73 Stephen G4SJP
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Just to let you all know, there is a guy selling 40' fiberglass
military mast with carrying case with a buy it now price of $25.00. He
also has a Military Nylon Rope Tie Down Kit that has two 50' ropes
(so what) and six velcro straps with rings you can use as guying
connectors.
Link to store:
It is not clear to me from the schematic or the owner manual whether
this is for a 10 MHz or 49 MHz input signal .. the faq indicates
that it is 10 Mhz (and presumably converted up to
49 MHz ) but on cursory perusal of the documentation I cannot see how
this is done.
I was hoping to use a gps
David:
In 1977 (Good Heavens! That's 30 years ago.) I built a HR-1680 and
used it for several years. As a strictly CW guy, and preferring
separate units, the 1680/81 combination was just what I was looking
for. The HR-1680 was not a high performance receiver compared to
modern rigs, but I
I used to live in Seymour TN, the next town over from Sevierville,
and I knew quite a few of the management and engineering people at
Ten Tec. I cannot say what their present situation is, but back when
I knew them, Tec Tec made its money from its Government radio
contracts and from custom
a posting
which suggested I might be able to.
Can someone point me in the right direction please?
Thanks and 73
Stephen G4SJP
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! Excellent value for money though
with such a small drive level.
Thanks!!
73 Stephen G4SJP
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Congrats to both!
I worked them with K2/5W/dipole on 40m cw.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 04:46 PM 9/22/2007, a.yoshida wrote:
Congratulations to you Rob !
I worked them also with K2/5w on 30/20/17m CW.
de aki, ja1nlx
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To:
You can buy the stuff in places like Halfords, where it is sold as a tool
drawer liner.
Hope that helps
73 Stephen G4SJP
On 20/9/07 10:09, David Ferrington, M0XDF [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone in the UK know where this stuff can be bought over here?
Seems to me, you guys in the US have
for any advice. There's always a camera case
and diced foam of course!
Thanks and 73
Stephen G4SJP
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Fellow Elecrafters:
I have had a strange problem with my K2, that I've both discussed
previously on the list and discussed with Scott at Elecraft. The
problem was that the rotation of the tuning knob would occasionally
feel rough on my fingertips as it turned, and I heard what I thought
were
Hello Everyone,
I received about a dozen REALLY HELPFUL replies to my post from August 15.
I'll be out-of-town for a couple of days in Aspen, CO. However, early next
week I'll get back to doing the necessary downloads to (hopefully) implement
remote-control of my K2/100.
Thanks to all --
reference to reliable drive that
input.
Thanks
--
Stephen Pearce
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John:
I have a DSP module in my K2 and I think that it is wonderful. K2/DSP
is discussed occasionally on the list.
There are two notable points of discussion.
1) Some users (including me) report a loud pop on CW keying with the
DSP installed. This is easily remedied by tweaking the T-R
Will code Linux or Windows, C#, C++ or C for a K3 :)
Also know php, perl, a little VB, a little scheme and have been known
to dabble with Atmel cpu's in C.
Steve - KC2QXE
On 7/25/07, Leigh L Klotz, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even if Mono isn't up to the task, a simple command-line version
Ken:
I have found with power poles that it is important to use the right
crimper. I have never ever been able to get a good connection with
the plier style crimper that West Mountain Radio sells. Also, I
have found the West Mountain ratchet style crimper to be good only
for smaller wire
Tom:
Interesting insight about No 10 wire made up of very fine strands.
The failure more that your local friend has run into with No 10 is
exactly the failure mode that I've run into as well.
Caution to all list members, as Tom also points out: DO NOT WASTE
YOUR MONEY ON THE WEST MOUNTAIN
:44 PM 7/17/2007, Jeff Davis wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
Caution to all list members, as Tom also points out: DO NOT WASTE
YOUR MONEY ON THE WEST MOUNTAIN PLIER CRIMPER.
Steve,
Just curious, are you talking about the PWRcrimp tool?
http://www.westmountainradio.com
With all due respect to Elecraft, I would think that a prudent person
would treat the rollout of a radical new piece of gear in much the
same way as one treats a new release of Windows. There is no use
buying it until its been on the market for at least two years, so
that the vendor can get
John:
I'll admit that there is virtually no chance of Elecraft losing a
billion dollars (or any money at all) by releasing a system before it is ready.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 02:37 PM 7/8/2007, W2AGN wrote:
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
With all due respect to Elecraft, I would think
Thom:
Yes to both.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
K2 S/N 5383
At 08:52 PM 7/8/2007, Thom LaCosta wrote:
On Sun, 8 Jul 2007, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
With all due respect to Elecraft, I would think that a prudent
person would treat the rollout of a radical new piece of gear in
much the same way as one
The First Day of Issue ceremony was nice. Some nice lighthouse related
items were available. We also recommend the Maritime Museum in Westport,
Washington. The original Fresnel lens from the Destruction Island
Lighthouse is on display there. Very impressive.
The radio part did not work
To Whom This May Concern,
Tomorrow five more stamps in the lighthouse series will be issues.
Featured will be lighthouses in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and
Hawaii.
The first day of issue ceremony will we held at Westport, Washington.
My wife Caroline, KC6MZY (ARLHS 120), and
Frank:
40 meters is by far the least difficult place to start.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 03:43 PM 6/19/2007, Frank J. MacDonell wrote:
I got my Technician license in February and I am learning CW. I have
built a dipole and ordered a K3. What advice do you guys have for
initial band use
CW contacts are often easier to make. Especially at lower power levels.
Steve Brandt N7VS Portland, Oregon
They obviously feel threatened by a ham with superior skills. :)
The animosity exhibited even by some old-timers when the topic of CW
comes up is amazing to me, especially in
Kevin and all:
Not that its much help to you on the west coast, but we really like
CW operators at FD operations here in Maine. If you hear KS1R or
N1TRC (our GOTA call) give us a shout.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 10:50 PM 6/12/2007, Kevin Rock wrote:
This is another fantasy of mine. Form a
Tom:
That depends on the club. Just last week I sent out letters to every
newly (since Jan 07) licensed/upgraded ham within an hour's drive of
Topsham ME inviting them to take part in the KS1R/N1TRC operation on Field Day.
Given that many FD operations have GOTA operations, I expect that we
I agree with you, the whole topic of QRP operating procedures is of
interest to many Elecraft users.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 01:16 PM 6/13/2007, W2AGN wrote:
Well, I apparently have offended one of the folks on the list, who
advises me I am a sarcastic malcontent, due to my earlier post in
Ken and list:
Generally speaking, if I hear a station calling CQ with /QRP, I'll
answer with /QRP. Particularly on domestic QSOs, I'm more interested
in working other QRP stations than high powered stations. Thus, when
I hear /QRP I do not hear it as please take pity, but rather as
here's an
Hi Everyone,
I recently completed a KPA100 for my K2 S/N 5615 and now have a spare QRP K2
top cover e/w a KIO2, KAT2, and speaker installed on it and working FB. I'd
like to sell the entire cover and its accessories as a package. The package
will include the manuals and all connecting
For many years, I have been an avid reader of the Elecraft reflector.
Yesterday afternoon, at SEAPAC, I officially joined the Elecraft family with
the purchase of K1 serial number 2379.
I started in amateur radio in 1965 with the call WN6QYP in the Los Angeles,
California area. I
Doug:
In order to run the K2 at full power for an extended period of time I
use a 73 Amp-hour gelled electrolyte battery and a PG40S SuperPWRgate
both from West Mountain Radio. The regular station power supply
furnishes charging power.
I cannot tell you how long it will last because I've
Hello everyone,
Does anyone on the list happen to recall the website address mentioned (I
think) on this list a few months ago as being particularly valuable in
simulating real-life QSOs? As I recall, the emphasis was on the fact that this
particular practice software source was good at
Hello Everyone,
Just a BIG plug for the K2!
I just finished up K2 S/N 5615 with several accessories: KPA100; KNB2; KIO2;
KSB2, and KDSP2. This rig - my second K2 - runs like a champ.
Except for one loose wire clipping that found its way into the speaker cone and
buzzed/rattled
I Second that!
I am very happy with Alan's work.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 11:22 AM 5/21/2007, Bert Craig wrote:
Alan Price, W1HYV. Reasonable prices and great workmanship! Best of luck.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vy 73 de Bert
WA2SI
- Original Message - From: Arthur Laurent [EMAIL
On Friday, 04 May 2007 08:59:36,David Ferrington M0XDF
wrote the following:
What do people think of an optional 'roger beep'
(don't know any other term for it) at the end of each
trasmission, i.e. triggered by the PTT coming
off?
M0XDF
**
A roger beep? Only if a lifetime
Will the k3 firmware support drm on hf broadcast bands?
zl1any
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Gil,
I've had a Hex for a year or so, and it's a good piece of hardware. I think
you'd find it to be quite satisfactory. I also have a couple of other
paddles, including a Schurr, and they're all good performers.
The Schurr has a dust cover which the Hex does not have (at least mine).
But
Hello All, As a newly licensed tech, I am looking around for radio's. I am
interested in the Elecraft kits, but am debating whether to get the KX1 and
then an older used radio for home or to just get a K2.
I do a bit of camping and hunting, over the course of a year probably spend
about a month
Chris:
As you can see from other posts, opinions about the DSP module vary.
I have it and am very happy with it. I find the DSP narrow-band
filtering to be superior to an outboard QF-1 analog filter, and very
effective in enhancing the K2's crystal IF filtering. Set to the
most aggressive
Tom:
If you if you can toggle off all DSP processing entirely, the answer
is yes. What you cannot do is install both analog and digital audio
filtering in the same K2.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 11:21 AM 3/29/2007, Tom Zeltwanger wrote:
Interesting discussion as I am just getting ready to
Chris:
For receive-only, even an indoor rotatable loop can work wonders.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 01:54 PM 3/29/2007, Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
As it has been mentioned, perhaps the best solution to your noise
situation is to use a separate receiving antenna such as a rotating loop
(assuming
Tom,
For a moment I was getting excited because I thought Elecraft had
introduced an Antenna Analyser kit! Now that would be a useful addition to
their product line.
Regards,
Steve
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent:
Question for the K2 listserv.
I have a K2 (s/n 377) and the KSB2 with the normal 2.1 KHz. bandwidth
configuration. I get excellent audio reports but it is narrow. I'm
thinking of purchasing another KSB2 board and want to make it either
2.4 or 2.6 KHz.
For any who may have made
? What if it is 15 feet off the ground (i.e.
on my garage roof)?
- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
-Original Message-
From: Stephen W. Kercel
The discussion of verticals has inspired me to do a bit of EZNEC
modeling. I plotted the azimuthal pattern at an 8 degree takeoff angle
for several
Fellow Elecrafters:
The discussion of verticals has inspired me to do a bit of EZNEC
modeling. I plotted the azimuthal pattern at an 8 degree takeoff
angle for several different 80 meter configurations. In all 3 cases,
I've assumed average ground.
The first case is the classical full size
Ron:
See some interposed comments.
73,
Steve,
AA4AK
At 04:05 PM 3/3/2007, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
I've not tried modeling 128 radials, or at that low of an elevation angle
but your results sound good, Stephen.
Remember there are two sources of ground losses in verticals, near field and
far
Don and all:
An assortment of ceramic feedthrus are still available at Surplus
Sales of Nebraska.
(Note: I have no financial interest in the company. I'm merely a
happy customer.)
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 09:06 AM 2/20/2007, Don Wilhelm wrote:
David,
The old timers used to use
Scott:
I use several fan dipoles. Both use two elements. One operates on 40
and 30 meters (and I get 15 meters, 3rd harmonic of 40, free into
the bargain, but the SWR is a bit above 2 on 15 m, and I must use
tuner to match it to the K2. ). The other antenna operates on 80 and
20 meters (and
Fellow Elecrafters:
I am trying to get 80 m QRP WAS with my K2. I have all states but
Alaska and Idaho. I was wondering if there are list members in either
state who would consider scheduling a contact with me.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
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Tom:
I've been using a K2/KPA100 for about a year. The fan is audible, but
not distracting.
My specific recommendation is simply to use the rig as originally
configured by Elecraft.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 01:56 PM 1/25/2007, Tom Zeltwanger wrote:
I am getting ready to build my
day. My first electronics
formal course was at a small basic electronics
course outfit, in Ft. Erie, Ontario - north of
Buffalo.
Thanks everyone for your advise and support. I think this is the
perfect project to eat up some of my spare time. Now to order the kit(s)!
Stephen
Calgary, AB
Greetings from stormy England,
http://www.tek.com/Measurement/App_Notes/XYZs/
Points to a downloadable pdf of aTektronix guide describing how oscilloscope
works and how to take simple measurements.
Hope this helps someone.
Regards
Steve
as I'm more interested in the process and theory
of building the radio than using it.
Thanks
Stephen
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Hi Guys,
As there seem to be a number of people on the list who collect
K2 numbers and locations I would like to say that K23354 now has a new set
of PA transistors fitted and survived the smoke test. Is there really such a
thing as a K2 trainspotter?
FWIW I got the new PA
And you can use the Protected by Smith and Weston decal.
Never mind the dog. Beware of owner.
Best wishes for a Happy and safe, and sane, New Year.
All The Best in 2007,
Steve N7VS Portland, Oregon
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Dick:
Check out www.dunestar.com
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 11:34 AM 1/2/2007, Richard Arnold wrote:
When operating portable at my favorite park, although I enjoy seeing
other hams, it is impossible for me to operate my K1 or KX-1 when
other nearby stations are transmitting on adjacent
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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 9:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Don:
T
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You must
snip
I don't use a sponge,
however. I use a 'curly' stainless steel kitchen pot 'scrubbie' and
need only to plunge the tip down into the scrubbie to clean it off
without losing any of the tip temp to the moisture of a damp sponge.
=
FWIW
Hi Guys,
Due to my clumsiness in removing my blown finals I have managed
to damage the PCB of my K2. I managed to remove half of the land for the
Base of Q7 on the top of the PCB, and slightly lifted the land for the
emitter of Q8 on the underside of the board. I still have
Hi Guys,
I am reading a book called I WOZ the biog of one of the
founders of Apple Computers. It's a great read!. He mentions having a Ham
licence in his 6th grade (not sure how old that would make him). Seemingly
he read a book called SOS at midnight which got him hooked and then
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Here is the reply from Steve : -
In 6th grade I had a Novice license which expired in 1 year.
In 11th grade I had a Technician's license which lasted 5 years. It was
equivalent to a General for the test except a slower code speed. I didn't
want to go to San
Scott:
The troubles are few and far between. With over 5000 K2s out there,
mostly home built, occasionally things pop up. Dealing with those
rare occasions is one purpose of this list. Enjoy your K2. It is not
possible to find a better rig for the money.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 09:14
Fellow Elecrafters
I've discussed this phenomenon with the technical support people at
Elecraft, and so far they have no explanation for the following.
I have a K2 powered by an Astron 35 amp power supply. All power
connections and all leads coming out of the K2 are heavily shielded
for RF,
/6/2006, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
Fellow Elecrafters
I've discussed this phenomenon with the technical support people at
Elecraft, and so far they have no explanation for the following.
I have a K2 powered by an Astron 35 amp power supply. All power
connections and all leads coming out
on this would be appreciated. LOL.
- Keith N1AS (no one as smart) -
- K2 5411 -
-Original Message-
From: Stephen W. Kercel
The problem is that when I'm in QRP mode running CW, the green led gets
BRIGHTER in key down than key up.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated
Stuart:
What you describe is exactly the first thing that occurred to me. The
same remedy occurred to me. I put 6 (each one only gives you about 3
dB attenuation)) MFJ-701 chokes on the line between the RigRunner and
the K2. It made absolutely no difference.
As I said in a prior post, the
Craig:
I expect to be on 0500-1200Z on November 5. I'm planning to run my K2
at 5 watts strictly 80 m. I'm not really trying to run up points in
the contest. I am working on QRP WAS on 80 m, and I still need a few
western states (ND, SD, NV, NE, ID, AK, HI), and SS is a good chance
to get
Small addendum: Despite the 4 callsign my QTH is Maine, one of the
less common multipliers.
Craig:
I expect to be on 0500-1200Z on November 5. I'm planning to run my K2
at 5 watts strictly 80 m. I'm not really trying to run up points in
the contest. I am working on QRP WAS on 80 m, and I
Ladies and Gents,
If I remember rightly there is either a Weller expert on the
list or someone who knows one. Could one of you kind souls put me in touch
with them off list.
Kind Regards,
Steve G0XAR
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At 02:33 PM 10/17/2006, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Ron, AC7AC wrote:
That's the difference between one who tinkers and an engineer G.
---
Have never heard an answer to that one, but it is said that the difference
between an amateur
Jim:
Good point.
The Ark was operated by amateurs and the Titanic was operated by
professionals.
Steve
AA4AK
At 07:15 PM 10/17/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 10/17/06 3:00:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello Elecrafters,
Somewhat off topic (I have built a K2/100, which works great!-) but I'm
sure that this group will know the answer.
Question: How do you go about detecting common mode current on the outside
braid of your co-axial cable and then measuring or quantifying the amount
thereof?
Zac:
I'm guessing that the configuration that you propose could run you
into all sorts of trouble on 80 M. The problem is that the 135 ft
flat top would have low impedance, about 50 Ohms. The transmission
line is disturbingly close to a quarter wavelength. A 450 Ohm line
with an exact
Don:
Thanks very much for your various suggestions.
I have made no mods at all. R98 is the original value.
I did not think that there was anything band dependent about the
power level. That has led me to wonder if the problem might be a
software glitch.
The phenomenon does depend on exact
:
Stephen W. Kercel AA4AK wrote:
I have a strange problem with my K2/100 on 80 meters.
The situation is as follows:
I work QRP DX at the low end of 80 M, (say 3508 kHz or thereabouts)
with a requested power of 4.5 watts, and get an indicated 5 watts out.
I then check into the Pine Tree Net
Tor:
Does this answer your question?
Steve
AA4AK
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Delivered-To: alias-suscom_maine_net/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Gary Surrency [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Stephen W. Kercel' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: 'CSinfo' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: AA4AK: RE: [Elecraft] Peculiar
Fellow Elecrafters:
I have a strange problem with my K2/100 on 80 meters.
The situation is as follows:
I work QRP DX at the low end of 80 M, (say 3508 kHz or thereabouts)
with a requested power of 4.5 watts, and get an indicated 5 watts out.
I then check into the Pine Tree Net on 3596 kHz
Bob:
As you correctly note, a CW signal is not a pure sinusoid. The
Fourier spectrum of an individual dot or dash is a distribution of
frequencies with a peak at the dead carrier frequency. There is an
inverse relationship between the width of a pulse in the time domain
and the width of its
At 06:02 AM 9/7/2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
On September 07, 2006 3:00 AM, Darrell VA7TO wrote
I too see the occasional High Current reading at the beginning of a
transmission. Switching to the Voltage/Current display shows current well
under the current limit setting.
Looks like
Elecrafters:
I has a strange occurrence with my K2/100.
I was running at 10 watts CW on 3596 kHz into an antenna with low
SWR, about 1.1:1.
A very short instant after switching the VFO mode from split to
normal, I got a High Current reading. It only lasted for one dot.
Any ideas what
Mike:
It depends on what you want to do with the rig. Since you style
yourself a newbie, you can likely do without the advanced features,
like the DSP. These are for more experienced operators trying to use
the rig in difficult conditions.
A beginner can do quite a lot with the basic rig.
Doug:
Discussions about a prospective K3 have always
struck me as a bit curious. I'm not sure just
what it is that people are looking for. I get the
impression that you're talking about more
operational features rather than improved engineering characteristics.
As you note, there are lots
Greetings from England everyone,
Lead free solder is becoming difficult to get in Europe because of
the environmental legislation forced upon us by the somewhat undemocratic
European Union. If you guys in the states think you have problems with the
Federal Govt try living within the
To Whom This May Concern,
It appears that Canadian postage rates will go up next year. Don't be too
surprised if U.S. rates also go up in the next year or so. It would be nice if
they would be nice if we had even values like $0.35, $0.40 etc. Would be
easier for the vending machines.
(literally) the custom power
transformer that particular design calls for. There
also doesn't seem to be much on the internet either.
So I'm wondering if any of you folks have come across
a design that would fit the bill.
Stephen
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Tired
.the bands are broken, not your radio. It will be very seldom
that you hear anything much on 20 meters. And 40 meters is noisy right now.
How's that again? In the NA QSO party yesterday, both 15 and 20
meters were in fine fettle. On 15, I worked stations as far away as
the west coast.
How about it folks.
Lets hear about your fun filled experiences!
Ron, wb1hga
CW, an esoteric experience
Ron:
I had 21 QSOs (19 QRP) on 15 meters between 1900Z and 2000Z
yesterday. I admit that when the flux is 70, it is rare to have 15
meter openings like the one that happened
Phil:
The noise blanker and audio filters are nice, but not totally
necessary. As a CW guy you do not the SSB option. As a QRPer you do
not need the high power option. Unless you have a special fondness
for 160m you do not need that. You can get by without an external tuner.
In other
Hi Guys,
A few weeks ago I managed to induce a fault into my K2 by transmitting
into no load when testing the top band option. I found that R58, the 180
ohm, half watt resitior at the far end of T4 had been damaged and had a
value of 4 ohms. So I replaced it and reassembled the K2 and I still
, the other painted red. So
I'm planning on winding T1 using the dark grey .5 in.
core. Do any of you experts out there think there
would be any harm in winding RFC2 on a slightly larger
core (.5 in. red)? Or should I go back to Elecraft
and wait for a replacement?
Your input is appreciated.
Stephen
Hi Elecrafters,
Hoping that some of you may be able to point me in the right direction.
I'm not having much luck with power supplies!
Although a suitable level of audio volume is a somewhat personal and
subjective assessment I have spent some time now reading the list archives
re 'low audio' and
Mike,
Mine went on first time..here is a tip you might wish to
try(having first checked that you have not, by accident got the right
nut confused with another on your bench). Offer up the nut to the threads on
the antenna connector. Then turn it anti clockwise until you feel
Fellow Elecrafters:
I notice that many of these new fangled computers no longer have
serial ports. They typically have USB ports. On the other hand, radio
gear such as the K2 has a port that looks a lot like a serial port.
How are they mated up; is there such a thing as a USB/serial
: Stephen W. Kercel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 21:20
Subject: [Elecraft] Interfacing with computers
Fellow Elecrafters:
I notice that many of these new fangled computers no longer have
serial ports. They typically have USB ports
Hello all,
This is my first post to the group so I hope it works correctly!
Happy to report that K2 S/N 5556 is alive in Australia!
However I'm slightly concerned about the results I'm getting during
transmitter alignment.
After running through the TX alignment procedure twice the best results
G'day again,
I feel such a fool!
I almost have to ask everyone to disregard my previous post.
After turning off all the equipment ready to shuffle off to bed (it's very
late/early here) I'm looking at the lab style bench power supply that I'm
using an realise that it's max supply current is
Fellow Elecrafters:
Many such phone numbers and codes, including Symantec's, are to be found at:
http://gethuman.com/us/
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 06:17 PM 7/12/2006, Fred Jensen wrote:
Thanks to all for the replies. Steve, AA4AK, provided a secret set
of codes to put in at the prompts on the
Hello everyone,
During the alignment of the Top Band option of my K2 I did a stupid thing
and connected the dummy load to the wrong antenna connector. I used the tune
button and tried to align the filters to set the TX power using the power level
set to 2 watts. I got a high current
Jim:
The A index is currently 4 and the K index is 2. The flux is a bit
low at 75, and Ham Radio Deluxe shows lots of current spots. Looks
like the bands are alive and kicking.
I expect that a lot of contesters are like me, still recovering from
24 hours of IARU.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
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