ble "notch" to come back to for a center reference. T'would be
very nice.
Still in spite of this, best QRP rig I've ever had!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
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| -Bruce AA5B
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words being sent nowadays that makes the code much more difficult to "decode"
in the head. ESPECIALLY when one begins to copy whole syllables and/or words.
The whole concept sounds very practical. Something you can do without l
ooking at a keyboard too!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
-
nd" crystal. That's available from International Crystal on custom
order.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "J. Coote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 3:49 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Band Mods for K1 or KX1
| Are there any band mods for get
RE: The "Backlight"!!
Check the website technical topics for the K1. There is a simple mod. that
uses two
very bright white LEDs to illuminate the display. It works great and only adds
20 ma. to the drain.
Well worth it at night.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
Fr
attery yet is the gel cell "Vector" pack for $15 from
Sportsman's Guide.
73rds,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Mike Morrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] WTB tilt stand--K1 (accessories and corr
Lenoir City a bit further away from Sevierville.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Jim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "TopBand List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elecraft List"
; "Tower Talk
List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Th
brevity and even some rudeness in
the
heat of contest activity, but not as a matter of everyday operating practices.
People
teaching "ham classes" should SURELY include a few sessions of Operating
Protocol
and proper operating practices in the curriculum.
73 to all (72 to my fe
My results today were lousy. Sparse activity, or bad conditions. Submitted
log anyway.
No activity noted at all on 15 meters. Didn't bother with 80 meters due
to heavy QRN here.
Did not hear N3EPA at all on CW.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTEC
on.
Hope this hasn't discouraged you. Also I hope the "changeover" above
was clear.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Craig Rairdin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Elecraft Mail'"
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:59 AM
Subject: [El
al to set. Again especially so with the narrowest selectivity in
use! Been thinking of reducing the "range" of the RIT tuning as I VERY rarely
work with a "DX offset" more than a couple of khz at most.
73
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "EricJ" <[EMAIL
no maybe working DX on my K1 and
random wire
indoors a year or so ago. But the best thrill was the first long haul QRP with
the ZL!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
K1 #1178
- Original Message -
From: "wayne burdick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" ; "QRP-L&qu
u "no-coders"!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Ken Miller, K6CTW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 9:39 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Continental Code Wins on TV!
| All,
|
| Well to answer some of the questions I have received:
permit
or license to possess lead before long! (If the environmental whackos have
their way! The anti-gun folks will jump on this bandwagon too, be assured!)
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Don Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector"
active circuit!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Bob - W5BIG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Morse on the Tonight Show, Tonight, Friday the 13th
| The costumes were a brilliant idea! Really added spice to
ss the top section was
collapsed.
(Erected as an "inverted vee"
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Tom Arntzen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 6:09 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Anyone tried fibermasts.
| Hi all!
| I wonder if any of you
I MUJST agree with you Mike! My K1 had been a wonderful box! It has even
amazed me more since I built a 160/80 meter board for it!
If the MUF EVER goes up again, I'd like to build a 17/10 meter board for it,
10 meters not being a "standard" K1 band!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
K1 #1178 (Af
Wayne's techs trying to
sort a
returned
kit out with misplaced parts!
I'll take my "SMD's" mounted already..thank you!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "John A. Ross[RSDTV]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'wayne burdick'" <[
nerator (I use a G-R 1001, a URM-25 would do) and a receiver.
I may spring for the newer Autek. Only thing that went bad in the one I have
was the
tuning
capacitor for the generator. They are cheap and this time I bought a "spare"!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: &q
and vice-versa.)
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Stephen W. Kercel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Resistor Color Code Guide
| Rich:
|
| Here's a handy link:
|
| http://www.electronics123.com/
get the link to the website.
Nothing is drilled or tapped in the heatsink or chassis! It is truly a "kit" of
aprts. PC boards very nice!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 12:47 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1-4
gives useful information at the two lower bands.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Ron Polityka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ".Elecraft"
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:22 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1 Question
| Hello,
|
| I was wondering if anyone on the li
s not being standard!) If it works, I'll have
160-10
meter coverage except for 12 meter band.
Best QRP portable rig I have ever used for what's in it!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 1
;s get back to radio things.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K1/K2 Paint Color AND more
|
| In a message dated 3/7/2005 7:31:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
|
|
Yes! Just did a board for mine. Elecraft has all the parts except for the
crystal!
My new 2 band board is for 160 and 80 meters. Works really great.
If you don't get an answer from the people who did the change, I'll searchup the
messages and send you the thread.
73,
Sandy W5TV
The messy stuff in the can is called "Scotchcoat". It works well but can cause
a bunch of trouble doing a disassembly if its used directly on the connectors.
I've
seen a few lazy people
that did that and it works OK until you have to take things apart!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- O
going)
environment with very good results. Easy to remove with a very sharp knife
blade.
The sun doesn't seem to bother it. For wrapping very irregular objects, fill in
voids with
Scotchfil putty.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "S55M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
This was done frequently on the theory that things could not occupy the same
space at the same time! (silicone grease or water)
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Baugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector"
Sent: Tuesday, February 15
Whoops! The price should read $14.95 My error in typing!
- Original Message -
From: "Sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tony Wells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ; "Michael
Babineau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:09 PM
Speaking of K1 battery packs.Checkout the 2 battery 12 volt SLA
battery pack and carrying case at Sportsman's Guide. It's $41.95 and really
nice! 4.5 A/H with 120 vac charger and patch cable to charge it
via you auto cigarette lighter/accessory outlet!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Origin
re a royal pain in the arse to remove charge and
reinstall. It was the only addition to the K1 I didn't like very
much.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
K1 #1178
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Babineau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject
al manufacturer.
When I switch boards, I just have to reassign band assignments and I'm off!
Rig works great on 160 and 80!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:30 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] KFL1-2 vs KFL1-4
| Hello e
60 and 80 meter operation. (The 160 meter band
is not an offered option, but is easily added to one position of an
extra two band card. Elecraft has all the needed parts, toroid cores
EXCEPT for the 9.8 Mhz crystal, which presently must be ordered
from ICM or any reputable crystal manufacturer.)
nd will calibrate OK and the other
40 meter band will be off frequency.
73
Sandy W5TVW
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Ken H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:23 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1-4 Frequency
| Hi all, this is another qu
compared with the old stuff.
Has anone else had this happen or is it a fluke?
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Mike S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 8:34 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Multicore solder availability
| After finishing #4439,
receiver filter bandpass
bandwidth (1.5 khz-.05 khz) and bandpass center frequency variable
over whatever the audio range would be (500-2500 Hz?)
{pipe dreams?}
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Julian, G4ILO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Elecraft List"
stuff one night. Kwajelien Island, Caroline Islands, Hawaii, American
Samoa
all on SSB with 3 watts PEP and a Newtronics "Hustler" mobile antenna on
my old Ford Mustang. That was quite a thrill!
You'd be surprised wjhat you can work if you are presistant!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
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That's always my biggest regret! No 80 meters on the 4 band card!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Jim F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:27 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] k1 and QRP Afield
| Hello to all that I worked yester
I've had my best results with a 1 oz teardrop weight {painted dayglo orange!}
and a common spinning rod with 6lb monofilament line! Usually I can
cast it over the limb of my choice in 2-3 tries. Regularly get it over 50' plus
trees this way.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
other components
| aer appropriate to the frequency?
No, Not even with a 2 band board owing to the filter frequencies used.
If you did it, what would be the point? No CW operation is legal at
the moment on 60 meters.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
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Ni-MH batteries. Mine don't seem to
self discharge near as fast as the old Ni-Cads did. Ni-Cads were the "pits"
as a cell frequently would go down and spoil the whole pack. I use
mostly 1.5 and 2 A/H Ni-MH batteries in a 10 cell external holder.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
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ighs just 3.3 pounds. I use a
standard photo tripod and a couple of tyraps to support the "pole".
Antenna being a 33' length of wire (80-15 meters) and two 33' radials
laid on the ground. One radial not enough, a third one doesn't make a big
difference in performance.
et 100 khz markers, which will prove usually
quite adequate.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Lloyd Lachow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "List Elecraft"
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:35 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] using a freq standard for the K1
|I hav
I have an old Ungar "Princess" that might work? Someday I mat try SMD
out, but I suspect I'll sooner or later drop some parts and probably never find
them!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "John Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Sandy W5TV
mail for a
soldering
iron!)
The biggest problem would be positioning and handling the components!
At least I think this would be the "kink" for people who KNOW how to
solder correctly!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Mike Morrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
T
r missing parts on my "unclean room" workshop!!)
Big smile ;^)
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Frank C Van Cleef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: SMT kits?
|
| With all due respect to those of
27;m concerned! I played that game when I
was younger, but no more!
Have fun with the Surface mounted stuff guys>
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "Steve, G4GXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT:
dding more give slight changes for the better, but nothing of a large
difference.
I'd say four would be the maximum needed. More is always better as regards
radilas, but after 4 the returns increasingly diminish.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
- Original Message -
From: "John Rader" &
I used a thick piece of leather (about 1/8") cut in a disk same size as knob.
Works great. I couldn't find any felt thick enough! Normal "pool table" baize
is not thick enough. Where does one get thick felt? (Besides the brim of an
old "smokey bear"
ith collapsible
"hot sticks" when the tips break off? They would make great portable "poles"!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
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bviously
used receivers with USB filters only and they didn't know CW! I thought
it was a stupid move to "channelize" the 60 meter band on SSB only!!!
I supposed ARRL has too many irons in the fire now with the "rehashing"
of the amateur classes/privileges and BPL to worry
Or even try the "Google"
search engine online and it will keep you busy for hours searching for the
groups
that deal with what you are interested in.
Old time radio can be found on the "glowbugs" and "boatanchor" groups.
Ditto "specialty" groups like P
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