW-R with no change in received tone. ___ 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] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching
I agree on making it selectable, or possibly have it track the CW offset sidetone that is currently configured. Yes - listening to 700 Hz would quickly send me to the bottle of Excedrine. But individual tastes do vary. :^) Ron - W2RIP Ken Kopp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Me, too! I'd -really- welcome this feature. BUT, I'd like to be able to select the off-set tone. The 700 Hz suggested earlier is -way- too high! (:-)) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP [EMAIL PROTECTED] Add my vote to this. I can't even estimate how many contacts I have missed while changing modes and retuning. - Ron K9ZTV wrote: I agree completely with Joe, having found this a convenient feature on HF when using an FT-897. K9ZTV Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: After experiencing it with the FT-2000, I find auto CW a joy to use for tuning a quiet band ... I can tune in SSB and, if I ___ 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] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching
Yep, I did indeed miss it and I'm delighted with the news. - Ron Bill W5WVO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't explain the original subject line, either, but y'all may have missed the fact that Eric and Wayne have already implemented this feature in the firmware and it is in the final testing phase (post from Eric on 5/2 -- is that only yesterday?). Anyway, it's a reality! -- for Elecraft, anyway, and for us very shortly. Looks like my K3 and this firmware feature will arrive at about the same time -- albeit not necessarily in the same box. :-) I do sense that there are still some guys out there who are scratching their collective heads, wondering why somebody would see this feature as such a big deal. It has to do with the way CW is used in conjunction with SSB on the VHF bands. While there are nominal CW-only sub-bands on 6 and 2 meters, CW is frequently used on the SSB frequencies when signals become too weak for voice modulation to support communication. You just start sending CW on the fly, and the other guy will hear it more or less centered in his SSB receive passband. No retuning. When you stop sending (or in between code elements, if you are running QSK) you are still receiving in SSB mode -- so whether he comes back to you on SSB or CW, you will hear him either way. You want to transmit again in SSB, just grab the mike and talk. This feature was my favorite thing about the FT-897, which otherwise was a rather forgettable entry-level rig in terms of its close-in strong signal performance. Once again, the K3 is evolving into a stellar radio for both the HF and VHF/UHF worlds, where high-end performance requirements are really very different. Thanks, guys! Bill W5WVO David Yarnes wrote: Ken and All, I haven't followed this thread very closely, so now I'm a bit confused about the subject line. If I understand it right, the question is can the K3 be set up so that you can just hit the paddle and be on CW, even though you have currently selected SSB. Is that right? If so, I'm not sure why the thread subject line says Linking the VFO's I would think it would just be a matter of automatically changing the mode temporarily for transmit. I would assume that Elecraft can do this, and if they do, the offset will be whatever you set it for. Your CW sidetone is fully adjustable, and that would be the process. My FT-897 (I assume the FT-857 has it too) has this feature, and it is pretty handy at times. Via the menu you can set this feature to be active (menu #22), and you can even choose whether the offset is up, down, or automatically selected for you (menu #23). But the amount of the offset is based on whatever you have set previously for CW operation, which is what you would want. You can be talking on SSB, then just hit the paddle to send in CW. I don't think it involves more than just the VFO you have currently selected. I'm probably missing something here as far as what the original question really was. Dave W7AQK - Original Message - From: Ken Kopp To: Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 1:27 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - Linking the VFOs for CW - SSB switching Me, too! I'd -really- welcome this feature. BUT, I'd like to be able to select the off-set tone. The 700 Hz suggested earlier is -way- too high! (:-)) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP [EMAIL PROTECTED] Add my vote to this. I can't even estimate how many contacts I have missed while changing modes and retuning. - Ron K9ZTV wrote: I agree completely with Joe, having found this a convenient feature on HF when using an FT-897. K9ZTV Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: After experiencing it with the FT-2000, I find auto CW a joy to use for tuning a quiet band ... I can tune in SSB and, if I ___ 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 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change,
RE: [Elecraft] Palm Mini-Paddles?
Mike, I have a set of them for my K2. They are very well made and I like them a lot. The packaging is excellent for protecting them in transit. The detachable cord is also very convenient. The feel is a little soft (as noted by a previous post) because the paddles flex a bit but in my opinion that's a nit. My CW is neither better nor worse than on my Bencher and I haven't noticed any fatigue on long runs. I would not hesitate to buy another set even though they are a bit pricey. For what it's worth Ron - W2RIP -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Geddes Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:21 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Palm Mini-Paddles? Looking for some portable paddles to use with my K2. Do any of you use the Palm Mini-Paddles? Are they really worth $95, their current selling price? Also, I wonder how they compare with the Paddlettes at $70 shipped? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts. 73, Mike N4JX ___ 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] K3 S/N 767 arrived today in Atlanta
I just received the kit, ordered on 11/13/07. Received: K3/100, KAT3, KXV3, KBPF3, KFL3A-200, KFL3A-400, KFL3B-FM Back Ordered: KFL3A-1.8k, KRX3 Unfortunately, I cant even open the box until next week due to workload. If waiting 5 months for the shipment was tedious, I cant imagine what staring at the box for a week will be like! Ron W2RIP ___ 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
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
Re: [Elecraft] K2 vfo linearization
Scott, Make sure you are tuned between 7.0 and 7.1 Mhz and you are on the right test point (TP1). It's been a long time since I aligned my K2 but I vaguely remember making that mistake and getting the same error. Ron - W2RIP Scott McDowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I'm trying to do the vfo linearization on my k2 and am having a problem again! Every time I do the cal pll I get the frequency on the counter of 11959.64 for an instant, then the info 232 message about not being on 40 meters. It never goes beyond the info msg. I have entered the frequency with the key pad and changed the band with band + and band _ and I still get the same message. I also checked the frequency with another transceiver and it is receiving on 40 meters. Anyone have any idea why this is occuring? Thanks Scott N5SM ___ 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] HRD upgrade question
Thanks Simon. Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ron, In the HRD Logbook options you can select the logbook file (.mdb) to use as the database. Best please for HRD support is the HRD lists or forums - http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/Help/tabid/57/Default.aspx Simon Brown, HB9DRV -- From: Ron Foster Per your e-mail instructions, I have tried to reach you off-line on this but it looks like my e-mails are not making it. ___ 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] HRD upgrade question
Thanks Simon. Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ron, In the HRD Logbook options you can select the logbook file (.mdb) to use as the database. Best please for HRD support is the HRD lists or forums - http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/Help/tabid/57/Default.aspx Simon Brown, HB9DRV -- From: Ron Foster Per your e-mail instructions, I have tried to reach you off-line on this but it looks like my e-mails are not making it. ___ 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] HRD upgrade question
Simon, Per your e-mail instructions, I have tried to reach you off-line on this but it looks like my e-mails are not making it. Ron - W2RIP Ron Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am running HRD/DM780 with my K2 and just upgraded to the latest version. After the upgrade, the log file is now empty but a number of files named Logfile[date] are still in the HRD folder. Can someone who is more familiar with the software please tell me how to get those files re-associated with the log program, or whatever else I can do to recover the data. Thanks. Ron - W2RIP ___ 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] HRD upgrade question
I am running HRD/DM780 with my K2 and just upgraded to the latest version. After the upgrade, the log file is now empty but a number of files named Logfile[date] are still in the HRD folder. Can someone who is more familiar with the software please tell me how to get those files re-associated with the log program, or whatever else I can do to recover the data. Thanks. Ron - W2RIP ___ 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] Can a R5 vertical be ground mounted??
For performance, absolutely. I think the question was how low can you go without it starting to detune the antenna. Matt Kastigar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mount the antenna as high and in the clear as possible. - R5 manual: http://www.cushcraft.com/Installation-Manuals.asp -Matt W0XEU Ron Foster 11/14/2007 12:17 PM I used to have one. Going from memory I believe Cushcraft recommended something like six to eight feet above the ground. Ron - W2RIP Bob Nielsen wrote: On Nov 14, 2007, at 7:56 AM, Norm Klieman wrote: Hi - Does any one know if a Cushcraft R5 vertical can be grounded mounted and how high off the ground would it need to be. I've only used mine in the past mounted on the roof but at the current QTH I won't be able to get it up there until the spring. 73's Norm K9NK I haven't run any analysis, but think that the counterpoise rods should be isolated above the ground a bit. K7LXC and N0AX did comparison testing of several verticals and presented the results at the Dayton Hamvention in 2000 (copies of the report are available from . One of the models they tested was the R8, which is built in a similar manner to the R5. I recall they had the base mounted about 7 feet above a ground screen. The results were (in my opinion) better overall than for the other types they tested. I have a similar Hy- Gain AV640 mounted on a pipe at 13 feet and am quite satisfied with the performance of that installation. 73, Bob N7XY ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Can a R5 vertical be ground mounted??
I used to have one. Going from memory I believe Cushcraft recommended something like six to eight feet above the ground. Ron - W2RIP Bob Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 14, 2007, at 7:56 AM, Norm Klieman wrote: Hi - Does any one know if a Cushcraft R5 vertical can be grounded mounted and how high off the ground would it need to be. I've only used mine in the past mounted on the roof but at the current QTH I won't be able to get it up there until the spring. 73's Norm K9NK I haven't run any analysis, but think that the counterpoise rods should be isolated above the ground a bit. K7LXC and N0AX did comparison testing of several verticals and presented the results at the Dayton Hamvention in 2000 (copies of the report are available from . One of the models they tested was the R8, which is built in a similar manner to the R5. I recall they had the base mounted about 7 feet above a ground screen. The results were (in my opinion) better overall than for the other types they tested. I have a similar Hy- Gain AV640 mounted on a pipe at 13 feet and am quite satisfied with the performance of that installation. 73, Bob N7XY ___ 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
