Hi All,
The IC-7800 is a beautiful radio--no question. I saw one at Dayton this
year, and it will charm your socks off! I saw the new Yaesu there also, but
no
touchee--they had it in a glass case! It's beautiful too, but costs even
more.
To me, there are (at least) two words that
Like Paul, I found 20 meters last night to be absolutely fabulous.
Actually, it's been very good at night off and on for the last several weeks.
With
my K2 at 5 watts, and just an R7 vertical, I worked one European after
another, usually on the first call and with no repeats. If you
Like others, I have been using the Alinco 330 switching supply for a couple
of years now, and no detectible RF interference.
Dave W7AQK
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Fred and All,
I do it all the time! I use an RCA wireless headphone system that cost
about $50 on sale. Works great. I can go through most of the house and still
hear fine. It can get spotty in places. Be careful though. Not all of these
systems work that well. Some time back I had
In a message dated 3/6/2005 10:07:15 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was
stopped in my tracks momentarily when I was told I sounded like Roger
Daltry! Is this good? Apparently it was meant as a compliment and I
therefore took it as one.
Well, its very
First the good news! My T1 arrived today!
Now the bad news! I have a new Bullmastiff puppy--3 months old--his name is
Linus, but I may rename him T1--I had the bags out of the box to inventory
parts--got a phone call--puppy (he's 30 lbs. already), stretches up to table
and grabs bag of
Hi All,
Seems like I'm giving folks a good laugh, and I don't blame you.
Unbelievable, isn't it? Anyway, the parts inventory fortunately yielded good
news.
The only part that seems to be missing is the stereo jack, which I assume will
show up later I even found all the little LED
Hi All,
Notwithstanding my dog Linus's efforts to the contrary (trying to eat my
parts), the T1 is up and running. Still running tests though, but it tunes
fine. My firmware is v 1.07--looks like there has been an update since the
manual was prepared. The only construction question I
In a message dated 3/27/2005 1:53:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My prototype T1 has v 1.07. I think that was the last revision before
shipments begun. What in the operating manual makes you suspect something
different?
Only that the owner's manual refers to V
Hi All,
One of the first things I did after building the T1 was to look for
something in which to store it. Amazingly, I had something already that seems
to
work very well. It's a case originally intended for one of my earlier Pocket
PC's. My wife keeps that unit on her bedstand now, so
In a message dated 4/4/2005 8:19:17 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you use 30 meters for CW there may be an unpleasent surprize on the
horizon.
I've posted information about it at www.zerobeat.net
If you operate CW at low poer levels, you really should read
I got one of the first T1's that went out the door at Elecraft, but that
meant I also had to do the mod that was deemed necessary so early on. As it
turned out, the hardest part was getting the glued together toroids unstuck
from
my fingers! I know, smooth move dummy! It only took a
In a message dated 4/6/2005 12:57:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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Then I found my current CW mentor (I am not sure if he wants to get
mentioned here But Thank you SB!!) He worked with me, and is still
working with me. Got me faster and faster. He weaned me
In a message dated 4/16/2005 5:20:48 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
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are both junk...
It's really unfortunate that with the ham marketplace so small, that folks
feel the need to slam the few suppliers we have.
I don't think you should be so hard on folks,
In a message dated 4/25/2005 9:15:57 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The least expensive of the lot is the new Tokyo Hypower
HL2KFX at around $2600 plus $330 shipping. Its a bare
bones KW amp at 54 lbs with its built in switching power supply.
If you add a KW
In a message dated 4/28/2005 3:05:48 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My own program K2Net provides a remote K2 front panel that can be used
across the Internet. However it is not, and is never likely to, do all the
things TRX Manager can, especially as I have
Something occurred to me about this race. The text message folks got to
punch their message in, which was then printed out on the receiving end
right on the receiver's phone. I'm not sure if they were also trying to
transcribe by hand. Seems to me the CW guys could have shown that
In a message dated 6/1/2005 11:05:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
IF YOU HAVE THE KIT VERSION:
The label supplied with the kit version of the T1 has the protective
film in place. You must removed it as described below.
Done! Didn't even know it was there.
In a message dated 9/6/2005 2:04:35 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How many of you have bought a spare k2 and inventoried it than put it
back in the box and have it on a shelve waiting for the price to go up
like heath kits have done?
see ya
73's
N1IB
David
You can hook up the ALC if you want, but don't need to. Just connect the
amp to the keying line on the K3, and the antenna, and you are good to go.
It only takes about 40 watts of drive from the K3 to get 400 plus out of the
ALS-600.
Dave W7AQK
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From: Bob
I checked on the internet, and was pointed to the Sam Ash link. The link
said free shipping, but when I got to the Sam Ash website, it wanted to
charge about 10 bucks shipping, which put their price about the same as what
Amazon sells it for.
I have another suggestion some might want to try.
Hi All,
It's a really good deal, particularly when you see that ARRL is selling them
for $20 more, and that is supposedly $10 off the regular price. I already
ordered (and received) one from Bill Kelsey (Kanga US). It cost a bit more,
but the shipping was less, so around the same price--and
That's an excellent point Jim! I don't think most folks realize how close
you can get to another station with a K3 and not even know they are there!
I used to have big problems with a fellow who lives about a quarter of a
mile from me--not his fault, but he was just LOUD! Now, I don't even
Hi Adam,
As Wayne pointed out, and as I suspected, I was kind of beating a dead horse
due to the noise level I have. I have done something similar to what you
did--turning off various circuits in the house to see if much of the noise
disappeared. It didn't seem to make much difference here,
James,
I am so sorry to hear about you hand problem. I'm sure this has been a
terrible thing to deal with.
I don't know your full situation, but may I be so bold as to suggest that
perhaps you try learning to send with your other hand? I've often thought
about doing that myself, but never
Dave and All,
I have an Acer Aspire One (I'm using it now), and it works fine with the K3. I
can download K3 updates, etc. with no problem. Mine has a 120 GB hard drive, 1
MB RAM, and uses Windows XP. I'm really enjoying the computer.
By the way, I got an email from buy.com the other day
Ron and All,
This story made the rounds last fall right after it happened. Probably wasn't
picked up on this reflector, although that surprises me. However, this is a
much more detailed version of the event than what I saw previously. Anyway,
this guy must be made of stout stuff to have
Chuck and All,
The Par End Feds work fine with a K-1, but you need to get one end up in the
air as much as possible. You might be better off with one of the portable
vertical systems at the beach.
Dave W7AQK
- Original Message -
From: Chuck Pridgen cprid...@embarqmail.com
To:
Jim, Steve, and All,
Well, Steve is being a little hard on Jim, but the point is that most
questions are answerable in the manual---somewhere! The problem is that the
contents page at the front isn't all that helpful with regard to many
specific questions. A lot of things you want to find
Paul and All,
This is very interesting! Thanks for bringing that article by VK1OD to our
attention.
I think I agree with you about trap losses. I have used a Cushcraft R7, and
now an R8, for years with surprisingly good results. What appealed to me
about both of these models is that they
Mike and All,
I'm not all that surprised that W5OV was able to get a match using his K3,
although I'm not sure exactly how severe the mismatch is. It has to be
pretty far off though.
Using my K3, with its built-in ATU, I am able to get a 1:1 match on 80
meters using my R8 vertical, which
Chris and All,
I had a power on--power off problem some time back. I think several others
had a similar issue. My problem was traced to the I/O board. I believe
this has been fixed, and later units don't have the problem. Not sure what
your number is though.
I suggest you contact Gary or
Jon,
It's that pit mix that is your problem. A purebred lab (or better yet, a
bullmastiff like I have) would have whipped out a soldering iron and
installed it for you! Hi.
Dave W7AQK
- Original Message -
From: Jon Perelstein jpere...@yahoo.com
To: elecraft reflector
I would try a small amplified speaker, perhaps like the one radio shack
sells or similar. The audio output from the KX-1 is a little puny in my
view. I also often use a headphone amplifier, similar to the Boostaroo,
to beef up the output. The KX-1 works fair without that, but on weaker
The Radio Shack 25 amp supply, which someone else mentioned and recommended
is available on the website, but the local store nearby told me they will
order it for you (at that sale price--$59), and no shipping cost. Most
Radio Shack stores have stopped stocking those power supplies locally. I
In a message dated 10/1/2005 3:32:39 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Wondering if anyone has a CW filter or perhaps the obf filter kit for
the FT 817 to sell, if not where to buy?
I'd also like to know your opinion on how the 817 performs on CW , I'm
a K2 user
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've been using N3FJP software for both general logging and
contesting. I originally got it because it was the only
software I could find that supported the Fists Sprint, and
now I'm quite used
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I have wasted many hours trying to work them. The pileups are horrendous.
The lids are out in tremendous force.
I agree with you. I get mad as hell at ops who will continue to send their
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http://tinyurl.com/cbwta
Looks like a first class set of paddles to me! Wish I could wrap my fingers
around it and give it a test drive!
Dave W7AQK
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Saturday 08 October 2005 19:07, mc wrote:
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
Ron and All,
I dunno Ron! 40 is still a great CW band. I just wish we could work out a
peace treaty with the digital folks!
Another great CW hangout of old was the top 50 khz of 20 meters. I used to
work a lot of DX up there.
Dave W7AQK
Several posts were recently made regarding the small Radio Shack switcher
power supply (RS 22-507). Most comments seemed pretty favorable about it.
Anyway, one of those came available in a local estate sale for one of my ham
friends who recently passed away. I decided to give it a try, and it
Hi All,
I'm getting a really big kick out of all the excitement from those lucky
enough to already have a KX3 in hand. It's like a bunch of kids in a candy
store! Can't blame you! I know how you feel, since all my other Elecraft
rigs have pretty low serial numbers, except for back-up K2,
I've been asked by the widow of a ham friend, John McClain, K7SVV, to assist
her in disposing of several Elecraft rigs. The information I have at the
moment is a bit sketchy, but I will be going over to determine more precise
info on all these radios in the next couple of days. In any event,
Hi All,
First rig to sell is a K2. This is a relatively late model (serial # 5K+).
It is the QRP version, and has the SSB option and 160 meter option. I also
have the ATU option, but it is not installed--it does come with the rig,
however. NOT a difficult add-on.
I checked the radio out
Hi all,
The K2 I listed on behalf of the estate has been sold, pending receipt of
funds. Thanks for the interest and inquiry. I will have more stuff soon.
Dave W7AQK
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U are right Wayne! I’m haunting the CW portion, but Europe is very strong here
too. Hope you grab a bunch of them—know U are using that KX3!
Have a great weekend!
Dave W7AQK
From: Wayne Burdick
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 9:52 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Cc: k...@yahoogroups.com
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Hi All,
Here are two more Elecraft radios from the estate of John McClain, K7SVV.
First is a very nice 4 band K1. This one is set up for 40, 30, 20, and 17
meters. Also comes with the internal ATU, backlight option, and the wide
range tilt stand. I checked it out on the air, and everything
Anybody besides me having trouble pulling up the VE7CC DX cluster this
morning
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Hi All,
Thanks for the nice response. Both rigs are sold pending receipt of funds.
I've kept all inquiries in case something falls through.
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David and All,
I have a Bravo 7K, and so far, I find it to be only a fair performer.
This assessment is based only on limited testing against my Sigma 40XK
vertical dipole, which is another N6BT design from his time as owner of
Force12. So far, I've only been able to run limited A/B tests on
I've been helping K7SVV's widow dispose of much of his gear. We are now
offering for sale a K3 in absolutely excellent condition. It is an early
serial
number, but very, very lightly used--I mean, really lightly used!
Nevertheless,
as a precaution, the K3 was sent to Elecraft for a thorough
Hi All,
At Dayton a few weeks ago I got to test drive a number of Tony's paddles.
I was walking around with my friend Jay, W5JAY, who knows Tony very well.
We spent a fair amount of time chatting, and while Jay and Tony were
discussing various things, I spent a good bit of time trying out
Jim and All,
Bruce Prior, N7RR, wrote several QST articles about paddles he had tested.
In March 2009, there is one on High End Dual Lever Paddles. That one
includes the Mercury, the Begali Sculpture, and a top end N3ZN paddle. Then
in May 2009, he followed up with an article on Portable
Hi all,
Well, I feel like the proverbial guy who is all dressed up and nowhere to
go! My KX3 is up and running, and the bands suck! I did make 3 or 4 nice
QSO's, but they were cut short by erratic conditions. Right now I don't
hear much of anything. Oh well, I can always spend time
Hi All,
This issue seems to come up with just about every rig that offers general
coverage. I know it was a topic of discussion with the K3 when it first
arrived. It has always been my understanding that offering general coverage
on a ham rig meant compromise somewhere. Most of the earlier
Hi all,
Last weekend I had the privilege of being invited as a guest to the
Northwest FOC gathering in Seattle. The invitation came from my friend
Shin, JA1NUT, who was in attendance. It was wonderful to meet this fine
fellow after so many years of having chatted with him on 40 and 20 CW. I
Hi All,
Actually, I think this thread is totally relevant to this reflector given
the fact that it has the capability of mating nicely to the KX3! It's not
like we are discussing something that bears absolutely no relationship to an
Elecraft product.
In any event, I would add a few comments
Hi All,
The Tucson area hams have made a concerted effort to upgrade our annual
hamfest. Today was the day. This year they somehow encouraged several
vendors, including Elecraft, to make an appearance, and I think it all went
extremely well. Maybe a bit light yet, but if they keep working
Hi All,
Last Saturday I got a notice from Elecraft that my KAT500 was in the loop,
and for me to confirm my order, which I did post haste. Monday morning I
got an auto shipping notice. I thought, Boy, that's fast! The tracking
info said it would be here today. Well, a package did arrive,
Phil,
Heck, if you have something in draft form, that you are apparently willing
to disseminate, why not just post it in the files section and mark it
clearly as a preliminary draft???
Dave W7AQK
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Hi All,
I've been tinkering with remote operation. It's been on my wish list
since I saw my first demo by Paul, W9AC, at FDIM a few years ago. He was
using his TS-480, which is a fairly easy rig to set up for remote operation.
I say easy, but there is some complexity to it. However, it is
Ed and All,
Here is a link to a bunch of variations on 4:1 baluns you can construct
yourself.
http://www.google.com/search?q=4:1+balunhl=enprmd=imvnstbm=ischtbo=usource=univsa=Xei=6PqXUNXAPM-l2AW454DoBQved=0CDUQsAQbiw=1463bih=709
As for something commercial, the Elecraft BL-1 is a good option,
Hi All,
I have a RM Italy HLA150, but I haven't tried it yet with the KX3. I've
been using another amp, the THP HL50B, which works quite well. Not QSK
though. It has good RF sensing, and gives me abut 60 watts or a bit more.
It isn't auto band-switching either, but otherwise it has been an
Hi All,
I'm not going to totally throw cold water on those trying to rely heavily on
the CW decoding capability of the K3 (and KX3), but I think you will be
mostly frustrated. First of all, the decoding capability of these rigs is
heavily dependent on several factors, including a pretty good
Hi All,
I just read the post by Bill Schmidt, K9HZ, who defended the RM Italy HLA
series amps as not being as bad as many folks seem to think. I had posted
a similar response earlier, but thought I should add some substance to my
defense (and perhaps to Bill's).
I think much of the confusion
Hi All,
According to UPS, my KAT500 should hit my doorstep sometime tomorrow.
Problem is we are planning to leave tomorrow morning for a couple of weeks
in Oregon! Fortunately, if it comes after we leave, my daughter will be
here to accept delivery.
It's almost amazing how deliveries from
Hi Again All,
I was just informed by private email that the Ten-Tec 418 amp will NOT do
QSK! That astounds me! I just assumed it did I guess. I'm no designer,
but I didn't think QSK was all that hard to incorporate--especially in an
amp that seems to be priced in the full feature price
Once more!
Man, this is like a tennis match! O.K. The word is in--and this time it's
from Paul Clinton, Service Manager at Ten-Tec. The 418 amp WILL do QSK!
Whew! Now I feel better! Kind of strange, though, that they don't make
that absolutely clear in their brochure.
Dave W7AQK
Hi All,
This info (see link below) was just passed on to me via GQRP-L.
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-argonaut-vi-is-coming-soon.html
There are still a lot of missing details, but it's hard for me to see how
this rig competes effectively with the KX3.
Dave W7AQK
Hi All,
KAT500 number 71 arrived by UPS today. We were supposed to be on the road
today, but my wife was been pretty sick last week, and needed an extra day
to get ready for the trip. Anyway, it works great! I'm happy. Actually,
I'm very happy! The main reason is that running higher power
Hi All,
Obviously most of the responders here are either K3 owners, or K3 potential
owners, who have experienced the quality of this radio. So, am I totally
satisfied? No! Am I reasonably satisfied? Absolutely!
The K3 is a wonderful radio, and something all of us who own one can be very
Hi All,
What a lot of folks don't realize is that a great many of the amateur radio
suppliers, and especially the QRP type suppliers, are one man operations!
As such, they don't have a particularly organized and sophisticated ordering
and shipping process. Accordingly, if you are in a
Fred and All,
I think Fred's comment is a bit excessive. It's a shame he had a bad
experience, but the same thing could have happened if he had used almost any
other venue for selling gear, like Eham, or QTH, or whatever. You can't
just blame Ebay for your own mistakes. His comments about
Hi Randy and All,
A lot of answers to your questions, but I think what you really need to do
is read the extensive coverage of this topic by Rudy Severns, N6LF. Go to
this website:
http://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/
There are at least two groups of QEX articles you probably would be most
Hi All,
Ed may be right--it's hard to say. It also depends on what the definition
of disappear is, meaning I think there will always be some adventurous
souls using CW regardless of where technology takes us. By rights, I would
have thought AM would disappear, but it hasn't--not totally.
Wim DeWilder posted:
I have a 31 foot vertical myself (S9 V31) and since I have the KPA500 I
use the 600 WATT MFJ remote auto tuner.
With about 8 radials of 30 ft it works well on 40m - 10m.
The MFJ can't tune it on 80m but the internal K3 tuner does.
Feedline is 100ft of RG213
Ron and All,
I think Ron's cautionary comments are right on! I remember a number of
years back when the Kenwood TS-50 first came out. It didn't take long for
the tinkerers to realize that the output transistors in that rig were very
conservatively rated. It was often stated that they could
Good Morning All,
I can't explain the problem, and maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree.
However, in recent years it has become pretty obvious to me that
microprocessors are pretty finicky! All the devices we use these days that
have microprocessors seem to periodically get hung up due to
Mike and All,
Not sure what was so humorous exactly, about Full QRQ break-in, but my
reaction would be more like are you kidding me? . Full QRQ break-in
says two things--Not only does it have QSK capability (the full break-in
part of that phrase), but also at really high CW speeds (QRQ),
Hi All,
I'm glad (for some of you) that a 2 meter transverter will eventually be
available for the KX3. In my view, however, only having 2 meters really
doesn't accomplish that much. Yes, 2 meters probably still is the most
significant VHF/UHF band, but it seems to me that 440 has become
Hi All,
I read the comments by Doug, KR2Q, (and Wayne's response as well), and while
I tend to agree with much of Doug's analysis, I have a serious question.
Doug infers that the outstanding specs for the KX3 are superfluous when
operating in the field. I honestly don't understand his point.
Jim and all,
At 5 watts input, I get something just north of 75 watts out of the
KPA500. At 7 watts input, I get 100 watts out from the KPA500. That's not
a precise measurement, but hopefully close enough. That was on 40 meters,
by the way. In any event, without doing the math, that seems
NQ7R and all,
Tom, that does sound like a very odd problem. I Don't remember seeing it
discussed previously here. However, your suggestion that Gary Surrency may
be lacking in interest to solve it doesn't sound like Gary at all! He has
been around the Elecraft scene, almost from inception,
Hi All,
I just got home from the Yuma/ARRL SW Division Hamfest. It was a nice
gathering, but not huge--not as big as Pacificon, for example. Friendly
folks, though, and some pretty decent weather. It was much better in Yuma
than just east in Tucson, where I live.
I got to see several old
This is not an elegant solution, but I do use my Yamaha CM500 most of the
time. I have it plugged into the back of the K3. My MH2 microphone is
still plugged into the front, and I just use the push to talk switch on
the MH2, even when I'm using the CM500. Of course, a simple switch could be
The Bravo 7K is, indeed, an interesting new design by Tom Schiller, N6BT. I
initially home brewed a version of it, which wasn't that hard to do using
the information available online. Subsequently, I was able to obtain the
actual antenna itself, and I have been doing a lot of comparisons with
As Eric recently explained to me, the KAT500 is based on the same design as
the ATU for the K3--only bigger! So, yes it should have much the same
spec's, which means something like a 10:1 SWR capability. Actually, Eric
noted that, provided you a somewhat closer SWR variance, like 3:1 or
Hi All,
Wow! Everyone is going bonkers trying to get ready for their KX3! Can't
blame you--me too! I may be wrong, but I don't remember this much
excitement about a new product ever!
Pelican cases have always seems a bit bulky, and even unhandy to me. I do
have one for my KX1, but I'm not
I think the KAT500 may be sturdy enough for the KPA500 to sit on top of it,
but I am a bit nervous about interrupting the air flow around the amp. I
think, during my recent discussion with Eric, he suggested it be set on, or
under, the K3. Airflow is important there too, but not as critical
Hi All,
This seems to come up a lot, and I always have to wonder how such a question
can be effectively answered, at least convincingly. The problem is that
everyone has different wants and needs. Also, just about every radio out
there is significantly different in various ways, whether it's
Hi All,
A nice comparison of the KPA500 and the THP amp. Pros and cons for either
I'm sure. However, the question of weight makes me curious. As a KPA500
owner I know that there isn't much inside the KPA500 that adds a lot of
weight other than that nice, husky transformer. Erroneously,
Hi All,
I suspect lots of folks are working the Clipperton gang so my working them
too is not such a big deal. However, I snagged them on, not only 40 and 30,
but also 80 and 160 CW. The antenna I was using is the unique thing--an R8
vertical, which is only really supposed to go down to 40
Hi All,
Apparently they are starting to shut things down--a bit early it seems! My
DX cluster had a note that the 160/80 antennas are down now! Nothing on
their blog about that. Supposedly they still have almost 2 days to go. At
this moment they only have 40 SSB up and running!
I guess
?
Here's the link on Clipperton's history.
http://www.damninteresting.com/the-tyrant-clipperton-island/
Dave W7AQK
-Original Message-
From: Fred Smith
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 3:13 AM
To: 'Dyarnes' ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] TX5K
Did you work them on 160m
.
That was a very well run DXpedition! One of the best in my memory.
Dave W7AQK
From: Milt -- N5IA
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 8:55 AM
To: Dyarnes ; Fred Smith ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TX5K
-Original Message-
From: Dyarnes
Sent: Saturday, March 09
Hi All,
I am in need of some informed counseling. Hopefully I won't start a thread
of war stories.
Some time back, my neighbor complained that I was getting into his TV
system. He has Dish Network, by the way, which is the same thing I have.
Anyway, I immediately tried to be responsive,
Hi All,
First, I hope this thread isn't viewed adversely by the moderator. I think
it's educational, at a minimum. Of course, I have a vested interest in the
topic right now, but sooner or later, just about every ham will probably
face this issue--rightly or wrongly!
I loved the old Jimmy
Hi All,
It seems appropriate to relate today's very interesting (to me, anyway)
events regarding this matter. All day I noticed a cable company truck
running all around our neighborhood, checking this and that. Late this
afternoon, the truck went to a fairly large control box of some sort,
Hi All,
To echo Jim Brown's cautionary statement about IMD with the RM Italy HLA
series amps, there is some good info on Tom Rausch's (W8JI) website
concerning the HLA-150. That amp will run up to 150 watts or so, but
according to some testing that Rausch did, if you go much over 100 watts,
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