[Elecraft] [XG3} Experiences and Opinions?

2012-09-13 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi, As I slowly expand my knowledge in homebrewing, I've decided an XG3 should be my next piece of test equipment (after a DMM and a Rigol DS1102E 'scope). My main interest in the XG3 is for receiver alignment and RF tracing. I'd like to know people's opinions and experiences with this

[Elecraft] [KNB1] Board Revision Level

2012-08-28 Thread Bob Molloy
I just want to confirm something. The instructions refer to board revision C. Myboard is Rev. Cr. That's not same as C, right? Thanks. 73, Bob KD2UJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] [K1] No power out

2012-08-17 Thread Bob Molloy
Just an FYI since it's a little hard to find, the RFPROBE kit is on this page http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm#K2%20Parts under K2 PARTS AND MOD KITS. Bob KD2UJ __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] [K1] K1 SN 3142 is alive!

2012-08-17 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi, With superior dexterity, perseverance, dumb luck, and a lot of help from Don W3FPR my K1 is complete and working on 40 and 20 meters. This is my first kit rig, my first QRP rig, and my first CW only rig. When I set out to buy a QRP rig, I looked at everything I could find on the Web.

Re: [Elecraft] [K1] No power out

2012-08-16 Thread Bob Molloy
Don, First of all I couldn't have solved this without your help. Thanks very much. Elecraft should be paying you for your services. The symptom was no power out during the band alignment of a 2-band filter board in 9. Alignment and Test, Part II. Here is a recap of what it took to fix this

[Elecraft] [K1] No power out

2012-08-09 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi, I'm in Chapter 9, Alignment and Test, Part II. I've done the first set of voltage checks and the values are all good. Now I have moved on to Band 1 Alignment (40 meters). No position of L1, L2, L5 or L6 has any effect. The display continues to show P0.1. (Also tried Band 2 (20 meters)

[Elecraft] [K1] RF Board Resistance Checks

2012-07-26 Thread Bob Molloy
Hi, I'm up to page 29 in the manual and doing the first resistance checks on the RF board. I have problems with these 4 test points: P1 pin 16 P1 pin 17 U4 pin 6 U4 pin 7 My DMM sometimes shows resistance on these points, then it climbs until it indicates an open. Sometimes it just

Re: [Elecraft] [K1] RF Board Resistance Checks

2012-07-26 Thread Bob Molloy
Hjalmar Don, Thanks very much. I’m sure that’s the right answer. It must be, it’s the one I was hoping for. 73, Bob KD2UJ From: Hjalmar Duklæt [mailto:dukl...@broadpark.no] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 16:07 To: Bob Molloy; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K1

[Elecraft] KTS1 K1 Tilt Stand

2012-06-25 Thread Bob Molloy
Can't figure out how to store the long arms when they're not in use with the hardware provided and would appreciate some help. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: