Re: [Elecraft] Cinch Jones Connectors

2019-04-21 Thread Dave Heil
There used to be (and there may still be) in the Cinch line, locking Jones connectors with steel tabs on each side with released when you squeezed them. 73, Dave Heil K8MN On 19-Apr-19 19:28, Fred Jensen wrote: Because they are not locking and will separate if pulled, on more than once

Re: [Elecraft] DMM Recommendations -- Fluke 179?

2018-03-19 Thread Dave Heil
In the past, I had Fluke and Beckman meters and, in my days in industrial electronic sales, I sold both of them. In recent years, I've become a fan of the Chinese-made copies at Harbor Freight.  They have the functions but not the price.  At $19.99, I was able to buy a couple of them--one for

Re: [Elecraft] Freq Onwership

2017-10-29 Thread Dave Heil
Oh? Listen to 1850 during a contest. It doesn't matter which mode. Dave K8MN On 29-Oct-17 21:10, Michael Walker wrote: The frequency ownership is a farce of course. I bet it was generated on April 1. LOL __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] B Folded Dipole over an Armory

2017-08-13 Thread Dave Heil
The U.S. Department of State uses many of these B folded dipoles in Africa and other nations with HF transceivers meant to be used by those with little or no radio operations experience. All the user needs do is consult a list of places and frequencies (which are all programmed into memory),

Re: [Elecraft] Signing "/QRP"

2017-07-26 Thread Dave Heil
During my operations from Africa, I had a number of folks send duplicate QSLs stating that we'd not marked their QSLs with /QRP. My view was that I couldn't certify that they were QRP as I wasn't in their shack. Only they could do that. I didn't, however, object to any signing /QRP although

Re: [Elecraft] I need More RX Volume on my K3, has anyone run an external audio amp?

2017-01-02 Thread Dave Heil
phone or the beefy speakers I use (about three times the size of typical computer speakers). Mine sits atop the K3 with 3/4" to spare on either side of the K3. Dave Heil K8MN On 31-Dec-16 22:46, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I have the K3 and a pair of SP3 speakers When I turn down the RF gai

Re: [Elecraft] Stripping toroid leads

2016-04-06 Thread Dave Heil
An old engineer at Foster Transformer in Cincinnati once showed me a method which caused the Ideal company to take their new abrasive enamel removing machine off the market: The fellow took a newly-made transformer with about eight enameled leads off the bench. He then straightened the leads

Re: [Elecraft] New synthesizer shipping status?

2015-04-09 Thread Dave Heil
Interesting. My order went in on 3/3 and I've heard nor received nothing since the automated confirmation of my order. Dave Heil K8MN On 4/8/2015 18 30, n...@comcast.net wrote: I ordered 2 new synthesizers last Friday or Saturday and was informed they shipped yesterday. UPS tracking says i

Re: [Elecraft] Left handed CW

2014-12-01 Thread Dave Heil
Same situation here, Phil. All a right-hander would have to do to use my station is to move the paddle across the table and begin sending. It baffles some right-handers when they see me send dahs with my thumb. As to your statement about lefties being somewhat ambidextrous, I've played the

Re: [Elecraft] Verticals

2014-09-11 Thread Dave Heil
There was nothing really wrong with the R-5. I used one for almost all of my 12 and 17m operating as 9L1US in the 1990-91 time frame. Maybe all you needed to do would have been to mount it on a steel railing atop a three story building on a 400 ft. hill overlooking the Atlantic. :-) The