Couldn't agree more. Due to a change in living arrangements I am down to a
KX3/100 and a K2/100. From a technical and portability point of view the
KX3 has the edge. But the K2 just sounds more like, and its innards (which
I assembled) just look more like, what a radio was when I became captivat
I have sold a number of items over the years through notices posted here,
and in every case have added "no Pay Pal." I wasn't aware of these 21 day
holds. My reasons were simpler. For one, why use a middleman when you
don't need one? I've never had a buyer refuse to provide good funds before
sh
I just shipped some of my Elecraft gear to someone who had purchased it from
me. The agreement was that I would ship it and they would bear the shipping
expense. The buyer was OK with my using UPS.
So I packed it up and took it to "The UPS Store." There are about 30 of
them in the Denver met
The K3, P3, and K-Pod have been sold. Thanks to all for your expressions of
interest.
Ted, KN1CBR
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K3/100 (kit built) S/N 7562 for sale. Fully loaded: KRX3 subreceiver, nine
KFL3A 8-pole filters, KAT3 ATU, KBPF3 general coverage module, KXV3A
Transverter, KDVR. Upgraded to near K3S with new synths in both RX, KIO3B,
etc. Weighted Main Tuning Knob. Cosmetically perfect, non-smoking
environme
Ah, to be 8 again.
Even better, to be 8 with a Dad who understands . . .
-Original Message-
From: jerry
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2022 1:14 PM
To: eda...@aya.yale.edu
Cc: 'George Thornton' ;
elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecra
I will be closing my current operating QTH sometime in the next few months
and will be selling a KPA1500, among other things. Trying now to set a fair
price for it. If anyone who has recently bought or sold one would be
willing to share the price of their transaction, it would be very helpful.
Re
I have used W8FGU's amplifier keying system with a K2 and a KPA1500 and can
say it works just as advertised. The KPA1500 output is in the 200 - 225
watt range on CW (as I remember -- I did the tests a few months ago),
depending on band and K2 power setting; the TR switching time is fine for
fast b
Same here. For me the build is most of the fun. To put it in perspective:
My daughter once told me that when her son, my grandson, was 8, he was a
Leggo kit wiz. He would finish a $50 Leggo kit in a morning, a $75 kit in a
long afternoon. She said it was costing her nearly $20 an hour to keep h
I don't know the answer to the question though I agree with someone else who
said they are different commodities. However, in the long run an unopened
kit may be worth a small fortune, like some unopened games and Barbie dolls
are. The K2 deliveries are presently TBD . . . I have one (my fifth) o
A recently completed, aligned, and tested K2 transceiver is available for
donation. It has a KAF2 audio filter, KAT2 ATU, KIO2 serial interface, and
a W8FGU T-R Relay for an amp key line. It does not have the SSB option or
the internal battery option.
The donation must be made to an IRS "qu
Yes, that makes sense; though my focus was on Elecraft’s boards in their
traditional kits. For my very limited purpose the replies have told me enough
and I am grateful for them all.
I am reminded nonetheless of a trope that’s popular in the kind of work I do,
or did: “If all the economist
My thanks to the many who replied. The answer to my question - whether
there is a consensus about how (or whether) to remove solder flux from PCBs
- is a clear no, there is no consensus.
But I learned a lot. Tnx to all,
Ted, KN1CBR
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Is there a consensus among builders of the traditional kits (K1, K2, etc)
about the best way to remove solder flux from a completed circuit board?
Some Internet sites recommend acetone, others say isopropyl alcohol. A few
tout their own product without saying exactly what it is. I remember
read
Here's another, utterly impractical, solution:
When my wife and I built our weekend home in the Colorado mountains we chose
the site for its natural beauty. Antennas are unnatural. I was content
with having only dipoles and Vees, but even they spoiled the view. So,
every time we were at the hou
Lots of explanations and suggestions. Many thanks, all.
Ted, KN1CBR
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Yes, and even more than that. Phil and I corresponded off-list more than
once over the years, about common interests both personal and professional.
Though we'd never met personally, I valued him as a friend.
Jim, thank you for advising us of his passing.
Ted, KN1CBR
I need advice for getting N1MM+ to play well with a K2. I have tried it
with two different K2 rigs: a K2 with a KIO2, and a different K2-100 with
the built in IO. Same problem. The K2 Port parameter is set to ON and N1MM
tracks the RX frequency, so I know the rig and the computer are
communicat
Has anyone been using a K2 to drive a KPA1500? I've read the KPA1500 manual
and the just-released notes on using CI-V protocol transceivers, all of
which seems straightforward enough, on paper. I would nonetheless
appreciate hearing from someone who has done it - about unexpected issues,
results,
>From a seller's point of view, would it work to ship the gear with some
unique sort of tape spanning the seams, and saying to the buyers that
anything opened can't be returned?
Ted, KN1CBR
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Lucky for me as well that I was not aware of the OTARD rules. Had I been I
would not have made the argument.
Too late to make confession now. As of today all of the dishes are gone for
other reasons -- cable, I suspect.
Ted, KN1CBR
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2
I confess to having done something similar, though I used a jiu-jitsu move
rather than rational argument as Phil did. Within five or so years of
moving in I became the President of the HOA (because no-one else wanted it)
and, like Phil, after six or seven years of it (because still no-one else
wan
I believe the FAA does need to approve the structure and lighting on
antennas higher than 200' AGL. Or some such rule, depending on how close
the structure is to an airport.
So Jerry's must be a vertical dipole for 160M. I'm impressed.
Ted, KN1CBR
>
Not an inappropriate question at all, Rich. For lots of electronic devices it
does matter. The penalty for yanking some plugs could even be, in the older
argot, the Blue Screen of Death.
-Original Message-
From: Rich WC3T
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 4:01 PM
To: d...@w3fpr.com
Cc: ed
Counting to ten is good advice in many situations. Thanks, Don; I'll try that
and see what happens.
-Original Message-
From: Don Wilhelm
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 3:30 PM
To: eda...@aya.yale.edu; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A K2 with a short-term memory problem
I just finished debugging a K2 I built this past Spring and, with guidance
from Gus, KB0YH, it was in shape just in time to try it out in the FD. FB
so far. Except for one annoying problem.
When the rig is powered down it is supposed to remember the last frequency
it was on. The EPROM, I bel
I never took a drafting class nor anything like it in high school, yet its
absence never hurt me professionally. Making a straight line is not a skill
required of a lawyer.
Ted, KN1CBR
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Carl -
Just saw your note on the reflector. This morning I completed the RF board
on one I've been building since early February. Al the soldering is done.
The rest is the mechanical parts.
It's my fourth K2. One I keep as a contest backup, two I've sold, and this
one I am donating to a
Same here. I am about 75% through a K2 build and faced the same question.
In my case the pins didn't quite make it to being flush with the bottom side
of the board. Rather than pressing on the LCD and taking the risk of
overstressing it, I flowed the solder from the bottom side and then checked
Courtesy of Vic DiCiccio, VE3YT, I have the contact information for a
representative of Fred's family. I would be happy to inquire about
permission to repost the website contents, but first I will need someone to
tell me exactly what the application would be if permission were granted.
Looking in
Hello Tony -
I don't know how much I could do towards re-establishing Fred Cady's
website, but I would certainly support such a project and would help if I
can. Fred was a friend, as he was to many of us. He had family in Denver,
where I live, and visited often. We got together whenever our
I have only two data points supporting this hypothesis -- me, and my
grandson. So this is just FWIW: The (or at least much of the) allure of
amateur radio lies in doing something yourself and seeing it actually work.
>From DIY circuit design and construction to pruning the SWR out of a Vee in
a
The K2 reference on your site is great. I'm laminating a copy.
Many thanks, Don.
Ted, KN1CBR
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A question about QRQ mode . . .
I recently read a comment about the fact that QRQ cannot be used when the K3
is operating in RIT, XIT, or split, nor with DSP shift. Because I believe,
though I am not certain, that the discussion was about whether this
incompatibility exists in the K4, I was curi
A postscript to my previous post -- the SETI discussion titled "Radio
Astronomy: The End of Big Dishes? " is still available online at
https://www.seti.org/event/seti-talks-radio-astronomy-end-big-dishes.
Another SETI event, which may even be this week or next, is a discussion of
the science and
Just before the cable failures a couple of weeks ago SETI did a webinar on
the very subject. What I took away from it was that the future of radio
astronomy lies in VLBI arrays rather than wide-diameter dishes, and that for
economic as well as electronic reasons the direction is toward more numero
I've built and operated three of them. Never heard the noise described.
Indeed, one of the features I like most - apart from the builds, which were
all great experiences - is the audio. My KX3 and K3+ are more capable
radios in numerous ways. But the K2s were all more comfortable to spend an
eve
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