About 20 years ago, I was active in League politics, and quite a vocal
critic of the movement to drop the CW requirement from ham licensing. Two
things have become apparent in the meantime. First, our political effort
has obviously failed miserably. Second, having some no-code ham licenses
has
Hi Fred:
I'm very encouraged that some young people are taking up ham radio. Given
the politically correct attitude of the times, I have heard ham radio
dismissed as a middle aged white guy's amusement. It is good that events
show that this is not strictly true.
Frankly, I hope that a lot
Dave:
From the 1 callsign, I expect that you are located in New England. If so,
you're on the ragged edge of the normal coverage of WWVB. It is likely that
the location is giving you as much trouble as the metal siding.
Despite my 4 callsign, I am in New England (I live in Maine), and
Ron:
Probably, unless one is using some very exotic mode such as Coherent CW,
millisecond synchronization is not actually required for ham operations.
However, there are some fairly routine operations in which sub-second
resolution is a necessity and not a luxury. These include the
I was wondering if anyone on the reflector had tried building the
Calibrated Noise Source described starting on Page 25.27 of the 2005 ARRL
Handbook. If so, has anyone tried aligning a K2 with it?
The Handbook noise source looks like it would be more expensive and harder
to build than the
Don:
Thanks,
Steve
At 08:23 PM 1/16/2005 -0500, you wrote:
Steve,
A calibrated noise source is not necessary for aligning the K2 filters -
most any source of noise will do. I have even heard that some folks were
successful with a bit of wire placed close to a lighted flourescent lamp.
Ken:
Couple of points to consider:
1) Is the complex impedance measured at the antenna feed point, or at the
transmitter end of the transmission line? As you are no doubt aware, as you
move along the transmission line from the load to the source the impedance
of the transmission will roll
It is worth mentioning that the female retina is generally more richly
endowed with rods and cones than the male retina. In fact, a small
percentage of women actually experience four primary colors.
In other words, for the male constructor it is always good practice to get
the female in your
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
It is worth mentioning that the female retina is generally more richly
endowed with rods and cones than the male retina. In fact, a small
percentage of women actually experience four primary colors.
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Martin:
I have a few thoughts on your EMI problem.
First, keep in mind that an antenna produces three different kinds of
fields, the induction field, the near field and the far field. The
induction field vanishes within inches of the antenna. The near field, the
cause of many emi problems,
Vic:
Certainly it is the case that the remedy that solves one emi problem might
make another one worse. That is what makes emi so difficult.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
Brunswick ME
At 04:33 PM 1/29/2005 -0800, you wrote:
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
If radiation from the exterior surface of the antenna
I was wondering if anyone on the reflector has tried to observe a
transmitted keying waveform using the technique described on page 25.50 of
the 2005 ARRL Handbook, and depicted in Figures 25.86 and 25.87.
The Handbook makes no mention of what the Keying Test Generator is or how
to correctly
Don:
Thanks very much. Yes, the ARRL setup is serious overkill. However, I have
a Tek 465, and I thought it would be kind of nifty to try to set it up to
look at my keyed waveform.
As for the matter of running a 50 Ohm source into a high Z scope input, Tek
has a slick solution. They use
a difference, but it is good to double check
anyway.
73,
Don W3FPR
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Roger:
The topic is extremely timely. I expect there are a lot of Cantennas still
floating around out in Hamdom. One is tempted to naively treat it like a
precision 50 Ohm RF load.
I measured the DC resistance of mine with a DMM and the reading was 46.1
Ohm. I dimly recall doing some noise
Mark:
Yes, you're right; the 465 does have a 20 V/div max using 10:1 probes.
The lesson from you is essentially that when all else fails, read the
instructions. According to my probe manual, the probes are actually good to
500 V up to 10 MHz, then they derate to about 175 V at 30 MHz. They
Bob and Bob:
Thanks to both. The advice is very useful.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
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the KPA100 KAT100 all recalibrated as well as found one end of C5C
not soldered!! Smooth sailing now!!
73, Roger WA7BOC, way out here in Montesano, WA.
and on the home e-mail address!
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The ARRL Handbook says that a cheap way to get a voltage calibration
standard is to use a brand new D cell. It is supposed to have a voltage of
1.56 Volts. Assuming that one wanted to use a set of D cells as a voltage
standard (say for checking a DMM), is there a way to store them to minimize
Don:
That is really cool. I'm definitely figuring to build one of those.
73,
Steve
At 12:35 AM 2/14/2005 -0500, W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote:
Steve,
I don't have a direct answer to your question - I do believe that
information is old and tha actual voltage depends on the battery type
Julius and others:
Thanks very much. Yes, I think Don has the right idea.
73,
Steve
At 06:29 AM 2/14/2005 -0800, J F wrote:
Steve,
Storing a battery in a refridgerator will slow down
the chemical process, and add life to it. I've not
tested for voltage consistency over time. I beleive
Don,
Ron:
Very informative.
Thanks,
Steve
At 10:27 AM 2/14/2005 -0800, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
The old rule of thumb for an old dry cell providing 1.55 volts is based on
the materials used, not the age or condition of the cell. A zinc-carbon cell
produces very close to that voltage as long as
For what its worth, I'm with Eric on this one.
(Disclaimer: I have no financial interest in Elecraft, and do not currently
even own any Elecraft products. However, I am presently in the process of
putting together the capability (i.e., acquiring test equipment and tools,
setting up an
I've seen several mentions of mu metal in this discussion. I offer a few
thoughts for what they are worth.
Some years back, when I worked in the Electromagnetic Compatibility Group
at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, we occasionally used mu-metal. The idea
is that it directly suppresses
Rich:
Here's a handy link:
http://www.electronics123.com/amazon/tools/resistor/calculator.htm
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 06:03 PM 4/9/2005 -0500, you wrote:
I'm slowly but surely gathering the tools and such so I'll have every
thing necessary to build a K2.
I remember in my earlier ham
Ron:
Cool! I'd always wondered where the idea came from.
Steve
AA4AK
At 10:25 AM 4/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
Ron, WB1HGA asked:
Pardon my ignorance fellas, but what is a mojo?
---
That question comes up often, Ron.
A mojo is an object containing magic. In native
There is an interesting piece in the May 2005 QST. It has product reviews
on four different antenna analyzers.
Two that were included are the MFJ-269 and the Autek VA-1. I have heard
endless horror stories from many hams about both, abysmal quality control,
virtually useless tech support and
, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
There is an interesting piece in the May 2005 QST. It has product reviews
on four different antenna analyzers.
Two that were included are the MFJ-269 and the Autek VA-1. I have heard
endless horror stories from many hams about both, abysmal quality
control, virtually
Hi Joe:
I do not own a MFJ-269. I lusted after one for a while, but there are so
many bad stories posted on so many different ham Web sites that I decided
not to buy one. Now, I'll admit that you do hear the occasional good story
about MFJ, but the reported experiences (even on this thread)
Weymouth:
Actually, the Kuranishi is included in the review, and quite favorably rated.
Steve
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Jim:
Yes, I'd like to have a CIA-HF. However, the company that made them got
bought out. As far as I know, they are no longer being manufactured.
Once in a very rare while you can find one on eBay, but they are very
difficult to find.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
I also have access to a friend's
Vic:
Your point is well taken.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
while others are the guys who have a permanent 'attitude' (just read some
of the postings on eHam.net if you want to see what I mean)
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are apparently both junk to be excessively prickly. It was an unfair
thing for me to say.
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Toby:
The Garant-Funk site has lots of information, but it does not look like
they sell over the Web.
The AEA site has the CIA-HF, but also does not sell over the Web. Their Web
site suggests contacting their sales rep which further suggests to me that
they sell in bulk to retailers. I
Toby:
Actually, your suggestion that Elecraft develop an antenna analyzer as a
kit sounds like a good idea.
The AA-908 apparently sold 500 copies on a subscription basis; my naive
impression (I'm an engineer and not an expert in assessing markets)
suggests to me that there is a ham market
Jim:
Thanks.
I've never dealt with Burghardt, but I've heard many good things about them.
73,
Steve
At 09:16 AM 4/17/2005 -0500, you wrote:
On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:29:47 -0400, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
The Garant-Funk site has lots of information, but it does not look like
they sell over
A prudent precaution.
Steve
AA4AK
At 11:09 PM 4/17/2005 -0400, you wrote:
I understand, for safety reasons, the Farragut Amateur Radio Transmitting
Society was forbidden using spark equipment.
dave belsley, w1euy
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Ted:
From the Bird Web site
http://www.bird-electronic.com/absolutenm/templates/news_no_left_nav.asp?articleid=4zoneid=2
I have copied the following information:
For Product Service and Calibration:
Bird® Service Center
30303 Aurora Road
Cleveland (Solon), Ohio 44139
Telephone: (866)
Nigel:
Actually, there are at least two points in building something even if one
could buy something similar for less money. 1) If you build it yourself,
you know the rig in a sense that never happens with purchased gear. 2)
Servicability; if you build it, you can probably fix it when it
The comparison of balanced tuners is in the September 2004 QST.
It is worth mentioning that there is a strong correlation between tuner
efficiency and money. According to the ARRL lab data, a $900 Palstar is
substantially more efficient (Surprised?) than a $200 MFJ.
Side note: I dimly recall
Dave:
Personally, I've always thought that balanced was cool. I was using
balanced lines 20+ years ago. The sense that I had from my fellow hams at
the time was that practically everybody else thought that they were
decidedly uncool.
It is only in the last year or so that I've noticed them
Stuart:
The Johnson differs from modern balanced tuners in that it used link
coupling (a tuned transformer with inductive coupling) rather than a
matching network.
It also had the advantage over home brew link couplers that you tuned it
with knobs instead of moving little clips around on
Tom:
Check out
http://www.wonderpole.com/
QST had a product review on their fiberglass poles in April 2004.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 01:09 AM 5/14/2005 +0200, you wrote:
Hi all!
I wonder if any of you has tried the 33foot fibermast from either Spieth
or the MFJ-1910?
How is the
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Tom:
Check out
http://www.wonderpole.com/
QST had a product review on their fiberglass poles in April 2004.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 01:09
Paul:
Supposing that you are not in a desperate hurry for the item, and you are
willing to trade a bit of lead time for money, I suggest that it would be
worthwhile for you to consider Mouser.
Of they carry an item as listed but unstocked, they are typically very good
about seeing that it
Jim:
I used to design electronic instrumentation at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, usually built under my direct supervision by the very competent
technicians in my research group. However, when we came to installing SMT,
we always farmed it out to an expert SMT constructor (a young woman
Back in the day, when I had the blue paper (FCC First Phone) and the white
paper (FCC Second CW) and the blue and white paper (Amateur Extra acquired
before the days of incentive licensing) I considered that any compromise on
the code requirement would lead directly to the demise of Western
Stuart raises an interesting point.
Who controls the scope and format of the licensing exams?
Does the FCC require that it be a list of multiple choice questions?
If you want a fair but thorough way of assuring that new licensees pay the
dues, why not do it on the basis of an oral exam? Each
Elecrafters:
I realize that this issue has been visited before, but this message is more
a call to action than simply venting a complaint.
FCC Notice 05-235 has come out in the Federal Register and comments are due
by October 31.
There are a great many of us who would at least like to see
Elecrafters:
I realize that this issue has been visited before, but this message is
more a call to action than simply venting a complaint.
FCC Notice 05-235 has come out in the Federal Register and comments
are due by October 31.
There are a great many of us who would
Eric/Nick:
Both of you are right about not trusting the cone of protection. It is
widely used in the power industry for the design of shield wires on HV/EHV
transmission lines and in substations. Where that concept came from was a
set of tabletop experiments conducted by Westinghouse several
for it to be mishandled.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 08:25 PM 9/1/2005 -0400, you wrote:
Dr. Steve, How many copies of our letter do we need to send to the FCC?
Paul Gates
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Wayne:
Certainly there is a principle of use it or lose it. If there is a movement
down the road to eliminate the CW (or narrow bandwidth, if ARRL gets its
way) segments, the key argument will be (whether valid or not) that they
are relatively unused.
Thus, irrespective of how the code test
At 09:09 AM 9/2/2005 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 9/1/05 4:30:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There are a great many of us who would at least like to see a
CW
requirement maintained for the Extra
Jessie:
Your point is well taken. If you have not already done so, I would
encourage you to repeat it in a filing to the FCC.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 02:12 PM 9/2/2005 -0700, Jessie Oberreuter wrote:
I'm a little behind on QRP-L, and I'm trying to avoid contributing
noise on the topic,
Dan:
See interposed comments.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
Instead of wasting time complaining about the FCC dropping the testing
requirement, CW enthusiasts should be promoting its use.
***
I am not asking the list members to waste their time with recreational
complaining.
I am asking
I sometimes wonder if an Elecraft Worked All HF CW Segments Recently
certificate would be a step in the right direction ;)
See you on the air?
73,
Wayne
N6KR
Wayne:
In keeping with a number of comments on the list there is something useful
that Elecraft could do. You might consider a
Dan:
I agree that in all likelihood the FCC will drop the CW requirement for all
classes, and Western Civilization will not collapse as a consequence.
However, I think it is useful to file comments, in the unlikely case that
the FCC just might listen.
Nevertheless, as several people
Ralph says:
There is CW out there but sometimes the activity does
seem sparse.
I'd wondered about that. I was completely inactive from July 1983 to
November 2004, and I've noticed that the CW bands seem a lot less populated
now than they did 20+ years ago. For
Jason:
Re: The media is a joke. Amen.
Having worked for several highly visible Government agencies, I was always
amazed at media accounts of our activities. They were nothing like the real
story.
Thomas Jefferson once said that while he believed in freedom of the press,
he thought that the
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have 98 current countries and
Elecrafters:
I was wondering how one gets a keyed line out of the K2 for keying an
external QSK amplifier.
On the back of the K2 there is no Key Out or Amp jack or whatever.
Thanks and 73,
Steve Kercel
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Ken:
This is just the sort of thing I was looking for.
73,
Steve
At 04:25 PM 3/29/2008, Ken Wagner wrote:
http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/Amp_keying_ckt.htm
73, Ken K3IU
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
Elecrafters:
I was wondering how one gets a keyed line out of the K2 for keying
an external
Tom:
This looks very well suited to my intended application.
73,
Steve
At 04:29 PM 3/29/2008, Tom Hammond wrote:
Steve:
See: http://www.n0ss.net/k2_t-r_rly_drvr.pdf
73,
Tom N0SS
At 15:06 03/29/2008, you wrote:
Elecrafters:
I was wondering how one gets a keyed line out of the K2
I did not look closely enough. I have a K2/100 and it does have a key
line for external amplifiers.
What I cannot find in the Elecraft documentation is the maximum
current and voltage that it can switch.
I am thinking of building the QSK switch shown on p. 76 of the
Bill:
Thanks! I missed that detail.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 12:15 PM 3/30/2008, Bill Coleman N2BC wrote:
KPA100 manual, Page 63 - K2/100 Specifications: +200V maximum @ 1 A
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Forever stamps are especially useful for sending SASEs with QSL
cards to domestic QSL managers. Since there can be several months
delay before the manager replies to QSLs for big operations, the
Forever stamp assures that the postage will be sufficient when the
manager finally does send a card
Tony and all:
There is a bit of skill involved in using even the Anderson crimper.
You must simultaneously squeeze the handles very hard while keeping
the crimping jaw steady. It takes practically everyone two or three
tries to get a feel for it.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 08:59 PM
Scott:
If you do not have noticeable RF on the chassis, as you should not
have if you are using a dipole with low swr, the ground connection
does not do much for you. If you're running a random wire or Windom,
you might have RF getting back into the shack and some of it might
find its way
Rick:
See interposed comments.
73
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 05:00 PM 4/16/2008, Rick Dettinger wrote:
If I remember correctly, the base K2 came without the ground screw.
Its been a long time. I think the ground screw came with the ATU.
***
I have a K2/100 with no ATU. It came
Scott:
Your experience illustrates a key point about lightning protection.
Even when you've done the best you can, it can still get you.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 11:16 PM 4/16/2008, Scott McDowell wrote:
Roger
Thanks for your reply
I first learned the code in the navy in 1952, but didn't
Brian:
I cannot speak for MacOS, but following the advice of someone on the
Elecraft list, I downloaded the N1MM logger for contest operation. It
runs on Windows and works very easily with the K2 (including
automatic capture of frequency and mode data). I was extremely happy
with its
DW:
For general non-contest use: winlog32
For contests: N1MM
In either case, if you're running CW use WinKey.
(Note: I have no financial interest in any of these products. I'm
merely a satisfied user.)
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 03:37 PM 4/28/2008, DW Holtman wrote:
Hello,
What is a
Lee and others:
A few thoughts based on our past weekend's 2F operation at KS1R/N1TRC.
See below.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
At 07:59 PM 6/29/2008, Lee Buller wrote:
I've been reading on the FD comments and would like to make a couple
of points and post some opinion.
FD is not a
Jim:
I keep my K2 on 24/7 in the hope that it will extend its life.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
JIM DAVIS wrote:
Gentlemen,
This I'm sure has been thought about by many individuals for many
years especially myself.
Do you think that by cycling a rig (turning it off and on) for years
has
Test de AA4AK
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John:
As another poster noted, why do you use a tuner between the K2 and the
amp unless the amp has an untuned input?
Are you sure that the tuner is actually adjusted to present a 50 ohm
load to the K2?
Echoing some of Don's points:
Is there something wrong with the timing of the keying
John:
The bands are really that bad.
73,
Steve
John Wiener wrote:
Are the bands really this bad or is there something wrong with my K2?
John
AB8O
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Matt:
At an unconscious level of cognitive processing if you were listening to
two replicas of the same signal, with one slightly delayed, if the delay
were on the order of 1/100 second and if your ear were very highly
trained, you might be able to tell that something is different about the
, if such delays are enough to blur 25 WPM CW, they would
be enough to be easily noticed in static crashes. Of course, that
still requires some sort of polarity disparity to create the effect
observed by Mr. Zilmer.
73,
Dave AB7E
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
Recall that radio waves move
Fellow Elecrafters:
Is it possible to measure the input impedance of a linear amplifier by
using an antenna analyzer (such as the Pal Star) at the input of the
amplifier in place of the rig?
Would the amplifier input impedance be the same for the very small
signal that the analyzer generates
Thanks to all who have replied.
The amplifier that I have in mind is an old Dentron GLA-1000B that I am
restoring. It is a grounded grid sweep tube amplifier and uses fixed pi
networks (a different network for each band, selected by the band
switch) at the input. It is supposed to have a
Elecrafters:
About a year ago, I finally hooked up my K2 to a computer. Following the
advice of several list members, I got a WinKey keyer instead of trying
to run CW keying through the serial port.
The WinKey is inexpensive, easy to set up with the N1MM contest program,
and provides flawless
DW and all:
A slightly different hunting analogy might be more illuminating. Here in
Maine, bear hunting is very popular. There are two ways to go about it.
If you're a local, you learn the bears habits and habitats, and you go
out and stalk the bear, and if you are very much smarter than the
DW:
If you're new to QRP, there is nothing offensive in asking more
experienced hams if it really works. As you can see from the many posts
that your question attracted, the answer to your question is that QRP is
effective a lot more often than most people would expect. If your
question is
John and other Elecrafters:
I am an extremely happy K2 owner. I have operated a K3 and I intend to
get one someday, but I am not in a particular hurry. In the interest of
full disclosure, I am strictly a CW guy, and any voice quality
advantages that K3 might have over the K2 are lost on me.
Elecrafters:
I built a tuning pulser to use with my K2/100 to tune an external linear
amplifier. The pulser is the AG6K design. The pulse is 12 ms on and 24
ms off, and repeats about 28 times per second. This is (by design) much
faster than the normal 25 wpm or so keying out of the keyer.
The
- it
certainly would not pose any problems for the K2.
73,
Don W3FPR
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
Elecrafters:
I built a tuning pulser to use with my K2/100 to tune an external
linear amplifier. The pulser is the AG6K design. The pulse is 12 ms
on and 24 ms off, and repeats about 28 times per
a string of dots? It
seems the 'pulser' is a device that could be used for those who do not
have keyers.
73,
Don W3FPR
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
Don:
I'm glad to hear from you on this. I talked to Scott at Elecraft
earlier in the day, and he said that he had never heard of anyone
using
Gary:
No need to run for the cellar. Your question merits an answer.
Although you may find it hard to credit, I am primarily a QRP guy.
The main reason I need to be able to run in excess of 100 Watts is when
I do short haul (i.e., within my State of Maine) emergency and public
service
Don:
Certainly, for A CW guy like me, sliding a book against the dot paddle
would probably work.
However, flipping a toggle switch to get a pulse stream is much more
convenient, especially when the electronics attached to the toggle
switch cost only a few dollars. (Side note: The tuning
Dan and others:
Dan's insights are wise on a number of levels, and the ham community
would do well to heed them.
When I hear all this hand wringing about dumbing down I am reminded of
the Eqyptologist who after years of effort translated a document from
the ancient heiroglyphics found that it
Willis and others:
There is a much cheaper trick than big coils and capacitors that ought
to work, and could easily handle high power.
Although I have never tried end feeding a half wave antenna, I have had
great success in center feeding full wave antennas. The trick is to use
an open wire
Don:
Regarding the complex impedance of an antenna at the end point, you
raise some interesting questions.
I was always of the impression that the definition of resonance of a
half wave radiator is the condition in which the current at the center
is a maximum and the current at the ends is at
Guy:
Interesting points.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote:
I was always of the impression that the definition of resonance of a
half wave radiator is the condition in which the current at the center
is a maximum and the current at the ends is at zero.
This would also be true of a
Don:
Your points are well taken.
TNX 73,
Steve
AA4AK
Don Wilhelm wrote:
Guy and Steve,
AFAIK, the condition of zero reactance *defines* resonance whether
that be a dipole or a tuned circuit using lumped components.
On a dipole of any length (whether resonant or not), the current must
Lee and the Group:
I have used a 73 AH battery with a fuse at the terminal, a PowerGate,
and a 35 Amp Astron power supply to run a K2. This has been set up for
about 2 years, and has been trouble free.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
Lee Buller wrote:
Why not use a PowerGate device from West
Julius:
Any 10 meter CW contemplated? In recent weeks 10 meters is open between
southern Appalachia and W1/W2 most evenings between 2300 and 2400Z (and
maybe other times as well).
73,
Steve
AA4AK/1
Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote:
Hello All,
We will be running QRP mobile in the WVQP this
The failure mode that Ingo describes is not that unusual in a K2. If you
cannot get speaker audio, the phone jack should be one of the first
things to check.
73,
Steve Kercel
AA4AK
Ingo Meyer, DK3RED wrote:
Hello Nick,
Looking for some help please. My K2 has developed some distortion
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