Re: [Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior

2005-01-21 Thread Michael Harris
G'day, At the salt mine so not near #1400 at present. How exactly do you determine that transmission has stopped? Does the receive unmute? On #1400 when I cross the QRP/QRO boundary level, in either direction, there isn't any unmuting and just for interest I set up as split and the TX

Re: [Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior

2005-01-21 Thread Stewart Baker
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:23:49 -0300, Michael Harris wrote: G'day, At the salt mine so not near #1400 at present. How exactly do you determine that transmission has stopped? Does the receive unmute? On #1400 when I cross the QRP/QRO boundary level, in either direction, there isn't any

re:[Elecraft] spectrum analyser for Mac on OS X

2005-01-21 Thread Michael Babineau
Slater : There are some commercial and shareware packages for OS X at : http://www.machamradio.com/HamsAndX.html#audio I haven't used any of these personally but there seems to be a number of options so I am sure that you can find something that meets your needs and budget. Cheers Michael

[Elecraft] RE: Elecraft Shirts from Sew Devine - NEW email and Address

2005-01-21 Thread Michael Melland
Elecraft aficionados, We moved December 10th and have a new address, phone and email. I'm unsure if Ellen has received your email, her email changed and was not active until recently. Try emailing her again the details with the new address. We are still unpacking from the move and the part time

RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft Shirts from Sew Devine

2005-01-21 Thread Stan Rife
Michael, I ordered a shirt from them back in October/November and it did take a while. Their replies kept getting dumped in to my bulk folder and I was not getting them. The lady, Ellen, finally called me on the phone. It still took a while because she had to order a shirt in my size. They

RE: [Elecraft] K1 missing parts - is this to be expected?

2005-01-21 Thread Stan Rife
It also could be that the parts are in another bag, or laying loose somewhere. I had this happen. I thought I was short one capacitor. Everyone kept telling me this was an exception. I called and Scott mailed the component. I went ahead with assembly as this cap was later on down the

[Elecraft] L31

2005-01-21 Thread R. Kevin Stover
Hello all. I'm getting ready to do alignment and test partII and noticed this on the reflector. 1) L31 was shipped to me as a 10uH shielded Inductor, but my PLL Reference Oscillator Range would not go higher than 9.45 kHz until Lisa (in Parts) shipped me a 12uH replacement. The range is

[Elecraft] K2 # 4498 - Electrostatic protection

2005-01-21 Thread F5UL
I'm in a very stormy country (Northern Alps) and we have at least once per month a thunderstorm that already cost me one pair of power Xstors (in my TS-130 - $380!!!) so even with $5 each TO220 part, I did not want to loose them, or at least reduce the chance to loose them. So I instaled on

[Elecraft] Re: K1 missing parts - is this to be expected?

2005-01-21 Thread Craig Rairdin
Just spent my first hour with my K1 kit. Here's what I'm missing so far: 2 - Thermal insulator, TO220; for Q6, Q7 (RF BOARD) 1 - Acrylic display bezel; for LCD (Front Panel) Found these in the envelope marked Serial Number Kit. That could have been identified better. :-) 1- 2N7000

[Elecraft] k1

2005-01-21 Thread David
which part numbers do I need to order to have a complete k1? k1 all band possible noise blanker battery and tunner ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change,

[Elecraft] 2nd ksb2 works different

2005-01-21 Thread Norbert Roedel (Bert)
Hi all, I'm running a K2 ser. 1020 with an old ksb2 rev.2. this combination runs very well so far. At Christmas I got a second ksb2 from eBay, unbuild and a new rev. D. I bought this, because I wanted to do the bandwith mods anyway. The Kit is containing the new crystals and I got perfect 2%

[Elecraft] KX1 Improved Grip

2005-01-21 Thread W0rw
Pedestrian Mobile Tip #2... i added an additional rubber foot on my KX1 to make it easier to hold. i hold my KX1 in my left hand around the left side of the KX1. The display is almost covered by my hand. My left thumb is near the paddle. This places the KXPD1 paddle right in front of me to send

RE: [Elecraft] K1 missing parts - is this to be expected?

2005-01-21 Thread Stan Rife
Ooops. Never mind Parts, WA7BOC pointed out the error of my ways. I found them. See, the old wise man was right! Stan Rife W5EWA Houston, TX K2 S/N 4216 -Original Message- From: Roger Stein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 11:06 AM To: 'Stan

Re: [Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior

2005-01-21 Thread Donald Nesbitt
OK - now that I have started from 0.01 and gone UP to 100w with PTT held closed on usb, mine does the same thing that you describe (stops xmit as soon as the KPA100 kicks in - still in xmit mode but no power out) AND starting from 100w and going down to 0.01 it does not do this (ie continues to

RE: [Elecraft] K1 missing parts - is this to be expected?

2005-01-21 Thread Stan Rife
Funny, when I inventoried mine all the parts were there and the count was perfect the first time through, except for one cap I thought was missing. Didn't have to do it again because when assembly was complete there were no left over parts. Stan Rife W5EWA Houston, TX K2 S/N 4216

Re: [Elecraft] K1 missing parts - is this to be expected?

2005-01-21 Thread Hisashi T Fujinaka
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Larry Makoski W2LJ wrote: When I built my K1 and again when I built my K2 there was not a single part missing. Nada, zip, zilch, zed, zero. I had THOUGHT there were parts missing in both kits. It turned out that I had overlooked them or found them to be in a place

[Elecraft] Fw: Welcome to the Elecraft mailing list

2005-01-21 Thread James J. Bookter, Jr.
Dear Sir: Tks to you all on the efficient manner in which you handle your correspondence. Please go ahead and Post Me To This List. Thank You. 73,s CUL, Jim (N5NVP) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:17 PM Subject:

Fw: [Elecraft] Fw: Welcome to the Elecraft mailing list

2005-01-21 Thread James J. Bookter, Jr.
Dear Sir: The following msg came back to me as if you did not receive it. Please Post Me to This List-Thanks in advance. 73's CUL, Jim (N5NVP) - Original Message - From: James J. Bookter, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:49 PM

[Elecraft] NEW Sewdivine Elecraft Shirt Link

2005-01-21 Thread Michael Melland, W9WIS
This should work... let me know if it doesn't. Thanks http://home.centurytel.net/w9wis/sewdivine/Elecraft_Shirts.html -- Michael Melland, W9WIS Redgranite WI USA EN54lc http://home.centurytel.net/w9wis/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] K1 missing parts - is this to be expected?

2005-01-21 Thread Mike-WB8ICN
Evening Craig, I've built the K2 with nearly all the mods for it, a K1 with a couple of the mods for it, now doing the KX1 and DSP for the K2. I can only remember one time that I was missing any parts..and I just happen to have those parts in my junk box. Not sure how many kits you have built

Re: Fw: [Elecraft] Fw: Welcome to the Elecraft mailing list

2005-01-21 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 01:56:59PM -0600, James J. Bookter, Jr. wrote: Dear Sir: The following msg came back to me as if you did not receive it. Please Post Me to This List-Thanks in advance. It's working--you've posted it twice. Welcome to the list. Bob, N7XY

Re: [Elecraft] K2 turning power behavior

2005-01-21 Thread Michael Harris
G'day, snipo If you whistle/speak into the mic you get no RF out ! snipo OK I agree. Using PTT I can hear my carrier leak on an outboard RX. When I reduce requested power from 100W past the 10W transition there isn't any reduction in the signal level. Increasing the requested power past

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K1 missing parts - is this to be expected?

2005-01-21 Thread Art - W6KY
No Comment needed... Glad you found your parts. Art W6KY Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is Christine and how much did she have to drink before she packed my kit? :-) Why would it 'never' occur to me to make a comment like this about someone I didn't know? Art W6KY Maybe

Re: [Elecraft] L31

2005-01-21 Thread Paul Saville
Kevin, The smaller the PLL range, the better the temperature stability. The 10uH gives better temperature stability, so try for the 9.8 kHz minimum with 10 uH first. If you have a particularly good PLL crystal (there is some variation in each manufactured batch) then you may need 12 uH to make it

[Elecraft] KDSP2 Capacitor Installation

2005-01-21 Thread Chuck Gehring
I need some recommendations. The KDSP2 instructions state to install C5, C8,C3, and C4 with the capacitor flush to tje PCB with the exposed leads not more than 1/32 (1mm) above the PCB. Could someone please tell me how they accomplished this task. The best I can mamage without cracking the

Re: [Elecraft] KDSP2 Capacitor Installation

2005-01-21 Thread Lyle Johnson
Chuck Gehring wrote: I need some recommendations. The KDSP2 instructions state to install C5, C8,C3, and C4 with the capacitor flush to tje PCB with the exposed leads not more than 1/32 (1mm) above the PCB. Could someone please tell me how they accomplished this task. The best I can mamage

Re: [Elecraft] KDSP2 Capacitor Installation

2005-01-21 Thread Tom Hammond
Chuck: I need some recommendations. The KDSP2 instructions state to install C5, C8,C3, and C4 with the capacitor flush to tje PCB with the exposed leads not more than 1/32 (1mm) above the PCB. Could someone please tell me how they accomplished this task. The best I can mamage without

[Elecraft] New Award ?????

2005-01-21 Thread Larry Makoski W2LJ
Looks like we're going to have to come up with a new award category Yesterday, I got a letter from Arnold KØZK who holds Century Club Award #2 and Worked All States Award #6. Arnold's been busy and at it again! This time he has worked all 50 states; but this time, all the ops he worked

Re: [Elecraft] New Award ?????

2005-01-21 Thread Fred Jensen
WAERIAS, pronounced WEAR-ee-ass (Acronyms at NASA had to be pronouncable, and generally typable with the fingers of one hand -- while the other hand held down the shift key) Worked All Elecraft Rigs In All States. Fred K6DGW Auburn CA CM98lw Larry Makoski W2LJ wrote: Looks like we're going

[Elecraft] K2: Tilt Bail Installation Question

2005-01-21 Thread MikeH
Hello All, I'm currently building my K2, and have come to the tilt bail installation part. I must be missing something, because the force required to compress the tilt bail between the two rubber feet seems very excessive. To make the bail fit between to feet will require A LOT of force. Is

Re: [Elecraft] K2: Tilt Bail Installation Question

2005-01-21 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Mike, A goodly amount of force is normal. It is often difficult to hold the bail and foot still and straight enough to get the proper screws into the holes. I temporarily use the longest black screws that you have in the K2 kit (the ones that will be used to mount the final transistors) -

[Elecraft] K2 FOR SALE

2005-01-21 Thread Richard Cash, W4UGM
FOR SALE: Elecraft K2 with KAT2 automatic antenna tuner and KSB2 ssb adapter. Built to the highest standards by Extra Class ham and retired electronics instructor for 38 years.This ser.no. 34XX model was built using toroids from The Toroid Guy . It is in mint condition except for a small

Re: [Elecraft] 2nd ksb2 works different

2005-01-21 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Bert, I have been pondering your reflector note -- and as far as I know, there is nothing on the KSB2 that is band dependent, it operates at the IF frequency only. Are you certain your K2 gives full power output with the old KSB2 installed? Re-check to be certain. The only potential