[Elecraft] Elecraft XV144 and XV50 - TX Noise and birdie

2005-04-09 Thread Ken G3WCS
connected. Sorry for the long waffle. Any comments most welcome. Best 73, Ken G3WCS. -- Ken G3WCS IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)870 765 1632 (home) (+44) (0)7733 400 950 (mobile & sms) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailm

[Elecraft] K2 - Audio Compressor with slight splatter, any mods

2005-01-08 Thread Ken G3WCS
hanks, Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)870 765 1632 (home) (+44) (0)7733 400 950 (mobile & sms) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the l

Re: [Elecraft] Birdy on 28020 with K2?

2005-01-01 Thread Ken G3WCS
something generated in your shack which is making it into the K2 via power or other wiring? Happy New Year. Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)870 765 1632 (home) (+44) (0)7733 400 950 (mobile

Re: [Elecraft] Question about KNB2 Noise Blanker (Gain reduction in NB2 posit...

2004-12-30 Thread Ken G3WCS
construction so thought ESD protection was OK. Maybe faulty from the start. Maybe me. Who knows? Anyway, working correctly on both NB1 and NB2 now with no reduction of gain. Just need to find another 2N7000 for my XV60 board. Thanks again and Happy New Year. Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTEC

[Elecraft] Question about KNB2 Noise Blanker (Gain reduction in NB2 position)

2004-12-30 Thread Ken G3WCS
y comments about overall RX gain when using NB2. If gain should be unaffected, I would be grateful for any pointers of where to look. Many thanks. Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)870 765 1632 (home) (+44) (0)7733 400 9

Re: [Elecraft] SSB TX signal mystery SOLVED !!!

2004-12-29 Thread Ken G3WCS
e fed up a dedicated wire connected to pin 2. In my older mic the signal cable (pin 1) doubles as signal and preamp voltage carrier. 73, Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)1606 892677 (home) (+44) (0)7733 4009

Re: [Elecraft] SSB TX signal mystery SOLVED !!!

2004-12-29 Thread Ken G3WCS
New Year. Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)1606 892677 (home) (+44) (0)7733 400950 (mobile & sms) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the li

Re: [Elecraft] Excellent exchange rate (or article?) helping Elecraft sales to Europe?

2004-11-22 Thread Ken G3WCS
d since 1968 and built lots of kit, but the Elecraft products are high up amongst the trouble free. Even hope to modify an XV144 for the 70Mhz band soon. Keep up the good work. Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)1606 892

Re: [Elecraft] Transverter confusion

2004-11-19 Thread Ken G3WCS
d an XV144 which works very well with the low level transverter output from a TS430s. I am also just about to complete an XV50 in the next few days. Shortly, I will be starting my K2 kit and when this is finished, will be looking to connect it via the K60XV. Regards, Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EM

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft XV50 Transverter on 4mtrs/70Mhz - UK/EuropeQuestion?

2004-11-10 Thread Ken G3WCS
n has some (untested) details about converting the XV144 to 70Mhz. I'm sure he would be very willing to pass on the info to anyone interested. However, he did say that they were untested. When I hear from him, I'll get back to you if that's OK? Best 73, Ken. -- Ken G3W

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft XV50 Transverter on 4mtrs/70Mhz - UK/EuropeQuestion?

2004-11-10 Thread Ken G3WCS
Hi Ian, I have not build one but I have all the details its just that its untested and uses a XV144. Will drop you an email off list. Thanks for replying. Best 73, Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Cheshire : NW England (+44) (0)1606 892677 (home) (+44) (0)7968 161632 (

[Elecraft] Elecraft XV50 Transverter on 4mtrs/70Mhz - UK/Europe Question?

2004-11-10 Thread Ken G3WCS
70Mhz. Might be useful to know if someone has tried this already to save reinventing the wheel. I know this is a slim chance because 70Mhz is only available in UK and some European countries and therefore is not as popular as 6m or 2m. Ken. -- Ken G3WCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IO83rh : Ch

Re: [Elecraft] Stability of the K2 & XV144 Transverter

2004-10-09 Thread Ken G3WCS
Hi David & all, Firstly, let me say a sincere thank you to the folk who have replied both on and off the list. I have received about six or seven "off list" emails, all of which have stated how stable the combination is for them. > By "add-ons", Ken, I presume you are including the K60XV, wh

[Elecraft] Stability of the K2 & XV144 Transverter

2004-10-09 Thread Ken G3WCS
Hi to all from a new member to the list. I just ordered a K2 kit plus the add-ons and an XV50 and an XV144. I am very interested in weak signal working on VHF and to that end have also ordered the XVOVN crystal oven for the XV144. Assuming that this makes the transverter very stable, can I just a