There have been a few recent postings about removing the rubber cover from
the K3 main tuning knob.
I find that by placing your two thumbs firmly against the front of the knob
and then pulling the rubber cover towards you with pressure from three
fingers on each side of the knob, the rubber
Mark M W2OR wrote:
Using the K3 FSK mode, is there a way to adjust the K3's RTTY Rx signal
baud rate, or is it stuck at the lower amateur speeds? Am trying to copy
that commercial station stuck on 10.101-MHz, getting beautiful register on
the CWT bars, shift about 460-Hz or so, but no
Mike,
I had to repair a lot of customer kits in the past. Withn a few kits I found
glued Torroids and believe me, I hate them!!! If you have do rewind the
torroid itself or if there is a problem next to a torroid, the glue will
cause a lot of problems. .
I do not see any reason to glue
Mike,
When mounting toroidal coils used at HF which sit upright on a pcb, my
practice is to glue a small shim or spacer flat onto the main pcb where the
coil is to be placed, and then glue the toroidal coil onto the spacer. I
make spacers from scrap pieces of fibreglass pcb, the type that does
Mike,
Please do not use any fixative on the toroids. I echo Peter's comments,
I too repair many K2s and if the toroids are glued, they are a real pain
to work with.
I have *never* seen a problem with loose toroids, the wires hold them in
place just fine.
One of the K2s that I built logged
Peter,
The 1.4 volts at W2 is good, but you should have more signal out of the
crystal filter (at W3).
Are you certain you peaked the signal in the filter by tuning the VFO?
The tuning will be very sharp.
Re-flow the solder on the crystals, the varactors, RP4 and RP5.
Obtain the proper signal
Tom,
Congratulations on your purchase of the used K2/100.
Is this a case of setting the K2 in CW mode the first time and SSB mode
the 2nd? The KDSP2 has different width filters for CW and SSB. The
audible change when changing the CW filters is substantial, but may not
be as obvious when the
Nick,
With all due respect and caution, please don't think that allowing for
lightning to come into your radio with your radio's input being routed to
your dummy load is better or provides any level of protection whatsoever
over being solidly connected.
The proper use of a lightning arrestor(s)
My K3 #2626 is a month old. I'm using an MFJ external keyer. I prefer the low [
to the desk]memory buttons. The K3 recall buttons require me to lift? my hand a
bit where the outboard allows my hand arm to rest on the desk. 10% of us are
left handed. Your main hand is always more accurate in
Don,
I used a scope to find the peak tuning the VFO. I re-soldered all pads in
that area. In the meantime I checked the crystal filter.
I injected a signal to J9 (W2) of 4913.72 kHz (I get the peak at this freq.)
about 800 mV and got about 500 mV out at J10 (W3).
On the scope the signal shape
James,
I am getting a much lower level of noise than you. With no antenna and the
preamp off, the first bar on the S-meter barely flickers. When I spin the
dial quickly I can get as high as S3 noise. The noise disappears below 4.930
and above 5.110.
I only hear the noise in the main receiver. I
Do not do this. I use bees wax to secure one of my toroids down because I
felt it needed it. Well, it is a mess to work with. I abandoned the practice
and just used the wires to hold them in place.
Lee - K0WA
In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you
Great going Mike!!
I'll vouch for the K2 mojo, but with the KPA100... Managed the #10 slot SOAB
LP in ARRL DX CW.
The K2 is now configured more as a QRP mobile/portable rig. Watch for us QRP
mobile in the WVQP and TnQP later this year.
72/3,
Julius
n2wn
Mike, W9QS wrote:
To my
Is it possible to have the radio go down to .100 khz instead of where it is
now which is 500 khz?
Is it also possible to have receive coverage from 30mhz-99mhz? If you take
it out of transmit with a flashing tx and press the XMIT and spin the dial
for a while, the frequency readout will go all
Propagation was pretty darn good too...
worked a Mn station running 5 watts who was 30 over in Tn.
Folks were telling me I was pegging the needle running 100 watts. Really
wasn't expecting those lind of comments, nor the DX worked either.
QRP is surprisingly effective on 160 with a decent
Hi Julius
What is your decent antenna, may I ask? Do you use rx antennas too?
David
G3UNA
Julius Fazekas n2wn phriend...@yahoo.com wrote:
Propagation was pretty darn good too...
worked a Mn station running 5 watts who was 30 over in Tn.
Folks were telling me I was pegging the
That's very interesting and prompts me to think about having a small external
key pad for repetitive key strokes; you're right, it is annoying to have to
move the hand across the body; I'm not a southpaw, however.
The external antenna selector has buttons on it for this sort of thing.
David
Hi David,
I have a combo Tee. It has about 72' of vertical aluminum (2.5 tapering to
1.5) with a two wire sloping tophat. They slope down about 10 to 15 degrees,
uneven to the nearest tall trees.
The base of the antenna is about 10' away from the corner of the house and
maybe 20 from the
For anyone considering trying QRP(p) operation, don't be put off by
tales of super antennas. Yes, a good antenna always helps, and if you
have an unusually good setup, by all means take advantage of it. But
surprising results can be had with strictly average setups. This
weekend, I
Mike-WE0H wrote:
Building my K2. Does anyone see any issues with using hot glue to glue
the toroids down to the boards?
Elecraft doesn't recommend this. It's not needed to keep them in place and can
be quite
annoying if you want to remove one for some reason or adjust the inductance by
Hello,
This weekend I found some time to connect my Micro-Keyer II to the K3.
After playing around a while with the software (try and error method) I
ended up with an K3 not doing what I want.
I thought that the MKII was causing the problem so I disconnected everything
except the paddle,
If its that big of a deal to you there used to be a product called
'qdope' that was made for this purpose. With some frequencies various
other things can cause havok, though i would believe in LF projects
the effect is negligible.
Matt
W8ESE
Former KD8DAO
http://blog.MattIsKichigai.com
On
Wow, quite a response. The consensus is do NOT glue the toroids and I won't.
One guy said he has a radio that traveled 500k miles in a big truck and
I surely know what that kind of environment is like. Says a lot for the
radio's durability right there.
Thank you all for the help.
Mike
WE0H
I have the same. Also on a number of other places between 0.5 - 30 MHz.
Was there any response from Elecraft on this?
/ SM2EKM
N2TK wrote:
James,
I am getting a much lower level of noise than you. With no antenna and the
preamp off, the first bar on the S-meter barely flickers.
I live in a noisy environment (typical S-7) and have in the past complained
about K3 audio. I was never sure what was going on but it just sounded rough
and unpleasant. The hardware audio modifications I think helped a little and
most certainly cleaned up the line-out IMD.
Mostly I operate CW
On my K3 the two audio pots for main and sub seem to track each other quite
well, I generally align the white marks and turn them together and audio
remains quite balanced.
This is not so with the RF pots. The RF gain on the main will drop much-much
quicker than the sub particularly as I go below
On Mar 2, 2009, at 6:57 AM, -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote:
Is it possible to have the radio go down to .100 khz instead of where
it is
now which is 500 khz?
Hi Greg,
The synth was designed to go down to only about 9 MHz, which means that
in theory the typical K3 could tune as low as
Hello!
I tried changing the CONFIG:SQ MAIN to SUB-POT as instructed on page 52 of the
K3
Manual, but it did not seem to have any effect on USB and CW modes. It also
did not
seem to make the front panel RF knob work as a squelch in FM mode either - it
only
totally squelched the FM. Of
I have been investigating audio artifacts in connection with the K3 AGC hold
experimental firmware. As a reminder, I live in a high noise area.
As part of the investigation I have been looking at both Line Out and
headphone audio using Spectrumlab on my PC.
I am finding substantial 60-hz
Personal records are the best!
Everything else is just gravy ;o)
73,
Julius
Julius Fazekas
N2WN
Tennessee Contest Group
http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html
Tennessee QSO Party
http://www.tnqp.org/
Elecraft K2/100 #4455
Elecraft K3/100 #366
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On Monday 02 March 2009 14:57:08 -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote:
Is it possible to have the radio go down to .100 khz instead of where
it is now which is 500 khz?
I second this request.
Charles - M0BIN
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I am using the 40m EndzFed at my QTH. It slopes from 10 ft outside my
shack to 40 ft up into a redwood tree. I do not have a lot
configuration for a decent 40M dipole. Although not recommended by
PAR, I have worked stations on 60 and 80 meters with it using the K3
autotuner.
I cannot
Hi,
I am trying to test calling the internal K3 DVR from software.
I can't seem to find reference to this in the programmers guide. Am I just
missing it?
If not, any hints on the commands to call M1-M4?
I would love to be able to call my pre canned SSB recordings for ARRL DX
SSB.
73 Lee
Eventually there will be a 600 meter Amateur band, so covering 495kc to
510kc would be a nice feature for the K3. It would be the first
commercial radio to cover 600 meters then.
If there was a way to add a option kit for the K2 to do this, I would be
#1 on the list to buy it...hi hi...
73
Lee Imber wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to test calling the internal K3 DVR from software.
I can't seem to find reference to this in the programmers guide. Am I just
missing it?
If not, any hints on the commands to call M1-M4?
I would love to be able to call my pre canned SSB recordings
Lee,
Those commands are in the programmer's reference (i.e., you simulate
button pushes or button holds). You should send a K31 command first, to
allow the button commands to work.
I'm planning to do this in ARRL Phone this weekend from P49Y using my
software, CQPWIN. I ended up having
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:36:20 -0800, Mike Scott wrote:
Is there something about my test set up that I do not understand?
Yes. The hum is probably in your test setup. Check out my tutorial
on Ham Interfacing.
http://audiosystemsgroup.com/HamInterfacing.pdf
and the corresponding material in text
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:23:57 -, Dave Hachadorian wrote:
would guess that the headphone output is expecting a low Z
(~16 ohm?) termination, and your sound card has a high Z in.
Try a terminating resistor across the headphone jack in
parallel with your sound card.
No, termination has nothing
All,
I seem to have lost receive on 40m on my K2 (rev A, no 60m), and I am thinking
that I have a bad relay in the LPF stage. I'm seeing some strange readings and
wanted to get a consensus before attempting to remove a relay. So, here is
what I see:
With power off, measuring for
I have used a PAR end fed with my K1 at the beach. I feed it at the top and
run it from the condo balcony down at a slope to somewhere I can tie it off
where no one will run into it. It works very well - better than an Outback
vertical attached to the balcony. So far, no one has
Thanks to all that replied.
Works perfectly now.
73 Lee
WW2DX
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Lee Imber l...@ww2dx.com wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to test calling the internal K3 DVR from software.
I can't seem to find reference to this in the programmers guide. Am I just
missing it?
If
--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Charles m0...@m0bin.demon.co.uk wrote:
From: Charles m0...@m0bin.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] To: Elecraft- Suggestions
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 11:17 AM
On Monday 02 March 2009 14:57:08 -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.-
wrote:
Is it
I used a 10/20/40 last year at FD with good results. Usually if I could hear
'em, I could work 'em was true, with the QRP caveat. Top about 35ft. in the
air, bottom just a few feet off the ground. This was before I had my K3,
but used the T1 with my FT817 and even used it on six meters for a few
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW/MIC problems
VOX on ?
Problem solved
73's, Evert PA2KW
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Disabling TX-ing can be done by TX-TEST mode, so which specific situation
requires disabling the VOX in CW mode?
Just curious, no more
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Jim,
I don't understand your terminology. In most common usage, positive and
negative have nothing that relates to continuity - a continuity
measurement is usually expressed as an amount of resistance (usually
low) between two points. Alternately, the conductivity can be expressed
in mhos,
I have lots of noise as well and use a 80m vertically polarized loop. (The
best nearly
invisible antenna I could manage and keep the CCnR cops at bay.) Not being
a
contester and compete in the CW pile ups only when I'm one of a few, I've
found
Slow AGC at the fastest setting (40) to work the
I used to work for a military radio manufacturer and I saw first hand what
vibration can do to frustrate the best intentions of design engineers (hint:
it gave new meaning to the term flying capacitor)! The K2 wasn't designed
to withstand serious (military test-like) vibration. A few years back
Randy, I have experimented with 1/4 wave slopers here with good success.
Just wish the Par's would handle legal limit.
73 de KE4WY Jim
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Randy Cook
Sent: Monday, March 02,
I currently work for a military radio manufacturer and we vibrate
everything we make because lives depend on our products. In cases where
vibration is an issue we use RTV to provide a cushion. I am not
suggesting anything just stating a commercial fact.
Step away from the hot glue gun. It is
I doubt you use actual RTV but a RTV-like sealant. RTV contains acetic
acid and will eat/corrode electronics and is a no-no for mil hardware.
In mil spec hardware I doubt you are winding your own toroids. While
it was common practice to do your own air wound coil knifing, the CMMI
people have
Many contesters like to assert a manual PTT instead of having the radio do it
when sending CW.
-
73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
On Mon Mar 2 11:55 , Evert Bakker \(PA2KW\) sent:
Disabling TX-ing can be done by TX-TEST mode, so which specific situation
I believe there is lots of non out-gasing RTV's out there. I use it for power
dividers all the time. Just smell it, it's pretty easy to tell the difference.
Terry
- Original Message -
From: Matt Palmer
To: SidShusterman
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, Rick Shindley
Sent: Mon, 2 Mar
Thanks Don.
I bought a Nifty Mini-Manual (
http://www.niftyaccessories.com/Elecraft_RefGuide.htm ) for the rig
and everything is starting to fall into place now. I think I received about
eight different manuals with the rig and that was one of the problems - trying
to sort through them all
Chuck
If your antenna is over salt water (even if that water in under the sand
which is under your operating position) you are going to be a VERY happy
ham. ANYTHING strung up of salt water will give absolutely fantastic
results!
Have fun with the PAR or anything else you use under those
... and not only (HF) Contesters - a most users of complex transverter
systems are not using any kind of VOX as need PTT control for
sequencing etc...
73!
Lexa, ok1dst
K3/10 #727
Greg - AB7R napsal(a):
Many contesters like to assert a manual PTT instead of having the radio do it
when
Exactly true on all counts. RTV will rot the parts eventually. Thanks
Matt for stopping the thread before it gets out of control. I continue
this off line with you :)
Sid
Matt Palmer wrote:
I doubt you use actual RTV but a RTV-like sealant. RTV contains acetic
acid and will eat/corrode
Let's get a list together of safe RTV products for electronics use.
Mike
WE0H
w...@comcast.net wrote:
I believe there is lots of non out-gasing RTV's out there. I use it for power
dividers all the time. Just smell it, it's pretty easy to tell the difference.
Terry
I have several antennas that I have tried with my KX-1. If you have the
space to get it into the air, you can't beat the Par End Fed 1/2-wave
dipole. It is easy to tune and gets surprising results.
You do have to get one end into the air. A tree or light-pole works fine.
On one occasion I
In general, if your RTV product smells like acetic acid,
it's corrosive. If it smells like Ben Gay (SP?) back rub,
it's not corrosive.
The corrosive kind, if applied where it can cure into the
air won't be harmful. It's only when it's used in a closed
area, like a connector box and can't air
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:58:58 +, Brian Alsop wrote:
I'm wondering about a UPS supply that's attached to the computer. Do
they only kick in when power goes out
That is nearly always how they work. BUT -- if the transformer is
energized, there will be a field. So it depends on how that
Use GE RTV 162. Non-corrosive, electronic grade, UL listed.
73, Redd
Ken Kopp k...@rfwave.net wrote:
In general, if your RTV product smells like acetic acid,
it's corrosive. If it smells like Ben Gay (SP?) back rub,
it's not corrosive.
The corrosive kind, if applied where it
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:16:27 -0800, Randy Cook wrote:
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE USING PAR ELECTRONICS END FEDS
This is a VERY easy antenna to build. Why would anyone want to buy
what they can build in an hour for a fraction of the cost? See
http://audiosystemsgroup.com/NCDXACoaxChokesPPT.pdf
One
And the K1 and KX1 tunes it on all bands! (of course with the built-in
tuners)
73 de John pa0wit
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Namens W5CEM
Verzonden: maandag 2 maart 2009 20:36
Aan: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
The PAR End-Fedz (Par's spelling) is a Fuchs type antenna; an end fed 1/2
wave radiator.
Its advantage over shorter radiators is that it requires very little ground,
if any, since it's fed at a voltage loop. Efficiency is not compromised by a
mediocre ground as is so common with radiators 1/4
I was asked to make this information to the group.
Sid
Sid,
There is a variant of RTV that is OK on circuit boards. It is made by MG
Chemicals specifically for electronics. It is catalog number 1035, and
comes
in 85ml tubes. We buy it from Allied (www.alliedelec.com), stock number
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Hi, Jim.
I had thought about that concept years ago when I was doing more casual
QRP portable operation (camping, Flight of the Bumblebee-type stuff,
etc), but I never tried it because I just assumed that the impedance at
the end of a dipole (i.e., where the choke would be on the coax) was
For those that may be newer on the list that would like to see an
example of a good homebrew 1/2 wave end fed setup, here's a good one
(with pictures and schematic) on the QRP ARCI site. It was posted by
Steve Yates, AA5TB:
http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/59/55/
I've used a slight
Ron,
A few quibbles with your analysis. First, the antenna that I have described is
a simple half wave dipole, fed at a current maxima. The only tricky part is
the power rating of the choke that serves as the end insulator. My choke is
NOT a matching element, it an end insulator!
Second,
Dow Corning make a range, 3140 is one I've used. It's very expensive
compared to the acetic acid bathroom sealant variety.
David
G3UNA
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From: SidShusterman k...@comcast.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
Hi Scott
Out of curiousity, on the headphone output, are
you running it directly into a sound card to
use SpectrumLab? Or do you have some amount
of resistive load on the audio output with measurement
across the load?
73, Bob N6WG
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From: Mike Scott m...@paxsen.com
Doing critical audio tests can be very demanding. Circulating currents and non
common ground loops are particularly a problem. I have had to use a TOPAZ
Ultra isolation line noise suppressor transformer to supply AC to both the UUT
and the scope/spectrum analyser. This forces the ground
Jim Brown wrote on Monday, March 02, 2009, at 11:09 PM:
A few quibbles with your analysis. First, the antenna that I have
described is
a simple half wave dipole, fed at a current maxima. The only tricky part
is
the power rating of the choke that serves as the end insulator. My choke
is
I have to try to get on this net, since I have been unable to make any ssb
contacts with the K2.
I did have a qso with someone I know from AM operation, he was running a
weekend ssb net, and I jumped in at the end, with the qrp K2.
I also did answer a CQ I heard on 80 meters, and had a short qso
Following Eric's report of having his KAT3 hang in a strange state after
powering down without first pushing the K3 POWER button, I queried Wayne
about how this could happen.
He pointed out that can be the case if an EEPROM write operation happens to
be in progress when the power is removed. He
Thanks Don,
You're right, my email was a little ambiguous. I am using the 'Continuity'
tester on my DVM to get a relative (between relays) idea of what I should see.
As you pointed out, it's difficult to make accurate resistance readings across
relays. The continuity tester has a fixed
I have found commercial gear that has a toroid holder, a plastic like thing
the toroid sits in, the wires pass through and wrap around the form, then
get soldered.
The form has small pins that fit in holes in the circuit board, and the
toroid is held slightly above board.
I have one I got out
Sorry, of course I mean that the continuity tester reads 0 ohms, not 0 volts.
That's embarrassing. :o
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From: Jim Giercyk j...@giercyk.com
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Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 40m relay in K2 LPF stage - sorry if this is blank
Have you been able to verify that a simple choke really blocks the
shield current there?
Yes, it works -- IF the choke has a sufficiently high impedance.
Or am I misunderstanding something?
No. You can see another way to do this on N6LF's website.
73,
Jim K9YC
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:15:04 -, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
If a resonant trap is placed at the bottom end instead of a choke as an
insulator,
A coaxial choke wound on a ferrite core IS a parallel resonant circuit.
Properly done, the choke should be wound to place the resonant
Hi All,
I have an un-built K2 kit SN 3086.
Is there a good place to look for mods and changes between Rev D and Rev G of
the manual? Elecraft site has a bunch of stuff but I must have missed this
important document.
My goal is to make whatever changes to bring my un-built K2 to 2009 Rev's
Mike
A simple, inexpensive solution might be to use the MFJ-1703 RF safety
switch. You can attach the TX and RCX to two ports and two antennas to the
other two. Flipping the switch swaps antennas, but there is no position that
connects TX to RCV. I use one to connect an antenna and a dummy load
I wonder, would clear candle wax work well? It would tend to keep the moisture
out, and be stiff enough to hold the toroid in place, also be easily removable
with todays tools.
One drip would do. Or would that be drop?
--... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy
Anyone have a late serial number K3/100 they want to part with before I
put in an order? If so send me the particulars to include the price
shipped priority mail to zip 45324..
Thanks
Tim
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Jim Brown wrote on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 12:59 AM
A coaxial choke wound on a ferrite core IS a parallel resonant circuit.
Properly done, the choke should be wound to place the resonant frequency
where the antenna will be operated! Study the references I cited in the
earlier post.
Yes,
Tim...place your order. It is a blast to assemble and a GREAT radio!
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Dave,
Your K2 has all the A to B mods already on the board. The only
additions since your K2 serial number are the Keying Waveshape Mod and
the addition of diodes D40 and D41 for the Extremely Strong Signal
Handling Mod. You can find the information at the Elecraft website.
The keying
Dear Dale,
Forgive me if I've missed previous email messages, but I still see no point
in securing the toroids with anything else other than solder???
Why can't one just solder them in properly? Do you really need to secure
them any other way? A good solder WILL NOT BREAK unless you rip it out
Hi James,
You are certainly correct, good solder won't break, however, constant
viberation, will stress the unsoldered wire above the solder. and even above
the tinning. especially if the wire has been slightly nicked, or bent. Less
movement of the core, (toroid) would keep that from
I am having a problem with the 160m alignment.
When I power up the radio I do not get any error messages. If I test the
receive antenna via the menu I can hear the K2 relay open and close as
expected.
When I disable the ATU with the CALP/CALS setting and then try to engage the
radio via the Tune
Folks,
I fail to see the advantage of constructing an end fed dipole with coax
for half of the antenna - it requires a choke that has a parallel
resonant frequency equal to the operating frequency, and the overall
length is a half wavelength.
I believe it is much easier to construct a half
Dave,
There is one other change that is needed on your K2 to bring it up to
date, and that is the K2 Temperature Compensated PLL Reference Mod
(E850138). Thanks to Gary Hvizdak (of Rework Eliminator fame) for
bringing that omission to my attention. That change was included with
K2s above SN
I have just got a K3/10 going and like most owners of the K3 I find it to be
the best radio that I have owned. Aside from the excellent RX performance I
am especially taken by the built-in PSK/RTTY capability. It only took about
15 minutes of playing around with this capability to get the hang of
John,
There may be no problem - set the power to something grater than 2
watts. With the KAT2 installed, the K2 automatically limits the power
to 2 watts for tuning. If your power setting is a bit below that, the
LO PWR message may result.
73,
Don W3FPR
John Hoaglun wrote:
I am having a
I've used a PAR End-Fed on 30 meters with great results. I'm planning on buying
the 17 meter version and maybe one for 15. I use it as a half-wave sloper. I'd
recommend giving one a try.
73,
Dave N8AG
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I've been using two PAR EFHW (End Fed Half Wave) antennas in portable ops
for several weeks now with excellent results.
I have the 20/40M and the 10/20/40M antennas that I use at the local park.
What I like about these antennas, besides the fact that they work very well
indeed, is that no
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:48:03 -0500, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I fail to see the advantage of constructing an end fed dipole with coax
for half of the antenna
The advantage is if it solves a particular rigging problem that you
encounter.
73,
Jim K9YC
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