I don't believe that the FCC *requires a LPF*. They require a minimum amount
of spurious suppression:
"The mean power of any spurious emission from a station transmitter or
external RF power amplifier transmitting on a frequency between 30-225
MHz must be at least 60 dB below the mean power of
Let me amend that to "...power is 10-12 dB..."
--- On Tue, 5/11/10, Wes Stewart wrote:
That said, although I know PSK has a reputation for being a mode where you
don't need higher power or good antennas, your power is 10-20 dB below what the
other guys are probably running a
Personally, I don't have the patience for PSK (I don't care to hear what
kind of computer you're using and your dog's name on the first over) so
my experience is limited.
That said, although I know PSK has a reputation for being a mode where you
don't need higher power or good antennas, your po
I still have the BC-342 I started SWLing with in 1955.
--- On Mon, 5/10/10, Grant Youngman wrote:
You want "rugged", buy a BC-312. I'll take light :-)
Grant/NQ5T
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Me too. But it doesn't appear that you can actually buy one. ;-)
Wes N7WS
--- On Thu, 5/6/10, Paul Christensen wrote:
> I would like to see I3
> improvement to at least -40 dB, and -55 dB is now
> attainable with
> pre-distortion techniques like that used on the Swiss
> ADT-200A. Those
I read the following when reviewing the specs on your computer:
five connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, surround, and center/Low
Frequency Effects (LFE) channel; one front-panel connector for headphones
I don't know what more you would need but maybe it's time for a Signalink USB.
--
So use 7/8" Heliax :-)
--- On Tue, 4/27/10, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
> Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 11:02 AM
> Lance, what kind of coax are you
> using that only has one dB loss at six meters? 7/8" Heliax
> would do it, but LMR-400 would not unless you could keep the
> run under 100 feet.
> Willi
The notch is just another DSP filter. We (the K3) use(s) DSP filters all of
the time that are narrower than the front end filter and that remove signals or
part of signals that should not generate DSP AGC.
In the event the interfering signal is strong enough to overload the second
mixer, then
Because you can or cannot reproduce birdies in your particular K3 means only
that your K3 is different from every other K3.
Frankly, considering the construction, the almost total lack of shielding and
the the amount of digital cra---stuff---in the K3 it is remarkable that there
aren't more bir
The list is just fine as is.
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Ple
Couldn't agree more. Especially the split-band processing part :-)
http://k6mhe.com/n7ws/S_PROC.pdf
BTW, arguably one of the best sounding SSB rigs around, the TS870 does use
split-band speech clipping done in DSP. I bought mine new in 1998 and it's a
"late" S/N.
Wes N7WS
--- On Wed, 4/21/
The actual return loss improvement is twice the attenuation, but I know Paul
knows that.
--- On Wed, 4/21/10, Paul Christensen wrote:
> For the same concerns, I think an auto-switched pad engaged
> during an input
> fault is a good idea. In the case of the SPE amp, I
> would not like to have
Two audio cables from the K3 Line In - Line out to a sound card In/Out. MMTTY
on computer. K3 Mode "AFSK-A". VOX "on". Set K3 "pitch" to match MMTTY mark
freq.
Some experimentation is necessary to set K3 input/output levels and soundcard
output/input levels for proper operation, but that i
Yes. In fact since with the except of a few newer radios 100W seems to be the
"standard" it seems to me that amplifier suppliers should build amps to that
standard.
If they have enough gain to deliver rated power with only 50 W in, then put a 3
dB pad inside. There are additional benefits to
Yep, 7 dB is better than 5 dB. ;-)
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, ynkedra...@aol.com wrote:
> Is 500 watts not enough? For the rarest of the rare
> DX, for top-ten contest results, maybe not. But it is
> a better-than-5 dB improvement from exciter level.
http://www.w5dxp.com/notuner.htm
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
> as well as intersting things like the fellow (I can't find
> the URL
> right now) who switches binary weighted lengths of
> twin-lead feeder in
> and out to match his wire to his radio.
_
Are the screen colors be user selectable?
--- On Mon, 4/19/10, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
> From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
> Subject: [Elecraft] P3 Information Page now on Elecraft Web Page
> To: "Elecraft Reflector"
> Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 7:08 PM
> We've now recover
I have:
28.443 - (S3)
21.273 - (S4)
7.0685 +/- (S7)
3.580 + (S4)
Wes N7WS
--- On Mon, 4/19/10, Eugeni - EA3QP wrote:
> From: Eugeni - EA3QP
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 birdies
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 12:19 PM
> I'm hearing birdies in the following
> frequ
Wow. After looking at all those photos I think I'm going to go on a diet. (I
can't do a thing about the being old part).
Wes N7WS
--- On Mon, 4/19/10, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
> From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
> Subject: [Elecraft] Good photos of KPA500
> To: Elecraft
Sounds trivial to me. You must have *some* switch closure or logic signal that
activates the PA. Lock out all tuner adjustments when the PA is on.
--- On Sun, 4/18/10, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> From: Guy Olinger K2AV
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!
> To: "John Fritze"
> Cc: ele
I'm using the same setup.
Check the K3 pitch (Hold the "Spot" button) and verify that it's the same as
the Mark setting in MMTTY. I used 915 Hz since it's much easier on the ears
and I can almost tune signals by ear now close enough to demodulate. The
downside to the lower tone is the possibi
It's nice that you bring up the SPE 1K, since it demonstrates very nicely the
loss you can suffer with a built-in tuner.
The ARRL review
(http://www.arrl.org/files/file/protected/Group/Members/ProductReview/pdf/pr0909.pdf)
said that there was 100-200W loss in the internal tuner, and presumabl
ltage a cleaner transceiver
would require.
Wes N7WS
--- On Thu, 4/15/10, Phil Kane wrote:
> From: Phil Kane
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ten Tec never sounded so good!
> To: "Wes Stewart"
> Cc: "Elecraft Reflector"
> Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 11:56 AM
>
Although I had a P3 in my hand a month ago and saw it operate (briefly) before
I order one, I would like to see a manual and get some idea of what it brings
to the table.
ps. Did you add that steel plate inside that I recommended to keep it from
skidding off the table when I push a button and t
Antenna tuners have their place---just not in my shack. That said, your tuner
is actually a band-pass filter whose performance as a filter is dependent on
what it's matching.
If you really need a high-pass filter to correct an issue, then I think that
you should use a purpose-built filter.
Ju
I don't know how we got trom Ten Tec to here but...
If you follow this forum you might remember that I have complained bitterly
about the lousy IMD performance of modern transceivers. I have, only slightly
tongue-in-cheek, suggested that there should be a "transceiver figure of merit"
that bal
I use the big knob in the middle labeled, "A". Mine doesn't have a tap/hold
function. Is that a factory hardware mod that I haven't heard about?
--- On Sun, 4/11/10, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Richard Hill wrote:
>
> > What I do is:
> > - find the DX
>
> That's the switch I want on my K3: "Find
Now you have two knobs to bump that can change your TX freq. The advantage IMHO
to using just XIT is that it allows one to listen on his TX freq by just
tapping RIT. (Assumes no 2nd RX---my situation)
If both knob B and the offset knob change the TX freq, neither RIT nor REV let
you hear your
FWIW. I more or less successfully used the K3 for RTTY and a brief taste of
PSK (too slow, like watching paint dry) with the internal sound card in my T400
Lenovo laptop.
I say more or less, because on occasion, the computer would refuse to output
audio to the transmitter. The display would i
And if you had a naked K3 without an LP-Pan how would they compare?
--- On Sat, 4/3/10, Phil LaMarche wrote:
> From: Phil LaMarche
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Older Serial# K3
> To: d...@w3fpr.com, "'Grant Youngman'"
> Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'"
> Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 6:39 PM
>
> I j
I'm going to violate the "Top posting is the rule" rule for this one.
--- On Fri, 4/2/10, Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO wrote:
> Let's say that the noise figure of the receiver's internal
> preamp is 1.5 dB,
> and the noise figure of the external preamp is 0.5 dB. Each
> preamp will give
> you about
It's (at least was when I was still working) common to use heel straps as part
of ESD protection in industry. These were of similar material to wrist straps
and contacted the sweat layer inside the shoe on one end and the floor on the
other. The floor had to be treated with an ESD safe coating
Lyle,
Email to you is bouncing.
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Also known as the, "You can't get a static charge on a wet cat" theory.
--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Tom W8JI wrote:
> From: Tom W8JI
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Grounding Mat
> To: "Elecraft List"
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 8:01 AM
> We spray the chairs and lightly spray
> our clothes, incl
I think it's more than that, considering all of the spigots.
I have for the cost of shipping a Think Pad Port Replicator II if anyone is
interested. I picked it up at a swap meet with the hope that it might work
with my T400. It won't so is surplus to my needs.
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--- On Tue, 3/23/10,
Before slapping around the other manufacturers, I think you'll find that the K3
follows the Kenwood protocols, not the other way around.
--- On Wed, 3/17/10, eric manning wrote:
[snip]
>
> * Desktop PCs are better than laptops for radio control,
> because you can
> fit RS232 cards to them. An
You can do it with a macro.
But with XIT available, why bother? Turn on XIT, dial up the split you want
and there you are. If you want to listen to your TX freq, press "RIT".
You can set the display for continuous readout of the offset in the "B"
location by tapping "DISP" and setting the B k
Look in the manual about using CONFIG:VFO CRS.
--- On Fri, 3/19/10, John wrote:
> From: John
> Subject: [Elecraft] Tunig increments could be better
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 11:24 AM
> I love my K3 (#3271), but I have a
> question and I can't believe I'm alo
What you say about current through the radio is true, but is exactly why you
*should not* run the radio negative to the battery. The only thing connected
to the battery negative post should be the cable that connects the battery to
the chassis. If you want to carry the radio negative lead to t
Maybe some clarification of what the "calibration" really does would be helpful.
The hardware AGC in the K3 operates on the post-filter FET IF amplifier and
associated diodes. The "RF" gain control (really IF gain) under the control of
the DSP adds a control voltage to the hardware AGC loop. I
Could be short and long path at the same time.
Otherwise, you could be just hearing the harmonic distortion in the audio
circuitry. Not only is there third order stuff, which is regrettable but not
unusual, but my K3 has second order distortion that is well... I won't go into
that.
A few days
After sending this, I seem to recall another message, that I can't find at the
moment, wherein it was suggested that there are a couple of other contests with
similar formats that can be used for EQP.
Perhaps the author could repost it.
--- On Thu, 3/11/10, Wes Stewart wrote:
> F
I'm a brand newbie in using N1MMlogger, but you might take a look at this:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N1MMLogger/message/67138
I haven't tried it, so don't know whether it's what you need or not.
Wes
--- On Thu, 3/11/10, Mike Keller wrote:
> I am planning on using N1MM to log
> for EQP bu
--- On Wed, 3/10/10, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
But I do
> believe there
> is an on-line voluntary registry.
That's what I was looking for.
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Regarding the "CC" award.
Since the award doesn't appear to require the actual exchange of S/Ns (although
that may be the unspoken intent) and an increasing number of DXpeditions are
using K3s, we may have many contacts that would apply to this award if only we
knew the S/N.
Is there any plan
I have a four-port Edgeport and it works great for everything *except* the K3
utility. But then I have no end of trouble with the utility anyway.
Once I finally got it sort of working, opening the utility finds the K3 and
reports status. However, if I try to "test communications" or "refresh p
I've only been on RTTY for a few months, but in that time I've settled on a
mark frequency of 915 Hz. This is easier to listen to than higher frequencies
and I can tune signals by ear now well enough to have MMTTY print. There is a
downside to this on transmit; with the lower frequency, overdri
I'm an early advocate of the CM-500 (I bought mine in June of last year) but I
don't think that they are quite as good for isolation as Hector does.
In fact, what I notice is that certain noises come through "apparently"
stronger, since most other noises are eliminated. One of those is the soun
I realize this is already OT and making any critical comments about K3s is
dangerous in this forum, but how can you say this?
Are there some published data on the FT5000 somewhere that prove this? I don't
know anything about Yaesus, the last one I owned was labeled Henry Tempo One
(FT200) and
Probably not to your ham neighbors who have fewer IMD products to suffer.
If Elecraft, or anyone else, offers 200W without going to 28-50V FET finals,
I'm not interested.
--- On Fri, 2/26/10, Phil LaMarche wrote:
> Using the K3 to
> drive my AL80B, I only use
> 500 watts max and that is a wast
In this case, I just key it in. The band will change to 30-meters and if you
cycle through the bands, the next time you hit 30-meters you will be set to 9
MHz.
BTW, I have my M1-M4 memories set to "default" frequencies for each band so
that M1=CW, M2=SSB, M3=Data A (PSK) and M4=AFSK-A (RTTY).
It should be noted that another "secret" is that sometimes the DX station tunes
his receive frequency with some pattern. So you don't want to be on either his
calling frequency or the frequency of the last guy he worked; you want to be on
a frequency near where he is going to listen next.
Some
You seem to have the problem of thinking that some beat frequency that you want
to hear is "zero beat" when you have RIT on. "Zero Beat" means that you and
the other station are on the same frequency, which clearly you are not if you
are parking your transmitter and using RIT to get him tuned t
In the good old days you would just build one. Six 300 ohm 1W resistors in
parallel between a couple of sheets of PC board, tin can lids or whatever, with
a coax connector mounted on one side and the center conductor attached to the
opposite sheet and you're done.
Older ARRL Handbooks showed s
Just because the radio continues to operate at some reduced voltage doesn't
mean that it should be operated there. The transmit IMD performance of nominal
12V radios is horrible enough at full voltage; exacerbating this by operating
at lower voltage is a real disservice to your ham neighbors.
I'm using a TGE in my station. I originally bought it to use portable while on
battery power. I now use it full time even when using a power supply just to
keep the voltage up at the radio input.
Just because the radio puts out rated power at lower voltages doesn't mean the
IMD is acceptable.
Then listen in SSB mode.
If you use the following, it's easy enough to change mode to CW if you hear
something interesting:
* AUTOMATIC CW VFO OFFSET ON MODE CHANGE: Allows
switching
quickly between SSB and CW mode without either
you or the other station
having to re-tune the VFO (often
How did we ever find each other before all of this computer stuff?
I mean I had only 250 or so countries confirmed using paper and pencil logs and
the only computer I was familiar with was an HP9000 series at work running HP
Basic (with 250K of RAM!).
--- On Tue, 2/16/10, Steve Ellington wro
--- On Sun, 2/14/10, juergen wrote:
I would not be so dismissive of the competition. The emotional value of the
Kenwood name in ham radio is well known. The Kenwood name is still hugely
popular. Who does not comment about "kenwood audio quality"
You joke about catching up with the K2. The K
--- On Tue, 2/9/10, pd0psb wrote:
Yes Julian, though I don't think I like its "hospital-look" :-)
Looks alright to me, but it needs about a 4 or 5 dB reduction in price. This
all digital stuff is supposed to be less expensive, not more.
I'm quite sure all companies are breeding on a DS SDR
--- On Sun, 2/7/10, Greg wrote:
From: Greg
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What became of the Elecraft's KPA1500 and KPA 800
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 2:33 PM
As far as I know, no one makes a full 1500 watt output, continuous-duty, no
time limit, "brick on the key"
Yes.
For non-portable use how about a "K3 Pro" or "K3 MK V++" that clips a few
circuit traces and has a daughter board that uses two or three filter slots to
house a stout IF amp, an H-mode second mixer and a PIN attenuator before the
DSP? The one remaining filter would only have to be good e
I've been meaning to query the group about this for some time but the latest
episode has finally prodded me into asking.
I have noted before that when I ran the utility program after closing it and
then trying to use my logging program, the log couldn't connect using the
serial port. Apparentl
Rob and I are in agreement on the AGC thing. I believe Wayne has said much the
same.
When high-end receivers had two pentode -r-f stages driving a pentagrid mixer
and barn door selectivity, it made sense to reduce the r-f gain.
IMHO, riding the r-f gain control (really i-f gain in the K3) in
;Lyle Johnson"
Cc: "Wes Stewart" , elecraft@mailman.qth.net, "IIIEdward
Dickinson"
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 6:32 PM
Nearly the same here (-2.2dB), but only when the IF NB is used. No
loss at all with just the DSP NB engaged.
73
--
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On Jan 31, 2010,
t: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Noise blanker insertion loss
To: "Wes Stewart"
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, "IIIEdward Dickinson"
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 5:31 PM
> I just noted that my noise blanker has an S-unit of insertion loss.
I measure 2.0 dB (AGC OFF, using AFV/dBV inter
Thanks. Too bad.
--- On Sun, 1/31/10, Edward Dickinson, III wrote:
From: Edward Dickinson, III
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Noise blanker insertion loss
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 2:27 PM
Yes...
73,
Dick - KA5KKT
>From what I calculate, 22 +j8 ought to be relatively easy to match, if the
>KAT3 schematic is correct. A low-pass L with series L = 1.48 uH, C = 1967 pF
>gets it to 1.009:1, assuming no strays and Qc = 1000, Ql = 200.
If my paper and pencil addition is correct, the available C ~ 2600 pF allow
I just noted that my noise blanker has an S-unit of insertion loss.
Anyone else see this?
Wes N7WS
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ems, but the USB cards add about 50% to the CPU load
> when they're running.
>
> Larry N8LP
>
>
>
> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:35:17 -0800 (PST)
> From: Wes Stewart
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] PCI Express sound card for
> digimodes
> To: w...@q.com
> Cc: el
or looking at Internet spots. Since in some
of these contests I was in an unassisted category, even that wasn't always open.
Regards,
Wes
--- On Sat, 1/30/10, Lance Collister wrote:
> From: Lance Collister
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] PCI Express sound card for digimodes
>
Julian,
I don't know yet whether the following is going to work out but here is my
story.
After being licensed since 1958 I just last August decided to try RTTY with my
K3. My station computer is a Lenovo T400 laptop running WIN XP and I used an
older version of DXBase for logging. One of the
If you are really interested in 40M only, why on earth don't you simplify your
life and get rid of the tuners, the ladderline and the BL2. Run coax from the
antenna spigot on the radio to the antenna. Coil up a few turns of it at the
feed point if you insist on a balun (I don't necessarily), t
I'm the OP and I'm never mistaken :-)
This is actually humorous in a strange sort of way. Someone makes a
well-intentioned suggestion for a change that will improve the performance of
the radio and the "Elecraft can do no wrong and I'm perfectly happy with mine"
contingent leaps to conclusions
Hector,
Glad you like it. I have been using mine for months. But with the K3 rear
input, you do not need the battery bias box. The K3 will supply the bias you
need.
Wes N7WS
--- On Fri, 1/15/10, Hector Padron wrote:
> From: Hector Padron
> Subject: [Elecraft] First report about my new Y
If I use my XG2 as a source into the K3 and set the SSB BW to the default
settings for my 2.8KHz 8-pole filter (100Hz to 2.9KHz) the signal which is S9
at its peak is still S7 at zero beat. A 100 Hz beat note on the wrong sideband
is still S3 and a 200 Hz beat is >S1.
The equalizer has no effe
I think he would be better off throwing away the window line and eliminating
the tuner.
Cut the length of the dipole for resonance on 40M and then add a 20M dipole in
parallel at the feed point. There will be some interaction, which can be
lessened by orienting the dipoles at right angles to
If it's not too late I would like to add another couple of requests.
1) Add Accukey emulation so I can send CW with the K3.
2) Since the new DSP mods extends the bandwidth down to minus DC, implement
phasing detection to improve the opposite sideband rejection. Even without the
bandwidth ext
--- On Tue, 1/12/10, Jim Brown wrote:
All of which is why we've not heard much about folks trying RF
speech processing. :)
73,
Jim K9YC
I built one years ago, but personally, I'm partial to split-band processing
:-)
So were the Kenwood engineers that designed the TS-870, arguably one of t
What program is polling the K3 and what port number is it set to?
Go to Device Manager and see what port and speed the USB adapter is defaulted
to. The program that's trying to communicate with the K3 has to use the same
number. If you move the adapter to another USB port this will change. Yo
We've been through this before. Where have you been?
--- On Mon, 1/11/10, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
From: DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Yamaha 'phones specs: has the world gone mad?
To: "Elecraft Reflector"
Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 11:10 AM
After all of the discussion on here a
A guy named Hammond asking for aluminum boxes...hmmm.
How about: http://www.mouser.com/search/refine.aspx?Ntk=P_MarCom&Ntt=133227568
Wes N7WS
--- On Sun, 1/10/10, Tom Hammond wrote:
From: Tom Hammond
Subject: [Elecraft] OR - Where to go for reasonably priced Aluminum Project
Boxes
To: elec
Is the spur at 3.9 KHz gone?
--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Steve Ellington wrote:
From: Steve Ellington
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 New DSP board installed
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 9:41 AM
The installation of the Rev D DSP board went smoothly. I updated the
firmware and
ese hoops, the end result was that it was an
Elecraft software problem.
Wes
--- On Fri, 1/8/10, Don Wilhelm wrote:
From: Don Wilhelm
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 not communicating with PC
To: "Wes Stewart"
Cc: n...@nf4l.com, elecraft@mailman.qth.net, "Roger Dallimore"
Date:
I agree that the transistor is likely not an issue. However, Lyle did write:
"About a year ago we changed the transistor used in this
oscillator to a higher-gain device because a small number of KIO3
modules had marginal negative voltage."
Unless I'm mistaken, it seems to me that holding the K
I think you mean the HF transceiver's NF is *higher* (worse) than the
transverter.
Wes N7WS
--- On Fri, 1/8/10, Wayne Burdick wrote:
From: Wayne Burdick
Subject: [Elecraft] K144XV receive noise figure spec: clarification
To: "Elecraft Reflector"
Date: Friday, January 8, 2010, 3:16 PM
The
I do it differently. I tune in the DX with VFO A as normal. Then I usually
lock the frequency so as to not lose him by mistake. (It happens---often)
If the DX says listening up 5, I press "XIT" and dial it up 5 as viewed in the
VFO B display. If I want to listen to my transmit frequency I p
--- On Thu, 1/7/10, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> A six cylinder diesel doesn't have
> ignition noise.
Actually,
some old International Harvester diesels did have spark plugs. They
started on gasoline and after they warmed up, the operator switched
them over to diesel :-)
Otherwise, this remind
Doug,
It's been a long time since I was on EME and time has marched on to where the
current ops are using digital modes to pull signals from below the noise and
calling them "contacts". But when we actually listened for signals, hours were
spent listening to noise and I can assure you that dist
Julius, et. al,
My charger is actually a marriage of some commercial gear with a few tweaks.
The motivation for this was the absolutely horrible RFI from the switch-mode
charger in my 5th wheel trailer. It was so bad that when I had the trailer
stored here at home the RFI would actually inter
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
The K3 is more forgiving of slightly low voltage than most rigs. It will
operate pretty well down to 11.0 volts, but it operates better at 13.8 volts or
so.
Please don't do this to your ham neighbors. Nominal 12V PAs already put out
too much garbage
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, ab2tc wrote:
I do feel bad for my fellow hams in most other countries who are not as
fortunate.
Yeah but they get all of that "free" health care.
Imagine what it would cost them if the US dollar was still a hard currency
instead of Monopoly money. And it works against us
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, James Sarte wrote:
I'd have to agree... I'm thinking a K2 would be a nice summer-time project.
Or perhaps *gasp* one of those fandangled DZKit Sienna's. ;-)
Only thing I worry about is winding toroids.
Why? What could be simpler?
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Steve,
Congratulations and welcome.
I can't recommend a manufactured antenna since I make all of my own, which I
encourage you to do eventually. I do understand your desire to get on quickly,
though and I suspect you will get a lot of recommendations, some better than
others.
As to the batt
Congrats James.
I've been homebrewing since 1958 but I too just put together an XG2 that Santa
delivered. Nice little "starter kit" and useful too.
Wes N7WS
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, James Sarte wrote:
From: James Sarte
Subject: [Elecraft] XG2 signal generator
To: "Elecraft"
Date: Monday, Januar
Sounds like Tokyo Hy-Power in reverse. I now get to pay dealer markup and
sales tax so my L4-B will stay in service.
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Tom Meier wrote:
From: Tom Meier
Subject: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 9:30 AM
Was talking
Hi Paul,
Well that will certainly depend upon antenna efficiency, but QRO makes the
antenna much easier and the power company happier :-)
Happy New Year
Wes
--- On Sun, 1/3/10, pd0psb wrote:
From: pd0psb
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 on 500 kHz
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday,
Another link: http://www.w1vd.com/137-500KWTX.html
Wes N7WS
--- On Sun, 1/3/10, pd0psb wrote:
From: pd0psb
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 on 500 kHz
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 6:35 AM
Hello Dick,
I was immediately thinking of you when 500kc permission in N
Are there available rework instructions for the R&R of the DSP board and
installation of the LPF?
Wes N7WS
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