[Elecraft] SSB Removal

2005-03-07 Thread Dan Barker
I loaned my KPSK2 (er, ah KSB2) to a fellow ham. Any Spur or other oddness from just sticking C167 into j11? It'll only be there a week or two. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

[Elecraft] Elecraft # 4775

2005-03-03 Thread DAN ABBOTT
Elecraft # 4775 is in the process of being built. First HF radio for me, looking forward to the fun. 73's Dan KD7ZFV ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr

[Elecraft] Toroid's

2005-03-03 Thread DAN ABBOTT
A question on Toroid's. I am about to start mounting toroid's on the RF board. The question is: Do I mount them flush to the board or raise them up, if raised up, all of them or only certain ones? 73's Dan KD7ZFV ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

[Elecraft] (no subject)

2005-03-03 Thread DAN ABBOTT
Thanks to all who responded to my question on toroid's, all have helped. 73's Dan KD7ZFV ___ 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

[Elecraft] Toroid's

2005-03-03 Thread DAN ABBOTT
Several have emailed me requesting the answer to my previous question on how the toroid's should be mounted, so here goes. With the exception of T2 on the RF board, which should be 1/16 of an inch off the board, the rest should be flushed mounted as tight as possible. 73's Dan KD7ZFV Thanks

Re: [Elecraft] ESD???

2005-03-02 Thread Dan KB6NU
No argument here. Spending $45 to protect your $1,000-plus investment makes good sense to me. If it helps you avoid the aggravation and time spent replacing one blown IC, the money is well-spent. 73! Dan KB6NU --- President

RE: FW: [Elecraft] Looking for local K2 ops

2005-02-26 Thread Dan Barker
even know how to tell how poorly. Dan sold the Lollipop Barker / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip I would get rid of that mike thingy and spring for a nice set of paddles ;) Kevin. KD5ONS /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

FW: [Elecraft] Looking for local K2 ops

2005-02-25 Thread Dan Barker
Local to where? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 with KDSP2 er, ahhh , that microphone thingy. snipJust wanted to get reports of how my SSB board in my K2 sounds./snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post

FW: [Elecraft] K2 CW speed

2005-02-22 Thread Dan Barker
Why wait? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snipAfter all, we have the schematics (er, or I will once I order my new K2! :)/snip http://elecraft.com/manual/K2_AppF.pdf, starts on page 138. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

Re: [Elecraft] Ultimatic Keying.

2005-02-20 Thread Dan KB6NU
In addition to having an Ultimatic keying option, the N0XAS PicoKeyer (www.hamgadgets.com) also has a bug emulator mode. 73, Dan KB6NU - Original Message - From: Ron D'Eau Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Elecraft Discussion List' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 1

Re: [Elecraft] Ultimatic Keying.

2005-02-19 Thread Dan KB6NU
for the X then for the K. Another keyer that now supports Ultimatic keying is the N0XAS PicoKeyer (www.hamgadgets.com). It's only $18, and fits in a mini Altoids tin. I have no affiliation with the company; I just think it's a cool little keyer. 73! Dan KB6NU

Re: [Elecraft] Calibration Standard

2005-02-18 Thread Dan Allen
. I think it is well worth $25! Dan Allen KB4ZVM K2 S/N 1757 ___ 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

Re: [Elecraft] Calibration Standard

2005-02-14 Thread Dan Allen
0.1%. For a few dollars more, he will use a chip that doubles that accuracy. I ordered the basic model to test and/or calibrate my used HP 3466A. I will put out a report on how I like it when it gets here! Dan Allen KB4ZVM K2 S/N 1757 ___ Elecraft

[Elecraft] 160 'test. What does this mean?

2005-01-29 Thread Dan Barker
it's for folks not in the contest or does it mean Please use 1830-1835 to make CQ WW 160 CW contacts with another continent? Dan not much of a contester Barker / WG4S / K2 #2456 / tu om 599GA test ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

FW: [Elecraft] Fw: Two radios one key

2005-01-25 Thread Dan Barker
) and PTT are the same line. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip Subject: Two radios one key /snip Summary, Don't. ___ 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

FW: [Elecraft] New Award ?????

2005-01-22 Thread Dan Barker
Elecraft (WASVE - pronounced waves - AND doesn't violate the NASA rule, as NASA itself does). Dan / WG4S (NASA compliant callsign AND Name AND serial number) / K2 #2456 snip WAERIAS, pronounced WEAR-ee-ass (Acronyms at NASA had to be pronouncable, and generally typable with the fingers of one hand

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones

2005-01-20 Thread Dan KB6NU
they're quite comfortable. I can wear them for hours during a contest. 73! Dan KB6NU --- President, ARROW Comm. Assn. (www.w8pgw.org) ARRL MI Section Affiliated Club Coordinator CW Geek (FISTS #9342) Read my ham radio blog

RE: [Elecraft] Chirp and fm on cw k2 #4494

2005-01-15 Thread Dan Barker
Move your power supply about 2 feet Northwest. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ps: Actually, the direction might need to be Eastg snip on cw the note tone 1. terrible clicks and signal just buzz buzz buzz. /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

RE: [Elecraft] (no subject)

2005-01-11 Thread Dan Barker
There was a great little $35 tempraturn controlled iron on the reflector about 2 months ago. Santa brought me one and it's fine. I run it at 700 degrees F. Any hotter is very dangerous. Get one. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll research the Archives for you. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 I

Re: [Elecraft] Atomic Clocks and Aluminum Siding

2005-01-09 Thread Dan Allen
pricey, but I am still tempted! Dan Allen KB4ZVM K2 S/N 1757 - Original Message - From: Jim Wiley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Robert Rennard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Atomic Clocks

FW: [Elecraft] OT - Way off topic, but Dell is giving away machines

2005-01-04 Thread Dan Barker
GEORGIA. Use the web, Luke! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ___ 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

[Elecraft] OT - Way off topic, but Dell is giving away machines

2005-01-03 Thread Dan Barker
Until 1/5/05, you can get a Dell SC420, 2.5GHz Celeron, 1G Ram, 80G Harddrive, CD-Rom for $234. I just ordered 4! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 No affiliation, blah, blah, blah, I just lost 3 servers over the weekend and I'm OUT of spares and very nervous

RE: [Elecraft] OT - Way off topic, but Dell is giving away machines

2005-01-03 Thread Dan Barker
for you, but you can drill in as above. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=uscs=04kc=6W300l=en; oc=sc420sapps=bsd They are kind of high for disks, but the memory is decent. Dan -Original Message- From: NZ8J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 5:55 PM

FW: [Elecraft] Trouble with Alignment and Test, Part II - - - MORE INFO

2005-01-02 Thread Dan Barker
It says to linearize with the rig on 40 meters. What it doesn't say is that 40 meters needs to be workingg. As your VCO voltage reading on 40 meters is broke, so will be the linearization. You've got to get the VCO working first, I imagine. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip BandLow Freq

FW: [Elecraft] CW sound level

2004-12-30 Thread Dan Barker
Menu, ST-L (Sidetone Level). Adjust at will (Pitch too!). Enjoy the new rig! Dan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William E. Twaddell Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 4:19 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] CW sound level

Re: [Elecraft] Antenna Analyzer Opinions?

2004-12-28 Thread Dan KB6NU
for that feature. Bleah. 73! Dan KB6NU --- President, ARROW Comm. Assn. (www.w8pgw.org) ARRL MI Section Affiliated Club Coordinator CW Geek (FISTS #9342) Read my ham radio blog at www.blurty.com/~kb6nu - Original Message - From

Re: [Elecraft] Antenna Analyzer Opinions?

2004-12-28 Thread Dan KB6NU
to fail until I noticed that the meter would start acting funny whenever one of the other stations was transmitting! :) Everyone got a good laugh out of it. 73! Dan KB6NU - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, December

FW: [Fwd: Re: [Elecraft] Big K2 (or K2B - B for Big)]

2004-12-27 Thread Dan Barker
Ever heard of a touch screen? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip The 'panel' can be as large as your computer screen. Apologies to those who really want to press 'real' buttons (and that includes me - I am quite hardware oriented. /snip ___ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] Comparison

2004-12-27 Thread Dan KB6NU
Maybe someone could convince TenTec to release the firmware as open source, and allow amateurs to experiment with the radio. Just a thought... 73! Dan KB6NU --- President, ARROW Comm. Assn. (www.w8pgw.org) ARRL MI Section

FW: [Elecraft] ECN

2004-12-26 Thread Dan Barker
dipole, but I'm not certain. Serious QSB. It's often non-symetric. I hear Kevin better than he hears me, or vice versa, or worse. 40 often works better, later - At least here in extreme Northwest Georgia. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

FW: [Elecraft] Ain't there no ragchewin' goin' on?

2004-12-24 Thread Dan Barker
Larry, I received the award today. Thanks. One question, Why is there a Conferate States of America Stars and Bars emblem at the bottom? I believe the North wong. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Makoski W2LJ Sent

FW: FW: [Elecraft] K2 Handles

2004-12-22 Thread Dan Barker
Thanks! That's nice looking. I was imagining something sticking out the side (Who would need two!). Those stick out the front and make mucho sense. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ref: http://www.visioncomm.net/images/handles.jpg Vic sends: Here is a picture of my K2 with the side panels made by Randy

FW: [Elecraft] K2 Odd Power issues

2004-12-21 Thread Dan Barker
Evidently the wattmeter is not a problem. The KAT2's power meter seems fine (eg, believable). I checked with a 200MHz bandwidth scope and the results are shown below. I'll dig around the transformers a bit. What's the current thinking on the 160 inefficiency? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 K4ZM sez: snip

FW: [Elecraft] Any OO's on reflector?

2004-12-21 Thread Dan Barker
Hey, let's find him. If every Kn owner builds a small 3 element yagi for DF and sends the bearing of the null to the list, and their location, we'll have good data. Let's see ... 3700 kcps, director size ... , reflector size Is that a large antenna? g Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip Check out

FW: [Elecraft] CW

2004-12-21 Thread Dan Barker
0123456789 to CWGet without any errors or spaces, you've done something. That's almost as hard as sending a paragraph! I used to consistently sign DEW G4S until I started watching my sessions on the laptop. Now I sign DE WG4S. It's got to be easier on the other guy! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 Bob

Re: [Elecraft] Any OO's on reflector?

2004-12-21 Thread Dan KB6NU
Someone might also want to alert the IARU Region 2 Monitoring System (http://www.storm.ca/~iarumsr2/). I'm sure they'd be interested in this, if they don't already know about it. 73! Dan KB6NU --- President, ARROW Comm. Assn

FW: FW: [Elecraft] CW

2004-12-21 Thread Dan Barker
what I know. One might say these two guys deserved each otherg. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip Have you ever heard the 'banana boat swing? ... Or the 'Lake Erie swing' /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

FW: [Elecraft] Any OO's on reflector?

2004-12-21 Thread Dan Barker
Well, it's not audible here (Extreme Northwest Georgia) now (1800Z). It was very readable (tho not overly strong) early this morning (1200Z). Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire Sent: Tuesday, December 21

[Elecraft] K2 Odd Power issues

2004-12-20 Thread Dan Barker
to the above mentioned self-imposed 5 watt limit. Any ideas out there? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 Raw data (Power from the KAT2 in CALP mode, Heathkit Cantenna). Power: Car battery on 16 guage wire (My bench supply peaks at 3A). kkcps Pout (max CW) 1.89.9 (High-current annunciator, CAL Cur at 4.0

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Odd Power issues

2004-12-20 Thread Dan Barker
the firmware got lost, at some point, and toggling Po28 fixed it. Now the display is believable, and I've got a couple transformers to inspect for the low power out on the higher bands. Very interesting result. Dan k4zm sez: snip In your Secondard Menu of the firmware there is a setting called Po28

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Filters

2004-12-20 Thread Dan Barker
is a terrible thing. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip I wish there was a K2 button you could push to see what filter is active. /snip Sent via the WebMail system at visioncomm.net

RE: [Elecraft] Installation of Q7 and Q8 HELP!!!!

2004-12-19 Thread Dan Barker
Are you sure the shoulder washers are upside right? The shoulders hold the tab and the turned-down part goes through the tabs. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snipNO way I can secure the heat sink cover./snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

RE: [Elecraft] Ain't there no ragchewin' goin' on?

2004-12-18 Thread Dan Barker
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Makoski W2LJ Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 7:33 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Ain't there no ragchewin' goin' on? There has been a drought in the number of Elecraft

RE: [Elecraft] Ain't there no ragchewin' goin' on?

2004-12-18 Thread Dan Barker
ragchewin' going on, just not getting sent to you! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip There has been a drought in the number of Elecraft Ragchewer's Awards that have been coming in. It seems that not many of you are getting on the air with your KX1s, K1s, K2s and K2/100s and spending some time heating up

FW: [Elecraft] Puffing to keep up with the Nanofarads...

2004-12-16 Thread Dan Barker
Hertz's is kinda like cycles. When you hear 4 MHz, think 4000 KCS. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Phipps Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:49 PM Cc: 'Elecraft@Mailman.Qth.Net' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Puffing

FW: [Elecraft] Freebie CAD program

2004-12-15 Thread Dan Barker
Try http://www.expresspcb.com/news.htm. They'll even build the boards for you! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 I need to produce a couple of quality schematics. Anyone know of a freebie CAD program to do this. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

FW: [Elecraft] Freebie CAD program

2004-12-15 Thread Dan Barker
Old link. sri om. try: http://www.expresspcb.com -Original Message- Try http://www.expresspcb.com/news.htm. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr.

[Elecraft] Attenuation at narrow bandwidths NOT!

2004-12-09 Thread Dan Barker
-Original Message- From: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:50 PM To: Dan Barker Subject: Re: Discrete Passband Tuning Revisited Dan, I must disagree - you must have a very good K2 CW filter - don't change it. I won't

FW: [Elecraft] Re:Discrete Passband Tuning Revisited

2004-12-07 Thread Dan Barker
not near the input pitch will attenuate (by design) greatly. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip W3FPR - Don Wilhelm ... allow better rejection than a narrower filiter and avoid the attenuation that occurs with very narrow filters. /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list

RE: [Elecraft] 160 M Harmonic Problem with K2/100 Driving TenTec Titan

2004-12-03 Thread Dan Barker
I can host photos for list members. Just email me directly the photo, and it'll soon be available at http://www.visioncomm.net/images/yourPhotoName. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 PS: We also host the ECN website. snip I sent Stewart a photo of what I did. I can send it to others, but I don't think

[Elecraft] K2 Fan won't stop

2004-12-03 Thread Dan Schieler
to run. Even if I run in QRP mode, with the PA OFF, the fan is still running on high Thx K5GUS Dan ___ 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] Highest power supply voltage for K2?

2004-11-30 Thread Dan Barker
or any disassembly/tracing. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 I a message dated 30/11/04 02:01:23 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: snip What is the absolute highest safe voltage you can pump into the K2 before you start overheating the regulators etc? /snip

[Elecraft] Stupid C W question

2004-11-28 Thread Dan Barker
Does A4 mean 14 in Spanish? I hear Zones of A4 from EA7 stations. My map says 14 but my EspaƱol es muy stinko. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber

FW: [Elecraft] Picked up this partially built K2

2004-11-25 Thread Dan Barker
have been inserted in the correct location. Wouldn't you feel silly removing the wrong part because of the manual, only to find in troubleshooting that the part had been replaced (or even removed - C180 on the RF board is no longer used) in a note you didn't have! hth Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456

FW: [Elecraft] Both internal and external keyer

2004-11-22 Thread Dan Barker
a space between DE and WG4S. Well, now there is. Sending 01234567890 on the straight key with no extra spaces was a good exercise too! Took a while to get that right (actually, it took a while on the paddles too!). Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

RE: [Elecraft] How to set up SSB

2004-11-22 Thread Dan Barker
in the flatness department. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 Bob (G3VVT) sez: The option of OP1 or 2.2, etc in the filter selection is for receive only. snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber

Re: [Elecraft] 04 SS Phone / K2

2004-11-22 Thread Dan Allen
an SGC-230 autotuner (a really old one). Now I am looking for Delaware, Hawaii, Montana, and Wyoming! Hawaii is going to be the hard one from here in South Carolina. I hope I don't have to wait on the sunspot cycle for that one! Dan Allen KB4ZVM K2 S/N 1757 - Original Message - From

RE: [Elecraft] 04 SS Phone / K2

2004-11-22 Thread Dan Barker
You should have been on ECN last week. There was a KX1 very decent signal from HI here on Lookout Mountain (GA/AL/TN) border. In fact, AH6RE was louder than Net Control! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip Hawaii is going to be the hard one from here in South Carolina. /snip

FW: FW: [Elecraft] Both internal and external keyer

2004-11-22 Thread Dan Barker
Greek comment. Dan ___ 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 Help: http://mailman.qth.net

FW: [Elecraft] Excellent exchange rate (or article?) helping Elecraftsales to Europe?

2004-11-22 Thread Dan Barker
Didn't you hear about the solar flare? An X-22 on a scale that only goes to 20! That's GOT to be it. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip [what may] I have missed that could account for this? /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

[Elecraft] K160 effect on 80/75m power

2004-11-21 Thread Dan Schieler
when running without the KPA100. At the same power setting I get at least 10w out on all the other bands, including 160. Thx K5GUS Dan Schieler ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list

RE: [Elecraft] K2 Phase Noise

2004-11-20 Thread Dan Barker
Er, ah, I wasn't aware the K2 made any objectionable noise. What's your specific issue? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip Has anyone come up with a mod that reduces phase noise on the K2? Thanks, Bob /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

RE: [Elecraft] Anyone know how an MH2 works?

2004-11-20 Thread Dan Barker
has a clue (I sure don't) and a while to spend. We can move the bfo's around, or maybe even definitively say my mic element sucks. Another choice (getting more attractive all the time) is stay under 7150 Kcs. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 Extreme Northwest Georgia

FW: [Elecraft] Anyone know how an MH2 works?

2004-11-20 Thread Dan Barker
to 2.2, but there must have been a firmware upgrade or a reset somewhere in the last 2 years. Live and learn, and again - Thanks Jim. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post

[Elecraft] KPA100 remote w/o KAT100?

2004-11-15 Thread Dan Schieler
program so I would most likely do the dual uart cable I've seen from the KPA100. Appreciate the feedback. 73 K5GUS Dan Schieler ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr

FW: [Elecraft] K2 Control Board

2004-11-14 Thread Dan Barker
on schematics and placement diagrams! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ps: To find R22 on the CB placement diagram, you must search for D3! The silk-screened label is on the board AND diagram, but the side-tone is far nicer sounding with D3 gone and R22 (plus a couple other parts) there. -Original Message

[Elecraft] PSK31 question

2004-11-13 Thread Dan Barker
Question about transmitter drive setup. I'm about to go on the air with the K2 Power knob full clockwise, and the soundcard drive (Digipan) set for about 1A draw on key down. Is that right? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 with KPSK2, er, ah KSB2 ___ Elecraft

RE: FW: [Elecraft] How to set up SSB

2004-11-12 Thread Dan Barker
. I must have known that because I said it wouldn't work for CW, but I just had to try. Thanks anyhow. Dan -Original Message- From: John Magliacane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 10:22 AM To: Dan Barker; Elecraft Subject: Re: FW: [Elecraft] How to set up SSB

[Elecraft] Good noise free power supply?

2004-11-12 Thread Dan Schieler
with the radio and I'd like to reduce the weight by not carrying the battery all the time. Any suggestions? Has anyone tried the MFJ4103? I can't tell from the picture if it uses a 3 prong grounded AC plug or not, perhaps that would indicate some better grounding in the design.. 73, K5GUS Dan

FW: WG4S: RE: [Elecraft] Anyone know how an MH2 works?

2004-11-11 Thread Dan Barker
that. Thanks for the voltages. Now I know the old element was toast. Dan -Original Message- From: Gary Surrency [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 11:56 AM To: 'Dan Barker' Cc: 'CSinfo' Subject: WG4S: RE: [Elecraft] Anyone know how an MH2 works? Hi Dan, You

[Elecraft] How to set up SSB

2004-11-11 Thread Dan Barker
could find in the archives is http://www.smeter.net/ and it's off the air. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ___ 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

[Elecraft] Anyone know how an MH2 works?

2004-11-10 Thread Dan Barker
to be a dead short. Is that right? Millampmeter inline with a 11K pull-up and a 9v battery shows .7 ma. Is that right? Oh, yes. Whistling into it makes no wiggles on the o'scope. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

[Elecraft] K2 Requested vs. Indicated Power Output

2004-11-07 Thread Dan Elliott
I don't know is the degree of accuracy I should expect from the indicated power. Anyway, do I have a problem or what? Any and all help is and will be deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance! Dan, N4FYS K2 # 4473 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

[Elecraft] Spectrogram help

2004-11-05 Thread Dan Schieler
800Hz or so.what have I missed? Thx K5GUS Dan ___ 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] ELECRAFT K2 BUILDER ALERT #21

2004-10-20 Thread Dan Schieler
I just built s/n 4426 and it had the Motorola blue colored MPS5179 which caused my freq counter not to work. Gary at Elecraft quickly identified my problem when I told him I couldn't get a reading out of TP1 with the internal freq counter. I was promptly sent replacements and all was FB. I was

[Elecraft] K2 #4473 Is Alive and Kicking

2004-10-20 Thread Dan Elliott
or more and they have a temp controlled iron for $36), a good pair of flush cutting nippers and above all a good lighted magnifier and join the fun. I don't think you'll ever regret it. Thanks Elecraft and Thank You Christina, you did a great job packing K2 4473. Dan, N4FYS K2 # 4473

RE: [Elecraft] K2 Filters

2004-10-14 Thread Dan Barker
Don't think of it as pushing two buttons together. Put your finger between the buttons, and push it as one. It's easy (for us southpaws, anyhow). Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October

[Elecraft] Elk hair caddis KX1

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Presley
a graphite rod with a wire line, and ground plane would be great as I'm in the water already. Rig the KX1 to my vest...casting for the 'big ones' :) Hey Eric-wouldn't that make a nice ad? :) -- Dan Presley-N7CQR-Portland, Or QRP-L #502 ARS #71 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Elecraft] recommended switching supply

2004-09-25 Thread Dan Allen
book. I think you would be happy with it. Dan Allen KB4ZVM K2 S/N 1757 - Original Message - From: jim danehy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 10:25 AM Subject: [Elecraft] recommended switching supply I want to purchase a switching supply

RE: [Elecraft] Cal AT100 SWR bridge

2004-09-24 Thread Dan Barker
cables, jumpers, connectors and testing location. Let us know what you find. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip it may be as high as 4:1 on some bands even when the tuner says it is flat or near flat. /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

RE: [Elecraft] key down voltage drop

2004-09-16 Thread Dan Barker
! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 k6xr Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 2:44 PM Hello Dan and thanks for your thoughts. I installed both the 570 and the k2/qrp and k2/100 on a astron AS35a power supply. I connected a voltmeter across the power supply terminals and keyed each rig on 20 meters at 1.0.1

[Elecraft] KX1 fun

2004-09-07 Thread Dan Presley
Just had to pass on that I was able to get out in the sunshine in Oregon for the Labor day Spartan Sprint with the KX1. The weather was perfect, and conditions on 20 weren't too bad. I was able to work cross country (MD,VA,NJ,NY) as well as the usual stuff from the west coast with just the

FW: [Elecraft] RSGB Field Day

2004-09-06 Thread Dan Barker
A Power supply drop-out can cause that. Did the LCD say Elecraft for a moment after it happens? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip occasionally with drop out on TX. I key up and the K2 just seems to drop out, /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

FW: [Elecraft] 125' EFHWA (was: long wire balan)

2004-08-03 Thread Dan Barker
I was going for End Fed Half Wave A... But then I got stuck! Aerial maybe? Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip Thats easy Jim, its in Slobodian and means a dipole. /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

FW: [Elecraft] 125' EFHWA (was: long wire balan)

2004-08-03 Thread Dan Barker
That's embarrassing. I was looking for a word that started with A, and meant Antenna, and Aerial was the best word I could find. I don't feel old, I'm only 50, but things are slipping. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip EFHWA - End Fed Half Wave Antenna /snip

[Elecraft] KXPD1 sensitivity

2004-07-29 Thread Dan
squeezed the wires inside down as close to the PC board as they can be, but that didn't help. The right side of the paddle is working fine. Anyone have any other suggestions?? Thanks, Dan W1RDB ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

FW: [Elecraft] Extreme happy dance!

2004-07-17 Thread Dan Barker
Sounds like time for an antenna to me. Dan / WG4S / K2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip OK, time for the add-ons: 60M, 160M, SSB, NB, and the KPA100. /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list

Re: [Elecraft] Your favorite bands

2004-07-16 Thread Dan KB6NU
. 73, Dan KB6NU - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:17 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Your favorite bands It's been a while since I sent out a general question like this: What is/are your favorite band(s) and why? Let's

[Elecraft] Re: IC-7800 vs K2

2004-06-26 Thread Dan Barker
It's on the web. http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr0408.pdf Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip I haven't seen my QST yet. But I'll be looking for it /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post

FW: [Elecraft] Re: IC-7800 vs K2

2004-06-26 Thread Dan Barker
I haven't heard one, but looking at the report, it appears they need to do some work on the CW keying shape. Looks rather clicky to me! snip It's on the web. http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr0408.pdf /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

FW: [Elecraft] 80m Reflector problem

2004-06-15 Thread Dan Barker
I just fired off a bunch of tripple-gallon (15 W) dits on 3505. No echos heard from Northwest Georgia. Anyone else hear it? Let's see if it's localized. I'm at N 34 54 22 W 85 26 21. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip I can hear it all the time now on 80m, at least for the past three days. /snip

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