[Elecraft] K2 BFO problem - need suggestions

2010-06-06 Thread Elmore's
Greetings everyone, I have a 4+ year old K2 which has provided spotless service for me until recently. I began to have an audio issue in that on power up I would not have audio. I could get it back intermittently by either powering down and back up or by switching through the modes. In d

[Elecraft] K2/100 RFI problem using Astron 20A

2005-12-07 Thread Elmore's
I am in the testing phase of my KPA-100 construction using an Astron 20A power supply. When I attempt to adjust the power of the K2 in Tune mode it will reset at levels between 40-90W depending on the band selected. I tried adjusting the power using a battery and I was successful to 100W without

[Elecraft] PSK31

2006-01-12 Thread Elmore's
Greetings, I am looking into getting started on PSK31 using the K2. I have the KPA-100 as well. I have read the WA7SPY app note and several items on the reflector. I have a basic question. Where can you get a connector to interface to the K2 microphone connector? No one seems to address that

[Elecraft] XV144 For Sale Price Drop

2017-03-07 Thread Elmore's
Greetings All, I have an XV144 completed, tested and operated (for a few hours) for sale. It is a basic unit – no oven. It is in perfect condition. I have decided that I am not going to pursue 2m operation and thus have no use for it. I am asking $360 including shipping to the continental US.

[Elecraft] Raspberry Pi, K2 and WSJT-X questions

2017-07-04 Thread Elmore's
Has anyone figured out how to control a K2 from RPi running WSJT-X (or FLDIGI,etc.)? Also, has anyone been able to run a digital program using a USB soundcard? I have a Star Tech 7.1 connected to my RPi. At the moment I am trying to get it to work with WSJT-X. I am running Debian Jessie. The

[Elecraft] FLDIGI on Raspberry Pi PTT issue with the K2

2017-11-21 Thread Elmore's
Please carefully read everything that follows to avoid repetition of the steps followed. What I have summarized here is the result of MANY hours of work and extensive troubleshooting time via email with 2 incredibly helpful and patient hams. I have an RPi 3 with FLDIGI and WSJT-X installed. Af

[Elecraft] PSK31 using data mode

2007-01-14 Thread Elmore's
I have encountered a problem using PSK31 in data mode with my K2. I have been successfully using PSK31 with a homebrew interface for several months with the K2 in USB mode. I recently decided to use PSK31 in the data mode to take advantage of its automatic selection of no compression and its DSP