Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread Allen Ward
--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW In a message dated 6/19/04 7:55:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What's r

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 6/19/04 7:55:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What's really amazing is that there are so many folks who NEVER were around > then, who NEVER operated SSB at the beginning and NEVER had the very common > Central Electronics 10 or 20 rigs that can tell all

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread k4zm
John: In 1959-1961 I was in the US Navy and stationed at NAS Norfolk, Va. I lived in the ham shack of W4NPT and ran many phone patches on 20 meter SSB for HZ1AB a US Air Force base in Saudi Arabia. Our SSB rig was a Central Electronics 20A with the Command Set VFO, an HQ-170 Receiver, a Johnson

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread Thom R. Lacosta
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Allen Ward wrote: > Both the Central Electronics 10B and 20A generated EITHER USB and LSB at 9 > MHz. > I owned one each of these rigs. Mixed with 5 MHz (or various multiples > thereof) one could operate from 80 to 10 meters. You selected the sideband by >flipping a switc

RE: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread john
> The best part was the magic eye on the 20A which was used to indicate the >suppression of the carrier and output tuning. Folks tend to forget what great >sounding CW came out of these "QRP" rigs and the amazement of working >someone with 5-10 watts. Folks still do! I use mine regularly on 20m,

RE: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-18 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
It took people a long time to catch on to the difference in power levels. I had a Viking Ranger back then. On AM phone it ran 65 watts by the common measurement of the day. That was d-c "input" to the final tube, of course. At a typical efficiency of 75% that provided 49 watts output. 2/3 of that p

[Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-18 Thread Allen Ward
Both the Central Electronics 10B and 20A generated EITHER USB and LSB at 9 MHz. I owned one each of these rigs. Mixed with 5 MHz (or various multiples thereof) one could operate from 80 to 10 meters. You selected the sideband by flipping a switch on the CE unit. The best part was the magic

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-17 Thread Mike Morrow
Steve wrote: >The advantage to USB CW is that ... it is often useful to hear > what's up the band as you tune higher. ...With LSB you would >hear the last station worked only if he was below your listening >frequency rather than above, especially if the signal is weak. For >serious DX chasing, USB

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW (NOT!!!)

2004-06-17 Thread Mike Morrow
5 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW >Way to go Leigh. >72, Jimmy, AE4DT > >"Leigh L. Klotz, Jr." wrote: > >> Today I worked EC6UN Jurek (Balearic Is., Spain) on 20M with 4W to a >> PAC-12 from my KX1 #712 on a Lake Ontario pier in Webster, NY and got

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-17 Thread Jimmy Lee
Way to go Leigh. 72, Jimmy, AE4DT "Leigh L. Klotz, Jr." wrote: > Today I worked EC6UN Jurek (Balearic Is., Spain) on 20M with 4W to a > PAC-12 from my KX1 #712 on a Lake Ontario pier in Webster, NY and got a > 569. > > See http://wa5znu.org/log for pix. > 73, > WA5ZNU Leigh >

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-16 Thread Leigh L. Klotz, Jr.
Today I worked EC6UN Jurek (Balearic Is., Spain) on 20M with 4W to a PAC-12 from my KX1 #712 on a Lake Ontario pier in Webster, NY and got a 569. See http://wa5znu.org/log for pix. 73, WA5ZNU Leigh ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.q

[Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-16 Thread Steve Lawrence
Anyone have any experience changing the K1 from LSB to USB CW? 73, Steve WB6RSE ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft You must subscribe to post. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsu

[Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-16 Thread Steve Lawrence
Anyone have any experience changing the K1 from LSB to USB CW? 73, Steve WB6RSE ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft You must subscribe to post. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsu