[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2023-03-18 Thread kevin via Elecraft
Good Evening,    Snow stopped falling early this week.  Now it is slowly melting.  Only a foot is left, but it is dense.  I don't see a lot of runoff so it is soaking the ground.  I heard a Pileated woodpecker this afternoon and a Barred owl at dusk.  Some birds are returning but it will take

[Elecraft] KPA1500 produces birdie

2023-03-18 Thread Jim Miller
I've been chasing RFI over the last couple of days and one surprising source is the KPA1500. It produces a birdie at 1832.4 which wanders a bit. Turning off the power to the KPA1500 results in it going away slowly as some capacitor discharges. Turn it back on again and the birdie pops up again. I

[Elecraft] Elecraft Test Equipment Applications

2023-03-18 Thread John Oppenheimer
Fun today using Elecraft test equipment for purpose of measuring Ferrite loss as a function of power. K3, DL1, and CP1. Visit QSL.net, requires password access, https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/ft240-52-power.855486/page-3#post-6489172 https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/ft240-52-pow

Re: [Elecraft] KXIBC2 module installation and observations

2023-03-18 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi Mike, KX2 Utility will be updated to allow time to be set on the KXIBC2. 73, Wayne N6KR elecraft.com > On Mar 18, 2023, at 9:49 AM, Michael McShan via Elecraft > wrote: > > Hello, all. > > This may be my first post to the reflector. I received the KXIBC2 module > yesterday and in

[Elecraft] KXIBC2 module installation and observations

2023-03-18 Thread Michael McShan via Elecraft
Hello, all. This may be my first post to the reflector. I received the KXIBC2 module yesterday and installed it in the KX2 this morning. A few notes from the process… 1. Installation is pretty straight forward. Soldering the B and E pins is a little tricky but not too bad. I pre-tinned pin E,