[Elecraft] Re: Italy Customs Duties

Hi Gents, First of all I believe it's wrong to talk about EU customs: Italy makes the difference! Look here: 1) Back in oct 2004 my K2 kit plus options came from Elecraft under codes 8525-2099-00 and 8529-9040-00. Total amount US$ 1.719,03 (shipping and hand. $105 included). Italy customs changed

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Italy Customs Duties

Wow ! I shall now stop complaining about the UK customs. Maybe Elecraft should set up in the EU... 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:36:05 +0200 (CEST), Peppino Berria wrote: Hi Gents, First of all I believe it's wrong to talk about EU customs: Italy makes the difference! Look here:

[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: June 16 - July 17, 2006

~~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR June 16 - July 17, 2006 ~~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Every Fri, June 16 thru August 18, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Every

[Elecraft] re Italy Customs Duties

Snip Wow ! I shall now stop complaining about the UK customs. Maybe Elecraft should set up in the EU... 73 Stewart G3RXQ err Hate to tell you this Stewart! http://www.qrpproject.de/UK/indexuk.html regards John M0CDL.. ___ Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] FS - K2 top cover with KAT2 7 KIO2

I just installed the 100 watt option in my basic K2(# 4472) and have no use for the top copy with the KAT2 20w tuner and KIO2 rs-232 interface, fully wired with speaker, etc. Price 190 plus shipping. Jerry, N2UZ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

[Elecraft] Re: UK import duty

When I got my first K2, I had to pay 10% of valve (~$75AUS) at the post office before I could collect it. I was told this was applicable for all imported items above $500AUS. When I got my second K2 earlier this year I also expected to have to pay the same amount, but was informed by the local

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Italy Customs Duties

On 15/06/06, Stewart Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow ! I shall now stop complaining about the UK customs. Maybe Elecraft should set up in the EU... You can buy Elecraft stuff in Germany: http://www.qrpproject.de/ It is a little more expensive than ordering from USA+shipping, but you can at

[Elecraft] SteppIr

Hi John, The SteppIr housings are fiberglass and can be purchased seperately. (I picked someones spare up to play with at some point). They had a nice booth at Dayton where you could see the internal parts in action. It's a great idea for someone who wants an all in one neat package. I bought one

Re: [Elecraft] re Italy Customs Duties

Ireland would be a good bet from a tax standpoint I think ;-) Larry N8LP John wrote: Snip Wow ! I shall now stop complaining about the UK customs. Maybe Elecraft should set up in the EU... 73 Stewart G3RXQ err Hate to tell you this Stewart! http://www.qrpproject.de/UK/indexuk.html

Re: [Elecraft] VERTICALS

Ron AC7AC wrote: There are two issues with ground-mounted verticals - either one that is actually 1/4 wave long or one that uses traps to 'disconnect' the unneeded length on the higher bands. 1) On the higher bands, the active portion of the antenna is that part closest to the ground. So, on

RE: [Elecraft] Moving the bands on k1 modules

Chris, The K1 4 band board shares the low pass filter with 2 bands, so 80 and 40 meters as the lower band pair will not work because the 2nd harmonic energy from 80 would not be attenuated by a LPF that will also pass 40 meter signals. 40 and 30 meters work with the same LPF and 20 and 17 (or

[Elecraft] KNB2 Noise Blanker - doesn't?

I built, tested and installed KNB2 Noise Blanker, in my K2 # 5422 - on 6 May 2006. Still in the SWL mode, awaiting a stealth antenna, and having gotten my K2 # 5422 aligned and KSB2 installed - I've only practiced with using this KNB2 Noise Blanker on noisy band (CW and SSB) conditions. The

[Elecraft] KXPD1

I have built about 10 KX1's and the retaining screw for the paddle DOES protrude through the anchor nut and in some cases strikes the circuit board, preventing the paddle from being pulled up tight...Not everyone who buys a KX1 also buys the paddle, so it might not be encountered a lot, but I

[Elecraft] ATU/Tuner

I just ordered a K2/100 for use when I travel to Europe. I debated between a K2 and the IC-7000. After having to repair my 756PROII and a $800 repair bill, sort of soured me on non customer repairable rigs. I have a dozen boat anchors of various manufacturers that are easlily (or sort of)

Re: [Elecraft] Moving the bands on k1 modules

The way the K1 RF boards are designed, the 4 band one won't work on 80/40/30/20! I have my 4 band board on 40/30/20/15 and an additional 2 band board for 160/80. 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message - From: Krister Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [Elecraft] VERTICALS

Geoff, A half square antenna is also a phased pair of 'upside-down' verticals - easy to get up if you have 2 supports just a bit more than 1/4 wave high and a bit more than a half wavlength apart. Feed at the upper corner directly with coax or with a parallel resonant tank at the lower end of

Re: [Elecraft] Moving the bands on k1 modules

Because of the way the K1 4-band board is designed (2 bands share a set of bandpass and lowpass filters (40/30 and 20/17) as opposed to the 2-band board which can accept any two bands, since each has it's own set of filters) you can not do as you describe. You can't get much more out of it than

Re: [Elecraft] ATU/Tuner

Hi Paul, I don't want to sound like a K2 bigot, but you could not be happier nor more pleased with the external KAT-100 tuner. Aside from its physical size which allows the K2 to sit on top of it using indented rubber feet for stability, this tuner has the ability to tune quite a wide range

Re: [Elecraft] VERTICALS

I have a SteppIR vertical, the one they call the BiggIR which tunes 40m thru 6m. They work great in that they are always the correct length and with options can track the radio dial, automatically adjusting the physical length in small increments every 50 KHz. Unless you do something really

[Elecraft] UK Duty and VAT

During the last four years I have had four large orders from Elecraft and do not recall paying any Duty. I have paid VAT on all orders 17.5% and noticed that if I pay by PayPal the exchange rate USD/GBP is the best in the money market - recently as high as 1.84USD to 1.0GBP. To purchase in

[Elecraft] AGC Circuit Explanation?

I am hoping I can induce some nice person to spend some time explaining the K2 AGC circuit to me. I've been trying to tweak the AGC threshold potentiometer, and in the process trying to learn about this circuit. From the datasheet of the MC1350P it looks like pin 5, the AGC control voltage,

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Italy Customs Duties

Peppino Berria wrote: First of all I believe it's wrong to talk about EU customs: Italy makes the difference! I think I have the ultimate customs story. It happened in Israel in the early '80's. A fellow was bringing in a tape containing software from the IBM SHARE organization. These

[Elecraft] ATU/Tuner

Paul, I have had both the LDG and the Elecraft ATUs. For my money I would chose the Elecraft KAT100. The KAT100 in the standard casing is low profile and is a great unit. I used that setup here for quite a while and then opted to put the KPA100 and KAT100 in an EC2 case (know in the

[Elecraft] K2 AUX cable length ?

Hi, i would like to place my KAT100 antenna tuner closer to my endfeeded antenna. The distance between K2 and KAT100 would be about 10 m. This is a critical length for the communication on AUX bus ? 73 de Joerg (DL3QQ) ___ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] VERTICALS

Don, You are quite right about how easy it is to put up a Half Square, and it is quite a forgiving antenna as far as dimensions are concerned, although symmetry seems to be important. When they were up I fed each of my 40m Half Squares at its corner using the outside braid of the feeder as

Re: [Elecraft] VERTICALS

Bruce Bowman wrote: This antenna, and I'm confident any 1/4 wave vertical, is very sensitive to grounding. I've had to mount mine on the roof, and the vertical doesn't like being mounted up there (13' up in our case with the radials are layed out on our flat roof). I was warned by Fluid Motion

[Elecraft] KXPD1

A response to my earlier post regarding the knurled screw on the KXPD1 paddle suggests that a proper nut be threaded onto the screw before cutting it, then back the nut off, thereby cleaning up the threads...Yes, this is a time honored method of chasing a damaged thread, and is used on many of

RE: [Elecraft] K2 AUX cable length ?

Joerg, As I recall, the maximum recommended cable distance is less than a meter. Yes, the critical parameter is the AUXBUS signalling - excessive signalling delays will cause problems. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of

[Elecraft] EFHWA / Fuchs / z-match thread

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Re: [Elecraft] Moving the bands on k1 modules

You can't get much more out of it than what is described on the elecraft site. Except that, rather than supporting 40/30/20m plus either 17 OR 15 meters, the KFL1-4 filter board is actually a little more versatile. As supplied, it supports 40/30m, plus ANY TWO of 20m, 17m, or 15m. I don't

Re: [Elecraft] Moving the bands on k1 modules

Thank You all OM for answering my Question.. -- Krister Eriksson Ringduvegatan 23 724 70 Västerås [Hamradio: SM5KRI] [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list.

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Italy Customs Duties

Am 15. Jun 2006, um 10:36:05 schrieb Peppino Berria: Hi Gents, First of all I believe it's wrong to talk about EU customs: Italy makes the difference! Look here: 1) Back in oct 2004 my K2 kit plus options came from Elecraft under codes 8525-2099-00 and 8529-9040-00. Total amount US$ 1.719,03

[Elecraft] Century 22 vs. K2.

I picked up a used C22 last night. Had one years ago and remember it fondly. So, partly for old time's sake, I got another. I hooked it up next to the K2 and began tuning around. Wow, was 40 meters alive with signals. The lower end of the band was packed. I narrowed the C22's audio filter

[Elecraft] KNB2 Noise Blanker - doesn't?

On my K2's NB (KNB2, May 2006) - It seems no matter what type of random, or periodic band noise is present - activating the KNB2 doesn't affect the noise in any fashion? It doesn't get louder, or quieter, or no noise goes away, and noise doesn't get any better. So I guess, besides the OK

RE: [Elecraft] AGC Circuit Explanation?

Darrell, If you look again at the MC1350 spec sheet you should see 2 graphs - first is the gain reduction Vs. AGC voltage and the second is Noise Figure vs. Gain Reduction. I would believe the results of these 2 graphs combined are part of what you are observing. As you increase the gain, the

Re: [Elecraft] Century 22 vs. K2.

Darwin, Keith wrote: QSK in the C22 is not as good as the K2. The C22 gives thumps and pops in the headphones and speaker during QSK. K2 is far smoother and quieter. I am surprised! Ten Tec is known for QSK rigs. Perhaps some aging components are in need of service. Certainly, it is

[Elecraft] KPA100 PA Q Tightening--Tnx Explanation

Minor scratches are OK. This material melts and fills the gaps between the PA transistors and the heatsink as the devices heat up the first couple of times. (That is one of the reasons we require tightening of the transistor mounting screws after a initial short period of use.) 73, Eric

Re: [Elecraft] Re: [QRP-L] What antenna should I build?

You need to use a tuner between your antenna and the radio to avoid the radio cutting back power to protect itself from high SWR. You might want to try measurements without the unknown balun. They might be better! Don't get hung up on the need for balun without trying without first. I did

[Elecraft] High End Paddles

I sure have enjoyed this thread on high end paddles. I have so far mostly used just a straight key, but with my new K2 and it's built in keyer I would like to give iambic operation another go. I had a Heathkit uMatic keyer, model SA-5010, with the capacitive touch paddles. Had lots of trouble

Re: [Elecraft] High End Paddles

Darrell Bellerive wrote: That seems to run contradictory to what I read in this thread and on eHam. So, do those of you who have used both the BY-1 and Hex Paddle agree with Bencher's views? Is the BY-1 really better for those using a light touch? I tend to be a bit heavy-handed with the

Re: [Elecraft] High End Paddles

Darrell Bellerive wrote: Reading the Bencher web site it suggests that the BY-1 series is better for those using a light touch than the Hex Paddle, which is for those more used to a bug. I'll put it this way: the BY-1 is *only* good if you have a light touch! The Hex Key will work fine

Re: [Elecraft] High End Paddles

I have the BY-1 the Hex Key. I use a light touch on both. Tried a heavy touch with the Bencher. It's hard for me to imagine slapping it around enough to mess things up. That's some heavy use! Just my opinion. 73, Tony W7GO Vic K2VCO wrote: Darrell Bellerive wrote: Reading the Bencher web

RE: [Elecraft] High End Paddles

I just got a elecraft hexkey and I'm trying to decide which I like better, my profi or the hexkey. Greg AB7R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Vic K2VCO Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 9:38 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] High