Does anyone know what the 8volt current is during receive?
My *R voltage is about 6.7v, yet it shows 8 during a no load test and the RF
board
resistance reading in excess of 1K.
I'm wondering because the 2N3906 only has an HFe of 20 at the 80ma. the 8R
draws.
When the 2N7000 pulls the 3.9k base r
I've got my K-2 baby 2839 that only has the SSB option, and thats mainly for
PSK31 operating. I got it built up to about the half way point and it was
taking me about a year to get that far. I finally had someone take my baby
and finish it. He brought all the small mods it needed up to date,
except
K2 #4877 trying to come to life!
Passing the Alignment and Test,Part 2
This is great,I need to get more sleep
thought,Said when i got k2 i was gonna build
1 hr a night,yea right,more like All Night.
Have fun and thanks for any help I May need
from veteran k2ers.
kc4eyf
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Guy's... Apologies for the "Off Topic" request...
I was just "surfin' around"...on the net a few moments ago and found
myself on the "American QRP Club" website ...lookin' at all the past and
present kits they have/had available...
After the hopefully not so far away,..completion of my K2
Stirling, N5PIP wrote:
I just received my K2 on Monday (4/11/05), purchased from the estate of
George W5YR (SK).
It's good to know that the "Yellow Rose" of Texas' rig is on the air and
providing a lot of enjoyment!
George was a special Ham and a FB QRP operator.
It's alway
Hello, Fellow Elecrafters:
I changed out the main tuning knob on my K1 with a Yaesu FT-100 knob, and I
thought I'd report on the project.
I looked around for a weighted replacement knob 1-1/4" to 1-3/8" diameter,
with the requisite finger dimple. My search led to the Yaesu FT-100 main
tuning
One of the problems with designing and selling kits is the production
volume. Will enough of the kits be sold to justify the cost of developing
the product. I don't know if there is enough demand in amateur radio to
justify the development cost of a spectrum analyzer.
Let me state the design
First of all, I love K2 and built a number of them. However, I have similar
experience for my other rigs. Sometimes, what happened will depend on band
conditions.
72/73
Johnny Siu VR2XMC
builder of s/n 1146, 3837, 4165, 4255, 4597
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Jonesy,K9NX wrote:
My K2 #4198 is running just fine and I am wondering how often to check the
Calibration of my K2 to help make sure it is running at peak performance
Say every 6 months or yearly?
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Just a guess, but I'd say you can ignore it for a couple of years at least.
Even t
My K2 #4198 is running just fine and I am wondering how often to check the
Calibration of my K2 to help make sure it is running at peak performance
Say every 6 months or yearly?
K9NX
Jonesy
K2 #4198
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I'll echo what Chris wrote.
I just received my K2 on Monday (4/11/05), purchased from the estate of
George W5YR (SK).
I was tuning through 17m at 2357z on 4/12/05. Heard a strong 59 station
running a pileup on 18.135. K9SG/PJ2.
What the heck, I'm running 10w into a vertical. Let me give it a t
N5VWN wrote:
"I'm at my wit's end trying to figure out why there is
no words appearing on the K2 on the phase 1 test."
I've felt frustrated many times while building, too,
and I've been at it over 30 years. You are not alone.
But you've buit a Rockmite and a Pixie. The K2 is
WAAAY easier to m
Sorry Trev, but unsolicited email offering to sell something you've never
heard of from someone you've never heard of is SPAM.
Whether you consider "targeted" spam legitimate as opposed to what you call
"blind" SPAM, is irrelevant. You stop SPAM by not buying anything from an
unsolicited emailer.
My new baby, K2 nr 4875 is growing.
Control panel completed; resistance checks Ok.
Youppi!
Yves Dussault-VE2ATD
Laval, QC, Canada
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G3VVT suggested to K6SE:
Interestingly I received the same mail here. I suspect that as we were
both in this group when the discussion about toroid winders took place
over a year ago and many of us were looking at various sites to do with
these machines, this is probably targeted advertising ra
I think I want Earl on my side of any dark alley I accidentally wander
into... I also appreciate the grace and style with which he expresses
himself while maintaining his gentlemanliness. Sounds like the kind of fella
that would step back and let the opponent pick up his foil...
Hey Earl, are
Evert,
I don't have any firm answers yet, but we can slowly get to the bottom of
this with some checks to see what is good and what might be bad.
First thing to check is the resistance from control board P1 to ground -
this is the RF Gain control line, and it should be close to zero ohms with
the
PA2A Steef wrote:
since one hour now! One little problem: on 160 and 80 I hear a loud click
when switching from TX to RX, on the rest of the bands it is not so loud, but
it is stille there. Probably there is a capacitor under one of the bandpass
filter relays not completely soldered.
If you ha
since one hour now! One little problem: on 160 and 80 I hear a loud click when
switching from TX to RX, on the rest of the bands it is not so loud, but it is
stille there. Probably there is a capacitor under one of the bandpass filter
relays not completely soldered.
73 's Steef
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Hi all,
I finished the second stage of assembling the K2, (RF part 1) and
started the allign and test procedures.
I saw the S-meter stuck at the last led (nr 10) during receive and no
audio on the headphones and with the RF-Gain full CW.
(It actually doesn't make any difference if the RF-Gain i
I'm at my wit's end trying to figure out why there is no words appearing on the
K2 on the phase 1 test. I've tried every suggestion short of lifting the
display off or replacing all the chips. This kit was given to me partially
complete and I retraced it from step one.
I've been building the
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:56:50 -0400, Roy Morris wrote:
>I have come up with what I think is a better mod for grounding
>the mike connector
The ONLY good place to connect the shield of the mic cable is to
the chassis of the K2. I have modified one of my K2's to do this,
and will do the other on
I have come up with what I think is a better mod for grounding the mike
connector (J2) on the Front Panel board. The two standoffs were removed on
each side of the mike connector. The two lockwashers on each standoff were
removed. Two small expansion springs (about 1/2" X 3/16" before expansi
Jim makes excellent suggestions.
If you have a battery powered radio, you can tell if the RFI is arriving
through the power line. One thing that I'd check before going too crazy
chasing possibilities is to be sure the metal frame and cabinet is grounded.
It should be, but sometimes the ground has
Hello to all...
I have been producing engraved acrylic covers for the K2 and K1, and
engraved ID plates for K2, K1 and KX1.
Eric has graciously added my web site to the list at the bottom of the
Elecraft home page.
I believe these plates give a 'finished' look your your Elecraft rig.
They also a
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:29:46 -0500, Kenneth A. Christiansen wrote:
>is a broadband noise. I have a portable radio and find noise all the
way
>from 2 mHz to 20 mHz.
Some thoughts. First, this issue has been discussed on the RFI list, and
there are some RFI specialists who hang out there. A stud
"At 10:25 AM 4/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
Ron, WB1HGA asked:
Pardon my ignorance fellas, but what is a "mojo"?
---
That question comes up often, Ron.
A "mojo" is an object containing magic. In native
American lore, it's often
a small leather bag worn on a leather thong
I bought a Frigidaire dishwasher made by Elecvtrolux in January of 2005. It
is a model gld2450rds0. I did not realize it at first but it is the source
of my high QRN. I used my IC-746PRO to make the following observations
because it will pick up AM but the interference is just as bad on my K2 sn
1
I thought the message I forwarded to this reflector might be of interest
to other Elecrafters, and I did indicate that it was spam. It was not
intended to start a controversy.
I apologize to anyone it might have offended.
Let's drop the subject.
73, de Earl, K6SE
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Fine business Ron,
I liked your interpretation more so. It has a "mojo" feel to it! (heh heh)
Ron, wb1hga
"CW, an esoteric experience"
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Ron:
Cool! I'd always wondered where the idea came from.
Steve
AA4AK
At 10:25 AM 4/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
Ron, WB1HGA asked:
Pardon my ignorance fellas, but what is a "mojo"?
---
That question comes up often, Ron.
A "mojo" is an object containing magic. In native Ame
Julian, G4ILO wrote:
If Elecraft is going to get into making kits for more sophisticated test
equipment, I'd like to see an antenna analyzer.
Here is a nice one if you are looking for a kit.
73, Johan on4aeb
http://www.amqrp.org/kits/kits.html
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Thanks Stewart, I missed that... the website was exceedingly slow here
and I got tired of waiting for the manual to download. That makes it
definitely worth a look, especially at that price. I love the N2PK, but
it's a bit slow and needs better software... but for detailed
measurements it's a
(added the ic-2200)
We're moving! I'm selling off the bulky things.
I'm keeping only the tiny KX1.
All items are about 2 months old, if not less, and in near-new
condition, if not mint.
All prices include shipping and insurance!
For Elecraft items I've basically taken the "new" price and donate
We're moving! I'm selling off the bulky things.
I'm keeping only the tiny KX1.
All items are about 2 months old, if not less, and in near-new
condition, if not mint.
All prices include shipping and insurance!
For Elecraft items I've basically taken the "new" price and donated the
time/effort/cos
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:06:59 -0400, Larry Phipps wrote:
> Note that it
>
> is a one port device, however, so it can't measure DUT input vs. output
> parameters such as gain and phase and other parameters between input and
> output.
There is a mod that permits 2 port i.e transmission measurements t
That's an impossible question to answer, because it depends how you define
spam. To some, it's any unsolicited email. To others, it's any email they
didn't ask to receive and aren't interested in.
The fact that a number of people did find the email interesting seems to me
to vindicate Earl's de
The KX1 Pedestrian Mobile operation at Bust, Colorado, is currently in the
April 2005 ARS Sojourner Magazine.
http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/back_issues/2005_text/0405_text/W0RW.html
Bust is a great place to operate from !
Paul w0rw
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Ron, WB1HGA asked:
Pardon my ignorance fellas, but what is a "mojo"?
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That question comes up often, Ron.
A "mojo" is an object containing magic. In native American lore, it's often
a small leather bag worn on a leather thong around the neck in which
particular items with
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
Do you think it's appropriate to forward
a spam message to a mailing list?
Clearly, spam should not be forwarded.
But just as clearly, Earl didn't know this was spam. He thought it was
legitimate and that he was potentially doing someone on the list
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005, Douglas Westover wrote:
So I guess if Earl had said "I ran across this torrid winding machine that
might
be of interest to Elecrafters", and had made no mention of spam, it would
have
been okay?
Would that involve forwarding the spam message to the list?
Or perhaps he c
Well, going to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:
Main Entry: mo?jo
Pronunciation: 'mO-(")jO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural mojoes or mojos
Etymology: probably of African origin; akin to Fulani moco'o medicine man
: a magic spell, hex, or charm; broadly : magical power
Hey, that sou
In a message dated 4/13/2005 9:41:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Pardon my ignorance fellas, but what is a "mojo"?
mo·jo (mō'jō')
n., pl. -jos or -joes.
1. A magic charm or spell.
2. An amulet, often a small flannel bag containing one or more magic
i
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
Just do a Google search on "toroid winding". You don't have to look far to
turn up Elecraft list posts and postings from lists.contesting.com where the
subject has been mentioned, complete with full email addresses.
But to get back to some basicsD
So I guess if Earl had said "I ran across this torrid winding machine that
might
be of interest to Elecrafters", and had made no mention of spam, it would
have
been okay? Or perhaps he could have inserted a link to the appropriate site.
We get links to supposedly reputable profit oriented organizat
Just do a Google search on "toroid winding". You don't have to look far
to turn up Elecraft list posts and postings from lists.contesting.com
where the subject has been mentioned, complete with full email addresses.
73,
--
Julian, G4ILO
G4ILO's Shack: http://www.tech-pro.net/g4ilo
Earl W Cunni
Pardon my ignorance fellas, but what is a "mojo"?
Ron
Wb1hga
"CW is an esoteric experience"
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Well, it seems that Earl has chosen to demonstrate his ignorance of accepted
Internet protocol by not only spamming (itself a felony crime in the US), but
by forwarding private correspondence to a public forum. I have been careful to
respond to communications regarding this subject only via emai
This looks like a nice little analyzer. I have used the AD8302 and it
does a decent job within its 60 dB range limitation, which should be
enough for most measurements. Since it has its own oscillator, I assume
the levels are permanently set to maximize dynamic range. Note that it
is a one port
Assembled T1's are built in California, not far from Elecraft World
Headquarters near Santa Cruz. The trick is to make a lot of them at
once ;)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Apr 13, 2005, at 3:33 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
I was wondering much the same a couple of days ago, when trying to
figure out how
It depends on the units of measure for the mojo. If it is a linear unit, then
they multiply, if it is a log unit (like dB) then they add.
Mark, NK8Q
k2 #4786, it definitely has mojo!
>
>Must be that mojo thing I guess. Well I suppose I was cheating by using
>VP8 mojo as well. Do two mojos add
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:28:56 -0400, Larry Phipps wrote:
> They may get another one going, but it was a lot of work and I wouldn't
> count on it. There's also a VNA project underway in Italy, but I can't
> recall the details.
The Italian VNA project is at
http://www.qsl.net/iw3hev/Antenna%20Analyz
On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 07:54:05AM -0700, Earl W Cunningham wrote:
>
> If that is true, I wonder how he got my (or yours and others) e-mail
> address because I have never searched the Web for a toroid winding
> machine nor have I ever visited any spammer's Web site.
Perhaps a web search for toroi
I don't know how one does this any other way. Now, for the first time, I
can change filters without the tone or pitch varying! This is one procedure
almost everyone should try!
73,
Charlie, W0YG..>>
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Hi Charile:
GO to www.n0ss.net and click on the Quik-Link to go to the Spectrogram
v5.1.7 download.
For what it's worth, RIGHT BELOW the Spectrogram download are located the
docs for using Spectrogram to align your K2 or K1.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
At 08:15 AM 4/13/05, you wrote:
I am t
Trev, G3ZYY wrote:
"Interestingly I received the same mail here. I suspect that as we were
both in this group when the discussion about toroid winders took place
over a year ago and many of us were looking at various sites to do with
these machines, this is probably targeted advertising rather t
Mike S wrote:
"It's exactly because of clueless newbies like you that there is a spam
problem in the first place."
(The rest of his e-mail censored because of foul language)
==
I have NEVER bought anything nor visited a Web site advertised by a
spammer.
This "clueless newbie" has been in
They definitely multiply Chris. I think you could probably break any
pileup ;-)
Larry N8LP
Chris wrote:
I'm wondering about this K2 mojo that I keep reading about.
Went into the shack last night about 23:30 UTC, turned on the K2,
selected 20m, tuning rate to 1kHz and had a quick tune up a
I'm wondering about this K2 mojo that I keep reading about.
Went into the shack last night about 23:30 UTC, turned on the K2,
selected 20m, tuning rate to 1kHz and had a quick tune up and down to
check for activity. Hmmm big pileup there on 14.202MHz. Fine tune, lots
of static so dial in the K
Many thanks for the answer.
I thought that it tuned for max current...
As I already have a current indicator, I will try my home-made QRO
matchbox in series with the counterpoise lead, then measure inductance
with my Autek RF-analyst, to copy it into a small device, maybe biband
(160/80) if
Guy, got it. Thanks!
73,
Charlie, W0YG..>>
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I have one and it's great, definitely better than the tapr one... but I
didn't mention it because the project is currently closed unless you are
willing to take one of a handful of left over boards, which require
installation of some mighty small SMD parts. The original project had
those parts
Charlie,
Take a look on Tom Hammond's website www.n0ss.net - I believe the last
freeware version is still available for download there. If not, send me a
note off-reflector and I will send you the copy I have on my hard drive.
73,
Don W3FPR
> -Original Message-
>
> I am trying to locate
I am trying to locate the earlier, free version of Spectogram for aligning
filters in my K2. Does anybody have this program downloaded? The latest
version that all the links in the Elecraft Resources URL seem to download a
later version that the instructions don't really apply to regarding the
May I suggest that people consider the N2PK Vector Network Analyzer.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N2PK-VNA/
So far, I think it is a better design and is cheaper.
Bob
N4HY
Larry Phipps wrote:
TAPR has a nice VNA project going, www.tapr.org... it was featured in
a July/August QEX. They are a
I would second the Antenna Analyzer. I have an MFJ unit, but it really
can't be difficult to design a better unit. My requirements are as follows:
- I don't care for portability (Although the Elecraft one would likely
be small and portable anyway)
- The ability to calibrate out a cer
TAPR has a nice VNA project going, www.tapr.org... it was featured in a
July/August QEX. They are also going to offer it assembled I think thru
Ten-Tec. It does a lot more than an antenna analyzer to boot, but
requires a computer so is not portable. It does all the complex
impedance measurement
> This is a nice rig, and very much
> up to my expectation, although the temptation to lie on the couch with a
> wire hung over the curtain rod and tune around is great!
Hey, what's wrong with *that*?! This great little rig makes it
possible.
> Stronger signals can
> be detected on the "wrong
I believe the spirit was "Hey, this is some interesting reading" and not
"Buy this if you like it". In any case, I found the piece very interesting,
enjoyed the chuckle, and do not feel any action other than a "Thank You" is
due towards Earl. Besides, we send bits of spam to one another all the tim
If Elecraft is going to get into making kits for more sophisticated test
equipment, I'd like to see an antenna analyzer. The MFJ ones are
ridiculously overpriced over here, and it's not practical to bypass
rip-off UK dealers and buy direct because MFJ levy a deliberately
inflated international
I was wondering much the same a couple of days ago, when trying to
figure out how Elecraft can offer built T1s for only 24 bucks more than
the price of the kit. Most builders claim to have taken 6 hours to build
it, which is 4 dollars an hour. The Toroid Guy is charging $18 just for
a set of to
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 02:50:19 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In November 1989, "Radcom" published an article by Roger, G4PMK that
>
> expanded on Al's ideas with a practical version that would cover 1 - 90MHz
> with a
> logarithmic display, 50dB dynamic range and a built in marker generator.
I
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Earl W Cunningham
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
I just received the following e-mail about a toroid winding machine.
Perhaps it may interest some of you Elecrafters. It was spam, so take it
for what it's worth.
73, de Earl, K6SE
Hi Earl,
Interestingly I received th
Don't know the answer to your problem, Leigh, but a couple of years ago
I did some tests to find out what the FT-817 foldback protection did,
and on the 5W setting it reduced to 2.5W. On the lower power settings I
didn't detect any foldback action at all, at any SWR. That was an early
model 817
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