[Elecraft] Logs Needed for SOC Marathon Sprint

Participation was much better than usual. Even if you only made one or two QSO's, send me your log and summary sheet. If you don't want to take the time to prepare a summary sheet, I can calculate your score. In spite of a total blackout in the afternoon, many members and non-members are in th

Re: [Elecraft] An Interesting Article for Amateur Radio Hikers

In a message dated 9/12/05 12:24:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > my K2 > used the aux i/o computer link to order a family-sized triple pepperoni > pizza in the middle of the sweepstakes. > Make that "anchovy pizza" and I'm in! LesseeKPO2? ("PO" for "Pizza Orderi

[Elecraft] K1 Backlight Kit

Thanks, Tom (N0SS) & Wayne (N6KR) for the backlight upgrade for my K1. Now, the rig is complete! While the kit and instructions are first rate, this upgrade is not for the faint of heart. Although I was careful not to use any more heat than necessary in removing the cut pins from the old LCD,

[Elecraft] K1 Backlight!!!!

Tom and the rest of the gang, Gene N0MQ and I got together yesterday evening to give each other moral support for the backlight mods. The modification went well and like other have said, makes the K1 "perfect"!! Tom did a masterful job on the manual, very professional. The mistake on the backli

[Elecraft] Tom, N0SS: beyond backlights

Tom was quite the gentleman to admit a trimming error on the K1 backlight diffusers. But the back story is that Tom volunteered to cut these for us at no charge, AND wrote those great instructions for us, AND worked with us to refine the installation -- all on his own time. Throughout our brie

Re: [Elecraft] K1 Backlight Kit

Jim wrote: > While the kit and instructions are first rate, this upgrade is not for > the faint of heart. Although I was careful not to use any more heat > than necessary in removing the cut pins from the old LCD, I did have > one PCB trace lift up. It would appear to be somewhat taxing, just

[Elecraft] Tom, N0SS: beyond backlights

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[Elecraft] #5095 alive ;160m CAL PLL question

Hello all, First of all: My K2 is alive :-) Second: I installed the K160RX as the 'finishing touch' and went through the instructions in the manual. When trying to Calibrate the PLL for 160m my K2 said Info 232, which means I have to tune to 40m before Cal PLL. In the manual I see nothing about

RE: [Elecraft] #5095 alive ;160m CAL PLL question

Sjoerd, Check the errata sheet with the K160RX. We used to do CAL PLL on each band, but with Rev 2 firmware and above, CAL PLL is done only on 40 meters. There is no need to run CAL PLL when installing the K160RX. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > First of all: My K2 is alive :-)

[Elecraft] K2 Initial Power On Test Failure

During my initial power on of the K2, the EEPROM fails to execute it's entire task. After 2 relay clicks, the INFO 090 message appears. I did make voltage measureemnts on U7 and all appear to be as required except for pin 6 - read 5.0V instead of 0.0. Other observations were: 1. No effect when

Re: [Elecraft] An Opportunity for CW Ops

There are still a few traffic nets out there. I worked with one for a few years but have let my skills erode lately due to other endeavors. Training does take time and the skills need to be honed at least weekly if not more often. During last year's spate of hurricanes through Florida I work

[Elecraft] eBay: I Love My K2 Button Pin

Just spotted this 'I love my K2' button on eBay :-) 73, Eric WA6HHQ http://snipurl.com/hmaf ___ 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

[Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

Hello all: I was wondering if anyone has ever detached the faceplate of a K2? I'm considering using this rig for pedestrian mobile, and I think it would be really neat to have the ability to have the rig in a backpack, and the controls in a fanny pack, as in the ICOM 706. Any ideas? Thanks, Pa

[Elecraft] KX-1 For Sale

Doesn't appear to be any interest in trading for a FT-817ND, so I'm moving on to an outright sale, though a trade is still preferred. I have an Elecraft KX-1 with 30 meters, internal auto tuner, batteries and integrated key in a small, padded, hard sided case that looks like a miniature of the

RE: [Elecraft] An Opportunity for CW Ops

Same here. I used to run a lot of CW traffic on ham bands and MARS when I worked at K2USA. Three of us opened it a few days after the AK Earthquake in Mar '64. We probably ran half our traffic on CW at the time. I hear all kinds of optimistic figures about CW today, but frankly the throughput was a

RE: [Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

Paul, Check in the Elecraft photo archives on Elecraft's website. Someone detached the front faceplate (as well as some other things) to make the K2 bicycle mobile. Perhaps you can get in contact with that person and get some tips. Good luck! James Kern KB2FCV -Original Message- From:

Re: [Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

No reason for any forgiveness. We are all learners. I am awaiting an answer to this good post also. john-n3drk - Original Message - From: "Martin Gillen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 12:27 PM Subject: [Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it wor

[Elecraft] If cutting your own K1 backlight, a couple thoughts...

Rowland (G4APO) wrote: Hi Tom Installed the backlight this evening. Trimmed 1/8th inch off with junior hacksaw and polished the end with some fine sandpaper. After cutting did have to remove a little fine debris from between the front and back white papers and the plastic light guide. GRE

Re: [Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

Paul: Way back, in the early days of the K2, there was a young chap who detached the front of the K2 from the body in order to mount it on a bicycle. He did a nice job. I believe there were a number of pictures of his arrangement on the Elecraft site. best wishes, dave belsley, w1euy

RE: [Elecraft] An Opportunity for CW Ops

Eric, KE6US wrote: Does NREN have any statistics about the number of messages they have been able to handle concerning Hurricane Katrina? - You might ask NREN. My sense is that they're trying to stimulate interest in using CW. Clearly, it is not a major traffic mode to

RE: [Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

Martin VA3SIE wrote: I really liked what I read about an end fed halfwave having a very low angle of radiation and only requiring a very short counterpoise however I remembered that the KXAT1 manual stated not to use lengths near a halfwave as they would be outside the matching range. So... I dec

[Elecraft] An Opportunity for CW Ops

I hope this isn't too far afield, but I'll take the chance in order for the CW ops here looking for a new challenge to hear about it. I do NOT want to start a long thread about the value of CW and emergency nets. I DO want to pass along some information about a gang who isn't just talking, but wh

[Elecraft] K1 Backlight

I love it. It's nice to sit in the darkened shack late at night with only the sound of CW and the faint glow of the display. I was able to use a razor saw and miter box for cutting to length. search for miter box I made the cut in two steps - cutting from both sid

[Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

Hi. I was trying to build a field portable quick to install antenna and I really liked what I read about an end fed halfwave having a very low angle of radiation and only requiring a very short counterpoise however I remembered that the KXAT1 manual stated not to use lengths near a halfwave as th

RE: [Elecraft] An Opportunity for CW Ops

I don't want to start up the CW vs SSB thread again either. But I have spent at least an hour every day on google and Alta Vista since Katrina hit searching for ANY evidence that hams used CW for Katrina traffic and I'm coming up blank. I went to the NREN web site and their newsletter hasn't been p

Re: [Elecraft] An Opportunity for CW Ops

Thank you Ron!!! My note is in the mail. VY 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:19:35 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hope this isn't too far afield, but I'll take the chance in order for the CW ops here looking for a new challenge to hear about

Re: [Elecraft] An Opportunity for CW Ops

Hi Group, I have read so many message about emergency net in US. I am interested in knowing whether K2 has been greatly used in emergency communication. Can I have your advice? 73 Johnny Siu VR2XMC builder of s/n 1146, 4225, 4165 ... - Original Message - From: "Ron D'Eau Clair

Re: [Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

Martin: Antennas work by witchcraft and magic. NEC is about as good a modeling program as you will find, but all antenna calculations are only a gross indication of expected performance. Actually, the problem is that the near field has extreme sensitivity to boundary conditions; these are imp

[Elecraft] KAT100 with HFPacker amplifier

Until recently, I have been using my HFPacker 35-50W amplifier with my K2, KX1, and other QRP rigs, all going out to an LDG Z100 tuner. In the shack the Z100 was having trouble matching my doublet on some bands, but the K2's had KAT2 never had a problem, so I decided to try a KAT100 to get better

[Elecraft] XG2 Manual errors?

I picked up a new XG2 mini-module from the friendly folk at the Elecraft booth at the South-Western Division ARRL Convention here in Riverside CA, this weekend. I suppose I just need a building fix :-) Unless I am missing something, there seems to be a couple of errors in the manual. I am onl