Finally got my K1 on the air today. First contact with NJ2OM working FYBO (I
didn't feel guilty with my 72 degree exchanges against his 41F), then half a
dozen other FYBO'ers and mobiles on the County Hunter's CW Net (14.0565). I
always wondered what the big deal was with Elecraft rigs. Now I
Here's a commercial version of a wireless keyer.
http://mysite.verizon.net/k7mqvjim/
No idea how it works. In their photo gallery, they show it with a K2.
I like the idea, but I don't like being stuck with their idea of a
paddle/keyer. Maybe there is some IR TX/RX out there that could be used.
I looked for the Polar Bears too from here in So Cal. I heard that stuck
dits transmission right on top of 14.060 and I worked a K2 in NJ who was
running a RockMite so I'm not sure why I couldn't hear the Polar Bears on
20m.
It was a great disappointment to me. It had to be one of the most
Not only that, but a DHL truck cut me off on the freeway last week and my
girlfriend says their drivers don't look as good in shorts as UPS.
Definitely a pattern here.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Mury
Sent: Tuesday,
Paul is a walking advertisement for the KX1LITERALLY. I heard him all
over 20m for the 3 hours that I operated and he was ALWAYS one of the
strongest QRP stations here in So Cal...559 to 599. Amazing! A fine op, too.
Thanks for the QSO, Paul.
Eric/Rick (my nickname...for some reason cw ops
I think it would be a mistake to pull out an Elecraft technical forum. I'm
involved with intranet design (not the technical side, the conceptual side).
Many corporate customers want to include forums for their group to discuss
common interests and problems. Very briefly, the more
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
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
My last year in the Army (1965-1965) was as one of three operators at K2USA
at Fort Monmouth, NJ. We had monobanders (Telex) on 90' poles for 20-2m and
6 professional studios full of Collins and Hallicrafters equipment to feed
them.
But the most impressive and very well known antenna at K2USA was
That's fine for K2 builders, but it wasn't much help with a K1 since they
don't tune that high on 20 and 15 with the optional 80 kc band spread. I
stuck a 14.060 mc crystal I had left over from converting a Rock-Mite 20 to
15m and it worked fine, though I didn't measure the output to see how much
Very nice. Thanks for the URL, Bob.
I haven't been back to K2USA since 1985. I understand that since then the
rhombic has been let go to seed. The poles are overgrown with vines and I
believe some of the wires are broken. What a shame. It was a highlight of my
ham life to use that thing. I
I'd find out what that stuff is Elecraft uses to mask holes in the
enclosure. That stuff could be used to prefab houses.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Rohre
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 2:21 PM
To: Mike Markowski;
I guess I was in the one or two that were missed. I should have looked up
your call to see where you were. Had the beam towards 5-land and could
barely hear you. I called and you picked up a letter or two, I think. I
finally figured out you are in OR off the side of the beam. I got the beam
Steve,
I started with a straight key. In 1957, I think MOST hams used straight
keys. Most emerging novices couldn't afford more than a surplus J-38 and
there were only a few bugs available. Electronic keyers didn't clean up CW.
The percentage of bad fists on the air then with straight keys was
Yes, I agree. I think the proposed proposal (?) with its implicit QRO, high
bandwidth unattended transmissions is clearly against the QRP, narrow
bandwidth (cw, psk31, etc.) trend on the crowded HF frequencies. Unattended
pactor stations on 20 are like big yellow Hummers in a crowded parking lot.
Since I never use XIT on the K1, I programmed that button to bring up StP.
I think they describe that in the K1 manual. Now it performs exactly like
the SPOT button on the K2. It turns on the sidetone and now all you have to
do it match the received cw to the sidetone. Basically, when you can't
I'm still looking myself. The two I see recommended are for the FT-100 and
FT900. You can get info on the FT-900 knob atit at
http://www.qsl.net/w3fpr/index.htm. I like the size, but I want something
with a recessed finger dimple.
I went to HRO and measured a bunch of likely candidates. The
Well, we went through ways the military taught code practice. Here's how the
military taught me to remember the color code including tolerance:
Bad Boys Rape OurYoung Girls But Violet Gives Willingly for Gold
Silver or Nothing
Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray
I also have the Autek VA-1. For the average ham who enjoys building his own
antennas or adjusts and maintains his commercially available antennas, the
VA-1 is accurate and has enough features to get the job done. The signed
reactance really saves a lot of time.
DO NOT LISTEN to the VA-1 signal
Jeeez, Doug, you're just a kid! I was a field engineer installing huge
vacuum tube analog computers (EAI 231R among others) all over the East Coast
and southern Canada. Customers included NASA, Pratt Whitney, Perkin-Elmer
and just every Ivy League and Bush League university in that region.
Of course, you were referring to the fact that us types worked on old time
computers, not that we are old time ourselves.
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From: Douglas Westover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Amazing the number of old time computer types on the reflector!
73,
Doug
W6JD
Very interesting new player in the antenna analyzer wars. And a great job on
the operator's manual as well. It will be interesting to see what price
develops on ebay.com.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob - W5BIG
Sent:
Toaster oven? My 19 year old son and I live alone. As a result there are a
lot of strange melted substances draped over the heating coils in our
toaster oven, but solder isn't one of them. Yet...are you serious or is
toaster oven a slang word for some expensive SMD assembly equipment?
Eric
KE6US
For a QRPer, adding a DSP would be like a small religious experience. Adding
a K100 would be like converting to Satanism.
DSP replaces AF.
Eric
KE6US
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wx9j
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:41 AM
To:
N8LP
EricJ wrote:
Toaster oven? My 19 year old son and I live alone. As a result there
are a lot of strange melted substances draped over the heating coils in
our toaster oven, but solder isn't one of them. Yet...are you serious
or is toaster oven a slang word for some expensive SMD assembly
1-714-827-7600 or
1-800-283-7839
They have lots of them.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William E. Twaddell
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 2:05 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] FT100 knob
Looking for a Yaesu knob for
They shouldn't be hard to find. I saw some on a few of the boat anchor sites
for 2 bucks. A lot of signal generators and other similar test equipment of
the time used them also so you often see them at swap meets in the milk
cartons full of odd cables.
And if you need one absolutely right NOW, I
The QRO Gods are about to give you guys an early Xmas present, and you keep
ripping up the corners of the package to see what's inside. Sit back, enjoy
the anticipation and wait for Dayton.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby
Here's the links I was given:
This one is seat-of-the-pants style
http://www.beloev.net/gbvio.html
This one is more sophisticated and more expensive, but still reasonable
http://www.circuitcellar.com/library/print/0704/Lacoste_168/
I'm going to try the first one, but if it works, I'm going to
...and comes higher resale value for us. Pictures in QST of the latest high
buck Dxpedition running Elecraft K2's and KAMPS on the beaches of
Kantgettherefromhea Island will sell a lot of Elecraft gear and make my K1
and K2 more valuable.
It's all about generating a buzz...Marketing 101.
Eric
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Unless you want to buy good equipment, you will be inspecting every
joint, doing a lot of touch up and replacing fried components. You'll have
a lot of field failures from intermittent joints. Toaster ovens don't make
sense. Single cavity ovens could be made to
Hooray! It is very annoying to sit in a campsite with plenty of battery
power available and have to keep flicking on my red flashlight to see the
display.
However, I'm not clear what you are saying. Are you saying you are working
on a mod to backlight the NEW K1 LCD that allows backlighting or
A pair of 6146's in the final and I'm writing a check! Oh wait, I had one of
those. It was a TS-830S. I think I'm going to stick with the K1/K2 for now.
Eric
KE6US
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
tom
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 5:51 PM
I seem to be a hybrid ham. I like to tinker, build and experiment, but I
don't like building kits. I recently built a K1 (SN1976) to see if I'd like
to build a K2. I discovered I didn't like kit building. But I love the K1
and decided to buy a K2 already built that I am VERY happy with. But MOST
I have a K2 with NB and the NB is very effective in the urban/suburban area
I live it with lots of noise. But I did not get the NB for my K1 which is
only used in the field where it is so quiet I sometimes think my radio has
died.
I'd say, get it without the NB and add it later if the noise in
1. More convenient to operate than a KX1.
2. Better CW audio than a K2.
3. Cute as hell.
4. You want to build it. You know you do.
How many more reasons do you need?
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Tom Hall
Sent: Monday,
You probably recall mounting a big black neoprene spacer between the display
and the board (pg 21, Figure 5-7). That's got to come out first so that
means removing the LCD. Hint: this is a project I'd put off for a little
while.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One problem with Optivisors is being able to TRY one first. They come with a
range of magnifications, and what SEEMS to be the best, may not be for YOU.
I would not order one on the Internet until I had tried it first. Plus, the
interchangeable lenses are EXPENSIVE. The Optivisor with one lens
Good luck finding them for a buck a pair. More like $12-20/pair. Even at
that, they are relatively inexpensive. I use them all the time.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Thom R Lacosta
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 3:37 AM
To:
I would be VERY surprised if the code reader could outperform a decent CW
man. And to be a decent CW man, you have to spend the time copying CW
without an electronic assist such as a code reader. I would say pass on the
CW Reader. The only REAL use I see for it is hooking it up for demos to
Yep. Just got a string of 7 or 8 from last week. I'll probably see this one
next weekend.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 2:36 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] QTH
I did the same thing, only I'm left handed, but the same idea. Because of
the finer dexterity needed for a straight key, I am forced to use my left
hand for that. I can send better with my right foot than my right hand. But
with a paddle I'm nearly ambidexterous. I switched to my right hand with a
16 wpm or greater. It wasn't necessary to send at that precise speed. They
just cut some slack with code groups by reducing the requirement from 20
wpm. I never had an FCC examiner actually listen for the whole time. They
would stick one earphone up to their ear, listen for 15 or 20 seconds and
In the mid-80's I was in a graduate seminar in economics at CSUF. There
were 9 of us including the professor sitting around a circular table. I was
writing something and looked up. The hair on the back of my neck stood up.
Everyone, including the professor, was left-handed. I didn't get a chance
The Guinness World's record for their stock sentence is 57.75 seconds. That
works out to a leisurely 24 wpm. I don't see any contest here as long as
Chip can send better than 24 wpm.
Here's the Guinness sentence required for record attempts:
The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus
The new firmware has a new submenu that allows you to select whether
sidetone comes from U6-25 or U8-1. With the mods required with the new
firmware, you don't have a choice. You MUST select sidetone from U8 or it
won't work.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I like the QRP Balanced Antenna Tuner rated at only 500W.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Jim W7RY
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 4:32 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Tuner efficiency question
Wow... This
I posted the math here based on the Guinness sentence that the text
messenger had to send for his world record, but I'm too lazy to look for it
now. The official text is 160 characters INCLUDING spaces, 136 without. But
SMS requires that spaces be keyed in where Morse does not. So SMS is at a
It requires time, but it doesn't require sending an additional character.
The SMS guy had to physically click a space key like any other character.
The Morse guy didn't.
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From: David A. Belsley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 1:34 PM
To: EricJ
Cc
After all the film clips on TV of 80 year old hams hanging by one foot from
the top of their tower, it was refreshing to see a well-written,
well-researched, fair and accurate story about the hobby.
Her email address is at the end of the story. Use it.
Eric
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The KX1 would never know that you connected a single-lever paddle vs. a
dual-lever paddle. Dual-lever paddles are not necessarily normal. They are
just more common.
BTW, you suggested you were having a little trouble with iambic keying.
Don't feel bad. I did a little informal survey at the last
It was meant to be a fun report, and it was.
Thanks for the entertainment, Fred.
Eric
KE6US
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Fred Jensen
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 4:39 PM
To: NCCC Reflector; Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft]
And Straight Key for those of us who have never been impressed with either!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Mike Morrow
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 12:01 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] start with straight key or
Good summary, Bill.
I was going to respond to the poster who said completely homebrew stations
were the norm in the 50's, but I didn't. I was licensed in 1957 and didn't
know anyone who built their own receiver except some of us built a regen
receiver for the fun of it. Some built their own
At the FDIM hotel, Wayne was driving the new amp with a K2/100...wah wah
wah wah...drive of 50W...wah wah wah wah
fully constructed model...wah wah wah wahmatte black cabinetwah wah
wah wah...they had a prototype watt meter..about the size of the
T1...Wah...
U QRP
Hi Larry,
I saw your original announcement and checked your web site. At the time, I
thought it was a remarkable piece of equipment and I still do. I'm not
surprised the QRO guys were very interested. But I am surprised that you
don't understand why more QRP ops have not expressed interest.
For
I reduced mine to a K1 and K2, and have no regrets at all. I operate 90+% CW
and the other 10% or so between SSB and PSK31 (with a PSK20). I still have
my TS-950 but it has not been turned on since January when I got the K1, and
is currently in its original shipping box awaiting my ability to
My electric bill came today and it worked out to 11.7 cents/kwh. I suppose I
could then afford to run a kw, but as you say, a bunch of aluminum up high
(TH7DX @ 65') works both ways. With a linear, you pay so that the guy at the
other end has an easier time of it!
It's not going to be on my
Training for what? You're only going to do it once!
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
JS
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 6:39 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kpa800 question
Let us look at the matter in a
Definitely. It should be fun. And when you let the smoke out, you REALLY let
the smoke out. Hi.
73, Johnny
Eric
KE6US
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From: JS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:16 PM
To: EricJ; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kpa800 question
I'm withholding my MOMA nomination until the K2 has countersunk cabinet
screws like the more beautiful K1.
Eric
KE6US
K1 #1976
K2 #567
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
David F. Reed
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:48 AM
To: [EMAIL
Elecraft isn't recommending only 8V. They are recommending that you never go
BELOW 8 volts. Consider 8V the MIMINUM.
Eric
KE6US
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:41 AM
To:
The K1 uses the same cabinet design with 2D fasteners...but with countersunk
screws. Either way, I also really like the enclosure design. The internal
access for BOTH rigs is exceptional because of it. I don't hesitate to open
either one of them up to check on something. With my TS-950S, except
Not to beat the subject to death, but the K1 uses flush screws and there are
absolutely no alignment problems or sharp edges. The workmanship on the K1
case is top quality. I can't imagine Elecraft accepting anything less. The
K1 case goes together exactly the same way as the K2. Identical
Probably nothing other than low sales volume.
I think most hams equate hand mike = cheap mike. OK for mobile work, but not
in the shack. So a premium hand mike is probably not going to be a big
seller for any vendor. I have a drawer full of hand mikes from all the rigs
I've bought over the years
Was it ever? I don't remember any classes in horse sense.
Eric
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But common ordinary horse sense is no longer taught in the schools.
73,
Steve N7VS
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They will work fine with the K1. I use a set of MAHA 2700 mah batteries in
mine almost every weekend.
Here is a little chart I made up and laminated to stick on the K1 which
shows the most efficient Power Output vs. Battery Voltage. Keep tabs on your
battery voltage with the built-in voltmeter
I don't have a KFL1-2 for my K1, but the chip in both is called an I/O
Controller on the schematic so my guess is that it is the correct part.
There aren't any other K1 I/O chips as there aren't any other K1 I/O
options!
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I tried 150 khz at first. The tuning is WAY too fast and the added
frequencies are of no use to QRP for the most part. I changed to 80 khz and
the tuning is slower while providing coverage of the most active CW portions
of each band. I also built for 10.1 mhz as most of the useful QRP activity
of this process.
Eric
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-Original Message-
From: Dan Romanchik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:12 AM
To: EricJ
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Use of Abbreviations (OT?)
Quite the contrary. Jargon, by its very nature, is not well-defined. What
you think you mean when
Let's hope the conversion process from English input to metric output works
or you are in big trouble.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:24 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject:
You would have to shoot me and pry it from the hand I don't send CW with
before I'd give mine up. After the ATU, it is the best accessory ever for
the K1.
Of course, this doesn't do much for your search, but for anyone with a K1,
consider it an endorsement.
Eric
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Your wife figured out something I learned a long time ago. I got my wife
interested in wood crafts to go along with her many other artistic
endeavors, then for anniversaries, etc. I gave her power tools that I...I
mean, she...I mean, we...could use.
Actually, she was a fine craftsman in wood,
I mostly agree. I bought the 4-band up front...that was definitely the top
accessory. The KAT1 follows a close second, although if I had bought a
2-bander, I would have bought the KATU1 before additional bands.
I didn't buy the KNB1. I have never had an NB that worked very well and the
K1 is
I was in the automotive and motorcycle industry for 30 years and we used to
refer to a happy motor. Two identical motors can feel different. Both
can be producing to specs, but one just seems to be laboring to do it while
another is more willing...happy. I can't describe it, but we've all felt
it.
I'm putting off some bench work on my K2 until I get a set. Not really, but
it will sure be a lot more convenient when I get mine. One less reason to
procrastinate over digging into it.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary
The audio stage in the K1 is pretty simple and not much can go wrong.
Assuming it's getting sufficient drive (no way to really check with just a
DMM I don't think), it should work.
I would start with the classics:
1. Check ALL your solder joints. Don't just look at them, reheat them. Don't
add
Very nice job, Maggie. Your sense of humor always shines through on the
reflector. I'm sure the presentation itself was great fun to see.
Eric
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Did I mention the presentation I did at Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club about
K2s? You can view the slides at
It's only a matter of what you like, David. I built it for 150K bandspread,
and thought the tuning was way too fast for me. Most of my operating is near
the QRP and FISTS frequencies and in the first 10 khz of 40, 20 and 15. On
30 I never go below 10.100 and I never go above 10.120. So I give up
I soldered a 10K resistor across the RIT pot and magically cut the range in
half. It was easier than dealing with C7 on the rf board. I find RIT=Off a
satisfactory center detent.
Per your request, I'll spare you my comments on the gain control as the K1
doesn't need one.
Eric
KE6US
It would have done the same with an analog meter, Tom. The circuit you were
probing undoubtedly contained semiconductors (ICs, transistors, diodes,
etc.), not just pure resistors. With the leads one way, the internal battery
in the DMM causes some of those semiconductor junctions to be forward
Anything is possible when propagation is in your favor, isn't it?
2 or 3 nights ago at around 0600Z, I was playing with one of the propagation
programs and it was predicting propag on 15m to the South Pacific and
nowhere else. So I jumped up there. Nothing on CW so went looking on SSB.
Three VK2s
The antenna and feedline?
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike,W8KRR
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:29 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Aide
Well, rats. My K2, with antenna tuner, got hit by a nearby
Quick, somebody build a K2 and screw it up so we can change the subject. Hi
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stewart Baker
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:15 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] Re: knob
I am losing
Such a promise is not necessary, David. Hi. Welcome to the list. I hope you
have an enjoyable building experience. I KNOW you will have many enjoyable
operating experiences. The K2 is a great rig, and I certainly don't see
anything on the horizon I would trade mine for. I'm STILL trying to dump
Not NICER, but different. I stuck mine in the traditional Altoids tin. I had
to replace the PC-mounted BNC with a chassis mount type. If you don't, the
hole for the BNC impinges on the cover and you have to clearance the cover
which looks even more mickeymouse than putting a BL-1 in an Altoids
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Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:07 AM
To: EricJ
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Balun Enclosure
EricJ wrote:
Not NICER, but different. I stuck mine in the traditional Altoids tin.
Hello..
Thanks for the correction. I did mean different.
I didn't think of removing
I agree Vic. My location is pretty noise during the day, esp. in the summer.
Frequently it is S5-S7 during the afternoon. The KNB2 does the best job of
any noise blanker I have ever had, but it is not up to everything I
experience. An effective noise blanker would be high on my list.
Eric
KE6US
A few thoughts
Maybe Elecraft is the gold standard for kit building because they DON'T use
SMTs.
Maybe many hams don't consider building with SMTs relaxing or fun although
THEY CAN DO IT. It may not be that hard, but for many it is not much FUN.
Maybe Elecraft realizes the number one kit
a backing...of any kind.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:34 AM
To: n2fq; EricJ
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: K2 Balun Enclosure and drilling Altoid tins
I haven't tried this myself yet, but I've read
I have used paper punches and the Harbor Freight heavy duty hand punch with
interchangeable dies. The paper punch can only punch one size hole, then you
have to hand ream an ugly gash of a hole to get the right size. The HB punch
is heavy and unwieldy and won't reach down far enough down the side
KE6US
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From: Mike Morrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 8:57 AM
To: EricJ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wayne on KNBx
Eric wrote:
Maybe many hams don't consider building with SMTs relaxing or fun
although THEY CAN DO IT. It may
LaCosta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 1:35 PM
To: EricJ
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Wayne on KNBx
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, EricJ wrote:
I'll pass on the beta testing. I'll probably pass on an SMT kit. I
build for fun. If it isn't fun, I might as well
You build my SMT stuff and I'll wind toroids for you!
Did you get your ATS-III yet?
Eric
KE6US
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Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:56 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SMT
SMT's I don't
Well, I'm certainly happy with my choice. The K1 is a serious ham rig and
mine does very well for me.
Eric
KE6US
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morrow
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:07 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re:
And those of us who took our 13 wpm AND 20 wpm code tests in front of a
grumpy FCC Inspector waiting for retirement instead of a collegial VE buddy
can't stand to be in the same room with ANY of you guys!
Eric
KE6US
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Aren't those F.A.R.T.S. just called Sailmail customers for FCC purposes?
Eric
KE6US
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And don't forget, Dues Paying member of the Future Amateur Radio Technical
Sailboaters.
Thom
www.baltimorehon.com/Home of the Baltimore Lexicon
I was playing off Craig Rairdin's comment that ...the fastest code test I
passed was 13 WPM for my General in 1974, so there are probably some 20 WPM
Extras out there who can't stand to be in the room with me either. I'm sure
he was kidding as I was. I forgot to pepper my post with sideways winky
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sad day for amateur radio
On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 10:29:32PM -0700, EricJ wrote:
And those of us who took our 13 wpm AND 20 wpm code tests in front of
a grumpy FCC Inspector waiting for retirement instead of a collegial
VE buddy can't stand to be in the same room
I've been near your neighborhood (Huntsville) and I remember lots of trees
for antenna supports, Mike. Most of my daypacking and even car camping is in
the desert where a crappie pole is the highest thing around unless I can
find a large boulder to secure to. Even #22 teflon and RG-316 or -174
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