Re: [Elecraft] KRX3 - I mess up the installation- need help

2008-07-19 Thread Bill NY9H
i do not think that is yet enabled wayne made a comment the other day saying something to the effect of when it will work suggests it does not work yet ... mine does not yet either and reports the same comment Johnny. bill At 08:50 AM 7/19/2008, Johnny Siu wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] rtty and MK2R+ K-3

2008-07-19 Thread Bill NY9H
my lin out is set to nor 025 and the MK2r recording/ digital controls on the bottom right front panel are set about 12 high and all my apps have great audio input bill At 08:32 PM 7/19/2008, Lyle Johnson wrote: Is there a trick to shut off headphone audio and take it off the

Fwd: Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 sub rx for BDCST.

2008-07-18 Thread Bill NY9H
REGARDING comment about broadcast band attenuation in the txrx pin diodes///thur the regular ant 1 2 i guess using the bnc on sub rx is the easy/best way for me to do broadcast ??? bill response from Wayne That's true, Bill. If you go straight to the sub receiver through its

RE: [Elecraft] Re: RF Coupleing

2008-07-17 Thread Bill NY9H
that is why the Top Ten AB antenna switches use two relays to gain isolation... bill At 02:04 PM 7/17/2008, Jim Brown wrote: On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:15:14 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: In this case Eric is saying there may be a leakage path through a relay. Right. Almost all problems have

[Elecraft] Switching Supplies KRX UPS shipping notice

2008-07-09 Thread Bill NY9H
the fan on the ity bitty gamma research super Cap supply is VERY quiet. and worked well for the field day K3 GOTA station and just got the UPS SHIPPING NOTICE for KRX3 !! bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Field CASE PORTABLE QRp +Battery

2008-06-26 Thread Bill NY9H
I was somewhat fearful of taking my K3 to field day without protection. we all know how important that is these days. :) So I made a field case for th K3 ... and one for a pair of 7ah batteries all fits into pelican 1520 Aside from a minor concern of not adequately cooling the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Proset K2 Mic Frequency Response

2008-06-06 Thread Bill NY9H
nice chart looks like the results are from a Bruel Kjaer. But can you explain what sort of chamber was used, maybe it is a left over from the psychedelic days ... Shure Bros , AKG Sennheiser use an Anechoic... (n. anechoic chamber is a shielded room designed to

Re: [Elecraft] kx1 on airlines

2008-04-22 Thread Bill NY9H
At 04:09 PM 4/22/2008, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: I've traveled with my With my K2 qrp with SLA in a pelican case with antenna wires etc I went from Chicago to London to Cairo,then Cairo thru Stuttgart to Barcelona then a boat to Lisbon... and air back to London to

Re: [Elecraft] kx1 on airlines

2008-04-22 Thread Bill NY9H
At 05:20 PM 4/22/2008, K9ZTV wrote: Took a KX1 to Maui last O The only suspicions I .. while in the Caribbean,, on a VERY big boat.. I had the k2's antenna sticking out on a extended tent pole from the room's balcony, the guy in the room next door asked if the fishing line dropping

Re: [Elecraft] re supply of handmic for K3 with UP/Down frequency feature

2008-04-16 Thread Bill NY9H
As I goy my k3 #44 i wired up a spare Shure 414b... it's a mini hand held mic with very sharp audio... as fern noticed great without touching the eq settings no bias required Keep you eyes open for used ones, as they are oops ( i just make that up ) ...out of production sorry bill ny9h

Re: [Elecraft] troubleshooting the KNB2.... A VIDEO

2008-04-15 Thread Bill NY9H
I have had problems with powerline noise... and the K2 NB can have a big difference. If you have many multiple sources of noise, maybe not. But here is a 'youtube' of my noise blanker on off... with a 7800 scope picture of the noise Worked great on THIS example if powerline noise.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Microphone Help Needed

2008-04-07 Thread Bill NY9H
whomever gave you the radio wired it for a particular mic configuration ( elecraft/kenwood or Icom or ? )contact the giver/builder and find out how he configured the mic jumpers/connector. It will save a bunch of time . If he wired it for ICOM mics, as I did , just grab any icom hand mic.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 power supply question.. PPCRIMPER

2008-04-01 Thread Bill NY9H
At 06:41 AM 4/1/2008, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: Get the PwrCrimp from West Mountain Radio.YES. -- After reading the ad copy about gooey black tape on your 12 v connections; and avoid having a hi amp 12vdc short fire. I WAS SOLD ON

Re: [Elecraft] OT: UPS Rates - Editorial Comment

2008-03-31 Thread Bill NY9H
Damon, KC5CQW wrote BTW, I just found out that UPS ground shipping with insurance to Elecraft is about $48!!! I think I got ripped off! I just hope the repairs are simple! ANY BIG shipper... probably not elecraft ( too small) can get BIG discounts from UPS.Probably fedx also.

Re: [Elecraft] Katiegram - Stay or go, yes or no

2008-03-27 Thread Bill NY9H
At 10:22 AM 3/27/2008, Darwin, Keith wrote: Just call me Mr. Waffle. I feel like a kid who has climbed the high-dive and is standing with his toes hanging over the edge of the board, nervous and unsure JUMP IN THE WATERS FINE.. the radio is great also. bill

RE: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware downloads

2008-03-16 Thread Bill NY9H
much like other radio/s... You will not find the necessity of going back to retrieve a stable version. None of the changes has had me EVER thinking I wanted to go backwards. bill. At 11:57 PM 3/15/2008, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Each firmware version completely replaces its predecessor.

Re: [Elecraft] WAS K3/10 For Sale or Trade; NOW rev BUTTON

2008-03-16 Thread Bill NY9H
During Clipperton Ducie I found myself, ( AS DID SEVERAL OTHERS :( ) out of band calling after I managed to hit the UN-split button missing the REV button. I don't need any help looking stupid. Using the single rcvr SUB button as REV makes great sense to me. bill

Re: [Elecraft] Wish list...

2008-03-11 Thread Bill NY9H
At 07:52 PM 3/10/2008, Dave G. wrote: One wish --- and I don't even have a K3 yet... A General register stack... for BBC, Radio Australia, etc.. and wgnwbbmwwv . oh. that is where the 80 meter band went :) ___ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Price Increases...and advertisements

2008-03-03 Thread Bill NY9H
At 02:37 PM 3/3/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..for the 100-W assembled model (K3/100), the rig is comparable in both features and performance to transceivers listing at up to six times its price. WITH THE WEAK DOLLAR, I'll bet ICOM would love to catch up by increasing the the 7800

Re: [Elecraft] ICOM ProIII price reductions // The K3 Effect

2008-03-01 Thread Bill NY9H
ProIII's can now be had for as little as $2384.10. I guess we could call it The K3 Effect? As always, it's interesting watching the market reactions to new gear. I would think that the reduction of the P3 is rather traditional marketing. As a product ages...and/OR nears it's end of life, a

Re: [Elecraft] Ducie Island - ARRL News Letter Excerpt

2008-03-01 Thread Bill NY9H
They said The outstanding receiver and transmitter characteristics allowed us to run two positions simultaneously on any band -- even the very narrow 30 meter band -- with absolutely no interference. Good design makes the complex appear simple: the ins and outs of this sophisticated radio

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Noise Reduction

2008-02-25 Thread Bill NY9H
the BHI product is sold in the states by GAP it does work better( my opinion) than the clearspeech product. Hope I'll be able to determine someday that the K3 is/will be as effective haven't been able to compare the two. YET. bill At 12:20 PM 2/25/2008, David Cutter wrote: Here's

Re: [Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

2008-02-24 Thread Bill NY9H
as far as audio crunch I agree the current iteration is not as penetrating as a good RF clipper could give it albeit it IS distortion but deem favorable by many. KEY WORK : CURRENT. Hard to believe that solardx contributes to Eham , yet is not on the reflector. Perhaps by

[Elecraft] software to load K3 memories,

2008-02-23 Thread Bill NY9H
did I miss something ... is there a 3rd party software to load the memories of the k3 I looked at HRD but didn't find that facility. bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list.

[Elecraft] software to load K3 memories, clarified question

2008-02-23 Thread Bill NY9H
did I miss something ... is there a 3rd party software to load the memories of the k3 Not just the keyer memories but the frequencies with all the parameters. bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a

Re: [Elecraft] Split DX

2008-02-22 Thread Bill NY9H
Brett, talking about operating split. let me recommend a great little book... by an ex neighbor, a fellow Elecraft owner, and THE guy who wrote the book on DXing. The Complete DXer by Bob Locher...w9kni http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3363

Re: [Elecraft] K3 antenna jacks

2008-02-21 Thread Bill NY9H
I'm going to change out to BNC also they are good to at least 4x the K3 output power... and well past UHF and small quick bayonet !!! (just like the other bncs on the back of my K3.) bill However, I've used BNC's on mine. Oak Hills Research sells a 2-pack with beautiful

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Tops the List

2008-02-19 Thread Bill NY9H
how about a youtube video recording..! that might be one of the first GOOD uses of youtube... bill At 12:28 AM 2/19/2008, David Cutter wrote: It would be good for the wider amateur community if someone could make a recording of that. David G3UNA Good news indeed about the K3 being

Re: [Elecraft] D-104 and Radio Shack electret element

2008-02-14 Thread Bill NY9H
you might be able to place an electret element in the case and leave the original element in there You'd have to rewire since the astatic has a 3 conductor plug on the mic housing. I have placed an electret ( small ) in front of a dynamic AKG element in my current station microphone,

Re: [Elecraft] Re: VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

2008-02-14 Thread Bill NY9H
you can just put you call into the memory space with the IM... then hitting it several times, as many as you need for repeat ( chaining ) ... the display even tells you it's chaining the memory hits together; then take over with the paddle... got ducie rtty today ... on 20 ... I

RE: [Elecraft] Mic for K3 Ducie

2008-02-13 Thread Bill NY9H
when i wired both my k2 for Icom mics everything was working fine till. I used the icom sm-8 .It also grabs dc from the up/down circuit to power the mic, rather than using the dc bias on the audio line. Had no audio and it took me a while to figure it all out.. and my k3 ( in my

Re: [Elecraft] electronic product standards

2008-02-13 Thread Bill NY9H
holy cow,,, a $1.59 electret mic element from radio shack works GREAT with all my icoms and my K2s and K3. And where do the kenwood Icom and Yaesu Mics ( bob's ) come from from companies that actually make microphones like Primo, panasonic Foster in JA land. In EU Sennheiser...

Re: [Elecraft] K3 firmware upgrade 1.55

2007-12-30 Thread Bill NY9H
ed is correct check the schematic you'll see that there are components still in line when in bypass. bill At 10:23 AM 12/30/2007, Ed K1EP wrote: If I recall, according the Aptos, there is capacitance/inductance left in when it says Bypass to match the impedance of the bypassing ATU

Re: [Elecraft] Contrast and compare...

2007-12-29 Thread Bill NY9H
The DZ transceiver was at Dayton two years ago. Had a booth back by the GM exhibit. As I recall their manual was an exact look a like of the old Heathkit manual. The set was a busy looking set, but with a pile of feature/benefits including I believe a second receiver option. Interesting the

Re: [Elecraft] Which Heil Prosets should we carry?

2007-12-28 Thread Bill NY9H
too bad the computer industry doesn't have any nice desk microphones as it does have some GREAT headsets. like from altec koss or logitek ..comfy...with a boom electret,I noticed a telex brand baby shotgun desk mic , that would work but needs a ptt switch... How about a tiny

RE: [Elecraft] Mics for the K3

2007-12-17 Thread Bill NY9H
how about a computer network jack wired to a foster type plug bill At 08:51 PM 12/17/2007, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Don, That's easy, just open the mic plug and re-wire it for the K3 pinout - or if you want to continue using it with Yaesu equipment, build a Yaesu to Elecraft

RE: [Elecraft] On a more technical note.....

2007-12-08 Thread Bill NY9H
the new 10 watt lpa Not that I plan on taking the bottom off frequently, It's ALOT BETTER AND EASIER THAN THE K2 ..and as I did it could only think of the k2's lpa procedure, bill #44 While we're talking disassembly, let me point out that Wayne specifically avoided needing

RE: [Elecraft] k3 On a more technical note.....

2007-12-08 Thread Bill NY9H
the new 10 watt lpa Not that I plan on taking the bottom off frequently, It's ALOT BETTER AND EASIER THAN THE K2 ..and as I did it could only think of the k2's lpa procedure, bill #44 While we're talking disassembly, let me point out that Wayne specifically avoided needing

[Elecraft] Re: K3 shipping

2007-12-07 Thread Bill NY9H
with sorting subject matters and models can thank you, (and yes, I did get mine,,,) bill ny9h ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc

Re: [Elecraft] Separate list for K3

2007-12-04 Thread Bill NY9H
At 12:53 PM 12/4/2007, B. Scott Andersen wrote: I am wondering if it might be appropriate to consider splitting the Elecraft list into two lists: one for the K3 and one for all other Hi Scott, I have my email set up so the K3 stuff has it's own folder... and goes right in... Actually

Fwd: Re: [Elecraft] Neat K3 Video! ....now agc

2007-12-03 Thread Bill NY9H
Guess there is an advantage to having an amp (like the ACOM 2000a) that upon a fault condition like a bad coax,,,high swr shuts itself into a fault standby modesuch as happened when i was feeding a bad 80 meter feed line. This rather than relying on an exterior component ( on an ALC

Re: [Elecraft] K3 vs K2 vs K1/kx1

2007-12-03 Thread Bill NY9H
Now THAT subject line will hit all the mailboxes/folders With all the great stuff flowing along, it certainly makes it easier if we keep the model in the subject line just a request from the midlands, where it's 21F, the ground is frozen and I worked my first K3 yesterday. thanks

RE: [Elecraft] [K3] anyone a K3 to K3 qso on 20 ??? 40 ??

2007-12-02 Thread Bill NY9H
anyone a K3 to K3 qso on 20 ??? 40 ?? bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] OT - American hamming in UK

2007-11-30 Thread Bill NY9H
both the Watson..PS. and Dealer-Importer RL's brand Jetstream PS obviously come from the same offshore vendor. I was thinking about the Watson small unit with a pile of supercaps sort of a super Gamma. bill At 12:03 PM 11/30/2007, you wrote: I don't know if its a rebrand - I believe

Re: [Elecraft] Choosing headset

2007-11-26 Thread Bill NY9H
for a little more than 100$ I was able to get a sennheiser boom headset, ( sllightly used) ... HMD 280 ( the d is for dynamic mic)... work great on the k3 ( and my icom)... At 02:15 AM 11/26/2007, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: I use good Sennheiser headphones - I like to listen to the

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - too many firmware updates?

2007-11-23 Thread Bill NY9H
up on the top of the updater there is a screen under help firmware release notes , with a historyof what changes hope this help bill At 10:26 AM 11/23/2007, Dave G4AON wrote: My updater has collected MCU firmware versions 1.34, 1.35, 1.36, 1.38, 1.39, 1.41 and 1.42 and I've only

Re: [Elecraft] ESD recommendation

2007-11-23 Thread Bill NY9H
I have had that esd wrist strap and mat for years and the K3 was an obvious place to start using them... bill At 07:51 AM 11/23/2007, Julian G4ILO wrote: On Nov 23, 2007 12:48 PM, Dave G4AON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You must use anti-static precautions. It's foolish to assemble a

Re: [Elecraft] SWR Measurement with KAT3

2007-11-20 Thread Bill NY9H
i DO notice a difference ...between the k3 info and the swr/wattmeter on it's output. I believe it is due to the tuner components still in the line when bypass is selected. AM I CORRECT ??? bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 assembly photos

2007-11-20 Thread Bill NY9H
here is my 'contribution' to the assembly photos it is an epson site no cost , no signup , just view http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1771119a=32611738p=75992458 or you can go tophoto.epson.comand VISIT by putting in my email address which is above in

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] Plantronics Gamecon 1 Headset

2007-11-19 Thread Bill NY9H
that statement ( from Plantronics) is so marketing The last thing Plantronics wants is to have dispatch centers who pay 160-300 per headset DISCOVER how to integrate mass marketed PC marketed ( read low pricepoint) microphones into their systems. Yes they may be built to endure a tougher

Re: [Elecraft] hard case for k2?

2007-11-19 Thread Bill NY9H
don's cautions are very valid. a trick i learned was to pack the set with the bottom facing up . This way i can use the tilt-stand as a handle to lower the set into the foam cutout. Likewise the tilt-stand becomes a handle to pull the set out of the foam. Better than trying to dig into

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SN56 qrv, but.....

2007-11-16 Thread Bill NY9H
ok ok 44 is alive and well, in Chicagoland still qrpmaybe KPA today.. 1 Q was 3DA0TM 2 Q pj2/k8nd took my time, breaking even to listen to my wife play the piano... she knew i was working on the k3 and was impressed,(duh) 7-9 hours sounds rightall the stuff went together

Re: [Elecraft] Phantom K3 ????

2007-11-13 Thread Bill NY9H
why look out side .it's a bird it's a plane NO it's MR. UPS. AND HE HAS THE WHITE BOX, the early bird GOT the BIG WHITE BOX TODAY,, SN TO FOLLOW bill ny9h ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] K3 shippiing along

2007-11-08 Thread Bill NY9H
got the verification email day before yesterday, asking to check out my order followed by an acknowledgement saying I would hear within the next two weeks,.,,, Keeping in mind my was ordered on 4 / 27.with half payment; SHIPPED LAST NIGHT AT 9:45 PM.. tick tick, I'll

Re: [Elecraft_K3] Re: Re K3 delays...minor correction

2007-11-05 Thread Bill NY9H
not CORRECT... AS FAR BACK AS 1985,,, in another life , Eric was dealing with outside contractors I know this as I was the midwest sales rep for Mountain Computer and Eric was key engineer in bring along a product which came from a company then known as Lucky Goldstar whether he

Re: [Elecraft_K3] Re: Re K3 delays...minor correction

2007-11-05 Thread Bill NY9H
not CORRECT... AS FAR BACK AS 1985,,, in another life , Eric was dealing with outside contractors I know this as I was the midwest sales rep for Mountain Computer and Eric was key engineer in bring along a product which came from a company then known as Lucky Goldstar whether he

RE: [Elecraft_K3] K3 Status Update - Oct 31, 2007

2007-11-01 Thread Bill NY9H
Mark wrote: Geez, I am amazed. There is no pleasing some people. .. SO VERY WELL PUT... HOWEVER Mark; I take exception to your suggesting that ICOM fits the example of : stuff slung out the door without proper engineering or quality control, go buy something

Re: [Elecraft_K3] K3 Status Update - Oct 31, 2007

2007-11-01 Thread Bill NY9H
not such an expectation. bill ny9h Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/join (Yahoo! ID

Re: [Elecraft] Re: [K3] AM Receive BW w/FM filter is OK

2007-10-26 Thread Bill NY9H
too bad the FCC recently allowed the AM digital to run at nightime, which makes adjacent channel listening rather difficult. With too wide a receive bandwidth...will not the IBOC digital streams come into the audio demodulation ( obviously I am talking about AM broadcast band... not SW )

[Elecraft] Re: KPA 100 pA issues,,,, puzzle...

2007-10-10 Thread Bill NY9H
initial symptom was the autotuner would lock up/ reset the radio when tuning ...only on 40 , so I ordered the PA upgrade kit... when running the k2 @ qrp .. the swr reads correct and the PA is basically out of the circuit,.1.3 this is on 40. both on the set AND THE LP-100 now

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KPA 100 pA issues,,,, puzzle...

2007-10-10 Thread Bill NY9H
an oscillation at about 600 kHz (what frequency does the LP100 say is being transmitted). Note for others following this thread - the C31 change is *only* to be installed if the KPA100UPKT has been installed. 73, Don W3FPR Bill NY9H wrote: initial symptom was the autotuner would lock up/ reset

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Schematics?

2007-09-26 Thread Bill NY9H
and I'll bet we'll all get schematics with our new K3 in a week, or two or a few weeks, tick tick tick bill At 07:14 PM 9/26/2007, johnny wrote: Hello andrey, Agreed. One of the purpose for kit building is - self training and education especially for a non radio man like

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Shipping Status Update - Sept. 18, 2007

2007-09-19 Thread Bill NY9H
blabla bla,,, should add a week to that and conservatively set the official K3 first ship date for Monday Oct 8th. 10/ 8 I get it .. wow ... is Eric slick or is this just coincidence APCO 10 Codes. These codes are used by police. Each code represents a phrase. ... 10-8In

Re: [Elecraft] K3 manual

2007-09-11 Thread Bill NY9H
Brett i wrote: he only thing that bugs me is it looks from the pictures like the K3 uses the same (no fidelity) speaker as the K2. ( love that name Brett same as my own boy !!) as far as NO FIDELITY same as K2 speaker... that speaker plays VERY loud for little input...good choice. Not

Re: [Elecraft]

2007-09-10 Thread Bill NY9H
I again get to see a K3 in 4 days . bill ny9h. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

[Elecraft] K3 Eric at W9DXCC Chicago Next weekend

2007-09-08 Thread Bill NY9H
Elecraft stuff A chance for the East, Mid South Coast guys to get a close up and the full K3 story from Eric. see ya there or work us on 40 meters. W9D Special Event Station Fri Sat..!. bill ny9h

Re: [Elecraft] D-Connectors and DIN Connectors

2007-08-30 Thread Bill NY9H
And the JAs did NOT give us DIN connectors DIN is the abbreviation for Deutsche Industrie Norm or in English, German Industrial Standard. and we owe them to Dr. Preh... founder of Prehpreh.com. I used to represent them, they sold tons of quality switches to moto, when moto made phones

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Status Update CONGRATULATIONS NB

2007-08-30 Thread Bill NY9H
after persisting against Commonwealth Edison for OVER A YEAR AND ONE HALF... even after intervention by the FCC causing no ComEd action, and then our state commerce commission finally got it fixedS9 line noise from 3 poles, I KNOW ,,, IF YOU CAN'T HEAR IT , YOU CAN'T WORK IT, no amount

Re: [Elecraft] K3 shipping in 10 days...well, yes and no ???

2007-08-22 Thread Bill NY9H
OTOH, Eric heading off to Japan could be seen as a sign that things are on or ahead of schedule for the end of August. won't it be something when the K3 adorns the cover of JA's CQ Magazine as Japan Ham Fair pick of the show bill ___

Re: [Elecraft] external soundcards for digimodes

2007-08-17 Thread Bill NY9H
At 12:19 PM 8/16/2007, David Cutter wrote: The SSM2165 is a good speech compressor and not expensive. I'm assuming it will work on data? to bring up the level as required. wonder if the control of the existing SSM2165 on the K2's ssb board is adequate to optimize the data bill

Re: [Elecraft] resellers sales of Elecraft rigs.

2007-07-31 Thread Bill NY9H
resellers/distributors provide a function of local inventory.( or are supposed to) in this day and age. with the internet, and our friends at FedX UPSit's tough for the brick mortar sellers to add value. I'd guess 15%-20% margin plus another 3- ? % in promotional funding. That

Re: [Elecraft] N6XI NAQP RTTY July, 2007 with K3

2007-07-22 Thread Bill NY9H
WHICH PROMPTS THE QUESTION,,, was the K3 able to decode RTTY in the window bill At 12:18 PM 7/22/2007, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote: North American QSO Party, RTTY Comments: Made my 1st RTTY QSO in 37 years the day before the contest. Thanks to W0YK for goading me into RTTY.

RE: [Elecraft] N6XI NAQP RTTY July, 2007 with K3

2007-07-22 Thread Bill NY9H
At 12:50 PM 7/22/2007, J. Edward \(Ed\) Muns wrote: WHICH PROMPTS THE QUESTION,,, NOW THAT THE ELECRAFT WAY IT DOES THE STUFF IS WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THE FIRST TRIP OUT THE DOOR !!! tick...tick...tick bill ___ Elecraft mailing

RE: [Elecraft] K2 power cables source... vibrating

2007-07-18 Thread Bill NY9H
At 08:38 PM 7/17/2007, Werner Denise Haschke wrote: I have always been told by the ex Air Force people that crimps were the only method for any high vibration cabling. The day before the BS8 ( scarborough expedition) went on the air... my rotor stopped turning... The motor inside the M2

RE: [Elecraft] RE: We are not talking.....

2007-07-08 Thread Bill NY9H
Isn't it great that we all have choices. Like I am going to wait two years ,,, or I am not going to wait two yearsmaybe three weeks all because we have choices, which we make on our own criteria. first batch Bill ny9h At 01:35 PM 7/8/2007, Stephen W. Kercel wrote: With all

Re: [Elecraft] OT solar charger.. ??

2007-06-29 Thread Bill NY9H
I'm looking for the instructions / schematic for Don Brown's solar charge controller. I'm getting ready for the forth , and want to put it in a metal box , but not certain of the heat sink's groundability. anyone point me in the right direction , email me the schematic/ instruction

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Questions. ..DVoice

2007-06-27 Thread Bill NY9H
At 03:29 AM 6/27/2007, John GM4SLV wrote: On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Julian G4ILO wrote: ...then you switch to analogue SSB until the signal goes below the threshold of S/N that makes SSB readable, after which you switch to CW and give yourself another 17dB to play with... when icom demos their

Re: [Elecraft] Latching relays

2007-06-26 Thread Bill NY9H
At 07:04 AM 6/26/2007, Don Wilhelm wrote: BUT, you were fortunate that the relay did not have any internal damage. When the case of a relay is melted (even a small amount), there is a chance that the inside of the plastic can be distorted and will interfere with the movement of the contacts

Re: [Elecraft] Pelican case size for K3?

2007-06-21 Thread Bill NY9H
I forgot to take real measurements at Dayton . Any beta or factory people able to share the actual dimensions from the front of the BIG tuning knob( assuming that is the most forward part)... to the back of the fans...or the back of a right angle connector on one of the coax

Re: [Elecraft] Pelican case size for K3?

2007-06-12 Thread Bill NY9H
I forgot to take real measurements at Dayton . Any beta or factory people able to share the actual dimensions from the front of the BIG tuning knob( assuming that is the most forward part)... to the back of the fans...or the back of a right angle connector on one of the coax

Re: [Elecraft] k3 pix from dayton

2007-05-26 Thread Bill NY9H
here is a site with three good looks at the front panel ... http://www1.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=160267565/PictureID=3257417063/a=13220814_13220814/t_=13220814 the box was closed. at this particular occasion/ otherwise I'd have some tight inside shots. ( if permitted) bill ny9h

Re: [Elecraft] 1st production run full - details?

2007-05-15 Thread Bill NY9H
Come on guys (gals)...how many radios? Why would that be proprietary? Really Does Macys tell Gimbels ? cu tomorrow !!! [EMAIL PROTECTED]@%$# I get to see my new K3 bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] customer service: NEW RADIOS

2007-05-01 Thread Bill NY9H
in my opinion. I have an expectation with Eric Wayne..and Elecraft that if such hardware changes are necessary that those early adopters would be covered like a blanket. Bill NY9H K2# 269 K3# ___ Now this is the spot where we hear some comment from Eric or Wayne saying something

RE: [Elecraft] Nifty little power supply: Gamma Research HPS-1a

2007-04-20 Thread Bill NY9H
not too fan or RF noisy at all,,, i HAD to check it out ,,, so i looked it's actually a 5 or 8 amp supply feeding the ultracaps,,, I found the oem switcher in either mouser or digikey as well as the caps gamma did a great job packaging it ,. I also think a thinner ac cord would be in

Re: [Elecraft] Question from a newbie noise blanker

2007-03-12 Thread Bill NY9H
with the FCC becoming more and more deaf to our pleas to fix broken powerlines and the like ; wouldn't it be great for somebody ( hello Larry LP Jack PAN) to make a NB widget hat was tunable width /depth and whatever parameters are needed...maybe using his PAN box to examine the junk ??? I

Re: [Elecraft] Spilling the HF beans ..... NEW STUFF

2007-03-03 Thread Bill NY9H
it be ICOM, or Elecraft... one of the reasons we make the trek... right bill ny9h ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http

RE: [Elecraft] D-104 Mic freq reesponse

2007-02-24 Thread Bill NY9H
At 04:03 PM 2/23/2007, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Unlike almost all modern mics, the original D-104 has a shaped frequency response curve for optimum speech quality. It has a broad peak in the 3 kHz not unlike all modern mics, the Shure SM58... is probably the world's most popular mic

Re: [Elecraft] Quality Ham Headphones? WITH A BOOM MIC

2007-01-17 Thread Bill NY9H
element ( and they usually are ) the level will be fine!. My computer headset fits into my K@ pelican case for vacations. bill ny9h ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info

RE: [Elecraft] Quality Ham Headphones?

2007-01-17 Thread Bill NY9H
keep in mind if you want to run split, with a second receiver, ( or orion or such) no need to be rewired to give you the Left Right and when mono, just plug them in... bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Mic as an ICOM mic

2007-01-03 Thread Bill NY9H
At 09:46 PM 1/2/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I .. I have two extra Icom mics. Will they work i wired both of my K2s as icoms... if you put mic pin 8 to the speaker output line, you can even use their headsets Most of their mics are electret condenser mics, an electret is an

Re: [Elecraft] Switch box for key/paddles?

2006-12-28 Thread Bill NY9H
you might think about grabbing one of these AV switchers / videogame selectors that switch video plus left right audio... some have rotary switches, some have pushbuttons...switching up to 5 different devices, I've bought some very inexpensively,,,usually at fleamarkets/hamfests for 5$,,,

Re: [Elecraft] hoisting linef ORDERING SITE ADDRESS

2006-11-01 Thread Bill NY9H
something sort of strange just happened when i ordered some of this line... the site recognized me as a previous customer and WANTED TO SHIP THE ORDER TO THE PREVIOUS CUSTOMER... not too certain just what i did wrong , or what happened... I checked with site, .. he's checking it also,.,,

Re: [Elecraft] Re: LP-100

2006-09-12 Thread Bill NY9H
I KNEW U DID NOT FORGET ME EITHER.,... tnk for the copy to the list,,, bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):

RE: [Elecraft] RE: Pelican case for just the K2

2006-09-11 Thread Bill NY9H
I use a 1450actually 2 of them Originally I had hoped to have thew K2 face out the front,.,,, can't be done , the radio must sit sideways otherwise there is not enough protection ... AND THE SCREW FROM THE VENT WILL WACK THE TUNING KNOB The set sits upside down , and the bail

Re: [Elecraft] K2 RF Speech Processor?

2006-09-09 Thread Bill NY9H
could be generated beyond the AD chip. bill ny9h ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] Another K2 Mod

2006-08-23 Thread Bill NY9H
I remember back years ago , having a blank TT 509 front panel anodized black, guess I spent too many years in the consumer audio business. Then I learned to appreciate the old tt GREY ( INSTRUMENTATION) with a whole string of TT boxes... Titan / Herc/ 253/238/omni6, I like the

[Elecraft] hi current !!!

2006-07-18 Thread Bill NY9H
After a 4th july trip with my k2 upon keying it goes hi current, then does a reset. At any power level, any mode, any band, finals not shorted, but get instantly hot when trying to go to transmit before it resets. Can't measure any transmit voltages , since it won't stay in xmit,. I

Re: [Elecraft] hi current !!!

2006-07-18 Thread Bill NY9H
next clue : i pulled the outputs, which are not shorted and the set acts ok , that leads me to believe that I got a lowpass filter issue especially since I get almost dead short at the output of the finals/ input to the LP filters,, onward,,, bill After a 4th july trip with my k2

Re: [Elecraft] Pelican Case for K2 Portable Station

2006-06-12 Thread Bill NY9H
guess it depends upon what YOU call an entire station I have my k2 qrp, batt/tuner/ ps/ antenna/ headset/palm paddle, solar panel/ logbook/, license/ english CEPT agreements/mic, antenna, in a gray pelican 1520,... I have the kpa100/kt100 in an ec2 in another black 1520 for hipower, with

Re: [Elecraft] Ideas - new Elecraft SMOOTH SOUND

2006-05-25 Thread Bill NY9H
JUST PUT A XFORMER ON IT ... I remember when Altec's Bart Locanthi while doing a stint at JBL developed the first directly coupled complementary symmetry amp SE 400 It was a sold state map that WAS clean, not like Hafler's ST-120. ( that would be a dynaco) Everyone else used output

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