RE: [Elecraft] F5UL: PA blow-up again

2005-10-12 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Robert (and Brian), If the current is high during receive periods as well as transmit, check first to see if R45 is hot. If it is, then your problem is likely a faulty Q5. You can confirm the condition that I suspect by measuring the voltage on the 8T signal line during receive periods (you can

RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 CW question

2005-10-12 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Tom, That is not normal. First see if the problem is with your CW filter itself or it is in the filter switching on the KSB2 board. Proceed as follows: If you have a steady signal source of known frequency and amplitude, tune that signal on the K2, noting the s-meter or audio level for both SSB

RE: [Elecraft] Heil headset, K2 and ALC and low audio?

2005-10-12 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Steve, Is this something that just occurred - in other words, did the mic work OK before? or has ot a;ways been that way. If it has never worked well for you, I need to ask - Did you add the 5.6k resistor between pins 1 and 6 on the back of the mic jack properly? And set the jumpers on the mic c

RE: [Elecraft] More problems with the rtty filters this time PSK31

2005-10-10 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Paul, With PSK31 (or any of the soundcard digital modes), the normal "up to 30 Hz" shift of tones when switching from filter to filter can be bothersome. This small shift is inherent in the digital control of the K2 VFO and BFO frequencies, and can be expected. The 'cure' is not in the K2, but i

RE: [Elecraft] K2 opinions sought

2005-10-10 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Mike, Unless you are dead set on doing that in a hardware interface, try Ham Radio Deluxe or the N4PY software - what you want to achieve is already programmed into them (or can be customized for that function). If you wish to create a hardware interface, I might suggest that the easiest path is

RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft: Z Match tuner

2005-10-10 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Martin, To be a Zepp antenna, the parallel feedline would have to be an odd multiple of a quarter wavelength, and that quarter wave a;so serves in place of a 'counterpoise wire', so your 15 feet is a futile effort in that regard. Just as well to use a single wire for the 15 feet to the end (and th

RE: [Elecraft] k2 offset frequency, and FISTS

2005-10-10 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
George, A#1: There is nothing wrong with 750 Hz if that suits your ears better. Most of us feel that is too high for comfort. In fact, that pitch was 'forced' on us by earlier transceivers that tried to use the same BFO crystal for both SSB and CW. Thankfully, the K2 and K1 give us a choice. Jus

RE: [Elecraft] sal ammoniac

2005-10-09 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Ken, Try any business that offers tools and supplies for Stained Glass work. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > Where can I buy a small block of sal ammoniac to clean my > soldering tip with? > > TNX es 73, > > Ken, WA4GHY -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checke

RE: [Elecraft] Scrolling AView

2005-10-09 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Chas, The QST View images are .TIF files, so whatever program you have on your computer that is associated with TIF files is the one that will be used. You can change the associatiation from Windows Explorer - click Tools, select Folder Options, and in the box that opens, select the File Types ta

RE: [Elecraft] Need K2 Front panel scan

2005-10-08 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Ingo already provided the answer if you were looking for the front panel layout and artwork, but if what you meant was the FP board itself, you can find scans of most all the Elecraft boards at Tom Hammond's website (www.n0ss.net). 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > I am looking for a

RE: [Elecraft] RE: [Elecraft} K60XV Low Voltage in VCO Alignment

2005-10-06 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Larry, You did it right. The recommended 6 volts at 4 MHz is just a starting point, and per the non-K60XV K2 instructions, it could be as high as 7 volts if that is required to bring everything else into range. When the K60XV is added, the extreme points are normally 5.300 MHz (which will usually

RE: [Elecraft] ALC

2005-10-05 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Leigh, I don't think that applies in this particular case, it is however good information to pass along for those with a setup like yours. Phil said he was using the transverter interface for output, and I assume that means the K60XV output. The K60XV has its own source for VRFDET, so it would co

RE: [Elecraft] K60XV Low Voltage in VCO Alignment

2005-10-05 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Brian, You did change C71 to 120 pF did you not? C73 is also a suspect, check that it is 47 pf. What voltage do you get at 4 MHz? It will normally be in the 6 to 7 volt range when everything is proper. If relay K13 is properly operating and the capacitors are the correct value, things should f

RE: [Elecraft] ALC

2005-10-05 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Phil, There is no ALC input to the K2, and normally it is not needed. There is ALC internally in the K2 to keep the output level at whatever power is selected on the POWER knob. Adjust the output level of the K2 to the proper level to drive the transverter to full output, and the K2 will control

RE: [Elecraft] RE:split indicator for K2

2005-10-04 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Folks, I just added a hi-current LED to my K2 as a SPLIT/RIT/XIT indicator. Adding the emitter follower transistor was a cinch. I used a 2N2907 PNP transistor, connected the base where the cathode of the lo-cur LED would have been, connected the collector where the anode of the lo-cur LED was to

RE: [Elecraft] Split indicator

2005-10-04 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Folks, A Split/RIT/XIT indicator can (and has) been added to the K2 as a mod. If you want a non-Elecraft implementation, you can do it. Look at Tom Hammond's website www.n0ss.net near the bottom, and/or look at the LA3ZA Unofficial list of mods for the K2 at http://www.qslnet.de/member/la3za/K2/

RE: [Elecraft] Can the external Auto Tuner be used with other rigs?

2005-10-04 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Kieth, The T1 tuner is the only one that might do that current job for you. Look at http://www.elecraft.com/T1/T1_FAQ1.htm for the specifics. The KAT2 and KAT100 must have a K2 attached to operate, and they cannot be remotely located. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > I'm intereste

RE: [Elecraft] Top Posting

2005-10-03 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
ps030805 (aka noname, nocall), You should 'standardize' the line length before you try side-posting. The following message is very confusing. The key to top posting is to reply in complete, logical sentences - anything else produces garbage. For those who are not willing to construct responses

[Elecraft] N1IH, please contact me

2005-10-03 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Sorry for the bandwidth folks --- Greg (N1IH), Please change your email client ot accept international characters and re-contact me. My posts to you are bouncing because you are rejecting e-mail in non-Western character sets. 73, Don W3FPR -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by

RE: [Elecraft] RE:K7C - Let's keep this radio oriented

2005-10-03 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Sorry OM, There are many messages here on the reflector each day, and in total I likely review over 100 messages a day from various sources. While I try to look at each message and prepare an intelligent response, I am unable to take the time to scroll down, find the proper tic-marks indicating t

RE: [Elecraft] K2 front panel board rubber spacers

2005-10-03 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Norm, Glue, yes, but SuperGlue on rubber does not work very well - the superglue hardens (becomes inflexible) and the rubber must still flex, so it will come off in time. I built a K2 recently and found the pads reluctant to stick too - so maybe Elecraft needs to monitor their pad vendor's proces

RE: [Elecraft] New K2 Owner and a few questions

2005-10-01 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Paul, Congratulations on your K2 purchase. The AF Gain pot noise first (it is the easiest). If your serial number is less than 3000, you should see if the alternative AF Gain wiring mod has been installed - if not, I suggest installing it first. In the process, you may want to replace the AF Ga

RE: [Elecraft] K2: Update on 160 problem and looking for some help withK2IO

2005-09-30 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jess, The -24 volts on U4 pin 5 is within the range permitted by the RS232 standard and should be OK. The RS232 signalling voltages are stated as: "Signal State Voltage Assignments - Voltages of -3v to -25v with respect to signal ground (pin 7) are considered logic '1' (the marking condition), w

RE: [Elecraft] Build Order: KPA100 & KAT100-1 ?

2005-09-30 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Craig, Build the KPA100 first (you can use it immediately with a dummy load or a resonant antenna or any pre-tuned antenna). If you build the KAT100 first, you will not be able to test it nor align the wattmeter until you complete the KPA100 anyway, so it will just sit there waiting. It should o

RE: [Elecraft] 5119 is alive!

2005-09-28 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Bob, Congratulations on your 2nd K2. On the screw thing, yes steel screws in aluminum can be difficult in some circumstances - the aluminum conforms very well to the steel screw threads. The best preventative measure I have found is to put a drop of oil (NOT WD40!!! - it is NOT a long term lubric

RE: [Elecraft] D 104 mic with K2

2005-09-27 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
The D 104 mic (unamplified version) needs to look into a very high impedance (50k ohms or greater). That mic was developed in the days of vacuum tubes with mic amplifier input inpedances in the 50k to 1 megohm range. Modern transceivers present an impedance of something close ot 600 ohms at the m

RE: [Elecraft] Tenna Dipper, part II...

2005-09-27 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jean-Francios, It is quite possible to use the internal counter (CAL FCTR) for external measurement - just don't forget that the ground must be connected to the Device Under Test too - the normal K2 counter probe does not connect the ground at the probe end when measuring inside the K2 because the

RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft. G5RV Question

2005-09-26 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
While the G5RV has a lot of advocates for multiband use, it works much better if you bring the parallel feedline all the way to the tuner. When used for multiband, with coax and the matching section, you will likely find a higher than desirable SWR on the coax except on 20 meters. I have found th

RE: [Elecraft] N-Gen Noise Generator

2005-09-25 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Gary, I have done that too - twice, shame on me! All I can say is that mine survived with just the replacement of the MMIC (both times). Moral of the story - don't do that, bad things will happen! 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > Howdy Folks > Good news and bad news,Good news first

RE: [Elecraft] KAT2 Lock washer Placement

2005-09-23 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Roger, The bottom line is that you have to end up with one lockwasher between the standoff and the board. It matters not which end of the standoff that occurs on - the lockwasher adds a bit more length to the standoff and it is sometimes needed to assure adequate clearance for the board above the

RE: [Elecraft] K2 & KPA100 Problems.

2005-09-20 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Bob, To answer your power output discrepancy question first - the wattmeter in the KPA100 must be properly calibrated before it will read correctly. If you can trust the calibration of your LDG, you can set the KPA100 wattmeter to match that reading. The instructions are in the manual. BUT, you

RE: [Elecraft] finishing my k2 with a Q7 problčme

2005-09-20 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Sylvain, I doubt that the high receive current is due to that incorrect resistance reading. One of the possible causes for a high receive current is if 8T is on during receive - measure the voltage on Control Board Q1 collector, it should be zero or very close to that during receive. Check the o

RE: [Elecraft] K2 160m VFO problem

2005-09-20 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Ray, You may have a situation with a PLL range that is a bit on the narrow side. You could try shifting the entire VCO range (adjust L30 while observing the voltage on R30) to see if you can get the 160 meter band within range too - I would try that first. If the above fails, you can adjust the v

RE: [Elecraft] K2/KPA100 power adjustment problem

2005-09-19 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jess, The real answer to your problem is that the KPA100 wattmeter is not producing voltage onto the VRFDET line back to the base K2. Look at the schematic sheet 1 of 2 and you will find the wattmeter and the circuits that develop the VRFDET signal on the upper right side of that diagram. Check

RE: [Elecraft] Two K2... One Mic... Zéro Problem ? :-)

2005-09-19 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jean-Francois, If you are switching the antenna from one transceiver to another by some manual method (relays or a switch), I should think that there should be adequate isolation if you were to switch in either a 50 ohm dummy load on the unused K2 or simply a short across the antenna terminals if

RE: [Elecraft] Why Lead Free? (WAS: Solder requests - STOP)

2005-09-17 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Ron made several good points, but I want to add another - I have done repair work on 2 K2s to date that used lead-free solder, and I can tell you that de-soldering that stuff is no fun - even with my Hakko 808. Sure the solder sucks off the side the Hakko is on, but the solder itself apparently do

RE: [Elecraft] KAT2 - Bridge Null Adjustment problem

2005-09-17 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
The first thing that occurs to me is that the single turn of wire through the center of T1 may be missing. The second thing is that T1 itself may not be properly wound or properly soldered. Check that the proper color wire is inserted into the proper holes (the color of the wire in hole 2 should

RE: [Elecraft] Suggestion for New Product

2005-09-15 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Joseph, You may want to check out the N4PY software http://www.ralabs.com/n4py/. It does include a bandscan if you activate it. Much less expensive than a hardware bandscaning device. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > What I would _really_ love to build or buy from elecraft would

[Elecraft] Solder requests - STOP

2005-09-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Sorry folks, but within less than an hour, I have received 14 requests, and several are for multiple rolls - so they are all spoken for. If I have any more requests, they will have to go on a wait list in case one or more folks who said they wanted a roll back out later. 73, Don W3FPR -- No virus

[Elecraft] Multicore solder available in limited quantity

2005-09-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Hi Folks, I just ordered some Multicore solder M00979 .020" 63/37 370 Flux. It used to be Ersin Multicore, but now is owned by Heakel-Loctite. I bought 20 rolls, and will have 15 or 16 to offer to folks here on the reflector if you would like to stock up. The industry is moving rapidly to lea

RE: [Elecraft] #5095 alive ;160m CAL PLL question

2005-09-12 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Sjoerd, Check the errata sheet with the K160RX. We used to do CAL PLL on each band, but with Rev 2 firmware and above, CAL PLL is done only on 40 meters. There is no need to run CAL PLL when installing the K160RX. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > First of all: My K2 is alive :-)

[Elecraft] Power supply and KAT100 in EC2 enclosure

2005-09-11 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Folks, I know this has been discussed before and I am certain someone reported success, but I can't find it. My memory is good, but my retrieval system currently stinks. Has anyone successfully put a switching power supply and a KAT100 in an EC2 enclosure? If so, what power supply was used? 73

RE: [Elecraft] backlight length ... and opportunity

2005-09-11 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Steve, I have not dealt specifically with the backlight assembly, but I have cut many thermoplastics, ranging from small, thin pieces to 4 x 8 sheets of thicker material. I have cut them on my tablesaw, bandsaw, compound sliding miter saw, and a variety of handtools - usually saws. There is one

RE: [Elecraft] KAT2 Relay Problem

2005-09-11 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Do any of the relays operate (click), or is the problem only with the ones on the L-C board? If none of them operate, check that the MCU is properly seated in its socket with no pins either sticking out to the side of the socket or bent under (you should remove the MCU to check for bent under pins

RE: [Elecraft] Switching Type Supplies with K2

2005-09-11 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
The K2 is no more sensitive the RF hash from a power supply (or other noise producing devices) than other radios. BUT - since the K2 is more sensitive, and can receive lower level signals of any kind, yes it will hear even weaker RF signals - and if the RF hash from a power supply can reach your a

RE: [Elecraft] KX1 Antenna Idea

2005-09-09 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Dan, Actually, in my experience, the tuner could care less whether the load is balanced or unbalanced, it will just do its best job of matching the impedance it sees regardless of balance. OTOH, if you are concerned about radiation patterns, or 'RF-in-the-shack', it would be prudent to install a

RE: [Elecraft] KBT-2 out of radio battery charging

2005-09-07 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
s for a 12 volt SLA), and the charging continues until the current drops to a small value - then stage 3 begins which limits the voltage to 13.8 volts (trickle charge value). 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message----- > > W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote: > > > Of course, an even bette

RE: [Elecraft] KBT-2 out of radio battery charging

2005-09-07 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jack, I don't know the specs for that Sears charger, but many of those designed for automotive batteries are nothing more than a cheap power supply. A gel cell can be maintained at a 'float voltage' level of about 13.8 volts at its terminals and will do well - many security systems and small emer

RE: [Elecraft] K2 with MFJ 434 Voice Keyer

2005-09-05 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
I am not familiar with the MFJ 434, so if someone with better information than my assumptions has better information, ignore my contribution. First, I will assume that you would want to have the voice keyer and the MD2 both connected to the K2 at the same time. To me, that should mean that I woul

RE: [Elecraft] Prefered order

2005-09-05 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Paul, Those particular options have no effect on each other and can be installed in whatever order you might choose. Pick whichever seems easiest (or more important) to you for the first one. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > Hello allI have acquired the KDsp2, KNB2 and > KPA10

RE: [Elecraft] K2 AGC problem?

2005-09-04 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Matt, At this point, I don't think anything is wrong with your AGC circuit. Re-check the TEST 3 readings with the RF Gain set to MAX and I believe you will see readings a bit closer to the Expected values (I think a step is missing here to tell you to set the RF Gain to max). The 'key' is that t

RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 power maxes out

2005-09-04 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Brian, If I understand your wording correctly, no matter whhere you set the power level <10 watts, the K2 output is 14 to 15 watts, and if the power level is set for >10 watts the output is 100 watts (or more). (Should I have misunderstood, ignore the rest.) The normal cause of that behavior is

RE: [Elecraft] Seattle K2 calibration

2005-09-01 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Lee, I'm not in Seattle, but here near the other coast - BUT perhaps I can help with your K2 calibration. Surf to my website http://w3fpr.qrprqdio.com or the mirror at http://home.earthlink.net/~w3fpr and look at the article there on K2 Dial Calibration. Yes there is a possibility that it will h

RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 Power dither and R98

2005-08-30 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Bill, As stated in the change documentation, the limiting factor is the power output on 10 meters. Change it to a higher value and see what happens. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > In setting up to use the K2/100 with my newly acquired AL-80A, I > found that the K2/100 power outp

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Effect of Compression and ExpansionontheInductanceof Toroids?

2005-08-30 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
here, especially considering that the > effect of > added distributed capacitance has an inverse effect on the reading on this > type of 'meter'. > > Ron AC7AC > > > -Original Message- > From: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: M

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Effect of Compression and ExpansionontheInductanceof Toroids?

2005-08-29 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Ron, I have the same inductance meter, and it does a good job because it does measure using the LR time constant rather than frequency, but 'physics is physics', and with a true toroidal inductor, there is still no dependency on the turns spacing (the math says so). Now, for the practical side of

RE: [Elecraft] OT: Effect of Compression and Expansion on theInductance of Toroids?

2005-08-29 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Darrell, There may be a small apparent change in inductance when adjusting the turns spacing of a toroid, but it would only be a small percentage - look at the formulas for a toroid inductor to verify that fact - there is no term for the turns spacing, and the diameter of the toroid fixes the coil

RE: [Elecraft] Measuring Inductance with the MFJ-259

2005-08-28 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Darrell, Caution, The toroids should be wound as instructed - you may measure them, but please do not try to make the inductance equal that indicated in the manual/schematic because those inductance values are either what was measured on someone else's inductance meter, or they are approximate va

RE: [Elecraft] New Elecraft Power Amps - 220 VAC???

2005-08-28 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Lynn, Go ahead with the 240 volt installation. Any amp that develops that much power should rightfully be powered from a 240 volt circuit. Although it may run on 120 volts, it will draw a significant ampunt of current and may even exceed the rating of a 120 volt household circuit - the full rate

RE: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Fran, I will not say that one is better than the other, but Jim's change only deals with the mic input itself, while Stewart's change also deals with the internal behavior of the Speech Compressor chip by changing C31 and resricts the low frequency fed to the Balanced Modulator by the Speech Compr

RE: [Elecraft] K2 Update TS information

2005-08-28 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jess, I suggest that you solve the voltage regulator problem first - it should be the easiest and several other problems may go away once that is corrected. The 6 volt regulator on the KSB2 board connects to C46, pin 8 of U4, pins 3 and 7 of U2, pin 8 of U3, and pin 20 of U1 - check all these loc

RE: [Elecraft] K2 Power output Issue

2005-08-28 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Bob, First thing to look at is the power supply - Tap teh DISPLAY button and attempt to transmit at full power - if the voltage sags drastically, check the power supply, the connecting cable and the terminations for good connections, adequate cable size (16 gauge or larger). If the voltage stays

RE: [Elecraft] help with ssb module

2005-08-27 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
George, Perhaps I can help - do you want to tackle the KIO2 problem or the KSB2 problem first? They are 2 seaparate problems, so best not to mix them, it will only cause confusion. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > While working on the ki02 the k2 transmitted on its own and smoked >

RE: [Elecraft] 160 meter low transmit

2005-08-26 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
13.4 mv > > Q5 298 mv 0 > > Q6 1.8 volts .9 volts > > > > Don - KA6AKH > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "W3FPR - Don Wilhelm" <[EMAI

RE: [Elecraft] 160 meter low transmit

2005-08-26 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Don, With that information, I would suspect the bandpass filter (even if it receives 160 meters fine) - re-check C13 and C14 for the correct value of 1200 pf. If that does not correct things, use an RF probe or 'scope and compare RF Voltages between 160 meters and 80 meters with the power set at

RE: [Elecraft] 160 meter low transmit

2005-08-25 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Don, It would appear that you may have something wrong in the 160 meter low pass filter. Count the turns on the toroids, and check the capacitors for the correct values. You are measuring the power output with a good 50 ohm dummy load, are you not? If you are attempting to feed an antenna, the

RE: [Elecraft] UnPCBs (Rework Eliminators) question

2005-08-25 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Bruce, I suggest that you download the manuals (or use your existing ones) for each option and review the installation steps. The parts lists also show the part numbers for the headers and standoffs and other parts required. The 'short' list is as follows: K160RX - header, standoff and 3 capacit

RE: [Elecraft] CW PTT

2005-08-24 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
the 10 watt level to tune your amplifier, you will find the leveling resolution to be much finer (more constant level). 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > On Aug 24, 2005, at 8:49 AM, W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote: > > > The K2 produces RF about 15 to 20 ms after the KPA100

RE: [Elecraft] EV664

2005-08-24 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Tom, I was able to find some info on the EV 664 mic and found it is capable of being configured for 'high impedance' or 'low impedance', but I could find no reference for how low is low nor how high is high, and I found no mention of the output level. You could just try the low impedance connecti

RE: [Elecraft] CW PTT

2005-08-24 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
rces. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > On Jul 13, 2005, at 11:14 AM, W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote: > > > Even if you > > have a linear that you must switch in-line to transmit, the K2/100 > > amplifier > > keying output (or the add-on K2 amplifier keying part

RE: [Elecraft] K2 and band noise / audio

2005-08-23 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
John, With the sunspot cycle at its present low state, that may just be normal. I have not heard many signals on bands higher than 20 meters lately except for an occasional band opening. OTOH, if you have taken the lack of viable signals on the higher bands onto proper account, you may have some

RE: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Thom, For operation on such a small footprint, I would think th ebest solution would be a vertical - especially a vertical dipole because it should not require radials for proper operation. There are several multiband verticals available, but for single band use, a half wave of aluminum tubing wi

RE: [Elecraft] my K2 and its different frequencies.

2005-08-22 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Merlin, First, yes, be certain RIT and XIT are truly not active, then see if the VBFO signal changes voltage (be certain you are in SSB mode) when switching from transmit to receive - monitor control board U10 pin 14. If it does change, I would venture a guess that the firmware THINKS either RIT

RE: [Elecraft] xmit and receive frequencies different

2005-08-22 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Merlin, I believe a thorough filter alignment using Spectrogram to see the de-modulated audio spectrum will straighten things around for you. It is CAL FIL that you need to run, not CAL PLL, If you are not familiar with using Spectrogram for the K2 filter alignment, take a look at my webpage htt

RE: [Elecraft] Software for K2

2005-08-22 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Craig, For K2 rig control software, I am familiar with 2 - Ham Radio Deluxe which is free for download and includes PSK31 (http://hrd.ham-radio.ch/), and Carl Morescheski's N4PY software (http://www.ralabs.com/n4py/) which is not free, but does provide CW support and supports the K1EL Winkey. Man

RE: [Elecraft] No audio from P5

2005-08-21 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Rolf, It sounds to me like you have a malfunctioning connector - likely the one on the end of the speaker cable. If the terminals were malformed during the assembly process, they are high on the list of suspects. It is also possible that the headphone jack has failed - the contact that provides

RE: [Elecraft] w1 and 160 module

2005-08-20 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
George, Sorry, but no - the entire K160RX will not work, and that means no RF output on 160 meters even if the K2 says it is operating on 160 meters. If you do not wish to use the RX jack, just leave the BNC connector off - but then, it is not hard to put it on, so why not just do the complete jo

RE: [Elecraft] KAT100 Won't Tune When IC706 Also Turned On

2005-08-20 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jonathan, We need to understand your setup with the new switch included a bit better before giving a proper answer, but I will 'go out on a limb' and make some assumptions to see if it provides you with a quick answer. Where did you put the switch? If it is between the K2/100 and the KAT100, tha

RE: [Elecraft] HiCur after KPA100 mod

2005-08-20 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Gregg, The capacitors are not the problem - never were, that was a premature conclusion (the cap change seemed to work at first). The real problem is that the manufacturer changed the 1.6 ohm 2 watt resistors to an inductive design and did not notify Elecraft. Give Scott a call or email [EMAIL P

RE: [Elecraft] Power Supply

2005-08-18 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Stan, If the voltages are ALWAYS exactly the same, you could be OK, but if the voltage sags on either supply, the one with the higher voltage will try to feed into the lower voltage supply just as if it were another load. What happens next depends on the exact power supply design. I would surmis

RE: [Elecraft] K2 tinny speaker

2005-08-17 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Craig, Certainly - just in case the speaker frame is bent, take the speaker from the QRP top cover and mount it in the KPA100 - it should sound the same - the only difference is the wires, and wires do not add distortion. OTOH, you are judging the sound quality with the KPA100 fully in place on t

RE: [Elecraft] finding caps

2005-08-17 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
You would do well to review something like the ARRL Handbook 'Component Data' section to become familiar with the various markings used for capacitors. The cap marked 820 should be 82 pf, the disc ceramic marked 4.7 is 4.7pf, the cap marked 181 is 180 pf and the one marked 182 is 1800 pf. A 47 pf

RE: [Elecraft] KIO2 not working

2005-08-17 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
James, Of course, we have been around this stuff for a while - that provides us with a BIG advantage. Glad you found it - looking forward to bigger and better things after you get that KIO2 up and running. 73, Don W3FPR > -Original Message- > > Wow you guys are good! Heh, can't believe I

RE: [Elecraft] Ok, K2 progresses but now no audio.

2005-08-17 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jess, Where and how you start depends on what test equipment you have available. To begin, we need to know whether the problem is in the audio stages or in the remainder of the receiver. Do you have a 'scope available? How about an audio signal generator? Do you have a computer with a sound car

RE: [Elecraft] KIO2 not working

2005-08-17 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
James, All those voltages look OK to me. The voltage on pin 11 is dependent on the state of the signal at pin 6. If you wish to test it, pull pin 6 to a negative level (jumper from pin 8 to 6) and you should see pin 11 go to 5 volts - a positive voltage on pin 6 should produce a 0 volt signal on

RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 & 6 meter - CW is not giving any output

2005-08-16 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Rob, Just as another wild guess - I need to ask if the IF frequency you are attempting to transmit on is lower than 28 MHz? (i.e. are you attempting to transmit CW below 50 MHz?) If so, that would place the signal outside the ham band and the K2 may have no output at that frequency (the firmware

RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 & 6 meter - CW is not giving any output

2005-08-16 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Rob, Assuming you have all the K2 trn 1 menu parameters set correctly and the transverter properly configured (and you likely have them correct or the transverter would not work in SSB mode), you have a mystery for me. The Transverter does not know (and should not know) whether the RF is being pr

RE: [Elecraft] K2 PLL Reference Oscillator help

2005-08-15 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jess, One of the likely problems may be a solder bridge on the thermistor board itself. First check to see that the voltage at U6 pin 5 is 4 volts - if it is substantially different than 4 volts, you for sure have a poblem on the thermistor board. The PLL temperature compensation keeps the PLL r

RE: [Elecraft] Turning off AFIL...

2005-08-15 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Mike, Please clarify why one would want to turn off SSB when doing filter alignment. It is normal to align the SSB filters as well as the CW filters when doing a complete job. If you have the KAF2 installed, you may want to turn off the low pass filter so it will not roll off the high frequency

RE: [Elecraft] battery pack query

2005-08-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Ralph, The proper answer is -- it all depends on your definition of 'intermittent' and whether you include both weekends in your 'week' of vacation time. Seriously, all is a compromise - if you are looking for lightweight battery power, you can use the internal AA Size batteries, but for an exter

RE: [Elecraft] SSB Microphone Question

2005-08-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jeff, The Heil HC4 and HC5 elements have 6 to 10 dB less output than other dynamic mics - that doesn't make them bad, it is just a fact of life. The other fact of life is that the K2 does not have a mic gain control (other than SSBA parameter in the menu), and it just does not have sufficient rese

RE: [Elecraft] K2/100 & 6 meter - CW is not giving any output

2005-08-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Rob, Please clarify - there is no PTT relay in the K2/100, all transmit/receive switching is electronic, so there is no relay clicking involved. Is the relay clicking from the K2/100 or from the transverter? Do you have power output from the KPA100 without the 6 meter transverter connected? Hav

RE: [Elecraft] LIGHTNING Question

2005-08-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Re-check the displayed power please - if it says 0.2 watts instead of 2 watts, there is actually no power at all - the 0.2 watt indication is residual in the power measuring circuits (a.k.a. noise) and at a glance it is easy to interpret as 2 watts. As Gregg stated, the most likely first 'attack'

RE: [Elecraft] Odd power problem?

2005-08-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Web, Are you referring to the KPA100 internal wattmeter readings or some external wattmeter? If it is an external wattmeter, do you know its accuracy? Have you calibrated it? Several possibilities occur to me - 1) You are driving an antenna with high SWR and the KPA100 is reducing power because

RE: [Elecraft] noise blanker ineffectual

2005-08-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Roland, The tightness of the toroid windings will make no difference - the important thing with toroids is that they have the correct number of turns, and not much else matters - even the winding direction does not matter electrically. The K2 noise blanker is more effective on impulse types of no

RE: [Elecraft] routine question

2005-08-14 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
I routinely use cut off component leads on the thermistor board - simply because they are laying there in the bench. If you stick them into a black foam block, you can get 3 or 4 aligned at one time before soldering (it is just faster that way. Another hint is to cut the 8 leads at an angle (so o

RE: [Elecraft] Counter probe and RF probe assembly

2005-08-13 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Jess, The 10 pf axial cap is in the Frequency Probe envelope - it is less than 1/8 inch in diameter and just a wee bit longer than it is round - leads coming out the ends. Capacitors are usually not color coded - that other object you have colored brown-black-brown is likely a subminiature 100 uH

RE: [Elecraft] kpa100 low output

2005-08-13 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Pat, A note to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] should get 2 new non-inductive resistors on their way to you when Scott and Brian get back to work on Monday. If you have not been updated on the information, the capacitor change does not do the trick entirely, the increased value caps are OK, but simply m

RE: [Elecraft] Inverse sidebands today?

2005-08-12 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Roland, If you want additional information on setting the filters using Spectrogram, you can find additional information on my website http://w3fpr.qrpradio.com or the mirror at http://home.earthlink.net/~w3fpr. Look at step 3 (Cal Fil) of the article on K2 Dial Calibration. There are several li

RE: [Elecraft] Interference from Computers

2005-08-10 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Tom, The worst offender is usually the CRT type monitors - I replaced the monitor on my own and the XYL's computers with an LCD display and most of the interference went away. Yes, a computer is an 'essential' element in the shack today, so it is a device that must be dealt with for better or wor

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