Back in 1952 I was a high school freshman and a brand
new Novice. On my way home from school I would drop
in on my Elmer, W2FIJ, who ran a Radio/TV repair shop.
Ralph would impart his vast knowledge of electronics and
let me poke around in his parts bins. One day I came across
a beautiful volt
I always called it a Meissner Signal Drifter ;-).
Doug
W6JD
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From: EricJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Darwin, Keith' [EMAIL PROTECTED];
Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT
I'll be there with my Speed-X key,
I worked you with K2/100 #1626 at 2127Z on the 26th.
Glad you had fun...I hope to do something like that
before I get too old and creaky to do it.
73,
Doug
W6JD
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From: Bill Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Randy Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You can get complacent with the excellent K2
performance but a good contest weekend reaffirms
just how good it is. I haven't really been chasing Qs
in this one but having fun comparing the K2 with my
other radio, an ICOM 706Mk2G, a nice enough
BC band and SWL radio.
With a really crowded band the
I use an MFJ two position coax switch. I've never had
a problem.
Doug
W6JD
K2/100 #1626
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From: Bob Wehking [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:07 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Two radios one antenna
Now that I am using my K2,
Wow, thanks for all the replies regarding the Ameritron
RCS-8. All but one were very positive...the one negative
comment seems to be the result of an early component
failure. Anyway I'm inclined to give it a try, it will let me
avoid having to replace two 100 ft hunks of 213!
Doug
W6JD
Does anyone have any experience using
an Ameritron RCS-8 remote antenna switch?
Reliability, etc.
Thanks,
Doug
W6JD
K2/100 #1626
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That's aboot the size of it.
Doug,
W6JD
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From: rattray [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Craig Rairdin' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 5:58 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] No more CW requirement in Canada starting today.
Eh? :-) - Bruce.
Hi Bill,
Check the value in the menu item CAL tPA, I'll bet it says
256. There seems to be a mysterious set of circumstances
that causes this value to be set to the maximum value.
I've had this occur on several occasions and the solution
is to reset the CAL tPA value.
73 and good luck,
Doug,
Hi Mike,
I use my K2/100 to drive an Ameritron ALS-600 solid state
amp and it works very nicely with this caveat...the T/R relay
in the amp is too slow to follow the T/R switching from the
K2. I solved the problem by purchasing the Ameritron
QSK-5 pin diode switch (expensive but gives you true
Well, perhaps I should have kept my mouth shut and
let Eric do the honors. On the other hand he didn't
seem to be keeping it a very close secret at the booth.
It has no vacuum tubes, don't know about SMD. It's
a QRO amp that can be configured in a number of
interesting ways and doesn't require the
Jeeez, all you guys are just kids! I cut my teeth on an IBM 650 as a
Stanford undergrad. OS??? Listen, we entered the boot program
through the front panel switch register. The 650 occupied three
large cabinets in a heavily a/c'd room (it was GREAT in the summer!).
2000 10 digit words, plus sign,
I've got an HP-11C and an HP-25, either one of which you'll have to
pry from my cold, dead, hands.
Doug
W6JD
- Original Message : Re: [Elecraft] FORTH - OT
The following is OT commentary on HP calculators, so please delete now if
not interested.
Mark wrote:
I'm holding on to my HP15C
So I guess if Earl had said I ran across this torrid winding machine that
might
be of interest to Elecrafters, and had made no mention of spam, it would
have
been okay? Or perhaps he could have inserted a link to the appropriate site.
We get links to supposedly reputable profit oriented
No.
Doug
W6JD
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From: w2bvh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Logging 4U1WB
Hi
My (approx 5 year old) countries list from ARRL lists 4U_ITU (the ITU)
and 4U_UN (the UN)
I prefer the one-at-a-time approach myself..it may
take a little longer but, I think, keeps the error rate
down.
Doug,
W6JD, K2/100 #1626
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From: Robert Conley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 7:51 AM
My MGB wasn't quite as sexy but served the same purpose..the YL
has been my XYL for the last 40 years.
Doug
W6JD
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From: Larry Phipps [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tim O'Rourke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 7:53 AM
Subject: Re:
That's exactly the way I use my keyer..never really got the
hang of iambic! (old dogs and new tricks??) I find it to
work perfectly well!
Doug
W6JD
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From: Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Ron D'Eau Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Elecraft Discussion List
Single operator, 2 radios.
Doug
W6JD
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From: David [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: S55M [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2 k2
not sure what that is
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From: S55M [EMAIL
I used a piece of plumbers tape wraped around both legs
of the bail, cut so there was a gap of several inches between
the ends. I then inserted a bolt through holes in each end of
the tape and tighted it until the bail was sufficiently
compressed to fit in the feet. Leave the screws holding
the
Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit the WWVH site on
Kaua'i. I drove into the site, found the office, went in and there was
NO ONE there. Oh, well...I signed the visitor log and scanned through
it, noticing the large number of hams who had visited. I even recognized
some of the calls.
It's that 50 volt 20 amp supply that's a killer!
Doug
W6JD
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From: Tom Mc [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Richard Haendel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft List
elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Amplifier for K2
Hi Rich
I use my K2/100 to drive an ALS-600 with the QSK-5 T/R box
and I can't say enough good things about the QSK-5. It's a
little pricey but it certainly does a great job and coupled with
the no-tune solid state amp its a nifty combo.
No affiliation with Ameritron, etc., etc.
Doug
W6JD
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I use a pair of long-nose pliers, long enough to encompass
all the pins on one row of the chip. You want the pliers close to
and parallel with the body of the chip. Then gently bend toward
the center of the chip until the pins are straight. Repeat for the
second row. Works like a charm.
Doug
W6JD
No birdy on 28.020 here.
Happy New Year All.
Doug,
W6JD
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 3:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Birdy on 28020 with K2?
I monitor 28.020 for long periods with my K2
I failed to mention that although I have the KPA100 it is in a
separate EC-2 enclosure and that might keep a lot of
spurious stuff out of the K2. I have never encountered anything
I could attribute to the KPA100.
Doug, W6JD
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I find the KNB2 in my K2 to be very effective on the usual type
of powerline noise I encounter. However there is a variant,
which sounds the same to the ear, that the blanker won't
touch. I don't have a 'scope so can't look at what the
difference in waveform might be, but in general I am
quite
Way cool!! I'd like to spring for a pair!
Doug,
W6JD
I sent in a picture of my K2 as T32QS, withe the same side panels
(but unpainted) which made packing the rig for travel very easy.
Unfortunately, oone of the reasons I made so few RTTY contacts on that
trip is that I forgot to take the
Hi Alan,
Welcome to the wonderful world of Elecraft! I was glad to demo
my K2 for you and you really shouldn't have any serious problems
putting it together. As has been mentioned many times, this reflector
is a great problem solving resource and Wayne, Eric and Gary are
just an email away. Gary
Don't confuse precision with accuracy. Why not measure some
fresh 1.5 volt batteries (which should actually measure around
1.6 volts), that should give you a quick check of your meter's
accuracy.
73,
Doug
W6JD
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From: Mike, W8ENG [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Yes, in the UK they have DDT = DOUBLE daylight time! That's
lots of fun. And Newfoundland with its 1/2 hour offset! Drove me
nuts when I was working up there..finally just did everything in
UTC as God intended.
Doug, W6JD
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I use a pair of Sony 32 ohm phones and have
plenty of audio out of the K2.
73,
Doug
W6JD
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From: john [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 4:01 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Audio levels in K2
Hello All,
I was chasing DX on the
I'm not quite sure what you mean about the crystal cans
not being shorted to ground. They are supposed to be
grounded.
73,
Doug
W6JD
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From: Ward Willats [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 3:30 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] OPT1
Most of the time I couldn't operate in my location without
the NB option. It's the best blanker I've ever used and
FAR superior to the blanker in my IC-765. Of course
the type of noise determines how well the blanker will
work..guess I'm just lucky to have the right kind!
YMMV
73,
Doug
W6JD
I've never used VOX on the K2 or any other radio
for that matter. Only enough to convince me that
I truly dislike it!
Doug
W6JD
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Gee, that sounds a lot like my MG-B, Lucas electrics,
SU carbs and all. There is nothing more exciting than
having a throttle linkage break as you're trying to
accelerate onto a freeway!
Doug
W6JD
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The KCom filters have cleaned up all of my own 'phone
RFI as well as the neighbors.
Good luck.
Doug
W6JD
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I've used this same combination for a little over a year now
and it works beautifully, especially with the Ameritron QSK-5
pin diode T/R switch! I drive the ALS-600 to full output
without throttling back the K2/100 at all with no adverse
effects.
Doug
W6JD
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From:
It is apparently the rant of someone who expected his
timeless prose to show up on eHam as soon as he had
expected. This became a diatribe against eHam and those
nasty old advertisers (read Evil Large Corporations,
file a complaint with Ralph Nader!). A posting from an
eHame official pointed out
I think you will find that much of the increased QRN
comes from thunderstorm activity, not just in the US
but also the Caribbean and Africa. This is the time
of year for them.
73,
Doug
W6JD
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My vote goes to the Eagles and CCR.
Doug
W6JD
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Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 10:04 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Your favorite bands
It's been a while since I sent out a general question like this: What
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