[Elecraft] lighten strike

A couple of years ago I had a lightening strike directly to my tower. I didn't know that there was a cloud in the sky until that happened. It not only ruined ever piece of ham equipment I had, but also got into the electrical system in the house and ruined several appliances. I was in the shack

[Elecraft] k3 for sale

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[Elecraft] k3 k2 for sale

Both the K3 and k2 have already been sold.   Scott n5sm __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:

[Elecraft] email reflector

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[Elecraft] K3/100F/atu for sale

I have a factory built K3/100F with ATU for sale. I purchased it from Elecraft on 3/30/2011 at a cost of $2558.98. (S/N 5329) It is still in new contition, and has less than an hour operating time on it. The only reason for selling it is that it is too complicated to operate for an old man!

[Elecraft] K3 unusual noise

Hello My factory built K3 is about six weeks old and today it started doing something that I have never had a rig do before in 40 years of hamming.   I was listening on 20 meters CW and the K3 suddenly started making a fast ticking noise at various speeds. The wind was blowing about 40 miles

[Elecraft] KX3

Hello Well I am about to show my ignorance again which I don't really like to do, but here goes. I don't always read all the messages on his reflector because there is getting to be too many of them. But lately I have been seeing a lot about a KX3. Exactly what is it? Is it an add on accessory

[Elecraft] nets

Hello Can some tell me the time and frequency of the Elecraft nets, both cw and ssb. Thank Scott  n5sm __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] static charges

Hello I live at 3600 feet altitude on the Texas high plains where it is extremely dry, and we have a lot of wind. And lots of static eletricity. I have static charges jump as much as 3/4 of an inch to my hands daily, and usually several times a day. How can I protect my transceivers from this.

[Elecraft] factory built k3/100/F

Hello Has anyone besides me recieved a factory built k3/100/F that had no, (like in zero), output in the ssb mode. Or am I just the lucky one. I worked on it for a while with support on the telephone, then they told me to send it back to the factory. That sounds like someone at the factory isn't

[Elecraft] K3

Hello I have a brand new K3/100/F that I am having a problem with. I really think it is more the operator than the transceiver. It works fine in CW mode, but has no output in ssb mode. The transmit led comes on when the  mic button is depressed but has no audio output. I feel that something is not

[Elecraft] K3 problems

I would like to thank everyone for all the help with my K3. I really appreciate it. It's more of a radio than I am used to operating!! And being 77 years old doesn't help any.. 73 Scott N5SM __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] K3/100/F

Hello This is my first message to this reflector, so if I mess things up don't be supprised. I have some questions about the K3/100/F. I just ordered one and will not have it for a couple weeks. Is there any gotchas that I need to know about before I start messing around with it? The only

[Elecraft] K1-2 Problems

Hello I just finished building a K1-2 and am having a problem that I need some help with. When I turn it on,  it comes on with the E-42 message on the display. If I press the band switch the display shows the band it is tuned to. I can double press the band button and it will change bands. But

[Elecraft] antenna tuner f/ s

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[Elecraft] tuner F / S

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[Elecraft] F/ S Elecraft KAT100 automatic antenna tuner

Hello I have for sale the Elecraft KAT100 antenna tuner. I built it about a month ago and it works fine. It is in new condition. I thought I needed it, burt have since found that all my antennas are properly tuned and I don't need it. All  toriods in it were wound by the toroid guy. Included

[Elecraft] (no subject)

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[Elecraft] NEW k3/100 F/S

F/S New K3/100 with KFL3A-400 and 2.7 filters. KUSB and MH2-R microphone. Will sell for just what I gave for it. $2075 plus $25.00 shipping. Contact me off line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be

[Elecraft] K2 audio pot

Hello My K2 af gain pot has started acting up. I have noticed that if I press down on the knob the audio will increase in volume. I guess that means it is time to change it out. Right? 73 Scott N5SM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] K3 filters

I have a k3/100 ordered and am trying to decide on filters. I would like the 250 hz 8 pole filter for cw. Should I also get the 400 hz filter for ssb. Scott N5SM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post

[Elecraft] Test

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[Elecraft] K3 kit

Hello I should be getting my K3/10 kit in a couple of months and woud like to know what I will need in the way of test equipment to get it aligned and tuned up? A digital volt meter is about the extent of my test equipment. Besides that I'm a numb brained old man that has to ask the xyl what my

[Elecraft] k2 bnc connector

Hello Has anyone had any trouble with the bnc antenna connector on a K2? Mine doesn't make contact with the antenna coax all the time. I can tell by the receiver noise when it looses contact. I think it is probably doing that when I am transmitting, but I have no way to tell except the swr goes

[Elecraft] dipole antenna camping trip

Here is some antenna information that might supprise you! I was planning a camping trip to the mountains and needed a dipole antenna for my K2/10. I would be camped in a heavly wooded area and space between trees would be small. So before leaving home I built a 20 meter dipole because it would be

[Elecraft] (no subject)

kpa100 swr bridge Don Thanks for the help on the swr bridge. You were right it was T4. I re-wound it and the problem was cured. Now I am trying to adjust the bias on the finals. I don't have a dmm that will handle the current so guess I will have to buy one. I am getting full output on it. Thanks

[Elecraft] kpa100 swr bridge

Hello I just finished building the kpa100 for my k2 and need some help. All the test through building went as the manual said they should. But I have a problem with the swr bridge null adjustment. With the pka100 connected to a 2kw dummy load the k2 shows an swr of 9.9-1 on all bands. An inline

[Elecraft] K2 battery

I've been thinking about buying a battery kit for my K2/10. Can someone that has one tell me how long the battery will last between charges? Thanks Scott ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the

[Elecraft] K2 repair

Hello I would like to apologize if I ruffled some feathers over Elecrafts support. I was told when I bought my first K2 that Elecraft did not work on them. When I had a problem with it that I couldn't fix, I sold it and bought another one. Well, I had the second one working beautifully for a

[Elecraft] K2 troubles

Hello My K2 has worked really good since I finished building and trouble shooting it about three weeks ago. It had excellent receive and transmit and everything worked fine except for one thing. The low battery info message kept coming on every eight minutes. I should have left it like that, but

[Elecraft] K2 microprocessor

Has anyone besides me had any trouble with the micprocessors in the K2's put out lately by Elecraft. The one in a K2 ordered about two months ago was bad so I ordered another one. It's worse than the first one. My k2 had a minor problem with the first one, now it has a major problem with the new

[Elecraft] K2 problems

Hello I have been having some problems with my K2 which were the lo battery message coming on every eight minutes, the volt meter not working, and the vfo linearization not working on test point 1. The transmit and receive worked really good.. The low battery message was bugging me so I put in a

[Elecraft] K2 low battery message

Don W3FPR At the cathode of D-12 in receive mode I get 13.17 volts. At the cathode of D-12 in tune mode at 10 watts I get 12.5 volts. The K2 display shows .260 ma in receive mode and 2.10 amps in transmit ( tune mode). I don't get any voltages fromt he display because that part doesn't work. R9

[Elecraft] K2/10 low battery message

Hello Has anyone ever had their low battery mesage keep coming on every five minutes on their k2/10. Where does this message originate from? I have re-soldered every joint from the power input up to the power switch and can't figure out where the power circuit goes from there. All components

[Elecraft] two transceivers and one antenna

Hi I need some ones opinion on something I am thinking about doing. I sure hate to have to say, I wish I hadn't done that! I have two transceivers and one multi-band yagis antenna. Switching the coax from one rig to the other gets to be a hassle. I've been thinking about getting a coaxial switch

[Elecraft] grounding K2

Hello Has anyone ever felt the need to ground their K2, and if so, where did you connect the ground wire to the K2? Thanks Scott N5SM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber

[Elecraft] K2 ground

Roger Thanks for your reply I first learned the code in the navy in 1952, but didn't become a ham until 1973. I worked in law enforcement for ten years, then became a railroad locomotive engineer for 30 years. My ham shack is on the second floor of our home and one afternoon last summer I heard

[Elecraft] K2 ground

Roger Thanks for your reply I first learned the code in the navy in 1952, but didn't become a ham until 1973. I worked in law enforcement for ten years, then became a railroad locomotive engineer for 30 years. My ham shack is on the second floor of our home and one afternoon last summer I heard

[Elecraft] Low battery on K2 without battery

Hello For some reason the low battery messages keeps poping up on my K2 in the receive mode. I have the p7 jumper on the internal side, and have tried it on the external pins, but I still keep getting the low battery message. On my first K2 I had the battery deal turned off, but don't see

[Elecraft] K2 problems

Hello I ended up having to run the vfo linearization on tp3 instead of tp1 on Dons (w3fpr) advise and it worked. He suggested that I look for a cold solder joint or a component in wrong. I resoldered every connection in vfo and vfo alc circuit and everying was in the place it should be, and in

[Elecraft] K2 vfo linearization

Hi I'm trying to do the vfo linearization on my k2 and am having a problem again! Every time I do the cal pll I get the frequency on the counter of 11959.64 for an instant, then the info 232 message about not being on 40 meters. It never goes beyond the info msg. I have entered the frequency with

[Elecraft] K2 receiver alignment

Hi I'm starting the receiver alignment on my k2. It is not receiving on all bands. 40 and 20 meters is about it. To begin with, on the alignment and test part 2 I am supposed to get a frequency reading on TP 3 of 12090 khz +/- 30 khz. I am actually getting a reading of 12099.73. Any idea what

[Elecraft] Cyanoacrylic glue

Hi I see that some people on the reflector are using cyanoacrylic glue to hold the pin in the power connectors of their rigs. DO NOT USE this stuff unless you are in a well venilated place! It will do a number on your lungs in a hurry that will be with you the rest of your life. I used this glue

[Elecraft] K2 receiver no receiving

Don ( W3FPR ) I found a cold solder joint on D9 in the antenna input circuit. Now my receiver is singing like a bird. Now to get it lined up like it should be! Thanks very much for your help. Don't know what hams like me would do without you! 73 Scott N5SM

[Elecraft] K2 PLL reference oscillator

Hi In doing the Pll reference oscillator test on my k2 the frequency reading should be 12090 +/- 30 khz according to the manual. I am getting a reading of 2099.67, and an external frequency counter shows the same. The manual seems to say that as long as both the internal counter and the external

[Elecraft] K2 L33

Hi I have a question about L33 in the BFO circuit on the K2 I am building. The wire it is wound with appears to have a coating of some kind on it. Should this coating be removed before soldering it to the resistor that holds it in place? And if so, how can it be removed without destroying it. I

[Elecraft] Cutting component leads in tight places.

Hi Here is a tip that some of you might want to try when building kits and trying to cut off a component lead in close quarters. Like when putting components on the bottom of the board and soldering on the top. I learned it as a farm boy back in the 30's when we couldn't afford a pair of pliers

[Elecraft] K2 VFO linearization sequence

Hi First off, I'm sorry to keep bugging everyone but I have a problem again. I'm in the VFO linearization part of the second test on my K2, and am having a problem that the manual doesn't say how to solve. The manual says to set the VFO to anywhere between 7000 and 7100 khz. Then enter the cal

[Elecraft] K2

Hi Still having some problems with the receiver on my K2. I am presently trying to figure out why my frequency counter and volt meter is not working. The amp meter always shows .24 miliamps. CB Q9 and Q10 have no voltage on any pin, and CB U6 has no voltage on pin 10, which I take is the input

[Elecraft] Brain damage

Hello Well, after re-soldering what I thought was every connection on my K2 about 5 times because the receiver wasn't working, On the sixth time I found an un-soldered pin. Soldered it and the receiver came to life! This sure is hard on an old man! I appreciate all the help! Thanks 73 Scott N5SM

[Elecraft] K2 problems

Hi I am having some problems with a K2 that I am building that I need some help with. During the part 2 alignment and test I discovered that the BFO wasn't working. While investigating that, the frequency counter and volt meter stopped working. I've been checking on the counter and volt meter

[Elecraft] K2 headphone jack

Hi The headphone jack on my K2 has turned belly up, which I underestand is quite common. Does anyone know of an easy way to change it out without damaging the RF board. I've been thinking about trying to cut it into small bits with wire cutters so that maybe I take the pins out of the rf board

[Elecraft] headphone jack

Hi The headphone jack on my K2 has stopped switching the rig back to the internal speaker when I unplug the headphones. Seems that I have read before that someone was having trouble with the phone jacks going bad on the K2. Is this the trouble they were having or do I have a problem elsewhere?

[Elecraft] Another K3 question

Hi I have a K3 ordered, which should be in the 3rd bunch to be delivered. I'm not sure just what I will be getting with the stock K3/100 kit with the Kat3 tuner. I assume that anything that isn't listed as an option will be included, but you know what ass u me means! What about the KIO3? Does

[Elecraft] K3 delivery

Hi I just ordered my K3 today (Aug 27/07) and Lisa said to expect shipment sometime in November, so this might give you some idea of when to expect yours. 73 Scott N5SM _ Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more….then map

[Elecraft] Antenna tuners

Hi Has anyone checked to see if it would be possible to get the Kat100-1 external antenna tuner for the k2 to work with the K3? I'm planning on ordering the K3, but don't want to have to pay for two antenna tuners. Any ideas? Thanks Scott N5sm

[Elecraft] K3 delivery

Hi Lisa, at Elecraft told me today that it will be at least December before anyone will get immediate delivery when ordering a K3. She said you might get it a little earlier if you go ahead and order it now. 73 Scott N5SM _

[Elecraft] K3 modular kit

Hey gang I'm getting ready to order a K3 and have a few questions about whether to order the modular kit or the factory assembled version. My concern is what is involved in tuning and aligning the modular kit? I have no test equipment and am not very good at this sort of thing. Could someone

[Elecraft] disconnecting antennas

Hi In the past I have always used a coaxial switch to disconnect my radio from the different antennas I have. A few weeks ago I noticed a message posted by Don W3fpr that the coaxial switch wasn't good enough to protect radio equipment, so I started disconnecting my antennas when not in use.

[Elecraft] vibroplex bug

Hi I presently own an Elecraft hex key and a speedex straight key, but have been thinking about buying a vibroplex bug to use in contest that don't allow electronic keyers. It's been 30 yrs since I have used a Vibroplex bug and was wondering which way it operates. Do you send the dits with the

[Elecraft] CW speed clabration

Does the K2 have an adjustment to correctly set the cw speed? If it does I can't seem to find it. When I set the CW speed on mine on 20 wpm it actually sends about 25 to 27 wpm. I realize that you can slow this down by more spacing between the letters, but it would be nice if it could be

[Elecraft] Popping noise on my K2

Hello My K2 makes a popping noise when keying it on cw. I remember when I was a kid my mother would wash the bed sheets and hang them on an outside clothes line, and if the wind was blowing the sheets would make a popping sound. That sounds exactly the same as the noise I am hearing on the

[Elecraft] K2 Popping noise

Hello Thanks to Sam Kl7V and Ken K3IU, my popping noise on my K2 is cured. I had the T-R set on 0.02, so moved it to 0.04 and that stopped the noise. I sure appreciate your help. Thanks Scott N5SM _ Picture this – share your photos

[Elecraft] KAT100

Hello Can the KAT100 be installed inside the K2/100 when I have the following options already installed? KSB2, K160RX, KNB2, KDSP2, and KIO2. I would like to have everything inside the K2/100 case if that is possible. Thanks Scott N5SM

[Elecraft] K3

Hi Well, since the K3 is about all you see here anymore, I have a question about it. Can you change that depressing looking display to green? Just thought I'd ask. Scott N5SM _ Who's that on the Red Carpet? Play win glamorous

[Elecraft] Signal report

I have always given signal reports according to how well I could hear the sending station. I never pay any attention to the S-meter. Is that incorrect? If I have to turn down the volume for a station, I will give him a 9, and if I can barley hear him above the noise, he will probably get a 3.

[Elecraft] K2 circuit breaker

Is there any way to test the circuit breaker in a K2 without running the risk of damaging the rig? I have had the circuit breaker in my Icom PS-30 switching power supply trip a couple of times lately because of high swr on the antenna I was trying to use. The power supply always beats the K2

[Elecraft] Elecraft hex keyer

Hi Well, I've been listening to this hipe about the hex keyer paddle and thought it was just that, Hipe. I just broke down and bought one. After using it for one hour, I've decided all that hipe is not hipe after all. In 33 years of hamming, I've keyed a cw transceiver with just about

[Elecraft] DSP Afil

Hello I agree that is would be nice to bypass the dsp. Would deleting the clock make room in the software for the bypass. I have a clock sitting right next the the K2 and never use the one in the K2. I'm sure there is another purpose for the clock, but that is something that I am not aware

[Elecraft] Kaf2 for the K2 for sale

Hello I was given both a KDSP2 and the KAF2 for my birthday by the xyl. Since I can't use both in my K2, I have deicided to sell the KAF2. It is still in the un-opened package, and will ship it for $65.00 to the USA only. If interested contact me at ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ). Thanks Scott N5SM

[Elecraft] Kaf2

My KAF2 has been sold. Thanks Scott N5SM _ More photos, more messages, more storage—get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-usocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507

[Elecraft] K2 options KDSP2 KAF2

Hi I just received the KAF2 and the KDSP2 options for my K2 from the xyl as birthday presents (73rd). I notice that both options have the real time clock. My question is what does the KAF2 option do that the KDSP2 option doesn't do? Or, is there any reason to have both installed ? Thanks

[Elecraft] K2 head phone jack

Hello I plan to wire my AEA PK-232MBX to use with my K2. The K2 has the stero headphone jack and my PK-232 has a mono sound input jack. If I use a mono plug in the K2 headphone jack is that going to damage the K2 sound system? If I use two wires, one on each side of the stero jack to the

[Elecraft] test

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