Had similar flaky symptoms on my 23 year old K2. After careful visual
inspection it turned out to be a broken solder connection on the tuning
encoder. Wire barely broken off the encoder pin. Took 23 years to break!
--Lenny W2BVH
On 10/15/2022 5:36 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Jerry,
That does
at mapping so well to the intended shape in 3D. Didn't help at all
with EE, but fun!
73 & stay safe
Lenny W2BVH.
On 4/24/2021 1:08 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
OK, I've really dated myself now.
Anyone remember "drafting"? A favorite class in high school: blueprints,
mechani
How many external transverter setups does the K4 accommodate? Are there
hardware band (or band segment) decodes available for them?
Tnx, 73 & stay safe,
--Lenny W2BVH
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Thanks in advance for any help.
73 & stay safe,
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Will K4 have a low level transverter interface? I have vhf+ bands to 6M
- 2.3G with 3.4 on the way. Can they connect to a K4 ?
73,
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Will LP-Bridge work with K2's command set? If so which is the version
of LP-Bridge to get?
TIA & 73,
Lenny W2BVH
sn1520
f/w 204P / 1.09
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audio portion of the K2
because of one of the replaced components. I'm glad it worked out this
way.
I figured you'd be interested in hearing the news And thanks again
for your advice.
73, --Lenny W2BVH
On 7/2/2018 6:13 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Lenny,
Check the obvious - is the Receive
him. Another 1 1/2 s-units (or so) of signal would have
been very welcome!
Please let me know either way.
73 & happy 4th,
--Lenny W2BVH
ps - as for bringing the siggen to the K2 or vice versa, the siggen had
to be upstairs in the shack for antenna measurements (can't bring the
ant
quot;. Or should I don't worry be happy?
73, --Lenny W2BVH
ps -FYI this is K2 1520, I built in 1999 & been in use here ever since.
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the converter, without wasting any on one that won't work.
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a preamp.
If you have experience with this mic, I'd like to hear what you found.
73,
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Good rule for lots of things besides fuses. (Though I suppose it doesn't
apply to BMW's).
73, Lenny W2BVH
ps - no one seems to carry factory tested fuses ;-) ... (polyfuses excepted)
On 12/2/2014 2:35 PM, Bob Brock wrote:
My immutable Law Of Fuses: if you need one, buy five. If it's
Just worked BZ4DHI on 28.032 with K2 at 5 watts. QRZ.COM say deactivated
call. Is ther a place to go with a list of known bootleg calls? Would be
nice if it is a legitimate qso; would be 1st China for me.
73,
Lenny W2BVH
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it, but I'm getting on air comments about key clicks. I'm going
to switch to RG174 on the key and intend to add 1 - 10 nF across the key
terminals, if its not harmful to the K2.
73,
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. Programing
down to the iron is very rare now. Justifiably so, but the skills learned on
those machines are still quite useful (and I'm still using the skills , only on
much better hardware). No more clock cycle counting and highwater marking the
stacks though ;-).
73,
Lenny W2BVH
Hear hear! Also, if it was a modular rig, like the 736, they've got 30-40% of
the work already done in the current product line. Pieces of the transverter
designs + parts of the KX3 would be usable.
Lenny
W2BVH
- Original Message -
From: John Lemay j...@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk
At the radio shack web site there's 274-025 . Wh en I click to check stock at
my local store it shows it in stock.
Last time I needed one (about a year ago) I got it at RS.
Give it a try for your locale
73
Lenny W2BVH
- Original Message -
From: Stephen Roberts steve
to make the headset lighter and use a bench mounted lamp for
illumination.
The ulitimate is a Bauch Lomb or Sciencscope 7x-35x binocular zoom
microscope. I use these at work and they're very good. But they run $125
- $350 used on that auction site.
73 GL,
Lenny W2BVH
On 4/17/2012 8:54 PM
for each
transverter (to make a good match to the tx input of the transverter).
--Lenny W2BVH
On 2/11/2012 5:20 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
On Feb 11, 2012, at 1:44 PM, JonKG6VDW wrote:
I am hoping that the KX3
will be as easy to interface as the K3 is especially around the
software and
frequency
to have a set-up where the K2, XV50 and amplifier could
be thought of as just a single high power transceiver whose band switch
has been set to 6 Meters.
Any experience you've had doing a setup with the K2, XV50 and a power
amp would be very much appreciated.
73
Lenny W2BVH
73,
Lenny W2BVH
On 1/13/2012 7:43 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Lenny,
The W3FPR footswitch mod should work with the XV50 just like it does
with the base K2.
The K2 cannot be keyed until the PTT line to the W3FPR circuit is
closed.
The XV50 will be keyed as normal by the K2 firmware through
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hole / kit approach was actually less of a financial
risk.
Personally I would not have missed the kit building experience, but
everyone has their own preference.
I certainly am *very* happy with the K2 that resulted from the effort,
even 11 or so years later.
73,
Lenny W2BVH
Transverter interface??
--Lenny W2BVH
On 5/21/2011 8:28 PM, K4SC wrote:
As an aid to those of you who weren't at Dayton to see the KX3, I'll pass on
the following from the Spec Sheet that was handed out as well as a comment
on the price.
Price first: A little bird told me the targe price
attachment points on both
the side panels. The paint is very tough and hard to remove but its
worth the work. --Lenny W2BVH*
73,
Steve VE3SMA
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Just look it up in Quantum Electrodynamics for Dummies
--Lenny W2BVH
---Original Message---
From: Wayne Burdick
Date: 3/6/2011 9:47:17 PM
To: Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Maxwell's Equations.
Interesting discussion. Gives me an idea.
We'll soon be announcing a very cool
that the K2 doesn't have a settable delay for the
onset of rf. A small oversight in an otherwise excellent rig (I've had
mine for over 10 years).
73,
Lenny W2BVH
On 12/5/2010 7:00 PM, Bob DeVarney W1ICW wrote:
Second question.
I am using my K2 and XV-144 as my EME rig. I take the output
and/or the high accuracy lo
xtal. So I'm not dissuaded by this missing feature, just a little
irritated.
73,
Lenny W2BVH
On 12/5/2010 9:57 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Lenny,
Yes, this was a design oversight for the K2 - I will not call it a
problem, since the focus was for an HF transceiver
I use a Metcal at work think its the best I've ever seen.
Its just too expensive for mere mortals (they cost more used than many
stations do brand new. :-)
--Lenny W2BVH
On 11/13/2010 9:24 PM, Johnny Siu wrote:
Hello Gentleman,
I am using a 'Chinese version' of Hakko 936 which is 1/4
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On 11/4/2010 4:27 PM, Petr Ourednik wrote:
Dave,
yes I am confirming it is the attenuation which I am talking about...
When I am decreasing BW from 1.5k to 700Hz there is not noticeable att
(which means it's aprox. less then 3dB) but by going to 400Hz or even to
200Hz I hear
hour.
GL 73,
Lenny W2BVH
On 11/3/2010 10:20 PM, VK7JB wrote:
Hi All,
I'm learning to drive my new K2/100 and have reached a conceptual block that
will betray a fundamental lack of understanding, but here goes anyway...
My K2 dial frequency reads about 20hz under the actual frequency
User settable time from keyline assert to onset of RF. Would allow for
the 20+ ms activation time of rf relays on high power amps.
Lenny W2BVH
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GL 73,
Lenny W2BVH
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From: Gary Smith g...@ka1j.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:18:45 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meter beam - OT
I find I have a place for a 6 meter beam
Can any of the owners of a XV432 comment on the frequency stability?
Thanks.
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in this years ARRL DX Contest, lots of EU, and AK/HI from here in
NJ. QRP. Don't sell it short.
--Lenny W2BVH
Dan Allen wrote:
Hi Ron,
During the last sunspot cycle, I was playing around with my K2 trying
different things with the rig. I think I was on 20 meters, but I can't
remember
See
http://home.comcast.net/~lennyw/pwpimages/Picture1.jpg
73,
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. I've
been using a 131' center fed Zepp with ladder line and Cecil Moore's
(W5DXP) non-tuner for about 10 years and am very pleased with the
results. See http://www.w5dxp.com/notuner.htm for details.
73,
Lenny W2BVH
Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
Sorry for an off-topic question. Does
the alignment
steps of the K2 have been completed!
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microprocessor.
Lenny W2BVH
Lee Buller wrote:
If I were to buy a RF signal generator off of Ebaywhat is a good
one to buy? I don't want a WWII surplus RF signal generator and do
not want the 10,000 dollar one either. I would like to have a
transistor RF signal generator so that kind
. I just turn up the pot until 1 ALC led blinks a bit on
voice peaks.
To test, hook it up and ask a friend how it sounds!
73,
Lenny W2BVH
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share it with others is a rare individual indeed.
Condolences to his friends and family.
The list of ham friends and admirers is probably longer than he realized.
--Lenny W2BVH
David Cutter wrote:
Forwarding this to the Elecraft list, I know many of you will have
known LB or at least his
with wsjt!
Thanks agn 73,
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required here or is there a way to get both good SSB
and good WSJT?
Thanks in advance.
73,
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) and a much longer delay (say
100 - 200 ms) in vhf/uhf to save the transverter relays.
GL 73,
Lenny W2BVH
ps- if you get a chance, keep me posted on how things work out for you.
Steve Kavanagh wrote:
Lenny:
It would be interesting to see the
differences in timing (if
any) for the normal
could break 60-70% at 5-10 watts. Even so it was fun. Did about 5
hours total.
73,
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Hope this helps.
73,
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Steve Kavanagh wrote:
I read on this forum that there is about 15
milliseconds delay between the transition of the 8R
line from receive to transmit (and hence of the key
out lines in the KPA100 and K60XV) and the beginning
of RF output. I have a couple
I've been using a D-104 that has the preamp in the base with a K-2 for
quite awhile. I do much more cw than ssb, but I've gotten quite a few
unsolicited compliments on the sound over the years.
73,
Lenny W2BVH
Don Rasmussen wrote:
Has anyone connected a preamplified D104 to either
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73,
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hf I do 12 watts or less, mainly cw (except ssb+cw in contests).
Thanks in advance...
73,
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sort of setup ?
Thanks in advance for any clues.
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73,
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Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
On Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 7:00 PM, Goody K3NG wrote:
Using any balun with an unbalanced tuner to feed balanced line can be
bad news (your mileage may vary, standard disclaimers apply). Under
highly reactive loads, a balun
73,
Lenny W2BVH
-- Original message --
From: Bill Tippett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 07:34 PM 5/4/07, Don Wilhelm wrote:
All of what you say is true *EXCEPT* for one item - and that is the AGC.
Don you are absolutely correct. The reason
I never considered
to start saving up for one.
73,
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interference it should be moved or the radio should be
moved. That there may be radiation in the 0.5-30MHz range. And that it
should not be used in proximity to marine radio equipment.
So my question is: is the sky falling, or is this a non-issue?
73,
Lenny W2BVH
Amazing that those little bitty relays can carry (and isolate) a kw+.
73,
Lenny W2BVH
-- Original message --
From: Ron Castro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am one of many folks eagerly awaiting the first shipments of the Elecraft
KPA800 and KPA1500 solid state amplifiers
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From: Larry Phipps [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FWIW. I built one of the CCI amps (don't recall which one at the
moment), and I was not very impressed with the input or output return
loss. I have a plot from my VNA if interested
help.
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maybe I can adapt it for use with RG-213 / LMR400 / 9913F if it
is a 50 ohm job.
73,
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db below 10 watts is 40 mW +/-, a small but still respectable qrp
signal that's rf junk.
24 db below 200 watts would be 1 watt +/- !
Is there an FCC mandated 3rd order IMD requirement?
Inquiring minds (at least mine) want to know ;-)
73,
Lenny W2BVH
Charles Greene wrote:
Darwin,
I have
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Gregg mulder wrote:
Seeing all of these Stupid posts reminded me of one of mine. Another story of experimenting with our good
friend AC wall outlets. 1965, I was in the 6th grade. In science class we learned abt the making of Mr.
Edison's electric light. upon returning home I decieded
but trendy in today's XBox, gene-splicing world, there was zero
coverage of its contribution in the mainstream press, and these people
are not the worlds greatest self promoters. At least some of us are
paying attention. Good work guys! Bush should be giving medals to you all.
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(and if it works). Linux is at least
partly about fooling around with computers, and fooling with another app
is apropos.
Thanks again to everyone for the help.
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