After weeding thru a few problems my K2 is up and running good. So far I have
not added any extra modules and the basic K2 is doing fine with on the air
QSOs. I will share my problems to maybe help some one keep from making same
mistakes. Don W3FPR was VERY helpful guiding me thru my
Completed assembly and all was well until problem showed on Tx. It was drawing
too much current at 5 watts. Also would not go above 5 watts. I'm not worried
about that problem right now as I caused another problem. I removed the
control board as suggested in 065 of the guide. Heard relays
Do I have a problem ???
Completed alignment II and all went fine by the book. No problems of any kind.
But I put an antenna on it to tune around a bit and not much there. Only very
strong cw siganls as heard on my icom could be barely heard on the K2. Is this
normal or do I have a problem
I'm thinking about getting the K2 with the 100 watt amp. This forum is very
helpful and maybe I can get some questions answered.
What current does the K2 need at 100 watts?
Did I see one is supposed to use 2% silver solder or is 60/40 ok?
DE WB4VFN Rich
This is a second answer as I am getting worried that you not getting my
replies. This is not a reply but a new compose
I just sent a reply to you asking about the KX1, the ATU, and the paddle.
Yes, to all your questions. it is sent as promised, Yes! I would send it
either way either
In your opinion what's the best band at this solar period. I just read on
Discovery that we are at the peak about now and it will get to its best
until 2015
The 2 meter does not seen to be at risk,
MC-kb7dpc
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does any know of a good carry case for the K2 that can be closed ( still in
working condition of course) yet the radio would be rain tight perhaps a see
thru.
a bit bigger for some small odds and ends like cable.
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trying to get a little more out of this KX1 , I found a site on baluns, is
anyone else listening in to the eham.net. there is comment on the balun
pages that says there is no real good balun for low power, my question is
why not, is it not the purpose to keep everything in balance to get the
here is the link I found;
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/qrpwhtwy.html
http://www.madisoncounty.net/~kj5tf/howto.html
Mike
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has anyone read the article at ARRL on qrp, recommendations to use a 3
element beam for milliwatt transmission instead of vertical
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Never tell them up front you are QRP. It's an ancient Black Magic
incantation that makes people deaf.
yes I am very slow with code , for some reason have not got it up yet, so
luckily I get only those who are the same.
mike
MC -- KB7DPC
Need some help in settling dispute, please bring some cold beer on this one.
Using our KX1 with a 2 watt output with a antenna with an advertised gain of
2.6 db. Will a 2.6 db gain give us an output be an effectively 3.8 watts.
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Hi Jess, Looking for a small (pack-away in a suit-case and going to bahamas
on a cruise line for vacation antenna.) I found three on the Yahoo search
that looked good. the buddiepole, the Ventura, the miracle whip
each one claims to have all band and each one says has at least some gain
Please don't be so hasty in your remarks. The fishing boat I refer to is 103
feet long and has been converted to carry heavy awkward loads unable to use
the highway systems. I am the only person who is a HAM on board and I am
looking for the best equipment for taking along with me. Because
finished or not,
for details email mike at
seapearltwo at yahoo.com
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Does anyone have the product, 50 inch low power antenna called, Miracle
Whip Antenna, how does it work for you???
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Can someone with personal experience give advice on the following,
I do a lot of traveling on the Interstate. Four days a week on the average.
Some trips would be from Houston to Oakland. Each August I travel by boat from
Oakland to Anchorage. The whole trip goes no more than 60 miles off
the way to 0.5 when sending. Is the
filter in the circuit when sending I thought it would be in the circuit
only when receiving.
RIT, still not sure even though reading several items on this one. but I
have turned the RIT to OFF, when should it be turned on.
MC -- KB7DPC
with the KXAT1 installed, what does this feature actual do to make receive
better.
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the connectors and the RG58 for RG59. Its still about fifty feet
long but perhaps there was problem I could not detect with my Digital Meter. I
will have 3.2 watts, just checked it out with an exterior 12 volt power
supply.
MC -- KB7DPC
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look for problems as to why I can not get out from my neighborhood.
any suggestion, help would be appreciated.
MC -- KB7DPC
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on 14058 at 2115 EST
Never to quit trying.
MC -- KB7DPC
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Chuck,
Last night all over the area of 7118 I was getting Spanish speaking in the
background, I changed the antenna orientation it now is in the east west ,
So I will stay on 14118, it was pretty quiet there. Is the 1900 EST not a
good time, The book says day or evenings but does not give
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Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 built in dummy load
thanks,
I had a spare wire wound resistor and in error thought it might simulate
a long resistor wire. I
is there a way to turn off the through the menu the is the transmitter part of
the KX1 but not by turning the trimmer under the cover, so it can be used as a
exercise keyer with any output
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the close proximity of
the dummy load cause undue heat or other problems.
Mike
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of 2.2 watts
.
Mike
MC -- KB7DPC
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Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:52 PM
Subject: RE: antennas and stuff
Mike,
Great that you now have something working - the KX1 ATU will tune a
variety
Suppose you were out to sea, a long way from any noise, would any of those
tiny hand held sets still work like the 6m, 2m, 70cm or do they need to use
repeaters on land to go very far.
Mike
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Please correct if this is wrong, I am trying to use my KX1 but after reading
the group emails, I may be doing this all wrong.
For frequency 7118, I took a length of bare copper wire 33 feet long, divided
(that is cut it ) it in half, took one half to the center of the BNC connector
on the
I'm sure everyone has it, but just it case, I found a site called practice
java applet from a games search and it does code at speeds down to 5 wpm but
the Farnsworth can be set to from 13 to 35 as you type a message
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Hi chuck,
Well its Wednesday and I still have not heard back any calls from my CQ, my
code may be very very bad, even for a first time beginner, but I will still
keep trying hoping to get better. Grandpa said patience and persistence pays
off in the end. I have decided there is something
sometimes it is hard to find specific information, I am trying to understand
the relationship between power out put and antenna length and its line losses .
example: suppose I have a random length of wire hook-up of 20 meters (ok, would
that be 60 feet) and I have two watts output. if I shorten
Hi Chuck,
Building the KX1 was a trip and 1/2. I also wrote to ARRL about meters and
feet, I got three letters back. One said that the metric system is the
official system in the US since 1975, but others systems are allowed. What ever
that means. I think it hurts our exports. My Chevy, I
what do people do in airplanes and boats where there is no ground or
counterpoise possible,,,
In metal planes and boats does the metal frame shield the signal from going
anywhere or does the antenna have to be on the out side of the vehicle, on the
40 and 30 and 20 meter bands that is.
When studying the HAM workbooks from ARRL, I found a few inconsistency in
statements, example one of many: Is there a reason why HAM's use 40 meters (or
other band) at 7.125 kHz (or other frequency) then say the antenna should be
34.5 feet
would it not be easier to keep everything in metric
I purchased the Sounds Sweet speaker and am quite satisfied with it as the
external speaker for my K2.
However, shortly after receiving the speaker, the October 2004 issue of
QST came in the mail. This issue had a cover story on building your own
high-quality speaker and it looked quite
I wonder if anyone HAS NOT accidentally bumped this switch. Anyone have a
solution for future versions? This seems to a be fairly simple problem to
fix, but its certainly happened to quite a few of us.
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 1103
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I had done this a year or two ago at the suggestion of Gary. I think he
suggested a 14 volt power supply. I had been using a 12 volt supply and the
switch to 13.8 really made a difference.
These things are good to re-visit from time to time, as not everyone may
have caught it the first time
Hi Rich and all,
This is an very impressive and reasonably priced project...unfortunately my
neighbors seem to like the fact that I'm qrp...but I'm thinking about it.
Only needs 6 watts to drive, too and the low pass filters are also available
quite reasonably.
Is about $60.00 a pop (poor
Has anyone tried placing the 5.6k resistor for the MD2 microphone into the
plug or into the microphone itself (rather than into the K2)?
I've done this with the hand mic with success, but the MD2 plug seems a lot
more crowded and a few pins have heat shrink, which I'd rather not remove.
Happy
It's my understanding (from reading another list which is addressing this
problem) that some of the RF will, in fact radiate, but that it slows down
the speed of the signal. For example, one guy reports sending 27 WPM from
his K2 but by the time it gets through the frozen RF build-up on his
I took advantage of the reduced prices and ordered the MD-2 and CB-1
microphone and base for my K2. They arrived and certainly look and feel
very nice, but no surprises there.
I have a couple of questions, anyone can be of help with them, I appreciate
hearing from you:
1)I also have the
Ann,
So tell us what the resolution was with Q7 and Q8, now that they are Safe
and sound underneath K2 #4594!!
Tom
WB2QDG
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I purchased the Blue Jean cover from Stan and the site Eric referenced.
Its is a very durable cover fits well and Stan was very accommodating as for
as customizing it to my liking.
Just my 2 cents
Tom, WB2QDG
K2 1103
(covered)
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does any one know where I can get the instructions for a good directional
antenna for 150 to 281 kHz., code beacons used for air and marine.
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yes I found several small loop antenna all good for 550 to 1600 kHz, but to
get good reception at the very low end is hard, at 150 to 281 kHz. The navy
might think I'm trying to bug their antenna system.
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that did it, thanks
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Roy;
Try adding several feet of coax between the tuner and the
let as suppose that you sitting in your arm chair with key in your hand
watching Desperate Housewife's. You have run a four foot stainless steel
rod
out of your front window on the 3 rd (top) floor of you apt. building.
From
the actual connection on the radio ( at connector) to
The first I built when I got back into ham radio (10 years ago??) was a
keyer built around a Curtis 8044abm chip. It had this sequential numbering
feature. The downside was that it didn't really have a sleep mode, and
although current draw was low, it still ate up the 3 AA batteries, when not
in
Steve:
Try this, their is also one for sale, I believe.
http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/K2_QRC_8x8.pdf
Tom
WB2QDG
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Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
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Was it not the original purpose of changing time to keep people awake during
the early war years in England and it got carried over to us to save energy
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is there a small amp that I can put on out put antenna of my 5 watt to get 20
watt out put, (12 volt)
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Rich and the group,
In reading the some of last week's posts about using Spectrogram to adjust
L34 of the K2 for best s/n ratio, I thought it certainly couldn't hurt to
give it a shot.
The posts also said that the AGC threshold should be re-adjusted once this
is done. In looking over the K2
Hi,
A recent post by Don, W3FPR mentioned that the winding of T7 in the K2 has
changed, apparently with K2 manual revision C.
I have built K2 s/n 1103 and used manual version B. My manual (ver. B)
states that the winding ratio should be 11:3. Don states that newer manuals
are stating that
I'm not sure I understand the K2's SSB C r firmware command or if I am
using it properly.
Am I correct in stating that it's main purpose is to use a different
compression (usually 1-1 ) than that which is set by SSB C ?
I use my K2 to run PSK 31 (mostly on 20 meters) and would like to avoid
or even a little lower but what is best for the other
settings ... because I do not get anything from the audio from either band
...
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Hi Bill,
I've read this before about interleaving the windings of T-4, but I didn't
realize that Gary was officially suggesting it. Can someone tell me what
interleaving means? I must have played hooky that day in class. Is it
sort of twisting the wires like on a bi-filar winding? As I
Larry,
I wasn't aware of a menu entry limiting power. I have seen and used Hi
Cur for current monitoring/limiting. Can you tell me where the power
limiter (and what version of firmware you see it on, perhaps I am using an
earlier version.
Thanks
Tom, WB2QDG
k2 1103
Today's problems are
Thanks to all who replied to my query regarding the audio out of the K2 and
receiving SSTV transmissions. I'm still on the left side of the learning
curve, but all of your help has helped things go a lot smoother.
Hope to 'see' you on 14.230 soon.
Tom
WB2QDG K2 1103
Hi gang,
I bought and built the K2 with the idea that I'd not only have a pretty
decent rig, but that I'd also learn something along the way.
With that goal in mind, and realizing that I certainly have a lot to
learn, I'll respectfully ask the members of this list, what probably is a
pretty
'll be listening on 20 I'm in St. Thomas, Virgins from aug 4 to aug 7th,
on 32 foot yacht , The Morning After, KB7DPC
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is there such a thing as a converter, example is there any way I can receive
160 and 80 meters or change the existing 40 meters such as a double frequencies
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I guess I'm having trouble following this thread. Would someone mind giving
an old guy a summary of what's happening. It seems that a post to eHam was
critical of eHam so the post was pulled...is that the basics of what's
happening.
Tnx
Tom
WB2QDG
k2 1103
Does anyone know where we stand on the sunspot cycle? Are at the bottom
(please say yes!) and when is it expected to start to inch up?
Thanks
Tom
WB2QDG
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Daddy, why do they call it the World
I want to take the KX1 traveling with me, can the unit be used in airports and
on planes with out causing any problems. I don't want to get arrested because
it will interfere with aeronautical sensitive electronics
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And don't forget the most important reason -- You haven't lived until you've
removed the wrong 16 pin IC from the right spot on a PC board.
(The first IC I installed was in the wrong place, and that's why I posted
the same question as Glen)
Tom WB2QDG
K2 1103
Hi gang.
Does anyone know of a place (a chain store like Radio Shack, Circuit City,
etc.) that sells DeoxIT? The web site that was posted lists the price at
$5.95 and the s/h at $7.50. It's not that I'm a cheapskate (well maybe it
is), its just the principal of the thing (I'm sure thee $7.50
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