Re: [Elecraft] Measuring power output of an SSB transmitter

Sampling at twice the bandwidth will allow you to accurately extract frequency information about a signal, or if all you were viewing were sine waves. To view the actual waveform, however, you really want to sample at at least 4x or 5x the bandwidth, or, even better, 10x the bandwidth. 73

Re: [Elecraft] Buddipoles and KX1

I have a KX-1 and a BuddiStick, although I haven't used them together yet. If you have the bulit-in antenna tuner, then there's no need to spend all that money on a BuddiStick. I have had success with the 28- ft. wire with four radials as described in the tuner manual. Last time I went porta

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Jawbone, Noise Cancellation, Bluetooth & Ham Radio

Some of the folks who responded to my blog post, http://kb6nu.com/ OLD32/, entered links to various BlueTooth products for ham radio applications. 73! Dan KB6NU -- CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator Read my ham radio blog at http

Re: [Elecraft] Selecting An Iabic Key

For just starting out, you can't go wrong with a Bencher BY-1. New, they're about $110, and you can find them for half that on eBay and at hamfests. 73! Dan KB6NU -- CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator Read my ham radio blog at h

Re: [Elecraft] Farnsworth Method

I'm glad to hear someone say this. I can copy at least 30 wpm now, and I rarely hear words. I suppose I do hear some of the more common ones, such as "FER" or "THE", but for everything else it's still letter-by-letter for me, too. I'd also like to echo the comment someone else made about he

Re: [Elecraft] Learning The Code

I agree with copying by ear, but not with starting with a hand key. Get a paddle and use a keyer (either internal or external). You'll send better code and it will be a lot less strain on your wrist and arm. 73! Dan KB6NU -- CW Geek an

Re: [Elecraft] New concept/tool for CW dxing

pology to any DX who might read this!). The weapons can be purchased, but once you start to replace the skills with some form of 'automatic' system or crutch I believe that much of the appeal in working DX is lost. DX Clusters are bad enough IMHO. 73, Geoff GM4ESD (Who has been hu

Re: [Elecraft] New concept/tool for CW dxing

It's all a matter of where you draw the line. This is just more technology, and technology is **supposed** to make things easier. Following your line of reasoning, we'd have to disqualify those using DSP or beam antennas because it makes DXing harder for those that don't have them. 73!

Re: [Elecraft] Antenna works too well - I'm worried!

Hi, Dave-- Ann Arbor here. Last summer, I also built a 66' doublet, but used twisted pair for the feedline. Connected the twisted pair directly to my KX1 with an internal antenna tuner. I didn't' work UT, but I did have solid contacts with VT, OK, and MD stations. It seems to work a lot b