Hi everybody. This AM I have enabled the Reflector. I had
my knee surgery on October 10 and am doing quite well. It
surely will be nice to have 2 good legs again. Maybe I can
do some back packing by next Spring.
I have my KX1 installed right by my electric Lazyboy chair
where I am spending most
I would suggest visiting an upholstery shop. They have foam for pillows and
sofas in different densities. Pick what you like. For the amount you need,
there may be some small pieces available at no charge. Just my $.02 worth.
Rich W3ACO
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Scott,
Pelican sells the foam seperately, not cheap, but you
can get it.
Might I also suggest look for someone who has just got
a new monitor/TV/computer/electronic test equipment,
ask for the pink or blue packing foam. These come in
sheets (you may be able to find a local packing house
that has
Judging from a direct response, it seems that my statement about using minimum
solder to save lift-off weight during the lunar lander program generated
skepticism...At that time NASA estimated that they saved 450 pounds on the
entire Saturn 5 launch vehicle by limiting the amount of solder used
Scott,
Here's yet another idea...
One of my other hobbies is making custom cases for stringed musical
instruments. For the bottom and sides of the cases, I use closed-cell noodles
used by kids (and adults) in swimming pools, etc. They're available in almost
store that sells
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I want to be able to do computer-generated CW on my K2, using software such as
DX4WIN and WriteLog. The circuit that works on my wife's Yaesu FT1000 MP Mark V
does not work on her Yaesu FT920, which makes me think it isn't going to work on
the K2, either, because both require a stereo plug. The
Some time ago, I built the opto-isolator circuit found on http://
www.qsl.net/k0bx/cwkeying.htm. Since it uses an opto-isolator, it
should not only work with the K2, but isolate the rig from the
computer as wel.
73!
Dan KB6NU
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CW
I was wondering if the W1 displays peak power hold via the software? Also, what
other info does the software display?
73
Zack
N8FNR
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Hi Paul,
Hi everybody. This AM I have enabled the Reflector. I had
my knee surgery on October 10 and am doing quite well
Great to hear.
I have my KX1 installed right by my electric Lazyboy chair
where I am spending most of my time these days.
Please have someone take a photo of your
If you happen to use a program that supports the internal keyer in the
K2, like TRX-Manager, you will get better keying. It eliminates CPU
timing issues.
Larry N8LP
Carter W. Craigie wrote:
I want to be able to do computer-generated CW on my K2, using software such as
DX4WIN and WriteLog.
Lars Edwards, wrote regarding the K2 T-R Relay Driver Adapter PC Board:
Do you by any chance have a board and parts kit available and if so
what is the cost inc. shipping ?
Using appropriate components, this device should key just about any
T-R line presented by an external RF amplifier
Yes. In the early days of NASA, launch weights were a major
problem. I worked on the Syncom satellites at Hughes in the early
1960s and we even used aluminum coax connectors which could reliably
be connected only a few times (what a relief it was was when SMA
became available). Our
Hi Carter:
I want to be able to do computer-generated CW on my K2, using software such as
DX4WIN and WriteLog. The circuit that works on my wife's Yaesu
FT1000 MP Mark V does not work on her Yaesu FT920, which makes me
think it isn't going to work on the K2, either, because both require
a
hi all i just got my new 18m/ 60m portable mast from spiderbeam
wow what a nice mast i cant wait to get out portable on 80/160m
with my k2 ive been stuck at 33ft with a dk9sq mast for to long
wish it would stop raining here
73 chris g0wfh k2 sno 4930
Take one of those pink erasers split one end with razor
blade [sharp knife] drag leads of part through it helps
clean up helps solder flow
73
Chuck AA8VS
Fred (FL) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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When I built my K2 spring 06 - and soldered along, day
and night after night. I always made
The kit that Tom has provided works very well. I used one to do the TR
switching from my K2 to a Tokyo-HyPower HL200BDX amp. I have used it on
another amp as well.
73,
Bill Allen WA5PB
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From: Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Oct 26, 2006 11:12 AM
To: Lars
Hello all,
I would like to put a WL2K TelPac Node on the air in Berks County, PA.
I don't believe one is on the air to date. If anyone has any of the
following pieces of gear they would like to sell, email me.
Kantronics KPC-3+
Diamond X50A 2m/440 Antenna
12V supply 20A
73,
Ed,WA3WSJ
Besides upholstery shops, look at shops selling bulk cloth and sewing
supplies. Also, the various stores that spring up in larger towns selling
shipping supplies.
Down here places like U Haul not only rent trucks and trailers, but sell
packing supplies and padding.
The chain Container Stores
I live in a restricted community and am thinking about putting a 20
meter dipole in the attic. I know most of the issues with doing this but
I don't know the effect the roofing material will have on my signal. The
roof is 1/2 in thick cement tiles. Has anyone had experience with this
setup?
Hello all,
I wanted to show off my K2 at the recent Melbourne hamfest. But, I
didn't want a lot of people poking around inside my radio. So I decided to
make some transparent plastic cover panels for the radio. It took about 10
hours to make everything fit. Anyone that is good with
I live in a restricted community and am thinking about putting a 20
meter dipole in the attic. I know most of the issues with doing this but
I don't know the effect the roofing material will have on my signal. The
roof is 1/2 in thick cement tiles. Has anyone had experience with this
setup?
Excellent idea Doug if you want to show to people the work labor you did
But I think it will not be a good idea to use it for TX
Doug Shields a écrit :
Hello all,
I wanted to show off my K2 at the recent Melbourne hamfest. But, I
didn't want a lot of people poking around inside
Hi,
I would like to learn and explore more «signal tracing» procedure and
technique. I actually have a Fluke 196C. But I don't have a signal
generator.
A friend of mine have his signal generator for sale. The model is an
Instek GFG-8216A. I would like to know if the device will be good for
Sorry I forgot to mention... You did a beautiful job with your case
:-)
Doug Shields a écrit :
Hello all,
I wanted to show off my K2 at the recent Melbourne hamfest. But, I
didn't want a lot of people poking around inside my radio. So I decided to
make some transparent plastic
I live in a restricted community and am thinking about putting a 20
meter dipole in the attic. I know most of the issues with doing this but
I don't know the effect the roofing material will have on my signal. The
roof is 1/2 in thick cement tiles. Has anyone had experience with this
Excellent job, Doug. Fantastic detail with the plexiglass.
What's to hurt transmitting with it as QRP. Go for it.
de Joe, aa4nn
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Hello all,
I wanted to show off my K2 at the recent Melbourne hamfest. But, I
didn't want a lot of people
Beautiful job! I'd be very surprised if there were any RFI issues, at least
a far as radiating RF, and probably not in terms of picking up unwanted RF.
The toroids are self-shielding and the PCB construction keeps everything
close and the leads (PCB traces) carrying RF short.
Ron AC7AC
Thanks for all of the great feedback. I am going to research some of the
antenna suggestions that I have received. I feel a lot more confident in
trying an antenna in the attic now.
I am currently building my K1. I have finished the receiver and am
starting the transmitter section. I will
Carter W. Craigie wrote:
Can someone send me, or point me to, a CW keying circuit for a COMM port that
will work with the K2?
Hi Carter,
I went with the simple Serial Port circuit shown at the following website:
taggart.glg.msu.edu/wb8dqt/cwpage.htm
Actually, I may have gotten it from
Good evening all,
Well I started building my K2 the other day and I did the first power up test
a little while ago. When I turned it on the relays reset and No Smoke well
that's a good sign. but the LCD display is very hard to read. You have to look
at it from just the angle to see. When
Carter,
What do you think of this - one transistor couple of diodes and
resistors which all fit in the computer serial port plug. So I plug
the serial port plug into the computer Com port and the other end is
a straight key (non-stereo) phone plug. Actually that's not
technically true. The
I've noticed a fairly weak noise on 40m when using N1MM Contest Logging
program. I have the correctly built pseudo-serial cable from the back
of either a laptop or a desktop compuker to the KIO2 port on the back of
the K2. I've only noticed this noise when using the N1MM program,
although I
I was wondering if anyone else out there is using their K2 with a
pseudo-serial cable to their compuker to get band/mode info for contest
logging using N1MM logger. I've noticed that it records VFO A info okay
but if I switch to VFO B it continues to record VFO A info into the log
and not
Larry .
I have experience with a similar situation. I'm also in a HOA restricted
development. I put up an antenna in the attic here when I first started
operating from this QTH. Basically a 17 meter doublet with 300 ohm
ladderline feeder that I can load on all bands from 10 to 40 with the
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