Jim,
Why Do you restrict your sale to Continental U.S. ? Whats the matter
with Alaska, Hawaii and Canada ???
Bob, VE3XM
K2 S/N 4031
K2/100 S/N 4575
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Nick Waterman wrote:
I thought this was way off-topic, so was going to reply off-list, then I
realised...
Quality, stability, efficiency, ability to understand how it works,
[...]
support, small, that's why I like Linux, and that's why I like Elecraft.
Big expensive mass-manufactured
Jason,
Sorry to hear that you are having trouble at critical times, but that is
when Murphy is most likely to strike G.
Based on those symptoms, the first thing to look for is a short or low
resistance to ground on the dash line. Look at the schematic and inentify
those components that connect
Jay, W6CJ wrote:
Has anyone found some universal wire antenna lengths that will work
with the
KX-1 and internal antenna tuner - over all four (80, 40, 30, 20) bands?
I bought a 50ft roll of speaker wire from Radio Shack and un-zipped the two
wires so I had an antenna wire and a
Bruce N7CEE wrote:
I'm currently using a 58-foot end fed wire with 50-foot counterpoise. The
SWR
came out at 1.4 on 80m, 1.8 on 40m, and 1.0 on 30 and 20m. That's the best
I've been able to do with an end-fed wire so far.
--
Nothing wrong with that. Any SWR less than,
Yikes. Can I retract my original question? I sure didn't mean for all
this to start...
Remember slide rules? The vast majority of slide rule users learned it
well enough to get the job done. But there was the minority of guys who
loved the tool as much or more than using it for work. Hence,
I'll follow this thread with interest, as I too am considering a scope
purchase.
I've heard comments such as Ron's before. I'm wondering if anyone has any
thoughts on what bandwidth would be appropriate for casual use and what
someone might expect to pay for a use one?
Thanks in advance
I have been using my Tek T935A (35 Mhz or thereabouts bandwidth) for all of
my design and troubleshooting and have never found it lacking. I have not
yet needed it to analyse a 35 Mhz squarewave where much higher bandwidth
would be needed to analyse waveshape. I have used it a lot on all
Tom,
If your main interest is just in observing the fundemental wave, I would say
that a 100 mHz 'scope would be quite useful up through 30 MHz and with
caution even to 50 HHz - and with some more cautions, useful for looking at
signals up to 100 MHz.
Ron's point is well taken where there is
I have never even gotten CLOSE to needing the 200 MHz bandwidth of my Tek
465, and it was around $100 on eBay a while back. Be patient, and you'll get
something decent.
Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom McCulloch
I'll also follow this thread with interest, as I am also considering a scope
purchase.
What about a PC scope like the Bitscope: http://www.bitscope.com? Anybody use
one of these?
Wayne or Eric, any chance of an Elecraft scope kit?
Darrell
On June 25, 2006 10:40 am, Tom McCulloch wrote:
You all caught me wearing my engineering hat, not my technician's hat.
Working in an development lab I often used a scope to study aberrations of a
variety of signals, not just to see a nice square wave. As others pointed
out, parasitics are often a much higher frequency than the fundamental
On 25/06/06, Darrell Bellerive [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll also follow this thread with interest, as I am also considering a scope
purchase.
What about a PC scope like the Bitscope: http://www.bitscope.com? Anybody use
one of these?
I have one of those and I haven't been able to see RF
On 25/06/06, Darrell Bellerive [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll also follow this thread with interest, as I am also considering a
scope purchase.
What about a PC scope like the Bitscope: http://www.bitscope.com?
Anybody use one of these?
I have one of those and I haven't been able to see RF
David said:
Nothing is 'up', Bart. You have the latest v1.02 firmware fitted. The
notes for the firmware explains that the upper sidetone limit is 650Hz.
My KX1 came with this firmware, so I never checked the firmware notes.
That explains it, thanks David.
Bart de PA3GYU
Good Afternoon,
I took Wayne's advice and had a little fun during Field Day. I did want
to work with other folks for a change but the cancellation at the very
last minute did not allow me to find another group. So I worked about 220
contacts on 20, 40, and 80 meters using only CW with a
Kevin,
Was the group that got offended of your love of cw a ham radio club or a CB
club. I know of 3 clubs here in my area in N.E. Ohio no more than 15 miles
at the most away that would kill to get you at there field day. I'm sure
you'll find a good group next year.
Good Luck
Jim Cessna
KB8N
Kevin Rock wrote:
Now to ask a favor of folks in Washington, Northern California, Idaho,
Nevada, Utah, or Montana. Is there any group who would have me as a
CW op for next year's Field Day?
You're most welcome anywhere I'm doing FD, Kevin. Eric and I are both
about 99% CW on FD.
If you
I was at FD and was checking to see the what I had the K2/100's fan set
atlow, lohi or hi. I could not remember exactly how to get to the menu
item and I was looking for it. I did not find it so I got out the manual and
lookedbut something I did turned off the sidetone. The rigs
Too bad you live so far away; I'm sure the club that I belong to would love
to have you as a CW op. As for those idiots you mentioned, I wouldn't want
to belong to a club that felt like that about a perfectly valid mode of
comunications.
Matthew Pitts, N8OHU.
(dreaming about building a
OK,
I found what I did. I need to print out a copy of the Version 2.04 features
and glue them into the manual when I take the rig out. I messed up the source
of the sidetone and I did not remember where it was. All is well
now...and...working.
Thanks
Lee - K0WA
This one turns up regularly, Lee, so don't feel like the lone ranger.
Yes, a menu command will disable the sidetone. It's one many ops stumble
across accidentally.
In MENU, select the sidetone level (St L). You'd expect to hear the sidetone
running now so you can adjust the level. Now tap
This year, we used the K2/100 on the CW station at N0NK. We cranked out over
1000 Qs until I messed with the menus and killed off the sidetone. I have
since figured out what I did, but we traded out the rig for a IC-XXX for the
remaining 5 hours of FD. Surprisingly, this was a good
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:23 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Field Day at Home
Kevin said:
Good Afternoon,
I took Wayne's advice and had a little fun during Field Day. I
Hello to all,
I completed K1 2194 (40-30-20-15 + atu) about a week before field day. Due to
TS Alberto, My antenna came down, so I did not have a chance to get it on the
air until Field Day.
All I can say is I had no expectations that it would work half as well as it
did!! I, as well as every
I had written earlier this week announcing a cancellation of ECN due to
Field Day. I reiterate this stance. I got some sleep last night but not
enough to get all my chores done, run both nets, and post a report. We
will be back on the air and radioactive next week at our usual times and
Rock you're a genius. I tried my first Field Day with a club and know
why I've stayed strictly away from it in 23 years of being licensed.
Lots of watching others operate, watching computers (which have no
place near a radio or anything fun) fail, freeze, and piss people
off, watching a
I used my K2 solar at 5W (due to the 1B1B rules; wish it were 10 for
SSB) and operated almost exclusively 20m CW to my new Buddipole and a
44' inverted vee I made yesterday morning and ran up the flagpole at the
local elementary school. This year I put PowerPoles on a few pieces of
300 ohm
Kevin,
I'm glad to hear you operated FD this weekend.
I read your earlier message and was concerned, but didn't know what to
say. We would have been glad to have your as part of our effort. We ran
2 SSB, 2 CW, and the GOTA and VHF+ stations that can go with this. I've
been very happy with the
I have for sale a K2100 serial number 323. This is an oldie but a goody
with the following options and mods.
K2 radio (transceiver)
KPA100 (100 watt amp incorporated as the top cover to the K2)
KSB2 (SSB board)
K160RX (160meters)
K60XV (60 meters)
KNB2 (Noise Blanker)
KDSP2 (DSP filter)
I used the K2 at 5W with either the built-in battery or the Radio Shack
Power-Up system. Conditions weren't that great, but most people could hear
me OK. I made QSO's on 80, 40, 20, 15, and a few on 10. It's nice having
all bands in one little box.
Tnx to all who strained their ears to copy
I had quite a bit of fun from home as well. I made QSOs on 20 and 40. Here
is the setup...
http://www.leelynn.com/images/NK1N_FD2006_Station.jpg
http://www.leelynn.com/images/NK1N_FD2006_Antenna.jpg
It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase armchair copy. :-)
72,
Glen, NK1N
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Thanks for the encouragement! Actually, I feel this is a valuable
learning experience:
(1) Bring your own gear and be familiar with its use in the field
through practice, that way you'll always have a rig to plop yourself
down in front of and operate - yours.
(2) Bring salt and pepper
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:45:12 -0700, Alexandra Carter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the encouragement! Actually, I feel this is a valuable
learning experience:
(1) Bring your own gear and be familiar with its use in the field
through practice, that way you'll always have a rig to
I've learned to be ready for operation under short notice. I prefer the
small HF rigs, low power, and wire antennas. Since CW is so darn
efficient (and I am lazy ;) it is simple to carry the required gear in a
day pack. Since I had missed out on my group thing I simply called my
friend
I used to do FD with a local club but the CW operation was dominated by
several ops who didn't want anyone to operate who might run at a slower
rate.. About the time I rediscovered QRP I also discovered how much fun FD
can be with just one other CW op. We take turns logging and operating and
On 6/25/06, Alexandra Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sellers often restrict sales to the continental US or CONUS,
because of shipping troubles, perceived higher costs, etc. In my own
case (I sell on Ebay) I'll ship anywhere in the Empire, but it MUST
be part of the Empire. Thus, Alaska, Hawaii,
Hi Ron,
I agree... and I don't really care about the radiation pattern because my goal
is a super simple antenna that requires only one support, and that I'm
willing to put up after a long, hard day of backpacking- or quickly for a
lunch break on a day hike or paddle.
72,
Bruce
N7CEE
Ha, ha!
You are absolutely right: if the antenna is too much work to put up, you
aren't going to make *any* contacts, not matter how good it might be on
paper...
Ron AC7AC
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From: Bruce Grubbs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 7:26 PM
To:
Gents,
I thought that you might like to know that in the early morning (0700Z) of
June 24th, while operating my KX1, SN1151, and Buddipole in a vertical
configuration and wire counterpoise, I was able to have an enjoyable (but
short) QSO with F6GCP, Pat on 14.028.
I had set up near the beach
I made about 100 contacts with around 3-4 hours of operating the K1 on a 135'
dipole
fed with 450 ohm line. 80/40/20 and 15. Worked about 2/3rds of the ARRL
sections.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
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From: John Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday,
There have been lots of very good ideas on what we should do for next
field day.
The best ones are based on only a few like minded people at any given
site. Competing for large point totals was not even on the list. Working
CW from simple antennas using battery powered rigs run by two or
Chalk it up to pure xenophobia, that and the fact that the
crookedness/fraud/psycho rate is over 50%. It's profitable to hate
foreigners just like it's profitable to avoid really bad parts of
town at midnight with $100 bills hanging out of one's pocket.
Xenophobia - it's a good thing. 73
... OCRA got a nice Field Day publicity article (and
100 point bonus) anyway:
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-747205.html
The 20CW and 40CW positions this year both were
running Electaft K1 sets. This is the 1st year since
2000 that I gave K2 #0771 a late June break, although,
as always, my
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