Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Alan Bloom
I think I overheard at Visalia that the KPA500 draws only 1 kW from the AC power line with 500W out. It uses a high-efficiency toroidal power transformer. I doubt that a switching power supply would do any better than that. The total weight is about 22 pounds I believe. Less than many

[Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Edward Cole
How would $400-450 for a 200-300w linear sound? I am building up such a linear amp 12w -- 200w on 2-30 MHz. If it tests out well, I am thinking their may be a market for this. I understand that the FCC has to accept the unit, but I wonder if it is only available as a kit if that applies?

[Elecraft] My feelings

2010-04-19 Thread Alan Price
Fellow Elecrafters: Normally I don't enter into conversations like this one. In this case I feel obligated. I have known Don, through the reflector for many years. He is probably the largest source of Elecraft knowledge on the reflector. He is also a gentleman. In the many years I

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Matt Palmer
Switching supply can do much better than 50% efficiency, I've designed several for use in PA's that are close to 95% efficient. The dominating inefficiency is usually in the PA Matt W8ESE __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings

2010-04-19 Thread Hector Padron
I will back you up 300% Alan.  Don is a clear example of a gentleman,he is not only the most trustable source of information on Elecraft radios but also a decent business man,I had the chance once in the past to let him tune my K2 and he did a great job in a short time and with a decent

[Elecraft] K1-Something interesting about the inventory

2010-04-19 Thread ki4bbl
Ok, I can finally get to the site to comment...I did my inventory on the K1 when it arrived, but missed the filter board. Elecraft promptly sent me a new one (yea) While waiting, I built part of the front panel but got to the point in the build (lcd backlight) where I need to hook up to the

Re: [Elecraft] Grounding negative side of power supply?

2010-04-19 Thread briana
I did a calculation of how many feet of heavy gauge wire would be required to do this grounding. Glad it isn't necessary. For some stations one would be talking thousands of feet of wire to tie all the RX antenna grounds to the mains ground. One wants to keep the RX antennas well away from TX

[Elecraft] K3 as hand luggage

2010-04-19 Thread Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB
Hi, Is it ok to have a K3 inside hand luggage on US flights? Or can one have problems with TSA? 73 TU, Felipe - PY1NB -- Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB - PR1T team member /// Rio DX Group member /// Araucaria DX Group

Re: [Elecraft] K3 as hand luggage

2010-04-19 Thread N2TK, Tony
I have a wheeled carrier for my K3 and laptop. Take both out for the x-ray machine. No problems to date. Tony -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 8:25 AM To:

Re: [Elecraft] P3

2010-04-19 Thread lstavenhagen
So did anyone get any video or more info on the P3 over the weekend? Tnx es 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/P3-tp4914382p4924961.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft

[Elecraft] Dayton Contest Dinner

2010-04-19 Thread Julius Fazekas n2wn
We have one seat left open at our table, so far we have: W5MX and wife, WB8JUI, AB4GG, W4KRY, WF7T, UA3AGW, NP3D and N2WN... This happens Saturday night. If anyone would like to join us, please contact me off list. Hope to see a bunch of fellow Elecrafter's there, and think we'll be adding one

[Elecraft] OT: Don / Unidentified list posters

2010-04-19 Thread Ken Kopp
What a sad and angering situation to find when Rose and I checked into a motel on the way home from Visalia and logged on for our e-mail. I've stewed about the issue most of the night. A post from Don, regardless of subject, was a -must- read. There's almost always learning to be gleaned and

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Tom W8JI
I am building up such a linear amp 12w -- 200w on 2-30 MHz. If it tests out well, I am thinking their may be a market for this. I understand that the FCC has to accept the unit, but I wonder if it is only available as a kit if that applies? This is a 28-volt transistor so a 28 volt 20A supply

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Miller
Is there some obvious reason why the FCC chose 15dB as the gain limit? 73 jim ab3cv __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread K5WA
While I don't have any desire for a KPA500, I am EXTREMELY happy that it is in the pipeline because I can continue holding out hope that Elecraft's RD continues on a KPA1500...which is the one I can't wait to buy. My pair of Alpha 76CAs are getting long in the tooth and if the KPA500 sells like

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Monty Shultes
Jim - I believe it was to make CB amps illegal and unprofitable. Also, Ham amps were not permitted to operate on 10 meters for the same reason - to make them unattractive to CB operators. Monty K2DLJ Is there some obvious reason why the FCC chose 15dB as the gain limit? 73 jim ab3cv

Re: [Elecraft] K1 LED backlight anode annotation

2010-04-19 Thread ki4bbl
Don, You are indeed correct...thanks for enlightening me! -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K1-LED-backlight-anode-annotation-tp4917968p4925395.html Sent from the [K1] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __

[Elecraft] OT: Need Help with Transistor Substitution ;-)

2010-04-19 Thread Don Rasmussen
2SC372Y and 2SK19GR OR NTE85 and NTE133 (same pair cross referenced to NTE Into a common part that I could get at RF Parts? These are old FT101 FET's and they might be common under some newer name. Thanks, Don __ Elecraft mailing list

[Elecraft] OT: Don / Unidentified list posters

2010-04-19 Thread Chuck Guenther
Ken Kopp wrote: I've 'stewed' about the issue most of the night. Me too, Ken. Don helped me a lot when I was assembling my KX1 and K2. The impatient K2 builder says he doesn't care at all about feelings; yet he also claims to have an EET degree. I taught for many years in a community

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Paul Christensen
The 15 dB gain limitation made more sense when Part 97.317 included a companion restriction of requiring not less than 50-watts drive power to attain the amp's rated output power. If a Part 95 user had the wherewithal to somehow modify a recently manufactured QRP-input type amp, 15 dB still

[Elecraft] KPA500 AMP Frequency Coverage

2010-04-19 Thread W3cmp
Hello all: Perhaps I missed it in earlier discussions but can anyone tell me what bands the KPA500 will cover? I assume 160 is the low end but will it cover 6 meters as well? Thanks. Chris Patterson W3CMP __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 as hand luggage

2010-04-19 Thread Lew Phelps K6LMP
I believe that TSA requires laptops, digital movie cameras, and other large electronics items to be removed from their carrying cases and placed in a separate bin to go through xray. practices vary a little from airport to airport, but it certainly does not hurt to at least inform TSA what's

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 AMP Frequency Coverage

2010-04-19 Thread Vic K2VCO
On 4/19/2010 7:46 AM, w3...@aol.com wrote: Hello all: Perhaps I missed it in earlier discussions but can anyone tell me what bands the KPA500 will cover? I assume 160 is the low end but will it cover 6 meters as well? Thanks. Chris Patterson W3CMP Yes, it covers 1.8 - 54 MHz. --

Re: [Elecraft] K3 as hand luggage

2010-04-19 Thread Andrew Faber
My experience with the K3 as hand luggage has been good. I have been taking my K3 to and from Aruba for 2 1/2 years. At SFO, about half the time I have to take it out of the backpack for it to be checked. They then swab it briefly for explosives and usually run it through the x-ray machine

[Elecraft] SCAF-1

2010-04-19 Thread palindrome3993
Hi Don from Mike WB9GZL (K2 #4206). I don't always have the time to read the Elecraft email reflector each day, and I just stumbled across your week-old-or-so post looking to sell your SCAF-1. I would be interested if you still have it. Thanks Don, and thanks too for your contributions to the

[Elecraft] Good photos of KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
Thanks to Bob, N6TV, there are some good quality photos of the KPA500 available here and ff. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=rawilsontarget=PHOTOid=5461795475230448002aid=5461794434122956513authkey=Gv1sRgCIb8gL7YncDB2gEfeat=email 73, doug

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Jerry T. Dowell
And too quiet! It would not be advisable to operate a linear supply in close proximity to the K3 or the K2. The resulting unwanted modulations have been discussed previously. Jerry AI6L -Original Message- From: Bob McGraw - K4TAX [mailto:rmcg...@blomand.net] Sent: Sunday, April 18,

[Elecraft] Power Outlets for Ham Shacks

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:00:26 -0400, Bill Coleman wrote: There are hair dryers that draw more current than this. At 1500 watt draw is not unreasonable from a 120v outlet. Yes and no. The current drawn by power supplies is NOT sinusoidal, it is a series of pulses at the positive and negative

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Vic K2VCO
On 4/19/2010 9:05 AM, Jerry T. Dowell wrote: And too quiet! It would not be advisable to operate a linear supply in close proximity to the K3 or the K2. The resulting unwanted modulations have been discussed previously. Obviously I haven't tried it (!) but I suspect that the external

Re: [Elecraft] Dayton Contest Dinner

2010-04-19 Thread Julius Fazekas n2wn
The seat has been spoken for... Thanks! - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3#1875 -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Joe Planisky
I don't understand the too quiet comment, if it's intended to be serious. As for the unwanted modulations, that's probably why they've chosen a toroidal power transformer. 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Apr 19, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Jerry T. Dowell wrote: And too quiet! It would not be advisable to

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings

2010-04-19 Thread The Smiths
Okay, enough is enough.. This has become SO out of control for no reason! Why do you feel that it's necessary to send this out to the group No one said that there was anything wrong with Don or how helpful he his. Don made a simple mistake of outing someone's call sign and name on the

[Elecraft] Snap-On Ferrites and RF Noise On 160M

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:00:19 -0400, Bill Coleman wrote: I found that putting a snap-on ferrite core around the power cord reduced the spur to an S5 indication. A similar reduction could be had by placing snap-on ferrite around the power output leads. Study my tutorial on RFI and ferrites.

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Kits for sale by are specifically -included- in the FCC certification requirements. 73, Eric WA6HHQ On 4/19/2010 7:50 AM, Paul Christensen wrote: As to HF amp kits requiring certification, I see no dispositive section in the CFR that affirmatively compels certification of a kit for

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings

2010-04-19 Thread Mark - W5EZY
I sold most of my ham gear, including my K2/100 and KAT100 in EC2 case, 2+ years ago to take up motorcycling. Now, I've gotten back into ham radio and purchased another K2/100. Started back reading the Reflector and enjoying the most-helpful posts of Don Wilhelm. Now, this mess happens; I

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:16:58 -0400, Terry Posey wrote: ALS600 with the Linear Power supply, AD5X Full Break In mod and an external bandswitching accessory plus an MFJ998 would come in considerably under the $2,000 price. Do I understand that you are equating MFJ with Elecraft? That's quite a

Re: [Elecraft] Snap-On Ferrites and RF Noise On 160M

2010-04-19 Thread David Christ
It is not jacketed, but submersible water pump wire is often twisted and in sizes as large as one could reasonably wish. Here is one example: http://www.deanbennett.com/submersible-pump-wire.htm David K0LUM At 9:37 AM -0700 4/19/10, Jim Brown wrote: Another point. It has LONG been known

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings

2010-04-19 Thread Joe Planisky
G! This is driving me nuts. Don did NOT out someones call!!! The person in question put his callsign in the subject line of the message. Foxjazz did that himself. Don didn't do it. All Don did was look up the call on QRZ.com to associate a name with the call. I WILL continue to

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings

2010-04-19 Thread n0jrn
As if it's your duty to do that NOT I didn't realize your name was ERIC NOT So it wasn't up to you to point anything out !Was it ? IF there is a lesson to be learned here, open your eyes and realize it's you that should be learning. 73 JerryN0JRN On

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings [Edd of thread]

2010-04-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Guys - Let's end this thread and all related ones now. 73, Eric Elecraft List Moderator (I go out of town for a show and the list goes crazy! ;-) On 4/19/2010 9:37 AM, The Smiths wrote: Okay, enough is enough.. This has become SO out of control for no reason!

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings [END of Thread]

2010-04-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Don will be back shortly. :-) We all have 'bad hair days' and occasionally hit 'send' too quickly. Folks, As just posted, this thread is now ended. (Mus be the lack of sunspots that has people going a little crazy.. ;-) 73, Eric Elecraft List moderator On 4/19/2010 9:52 AM, Mark -

Re: [Elecraft] My feelings

2010-04-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - PLEASE, no more postings on this subject. 73, Eric Elecraft List Moderator - really! === __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] Good photos of KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Wes Stewart
Wow. After looking at all those photos I think I'm going to go on a diet. (I can't do a thing about the being old part). Wes N7WS --- On Mon, 4/19/10, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 fa...@panix.com wrote: From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 fa...@panix.com Subject: [Elecraft] Good

Re: [Elecraft] Snap-On Ferrites and RF Noise On 160M

2010-04-19 Thread Merv Schweigert
Another solution is to take the zip cord and pull it apart, chuck two ends in a variable speed drill and turn slowly, it will make a very nice twisted pair out of any guage. Just be sure to use a length longer than what you need as it looses length as it is twisted of course. To keep it in

[Elecraft] P3 and KPA500 Photos

2010-04-19 Thread Tony Fegan VE3QF
Here are a few Visalia 2010 photos of the P3 and KPA500 taken by Bo N7BK: http://pbckt.com/sQ.dJyP 73 and enjoy Tony VE3QF __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 AMP Frequency Coverage

2010-04-19 Thread wb6rse1
On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote: Yes, it covers 1.8 - 54 MHz. AND if you press the band button on the KPA500, it will also switch the band on the K3. 73 - Steve WB6RSE __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Gary Gregory
Jim Brown wrote I just returned from Visalia. The exhibit hall included large booths showing Icom and Yaesu rigs. The Elecraft booth was JAMMED from the minute the doors opened until they closed. The Yaesu and Icom booths had only modest traffic, and were oftn next to deserted. Now THAT is

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Paul Christensen
Eric: The term kit has indeed been omitted from the rule. I had to take another look at the rule and track the changes of the CFR. Before mid-2006, Section 2.815(b) had read: (b) After April 27, 1978, no person shall manufacture, sell or lease, offer for sale or lease (including advertising

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 AMP Frequency Coverage

2010-04-19 Thread Gary Gregory
Band switching - Now that is a great feature. Gary vk4fd On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:41 AM, wb6r...@mac.com wrote: On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote: Yes, it covers 1.8 - 54 MHz. AND if you press the band button on the KPA500, it will also switch the band on the

Re: [Elecraft] P3 and KPA500 Photos

2010-04-19 Thread Edward Dickinson, III
A button for TUNE and a Hold for ANT might suggest a post KPA500 Tuner with Antenna Switching. 73, Dick - KA5KKT Here are a few Visalia 2010 photos of the P3 and KPA500 taken by Bo N7BK:

Re: [Elecraft] P3 and KPA500 Photos

2010-04-19 Thread Edward Dickinson, III
Ooops...make that ATU, not Tune. A button for TUNE and a Hold for ANT might suggest a post KPA500 Tuner with Antenna Switching. 73, Dick - KA5KKT

Re: [Elecraft] P3 and KPA500 Photos

2010-04-19 Thread Gary Gregory
Dick, IF the Remote Tuner becomes a reality, I wonder if it will handle Balanced AND Unbalanced feedline? I would be VERY hopeful that it would. For my type of operation it would be Heaven Sent Oh well, back to dreaming of the futureand setting aside some more Pennies into my E -

[Elecraft] K3 birdies

2010-04-19 Thread Eugeni - EA3QP
I'm hearing birdies in the following frequencies: 28.443 21.273,1 14.186.6 (the most important one with s3) 7.068.5 3.583,2/3.786.0 Also I've done the VCO calibration but the birdies in main and sub.receiver remains. S/N: 38xx. Anybody has the same birdies, any advice to fix it?. Advanced

Re: [Elecraft] ea3qp at yahoo.es -- was any advice to fix it?

2010-04-19 Thread Gary Hvizdak
Sorry about the cut paste error which resulted in the wrong subject line. -Original Message- From: Gary Hvizdak [mailto:garyhviz...@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Monday 19 April 2010 1434 To: 'ea...@yahoo.es' Cc: 'elecraft@mailman.qth.net' Subject: RE: any advice to fix it? On Mon Apr 19 2010 at

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Yup - I read the same section again this morning. My discussions with them have indicated that they now consider 'amplifier', as referred to on their rules, to encompass any amplifier - kit or built. We'll be offering the KPA-500 both ways. (FCC Certified.) 73, Eric WA6HHQ On 4/19/2010

Re: [Elecraft] time to order your P3, design details?

2010-04-19 Thread sfbonk
The P3 controls sure don't look simple to me. Then again, this may be the Ten Tec version since it has Orion on it. http://www.shutterpoint.com/Photos-ViewPhoto.cfm?id=668020 W3OU, Steve -Original Message- From: Al Lorona alor...@sbcglobal.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 button problem question

2010-04-19 Thread Paul Ferguson
Thanks to Harry, WE1X, for letting me know of a similar button problem he had. It is most likely my problem is not caused by the components I suspected, but rather by the failure of the switch inside the encoder for Speed/Mic. I was thinking only of the rubber-covered buttons, which cannot

Re: [Elecraft] Dayton Contest Dinner

2010-04-19 Thread Julius Fazekas n2wn
Thanks for the interest, the seat has been spoken for... Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html http://groups.google.com/group/tcg1?hl=en Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3/100

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

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Re: [Elecraft] K3 birdies

2010-04-19 Thread Wes Stewart
I have: 28.443 - (S3) 21.273 - (S4) 7.0685 +/- (S7) 3.580 + (S4) Wes N7WS --- On Mon, 4/19/10, Eugeni - EA3QP ea...@yahoo.es wrote: From: Eugeni - EA3QP ea...@yahoo.es Subject: [Elecraft] K3 birdies To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 12:19 PM I'm hearing birdies

Re: [Elecraft] K3 birdies

2010-04-19 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi Eugeni: You can reduce and sometimes remove birdies just by moving the black shielded cables around inside the radio. Remove the top cover, turn on the power, tune the radio to a birdie, move the cables. I used some tape to hold the longer cables in position once I found a good spot. I

[Elecraft] 300w HF amp/kit

2010-04-19 Thread Edward Cole
Thanks for the informative discourse on the FCC. My intent in my original posting was to merely test the waters - see if the idea had any interest or merit. I am building one of the CCI kits (EB-27A). So this is not a new design approach. I wondered if there might be interest being able to

Re: [Elecraft] time to order your P3, design details?

2010-04-19 Thread Fred Jensen
Al Lorona wrote: That is really pretty, but my prevailing thought was that perhaps it's just too much eye candy-- which really doesn't make interpreting the data any easier. The spectrum readout-- arguably the most important area of the screen-- is difficult to concentrate on with the

Re: [Elecraft] Good photos of KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread lstavenhagen
Nice looking amp! I'm curious about what the display is reading? And yes I also see the ATU button in this photo, which I suppose may or may not be for real... 73, LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Good-photos-of-KPA500-tp4926192p4928301.html Sent from the Elecraft

[Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread David and Dianne on Comcast
Hi Eric, Might you add to our better understanding of the ATU button appearing on the KPA 500 in some of the jpegs from Visalia? Are you planning to offer an outboard companion tuner with the amp or planning to support one of another vendor such a LDG? Thanks in advance for any insight. de

Re: [Elecraft] News from Visalia!

2010-04-19 Thread Richard Thorne
Yes, good questions. If a tuner is in the works please have the amp automatically bypassed when a tuning cycle takes place. Rich - N5ZC On 4/19/2010 5:48 PM, David and Dianne on Comcast wrote: Hi Eric, Might you add to our better understanding of the ATU button appearing on the KPA 500 in

Re: [Elecraft] K3 as hand luggage

2010-04-19 Thread Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB
Thank you all for the replies! 73, -- Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB - PR1T team member /// Rio DX Group member /// Araucaria DX Group member http://www.dxwatch.com /// http://reversebeacon.net ///

[Elecraft] test

2010-04-19 Thread je1trv
sri, this is test message Atsu, JE1TRV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net

[Elecraft] OT: Identify Transistor

2010-04-19 Thread Don Rasmussen
Help please - in this diagram, the bottom most drawing shows the Source Drain and Gate in a triangle configuration. http://www.nteinc.com/specs/100to199/pdf/nte133.pdf Is the view from top down or looking from below the circle that is the transistor case? tia...

Re: [Elecraft] Grounding negative side of power supply?

2010-04-19 Thread Bob McGraw - K4TAX
To Tom, Bill and all: I never said anything about a direct strike. Don't bother trying to protect for a direct strike. Nothing will survive a direct strike. The problem is two ground points, separated by some distance of earth be it 5 ft, 50 ft or 500 ft. During a nearby strike the energy

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Identify Transistor

2010-04-19 Thread Sam Morgan
Don Rasmussen wrote: Help please - in this diagram, the bottom most drawing shows the Source Drain and Gate in a triangle configuration. http://www.nteinc.com/specs/100to199/pdf/nte133.pdf Is the view from top down or looking from below the circle that is the transistor case? just

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Tom W8JI
Don't bet on it. :-) - Original Message - From: Vic K2VCO v...@rakefet.com Obviously I haven't tried it (!) but I suspect that the external magnetic field from a toroidal transformer is much less extensive than that of the usual laminated type.

Re: [Elecraft] Grounding negative side of power supply?

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:36:29 -0500, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote: Now, with the radio connected between the receiving antenna and the AC mains, the path for the current difference is through the radio and power supply. I'm with Tom on this one. Here's why. First, remember that lightning is NOT

[Elecraft] P3 Information Page now on Elecraft Web Page

2010-04-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
We've now recovered from the Visalia DX convention and have uploaded the P3 Panadapter information page to the Elecraft web page. The direct P3 info page link is: http://www.elecraft.com/P3/p3.htm 73, Eric WA6HHQ __ Elecraft mailing

[Elecraft] k2 power control fault

2010-04-19 Thread luca
Hi friends today the K2 ATU behaved in crazy way. But that is another problem! After 2 second tuning (always swr=5) , the k2 switched off. I switched on again the radio but now the power control does not work. In qrp mode it give 20 watts , in qro mode give 100 watts. no way to control the power

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500

2010-04-19 Thread Joe Planisky
Hi Tom, Please expand on your comment. I had the same thought as Vic. Why wouldn't a toroidal power transformer have less magnetic field coupling to external circuits than a conventional E/I core transformer? 73 -- Joe KB8AP On Apr 19, 2010, at 5:38 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: Don't bet on it.

Re: [Elecraft] Grounding negative side of power supply?

2010-04-19 Thread Bob McGraw - K4TAX
Refer to the NEC. It's their rule. As a side note, a loss of property covered by insurance may be dissallowed if they find improper grounding contributed to the damage. And they reference the NEC with regard to proper. 73 Bob, K4TAX - Original Message - From: Jim Brown

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Information Page now on Elecraft Web Page

2010-04-19 Thread Wes Stewart
Are the screen colors be user selectable? --- On Mon, 4/19/10, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft e...@elecraft.com wrote: From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft e...@elecraft.com Subject: [Elecraft] P3 Information Page now on Elecraft Web Page To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Information Page now on Elecraft Web Page

2010-04-19 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Not at this time. 73, Eric On 4/19/2010 6:23 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: Are the screen colors be user selectable? --- On Mon, 4/19/10, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecrafte...@elecraft.com wrote: From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecrafte...@elecraft.com Subject: [Elecraft] P3 Information Page

[Elecraft] switching from vfo a to b in sync am

2010-04-19 Thread Gary Lee
I noticed the other night while listening to the gran ole opry on the k3, that when I pressed the a/b (keypad 1) button to switch to radio havana on 5970, got a longer beep and nothing happened. But, when on a ham band, a/b worked fine. Am I missing something, or is this a bug?

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Identify Transistor

2010-04-19 Thread Paul Meier
In this drawing the dashed line is a dimension line. Paul K7PM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list

[Elecraft] P3 shipping status query

2010-04-19 Thread David F. Reed
for those of us who already first day ordered our P3s, when might we anticipate their shipping? Or, failing that, when might we see the P3 added to th shipping status page? Not trying to rush things, just being curious. 73 de Dave, W5SV

[Elecraft] P3 color selection (was Re: time to order your P3, design details?)

2010-04-19 Thread Alan Bloom
Hi Fred, I thought for quite awhile about what to do about vision-impaired users of the P3. I couldn't think of any way that a blind or severely visually-impaired person would be able to get any significant benefit from a panadapter so I finally decided not to attempt to make it usable by the

Re: [Elecraft] P3 shipping status query

2010-04-19 Thread Bob Cunnings
According to the order page: http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm#k3 they start shipping July 15th. Bob NW8L On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 8:33 PM, David F. Reed w5sv.d...@gmail.com wrote: for those of us who already first day ordered our P3s, when might we anticipate their shipping?

Re: [Elecraft] Remotable external tuner

2010-04-19 Thread Ken Alexander
All of the above (below actually) for me as well, but please, not just a 500W model. Way too expensive. Looking at SGC's website as an example, a 500W remote autotuner costs 3 times as much as a 100W model and twice as much as a 200W unit. Maybe you can make power rating an option...with the

Re: [Elecraft] Remotable external tuner

2010-04-19 Thread Edward Dickinson, III
Hi Ken. Do you think it is possible for Elecraft to acquire influence with a not yet mature autotuner manufacturer and provide guidance in a manner beneficial to Elecraft enthusiasts? 73, Dick - KA5KKT

Re: [Elecraft] Snap-On Ferrites and RF Noise On 160M

2010-04-19 Thread Bill Coleman
On Apr 19, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:00:19 -0400, Bill Coleman wrote: I found that putting a snap-on ferrite core around the power cord reduced the spur to an S5 indication. A similar reduction could be had by placing snap-on ferrite around the power

Re: [Elecraft] P3 color selection (was Re: time to order your P3, design details?)

2010-04-19 Thread dave . wilburn
Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing the thought that went into it. David Wilburn NM4M Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Alan Bloom n...@cds1.net Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:41:22 To: k6...@foothill.net Cc: Elecraft Reflectorelecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Luis V. Romero
I wrote that statement, Jim: I'm just stating my opinion that, in the big picture, the price point for the KPA500 seems a bit on the high side for what you get. Now seeing photos, its certainly better looking than my ALS600. And the build quality is probably better than my Ameritron product,

Re: [Elecraft] P3 color selection (was Re: time to order your P3, design details?)

2010-04-19 Thread Kok Chen
This web page is intended for web designers, but is useful for designing any color based user interface: http://www.iamcal.com/toys/colors/ It lets a person with normal color vision see what people with various color deficiencies see. For example, when you check the various common anomalies

Re: [Elecraft] P3 color selection (was Re: time to order your P3, design details?)

2010-04-19 Thread Jeremy McDermond
On Apr 19, 2010, at 11:56 PM, Kok Chen wrote: Most users, unless they read the source code, probably doesn't know that there is some method to the madness of the color scheme. No, but those of us that have read the code in the process of writing our own waterfalls appreciate the careful

Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:51:08 -0400, Luis V. Romero wrote: Maybe I'm cheap, maybe not. Almost all of us have had to get by with what we could afford for most, if not all, of our lives, and most of us still do. I've been a ham since 1955. The first rig I bought new was a Heath Apache in 1958

Re: [Elecraft] time to order your P3, design details?

2010-04-19 Thread Larry Phipps
That version of PowerSDR is not optimized for panadapter use. Like anything, there are a variety of SDR programs around. The latest PowerSDR/IF Stage svn from WU2X W1CEG can fill the screen with just the pan display (or waterfall or panafall). You can also add a VFO/S-Meter strip and/or

Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:51:08 -0400, Luis V. Romero wrote: Maybe I'm cheap, maybe not. Certainly, for some of us, the small size is worth some premium. Those who are comparing the KPA500 to a ALS-600 should take note that it's less than 1/3 the volume, and about the same weight as the

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Information Page now on Elecraft Web Page

2010-04-19 Thread k6osx
Woohoo! Has a time line been set for when the P3's assembly manual will be posted on the website? k6osx -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/P3-Information-Page-now-on-Elecraft-Web-Page-tp4928848p4929390.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.