[Elecraft] OT: Kit nostalgia

Here's the complete URL http://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/ 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Ele

[Elecraft] OT: Kits

Here's some kit-building nostalgia. Nostalgic Kits Central 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

[Elecraft] Fw: K3: CTCSS means "poor" sound on FM

annels, where different user groups are stacked > 10+ deep on channels in busy metropolitan areas. > > 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/m

[Elecraft] K3: CTCSS means "poor" sound on FM

sidered to be the maximum that should be used. CTCSS is almost a necessity on today's multi-user FM channels, where different user groups are stacked 10+ deep on channels in busy metropolitan areas. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP

[Elecraft] RF in PC Speakers.

2" from my open wire feeders. FWIW, your MMV ... 73! Ken - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@m

Re: [Elecraft] Connecting Encoder/Decoder to K3

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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Deposits etc. UpCharge?

Some of us will go to considerable length to obtain gear with S/N relationships that only make sense to us. (:-) 73! Ken - K0PP K2 #56 65 K3 #56 P3 #56 But Rose says I can't buy K3 # 56 65, due out "soon" (:-(

Re: [Elecraft] Pileups and the KPA500

Yes Fred, I wondered the same thing. X watts is X watts, regardless of whose product it comes from. Maybe the initial poster was assuming there was extra Elecraft MoJo mixed into the output of the KPA500. (:-) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP

[Elecraft] OT: Dangers of RF

Beware of passing the rods of ceramic wall feed-throughs through holes drilled through walls that have foil-backed insulation. (;-) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] OT: "KN"

Many late-model hams would say that "KN" means "OK now", meaning "go ahead and call/talk to me, I'm listening". (:-) 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/m

[Elecraft] "Q" signal trivia

eedless to say, a purist would never use a "Q" signal in voice communications, but we all do. "The home QTH here is ... (;-) Oh ... 73 is correct. 73's isn't. 73's is equivalent to "Good lucks". 73! Ken - K0PP _

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 and KAT500 Ports

s often used in major contests (KE7X) and we put up the AD as a 2nd station antenna that doesn't need any attention ... just switch to it and go. It's extremely well-made, but very heavy. It's at 65', help up with 3/8" Dacron

Re: [Elecraft] Power Supply?

I can attest that obtaining UL, CSA and "foreign" certification for anything that "plugs in" is an involved and costly process. I went through the process a few years ago with a medical product, and I can understand why Elecraft might want to avoid marketing AC PSU

Re: [Elecraft] Received email from qth.net containing my login email and password

Hi Tom, It always sent this way ... Remember, the message has gone to no one but you, so you're the only one who's seeing the "private" info. 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mai

[Elecraft] OT: My "other" hand sending

If you're confronted with a situation where you need to send with your "other" hand ... as in when you're visiting someone's station ... just turn the paddles around so the paddles face away from you and reach over

[Elecraft] OT: "Tapping" the key

lamp on the wall ... and ... the operator is shown sending code with his right index finger and the key is sideways to his hand! 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://

Re: [Elecraft] W2 Wattmeter issues

l bands and antennas, depending on which is connected to what. BTW, a set of Bird meters connected to a dual sensor exhibit the same behavior, but it isn't as obvious because the lowest range they can display is 50W FS. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP __

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Speaker disconnect

Adi, This is a common failure with the jack. I believe Elecraft will supply you with a replacement. 73! Ken - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

[Elecraft] K2/100 75 meters lost receive

That's why Don get the Big Bucks! (:-) 73! Ken - K0PP Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2/100 75 meters lost receive > 12 years of activities with the K2 has given me a lot of background. > Glad to hear you are now up and running. > >

[Elecraft] Splitting knobs - a thought

would result in a tapered thread that would force the knob apart as the straight set-screw is screwed in. It would be a hard-to-catch error on the part of the vendor of the knobs that even they themselves or the employee that did the actual tapping may not have been aware of. 73! Ken -

[Elecraft] Cheerful news on the propagation front

The key continued enjoyment of the hobby is ... obviously ... adaptability. I've -never- been kept off the air by "band conditions". I may well not be able to do what I'd prefer to do or talk to who I'd like to, but there's -always- a ways to &qu

[Elecraft] OT "Underground" antennas

roll it back onto it's spool. Then snowmobiling became popular 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailm

Re: [Elecraft] Price estimates for K2, K1, KX1 ~ Correction

Hi Rod! Nice to see you here on the Elecraft reflector! Are you wanting to sell the SK's Elecraft gear, or inquiring about the value for yourself? BTW, I have a K2, K3 and P3. The K3 is the best rig I've ever owned. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP http:/tinyurl.

[Elecraft] A KRX3 antenna input option

t for diversity reception, but since I have a number of antennas available I can connect whatever I want to the ANT3 connector. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/lis

[Elecraft] 6M ATU problems

There -might- be an issue related to a forgotten low pass TVI filter tucked away under the desk. Some units were / are OK to 52 MHZ, but many aren't. They can be the source of "strange" rig behavior on 6M. 73!

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Trivia - WWV & so-called "atomic" clocks

I used to work at the University of Colorado's Radio Astronomy Laboratory and enjoyed a rather close association with the folks at NBS and NASA. Some of the best "learning" in my life took place on napkins in the NBS cafeteria. A close friend (K0RZ) was project engineer on NBS cesium s

[Elecraft] OT: Trivia - WWV & so-called "atomic" clocks

ction. 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support

Re: [Elecraft] PTO tuning

et it "just right".. It's not important to the matter at hand, but the shaft turns an encoder, not a PTO. 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://ma

Re: [Elecraft] "Shortening" a min-module PC board., how to...

and can cause a dangerous "explosion" of the wheel. A common but dangerous practice. 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.

[Elecraft] PSK-31 / K3 setup

It seems to me that someone recently posted a set-by-step procedure for configuring the K3 for PSK-31. Can someone direct me to it? Perhaps the original poster? 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] Human nature, I suppose

I find it amazing that even though no one has seen the KX3 and almost nothing is known about it that there are already calls for design changes. (:-)) 73! K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

[Elecraft] K3: Elecraft Wiki

be here on the reflector, and therefore be properly moderated by Wayne, Eric and Don. 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

[Elecraft] Power Supply For K3?

I have had a 35A Astron running under my bench for several decades. It's never been off, other than for power outages. There's a RIGrunner fused distribution box on the wall behind the equipment that feeds everything that's 12VDC in the station. Works for me. 73!

[Elecraft] OT: The Good Kind of IMD for CW buffs

FCC site says the WPD license expired in 1996. Would have expected it to been gone long ago. Google Earth shows an asphalt lot at 1330 McKay St where it was. Had two self- supporting towers and a ship's console for a station. 73! Ken Kopp -

Re: [Elecraft] The Good Kind of IMD for CW buffs

I used to "hang out" at Tampa's WPD ... boy, that was a long time ago! Helped ole Al Burnham pet the wharf cats. Anyone know when it went QRT? 73! Ken - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.

[Elecraft] "Rose" at Visalia

Rose will be at Visalia again this year and will have a booth adjacent to Elecraft. In addition to her regular of Elecraft covers and cases, new items shown this year will be new KPA500 and K-Line dust covers. Stop and say "Hello". 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmai

[Elecraft] OT: Bird Wattmeter Element Repair

Peter, others .. Here's the Bird element information: http://www.repeater-builder.com/projects/bird-element-tour/bird-element-tour.html 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/lis

[Elecraft] OT: Elecraft Wiki

In retrospect ... tried to use the Elecraft wiki a couple of times, but found the moderator(s) to be heavy-handed and wanting to edit or simply wouldn't wouldn't allow some postings. Never came back. But, it -was- their wiki . 73! Ken K

[Elecraft] Forums?

This "forum" seems to meet the needs of most. I don't see any advantage of "splitting" the pool of information. It's all here ... and in one place. What are we missing? 73! Ken Kopp -

[Elecraft] Flashing red Led

(:-)) !! And, I'm old 'nuff to know the phrase and where it comes from. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailm

Re: [Elecraft] paddle key training

Thumb on right paddle makes dits. Have a left-handed guest op? Suggest turning paddles around backwards and reach over the top. (:-)) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

[Elecraft] Powerpoles

They've work well for me ... never a problem. I have a RIGrunner 4008H fused distribution box from West Mountain Radio that makes my 12 VDC distribution "neat n tidy". 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP __ Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] K3 & 43' Verticals

There was a recent thread with -much- discussion of the currently popular 43' verticals. Maybe it's available on Nabble. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailm

[Elecraft] An unobtrusive 6M antenna for your K3

d on a toilet vent pipe close to the roof and might be not noticed. I can provide a photo to anyone interested. BTW, it's a little-known fact that the 5/8-wave 2M mobile antennas that many of us have on our vehicles are very close to resonance on 6M and will work reasonably well on that ba

Re: [Elecraft] 2nd RX

I use the 2nd receiver to monitor 50.125 for 6M band openings. The receiver has a dedicated antenna input connected to a 6M GP and doesn't use any of the internal RX antenna switching options. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmai

[Elecraft] What made you decide on purchasing a K3?

my FT-990, FT-1000D and the IC-756ProII on E-Bay. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:

Re: [Elecraft] K3s @ VP8

The P3 display of the calling mob is spectacular! (:-) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post

[Elecraft] OT: Exhaustive microphone connector info

Here's a truly exhaustive collection of microphone connection information, including Elecraft. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rg4wpw/date.html 73! Ken - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmai

[Elecraft] OT: Stereo to mono adapters

Hi James, If you're wanting this adapter to be used with the K3's speaker jack on the rear of the radio, DON'T do it. (;-) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 __ E

[Elecraft] Fwd: Elecraft Covers has a new address

I have a new ISP and e-mail provider that appears to be free of the problems related to my old service, which was often black-listed or blocked by some carriers. Many messages, both to and from me, simply vanished.

[Elecraft] Test of new e-mail addy

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[Elecraft] New e-mail addy test

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