Re: [Elecraft] KX1 specific info source(s) desired
There is a well-written and illustrated overview I found useful when building mine located here: https://ac2c.net/KX1-Project.php 73 Scott ka9p Make something good happen! > On Apr 10, 2023, at 1:51 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: > > If you mean the original manuals, they're here: > > https://elecraft.com/pages/kx1-manuals > > I don't know of any other KX1-specific resources, but someone else might. > > Also, you may want to get your email setup checked out; your outgoing > message consistently had no punctuation or spaces between sentences, so I > wonder if something is stripping some newlines/paragraph breaks. > > 73, > > Julie > >> On Sun, Apr 9, 2023, 23:06 kx8xx via Elecraft >> wrote: >> >> bought a decked-out KX1 and wanna read all about itdon't have time to >> filter all the other k products info sourceswhere may I read about only kx1 >> pleaseMark kx8xx >> __ >> 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 ju...@juliatuttle.net > __ > 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 k...@aol.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] KX3/KX2 remote for FD
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2019/2019%20FD%20Flier%20-%20What%20is%20FD.pdf ARRL says it’s “an informal contest” and says that the “contest part” is to contact as many folks as possible, as well as what Bob notes. Everybody is right, but this duality has more than once created a bit of tension between the picnickers and the contesters in my neck of the woods. Whatever, it’s been the best testament to the front end of a K3 I‘be experienced. Scott ka9p Sent from my iPad > On May 14, 2020, at 1:21 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > > From ARRL - At its core, Field Day is a local event and an opportunity for > local amateur radio clubs to showcase the skills, science and technologies > that make radio communication such a wonderful hobby and a valuable public > service. > > I see nothing about this being a contest. > > Bob, K4TAX > > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On May 14, 2020, at 1:12 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >>> >>> On 5/14/2020 7:56 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: >>> However it has become a "contest" to see who and what organization can >>> accumulate the most points. A contact is a contact, a multiplier is a >>> mathematical term.It has no place in Field Day operation. >> >> My first FD was 1956. It has ALWAYS been a contest. It was my first, and it >> made me a contester! >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> Then W8FNI >> __ >> 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 rmcg...@blomand.net > __ > 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 k...@aol.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] zero-beating a KX1
http://www.wb9kzy.com/gzb.htm This Zerobeat kit looks like it’s still available, might be worth a look. If anyone does please report back, I’m still banging away on my KX1 as well Scott ka9p Make something good happen! > On Jun 9, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Tom Hammond N0SS's (SK) website is mostly intact thanks to the Mid Missouri > Amateur Radio Club. It is a valuable resource. > > You can find the files for the K1 and KX1 CW Tuning Indicator (SMD version) > at http://www.mmccs.com/mmarc/n0ss/index_k1.html. > > If you have capability to etch your own boards, Tom recorded full size > images. You might also try emailing Fred at FAR Circuits to see if he can > create the boards. I believe Tom may have used him as his board supplier. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > >> On 6/8/2020 7:33 PM, Frederick Dwight wrote: >> If you do a google search on KX1 zero beat indicator or cw zero beat >> indicator you will see several circuits demonstrated. Some like the one >> which uses the LM567 (non SMT) part and had >> a white LED seemed to be good, much less than 100 Hz BW and had the >> schematic, but some others seemed to be much too broad, perhaps hundreds of >> Hz wide. My circuit >> needed quite a bit of audio drive, so rigged up a small 500-500 CT audio >> transformer and used the primary as a autotransformer to double the audio >> voltage >> to the circuit which did not change the earphone volume but enabled the >> detector to operate without opening up the audio gain too much on any of my >> rigs. >> Good Luck Rick KL7CW >> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >> __ >> 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 donw...@embarqmail.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 k...@aol.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] KX3 Option Advice Wanted
My KX3 just made it back from its 10 year anniversary trip to the mothership. I have all the options and I would just say get them if you can, but make sure you think through all of the uses you plan to make of the radio to make the best decisions for you. Or at resale time. 2 examples. I have the 2 meter transverter pretty much only for portable linear satellite work. It's an amazing bit of kit, the power is pretty low but can make all but the tough orbits (albeit with a bit of difficulty) with my Arrow. Just make sure it will generate the ERP you want with the antenna you expect to use it with. And I'm a big fan of the internal battery. Some aren't. But like Wunder said, it's good enough for some activations. And it's great for a quick listen in the yard, or the hammock, or on a beach - SWL or amateur. Just pop on a light resonant whip or toss a short wire and listen in without having to bring anything else along. And it's a nice backup as well. YMWV :) Scott ka9p -Original Message- From: Rich Lim via Elecraft To: Walter Underwood ; Elecraft Reflector Sent: Tue, May 3, 2022 10:34 am Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Option Advice Wanted Wunder is right. If KX3 gonna be your only rig and you like to contest or even are considering it, you need the roofing filters. The ATU is a must in my opinion, but, even though I have the internal battery/charger, I’m not sure I would order that again. The front mount paddles are nice but expensive, you can probably do without. If you plan to backpack w the radio, you can get an inexpensive mic that plugs directly into the mic jack and can serve you well for $20. The pan adapter is great if you plan to use as your only rig at home, but not essential as you can do the same using the I/Q output and software on your computer. It’s a great rig, you’ll love it. Rich KQ9L Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 10:25 AM, Walter Underwood wrote: I have the battery charger and the ATU. I use internal NiMH batteries for SOTA activations, it is less stuff to pack and if 5 W isn’t enough, 15 W probably won’t be enough either. The ATU is amazing. Hang a 26 foot wire in a tree, lay some other wire on the ground, press ATU TUNE and you are on the air. The roofing filters are useful for contesting or DX pileups, but if you are going to do that and aren’t going on the trail, get a used K3S instead. That is a better receiver than the KX3, easier to use, and cheaper than a KX3 plus the KXPA100. I haven’t missed the roofing filters. The 2 m option is only interesting if you are doing 2 m SSB or CW. Otherwise, a dual-band HT is much more useful. I take an HT and the KX3 on SOTA activations and listen to both VHF and HF. Consider getting a PX3 with the money saved on roofing filters and the 2 m transverter. The PX3 is awesome. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On May 3, 2022, at 8:12 AM, Paul Jewell wrote: > > > > On 02/05/2022 17:47, Eric Garner wrote: >> I have a KX3 fully loaded (KXFL3, KXAT3, KXBC3, KX3-2M) the only one I >> would skip if I had to do it over is the KXBC3. The NiMH batteries just >> don't have the oomph to justify adding them for me and having the RTC >> doesn't really matter to me, your needs might be different. I just use an >> external LiFePO4 pack for power. > > My KX3 isn't fully loaded, but does have the KXBC3 fitted. Like Eric, if I > was buying it again, I wouldn't bother with this board. As it is, I power the > radio with an external LiFePO4 pack. I also don't _need_ to RTC, but I > suppose it is useful to see the time for the log. > > I wish I had the internal tuner fitted - I have heard nothing but good about > it. I have an external T1 which has developed a fault, so I bought an N7DDC > ATU-10 from banggood to keep me going until I have an opportunity to > troubleshoot the T1. It is quite a statement on the current world situation > that I can buy a very capable QRP tuner for less than the repair costs for my > T1 and get it from China in less than two weeks! > > Enjoy your KX3 when you get it - it's a fantastic radio! > __ > 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 wun...@wunderwood.org __ 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 richli...@yahoo.com __ E
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft repair
My KX3 took a 3 month sabbatical to the mothership the first of this year. Communication was great, problem isolated over the phone in two calls, part was available but I was advised that most Elecraft customers “prefer to have Elecraft do those repairs” and that was all the encouragement I needed. Return number sent immediately, checked a few times when the estimated repair date wasn’t met, got a prompt response both times and all is well, I thought it all very reasonable under the circumstances. Other folks with KX3s in for repair at that time reported similar waits, so I assumed it was a KX3 queue issue, as a good friend’s KPA500 made it there and back in under a month during that same time period. FWIW Scott ka9p Make something good happen! > On Jul 20, 2022, at 11:40 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote: > > I would expect quite a range in repair times based on parts availability -- > has anyone who *hasn't* had a quick turnaround heard if that's why? > >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 17:42 wrote: >> >> There was a post from Marv (callsign unknown) that stated an impressive >> three day turnaround. He did not mention if there was a queue to ship it >> in >> or what the nature of the repair was. >> http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2022-July/290328.html >> >> John KK9A >> >> >> Frank KG9H wrote: >> >> Someone mentioned last week that they sent in their K3 and got a 1 week >> turnaround. >> Elecraft has answered all my questions and called me back with some >> additional questions I had with a one day turn-around on the emails and >> calls. >> (Thanks Doug and Wayne) >> >> -73- FrankKG9H >> kg9hfrank at gmail.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 ju...@juliatuttle.net >> > __ > 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 k...@aol.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] AX-1 -- with and without counterpoise
Dave, if you’d like to see a reasonably controlled test of radiators, you might want to take a look at the 2002 HF Pack Vertical Antenna Shootout Results. The antennas range from full size to a resistor with a short whip. https://www.qsl.net/hfpack/antennas/shootoutvertical2002.html#vertical For sure, the counterpoise was a resonant horizontal quarter wave, not a drag wire, and not counterpoiseless (sic), but the results were otherwise controlled nicely for direction using quality gear by people fairly knowledgeable about portable and pedestrian mobile ops. If you look at the numbers you can even (kinda) infer the radiation resistance goes up with the square of the radiator length thing, as one would expect. And while there is no AX-1 tested, there is one antenna very much like it in the mix, about the same length, same dimension loading coil, etc. (not judging here Wayne, feel free to rebut). And it’s about 5dB down from a full size quarter wave under controlled conditions, not a surprising result. About the only thing missing seems to be some practical use data (per Julia) comparing a drag wire counterpoise as actually used in the field with the Shootout’s single horizontal counterpoise, if someone hasn’t already done that. Given the interest at the time I’d guess that answer might exist in HF Pack lore too - maybe someone here knows? Scott ka9p Make something good happen! > On Sep 25, 2022, at 3:26 PM, David Gilbert wrote: > > > > Personally, I only care about a pure comparison test in as controlled > circumstances as possible. Any practical test like you describe will have so > many variables that it won't be useful for anything other than as an > anecdote. "Ground" is going to be wildly different depending upon location. > Propagation is highly variable for distant reports, and if you instead use a > nearby setup for reception, it will make a difference which direction is it > relative to the trailing counterpoise. > > Besides, lots of people have already proven they can make contacts with the > scenario you describe, but nobody has a clue how efficient that might be or > not be. > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > >> On 9/25/2022 12:30 PM, Julia Tuttle wrote: >> Hi Dave, >> >> I think that's a proper comparison in a physics sense, but I don't think it >> fully represents how the AX1 is deployed in practice. >> >> I would run both an ideal scenario -- the one you described -- amd a >> practical scenario -- something like a KX3 + internal batteries on a picnic >> table, AX1 on the bipod, and the counterpoise trailing down to and across >> the ground. >> >> 73, >> >> Julie >> >> On Sun, Sep 25, 2022, 15:19 David Gilbert wrote: >> >> >>To be a proper comparison, the AX1 needs to be out it the clear away >>from anything else, preferable at a height that allows the >>counterpoise >>to be hanging straight down with the end maybe a foot or two off the >>ground. Measurements should be with the AX1 at the same height above >>the ground without and without the counterpoise. Ideally a KX2 or >>similar rig should used, be battery powered (with very short leads if >>external), no coax, and no body contact to the source of RF. Signal >>reports should be in microvolts ... the number of contacts isn't >>really >>useful and neither is SNR if the readings are taken over a lengthy >>period of time. >> >>If I can get my hands on an AX1, I plan to either climb a tree or >>set up >>a tall fiberglass step ladder for the AX1 as far away line of >>sight from >>my home as practical. I'd use my KX2 for the signal source, using >>the >>Tune function to put out RF without touching the KX2. Near my home >>I'd >>set up the portable vertical antenna I described in an earlier >>post, and >>feed that to my K3 set to read microvolts. I'd operate the AX1 (with >>and without counterpoise wire) and any other antenna for >>comparison, and >>have a friend record the microvolts from the K3 as a blind test. >> >>I would use the tuner in the KX2 to simulate actual use, but that >>would >>of course introduce a variable for possibly different amounts of >>loss in >>the tuner depending upon the load. I don't see a good way to >>avoid that. >> >>73, >>Dave AB7E >> >> >> >>On 9/25/2022 7:06 AM, Ron Gruner wrote: >>> I've just run two tests of my WSPR/AX-1 set-up with and without a >>> counterpoise. Each test ran 24 hours over the last couple of >>days. Here are >>> the results: >>> >>> COUNTERPOISE? >>>YES NO >>>--- --- >>> Total Contacts152 129 >>> Maximum Distance (km) 15,720 17,276 >>> Median Distance 2,1371,823 >>> Median SpotQ 446 398 >>> >>> Where Sp
Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens
I think all the comments argue for flexibility in a K4 UI. Even the lowly UBITX (not a dig) has a plethora of touch screen and non-touch screen options these days that make it relatively easy to personalize your rig to your preferences. I'd like an option to plug in a screen, touch or otherwise, that I could define depending on what I was doing that day, and while you're at it, a few user definable encoders on the KPOD. All of that would make radio location a lot less critical than it is, at least for me now. I've tried different approaches but the size of the radio and display pretty much mandates that for the old guy it sits elevated in the middle of the desk. With an optional display, and a couple of definable encoders on the KPOD, I could park the radio somewhere else and see and do what I wanted much more easily. Scott ka9p -Original Message- From: Buddy Brannan To: elecraft Sent: Mon, Mar 25, 2019 10:19 am Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The case against touch screens While those are certainly advantages, there are several disadvantages. Number 1 on my personal hit parade: they aren’t tactile. You have to look at them to operate them. Which means, for you, another distraction. For me, it means extra support (think VoiceOver on iOS, Talkback on Android, VoiceView on the Amazon Fire things). So far, none of the ham radio manufacturers has implemented anything like that, and so touch screen interfaces on a lot of stuff are out of my reach, as it were. Of course, knobs and switches and buttons have the advantage of being able to be manipulated without having to see where they are. Pretty helpfulwhen you have to look at other things instead. Then there’s the matter of all the fingerprints…which, along with the problem of operating with gloves that are not specifically designed to work with capacitive touch screens, can be solved by use of a stylus. Still, a disadvantage, and yet another thing to remember to not leave behind. > On Mar 25, 2019, at 10:59 AM, Doug Person wrote: > > I've designed and developed all sorts of user interfaces. Some touch and some > not. A touch screen has several huge advantages: > > 1.) it can be updated. When a better approach for a particular function is > determined - a firmware update can be performed to change the user interface. > > 2.) When an optional board is added (VHF/UHF, inboard-tuner, etc), the user > interface can be changed to accommodate it. > > 3.) Several configurations can be stored. For ex. a configuration for > contesting, one for normal ops, satellite, digital modes, etc. The idea is > that the display can be configured for each individual's preference. > > A 7" touch screen is a blank canvas. Firmware changes can add or remove > anything. Buttons and switches are a one time implementation. > > I understand how some people find touch screens annoying. I've seen a lot of > bad designs and they give touch screens a bad reputation. But a well-designed > screen can be just as good or even superior to rows of buttons and switches. > > Doug -- KJ0F > > On 3/24/2019 7:55 PM, Michael Walker wrote: >> I have used all sort of user interfaces. >> >> Knobs, mouse, keyboard, touch screens. They all work and do what they need >> to do. >> >> That being said, it comes down to what works for you. >> >> Mike va3mw >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 8:52 PM W2xj wrote: >> >>> I’ve been using touchscreens for 35 years. My experience is not what you >>> describe. Actually it is very much the opposite. Mechanical switches are >>> the least reliable. >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> On Mar 24, 2019, at 8:35 PM, Al Lorona wrote: Thaddeus sits down at the rig. Today is the day Bouvet is supposed to >>> come on the air, and thousands of hams around the world must be tuning >>> around at this moment trying to be the first to work the DXpedition. He gets a feeling and tunes low in the band, turning the knob as if he >>> were breaking into a safe. His intuition pays off: he hears a weak signal >>> tuning up, and then... a callsign. It's Bouvet! Instant rush. Instant >>> clammy hands. He reaches to tap the Split button on his fancy new rig's >>> touch screen. He taps again. The screen does nothing. Oh no, not now, touch >>> screen. Please recognize my finger... please! Bouvet turns it over, but >>> nobody has heard them yet, so Bouvet calls again, and while Thaddeus is >>> tapping frantically, time slows down, four seconds feel like four hours, >>> and still the dim-witted screen does nothing as Thaddeus begins all the >>> usual finger gymnastics that people do when they're trying to make their >>> device understand that they in fact want it to do something. The radio sits >>> there stupidly, the DX stops calling, and then the pileup mayhem begins. >>> Thaddeus sits there, stupefied, wondering why those &#^+! engineers at >>> Elecraft decided to put a $@_% touch screen on an otherwise perfectly good >>> radio.
Re: [Elecraft] Cammo KX2? (Was: Copy cat - no way)
How about an urban HOA tan stucco AX1 for us cliff dwellers as well? Scott Ka9p/0 Sent from my iPad > On Sep 3, 2019, at 7:32 PM, HB via Elecraft wrote: > > Desert tan!! > >> On Sep 3, 2019, at 9:26 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> >> >>> Mike Morrow wrote: >>> >>> ... [a] characteristic that is adverse to outdoor operation is its very >>> dark color scheme. That makes it an effective heat sink for solar >>> radiation...never a good thing unless operating in polar regions. :-) >>> Unfortunately Icom is **not alone** with the gratuitous inclusion of such a >>> harmful "feature" in a small radio. >>> >>> Mike / KK5F >> >> >> Mike -- do you think there's a market for a lighter KX2 color scheme? Maybe >> a seafoam camo, or marzipan, or chrome with fractal filigree? I'm game. >> Let's have a vote. >> >> 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 >> Message delivered to h...@optilink.us > > __ > 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 k...@aol.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
[Elecraft] Low PowerOut Troubleshooting HInt?
I'd appreciate some thoughts on the following. Setting up for SS tonight, I measured K3 (SN474, all mods done) low power output all bands, CW and SSB, about 400 milliwatts before KPA3 kicks in, then increasing power to about 8 or 9 watts at 100 watt setting. Tuner would function fine and tune at 5 watts, but post tune behaved the same way. Put the radio on the bench, and saw the same behavior, all bands. At the bench, before removing the cover, I administered one very firm diagnostic swat, and everything returned to normal and has behaved itself for about 30 minutes. Any chance that behavior is indicative of a particular connector/relay or other issue I should take a look at, as I can't replicate the problem now? Thanks for any thoughts. Scott ka9p __ 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 front panel switches
You might also take a look for a note from k6ll in the archives about erratic button behavior related to encoder issues-he described a way to exercise the encoders that resolved what looked like keypad issues on my k3 in short order. 73 Scott ka9p Make something good happen! > On Apr 8, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > > I've not experienced that with my K3 which goes back to 2008 (S/N 00010), > but I would suspect corrosion on contacts. You might remove the front panel > assembly from the K3 and then plug it in again, and possibly do the same for > the DSP board. I've seen others suggest exercising the troubled switches > many times to good effect. > > One reason I've not experienced it on ol' number 10 is that every time there > a question about the assembly procedure or a kit change it comes apart to > check the changes. The contacts get exercised a lot. > > I don't recall if you built your K3 from a kit, Fred, but if not download > the KRX3 manual from the Elecraft web site. It has detailed instructions for > R/R the front panel assembly as part of the sub receiver installation. > > After splitting logs for an hour this afternoon with trusty axe, I feel like > my personal "tach" is on the peg just sitting here (puff, puff, puff). I > might be experiencing some "corrosion" myself and in need of more exercise. > > Good hunting and 73 > Ron AC7AC > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred > Jensen > Sent: Friday, April 8, 2016 3:44 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 front panel switches > > My K3, S/N 642, has been slowly developing "front panel dementia" [as am I > as I accumulate birthdays]. A number of the switches are becoming > intermittent, and often, the first push of one causes a totally unrelated > action [e.g. tapping BAND UP turns on NR]. It doesn't happen with all of > them and it seems like the ones I use the most are pretty stable. I find > that a really positive actuation, as in hard, often makes it work correctly. > > My K3 is getting somewhat long in the tooth as the S/N would indicate, but I > was under the impression that the front panel switches were rated at > multi-millions of operations, and I'm sure I haven't come remotely close to > exceeding that. My truck is 13 years old and is developing similar symptoms > [Tach says the engine is doing 6,000 RPM sitting in the driveway :-)] > > Curious: > > 1. Anybody else experience this? > > 2. If so, what did you do? > > 3. How do I tell if it's time to send it into the Big E? > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016 > - www.cqp.org > __ > 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 r...@elecraft.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 k...@aol.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] KX2 and Sherwood Eng. RX Performance Ranking?
The KX2 was pretty thoroughly reviewed by Peter Hart in the January 2017 edition of RadCom. Without trying to reproduce the receiver data tables, some representative numbers are: 3.5 MHz close in IMD (500 Hz bandwidth, 2 kHz spacing with preamp off) yielded a 3rd order intercept of +15 dBm and 2 tone dynamic range of 91dB. Same thing at 50 khz spacing was 28.5 dBm and 100 dB preamp off with numbers dropping to 9 dBm and 96 dB with preamp on. Mine seems pretty much like my KX3. Maybe Wayne or Eric can get permission to post the review on the site if they have had a chance to vet it by now. Apologies to anyone if I didn't get something exactly right or if the spellchecker got it, I'm literally at the park with my KX2 catching up on some reading in 50 mph wind gusts, but it's 52 and sunny! 73 Scott Ka9p Make something good happen! > On Mar 8, 2017, at 2:27 PM, Mike Morrow wrote: > > >> Can't say for sure but doubt it has been reviewed yet. It is still >> pretty new. > > It's been on the market for ten months...long enough for a popular rig to be > reviewed. > > There's been nothing in QST's product reviews either. > > But then, Elecraft has not released much technical information either...still > no schematics for the typical customer. > > Mike / KK5F > __ > 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 k...@aol.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] Future KX3/KX2 accessories?
I enthusiastically second what Paul said, and in the meantime would be excited to see a small 2 meter/435 receiver converter card or box for either radio so at least one KX sibling could go along on a satellite ops trip, rather than forlornly watching the Y twins head out the door. I realize the kx3 could be equipped to receive 2 meters now but that's a lot of kit compared to an 817 just for 2 meter receive Maybe same footprint as a kx2 or 3 and mount right on the back for good field integration..with space reserved for the transmitting converters when they become available...if we have to wait. :) And the Yaesus are getting a bit long in the toothmight be a great time to crack the U/V market. In the meantime how about a small (like Kenwood ht size) speaker mic with volume control for the kx2/3? With a good button (or 2) for cw keying while walking? 73 Scott Sent from my iPad > On Mar 30, 2017, at 6:55 AM, Paul Stoetzer wrote: > > A KX2 or KX3 sized full-duplex 2m/70cm radio would be amazing and fill a > big hole in current product availability. > > Lots of satellite ops currently use an "FT-1634" or "FT-1674" (2 FT-817s or > 1 FT-817 & 1 FT-857) for this purpose. > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 00:00 Ryan Noguchi via Elecraft < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > >>> Here's your chance to get us back into the lab :) What future >> accessories, antennas, etc. would you like to see for the KX-line? >> >> >> >> >> I'd like a 2M and 70CM transverter for working the linear satellites. >> Ideally it would be capable of full-duplex operation with reverse VFO >> tracking, but I'd settle for being able to use it half-duplex. A lot of >> folks use one or two FT-817NDs as the foundation for their portable >> satellite station, and it would be nice to be able to do that with the KX3 >> or KX2. While an internal unit would be more convenient, an external unit >> would offer the possibility of working with both the KX3 and KX2, and a >> larger connector (BNC, N, or SO239) for use with typical beam antennas. >> >> I might buy an iambic or single-lever paddle that connects to the KX3 with >> the paddles pointing to the left. To use the KXPD3 without my wrist >> cramping up, I'd have to turn the KX3 90 degrees to the left. >> >> More programmable function keys for storing macros or menu items would be >> useful on the KX3. Maybe hold PF2 then press any other button to access the >> programmable function stored there. The same approach could be taken with >> the KX2's single PF button. >> >> More DVR memories would be useful, even if they draw from the same memory >> storage, e.g., if the total stored time for all messages was limited to 30 >> seconds or less. Even just one more memory would be incredibly helpful for >> Field Day and other contests: call, CQ, and exchange. >> >> 73, Ryan AI6DO >> __ >> 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 n...@arrl.net > __ > 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 k...@aol.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] Can Anyone recommended a great QRP Antenna and Antenna Pole for KX3
Hey Mike. For a trip to ZF last month, I took several old Walmart crappie pole pieces and built a 22 foot mast by judiciously selecting and cutting pieces no longer than 28 inches so that the sections would stack and the disassembled antenna would fit diagonally in my suitcase. I'm hoping that has forever solved the air transport of fiberglass mast problem. Its not as bulky as it might seem because the narrower pieces stow easily inside the wider ones. And Walmart crappie poles aren't exactly heavy duty. I did find that unless you are good with puzzles, it is a really good idea to number the sections in order of assembly. Don't ask.. As far as high rises go, if you can get a wire 6 feet out and drop it vertically it can be an amazing low band antenna - you need a weight on the bottom that can't hurt anyone, like a hotel size plastic shampoo bottle or a small bean bag like the tree maintenance guys use, and if you land the weight on the ground somewhere out of the way, rather than letting it swing or be near a pedestrian pathway, you are much better off. In that case some monofilament for the last ten feet or so keeps the rf away from whatever is there on the ground. My kx3 rarely has any trouble tuning that set up if you throw a counterpoise wire around the balcony or can ground to a railing. Have fun. Scott ka9p Sent from my iPad > On Apr 2, 2017, at 3:25 PM, Michael Aust wrote: > > Can Anyone recommended a great QRP Antenna for KX3 > > > Going to Hawaii with KX3 from high rise Hotels and some Sandy Beaches > that is lightweight, easy to deploy, carry on Airlines or packed into luggage. > > > Any Portable Poles to recommend for End Fed Antenna's > > > My MFJ-1920 pole is 3.8ft when collapsed and extends to 33 feet > but when Island Hopping, 3.8ft does not qualify as a Carry On due to it's > length > So hit with extra baggage fee's > > > Maybe a Fishing pole that is on sections that not as long, when collapsed > would be the Answer, some 14ft to 17 feet Crappie Fishing poles only > breakdown to 46inches to 48inches, about the collapsed length of my > MFJ-1910 fiberglass telescopic mast > > > Mike > > WB6DJI > > > __ > 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 k...@aol.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] The KX2
I'd love to see Elecraft sell a set of plug and play VHF/UHF transverters and a k3-sized box to hold, say, 1 to 4 of the transverters, which would be a flexible and cost effective way to address VHF/UHF capability, much like the 736 optionally provided for 50 and 1296 MHz. A few higher orbit satellites could drive this market pretty well. 73 Scott (PS - Wayne my QTH address is ok for the beta test unit😳) Make something good happen! > On May 24, 2016, at 12:11 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: > > One type of radio that Elecraft has avoided making to date: > multi-band, multi-mode VHF/UHF, cross-band duplex radio. > > I recently bought a (not new) radio that, at its time, was considered one of > the finest radios for this: > Yaesu FT-736R. It is still held in considerable respect. > > I wanted a VHF/UHF multi-mode radio capable of satellite operation and had > considered a cross-band duplex-capable FM mobile radio, but it would have > limited me to FM. For approximately $200 more I obtained a "cherry" FT-736R > with basic 2m/70cm capability. > > The radio is capable of expansion to two more bands via installation of > internal modules for 6m, 220, and 1.2 GHz. Quite a remarkable model of > adaptability for its time. > > I previously owned its successor, the FT-847, which was HF, 6m, 2m, 70cm. > But on used market cost double what I spent on the FT-736R. > > Had Elecraft offered a VHF/UHF cross-band duplex multi-mode radio I would > have considered it. Nothing on the current market equals the Elecraft radio > quality (my opinion). I chose the K3/10 plus transverters for eme, but the > K3 is not capable of duplex operation. > > If a KVX3sat were produced - I think the market is there. Current > competitors: IC-9100 and TS2000X;Yaesu is out of the satellite radio market. > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > http://www.kl7uw.com >"Kits made by KL7UW" > Dubus Mag business: >dubus...@gmail.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 k...@aol.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] KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each..
I'd be curious to know if the kx2 ends up being a kx1 slayer. I'll admit to forlornly looking at mine from time to time since the kx2 came out, but then she reminds me that she was the last in a long line of trail radios I built, and a darn good one, and I'm guilted into keeping her. Tho she may need to make room for a kx2 soon. If only she could do 17. Scott ka9p Make something good happen! > On Jun 30, 2016, at 1:43 PM, Doug Turnbull wrote: > > Don, >Thank you for this as it is most informative. Have you any rough idea > as to battery life comparison for KX2 and KX3 - I realize this is a > difficult question. Thank you once again. > >73 Doug EI2CN > > -Original Message- > From: Don Butler [mailto:n...@comcast.net] > Sent: 30 June 2016 14:45 > To: 'Doug Turnbull'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: KX1 vs KX2 vs KX3? from someone who owns one of each.. > > In addition to a few K3s, I also own a KX1, KX2, and KX3 and believe that I > am in a position where I can make a few unbiased comparisons between the > “KX” group. EI2CN asked today about weight comparisons between the three > radios so I thought I would provide that info and add just a couple of my > own thoughts about the three different radios. > > My KX1 (4 band and tuner) with paddle and 6 lithium batteries weighs 14.6 > oz. > > My KX2 (tuner and clock) with battery pack but without paddle weighs 20 oz. > The battery pack alone weighs 5 ½ oz. Adding the KXPD3 (since the KXPD2 is > still back ordered) adds about 1 oz to make the total package 21 oz. > > My KX3 (with all options and also with the 3rd party sidekick panels) and > with 8 NIMH batteries, charger and KXPD3 weighs 35 oz.…. The NIMH > batteries make up about 8 oz of that total. > > Since I own and have used all three radios, and really have no reason for > bias, I thought I would share my thoughts relative to comparisons. For > clarification these are MY opinions only … the way I feel about the three > radios as an owner of each… and of course this is not an attempt to be any > kind of in depth review or comparison…. I’m going to focus on the main > encoder dial only. > > Here goes: > > To me, the KX2 has rendered the KX1 obsolete the KX2 has virtually > every capability of the KX1 but also has much much more … is about the same > size and weighs just 7 oz more. It’s the perfect radio for travelling light > or backpacking for portable QRP operation. > > I prefer the KX3 over the KX2 mainly because of the main tuning knob > …. It was apparently necessary to use a smaller encoder on the KX2 to keep > the overall package small (and that has been accomplished). But to me it > came at a significant price because it is really rather cumbersome to slowly > tune the bands with the KX2 main dial when compared to doing so with the > very nice encoder on the KX3. To me the main dial on the KX2 has the same > feel as the dial on the KX1 ….. while the main dial on the KX3 is more like > that on the K3 …… the KX3 wins on my scorecard on that comparison hands > down, and it therefore remains my choice for most operating situations. > > There are workaround alternatives to make tuning easier on the KX2 .. for > example it’s actually easier to tune up and down the bands using the MH3 > up/down buttons than doing so with the main tuning knob …. But who really > wants to tune a radio with mic buttons? …. Not me! Coarse tuning with the > VFO B knob is the best option in my hands… and I have mine set for 0.5 khz > on CW and 2.5 khz on SSB, which allows me to scan the band with coarse > tuning and tweak with the main dial when I find a signal of interest. > > I will choose the KX3 for “in shack” use (but after the K3 of course) and > for any portable use when I want to spend significant time with the radio > and log lots of QSOs. ( FYI, our Field Day group operated 1A here in Utah > using my KX3/KXPA100 at 100 watts , deep cycle battery, CrankIR and center > fed zepp … and, with lots of off time and sleeping through the night we > still managed to log over 600 CW qsos). I will pick the KX2 for portable > QRP operation when I want to travel light and do not plan to spend hours on > the air. I doubt that I will be using the KX1 in the future …. but it’s > still a keeper as far as I’m concerned ? > > Just one man’s opinions … > > 73, > Don, N5LZ > > > __ > 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 k...@aol.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mai
Re: [Elecraft] Beam antenna question
I have that kind of neighbor hood, so I painted the spreaders grey, and the mast and cables grey, to match the garage and the too frequent midwestern sky, put the mast base and rotor inside the garage, so the hex just kinds blooms about 10 foot over the roof. With the rotor and base hidden, most people don't notice unless I point it out. Good luck, Scott ka9p Make something good happen! > On May 20, 2017, at 6:42 AM, Ted Edwards W3TB wrote: > > The low visual profile is helpful to keep the neighbors from noticing. > I wonder whether anybody has done anything else to minimize the visual > impact even further line a non-metallic spray paint. > Thanks ahead of time, good folks. > >> On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 5:33 AM, Igor Sokolov wrote: >> >> Terry, >> >> As many others mentioned? Hex beam is the best choise. I have 3 of them >> made by EU manufacturers (very good quality). And one of them ( >> www.foldinganteannas.com) is even foldable and very light weight. >> >> You may also look for MW0JZE Hex. he also makes light version. Do not mess >> with Al antennas. Hex Beam is much better and easier for portable operation. >> >> >> 73, Igor UA9CDC >> >> >> 20.05.2017 8:48, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP пишет: >> >>> I used the K4KIO hexbeam on Field Day -- it was very easy to assemble >>> and the parts were high quality. It is also visually low-profile. I would >>> recommend it. I don't have any experience with the TA33 Jr. but my guess is >>> that there are a lot more things that can go wrong with all those traps. >>> >>> The hexbeam will have gain on WARC bands as well as 10-15-20. My >>> experience is that with conditions as they are today, 17m is VERY important >>> (so is 30, for that matter) for DXing. >>> >>> I have a rotatable dipole and yes, it definitely does help a lot to >>> rotate it! But it isn't a beam. >>> >>> 73, >>> Victor, 4X6GP >>> Rehovot, Israel >>> Formerly K2VCO >>> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ >>> On 20 May 2017 03:02, David Christ wrote: For a small footprint it is hard to beat the K4KIO hexagonal beam. I have one and it works well but a better testimonial is a ham about 10 blocks away with the same antenna and he is on DXCC Honor Roll. hight is about 35 feet. No tuner needed and all bands 20 through 10 plus six if you want it. Just a satisfied customer David K0LUM > On May 19, 2017, at 7:40 PM, Terry Brown wrote: > > I apologize that this is not a direct Elecraft equipment question, > but having the K2, KX2, KX3, PX3 and KXPA100, I thought I would > ask. I will be moving to a new QTH. I just took down an old > Cushcraft ATB-34, on a 50 ft. tower. It was the predecessor to the > A4. I need a beam with a smaller footprint. I am looking at the > Mosley TA 33-JR.My other antenna will be a multi-band doublet > fed with 450 window line, so it will be able to work the WARC > bands, however, the apex will only be about 25 ft. high, about > roof level, so it will mostly be a cloud burner, but great for my > local CW skeds on 80 and 40. My beam will be at 32-35 ft; 8 ft. > above my roofline to the east. My QTH will be high on a hill > facing the east. With that background, here is the question: > > > > If I were to order the Mosley TA33-JR-N-WARC, with the WARC bands > included, even though they will have zero gain, will the ability to > rotate the beam make the reception of the 12 and 17 meter bands > better in all other directions than the orientation of my doublet? > My intuition says yes, but I thought I would ask. > > > > Also, I know that longer length antennas for a given band usually > perform better than a trapped antenna, but I would think that my > low height doublet will not be as effective as a WARC beam. My > doublet will be just at the height of my house and drop to 10 foot > poles on the NW and SW lot corners. > > > > I hated to give up my 50 ft. tower and beam, and my 80 meter > horizontal loop at 40 ft., but sometimes compromises have to be > made. Being primarily a CW op will help some. > > > > Any advice would be really appreciated! > > > > Very 73's, > > > > Terry de N7TB > __ >>> 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 ua9...@gmail.com >>> >>> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.h
Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Field Day Rules
Ha. I loaned a good friend my K3 on Field Day for cw and ran my Omni 7 a few feet away on phone. No doubt phone is tougher. He still has my K3. My proposed rule change - anyone that can't run Elecraft should get both sympathy and at least a 25 percent multiplier 🙈 Sent from my iPad > On Jul 1, 2017, at 7:10 PM, Ken G Kopp kengk...@gmail.com [KX3] > wrote: > > > > No sympathy here ... > > 73 > > K0PP > >> On Jul 1, 2017 4:19 PM, "k2...@comcast.net [KX3]" >> wrote: >> >> We would like to propose a change to the ARRL Field Day rules. Simply put, >> we would to have a separate power multiplier for each mode. SSB contacts at >> 100 watts would have a power multiplier of 2 and CW contacts at 5 watts >> would have a power multiplier of 5. >> >> >> >> The Burlington County Radio Club has two camps of operators. The SSB >> operators need 100 watts to be competitive. The CW operators prefer the >> simplicity and challenge of QRP. In recent years, we have been trying to >> simplify our FD operation for ease of setup and tear down. QRP would be a >> step in that direction and a step towards FD's roots. >> >> >> >> If you think our idea has merit, send an email to conte...@arrl.org. >> >> >> >> 73, Bob K2QPN >> >> >> > > > __._,_.___ > Posted by: Ken G Kopp > > > VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 11 > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > __,_._,___ __ 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
[Elecraft] KX2 Handie Talkie cw operation
Been having some great fun hiking around with the MFJ 20 meter monoband whip working cw out in western Colorado this week. I'm surprised that I was able to make several solid contacts in NAQP and CWOPS this way, but wondering if anyone has found a way to make the attached paddle any easier to use when walking around, maybe by mounting it to some kind of a handle separate from the radio? I can operate walking with the paddle attached to the radio, but its a bit awkward, and my hiking buddies find it a little too amusing to watch for my taste. Scott ka9p Sent from my iPad __ 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] Elecraft KX2 compared with the latest "Ultra Portable" (?)
But Al, it’s not a bad thing to want Wayne to do an Elecraft quality V/U capable KX2 or 3, its a compliment! Many of us that do linear portable satellite work lug a pair of 817s around that do a commendable job for 15 year old tech, but would be much better and lighter to have a couple KX2s that were V/U capable. And have a much better HF rig at the same time. I’ve made a few satellite contacts with the KX3 and 2 meter card for the uplink on FO29, and a Russian transverter in front of my KX2 on the 70 cm downlink, but all that accomplished was making me want an integrated Elecraft solution. Heck, I’d be happy with a little optional transverter box that clamped on the back of a KX2. Sadly, the market doesn’t seem to be there. Scott KA9P Sent from my iPad > On Mar 1, 2018, at 2:34 PM, Al Lorona wrote: > > Poor Wayne. No matter how he positions an Elecraft product, a prevailing > response is, "Yeah, but Elecraft doesn't do A or B." > > As consumers, we have been perfectly conditioned to regard more as better. I > mean, if Brand X has 'more' than Brand Y, we automatically declare Brand X > the winner. Brand X covers more bands? It's better. Brand X has more ADC > bits? It *must* be better! > > There's something to be said about *doing* something better, as opposed to > simply *having* more, isn't there? Wayne touched on this when he pointed out > the huge discrepancy in current drain between the two rigs. As you know, this > is hugely important for any portable or solar-powered situation. It is a > major reason why, just for instance, I could not for a moment consider the > new Icom 7610 because of it's 3x current drain versus the K3. My station is > solar-powered and I have to worry about this. So that's a primary > consideration for me, regardless of how much 'more' the 7610 may have. > > Simply having more isn't necessarily better. I know that's counterintuitive, > but only because of our consumer conditioning. > > Al W6LX > __ > 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 k...@aol.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
