Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Speaker Mod

2012-09-02 Thread gosier
I have had great luck with the small amplified speakers from Rad Shack or E-Bay. Shaped like tiny men they put out incredible audio and are rechargable by your computer USB port. I have several so I never run out. Charge is good for about 5 hours I guess. Use them with my K1 now and they are su

Re: [Elecraft] Don Wilhelm A Special Thank You!

2013-03-29 Thread gosier
Don did a top notch job on my K1 and now its perfect 72 George Osier , N2JNZ -Original Message- From: Ray Sills Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 4:31 PM To: elecraft list Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Don Wilhelm A Special Thank You! Don is a gem... and we are all lucky to benefit fro

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones $11.99

2013-04-08 Thread gosier
Also these are a bit more in price but I've had 2 of theses for 3 years now and still working fine. BIG SOUND for a tiny speaker just got a "Cartman" and love it http://www.getmobi.com/products.php?id=4 72 George , N2JNZ -Original Message- From: w1...@comcast.net Sen

[Elecraft] the K1 and CQ WPX ....

2013-05-29 Thread gosier
Even with the strange conditions I ended up with my highest score ever !!! I was single-op QRP 40 meters only. Had 144 Qs , 139 multipliers for 68,249 points. The K1 did a outstanding job !! The tones of the CW signals were rough due to the big Solar Fart and made tough copy here in NNY. The 200

[Elecraft] K1 TROUBLE

2012-11-04 Thread gosier
Had a great time but ran into trouble at the very end ... Nothing on the display of bars for power and when I try to auto tune it reads PO 1 then P lo . Blew a final (had 146 Qs 57 sections in 9 hours of play) Thanks !!! George , N2JNZ ___

[Elecraft] K1 repair

2012-11-06 Thread gosier
Have a K1 with no power output and looking for a repair person. Car accident left me disabled and very shaky about 3 years ago. Wish I could fix it myself but no go.

[Elecraft] Newbie ....

2012-11-24 Thread gosier
I have a K1 with 40 , 30 , 20 and 15 with the ATU and battery pack. Would there be room for the 2 band board with 80 and 17 ??? Looks mighty crowded in there !!! 73 es tnx !!! George Osier , N2JNZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http:/

[Elecraft] Small power supply ??

2012-12-30 Thread gosier
Hi All !!! Right now I have a Astron RS 7 sitting nest to my K1. Its at least 4 times bigger then my rig. What is a good SMALL linear supply commercially available ??? 72 es HNY George Osier , N2JNZ __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] K1 IS FANTASTIC !!!!!!

2013-02-18 Thread gosier
Used the K1 in the ARRL DX INTERNATIONAL and had a INCREDIBLE time 304 Qs , 141 multipliers , for a claimed score of 128,592. 50 countries on 40 meters , 46 countries on 20 meters and 45 countries on 15 meters. My only wish would have been a filter like 100hz instead of 200hz as the narrowe

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Strange signal on 17 meter CW

2013-03-10 Thread gosier
The Spanish 5 number stations have been on since the 1960s along with English and German versions. I was a Pop Comm reader and column contributor with Harry Helms back then. Some transmissions were believed to be Mossad or of Cuban origin. Also Jupiter , Florida and a military base there. They

Re: [Elecraft] 43 Ft Vertical and Elecraft Tuners

2013-09-02 Thread gosier
Hi Jim !! I have a ZeroFive 40 meter monoband vertical with 60-12 ft radials on a radial plate and use only the tuner on my K1. I can easily tune 40 , 20 and 15 but 30 I can get down to 1.6 to 1 (still acceptable) Feedline is RG-8X that is 75 ft long. Used this setup in many DX contests with g