Agree about coverage, but 350 - 500kHz is ample for my particular interests.
I think that I chose an IF of 14 MHz for 6m and 2m for reasons of receiver
spurious responses or transmitter spurii, or both, but as the choice was
made about 50 years ago I won't swear to this before re-running an
If you knew the value of the 'resistors' that were going to live there,
and you had them in your stash, you could install them in the proper place
and put a jumper across them on the other side of the board. Then when it
came time to install the other board, just clip the jumpers (or unsolder
if
Jon, VE8JJ, wrote:
I just want to confirm the assembly instructions:
R18 and R19 are basically resistors with value of 0
(zero) ohms. So you
solder in a piece of wire for each of them. Then if
and when you are ready
to install KAF2, you desolder and remove the two
wires
at R18 and .R19.
Geoff...
Would ye be of the Teenage Mutant variety?? *nudge
nudge wink wink*
73,
Julius
n2wn
--- Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
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Julius, your Grandpa Aesop would not be pleased
about Bugs! OK, OK,
Turtles are up-market Tortoises.
73, Geoff
GM4ESD (Turtle)
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Lloyd,
Are you supposed to but the braid *on top* of the iron which is heating the
solder you are trying to remove?
I always just put the braid on the joint and placed the tip of the soldering
iron on top of the braid, heating the braid and the solder. Would like to know
the correct
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Lloyd,
Are you supposed to but the braid *on top* of the
iron which is heating the solder you are trying to
remove?
I always just put the braid on the joint and
placed the tip of the soldering iron on top of the
braid, heating the braid and the solder.
wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
I'm not sure how many people have tried this method. I used it a lot
during field testing of the KX1 and it's great for casual logging.
Wayne :
I use the log all the time when I am operating casual pedestrian Mobile
with the
KX1. It works pretty well
I disagree! I think the need for another group is necessary for several of
us. The group should be called Elecrafters Anonymous or EA for short. This
would be a place for those of us who painfully wait for the latest product
to come out or mindlessly make up pitiful excuses for the purchase of
I too built my K-2 and all accessories with the RS soldering iron.
However, after reading all the interesting stuff on this reflector,
including the Hakko desoldering iron, I finally bought a soldering station
from Hakko and I can testify that soldering life will never be the same.
Incredible
Folks who see value in creating a separate Elecraft group, for whatever
reason, might consider looking at the Elecraft group on Yahoo. This
group is intended to augment the Elecraft reflector, according to
its summary. It doesn't have a lot of members right now, and I'm not
sure what their
We are pretty well down to the wire on the rooms.
There are still rooms available at the QRP-ARCI/FISTS
hotel - the Holiday Inn / Homewood Suites in Fairborn,
east of downtown Dayton.
The room information is
http://www.usol.com/~k8dd/rooms/rooms.htm
There are a few more rooms than the
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, wayne burdick wrote:
Folks who see value in creating a separate Elecraft group, for whatever
reason, might consider looking at the Elecraft group on Yahoo. This group is
intended to augment the Elecraft reflector, according to its summary.
It doesn't have a lot of
-- Original message --
From: Tom Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...The group should be called Elecrafters Anonymous or EA for short. Ok,
I'll be the first.
Hello, my name is Tom and I'm addicted to Elecraft. It all started with an
ad for a KX1. Everything was fine at
These stepped drill bits are OK for the larger holes you might want to make
in thin metal. They are sold at Harbor Freight at import prices. See their
web pages.
72,
Stuart
K5KVH
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I have used CB/Ham Radio Mic plug (274-025) from Radio Shack with no
problems.
73,Ken K3IU
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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:27 PM
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I thought for sure that my K2 came with the mic jack (#370). It's been so
long I can't remember for sure. I did get some plastic hole plugs for the
unused holes on the back panel from a hardware store that snapped in and
worked great until I finished filling them all with accessories.
NRE/COLE
--- Ken K3IU [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have used CB/Ham Radio Mic plug (274-025) from
Radio Shack with no
problems.
Thanks, Ken, but I seek a plug for the hole, not for
the jack...my intention is not to install the jack in
the first place.
LL/K3ESE
I think I would reconsider that. Even though you don't wish to ever
operate the thing on phone, you just might decide to sell it someday,
and having the mic jack installed would probably increase the value.
On Mar 23, 2005, at 11:51 AM, Lloyd Lachow wrote:
--- Ken K3IU [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- Jack Brindle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think I would reconsider that. Even though you
don't wish to ever
operate the thing on phone, you just might decide to
sell it someday,
and having the mic jack installed would probably
increase the value.
Oh, I'll keep the jack. and it will
Hello all,
Well we're only two days away from the EPA QRP Club Polar Bear March
Madness Event! To date we have seven Pulpit Rock, PA Polar Bears, four
Iowa Polar Bears, one PA Polar Bear, one VA Polar Bear and one GA Polar
Bear. That's a total of 14 Polar Bear Ops for this Friday's event.
Weather
So how many of you received your T1 today? I did.
--
John K7SVV
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I was just at Lowe's looking for black plugs for the holes in the back panel
of a K2. I hate unfilled holes...it looks kind of cheesey to me. They had
quite an assortment, but nothing to fit the rear. Might be worth a look for
the mic hole.
My K2 already has the mic jack installed. I'm looking
Hello all,
To answer a question -Yes 2m and any other repeater contacts are valid
Polar Bear Contacts. You can use two cans and a string too. Just contact
a Polar Bear on Friday!
Now get those paws ready to contact a polar bear.
72,
Ed, WA3WSJ
Polar Bear #1
For inquiring minds:
We started shipping the T1-K ATU kit and its assembled T1-FT817 adapter cable
this week. Have fun!
73, Eric WA6HHQ
http://www.elecraft.com
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Look up the Caplugs Co. on Google, and write for some samples of their
plugs, stating the sizes you need.
-Stuart
K5KVH
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Don't you think a microphone is an awfully expensive way to cover that
unsightly hole in the front of your rig? There must be a better way to
seal it from exposure ;)
I wish I had not taken the masking off the back panel until I had found
which holes were superfluous to my needs. Then I
In a message dated 23/03/05 19:53:12 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I seek a plug for the hole, not for
the jack...my intention is not to install the jack in
the first place.
Try an auto accessory shop for blanking plugs/caps. They come in small packs
in the UK with
Hi Gang:
Finished up the basic K2 (S/N 4830) this afternoon with no problems except
for the VCO range which was below minimums. Fortunately, I had a 12uH
inductor for L31 from an earlier project so that went in and solved the
problem.
Still have a couple of boxes of options to get assembled.
Nothing earth shattering here. BUT. I just worked EA6UN on 40M at abt 0040
with 2W out of my K1-4 (s/n:1977) Granted I was using a 40M dipole up at 55
feet, but I was 569 there and he answered me on my FIRST CALL. I have
literally gotten the operating bug again from this radio. I know I'll
Can someone recommend a general purpose frequency counter
suitable for setting C22 in a K2 and for other ham shack uses?
Glenn
K5ZE
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I tried to post a msg from BVI on Monday but it doesn't seem to have
made it.
What a thrill to have been heard on the ECN 20M net! And congrats to Tom
for pulling my puny signal out of the noise. For the past week, until
this morning, I was operating as VP2V/K2HYD on Torotla, BVI with my
Hi gang,
It's Merlin, W3ICT; you know, the guy who complains about the filter in the
KSB2 all the time. This time, it's actually something different.
Recently I had to replace the finals in my K2 (2631). In the process of
measuring forward bias, I accidentally lunched the SC1969s with
Howdy Gang:
OK...so I have found NiMh AA batteries at 2300mah that I can use in my KX1.
Six of these puppies will provide 7.2vdc.
The non-rechargeable AA Lithium batteries available provide about 9vdc.
Question: Do any rechargeable Lithium AA batteries exist
I haven't seen any in the
Glenn,
The qualities of a frequency counter capable of setting the K2 reference
accurately is that it be capable of counting down to 1 Hz and have adequate
accuracy - which means that it must be properly calibrated. The calibration
is more important than having any particular counter. Most any
Merlin,
First a correction - the IF signal path into the AGC does not flow through
D2, so removing it will not shut down the AGC, but rather will guarantee
that AGC will always be present - the IF signal comes into the mixer on pin
1 while C10 effectively grounds pin 2 at the IF frequency.
I
I haven't done it, Ron. Looks like a recipe for disaster, though, depending
on what field means. If it means operating in the backyard on the patio
furniture with the XYL trotting out beer, it might be OK. Operating in the
RAIN, in a TENT, at NIGHT from Pulpit Rock..., not so much. The
Hi Elecraft builders and users,
I am currently building a K2, SN 04777.
Although, I am not new to kit building, it has been many years since I have
built anything. Thus, I have forgotten a few things. Which, brings me to this
question, In the installation of slug tuned coils, is it
Was baptized tonight with a QSO from Allentown, PA to Clearview, FL
with K4IBZ on about 7034.3 kHz. Thanks, Bill! Signal was strong and in
the clear just after midnight east coast time. Bill was definitely 599
here and he gave me a 589 while I was running 5 W (I know, it is
overkill). Why
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