FWIW the Automated Production Equipment (APE) EX-525 is virtually the same as
the Pace MBT-100. (From what I understand the EX-525 was a required "second
source" for the MBT-100 on a military contract a few decades ago.)
73, Al
On Sat February 20 2016 4:10:25 pm Reuben Popp wrote:
>
> I was
Ken,
Do you happen to know the mfg/part # of the tool? Is it metal or plastic?
TNX/73, Al
On Thu February 18 2016 1:19:25 pm elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
>
> You might consider investing in an inexpensive automotive trim removal
> tool. The one I use from Advance Auto is non-marring
Bob,
Just a quick question here. Are your power feeds Romex/NM, or is everything
run in conduit? Would/could that make a difference (i.e. can electrical noise
from a device such as a modem/router or its power supply be radiated via the
home's AC wiring?)
TNX/73, Al
On Sat, 6 Feb 2016
t hurt to use 2 or 3 units parallel by taking the original
> > capacity value and dividing it by 2 or 3 for the pf value.This
> > approach was used in restoration of some of my old boat anchor AM
> > transmitters. These caps are more stable, meaning
Bob,
Are silver(ed)/dipped micas (CDE etc.) the preferred type for a tuner, or is
there a superior newer technology available?
TNX/73, Al
On Wed January 13 2016 2:52:52 pm Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>
> If your tuner uses disk ceramic caps, as many do, these can be heating thus
> not being able
Transaction is in process, TNX to all who replied. 73, Al
On Thu December 3 2015 11:44:29 am Al Gulseth wrote:
> K2/10, 6K S/N, KSB2, KAF2, KNB2, manuals. Asking $575 shipped CONUS. More
> info/pics on request.
>
>
K2/10, 6K S/N, KSB2, KAF2, KNB2, manuals. Asking $575 shipped CONUS. More
info/pics on request.
TNX/73, Al
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David,
As no one else appears to have replied, I'll take a stab at it. Basically,
a "combiner" is a transformerish arrangement which isolates the ports from
each other to keep them from interfering while maintaining the correct
impedance. They can be pretty simple and inexpensive, with basic
Watch it Wayne, you almost made me do the proverbial spew on the keyboard with
that one HI HI!!
OTOH, a ham friend of mine a long time ago briefly lived in a trailer park
while he was going through some marital difficulties. He had his Swan 350 set
up there. A next trailer neighbor of his
I guess my reply suggesting a regen/kit was influenced by my own experience. I
was around Niel's grandson's age when my dad took me to his workbench in the
attic. I came away with a homebrew crystal set which I built under his
tutelage. It would only pick up the two local BC stations, but it
If he's close by get something like the Scout Regen from QRP Kits or a PC
board for one of the N1TEV regens and help him build it. Maybe Elecraft could
consider expanding their small kit line add some simple items like this?
73, Al
On Thu November 5 2015 5:46:08 pm Niel Skousen wrote:
> Found
Greetings Elecrafters,
I have an older Sangean portable next to the bed that I sometimes listen to
while I'm settling in for the evening. Frequently I'll tune in W1AW for a
quick rough propagation indicator. Last evening 40M, which usually has a
strong signal in the 9-10 PM Central timeframe,
:
> A good place to check space weather is : www.spaceweather.com
>73 & GL,
> Kevin. KD5ONS
>
> On 11/4/2015 7:03 AM, Al Gulseth wrote:
> > Greetings Elecrafters,
> >
> > I have an older Sangean portable next to the bed that I sometimes listen
> &g
(My apologies if this has been covered and I missed it in the archives.)
Would the 14.5V recommendation also apply to other Elecraft rigs (in my case a
K2/10) for best IMD perfomance? Are there any tradeoffs in other areas at
that voltage vs. 12.6 (i.e. battery) or 13.8?
TNX/73, Al
On Tue
Does the 7851 come pre-installed as a mobile rig in a car for that price? I'd
think you could close to buy a nice Elecraft rig, a recording device (if
needed) for contests, AND a decent used car for that money. That is, unless
you want to pretend that you're a commercial airline pilot with all
Maybe they're relying on one of the sublaws in "The Contributions of Edsel
Murphy to the Understanding of the Behavior of Inanimate Objects":
" II. 3. All warranty and guarantee clauses become void upon payment of
invoice."
That being said, I think one of the factors in Elecraft's success is
(I say "slightly OT" because it involves an issue receiving messages from the
Elecraft list. Personal to Eric: my apologies for posting a reply after you
closed a thread - as noted below, your message to that effect finally arrived
much later.)
Does anyone else on this list use any of the
First, I've been intrigued by electric powered vehicles for a long time. I
came very close to buying a Jet Electrica (?) Ford Escort conversion back in
the 1980s and have also followed the "homebrew" versions in Home Power mag.
However, I'm not a big fan of using tax dollars to promote a
Since this for the moment has morphed into the "shameless plug dept." the guys
up the road from me at the Joplin MO ARC also offer an antenna launcher:
http://joplin-arc.org/?page_id=84
Disclaimer: no financial interest etc., just a great bunch of guys who host a
top-notch hamfest every year.
PorcuPrius?
73, Al
On Mon September 28 2015 10:47:57 am Matt Zilmer wrote:
> Heh. Nice mental image, Phil. The Prius must've looked like a
> porcupine, but one that works all bands / all modes.
>
> The Civic does well with one VHF FM xcvr for APRS / voice and a KX3.
> My XYL won't allow "full
Unfortunately, not a good idea. Most currently in use computer monitors and
TVs, for example, have CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent light) backlights, thus
the same hazardous materials issue as was mentioned regarding CFLs.
We've gone from lead as a hazardous material in CRT monitors to mercury
On that subject, does anyone know of any tests for which brands of lamps (LED,
I don't use CFLs!) are better for low EMI? As noted it would seem that the
name brand units would be better in this regard, but maybe not?
73, Al
On Sun September 27 2015 6:42:19 pm Matthew Cook wrote:
>
> However
Two more items to keep in mind from another (semi) rural resident:
1) Power pole lightning arrestors can deteriorate or be damaged by a strike
and cause leakage/arcing. (Note that the noise from this can be intermittent
rather than constant.) That happened on a pole near me. I walked around the
Instead of a clip-on ferrite, if you're going to have the box open anyway
might running the hot and neutral through a small ferrite (core or sleeve),
or in addition to the bypass caps, possibly correct the problem?
73, Al
On Sat September 26 2015 7:22:23 pm Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
> You
I want to see some pics of this when it's finished.
Ever thought of going into the furniture manufacturing business? (Anyone else
here remember the Design Industries "furniture-styled communications console"
and "'wife-approved' communications desk" from back in the 1960s?)
73, Al
On Wed
Lu,
Without addressing what any hardware/software changes needed might entail, I'd
say that you are _not_ "out of line with [your] expectation" Any request
for features intended help the operator adjust his equipment for a cleaner
transmitted signal is valid in my opinion. In fact, I tip
Take a look at Grig. It might require a backport or something because I don't
see it in the Mint packages list (but search for it in Synaptic first.) It is
in the regular Debian repository.
I know there's a person on this list who is or was one of the maintainers for
Hamlib (the back end for
If you have enough inside diameter to slide a piece of clear heat shrink
tubing over the cable end, printing out a label on your computer and then
shrinking the tubing over over it looks nice/professional and stays in place.
I've also seen tie wrap tags used on cabling here and there.
73 es
Ted,
If you do decide to go the K2 route with the KPA100/KAT100, you might consider
putting them _both_ external in one package via the EC2 enclosure.
Check Alan W3DVX's site:
http://wilcoxengineering.com/kpa100-in-ec2/
OR
Ken KE4RG's blog:
Leave it to "Unc Phil" to think of that one HI HI!!
73, Al
On Mon September 7 2015 3:56:42 pm Phil Anderson wrote:
> Perhaps they should put serial numbers in hexadecimal format :)
> Then we could have numbers (names) like. Example, your no could be BEEF
>
> 73 Unc Phil, W0XI
>
> > Jim Lowman
Barry,
I can't address the P3 question since the "brand E" here is a K2. However, on
your second point, "toss them in the garbage" is a no-no from an
environmental standpoint. ANY electronics disposal should be via proper
recycling. There are multiple local dropoff points for e-waste here in
Guess I'm not reading the chart the same way you are: I find the 991's specs
(sort of) in line with or even below decades-old rigs on the list from Atlas,
Collins, Drake, Heathkit, and Ten-Tec. There's quite a bit of difference
between the 991 and the top of the list (as in the "3" series
Revised equipment purchase list:
1. Check with SWMBO/CFO (AKA XYL/significant other) to determine radio budget
limits.
2. List desired equipment in order of priority.
3. If cost of equipment on list exceeds budget limits, see # 1 above.
4. Hit Control-C to interrupt operation hung in endless
WINDOWs? A while back I picked up a used Toshiba NB-205 (10 screen, 1.6G
Atom processor, 1G RAM, 160G HD, XP Home, extended run battery) for a lot
less than a new netbook would cost. Since MS no longer supports XP I reloaded
it with Debian Linux. It runs very well with a lightweight desktop
Jim hit the nail on the head. Unless your ham radio budget is unlimited
(unlike most of us) take a look at what you're willing to spend and then
balance it across the system. To belabor the obvious: a K3S with all the
bells and whistles driving a legal limit amp into a dummy load might net you
Full-sized whip on a VW Beetle? I thought there for a moment maybe you were
the guy with the VW on the cover of CQ for September 1961:
http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=lyr=1961mo=09pg=001
That _had_ to be pretty efficient for a mobile antenna. As I recall from
reading about it originally when I
Surplus to my needs. Asking $200 shipped CONUS for the KAT100 or $250 shipped
CONUS for a package deal with the KIO2. The KIO2 will only be available
separately afterward if not taken in a package with the KAT100. Both include
original manual and associated cables/hardware.
Pics and more info
That was quick - deal pending, TNX
--- original message ---
Surplus to my needs. Asking $200 shipped CONUS for the KAT100 or $250 shipped
CONUS for a package deal with the KIO2. The KIO2 will only be available
separately afterward if not taken in a package with the KAT100. Both include
The first cardinal rule when a peripheral or device quits working under a
Windows OS: check/reinstall the driver and look for anything that might have
changed in software. I cringe at the number of modems, sound cards, etc.
which have been thrown in the trash by people who didn't understand the
A KAT100-1 came with the used K2/10 I purchased a while back. I have decided
that a KAT2 would work better for my operating style so I'm putting the
KAT100 and KIO2 up for sale. Asking $200 shipped CONUS for the KAT100 by
itself or $250 shipped CONUS for a package deal with the KIO2. I'd take a
- --- -.. .- -.-- .. ... -.. . -.-. .. ... .. --- -. -... -.-- -
. ..-. -.-. -.-.
(and so on: I think you get the drift - yes, it's this way on their website.)
There's a small note at the bottom stating Readers in the 21st century can
read the translated statement here:
Wayne,
I'd say this would be worth a free hat HI HI!! 73, Al
On Fri February 20 2015 5:38:20 pm Wayne Burdick wrote:
Hi Mike,
I'm glad this went well
On Feb 20, 2015, at 3:26 PM, Mike Cox m...@ab9v.us wrote:
I installed the new K3 synthesizer boards last night into s/n 398 (with
A KAT100-1 came with the used K2/10 I purchased a while back. I have decided
that a KAT2 would work better for my operating style so I'm putting the
KAT100 and KIO2 up for sale. Asking $200 shipped CONUS for the KAT100 by
itself or $250 shipped CONUS for a package deal with the KIO2. I'd take a
This KAT100-1 came with the K2/10 I purchased a while back. I have decided
that a KAT2 would work better for my operating style so I'm offering the
KAT100/KIO2 here. As noted, I'd primarily be interested in a KAT2 as a
trade-in toward the KAT100 but also would be open to outright sale or
His address checks out on the FCC database. He also offers to allow
prospective buyers to not only see but also operate the equipment - with
proof of license: Interested parties must show their license and
enter call sign, operation times/modes/freq’s in my logbook.
I'd say he's legit - take
Well, for one thing, if he bought his K-line new Elecraft should be able to
verify that much. I would think that other hams who live in that area and
know him could confirm or deny whether this is a legitimate posting.
Per one of Jim K9YC's follow ups the original post to Tower Talk was by
(Re-sending this as it didn't appear to go through the first time, but with an
edit to include additional info.)
Glad you weren't hurt - whew! It might be a good idea to report your
experience to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. If your battery had a
defect there's a distinct
Yep, I can see it now:
Father, I have sinned by staying home to operate my KX3 in the CW contest
instead of coming to Mass.
You are forgiven, my son. By the way, what's that strange beeping sound I'm
hearing?
73, Al
On Wed December 10 2014 10:46:11 am Wayne Burdick wrote:
The entire premise
Glad you weren't hurt - whew! It might be a good idea to report your
experience to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. If your battery had a
defect there's a distinct possibility other batteries from the same lot or
manufacturer are defective also. Getting the CPSC involved might prevent
Agreed on bang for the buck; another in that category IMHO is the Kent SP-1.
I have both, with a slight edge to the Kent, but YMMV. And, for the op who
wants the feel of a bug with an electronic keyer, the Vibroplex VibroKeyer
is still in production... fifty years after it was introduced
I agree that a less expensive rig may be a better way to go for a beginning
ham. That being said, I'm surprised the option of a K2 hasn't been mentioned.
It's a nice clean easy to use layout with an excellent RX in a compact
package which can be obtained (especially used) without breaking the
A device to test fuses? W7CSD already beat you to it with his Little Gem
Fuse Tester on page 94 of the April 1967 issue of 73 magazine. If you want
to see his innovative design, it is available for your viewing pleasure at
archive.org. (You can't miss it, look for Al Freddy Newham WN1ECCH on
A little late to the party here, but I'll throw in my 2 cents worth. I'm sort
of old school in favoring becoming proficient with a straight key first
before moving to a bug or a keyer. It makes sense: to use a sports analogy,
one needs to master the fundamentals before trying to move to fancier
Don W3FPR and Alan W3DVX come to mind (Don from his frequent contributions and
counsel on this reflector, Alan from his tuneup of my K2 for its previous
owner, who was apparently very satisfied with Alan's services.)
There is also a comprehensive list of builders (some of whom do repairs and
There's an old adage about if life hands you lemons, make lemonade. With
that kind of field strength (a rough estimate from a chart I found indicates
about 0.2v/m or so at your QTH) I'd think you could hook a wire to a tuned
circuit on the BC station's frequency and then rectify the RF from it
Pardon my ignorance here, but I thought a link coupled tuner would be more of
a bandpass than a high-pass filter. CLC T-network tuners (MFJ etc.) are the
ones usually associated with becoming high-pass networks if misadjusted.
73, Al
On Thu October 23 2014 12:55:15 pm Al Lorona wrote:
This
Hmmm... maybe Elecraft should start including an extra serial number sticker
or two for _inside_ the rig? Back when at a company where I worked in the
IT department computers suddenly started disappearing. (I think this was in
the days prior to the ubiquitous security camera.) I don't remember
Dave,
Good point. Maybe someone could start a wiki/how-to/database of which computer
headsets or mics work and how they need to be wired and configured. If others
are like myself, there are at least one or two of these headsets available at
the QTH
73, Al
On Thu October 9 2014 8:19:35 am
it is visible via an
easily removed panel.)
73, Al
On Thu October 9 2014 9:17:16 am Al Gulseth wrote:
Hmmm... maybe Elecraft should start including an extra serial number
sticker or two for _inside_ the rig? Back when at a company where I
worked in the IT department computers suddenly started
:38 pm Al Gulseth wrote:
Greetings all,
I've been following some of the antenna-related discussions here recently,
and I've decided to see what the gurus here have to say about a question
I have related to my QTH. As my post title indicates, what (if any) effect
does nearby terrain have on HF
Greetings all,
I've been following some of the antenna-related discussions here recently, and
I've decided to see what the gurus here have to say about a question I have
related to my QTH. As my post title indicates, what (if any) effect does
nearby terrain have on HF radiation patterns? Is it
Interesting that you should mention these - I have a single headphone style
ANDREA NC-80 (not currently in production) which I acquired a while back, but
I've never tried the mic as I generally let my fingers do the talking
73, Al
On Tue September 9 2014 11:22:27 am Jan wrote:
Look for
I think trying to emulate the feel (mechanical feedback) of a bug with an
electronic keyer was the reason Vibroplex designed the Vibro-Keyer. I will
leave it to others to judge whether they achieved that goal, but somebody
must like them because they're still in production over 50 years later.
Microsoft has some on-line info and tutorials at windows.microsoft.com which
might be of help (try the how-to section.) If you need more in-depth info
MS Technet is a resource we tecchies sometimes go to. (Scroll down to
the Info for section and click on IT professionals to get to Technet. A
Greetings Elecrafters,
I have an opportunity for some casual listening or maybe even some
semi-stealth portable operation and am looking for suggestions/available
equipment as noted above.
Here are the criteria: 1) needs to be reasonably portable - i.e. able to fit
in a small duffel-type bag
Martin,
They're not very common, but a MFJ-210 Digi-dial might be what you're
looking for. It takes the VFO output (5-5.5 MHZ) and mixes it with a crystal
to compensate for the IF, then feeds into a conventional frequency counter.
The following link has what looks like text from an ad for the
Wayne,
When you do find what you're looking for in a power supply please let us know
what it is and how it works out. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd be
interested in the results of your research.
BTW other than most of them are marked as 12V (with typical output actually in
the 12-12.6V
Dave,
The reason they told you to write for a Grade 7 educational level was probably
because they heard about some of the students my dad dealt with when he was a
junior level radio instructor in the Coast Guard in WWII. From his
description it sounded like he was teaching a basic shop (tool
Al,
The issue isn't nostalgia - it's technique and timing. Paddles cover a
multitude of sins: as long as you're hitting the paddles somewere close to
the right point you'll get nice even CW. With a straight key any technique or
timing issues are immediately obvious.
The old timer WWII radio
In that regard, a lot of folks seem to forget about a little item in Part 97
of the FCC rules:
Sec. 97.313(a) An amateur station must use the minimum transmitter power
necessary to carry out the desired communications.
But then again, when I was a kid I remember my dad scratching his head in
Wayne,
Pardon me if I missed where the details were posted, but I'd like more info on
the 50' off-center-fed wire antenna you mention. I'm assuming you mean 50'
long, but are you using the traditional 1/3 - 2/3 feedpoint or one of the
other offsets that some authors mention?
This sounds like
Wayne,
After noting the mention of using WSJT to detect the beacon (and since you
obviously would like to encourage the use of XG3s in beacon service) it
occurred to me: what about QRSS mode? Assuming the hardware would handle the
long on/TX times associated with QRSS, it seems to me that all
Greetings Elecrafters,
Maybe there is a better place or forum to post this that I'm not aware of (if
so, please let me know), but I thought I'd see if anyone had been there,
done that before I start reinventing the wheel.
Probably due to having hardcore homebrewing in the gene pool, I tend to
Greetings Elecrafters,
Sorry for the Slightly OT post but I thought this list would be possible
resource given the Sierra's relationship to the Elecraft product line.
Being a tinkerer at heart, I picked up one of the FAR Circuits Sierra PC
boards and several band module boards at a hamfest a
(I thought the readers of this reflector might get a chuckle out of the title
of this article in the local newspaper yesterday. No, it's not about the
draconian Radio Police: seems as how the K2 in this instance is a
substance that (shall we say) is apparently being used as a mood enhancer.
Funny you should mention that -- just in the past few days I was browsing
through an old [1968 edition] ARRL Hints and Kinks. In an article titled
Diode Protection for the Heath R.F. Probe the author suggested adding a
NE-51 neon lamp across the diode (a solution he came up with after frying
Clearing some stuff out here -- left over from pre-construction upgrade to
rev. B board: unused original manual for K2s with serial numbers less than
3000 using the Revision A PCB. If you've lost your manual or bought a used
older K2 without a manual, here's your chance! $15 shipped CONUS.
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