Not hearing well could be the need for the filter alignments. Not sure
where you are in the process, there are voltage checks you can make in
the rear of the book, to help you understand where things should be.
Check your regulators, 8v and such to see they are running properly.
There is
Once the developers get over the shell-shock, they might want to
setup an application on the web page that lets them, and the users
keep track of it.
That's a good idea. I've always been a strong believer in the maxim
that if it ain't broke, don't fix it (one reason why K2 #392 is
largely
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Julian G4ILO wrote:
Once the developers get over the shell-shock, they might want to
setup an application on the web page that lets them, and the users
keep track of it.
That's a good idea. I've always been a strong believer in the maxim
that if it ain't broke, don't fix
Greetings all,
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Fellow Crafters;
When taking digital photos of boards etc you need a camera
that will focus closer that 1 foot. Not an expensive
camera, just one that will focus close.
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I have found
I just discovered that certain pairs of my APPs don't mate with each
other, though they do mate properly with other pairs. This is surely
due to not-quite-right assembly: if the little aluminum thingy is
crimped too wide, it doesn't fit in right, and if it's shoved into the
plastic too hard or
John,
It would appear that your KX1 is OK except for the burned/vaporized
board trace.
One possible cause is a short from Q6 to the case when it is assembled.
Check for burrs around the countersunk hole in the case and if you do
not have a nylon screw for securing Q6 to the case/heat-sink,
Don,
A little powdered Rit Dye dissolved in a few ml's of rubbing alcohol will
dye epoxy. A drop or two of that mixture will color the small amount of
epoxy necessary to do the job. An old flytying trick...
73, Gil NN4CW
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At 08:38 PM 7/17/2007, Werner Denise Haschke wrote:
I have always been told by the ex Air Force people that crimps were the
only method for any high vibration cabling.
The day before the BS8 ( scarborough expedition) went on the air...
my rotor stopped turning...
The motor inside the M2
Sorry folks, it must be too early in the morning.
Tom Hammond's website is www.n0ss.net
NOT the '.com' that I sent earlier.
73,
Don W3FPR
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Something is ROTTEN IN DENMARK as that web sight comes up with Home
EQUITY loans :-)))
Gil,
The sidetone signal does
I'm guessing that there are a few QRPARCi member here - quick question:
I joined via the Web site ( paid via PayPal) back on July 3, but I
haven't heard a thing. I've sent email to three addresses listed on
the site with regard to membership, but received no replies. Does
anybody know if it
Greg,
As I recall I received a membership certificate then
had to wait quite a while until the next Quarterly
came out. You may have to wait for the Fall issue but
you should be getting the certificate soon.
Cheers,
Jim/k2hn
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I'm guessing that there are a
I just dropped a line to PowerWerx to ask if they'd add a K2-suitable
cord to their line of pre-made cables.
http://www.powerwerx.com/category.asp?CtgID=1389
73 de chris K6DBG
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I don't know much, but I do know I burned out the relay contacts (not diode
switches) on an IC730 tuned to 75 meters and hooked to a 75m dipole, the
apex of which was about 10 feet from the tribander. On the tribander was
1.5kw on 20m.
Burned the contacts right off.
Charles Harpole
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I was just about to spend extra $$$ on rtty and psk gear when up popped the
K 3 with that built in. WOW
Charles Harpole
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The Power Pole connectors on the K3 are a bad choice for this
application why? :
1, require either a special crimper or solder no crimper, no luck. No
iron in the field, no luck.
2. Break one of these puppies and if u live in 90% of the world where these
things are not available,
No crimper/iron in the field? I carry both all the time.
And, our club had both available at field day and at every other event
we do, also.
I also ordered enough APP's to carry spares...the minimum bag size is 10
per bagand IMHO they're cheap.
I live in a part of the world where the
The Power Pole connectors on the K3 are a bad choice for this
application why? :
I've never understood the fascination with these connectors. They seem
rather flakey and cheap to me. You don't always get a solid connection. They
move around too much especially with a heavy-conductor wire
At 09:12 AM 18/07/07, you wrote:
I'm guessing that there are a few QRPARCi member here - quick
question: I joined via the Web site ( paid via PayPal) back on
July 3, but I haven't heard a thing. I've sent email to three
addresses listed on the site with regard to membership, but received
no
Your right. Sorry, I thought I got it in the mail but
now recall downloading it when name showed up on
website.
jim/k2hn
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At 09:12 AM 18/07/07, you wrote:
I'm guessing that there are a few QRPARCi member
here - quick
question: I joined via the Web site (
Banana plugs and sockets WILL handle a lot of current, but all banana plugs
are not capable of good low resistance connections. (Specifically the
split type banana plugs.)
Also the SOURCE of power must ALWAYS be the jack or binding post. If active
power is applied to loose plugs you have a
I find them really quite convenient. I have used lots of connectors,
including round ampex, jones cinch, molex, trailer, spade/round lugs,
fahenstock clips, and plenty in between over the past nearly 40 years,
and these are the best I have found for lvdc applications over a fairly
wide
Just to elaborate on Sandy's point about 24v for those who don't know,
you can assemble a pair of APP connectors with one rotated 90 degrees,
or with them aligned vertically instead of horizontally, and they won't
fit with the standard 12v ham/ARES configuration, insuring safety.
I don't know
Here is an interesting article about PowerPole
connectors in the field. It seems there may be a
practical advantage or two. ;-)
http://tinyurl.com/w2j4f
http://www.flyrc.com/articles/using_powerpole_1.shtml
Powerpoles have curved contact pins that snap into
place and hold the connectors
I have for sale K2 #5048.
It's the one on the home page of www.unpcbs.com
Built with the Rework Eliminators.
CW only, but SSB board (or other option) can be plugged in
without any desoldering. Included are (built, not installed) the K160RX
and KAF2 options. The KSIO option is installed.
Picture
I have only used APP once - and that was enough. I do not like then, binding
posts are preferable.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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From: Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've never understood the fascination with these connectors. They seem
rather flakey and cheap to me. You
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:32:57 -0500, Craig Rairdin wrote:
I've never understood the fascination with these connectors.
They seem rather flakey and cheap to me. You don't always get a
solid connection. They move around too much especially with a
heavy-conductor wire hanging off them. If you're
At 11:44 PM 7/17/2007, Charles Harpole wrote...
The Power Pole connectors on the K3 are a bad choice for this
application why? :
In less time than it took to write your complaint, you could have made
up an APP to binding post/banana plug adapter cable, and solved the
problem you have.
I have an extra N0SS sealed SMD spot indicator kit (unbuilt) for K1, K2.
$20 + shipping.
tnx.
Fernando N2FQ
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/n2fq
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According to my calender next week is the last week of July!
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The one thing you *can* do with APP is offset one from the other and
plug only the red of one into the black of the other, and if there is
some other ground path, you can lose.
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That won't happen if you put the locking pin in.
Craig Rairdin wrote:
The Power Pole connectors on the K3 are a bad choice for this
application why? :
I've never understood the fascination with these connectors. They seem
rather flakey and cheap to me. You don't always get a solid connection. They
move around too much especially with
And Switzerland comes before USA in the Alphabetical list of countries.
Simon 'wish I were in Albania' HB9DRV
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According to my calender next week is the last week of July!
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I am really getting anxious to get my hands on the K3, as I'm sure
others are too. But one must ask...what would be a worse
disappointment:
1. Radio shipped end of July but not performing as expected, or
2. Radio not shipped end of July, but when it does ship, is very
close to 100% of what is
According to my calender next week is the last week of July!
What calendar is that? Next week is the next-to-last week in July. The last
week starts on the 29th.
You apparently don't work for a software company. :-) At a previous company
we had two products that we promised to ship by end of
Yeah, but we go by nicknames: just call us America.
Of course that still leaves Albania in front :) .
Mike W5FTD
And Switzerland comes before USA in the Alphabetical list of countries.
Simon 'wish I were in Albania' HB9DRV
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Craig Rairdin wrote:
You apparently don't work for a software company. :-) At a previous company
we had two products that we promised to ship by end of December 1995. When
we didn't ship the first until the third of January, I issued calendars to
the group labelled Decemberary 1995++. Our
My experience is quite opposite from what has been mentioned.
I've had multiple failures of the Molex connector. The only APP failure I
had was crib death of a cable made with the plier type crimper. Jump
kit includes the ratchet crimper and a couple bags of spare assemblies. I
also carry
Don,
Thanks for the advice. That's a strong possibility, since I just
performed the same successful repair on my KPA100, which may have been
inline at the same time.
On this topic: A friend suggested putting a 1 megohm resistor across the
antenna terminals to help dissipate static charges when
We chose APP connectors for several reasons, and don't regret it in the
slightest:
1. We used them on the K2/100 and all of our transverters, and have not
had a single
failure that I know of. That's many thousands of them. I personally
use them everywhere.
2. It's an emerging standard
I too have had good experience with APPs and the rigrunner - hate those
Molex connectors.
The way I use the APPs is to make up a short (6 inch) cable with a
connector on one end matching the equipment - that usually stays with
that piece of equipment, but I have spares for those too. Then I
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:45:32 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote:
The way I use the APPs is to make up a short (6 inch) cable with
a connector on one end matching the equipment - that usually
stays with that piece of equipment, but I have spares for those
too. Then I make up a goodly number of extension
On Jul 18, 2007, at 11:48 AM, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
And Switzerland comes before USA in the Alphabetical list of
countries.
Simon 'wish I were in Albania' HB9DRV
Preceded by Aland Islands, Afghanistan and Akrotiri (one of UK
sovereign bases on Cyprus). I doubt that the shipping
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
Of course, there is always option 3: Radio ships this weeks (early)
and is everything we all anticipated
Option 4 ... we wait for Elecraft to ship the stuff when they know it meets
their expectations. That, of course, is the real world
Why the extra isolation transformer? This is already done by the
K3. Try just the
line from the K3 directly to the soundcard.
Because that's what I needed for my K2... and I've had it a LOT
LONGER than the K3...!!!
Looks like I'll have to make yet another audio cable... crap!
T
Binding posts (American models), are only rated at 5 Amps in standard
Laboratory 5 way size.
Properly assembled Anderson Connectors with their clip do not move around.
They are silver plated, a big plus over other available power connectors.
The contacts are self cleaning each time they are
I hate to ask a question about improvements to a product before it is released,
but with SCS making custom Pactor Cards is there any provision now or in the
future to add one of these cards to the K3?
Paul Minerva
KC9JJU
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I don't see any problem with shipping something with a bug in it,
we just get to correct it, software download most likely...
Chances are we will be doing lots of updates anyway, as new
features are added
Brett
N2DTS
I am really getting anxious to get my hands on the K3, as I'm sure
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:44:08 +, Charles Harpole wrote:
ARRL's idea to standardize on Anderson is similarily a
mistake... and their idea is especially applied to emergency
comm... the very place where weird fixtures are another disaster.
Our ARES group has standardized on the Anderson PPs
Now that the time has come to chose filters, which ones will you get? What are
people doing? The easiest is to outfit both receivers with five filters each.
With that money, you can buy another radio. Will you put a wide and narrow
filter in each radio? I primarily use CW, but do both CW
I was just about to spend extra $$$ on rtty and psk gear when up popped
the
K 3 with that built in. WOW
Charles Harpole
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That must make Yacomwood very happy to read. (:
Rick Dettinger
K7MW
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:44:08 +, Charles Harpole wrote:
ARRL's idea to standardize on Anderson is similarily a
mistake... and their idea is especially applied to emergency
comm... the very place where weird fixtures are another disaster.
Our
What with the cost for 5 filters - has anyone
figured out how to DESIGN BUILD their own
compatable K3 filters - that would be compatable with
the K3? Active filters, a filter design program,
blank filter PCB's, - and all that?
Fred, de N3CSY
John:
I was just going to make that reference to R/C airplanes.
I fly large electric planes, my largest being almost 12 pounds. I run
10 lithium polymer batteries in series for a total of just over 34 volts
at full load which draws approximately 62 amps. I'm using 45 amp APP's
and they
Remember these are roofing filters not the normal bandwidth filters we are
used to. The DSP is going to provide the final filtering. All the roofing
filter does is reduce the width of the front end.
Therefore, you might not need all of them or any of them depending on the
type of
I did not say the Power Poles are bad... they are likely superior in some
ways to other connectors, but my point, which so many missed, is the same as
the theory of installed base whereby one item becomes the de facto
standard sometimes regardless of its rating as best or not.
For examples,
The tool you are referring to was a design originally made by TB (Thomas
and Betts) and for many years it has been an industrial standard. It works
bets
with TB crimp terminals and it provides crimping by embossing a deep
impression on the back side of the terminal port. It is important to
I have purchased a lot of HF and VHF/UHF radios over the years that
require 5 to 30 amps of 12 volt power. They all came with factory
connectors. Almost without exception they were connectors that were
not readily available. Most were marginal mechanically and not really
adequate for the peak
Southgate what country? We have a fairly large city in So.California named
Southgate , but I think they know about the FCC.
Al WA6VNN
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