Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-14 Thread G4GNX
I can’t find the original ad now, but I’m sure it doesn’t indicate that there are more than 3 toroids. As you’ve bought a kit, I tend to believe you and agree with your comments. 73, Alan - G4GNX South Coast UK Elecraft K4D / KPA500 / KAT500 / IC-9700 > On 14 Mar 2024, at 14:51, Gregory

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-14 Thread John Stengrevics
Tie wraps work also. John WA1EAZ > On Mar 14, 2024, at 10:59 AM, jerry wrote: > > On 2024-03-14 07:51, Gregory Mitchell wrote: > >> think the cost per toroid/snap-on > > Here's something I found out about snap-on ferrites: Don't depend on the > plastic shell. I had installed snap-ons > on

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-14 Thread jerry
On 2024-03-14 07:51, Gregory Mitchell wrote: think the cost per toroid/snap-on Here's something I found out about snap-on ferrites: Don't depend on the plastic shell. I had installed snap-ons on the power leads of my homebrew LDMOS linear. When I transmitted, I could hear my voice coming

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-14 Thread Gregory Mitchell
It's actually 24 pieces of ferrite, not 3, if you read the description. Good quality ferrite is not cheap and I don't think the markup here is outlandish at all. at $5/each on avg you'd still spend $120. I recently bought this kit from them, with free shipping, so I think the cost per

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-13 Thread Edward Mccann
Complete with ICOM drink coaster. AG6CX > On Mar 13, 2024, at 8:34 AM, Kurt Pawlikowski wrote: > > Petr, > > Holy guacamole Bat Man! > > kurtt WB9FMC > >> On 3/12/24 12:05, Petr Ourednik wrote: >> Here is what I am talking about: >> >>

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-13 Thread Kurt Pawlikowski
Petr,     Holy guacamole Bat Man!     kurtt WB9FMC On 3/12/24 12:05, Petr Ourednik wrote: Here is what I am talking about:

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread Edward Mccann
 Not too worry fellas, the posting notes there are only ten kits available. That means the fools errand will have been run by at least ten gullible hams before the stock is exhausted. The vendor will be up $1500 less whatever he drew from his junk box to complete the order. The Greater

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread John Oppenheimer
So that there's no confusion, will you post one of the PDF file links here. John KN5L On 3/12/24 4:24 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 3/12/2024 12:29 PM, John Oppenheimer wrote: >> Did you measure a Choke Balun, or sometimes known as Common Code Choke > > "The book" are in several pdf applications

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/12/2024 12:29 PM, John Oppenheimer wrote: Did you measure a Choke Balun, or sometimes known as Common Code Choke "The book" are in several pdf applications notes on my website. What I measured is well documented there. 73, Jim K9YC

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread Dave (NK7Z)
Alan, You are correct, 100%!! If you want to dupe that kit, buy three FT-240-31 cores, and wrap 12 turns of RG-400 around two core. The cores are around 6 bucks each, and the RG-400 is around $1.25 a foot... Put one core at the feedpoint of your antenna, one at the rig, (probably won't

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread John Oppenheimer
On 3/12/24 1:31 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > I wrote the book on this. k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf Hi Jim, there are a bunch of inductor measurements within the book. Did you measure a Choke Balun, or sometimes known as Common Code Choke (CMC)? John KN5L

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/12/2024 9:29 AM, jerry wrote: On 2024-03-12 08:56, ev...@pa2kw.com wrote: If someone could tell what manufacture/type/model these cores are, I'm sure you can get this done for $20 *** Generally, it's well known what mix is required.  Here's a good article by Palomar Labs:

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread Petr Ourednik
Here is what I am talking about:

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread jerry
On 2024-03-12 08:56, ev...@pa2kw.com wrote: If someone could tell what manufacture/type/model these cores are, I'm sure you can get this done for $20 *** Generally, it's well known what mix is required. Here's a good article by Palomar Labs:

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread evert
: Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay It’s a no-brainer. That ad is for an RFI kit only. My question is: Are 3 toroids and some bits of wire worth $150? Unless I was severely disabled, blind or exceptionally lazy, I’d be ashamed to buy that item! 73, Alan - G4GNX South Coast UK Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread G4GNX
It’s a no-brainer. That ad is for an RFI kit only. My question is: Are 3 toroids and some bits of wire worth $150? Unless I was severely disabled, blind or exceptionally lazy, I’d be ashamed to buy that item! 73, Alan - G4GNX South Coast UK Elecraft K4D / KPA500 / KAT500 / IC-9700 73, Alan -

Re: [Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread Kurt Pawlikowski
Petr,     Looking at the only listing for anything "K4," I found this

[Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-12 Thread Petr Ourednik
Folks, upon emails received ...my god, it's not mine of course. :) It's some seller from Italy. 73 - Petr, OK1RP http://ok1rp.blogspot.com K3 #0778 | K2 # 4800 | K1 #1031 | KX3 # 0602 __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] K4D for bargain price on eBay

2024-03-11 Thread Petr Ourednik
Look on eBay item 116082357701 K4D set for 1M Euro > 1 MILION EURO. ...its bargain, isn't it? :) 73 - Petr, OK1RP http://ok1rp.blogspot.com K3 #0778 | K2 # 4800 | K1 #1031 | KX3 # 0602 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: