[Elecraft] Heil HC-5 Taiwanese Equivalent?

2021-01-31 Thread Tony
All: I was looking an original Heil HC-5 microphone element for my KX3 when I came across this unit from an unknown manufacturer in Tawain: See: https://www.electronicsurplus.com/qw442-1740-audio-microphones-element-only-miniature There's no frequency response curve or other information

[Elecraft] FS: Hustler / Newtronics 5BTV Vertical Antenna + DX Eng. Tilt Plate

2021-01-31 Thread James Bennett via Elecraft
One of the last items to be sold in my goal to downsize before moving out of state: a modified Hustler / Newtronics 5BTV vertical antenna. It started out as an 80-40-20-15-10 meter version. However, when I put up my Inverted L several years ago there was interaction between the 5BTV and the “L”

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2021-01-31 Thread kevinr
Good Evening,    My prediction of medium QSB came true.  I gave one report as S3 to S9 with a clear signal.  Noise was very light too.  But, both bands kept changing.  By the time I closed the first net everyone had disappeared.  On forty meters I started off strong then got weaker as time

[Elecraft] P3 dynamic Ref Level ?

2021-01-31 Thread John Oppenheimer
Is there a P3 ability for Ref Lev settings for receive antenna versus antenna 1? Trying to evaluate SNR difference between transmit and receive antennas. Receive antenna has about 35dB lower gain than transmit antenna. 80M band. John KN5L

Re: [Elecraft] K3 synth / PLL faulty

2021-01-31 Thread Victor Rosenthal
The first thing to do when anything seems weird about the synths is to check all of those little cables. Make they are all well-seated, and push the connectors in and out a few times to clean off any corrosion. 73, Victor, 4X6GP Rehovot, Israel CWops #5 Formerly K2VCO

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2021-01-31 Thread Rich NE1EE
On 2021-01-30 20:34:-0800, kevinr wrote: >� After reading many recommendations for the Sony MDR-7506 headphones I >bought a pair.� They came with an adapter for the plug to switch from >1/8" to 3/8".� That is not unusual, what is new is the way it connects.� >Instead of simply plugging on

[Elecraft] K3 synth / PLL faulty

2021-01-31 Thread Graham Kimbell
My K3 (old synths, ser1198) has for a few weeks had an intermittent fault where the main rx synth loses lock. It seems ok when first switched on but once warm (after maybe 30-60mins) the rx can die. It may seem ok but tuning around causes either complete failure or intermittent failure on