Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

Bob, Already see this in recent hams joining our local ham club. Most are 40-60, in their later working years or recently retired, kids have left home and time & money available for pursuit of hobbies. My finances did no turn around until age 50 to enable serious ham radio purchases. I

Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

Agree with Kent. Amateur radio is already enough on its own, because it’s so varied. There’s no need to make it what it is not in order to attract those who don’t see its value. Communication is merely one aspect. Certainly it’s a fun aspect, but it’s only one. Big deal. Worldwide

[Elecraft] Wayne and his company...

Ahhh, what is the quote from Mark Twain? "Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Thanks to Eric, Wayne, and all of the good people at Elecraft! '73 de JIM N2ZZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Wayne and his company...

As I sit on the road I watch the mail about Wayne... Then you have to think of the quiet one .. Eric - WA6HHQ, who also is the other intense one. Those lead the team to create the goodies ... Wait .. they are the CEO's, and they keep track of the list and the pulse of Amateur Radio. And have a

Re: [Elecraft] Wayne and his company...

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 10:44 PM Paul Van Dyke wrote: > As I sit on the road I watch the mail about Wayne... Then you have to > think of the quiet one .. Eric - WA6HHQ, who also is the other intense one. > Those lead the team to create the goodies ... Wait .. they are the CEO's, > and they keep

[Elecraft] Wayne and his company...

>>>snipped hand in his case, I suspect he doesn't sleep. With his having to do what he does for Elecraft, I wonder how he has the time to play with the toys, test out his developments, etc. However, I am really glad there is someone in the company like him.<<< I often wonder

Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

When I first became a radio amateur, there were something like 25,000 to 300,000 hams in the U.S. alone. There are more than 700,000 now. I'm optimistic. A cellular telephone isn't amateur radio.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. null

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

OK Folks I’ve stayed on this Mailing list for tech info. While I got rid of my K3S I still have my KPA-1500. But you people have just become way too strange for me. (And to do that you have to take a giant step over what anyone considers normal ) I’ll get my info from the website.

Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

I believe that to be likely as well, depending what effect the changing demographics have upon frequency allocations.  But we will probably be much fewer in number ... the people in the pictures from Dayton look a year older each and every year and that can't go on forever. As I said

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RFI on 10 Meters

Hi Pete, It did help to put a couple ferrites on the PS control cable. It's now barely perceptible, but that's with an urban noise level. It's definitely coming in via the antenna, something over 100 ft away. 73, Scott K9MA On 12/14/2019 21:03, N4ZR wrote: I just tried that with my

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RFI on 10 Meters

I just tried that with my KPA-1500, Scott, and could not hear any change.  Another one of those RFI gremlins! 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at , now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Completely true ... all of it. 73, Dave  AB7E On 12/14/2019 7:46 PM, EricJ wrote: We're missing the point here somehow. Siri's answer should have been "The best way to contact Helen is to pick up your phone and call her." Anything else is pretty much a waste of time and resources just to

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

We only have 12 years left; why worry? :) John K7FD > On Dec 14, 2019, at 6:46 PM, EricJ wrote: > > We're missing the point here somehow. Siri's answer should have been "The > best way to contact Helen is to pick up your phone and call her." > > Anything else is pretty much a waste of time

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

We're missing the point here somehow. Siri's answer should have been "The best way to contact Helen is to pick up your phone and call her." Anything else is pretty much a waste of time and resources just to talk to Helen. Seriously, there's a sizable investment in specialized equipment to

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The loggers are done, I need to set my alarm clock again. Once the torrential rains of winter have flattened out the ruts it will be fun to hike the forest again.  I expect by mid-summer some of the undergrowth will have come back.  I was startled by a grouse this morning so

Re: [Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

I agree as I have seen the social changes over the past 60+ years. As a youth, I was attracted to ham radio. I didn’t have the internet or a cell phone or video games. But we did have B & W TV. Today it my feeling those getting into ham radio will not be the youth of today, but will be

Re: [Elecraft] OT: SIGNAL LINK & Windows 10 audio output

And if you have similar problems later check there first. Especially if there has been a Windoze upgrade. Ask me how I know. Jim Rhodes K0XU On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 19:46 Don Wilhelm wrote: > Keith, > > You need to change the default soundcard back to the internal soundcard > (or anything other

[Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

Everything is renewable. Nearly every Catholic church in Christendom has a widow's quilting circle.  Now they are welcoming male millennials who are attending sewing  classes and spending weekends at quilt shows. Go figure. Amateur Radio will never die as long as it offers so many niches

Re: [Elecraft] OT: SIGNAL LINK & Windows 10 audio output

Keith, You need to change the default soundcard back to the internal soundcard (or anything other than the Signal Link soundcard). It is not unusual for Windows to assign the latest installed soundcard to be the default. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/14/2019 8:29 PM, Keith N6JPA wrote: I have just

Re: [Elecraft] OT: SIGNAL LINK & Windows 10 audio output

On 12/14/2019 7:29 PM, Keith N6JPA wrote: I have just purchased a signal link USB device. The problem I am having is that every windows sound is going through the signallink USB to my radio. How do I not let windows sound go through the signal link USB to my radio transmitter? TIA Keith

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Question: Can amateur radio reach across the digital divide ? My answer: It could Follow up Question: Do you think it will ? My answer: No, not with current products and modes of use Why do I say this ? My 20 year old wants a turntable for Christmas. Why on earth does he want one when he can

[Elecraft] OT: SIGNAL LINK & Windows 10 audio output

I have just purchased a signal link USB device. The problem I am having is that every windows sound is going through the signallink USB to my radio. How do I not let windows sound go through the signal link USB to my radio transmitter? TIA Keith N6JPA

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 auto trainer

Never thought of that. Thanks for the smack in the head reminder :-) Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans. > On Dec 14, 2019, at 7:29 PM, Andy Durbin wrote: > > "A wish list item for my 1500 would be ability to export/import antenna > tuner settings on demand after they are

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 auto trainer

I didn’t find it a challenge at all. I started on 160M and finished on 6M all in about an hour. Those values are still good some 1 year later. It is really nice to operate 160M - 6M at 500W (except 60M & 30M) and only change the frequency on my K3S. Nothing tedious about that. Bob, K4TAX

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 auto trainer

"A wish list item for my 1500 would be ability to export/import antenna tuner settings on demand after they are set up. That way if you need to touch up a few bins you could reload the exported tuner settings once you are back in dry weather. " I'd be surprised if you can't do that now. For

Re: [Elecraft] "Technical discussions vs waffle"

Ok then we have contrary opinions as to what the purpose of the forum is, I stand corrected. I am, like all amateurs, concerned that the hobby is dying out but I would have thought that there were better places to discuss how to deal with it. I am not exactly young myself. I will just continue

Re: [Elecraft] "Technical discussions vs waffle"

I don't know if you noticed, but older hams are dying of old age. It behooves any ham radio gear company to assist in the process of replacing the older hams who are going silent key, with new, young hams. No more hams, no reason to make new and better ham radios. If we want Elecraft to continue,

Re: [Elecraft] "Technical discussions vs waffle"

If someone has an opinion contrary to yours that does not mean that the person needs therapy or that they are having a bad day. In fact I am having a rather good day, lots of long distance QSOs during the Geminids meteor shower and a few new grids as well. There is absolutely nothing wrong with

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Hi Nate, Nice to meet you, a very small world indeed. https://www.omaha.com/obits/michaelson-russell-russ-stevens/article_4b36033a -a07d-543f-a1ab-43687f27a0e6.html Yes, Russ had a great voice! When I first met him he was a dj on KNAK, I believe. When he was on the

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 auto trainer

Sounds like a nice project Andy. I just cleared tuner memories on my 1500 and tuned every 10 kHz starting at 3.505. My issue is rain or ice affects antenna tuning. A wish list item for my 1500 would be ability to export/import antenna tuner settings on demand after they are set up. That way

Re: [Elecraft] Start-up message

Eddie, I have not seen an answer on the reflector. Just use K3 Utility and you can Edit the Power On banner easily. Are you certain you have the K3/0? - that has no transmit capability. The K3/0 is a control head for use with a remote station. If that was a typo and you meant the K3/10 or the

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 auto trainer

Back on Dec 7th I posted "Popular wisdom is that KAT500 should be trained for all frequencies in a band and then operated in manual mode. This is what I do at my station but I find the training process to be a bit tedious and I'm considering automating the training process." I now have a

Re: [Elecraft] "Technical discussions vs waffle"

PA5Y, The "waffling" is about how to get young people involved in ham radio, which you may or may not care about. And engendered by one of the founders of Elecraft, who has done a great deal for ham radio, both on the design and operating end. He obviously cares. Sorry you are having a bad

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Fascinating to read the stories how many of you got started in ham radio. I'm six years younger than Jim W9VNE / VA3VNE. As a youngster, space travel caught my interest (back when it was science fiction) and I developed an interest in science. At age 12, I happened to discover a Zenith

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RFI on 10 Meters

I had the same issue with homemade SS amp on 6m band... the noise, flat uniform broadband white noise, was coming from no name chinese power supply. The main one ( brandname 50V/50A) was no problem, but this one ( used for service voltages and CPU ) was generating RFI and its wires were right next

[Elecraft] KPA1500 RFI on 10 Meters

I guess it just shows how little I've been on 10, but I've had the KPA1500 for over a year now, and I just noticed that when I turn it on, my noise floor on 10 goes up about 3 dB. (And that's from an urban noise floor.) It's pretty flat over much of the band, not typical switching supply

Re: [Elecraft] Technical discussions vs waffle

Sorry about the typo I meant. So please discuss why the K3S has poor IMD performance on 6m. 73 Conrad PA5Y -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Conrad PA5Y Sent: 14 December 2019 22:17 To: Douglas Zwiebel ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft]

[Elecraft] Technical discussions vs waffle

While these discussions are sometimes interesting they are not really specific to Elecraft radios. I have a K3S and I am looking for the occasional technical insight. Instead I read a lot of general pontification or the constant bigging up of Elecraft by sycophants. That post the other day

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

As an info point relating to age of new hams: I am on our VE team here in Oregon, we put through several hundred folks a year, maybe even 500 to 1000. Most people that are new to ham radio here, are between 25 and 35, with a tilt toward 40... Very narrow range. 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z)

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

I was caught off guard by Wayne's post. What was he trying to say? Was he trying to say why the K3 is going away and now we have the K4's? Maybe. It's prettier and more likely to attract the younger crowd based on looks? Could be, but that price? Nope. I got interested in ham radio when a

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] N1MM Logger sending CW to K2

Mike... I have this connection working. However, I use a microHAM CW interface between the radio and computer with its router software [sets up virtual ports and WinKey functionality] . This setup works cleanly and reliably. I'm no expert in this area, but my reading here on the list prompts

[Elecraft] [K2] N1MM Logger sending CW to K2

I am trying to setup my K2 with N1MM Logger so that I can send CW and phone from my Windows 10 tablet to the K2. I have the KIO2 cable built and just purchased the KUSB converter. I updated the driver for the converter (although I find no instructions that say this needs to be done). N1MM

Re: [Elecraft] Wish List

I made an external switch box with a double pole-double throw switch.  It seems to work well if you don't mind the extra cable clutter. Bernie, W1AZ On 12/14/2019 5:00 AM, Andy McMullin via Elecraft wrote: Hi Both, This is my issue too — the switching of cables and volume levels when going

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

I have read with interest the various postings on this thread. To pick one out, Dave AB7E's analysis is, IMHO, spot on. As times roll on, various aspects of cultural life change, also. "New technologies" of whatever form will naturally catch the general interest, while old ones will diminish

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

* On 2019 14 Dec 11:02 -0600, l...@ka7ftp.com wrote: > And last... The real thing that drew me to ham radio was > another ham, Russ Michaelson N7SM (SK 2019). Russ and I meet at > the University of Utah's surplus store. Even though we had a 12 > year age difference, Russ

[Elecraft] Reaching Across the Chronological Divide

I wonder if the chariot racers of two or three milennia ago lamented the death of their sport. I too tried to interest my grandson, now 13, in the ham radio hobby, but with no success. He just couldn't see the point. So I reflected on when I was 13 with a newly printed Novice ticket, some 62

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Only five years ago did I get my license, even though I was interested in radio sixty years ago.  My sons, now in their early 30's have watched my radio activities with curiosity.  A few anecdotes: 1)  On a camping trip for the three of us in Adirondack Park we set up my Buddipole and KX3. 

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Hi Dave and All, I can't speak for the masses, but I can say what drew me into amateur radio. I was never drawn to ham radio to be able to talk to people in faraway places. Rather I had an early interest in science and technology. Most of us here were born in an era where

[Elecraft] Spare K3 Parts For Sale

I still have a few items remaining from the upgraded of my two K3. If you're interested in having some spares on hand for your legacy K3 or K3s as Elecraft moves to the K4, here's your chance. 1x - KIO3A (3 board set) I/O interface 1x - KXV3A Transverter Interface 4x - KSYN3

[Elecraft] amateur radio from an OT

I started my journey by learning Morse Code in 1950 at the age of 12. I am going to be 82. I am on the air about every day. I am mostly CW. I have 370 DXCC and also have participated in Contests both from the USA and outside the USA. It was just a few years post WW II. Communism was sweeping

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

Hi Folks, Well, here is a young lady who has decided the Amateur Radio - and Contesting - is her hobby of choice. Violetta (Kat) Latham, KM4ATT, has been invited to speak at IDXC 2020 in Visalia, CA. Violetta lives in Greencastle, PA and is a 15-year old Amateur Extra. She’s raising funds

Re: [Elecraft] Reaching across the chronological divide

There are many ways to get enjoyment from Ham Radio, long distance contacts being just one of them.  I am a DXer and Contester by heart as that is what I was exposed to as a young ham.  I never got into the rag chewing.  I had a sched with my Grandfather weekly yet we still still talked just

Re: [Elecraft] Wish List

Hi Both, This is my issue too — the switching of cables and volume levels when going from mic to digital and back. It’s a pain and I’ve been considering the almost unheard of move of swapping the KX3 for another make which has a separate digital input. HOWEVER, I have also been experimenting