Re: [Elecraft] Best Coax for Jumpers and Interconnections for SO2R operation with K3 & KX3

2016-02-24 Thread kd7gc
My suggestions are LMR400UF or Andrew FSJ1-50. They are the only cables I use for low-power jumpers in my shack. Down stream from my larger amps, I use LMR600UF. BTW, Tessco is a great place to buy all of your cable and connector hardware. Alan - N7MIT -- View this message in

Re: [Elecraft] K5P and VP8STI

2016-01-23 Thread kd7gc
My good friend Stan, KE5EE, currently has 22 slots on the K5P. On Thursday he put up temporary inverted V's for both 60 and 160. Within 12 hours, he had worked K5P on 60 SSB and CW, as well as on 160 CW. He doesn't have as many slots with the VP8, but he hasn't really been chasing them. He is

Re: [Elecraft] Whole house surge protector at the main breaker?

2016-01-06 Thread kd7gc
will use the QO line. Alan - N7MIT Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Frontier ac2ev [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7612410...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 5:24 PM To: kd7gc Subject: Whole house surge protector at the main breaker? I use a Square D

Re: [Elecraft] Marking cables.

2015-09-09 Thread kd7gc
Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: k...@juno.com [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7607334...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:56 AM To: kd7gc Subject: Marking cables. I've found the Brother "touch system to be inadequate. The labels fade very qu

Re: [Elecraft] Good time to buy Begali products

2015-01-24 Thread kd7gc
the Begali line. 73 N7MIT Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Ken G Kopp [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7597479...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:28 PM To: kd7gc Subject: OT: Good time to buy Begali products On Jan 24, 2015 7:25 PM, Ken G Kopp [hidden email

Re: [Elecraft] Looking for specs for finger pieces for Begali Pearl

2014-12-02 Thread kd7gc
9:08 AM To: kd7gc Subject: Looking for specs for finger pieces for Begali Pearl I want to make some wood fingerpieces for a buddy of mine for his Pearl. I'm looking for some measurements...especially screw size and hole spacing. Best 72/73 Steve

Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW decoder . . .

2014-12-01 Thread kd7gc
/KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Dauer, Edward [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n759532...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 11:13 AM To: kd7gc Subject: K3 CW decoder . . . FWIW, I agree 100% with Dale (below) and with some of the other comments

Re: [Elecraft] BNCs Enough!

2014-10-13 Thread kd7gc
whether I am using hard line or coax such as LMR600 or LMR900. It costs a bunch more, but the 7/16 DIN connectors can't be beat. Alan/KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Fred Townsend-2 [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7593827...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Monday, October 13

Re: [Elecraft] BNC connectors for RG-8X Coax

2014-10-09 Thread kd7gc
Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Phil Hystad-3 [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7593717...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:20 PM To: kd7gc Subject: BNC connectors for RG-8X Coax I am looking to use BNC (male) connectors for RG-8X cable. I have found a number

Re: [Elecraft] Tuning your radio and amplifier to your amtenna

2014-08-27 Thread kd7gc
:15 PM To: kd7gc Subject: Tuning your radio and amplifier to your amtenna Manual tuner - Manual amplifier: Or, any tuner and amplifier - tune with low power and radio only to start. I don't use tune unless I am using the internal tuner. Set your tune power setting to 4 watts, place your amp

Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters openings

2014-05-25 Thread kd7gc
I have been working up into VE1, VE2, and VE3, plus quite a few states in the mid west. Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Leroy [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7589493...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:30 PM To: kd7gc Subject: 6 meters openings I worked 12

Re: [Elecraft] Antenna choices

2014-05-25 Thread kd7gc
by a very small rotor, but a yagi with a 50 foot boom will require a very large, and very expensive rotor. HTH Alan/KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Joshua Gould [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7589505...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 5:36 PM To: kd7gc

Re: [Elecraft] uhf connectors

2014-05-18 Thread kd7gc
make my balun with a female 7/16 DIN, just as I had him build my PMII couplers with male and female 7/16 DINs. Alan/KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: riese-k3djc [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n758923...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 7:58 AM To: kd7gc

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions on Antenna Analyzers

2014-03-30 Thread kd7gc
The unit I was advised to purchase when ready is the VNA2180 from Array Solutions. I believe that it is a 2 port analyzer. Alan/KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Mark Tellez [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7586250...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 7:39

Re: [Elecraft] Advice on 6 meters...

2014-02-26 Thread kd7gc
is total chaos during a big opening. It is hard to believe how many stations instantly come out of the woodwork. Six meters can be thrilling or boring at the same time. I love it, as do most of the gang that chase grid squares. 73 Alan/KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ

Re: [Elecraft] W2 Wattmeter idea

2013-12-24 Thread kd7gc
For what it might be worth, my Power Master 2 from Array Solutions has an option called Net Power that does exactly what you want. 73 KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Vic K2VCO-2 [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+s365791n7582024...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 24

Re: [Elecraft] Proper installation of PL 259's

2013-11-12 Thread kd7gc
: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 4:06 AM To: kd7gc Subject: Proper installation of PL 259's Having been a Motorola field tech. and shop manager for over 35 years. I have installed thousands of PL 250's. Motorola back in the mid 1980's start suggesting installers use crimp on connectors because

Re: [Elecraft] Let me build a K2 for you.

2013-09-08 Thread kd7gc
decision, and if I have concluded that a K-3 makes the best sense for my particular circumstances, then I will certainly contact you. Thank you for writing, and I will be doing my best to settle my decision as soon as possible. KD7GC Alan R. Downing Phoenix, AZ From: Alan Price-2