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n7gmt well, not at home but ... :-)
nv7f yes, where can I buy that really small 50 ohm coax used inside
radios for connecting 50 ohm rf points
n7gmt that's either RC-174 or RG-316(?) (military equiv.)
n7gmt I think wireman carries it - http://wireman.com/
nv7f thank you, I will give it a try
nv7f don't want to stress the circuit board on this kit
n7gmt any place that sells coax will likely have it -- or can get it
nv7f only need 18 inches
n7gmt rr
n7gmt I picked some up at a local electronic supply house
n7gmt call around and ask for RG-174
nv7f ok great idea, we have standard supply here in salt lake
nv7f are you the moderator?
n7gmt the military-grade has teflon dialectric, iirc
n7gmt nope, just one of the senior flunkies
n7gmt yeah, standard should have it, iirc
* n7gmt works in S. Jordan
nv7f I build a tenna dipper and it works - maybe there is hope for me
n7gmt I got mine from Central Utah down in Provo
n7gmt :D
n7gmt good luck on that hope thing
nv7f I have to work up to the elecraft kit status - it may take a while
* n7gmt attended training recently where the pseudo-motto was I feel
much better now that I have given up hope.
n7gmt the mini kits are quite easy
n7gmt I have built a KX1 and K2
nv7f yes, maybe an atu?
nv7f or a signal source generator
n7gmt yeah, I've done the T1 -- handheld auto tuner ...
nv7f Yes - a want a K2
nv7f good qrp rig
nv7f do you like the T1
n7gmt the only tricky thing (for me) on the T1 was getting the BNC
panel-mount connectors on without melting the dialectric
nv7f does it work?
n7gmt yes, I do. it works well, is quite fast, and it fits in your pocket
nv7f Thats just what I want
nv7f I have gotten some great ideas off the reflector too
nv7f Like Kestler 44 solder!
n7gmt the T1, combined with the 1:1+4:1 balun (I forget the SKU) is
great for balanced-line doublets and horiz. loops
n7gmt yeah, I need to get some kestler ... some day sigh
nv7f great idea - I am a balanced line type
n7gmt so much time, so little to do ... scratch that; reverse it
-- Willy Wonka
nv7f Also the soldering iron at Circuits Specialist for $40 same as Hakko
n7gmt same quality as the Hakko?
n7gmt my wife got me a nice Weller station years ago, so I've never
gone shopping.
nv7f don't have it yet, go to the web site and check it out - looks
exactly the same
nv7f I use the hakko at the lab at the college with all the test equipment
n7gmt do you like the Hakko in the lab?
nv7f If there was more activity here this irc would grow - but it is
getting it started.
n7gmt yeah, we go in little spurts
nv7f yes, very much. Very good tips and good temp control. Highly recommended.
n7gmt mostly there's about a half-dozen of us that hang out in here
on a regular basis.
nv7f I am going to build a DC40A and then a MMR-40 SSB/CW rig.
n7gmt good to know @ hakko; I've heard good stuff on the reflector about them
nv7f check out ciruit specialists.
nv7f it is on the front page. And with a $50 order then give you
what looks like a very nice DVM
n7gmt NICE! @ qrpkits.com -- I might have to get those too
nv7f I am going to modify the DC40A with a ceramic resonator so I
can plug it farther - make it tunable.
n7gmt which reminds me ... I have a 20m RockMite still in kit form
hiding in the basement somewhere. :-/
nv7f The MMR-40 is having good success at the build level.
n7gmt need to go find that
nv7f yes
nv7f The DC40A is a good fixed freq rig. 2nd generation
nv7f But there is a mod to pull the xtal 2khz with a var capacitor
n7gmt that would be handy.
nv7f I may post this conversation on the reflector to get people
interested - what do you think?
n7gmt no skin off /my/ nose :)
nv7f Well I could say here is what's happening on the #elecraft
channel - tune in!
n7gmt but then they might show up and I would be forced to ignore them! ;-)
nv7f By the way the tenna dipper is a cool little kit - with a pic chip!
nv7f It send morse code of the freq of the antenna. Choice of 15wpm and 21wpm
n7gmt another project I'd like to pick up
nv7f Very useful and easy to build.
n7gmt hmm ... no 5WPM eh?
nv7f sorry
nv7f I admit it - I have to use the 15wpm
n7gmt lol well, all the more reason to increase my CW skills
nv7f It has 4 bands and you just tune till the led goes out - then
press a button and the freq is sent in CW!
nv7f Actually it has 8 bands - a high and low range
nv7f But you have to realign the osc for each range when switching ranges
n7gmt rr
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