[Elecraft] Anyone else having a problem getting a reply from sales?

2007-10-03 Thread Mark Hampton
Hi all, The problem is what the subject is. I'm trying to sort out something with a order and despite sending 4 E-mails since last Thursday, I am still awaiting a reply. I've checked my spam box in case something has gone in there but nothing is there.Hopefully some one can see

[Elecraft] K3 in B'day photo

2007-10-03 Thread DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
Even though I've seen the K3 in person (at Dayton), I guess I had forgotten how BIG they are compared to my K2. Seeing some side-side with bodies in the background gives me a good idea how they will look in SO2R setup. The past comments about small knobs and small box come to mind, but I just

Re: [Elecraft] bday card for Wayne

2007-10-03 Thread Julian G4ILO
Is it my eyes, or does the calendar on the wall at the back say 2006? Is this really Wayne's 51st? Or is Aptos in a time warp? :) -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com On 10/2/07, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft [EMAIL

Re: [Elecraft] bday card for Wayne

2007-10-03 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
It's a planner I think and it could be 2008! On 3/10/07 12:13, Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Is it my eyes, or does the calendar on the wall at the back say 2006? Is this really Wayne's 51st? Or is Aptos in a time warp? :) -- They know enough who know how to learn. -Henry Adams

RE: [Elecraft] Anyone else having a problem getting a reply from sales?

2007-10-03 Thread Simon Lewis
Same here Simon Lewis GM4PLM/DL4PLM http://www.dl4plm.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Hampton Sent: Mittwoch, 3. Oktober 2007 10:22 To: Elecraft list Subject: [Elecraft] Anyone else having a problem getting a reply from sales?

[Elecraft] K3 Size

2007-10-03 Thread Edward Dickinson, III
For comparison Elecraft K3:10 x 4 x 10 = 400 cu. in. Kenwood TS-570: 10-5/8 x 3-3/4 x 10-11/16 = 425.8 cu. in. Both sets of dimensions are without projections. Regards, Dick - KA5KKT/4 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Oct 2007

2007-10-03 Thread Ken Newman
~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR October 2007 ~ Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! *** Oct 2, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT) Rules:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: removing smoke smell from electronics

2007-10-03 Thread Fred Jensen
Vic K2VCO wrote: This is not a recommendation, just a data point: We had lots of problems with fungus in our KWM-2A's in SE Asia. It would grow on the chassis, and was apparently mildly conductive. Our solution was to hose them out with a plain soap solution, rinse, and let them dry in

[Elecraft] Thanks for the B-Day Pic - but....

2007-10-03 Thread Lee Buller
Wayne and Erik Thanks for the birthday picture. I was intrigued by the K3s. Could you or would you take some pics of the operation and post them? I am fascinated by the manufacturing process and wonder how it all comes together. Don't give away secrets, but I think that there would a

[Elecraft] OT: Before Elecraft, Before Hea...

2007-10-03 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Some of us have been pounding brass and caressing a mic long enough to remember building and using gear much like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBGIdf0VjQ4 Eric's an instrument-rated pilot, but like his Ham gear I have a feeling he and Wayne venture out into bad weather in something a

[Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Digest, Vol 42, Issue 3

2007-10-03 Thread robert hammond
Hi folks, I have finally decided to unsubscibe from this list ... there is just too much chaff. Used to be a useful source of info for technical issues for K1 k2 and related products ...nowaday seems folks post on here about non Elecraft related items for something to do ... then there are

[Elecraft] Re(Elecraft) Happy Birthday Wayne N6KR

2007-10-03 Thread Robert C.Abell
Happy 50th. Wayne and many more ! Bob VE3XM ___ 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

[Elecraft] Updated: www.n4lcd.com/k3

2007-10-03 Thread Paul
Updated: www.n4lcd.com/k3 ___ 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:

Re: [Elecraft] Thanks for the B-Day Pic - but....

2007-10-03 Thread JT Croteau
On 10/3/07, Lee Buller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't give away secrets, but I think that there would a lot of interest in viewing your operation. They need to head to Hollywood and make a movie. Angelina Jolie could play the part of Lisa. For Wayne, hmm.. probably Sean Connery and Eric could

Re: [Elecraft] Anyone else having a problem getting a reply from sales?

2007-10-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Simon and Mark, I just talked to Lisa and she is double checking to make sure she didn't miss your emails in the flood of spam we receive every day. Simon, Lisa did say she thinks she replied to your recent email about changing an order. Did you receive it? 73, Eric WA6HHQ -- Simon

Re: [Elecraft] Anyone else having a problem getting a reply from sales?

2007-10-03 Thread Ian Stirling
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 11:07:43 Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: I just talked to Lisa and she is double checking to make sure she didn't miss your emails in the flood of spam we receive every day. Eric, I use a whitelist email filtering method where the default destination is a

Re: [Elecraft] Anyone else having a problem getting a reply from sales?

2007-10-03 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We do exactly this for much of our email correspondence, but it is impossible to put our complete customer email database into it for a number of reasons. The email addresses change way too often and many email from several different email addresses for the same person. The number of 'false

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Before Elecraft, Before Hea...

2007-10-03 Thread Bill W5WVO
Great!! Wow, I didn't know they used to make short doc films like that. I guess that might be one reason why so many ordinary people in the old days knew what ham radio was, even though the percentage of hams per capita was actally much lower than it is today. And real CW! (Lousy spacing, but

[Elecraft] K2 snag again

2007-10-03 Thread Matt Palmer
@ don and the other guru's, as i was going over the final check on the k2 RF board, i noticed d39 was not installed and hmm, i seem to have an extra MV 209... how much trouble am i in? Matt KD8DAO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] K2 snag again

2007-10-03 Thread Matt Palmer
i was worried about it causing problems with alignments, do i need to realign the filters then? Matt KD8DAO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub,

K3 CE Marking (was Re: [Elecraft] K3 Shipment to Dubai)

2007-10-03 Thread Toby Deinhardt
Hi Eric, Ruchan Ozatay wrote: K3 did not has any CE marking yet If I remember correctly you were preparing things for the CE certification way back in April/May. Could you let our side of the pond know what the status of the CE marking for the K3 is? Maybe in your next status update?

Re: [Elecraft] K2 snag again

2007-10-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Matt, D39 should be an MV209 varactor, so if you have one uninstalled and none in D39, just install the one you have there. If you have already aligned the IF filters, you may want to review those settings, but there really should not be much of a change - best to check and see for sure.

[Elecraft] bifiliar winding issues

2007-10-03 Thread Matt Palmer
i seem to be having trouble winding the bifilar transformers t3 on the k2 and on the KAT t1, i seem to keep coming up with a short some where in both, any tips? Matt KD8DAO ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a

Re: [Elecraft] bifiliar winding issues

2007-10-03 Thread David Woolley
Matt Palmer wrote: i seem to be having trouble winding the bifilar transformers t3 on the k2 and on the KAT t1, i seem to keep coming up with a short some where in both, any tips? Once installed, there should be a DC short between the windings on both of these. There should also be a DC

Re: [Elecraft] Anyone else having a problem getting a reply from sales?

2007-10-03 Thread Mark Hampton
Just a follow-up to the original message to say that everything has now been sorted.With the amount of e-mails you must receive each day, including spam to sort through, I appreciate getting it sorted as quick as possible. I know this looks like I'm addressing Eric, Wayne, Lisa etc, but I

[Elecraft] Switching vs Linear Power Supplies

2007-10-03 Thread Jack Regan
I am moving my shack to a new location and was considering repacing my Astron 70M (70 amps with meters)with something smaller. I saw some small switching supplies that seemed to do what I wanted but they all have fans. The last thing I want is more noise in my shack. Anyway, is there any

Re: [Elecraft] Switching vs Linear Power Supplies

2007-10-03 Thread Joseph Reed
Noise aside, I have two big honking linear power supplies and a switching supply of the same rating. No difference except you don't risk a hernia when you move the switcher. Some folks will say the linear is quieter. But in an urban environment you can't tell the difference. Noise is

Re: [Elecraft] Switching vs Linear Power Supplies

2007-10-03 Thread Clark B. Wierda
Jack Regan wrote: I am moving my shack to a new location and was considering repacing my Astron 70M (70 amps with meters)with something smaller. I saw some small switching supplies that seemed to do what I wanted but they all have fans. The last thing I want is more noise in my shack.

[Elecraft] New Region II Band Plan - 2008

2007-10-03 Thread David Wilburn
http://www.iaru-regionii.org/Region_2_MF__HF_Bandplan_Annex__1_2008.pdf -- David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] K4DGW K2 #5982 FP#-1751 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info

Re: [Elecraft] Switching vs Linear Power Supplies

2007-10-03 Thread ae6gc
Thanks to all who answered so quickly! I have all the info I need to make a decision now! Jack, AE6GC PS. I will probalbly sell the Astron 70M when I get my new, light weight, small, quiet, switching power supply. J ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Rcv Ant question

2007-10-03 Thread hank k8dd
I got an answer to the second question (RX filters in the RX IN/RX OUT on the XVTR board) Now for the first question from a Multi/Multi friend: How many dB of isolation are there between the main antenna ports and the RX antenna ports? I ask because on my current radio (an Omni VI), the