RE: [Elecraft] I fried my N-Gen module

Leigh: That's a brilliant suggestion. I wish you had posted it before I flamed my N-Gen. BTW Elecraft (The Best Radio Company in the World) sent me the replacement part for free. Pretty impressive as it was obviously my fault. Paul N8NOV Houston >There's also the RX ANT jack if you have the 16

RE: [Elecraft] Slightly cracked ferrite core in BL2 kit

Michael: I had the same problem with a BL-2 kit. They really should wrap those cores. Scott at Elecraft sent me a new set of cores the next day. Paul N8NOV Houston ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber t

[Elecraft] CP-1 Coupler

Thanks to all who responded to my question about termination. Now another: What is the limiting factor in the power rating of the coupler? With either the 20db (max 25W), or the 30db (max 250W) the power delivered to the secondary is 0.25W. The terminating resistors are rated at 3W. Are there h

[Elecraft] Question About the CP-1 Coupler

Hi All: I am not sure I understand the procedure for terminating the sampling ports. If a port is unused it says to terminate it into the internal 50 ohm load to maintain balance. This makes sense. But if I connect a port (or ports) through a short piece of 50 ohm coax to a scope which has a hi

RE: [Elecraft] CW Fans- check it out!

Thanks for the commercial spam. Paul N8NOV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward R. Breneiser Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] CW Fans- check it out! Hello a

RE: [Elecraft] KX1 Fire Sale

Thanks to all who responded. The archive provided a wealth of information on this well-known problem. I spoke with Scott at Elecraft and he is sending me a nylon screw. He told me that there had been a Builder's Alert on this problem in the past, but he was also unable to find it on the web site. H

[Elecraft] KX1 Fire Sale

Hello all: I had disassembled my previously operational KX1 (SN854) in anticipation of adding the KXB3080 option. However I realized that it would be some time before I could get around to it, and I felt like operating. So I put it back together, powered it up, and released the smoke. Examina

RE: [Elecraft] Will the real Elmer please stand up.

Well said Jim. We are very lucky to have his expertise available to the Elecrafter community. He graciously provides his time and knowledge to all who ask. We owe him a great deal, and I'm glad you brought it up. Paul N8NOV >Over the past year of lurking and taking in all the info I could from t

[Elecraft] NGEN/XG-2 Project

Hello All: I'm putting a NGEN and an XG-2 in a small project case. Assuming that both devices would not be on at the same time, would there be some way to couple the outputs to a single BNC connector, without using a switch, and without degrading the performance of the XG-2? Also will I hav

[Elecraft] Proper Adjustment of K2 AGC

Hello All: What is the proper way to set AGC in the K2? The manual suggests adjusting R1 for 3.80V at U2-5 as a starting point, but then gives no other information. TNX, Paul N8NOV Houston ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

RE: [Elecraft] High Altitude Solder

> Does anybody know of a vendor that still sells it? Are there any special precautions or procedures for using this solder? Any quality solder will work. You just have to assemble the K-1 in a vacuum chamber to out-gas the connections. Remember to hold your breath to avoid contamination. Paul N8

RE: [Elecraft] RE: ridge vent as antenna?

> Another possibility for overcoming your limitation is to use weather balloons to loft your antenna: http://www.allsopp.co.uk/ They have many different sizes of balloons to choose from. You could easily use a vertical antenna, and raise it several hundred feet without a problem. Just make sure y

RE: [Elecraft] 3 element beam

Yes I have found that my three element 80 meter beam at 190 feet seems to slightly outperform my 30 foot vertical run with a four foot ground stake as a radial. I can easily hear signals that have a signal strength of one milliwatt. However I am experimenting with a full wavelength 80 meter vertic

RE: [Elecraft] Top Posting

>OK guys and gals, this is getting very close to the neverending discussion of which way the toilet paper should roll. It rolls clockwise in the northern hemisphere. (Sorry folks, I just couldn't resist.) Paul N8NOV Houston (Northern Hemisphere) ___

[Elecraft] Detaching the K2 Faceplate

Hello all: I was wondering if anyone has ever detached the faceplate of a K2? I'm considering using this rig for pedestrian mobile, and I think it would be really neat to have the ability to have the rig in a backpack, and the controls in a fanny pack, as in the ICOM 706. Any ideas? Thanks, Pa

RE: [Elecraft] KXPD1

>Mine has the same problem. I discovered the headphones were clogged by a large dense hairy object between the two earphones. Unfortunately, it can't be fixed. True, large dense hairy objects cannot be fixed, but they can be divorced. *DISCLAIMER* This is humor. No Flames Please. Paul N8NOV

[Elecraft] OT But Interesting FEMA Field Radios

Hello All: The other day CNN showed the FEMA Field Command Center. Many people had chest-pack radios that looked about the size of a FT 817. They appeared to have short whip antennas (about 12 inches). Does anyone know what these radios are, or who makes the chest-packs? TNX, Paul Rubin N8NOV _

RE: [Elecraft] Re: OT: Affected areas/ net frequencies

Leigh: Red Cross operations are being managed out of the National office in Virginia, and the Southwest Service Area office in Houston, Texas. The Red Cross relies on conventional phone and cell phone communication when available. Additionally, they deploy portable high-bandwidth satellite systems