I agree with Vic here:
My KPA100 (and previously my K2) easily keys (without hot switching) my 20
year old Alpha 76PA which I'd converted to full QSK using a vacuum relay at
the QRO output and a power reed realy at the DRIVE input.
FIX THE AMP, NOT the RIG! There are a number of very
Andreas (KU7T) wrote:
Keep an ear out for N7OS (main) and N7IH (GOTA) for Field Day. We will be
running on ICOM-sponsored 7800s and my K2.
Good luck to everyone in the contest and also lots of good weather and
good food.
As long as we're advertising.. G, I might as well get me 2-pence
the actual TOP of the PC board the under
side...
Don't go changing ANYTHING until you've DOUBLE-CHECKED yourself again.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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Hi Mike:
I happened to find the K2 amplifier keying circuit
partial mod kit on Elecraft's site. The write up
mentions, at the bottom, that you might be putting
together a small PCB for this circuit. Do you have
any of the PCB's available for sale? If so, can you
email me the details?
I'm
Hi David:
They're for ANYONE, but primarily for Elecraft Owners, QRP or OTHERWISE! At
least the US-based Elecraft CW Nets are, and I'd suspect that the Eurasian
ECN is as well.
Use whatever you have... QRP or otherwise... just QNI (check in)...!
73,
Tom N0SS
At 01:47 AM 7/9/04, you
to the
problem... but it definitely IS there.
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
At 08:24 AM 7/12/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dr OMs,
currently, I am experiencing noise on certain frequencies while
receiveing while no antenna is connected. To receive this noise, one has
to touch the key connector. This noise
Anyone have any success accessing Tom's web site:
http://www.w8ji.com/mfj-259b_calibration.htm
Every time I attempt it, I either time out or get the old This Page Cannot
Be Displayed... yadda... yadda... yadda?.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 10:01 PM 7/15/04, you wrote:
W8JI designed the unit and
Hi folks:
This a pretty off topic, but I hope someone might be able to shed some
light upon this question.
A couple years ago, at the Dayton HamVention, in a fit of greed, I
purchased a number of ferrite beads which, although they were NOT the FB-
73-2401 beads I usually buy, they WERE
just fine!
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
At 01:03 PM 7/25/04, you wrote:
I used a thick piece of leather (about 1/8) cut in a disk same size as knob.
Works great. I couldn't find any felt thick enough! Normal pool table
baize
is not thick enough. Where does one get thick felt? (Besides the brim
(regularly and.or
periodically), things the user will want to now ahead of time, rather than
when it's too late.
And, of course, IF there are others of you out there who have used this
device, PLEASE take the time to offer your comments to the reflector as well.
Thanks,
Tom HammondN0SS
Hi Dick:
Thanks so much for this review.
At 03:30 AM 7/27/04, Dick Ballard wrote:
I've also had one for several years. It was purchased in 1997. I don't
do a lot of construction or repair, so my use of it is light. I've
used it on plated thru hole boards with no problem. I have not used
any
Folks:
Lest we forget to do so, please be advised that John, KI6WX, has TERMINATED
his hiking trip in Wyoming due to some really rotten weather. He is
presently en route back home.
As a result, there be NO MORE NEED to monitor for John's transmissions.
Thanks so much to those how helped
Hi Lynn:
At 12:19 PM 7/30/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anybody got a status report on KI6WX backpacking in Wyoming mountatins
with his KX1.
Earlier today... maybe it was last night, I forget, I posted that John's
OUT of the WY mountains (BAD WX) and en route home via automobile. Safe and
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Hi Geoff:
PLEASE FEEL FREE to join us ANY TIME you can hear us. I was quite
surprised, a while back, when a ZS6 joined us on the net... FIRST(!) real
DX (welll non-western hemisphere) station to check in to the net, I think.
Just make enough noise that we can hear you and we'll do what we
At 12:26 PM 8/9/04, Steve Jackson wrote:
While I agree that Mouser is a super parts source,
nothing beats buying Elecraft parts from ... Elecraft!
Steve KZ1X/4
I cannot fault your logic ONE BIT! Elecraft's ALWAYS been there for
me, faster, AND more economical than Mouser...
But... there
Hi Jim:
At 04:42 PM 8/11/04, James T. \Jim\ Rogers wrote:
I ran across this item in my travels. Don't know if it will interest any
of you or not, but just thought I would pass it along for you Haako fans.
May take advantage of it myself. My old WCT-1 is getting a bit ragged. By
the way, I am
It can liberate cyanide (or some derivative) when it is heated as well.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 06:03 PM 8/13/04, Stuart Rohre wrote:
Pete, I have tried cyanoacrylate and when it heated it let go.
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Stewart:
To be honest I had not even considered that. I have my KPA100 installed
with the KAT100 in an EC2 case.
Looking at the clearance left by the KPA100 in the EC2 case I doubt that
there is enough head room above the KSB2 if the amplifier were mounted in
the K2.
There are precious
...!
I'd suggest you bide your time until page 64 in the (Rev F) manual.. just
before you resume Assembly (Part III). THEN, you can perform S-meter
calibration using the XG1.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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, but (as usual) I've probably missed something. Won't find it until
you tell me about it. G
If you happen to be looking for my XYL Jeri's on-line cookbook, it's still
at http://home/earthlink.net/~n0ss, at the bottom of the page.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
Hi Jim:
I probably killed your download volume for the month, Tom. I
apologize. I am new to owning my own server space (http://www.al7fs.us/)
and had not thought about the ramifications of downloading material. When
I got the END of the page, the heathkit section mentioned the limit and
Don:
And Kiesub ships FREE, too.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 10:22 AM 8/26/04, Don Melcher wrote:
I just did a quick google and came up with $159.95 at Kiesub Electronics
in Las Vegas - http://www.kiesub.com/hakko808.htm - $40 less then the 3
or 4 other places I checked.
Having been saying that I
the berries... you can desolder an 18-pin IC and often have it
literally FALL out onto the desktop once the last pin's been cleared of
solder. It's also great for tinning toroidal inductor leads... a nice side
benefit.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
At 10:24 PM 8/26/04, Brian Mury wrote:
Tom Hammond wrote:
It's also great for tinning toroidal inductor leads... a nice side benefit.
Hi Tom, care to describe how you use it in that fashion? I found
stripping and tinning the toroid leads to be the only part of building
my K2 that I didn't
, please drop me a note offering to
make a set of scans for me to add to the web site. But be sure to ask
first. No reason to duplicate effort if I already have an un-posted set of
images waiting to be uploaded to the web site.
Enjoy.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
-1, T1-3/4, or other), and where you made your attachment for the
audio pick-off point?
This looks like it might be a likely candidate for Don Wilhelm's
fixed-level audio output kit... hmmm.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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suppose I won't know unless I buy one
and try it out!!! :-)
I think I'll probably bite the bullet and order one.
On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 08:39, Tom Hammond wrote:
At 10:24 PM 8/26/04, Brian Mury wrote:
Tom Hammond wrote:
It's also great for tinning toroidal inductor leads... a nice side
Jerry:
There is one thing I would add for stripping the toroids with the Hakko
808...Holding the toroid in your fingers WILL burn your finger tips, the
copper wire conducts the heat almost immediately...Holding the toroid
with pliers might damage the enamel...Place the toroid on the workbench
off at a frequency lower
than 40M, which means that you'd have 80M, but not 40M.
Sorry pal. Good try though...
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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so that he has 80/60 and 40/30?
- Daniel / AA0NI
--- Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Ron:
At 10:34 PM 9/2/04, you wrote:
I have obtained a K1 and have a couple of questions regarding the KFL1-4
board. Is there any reason it can't be constructed with 80 - 40 - 30 - 20
meters? If you
a set of
installation docs.
Also, please indicate where you went to connect to the AF output of the K2
and whether you made any attempt to obtain a fixed-level output to drive
the tuning indicator.
Thanks for your time and assistance.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
Mike:
W0AG - Please e-mail me. The address shown for you at qrz.com fails.
73,
Tom N0SS
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Folks:
For those of you who have (or will build) a CW Tuning Indicator which uses
an LED as it's indicator, I think I have managed to document the correct
installation of the device within the K2, using the 10th S-meter LED as the
indicator.
Thanks to several folks for their replies to my
Hi Joe:
I believe you said you preferred the K6XX design over KR5L, so my current
thinking is to build the K6XX version. I don't know why I want to build
the tuning indicator because I do alright with matching tones using the K2
SPOT function. Would you care to share why you haven't built
Hi Tom:
This sounds like a great addition to the K2. Is its purpose to indicate a
zero beat?
Actually, to indicate CLOSE TO ZERO BEAT...usually +/- 20 or so Hz.
Your post sounds as if there are already some CW tuning indicators out
there and that you have developed a way to incorporate
and
in a German translation in
QRP-Report, 3-2002.
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
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Mike:
At 09:49 AM 9/21/04, Mike S wrote:
At 10:38 AM 9/21/2004, Tom Hammond wrote...
One problem I've immediately encountered is that the SMD device (from
NJM) is listed as a DMP14 package for which I can find NO footprint
information at all.
http://www.njr.co.jp/pdf/ae/ae01004.pdf
Oh
of a cap somewhere, but (unfortunately) I
don't recall where.
Double check the archives, or maybe someone will offer it up.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
At 10:45 AM 9/22/04, Larry Phipps wrote:
Interestingly, my TS850S does this too... it's a well known bug in the
TS850. The Kenwood problem
and need some encouragement, just ask here...
there are a BUNCH of CW nuts here who will be more than willing to give you
a kick-start... and we've ALL got our own opinions about how to do it
right, so read everyone's comments...
Cheers,
Tom HammondN0SS
99.5% CW for the past 46 years
Paul:
Hang in there, pal... you'll get through it.. just takes timne, persistance
(lots) and the will to press on, even when it first appears that all hope
is lost... it's not, it'll just seem that way at times. You'll have tood
(and bad) days. Fortunately, the good will (eventually)
Folks:
I'm gonna be out of town for a few days (returning Thursday night). So, in
order to try to second-guess some queries about the (proposed) SMD version
of the K6XX CW Tuning Indicator, I've placed the PDF of my 1st draft of the
PC board on my web site at:
http://www.n0ss.net
Just
Greetings:
For those who might still be building the K6XX Visible CW Tuning Indicator
using the PC board I offer, IF you've not yet ordered your parts, consider
replacing the originally specified Vishay trimpot with a Bourns 1/4 SQ.
12-turn device (Mouser 652-3266P-1-103).
This pot is much
W5BIG wrote:
I agree this would be a nice feature. The pdf file for the K2 manual can
be searched for a particular reference designator. This is very handy for
locating a part reference in the text of the assembly instructions or on
the schematic drawings. It can locate a lot of parts on the
board, I will have them available. And if you want
to make your own PC board, I'll gladly supply the artwork (no charge) for
you to start with.
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
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Folks:
This note just received from the XYL of Paul Bartlett, M3CRQ. I have edited
it slightly, for content applicable to the reflector.
We will miss Paul on the Elecraft reflector.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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Hi guys
This is Paul, M3CQR's, wife Katie.
I am sorry
Sorry for the bandwidth folks.
Al Dodds (W0KJV), please drop me a reply. Need your e-mail adr.
73,
Tom N0SS
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, it also works well
on the larger diameter leads of big diodes, etc.
While I don't use these nozzles terribly often, they have 'saved my bacon'
more than once. Especially the A1394.
Cheers,
Tom Hammond N0SS
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Mike:
GREAT CATCH!!!
I have NO CLUE why I didn't latch on to that when he and I originally
corresponded.
He still seems to have some unusual peaks/dips, but they may be related to
the fact that he seems to be driving the input to Spectrogram (and his
sound card) a bit hard. He and I are
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
5417 Scruggs Stn Rd
Lohman MO USA
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Hi Glenn:
I put my tuning indicator kit together this weekend that Tom N0SS was
selling. Tom you did an outstanding job packaging the kit. I soldered the
SMD components on the board per the PDF file that Tom provided on his web
site. My tuning indicator does not work. I have 5 volts on pins 1
Folks:
A couple builders have had trouble getting their Tuning Indicators to
function properly.
I hope the following readings (taken from my working unit) will assist you
in locating the problem
NOTE - USE EXTREME CARE when probing the pins of the 2211 IC to avoid
shorting adjacent pins
Well, as always, the SS was a BALL! Even more fun when I'm using the K2.
The first afternoon and evening, the bands were in pretty good condition
and Qs were plentiful... my rate for the first 8 hours has about 40/hour,
dropping to about 20/hour for the next 2 hours. Then I slept... ZZz.
to my e-mail address, above.
Thanks,
Tom HammondN0SS
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Of Elecraft Kit PC Boards.
I hope you will find these scans to be of assistance sometime in the future.
Of course, if you find broken links to a listed scan, please let me know as
soon as possible.
73,
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, it appears that the links for the kxpd1 came out
wrong (thought I am sure Tom will fix them):
CORRECTIONS:
kxpd1_rev-b_bot.jpg - http://n0ss.net/kx1_scans/kxpd1_rev_b_bot.jpg
kxpd1_rev-b_top.jpg - http://n0ss.net/kx1_scans/kxpd1_rev_b_top.jpg
dt
.
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Hi
Hi John:
At 07:38 PM 11/19/04, John wrote:
I finally got the time to build one of Tom's SMT CW Tuning Indicators
today (retirement is hell) and I would like to report that it does a fine
job. I was surprised at how much room there was for it. I pictured a
real tight squeeze but I ended up
Hi folks:
Thanks to Tim Raymer, KA0OUV, for first mentioning this to me...
FIRST - I have NO interest whatsoever in ANY of the companies referred to
in the following comments.
It appears that Circuit Specialists, Scottsdale AZ, is be offering what
kinda appear to be Hakko-made
Hi Folks:
Bill Tippett, W4ZV writes regarding the Circuit Specialists soldering
station I recently wrote about:
Hi Tom,
N0SS wrote:
T/C soldering station (analog)...
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7307http://www.circui
tspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7307
at
is a bit different. I would
be interested in hearing from Bill Tippett, Tom Hammond or an Elecraft
list member.
3. Dollar versus foreign currencies. I have noticed over the last 6 weeks
price changes for the Haako. At Fry's / Outpost.com -- the Haako 936-9
(non-ESD/white unit) and 936-12 (ESD
], and please feel free to
post your results (good or bad) with the kit to the reflector. If you have
problems, folks need to know that as well.
I guess I never know when it's time to quit.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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Sorry for the bandwidth folks:
Nick Stanich, W8IRQ, please reply via e-mail. Your e-mail address not
available at QRZ.COM
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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do NOT accept PayPal... sorry!
If you wish to order one or more of these kits, please order as
early in this month as you can to ensure that your order is
received before then end of December, 2004.
Please remit to:
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ALL ORDERS
Greg:
Wish I'd had these (first two) references back YEARS ago when I was first
learning about linear supplies.. would have made things a LOT easier.
These should be MUST HAVE links for all hams!
73,
Tom N0SS
At 03:15 AM 12/14/04, you wrote:
Harold,
A couple of suggestions in
That 'thudding' is the transformer going Ugh during the first half-cycle
(or full-cycle) of AC which it's trying to charge the completely DIScharged
electrolytic in the supply.
My Astrons all do that was well.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 11:31 AM 12/16/04, you wrote:
I use a Pyramid power supply.
to read. I have
now included an newly re-drawn copy of the schematic, along with the
original copy I received. I hope you will find the new schematic a bit
easier to work with.
Enjoy.
73, and MANY thanks to Nigel for sharing his success with us.
Tom HammondN0SS
Hi Folks:
Sorry for the bandwidth, but... with any luck at all, this'll be the
last(!) posting on this subject to the entire reflector! I'm sure there is
loud applause somewhere out there!
The response to the call for orders for the SMD version of the K6XX CW
Tuning Indicator have been
There IS a button... err... well a 'buttons'... briefly press both [AGC]
and [XFIL] at the same time to see the currently active Xtal Filter.
Availability is dependent upon firmware rev, but was implemented quite a
while back, so most K2's should offer it.
73,
Tom
At 07:19 AM 12/20/04,
Dan:
Depends upon which MODE you're in when you set power.
Po28 only is active in modes other than CW.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 07:23 AM 12/20/04, Dan Barker wrote:
I'm aware of that setting, but the symptom is on 24 only, not on 28. Very
odd. Also, I didn't remember that it was for 12 also.
So,
Robert Gutknecht, WB2EWU. Please contact me, e-mail sent to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
is being bounced, marked USER UNKNOWN.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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KAT100 without the KPA100 or KIO2, please drop me a note after
Christmas to see how much headway I've made on the PC board.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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Hi Rich:
I wish I could agree with Tim here, but I'm afraid I can't.
Personal opinion of N0SS follows... read it for what little it's worth...!
The QSK in the K2 is decent, but not as good as most TenTecs or even my
venerable old TS-930S.
I can readily copy signals between words up to about
finds this useful... WAY too many of us get caught at least
once, usually much more often, out somewhere without our FCTR probe.
73 and Happy New Year...!
Tom Hammond N0SS
P.S.
Thanks to Bryan, W0ESE, for letting me pick on him in the article
/capacitor
strings. Sadly..there is no trimmer cap that I can tweak. But lowering
the power to get the KPA-100 to drop out kills the birdy which is fine in a
pinch if there is a new country ... Like the 5T5 that has been hanging out
on 28020.
73 de Tom K2TA
- Original Message -
From: Tom
, to reform the leads.
They also make pin straighteners, but they're not all that much better than
just doing it by hand.
(Having spent six months studying the manual before starting has distinct
advantages by the way)
Agreed.
Cheers,
Tom Hammond N0SS
Roy:
At 07:12 PM 1/6/05, you wrote:
Is it possible to key the K2/100 for CW QSK operation with the Alpha 99. If
so, how should the delay be set in the K2. I would rather key the K2 first
rather than keying the Alpha 99 and running the keying line back to the K2.
Roy Morris W4WFB
However
I know we must all thank N0SS for suggesting this
tecnique using the Spectrogram program for K2 filter
BFO setting, and also for providing a circuit and
pcb for a suitable noise generator. -- A LOT better
than the other methods I mentioned above.
I may have come up with using the noise
by the component body, so the body does not absorb any of the stress
imparted by the pliers. It's pretty difficult to not hold the component
body if you are RE-bending the leads, but as I noted previously, re-bend
only if absolutely necessary.
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
Hi Folks:
At 11:44 AM 1/22/05, Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
This had to be one of the most frustrating steps involved in building my
K2/100! Even resort to uttering mighty oaths did not appreciably help,
although, that did scare the cat out from under the work bench.
I finally reported to using a
Adding to Vic's previous comments... from my own experiences...
At 10:54 AM 2/15/05, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
I've tried different methods of waterproofing outdoor coax connectors for
years, and here is my experience, for what it's worth:
3) Coax Seal -- Does a good job and is easy to use. I
Anyone seen a recent posting from Don Brown (KD5NDB)? Seems Don's been
pretty quiet lately.
And... anyone heard anything from Lou, W7HV (ex-W7DZN)? It's been a LONG
while since I've read anything from Lou here.
Just missing some familiar calls.
73,
Tom N0SS
Fernando:
Care to enlighten us with a bit of description of Ultimatic Keying...?
I don't use the K2's keyer AS an iambic keyer, even though the feature's
available.
What features does Ultimatic Keying have? And what keyers offer it?
73,
Tom N0SS
At 03:45 PM 2/18/05, you wrote:
Hello.
I just sent the following to Jim. For what it might be worth to anyone else.
73,
Tom N0SS
For the Hakko 808 Desoldering gun, consider also ordering a couple
additional nozzles:
A1394 This is a long (0.434), slender (0.090) nozzle which will
allow you to get into places the fatter
Hi Julian:
What sort of antenna configurations will the T1 work with? Will it work
with short whip antennas, such as you would use pedestrian mobile? How
versatile is it compared to the KAT2, which seems to be able to match just
about anything!
I'm Field Testing the T1 as I write this
Sorry, not me!
Tom
At 05:32 PM 3/6/05, W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote:
As I recall (it's been a long time ago), Tom Hammond N0SS took a photo of
some wound toroids. Try his webpage www.n0ss.net and see if the photos are
still there.
73,
Don W3FPR
-Original Message-
If UPS is willing
, and they are probably
also available worldwide as well.
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
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Jeff:
A dollar will get you $10 that it's a 4:1 BALANCED WIRE balun.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 08:11 AM 3/25/05, you wrote:
I typed the Model # incorrectly. It is UB-1. Wayne Burdick pointed me to a
reference to a coaxial Ultrabal. The one I have is not a coaxial balun. It
is a tube 6.75 inches long
---
Total power increase in dB = +16dB
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
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From 4W to 8W (2nd doubling of power) = +3dB
From 8W to 80W (increase of 10X) = +10dB
From 80W to 800W (increase of 10X) = +10dB
Total = 3+3+10+10 = 26db
Best 73,
Frank - W6NEK
- Original Message - From: Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent
kits were selling for.
The PC boards are available from me for $6/each (US orders) and $7 (DX
orders), postage paid to your mailbox.
I do not do PayPal, so you'll just have to send cash/check/money order. One
method is as good as the other!
Remit to:
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5417 Scruggs Stn Rd
Lohman
, Sylvan Archer wrote:
All,
I have a KX1 version (cut board) that is excess to my
needs. No longer have a KX1. Think I paid $17 would
take $17 to ship domestic.
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--- Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I no longer have KITS available, I do still
have a nice supply
Hi Andrew:
I used Spectrogram to set up my K2's filters. When lining up the
frequency peak with the marker for my preferred sidetone (650 Hz in my
case), the typical display shows the usual bandwidth shape, plus a
relatively sharp (and very narrow bandwidth) spike slightly offset from
the
making the commend felt the need to take the time
to tell you of a possible problem... use that info to search your style and
see if there might still be something which needs fixin'.
Now... HAVE FUN!
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
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Hi Folks:
I have just posted a slightly edited copy of Don's alternate LED
installation instructions on my web site www.n0ss.net right below the
docs for assembly and alignment of the CW Tuning Indicator.
Over the next couple weeks, basically as soon as Don comes up from Income
Tax
Hi Folks:
For what little it may be worth, I have just posted to my web
site www.n0ss.net a PDF containing an 8-1/2 X 11 sheet illustrating
Standard EIA Resistor 4- and 5-Band Color Codes. This sheet is suitable for
laminating and keeping handy for reference, or for hanging on the wall
Hi Charile:
GO to www.n0ss.net and click on the Quik-Link to go to the Spectrogram
v5.1.7 download.
For what it's worth, RIGHT BELOW the Spectrogram download are located the
docs for using Spectrogram to align your K2 or K1.
73,
Tom HammondN0SS
At 08:15 AM 4/13/05, you wrote:
I am
That's a REALLY OLD piece then... they haven't had you run CAL PLL on all
bands for probably 4-5 years now.
73,
Tom
At 01:56 PM 4/21/05, Lloyd Lachow wrote:
In this piece, found under construction notes on
the E site, it is emphatic about running CAL PLL on
*ALL* bands...but it's only
At 09:29 PM 4/22/05, Paul Bruneau wrote:
And as I turn down the RF gain, the S meter climbs and climbs until it is
all lit up. I don't know if that is the way it is supposed to be or not.
Most S-Meters digital or analog act this way... as the RF Gain is
DEcreased, the S-meter INcreases in
Gary:
You following this thread? This is the second (NOT counting NN0B's)
problem which may be related to KPA100 parasitics.
Tom
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Hi Rob,
Your problem sound a bit different. What was happening on
quite a few earlier KPA100's was the diodes in the switching circuit
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