Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread Thom R. Lacosta
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Allen Ward wrote: Both the Central Electronics 10B and 20A generated EITHER USB and LSB at 9 MHz. I owned one each of these rigs. Mixed with 5 MHz (or various multiples thereof) one could operate from 80 to 10 meters. You selected the sideband by flipping a switch on

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread k4zm
John: In 1959-1961 I was in the US Navy and stationed at NAS Norfolk, Va. I lived in the ham shack of W4NPT and ran many phone patches on 20 meter SSB for HZ1AB a US Air Force base in Saudi Arabia. Our SSB rig was a Central Electronics 20A with the Command Set VFO, an HQ-170 Receiver, a Johnson

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-19 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 6/19/04 7:55:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What's really amazing is that there are so many folks who NEVER were around then, who NEVER operated SSB at the beginning and NEVER had the very common Central Electronics 10 or 20 rigs that can tell all

[Elecraft] K1 on USB?

2004-06-19 Thread Ralph Tyrrell
I like my K1 just the way it is. I usually park it on 14.062 and go about my business with the computer (have to unplug the printer power supply due to the noise it generates). I am ofter greated by a high pitched CQ, I tune down to the correct freq but often do not had to tune at all. I have

[Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-18 Thread Allen Ward
Both the Central Electronics 10B and 20A generated EITHER USB and LSB at 9 MHz. I owned one each of these rigs. Mixed with 5 MHz (or various multiples thereof) one could operate from 80 to 10 meters. You selected the sideband by flipping a switch on the CE unit. The best part was the

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW (NOT!!!)

2004-06-17 Thread Mike Morrow
, 2004 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW Way to go Leigh. 72, Jimmy, AE4DT Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. wrote: Today I worked EC6UN Jurek (Balearic Is., Spain) on 20M with 4W to a PAC-12 from my KX1 #712 on a Lake Ontario pier in Webster, NY and got a 569. See http://wa5znu.org/log for pix

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-17 Thread Mike Morrow
Steve wrote: The advantage to USB CW is that ... it is often useful to hear what's up the band as you tune higher. ...With LSB you would hear the last station worked only if he was below your listening frequency rather than above, especially if the signal is weak. For serious DX chasing, USB CW

Re: [Elecraft] K1 on USB CW

2004-06-16 Thread Leigh L. Klotz, Jr.
Today I worked EC6UN Jurek (Balearic Is., Spain) on 20M with 4W to a PAC-12 from my KX1 #712 on a Lake Ontario pier in Webster, NY and got a 569. See http://wa5znu.org/log for pix. 73, WA5ZNU Leigh ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: