K2-4884 passed alignment test part 1 tonight!
My 17 year old daughter (KE7DOD) and I are having a
blast putting this kit together. Now if only I can get
her to wind toroids I'd be set. ;)
73's
Robert
KD7YDW
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Hi Kevin !
Just for information and if u want to QSP Tom, I heard him 549 on 7045.3 at
0200 z this morning.
I called till 0227 z bnut to no results ??!! - I will try next time on
10107.2 and 14050 may be I may get throught !!
Best 72 from Bob/F5UL
By the way it's K2 4498 !
Hi Bob,
Strange skip on at 0200Z this morning. I had two receivers tuning between
7035 and 7050 and all I heard were East Coast USA, K8, a VE3X? (on 7045),
Central America and Martinique, Eastern Europe,Italy and some RTTY,but not
you !!! Wish I had. Saturday / Sunday 40m was hot here.
73,
Geoff
Gary:
You following this thread? This is the second (NOT counting NN0B's)
problem which may be related to KPA100 parasitics.
Tom
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Hi Rob,
Your problem sound a bit different. What was happening on
quite a few earlier KPA100's was the diodes in the switching circuit
Bob:
SO SORRY I missed hearing you! Will try to do a better job next week,
Bob!!!
I was running about 80W to a 80/40/30m fan dipole with it's apex at about 21m.
But the times should have been 0300Z, I think.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 04:18 AM 4/25/05, F5UL wrote:
Hi Kevin !
Just for
attn: Larry W2LJ, Award Administrator
Eric WA6HHQ
Wayne N6KR
Gary Bartlett, VE1RGB received special mention in last weeks Canadian HF
Radio Internet Bulletin along with a good plug for Elecraft.
Refer to www.hfradio.net/bulletin/apr 2405n.html#bulletins
(Issue #125 04/24/05
Hi Kevin,
My K2 is S/N 4795 and I'm located in Tempe, AZ. Could just barely hear you
at times on 20 and same on 40 at beginning of the net. I was able to copy
you pretty well by the end of the net.
73,
Dave
N7AF
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When I'm using my scan function on 40M, it just
scans past stations that are S8-9, and keeps going.
I've tried different filter settings, etc. What have I
missed?
LL/K3ESE
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Martin,
I understand that a whip attached directly to the BNC jacket of the KXAT1
could give mechanical frictions. The BNC is soldered directly onto the
KXAT1 pcb without support of the enclosure and that makes it somewhat
fragile.
Have fun on the bike and 73 from bikeland nr. 1 : Netherlands ;)
The QRO Gods are about to give you guys an early Xmas present, and you keep
ripping up the corners of the package to see what's inside. Sit back, enjoy
the anticipation and wait for Dayton.
Eric
KE6US
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When I'm using my scan function on 40M, it just scans past stations that
are S8-9, and keeps going.
I've tried different filter settings, etc. What have I missed?
--
The latest firmware has two scan modes. The old one which scans silently and
stops
Martin,
The Maldol 20M whip is fine with a radial 10-16ft and a 1ft or so piece
of bus wire clipped to the top with an alligator clip, at any angle. I
worked Florida from Toronto on vacation twice with that antenna, acting
on Wayne N6KR's lead. But on a bike you may want something better as
The subject title reminds me of something which happened to me yesterday. I
went to visit a local new car agency to view vehicle colors actually on the
vehicle. I had read the catalog and it was difficult for me to visualize. I
told the salesperson the two colors I was interested in
Had my first qso with the new rig last night. Worked like a champ! I'm
a happy camper. No issues, alignment went exceptionally smooth. Nothing
but good to say about the whole experience.
In the for what it worth department, this is my second K2. Several
radios later I finally decided that it
Well, if that is going to be the price, then they can count me out.
I'll stick with my SB-200.
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 11:16 AM
To:
Hi,
A few months ago I let everyone know that I had some salvaged variacs in
excellent condition - they were all snapped up.
I now have some more available and want to give everyone on the reflector
first choice before I try to sell them elsewhere.
The specs are:
Variac:
Input: 120VAC,
I will pay for shipping and insurance on all items.
All items are mint or as-new and about 2 months old.
For the K1:
$60 KFL1-2 board for 40/80 meters, new/unbuilt
$44 KBT1 battery option, new/unbuilt
For the K2:
$160KAT2 tuner, assembled/tested
$40 KNB2 noise blanker,
--- Sverre Holm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The latest firmware has two scan modes. The old one
which scans silently and
stops on each strong station, and the latest one
which scans with the
squelch open and does not stop on anything.
I believe the last mode is entered by pressing the
scan
Hi, Paul.
You may be right! I didn't think about the physical
aspect of it. For bike mobile I would be mouting a
whip behind me with coax running forward to the rig
in a front basket, I wouldn't even have considered
actually attaching a whip directly to such a tiny
radio!
Martin.
--- Paul
I recently posted a note regarding the fact that I was stuck on the VCO
Oscillator Test (p.60) of my K2, #4856. Don, W3FPR gave me some good
suggestions, but nothing seemed to fix the fact that I couldn't get the
oscillator to oscillate. I replaced Q1 and Q2 and the JFET. Still no
I am interested in chatting with anyone using the Elecraft transverters with
their K2100.
I am asking in the context of:
1) From the person or person's that have them all. Plus, maybe others from
SSB Electronics, or DEMI etc.
2) From looking at the K2 as only an I.F. albeit a 28 MHz I.F.
One of my fellow local hams is also building a K2 now. He got his before I
ordered mine after we had discussed this for some time. I'm glad he ordered
his first, because it was the kick in the butt that I needed to order mine!
Anyway, I got off the ground running with assembling mine first,
Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself out.
Wonder what others think?
Bill K3UJ
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Hi, Ron.
A very informative answer, thanks! I was thinking
purely
in terms of the electrical characteristics of the
antenna
when I read the manual, not the physical, because to
me
it was obvious that a whip should not be directly
connected to the KX1.
Makes much
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself out.
Wonder what others think?
I've priced the transistors and I've priced power supplies. I don't
think this amp will be cheap, which is why I keep looking for a used
SB220.
--
snip
(Maybe I'm the only lawyer who has tried to build a K2).
/snip
Your lawyer comment makes me think of a funny story from the 1990's. Yes,
lawyers _ARE_ different.
We sell software, and there is a license agreement. It's about 3,000 words,
and contains the phrase on your own data (among the
I thought this amp was going to be spendy. You are near the range where
my estimates begin. I figured on $3k+ if not more. The legal limit
linear may be over $5k so I would have to mortgage the house!
Kevin. KD5ONS
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:50:12 -0700 (PDT), Hisashi T Fujinaka
[EMAIL
Who could ever need more than 640K (5 watts)?
Bill Gates
snip
I figured on $3k+ if not more. The legal limit linear may be over $5k so I
would have to mortgage the house!
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Well, it all depends what you get. Without seeing it and/or seeing the specs
it is somewhat difficult to make a statement about the amp. If it's auto
everything in a tiny lightweight package with 1500W out on SSB and CW I
might start drooling even before I get to Dayton.
Does it cover 160-10 or
Hi all.
Does anyone have a part number for the 8 pin mic plug (part that goes on
the mic cable) preferably from Mouser?
73
Ken WB2ART
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Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself out.
Wonder what others think?
You need to consider what it is competing with. Sure you can get an SB220 for
about $450 -- but this amp:
1) Is fully automatically tuned and bandswitched. It's able
yes you are right we should wait for Eric and Wayne to talk first
but it is hard to wait
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From: Lee Buller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:37 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Premature Emails on the Amp $$$
Howdy Bob,
Thank you for trying. I have another op from Scotland who keeps trying
but just can't quite make it in. One of these days we may get some relays
from the East Coast into the heartland and thence to the West Coast. But
you were hearing Tom direct. Fine business. Today, at
Normally Elecraft announces a product and then is open for comments and
questions. This time the product has been announced and shown but we only
get information from the folks who saw it at the hamfest. I wonder why
they decided upon this route instead of the normal, full disclosure?
What we have here is a case of over excited, premature amplification! HI HI
Sorry - just had to do that...
I tip my hat to the Elecraft folks. They have delivered nothing but stellar
products, well engineered and fairly priced.
I am anxious to see this amp. And will be at Dayton. I have a
On Apr 25, 2005, at 4:37 PM, Lee Buller wrote:
Gosh fellows
Lets stop talking about the price. It seems that we
are jumping to a lot of conclusions here. Remember,
the guys at Aptos are reading on this and we need to
give them the benefit of the doubt.
Yes, I'm sure they are reading
Being on e of the lucky folks that saw this jewel, I can say while it has
indeed been shown (albeit to a select audience) it has not been announced. I
haven't seen one email yet from our Buds in Aptos.
When I saw it, Eric was looking for comment, input, and reaction. The unit was
still being
Vic Rosenthal wrote:
3) Weighs only 16 lb;
Typo, that should be 36 lbs. Sorry, too good to be true!
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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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Thanks to all who responded.
The stupid thing about all this, was there was an 8 pin mic connector
staring up at me, when I went downstairs to the basement workshop.
Just have to stop jumping the gun.
73
Ken WB2ART
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Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself out.
Wonder what others think?
My other hobby is flying my Beech Baron light twin airplane. The numbers you
guys are tossing around sound like cheap entertainment by comparison. :-)
Craig
I don't think the Elecraft amp is targetting the budget end of the
market. You can't do that with a solid state amp - tubes are still a
decidedly cheaper way to go high power. This amp is really two
separate products - a very light, yet high quality expedition amp and
a state-of-the-art, full
Whatever the price makes me glad I'm QRP I couldn't afford it
at half or quarter the price! Hi! But for those in the need of such an
item; I would suggest that if you have or need to buy one - Elecraft is
definitely the way to go.
That all said, I am saving to purchase the KPA100
That's just about the ceiling I had in mind as well. And I would
think that, for a kit, it should be considerably less. For the legal
limit???maybe a little more, but not much more.
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
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Hmm the way I see it is I don't need a amp. If I can't make a contact with 5
watts then I don't need to be on the air. hi hi
Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota
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My idea of spendy IS 1500 bucks. 10,500 bucks for a radio is pure
H S... I think the whole amateur market is getting out of hand. But
that is just my opinion.
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
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Hello Larry!
I am very interested in one if you have any left. DO you
accept paypal?
tnx es 73,
Lyle KK7P
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:00:24 -0400
L. D. Ingram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
A few months ago I let everyone know that I had some
salvaged variacs in excellent condition - they
On 30-80m, with the power set to 5W, I'm getting
6-7W, even with the KAT2 installed. These are the
kinds of readings I saw prior to installing the tuner,
and I was hoping the ATU would normalize that.
The power out on the higher bands ranges from 5 -
5.5 W or so.
On a borrowed K2, for
Agreed. I would like to see a complete tech spec not just a sales spec, and
have a look inside the amp, before smiling at the bank -and you know who.
Geoff,
GM4ESD
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Sent: Monday, April
In a message dated 4/25/05 7:29:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I think the whole amateur market is getting out of hand. But
that is just my opinion.
Well, take a look at what ham gear used to cost...and what the average person
made an hour/week/month/year. IIRC, a
This is just a guess,
Occasionally on this list and others, some of the guys have mentioned a
series of power transistors (Motorola comes to mind, but I'm not sure). The
web site looks very inviting for those interested in QRO and a short
discussion inevitably ensues. Also inevitably,
Seeing all the discussion on the possible new amp, as in 800 watts or 1500
watts, $1500 or $2800...
All I can say is, Sure hate to see so many going over to the Dark Side (QRO).
What's next? A new Elecraft Echolink Computer?
(Just kidding...sort of...)
John W2AGN
Larry W2LJ wrote:
That all said, I am saving to purchase the KPA100 someday.
Cost is one of the biggest problems of going up in scale, and why,
historically, legal limit powers were run only by a relatively small
percentage of the Hams.
The difference between
$2800 (if that's a true figure) is quite inexpensive when you compare the
KPA800 (if that's the correct model designator) with the closest
competition on the market: the Icom PW-1 and the Yaesu Quadra.
Both of those amps are solid state auto-tune and are rated at 1000 watts
out on HF and 500
Menu Switch Not Working
The menu switch is much worse. It is still intermittent, but mostly not
working. I checked the circuit connections from the Menu button to U3 pin 6
(/BANK 1) and to U2 pin 6 (D7). All checked fine and I also checked
connections at RP1, again fine.
The XIT button
GOOD ENOUGH TO SEE AGAIN :
Earl W Cunningham wrote:
If you're not in the market for such an amplifier, don't flame the
speculated price
right on EARL.
BILL ny9h.
might be more fun ( productive) to speculate on the output devices
I sent this by mistake to Stan (W5EWA) when I meant to send it to the group.
Sorry, Stan!
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I seem to recall when I was a youngun and first getting interested in
amateur radio that everybody knew Collins was the Cadillac of rigs. I've
never owned or operated one, nor
In a message dated 4/25/2005 18:06:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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The difference between 100 watts and 800 watts is virtually identical to the
difference between 15 watts and 100 watts.
No quite, but almost. It's 9 dB. That would make the difference between 15
W2AGN wrote:
All I can say is, Sure hate to see so many going over to the Dark Side...
I'm sure they said that about the KSB2. :-)
73 de Maggie, K2 1641 (almost finished, some small bugs yet to squash)
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Somebody on here (I think) posted about using a toaster oven
to melt solder on a SMD PC board... How long and how hot? I imagine
it must be 450+ (farenheit) Thanks!
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72, Ron McDowell - W5RCM / ZS1MCD
w5rcm at volente dot us
Austin TX / Hermanus ZA
All of the current breed of KW solid state amps use
8 each MRF-150 Mosfets in the output stage. 1000 watts
keydown output is the maximum you can squeeze out of those
8 transistors and still have a margin of safety.
The least expensive of the lot is the new Tokyo Hypower
HL2KFX at around $2600
I know there was an article on Seattle Robotics Society's web page. I'll
see if I can find it. Thanks for waiting. Here is the URL
http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/26/oven_art.htm In robotics
we need to worry about our power consumption and about weight on board the
robot.
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AC7AC writes:
The difference between 100 watts and 800 watts is virtually identical to
the difference between 15 watts and 100 watts.
No quite, but almost. It's 9 dB. That would make the difference between 15
watts
and 120 watts.
Geoff, K6TFZ
First off I have KL7CC's serial number incorrect:
Jim's K2 is 3935.
But the most egregious error was not in circling a call sign on my list.
W1TF - Ty - GA - K1 - 1423
Just wrote me a note. He was indeed copied on the 20 meter net last
night. He was in my notes but I failed to circle the
Here's the links I was given:
This one is seat-of-the-pants style
http://www.beloev.net/gbvio.html
This one is more sophisticated and more expensive, but still reasonable
http://www.circuitcellar.com/library/print/0704/Lacoste_168/
I'm going to try the first one, but if it works, I'm going to
In a message dated 4/25/2005 9:15:57 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The least expensive of the lot is the new Tokyo Hypower
HL2KFX at around $2600 plus $330 shipping. Its a bare
bones KW amp at 54 lbs with its built in switching power supply.
If you add a KW
I'm experiencing a similar result with just-completed #4793. Power
displayed at the bottom end of a 2-needle Armitron power meter seems to
agree with expected better than the internal power reading. I've assumed
that the problem is accumulated calibration errors between the K2 ADC
and the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you spend one
tenth of that amount sprucing up your antenna system you will get more benefit.
If you already have a 'basic tribander' or similar on a 40-foot tower, the next
step up is to a 'serious' beam on a 70 foot tower. That will cost you more than
most
Hi, Leigh.
Thanks for the informative reply!
I hadn't thought about the ground since that is the
bike frame! I'll have to lookup Budd's information
and see what value of inductor to use there or how to
calculate it...
I'll also have to lookup Canadian height regulations
for a mobile antenna :)
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