Re: [Elecraft] Begali and K2

2006-03-25 Thread Paul Heller
end a note to Piero about new contacts, I guess ... /Paul W3PH -- Paul Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.

Re: [Elecraft] MacLogger and CW KEYER

2006-01-25 Thread Paul Heller
Kalkwarf Robert wrote: Hi, has anyone interfaced the K2 using MacLogger on a PowerBook G4 with the new CW KEYER by microHAM? I cannot seem to get MackLogger to OPEN the Port. It is listed in the PANEL but when I select VFO it says it cannot open the port. I installed the latest Nov 2005

Re: [Elecraft] Cure for oxidized contacts (CAIG)

2006-01-10 Thread Paul Heller
Gilbert J Cross wrote: An excellent product. Try music stores where they sell instruments, amps etc. I have used Caig for years and have had excellent results. Great for noisy pots , switches etc. Musician's Friend has it - $20 for 25ml with needle applicator, $11 for 7.4 ml with brus

Re: [Elecraft] K2 compared to ?

2005-12-29 Thread Paul Heller
Like most others on this list, I absolutely love my K2, and I also have a second rig, kenwood ts-940sat. The ts940 has been waiting for parts for over 3mos. and I was considering replacing it. I would like to know of other list members personal experiences comparing the K2 receiver to either

Re: [Elecraft] Kent Straight Key and Paddle

2005-12-11 Thread Paul Heller
attached), so you could even use each to key a different rig if you wanted to. Quite a deal at that price. /Paul W3PH -- Paul Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to p

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

2005-12-08 Thread Paul Heller
tion (much longer than that and it would be time to crank up the generator, but two days isn't bad). /Paul W3PH -- Paul Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the l

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Audio issue

2005-12-02 Thread Paul Heller
s the size of the K2, but it does produce lots of audio ;-) ). Having said that, I prefer phones for CW and use phones 95% of the time, but the speaker works well when I'm in the mood for it. -- /Paul Heller W3PH ___ Elecraft mailing li

Re: [Elecraft] Paddles in General

2005-11-29 Thread Paul Heller
used to worry that we'd all wind up sounding the same, what with the near-perfect code you can send with a keyer, but there are still enough little differences in fists even with keyers that you can recognize many individuals after listening for a few seconds. /Paul W3PH -- /Paul Helle

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Anomaly

2005-11-29 Thread Paul Heller
idn't really have things grounded well. I've since rearranged equipment again and the problem hasn't reappeared. /Paul W3PH -- /Paul Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.his.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.q

Re: [Elecraft] CQ WW

2005-11-26 Thread Paul Heller
mooth, consistent operation. I'm doing the amp relay switching with the keyer's PTT line, and I set a 20 ms lead to give the old relay time to close before keying starts. /Paul W3PH -- Paul Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing li

Re: [Elecraft] CW-Pitch 600 Hz or 700 Hz or what?

2005-11-13 Thread Paul Heller
but I like to tweak it easily via a front-panel knob every so often during long operating periods, like contests - adjusting the sidetone (and zero-beat point) up or down a little from time to time seems to help minimize ear (or is it brain?) fatigue. /Paul W3PH -- Paul Heller [EMAIL

Re: [Elecraft] CW Sweepstakes contest

2005-11-07 Thread Paul Heller
was one at the moment) was sending CQ SS in a loop, apparently never listening, because they didn't answer any of the callers. No big deal - I just kept moving up the band in S&P mode, but I saw this enough times that it got my attention. /Paul W3PH -- Paul

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Elecraft] What battery to use?]

2005-07-15 Thread Paul Heller
iteups with more info at: http://www.reactual.com/metaefficient/archives/deep_cycle_batteries/index.html http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/AgmTech.htm http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/ http://www.dcbattery.com/agmtech.html A number of eBay sellers carry these. /Paul -- /Paul

[Fwd: Re: [Elecraft] What battery to use?]

2005-07-15 Thread Paul Heller
have an extra one - it's sitting inside a plastic Wal-Mart battery box, but because it's in the house I'm going to swap it out for an AGM battery - no fumes, no maintenance, no way to spill acid. -- /Paul Heller W3PH [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.his.com

Re: [Elecraft] K2 1E field day

2005-06-27 Thread Paul Heller
received the KAT100-1 and KSB2 kits, so at least I'll have built part of it :-) -- Paul Heller W3PH [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr.