[Elecraft] 80M Elecraft SSB Net

2022-10-30 Thread Dave New
Sunday evenings 9pm ET (currently does NOT change for DST - 80M nets tend to be based on local time and do not change): Checkins: KG0KP Jim MO K3AL-1500 WB9JNZ Eric IL FT-1010DX KPA-1500 AE6JV Bill NH K3 N8SBE Dave MI K3s KPA-500 Thanks for the checkins. See you next week.

[Elecraft] T1 ATU Not Staying In Tune Mode

2022-10-30 Thread Tony
All: Is it normal for the T1 ATU not to stay in tune mode after tuning an antenna? I've noticed that my T1 will occasionally default back to power mode so I need to switch the T1 back into tune mode whenever I switch bands and need to re-tune. Tony

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RELIABILITY

2022-10-30 Thread Jim Brown
On 10/29/2022 5:00 PM, W3AB/GEO wrote: Is there a reliability issue with these amps? Mine's been running with no issues since late June 2019. I use it extensively with legal limit CW, SSB, and RTTY contesting on HF and 160M, as well as seriously chasing grids on 6M using WSJT modes, where I

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RELIABILITY

2022-10-30 Thread Rick Tavan
Remember, almost no one posts messages saying "My xxx hasn't failed." Only the bad news shows up on the reflectors. /Rick N6XI On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 2:29 AM Mark Musick wrote: > Hi George, > We need a little more information. > How many times have you sent it back? > What were the issues?

Re: [Elecraft] k pod repair

2022-10-30 Thread Josh Fiden
Not a huge e-switch fan. If I was going to the trouble to replace it, I’d get the equivalent Alps part. It’s a common 12mm tact. Mouser stocks Alps. 73, Josh W6XU Sent from my iPad > On Oct 30, 2022, at 8:55 AM, hawley, charles j jr > wrote: > > Here is a reply I received from Elecraft

[Elecraft] k pod repair

2022-10-30 Thread hawley, charles j jr
Here is a reply I received from Elecraft when I needed a switch. They did send me a couple as well. "Thanks for contacting Elecraft. Apologies for the slow turn time. The eight switches in a KPOD in question are Elecraft P/N E640062, described as " SWITCH,TACT,12mm,SMD". Our distributor DigiKey

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RELIABILITY

2022-10-30 Thread john
Is there a common component failure with this KPA1500 amp or does something different break every time? Is there a certain mode, power level or type of antenna/feedline that causes failures? I also monitor the SPE Expert list and some people have multiple LDMOS failures while others have no

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RELIABILITY

2022-10-30 Thread Mark Musick
Hi George, We need a little more information. How many times have you sent it back? What were the issues? Was it the same issue each time you sent it back? Give us some detailed information about the issue(s). I have KPA1500 serial number 112. I took delivery in April 2017. It has never been