[Elecraft] Morse Radio Project Update

2006-05-06 Thread Ron Polityka
Hello, Back in December 2005 a reporter with her last name Morse e-mailed me about the Polar Bear Club that we started last year. She wanted to do an article for the local paper she work at about Ham Radio and the Polar Bear group. She came out to the Appalachian trail with us on a cold

[Elecraft] KX1 3080 - no 80m

2006-05-06 Thread Tod Glenn
Help. I just installed the 3080 module in my KX1 and I only get 30m - no 80. I have firmware version 1.02, but when i cycle through band selection, I never see 80m. Any suggestions? Tod Glenn N7JQW NAQCC #1283 SKCC #1444 FISTS #12134 ARCI #12420 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 3080 - no 80m

2006-05-06 Thread k4zm
Tod: 1. Tap the MENU button and rotate the freq knob until b30 appears. 2. Tap the RIT button and b80 will appear. 3. Hold down the Menu button to enter the edit process and the display will show OFF. 4. Turn the frequency knob to select ON. 5. Tap the MENU button again to exit the menu

RE: [Elecraft] T1 Antenna Considerations

2006-05-06 Thread Steve
Thom, Sorry for the delay in reply. I'm catching up on a bunch of email from several email lists... The author advocates using a 1/4 wave (less 5%) as a counterpoise for this antenna. I agree: this does sound a lot like the W3EDP antenna, which is described in Practical Wire Antennas, pg 33

[Elecraft] RE: Elecraft Digest, Vol 25, Issue 6

2006-05-06 Thread Dudley Chapman
Message: 11 Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 22:51:18 -0400 From: Mike Markowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] Opinions on Bencher HexKey? To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I was reading the Elecraft web ad about the Bencher

RE: [Elecraft] T1 Antenna Considerations

2006-05-06 Thread Thom R LaCosta
On Sat, 6 May 2006, Steve wrote: Thom, Sorry for the delay in reply. I'm catching up on a bunch of email from several email lists... The author advocates using a 1/4 wave (less 5%) as a counterpoise for this antenna. I agree: this does sound a lot like the W3EDP antenna, which is described

[Elecraft] KX1 receiver allignment question

2006-05-06 Thread Paul Huff
Hello everybody, I'm in the process of slowly building a 3-band version of the KX1. I'm having a lot of fun and everything is going well. It was especially exciting to hear actual signals today during the initial receiver alignment. I have a quick question about the 20 meter alignment. I was

[Elecraft] OT Does anyone have a servicing manual for a weller DS 801

2006-05-06 Thread Stephen John Farthing
Hi Guys, I was given a Weller DS801 desoldering station a while back which has never worked but looks brand new. . It sucks fine (over here in the motherland this does not mean it is bad) but the tip does not come up to temperature. At a guess the element in the iron has gone or the

RE: [Elecraft] KX1 receiver allignment question

2006-05-06 Thread Don Wilhelm
Paul, It is not likely a problem. I have found the 20A trimmer peak much more defined than the 20B peak. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- Hello everybody, I'm in the process of slowly building a 3-band version of the KX1. I'm having a lot of fun and everything is going well.

[Elecraft] K2 Problem Aligning IF Amplifier

2006-05-06 Thread Michael Haygood
Greetings! First time K2 builder(S/N 5462)! I'm having a slight problem aligning the I.F. amplifier. The instructions indicate that the 7000 kHz signal will yield best signal strength and lowest noise at about 1 to 1.5 turns below the top of the can. However, the best 7000 khz signal

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 3080 - no 80m

2006-05-06 Thread Gene Hall
Tod ... I had the same problem so I went back and read the book again. The 30 and 80 meter bands have to be turned on in the set-up before it will show up as a selectable band. The 80 meter activation is the last sentence in Step 1 of the Revision 1.02 Firmware new features. I missed that last

RE: [Elecraft] K2 Problem Aligning IF Amplifier

2006-05-06 Thread Don Wilhelm
Michael, Likely not a problem at all - it sounds like things are within the realm of normalcy. The peak on L34 is VERY broad - and that usually means that it is not super-critical. The proper setting is for the best signal to noise ratio, and that can vary from the actual peak. For the time

[Elecraft] What to do with the left over panels?

2006-05-06 Thread Mike Walkington
All, Some time ago - late 2003! - I put my KPA100 and KAT100 into an EC2. I bought the KAT100 with the EC2 panels. I'm more than pleased with the result, but being busy, I've only just realised that the left over panels provide almost all of an EC2. That is, I have the rear, front and top

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 3080 - no 80m

2006-05-06 Thread Tod Glenn
On May 6, 2006, at 7:09 AM, k4zm wrote: Tod: 1. Tap the MENU button and rotate the freq knob until b30 appears. 2. Tap the RIT button and b80 will appear. 3. Hold down the Menu button to enter the edit process and the display will show OFF. 4. Turn the frequency knob to select ON.

Re: [Elecraft] TNX! - Opinions on Bencher HexKey?

2006-05-06 Thread Mike Markowski
Mike Markowski wrote: I was reading the Elecraft web ad about the Bencher Hexkey [...] Sooo, anyone willing to offer opinions? Thanks to everyone who responded on the list and to the at least as many who responded privately. Boy oh boy, this will require some thought...or blindfold

RE: [Elecraft] TNX! - Opinions on Bencher HexKey?

2006-05-06 Thread Dan Barker
Visit a friend that has a Hexkey. Where are you located? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 / Atlanta, Ga. snip And now what to do, what to do... :-) /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2006-05-06 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, I hope you all had a good day. I got a lot of chores done due to the weather we had today. Light rain on and off allowed me to burn a lot of brush and get the chimney cleaned. The rain settled the dust and allowed me to burn without worrying about the nearby slash.