You were allowed to bring your own key. FCC examiner in Boston and Long
Beach (twice) were very accommodating to me.
Just curious. How or why would anyone know, let alone remember the name
of their FCC examiner. Seems rather strange to remember someone after
such a very short encounter more
red ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 4/28/2020 9:27 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 4/28/2020 4:16 PM, EricJ wrote:
but some time in the mid-50s it was given over to volunteer hams.
My memory is that it was a LOT later than that. I'd guess late '70s
to early
Another benefit is not getting a screen full of inane animated emojis
from friends and relatives when html is eliminated.
Thunderbird logs in, sorts and processes email from three accounts for
me. It puts elecraft email in one folder after stripping out any emails
with product names from K3
eral class hams were still tested
by the FCC. For much of that period there were no Advanced or Extra
licenses issued at all, but until the VE program, they also were tested
by the FCC.
Eric KE6US
On 4/28/2020 9:27 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 4/28/2020 4:16 PM, EricJ wrote:
but some time in t
Any General Class ham could administer the Novice test. The FCC field
offices initially administered the testing, but some time in the mid-50s
it was given over to volunteer hams. It could be anyone you could dig up
to sign the paperwork. There were no designated VEs at the time.
I don't
The FCC question pool was always published by the Government Printing
Office. There were no answers though. All the study guides of the day
were based on that pool including the ARRL License Manual.
Except for the Novice exam, I took General (Boston), Advanced and Extra
(Long Beach) at FCC
They are rarely operated 24/7, and they aren't usually supervised by
career engineers. Most hams are relatively inexperienced hobbyists who
may not recognize a problem until it is catastrophic. Someone in this
thread already mentioned that nearly all ham shacks have a bad
electrolytic lurking
I've used toothpaste for years to polish plastic. Works fine. No harsh
or potentially damaging chemicals. Leaves your rig minty fresh.
Eric KE6US
On 4/14/2020 5:26 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I think Brasso is too corse - it will polish metal, but the plastic is
much softer. Just my opinion. If
I thought I was a master at making a BFD out of anything. I am not worthy!
Eric KE6US
On 3/31/2020 10:44 AM, donov...@starpower.net wrote:
During the Coronavirus crisis many of us have much more time than
usual for serious technical experimentation and testing.
I'm building a transceiver
Here's one example. No apparent squeeze keying. No wrist movement. Just
flying fingers. There are dozens of them on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ZEwZzuqW0
Eric KE6US
On 3/29/2020 1:24 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
On 2020-03-29 2:01 PM, EricJ wrote:
The bug was developed
I use a homebrew lefty bug 90% of the time, but use a paddle with my K2
when camping. Most of the time, without thinking, I find myself sending
with the paddle as if it were a bug. Manual dashes and automatic dots.
It took me awhile to even realize I was doing it.
Eric KE6US
On 3/29/2020
Sending Morse by foot isn't so rare. It's common enough that a Q-code
was developed especially for it.
Most of us started on a straight key (62 years) where wrist action is
more important. The bug was developed to minimize destructive wrist
action. Operators learned to roll their wrist, but
The QRP Labs QCX certainly meet that criteria. Single band (80, 60, 40,
30, 20, 17, pick one), LCD and controls included. Dual Si5351 VFO,
keyer, 5 watts, CAT, cw decoder, thru-hole, not to mention built in test
equipment for alignment and troubleshooting$49. Add solder and
enclosure just
We're missing the point here somehow. Siri's answer should have been
"The best way to contact Helen is to pick up your phone and call her."
Anything else is pretty much a waste of time and resources just to talk
to Helen. Seriously, there's a sizable investment in specialized
equipment to
Guy goes into Home Depot to buy some wire.
"What size wire?"
'Uh, #14, I think."
"How long?"
"Uh...a long time. We're building a house."
Sorry.Eric KE6US
On 11/4/2019 9:05 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 11/4/2019 8:49 PM, Holger Doerschel wrote:
drops at 100 W / 28 MHz to 12.2 V.
What
Sending at the speed of the receiving station is usually the best way to
improve probability of exchanging call signs.
At 45 wpm, most ham ops need you to send your call three times or more
to get it so you haven't accomplished much in the way of speedier
communication. Also simple math.
I wonder if kids today are going to be impressed with a commercial radio
that lets them talk 100' away. Most of them are packing a cellphone with
more power than even NASA envisioned when many of us were that age.
Radio was magic to us. Being able to talk to people in Russia was
unbelievable.
Very nice. I went a less imaginative direction. A replica of the
original K1 stand.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1WMjCbeJmLmmJRKf8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/y7FnAUmqgtPQy5ft6
Didn't think it was appropriate to post on Thingiverse as it's a copy of
a proprietary design. I did it as a learning
Maybe the termination was changed in later years. I was permanently
assigned to K2USA from '63-'65 (not bad duty for a ham). We ran
thousands of phone patches to/from SE Asia on that rhombic and the 20m
monobander @ 90 feet. I used to break into QSOs between two local VKs
chatting via ground
Tough choice...
Eric KE6US
On 8/23/2019 1:33 PM, Brian Estes wrote:
I am selling my K2 ser #7875 which has the SSB and KAF2 filter installed.
It has been fully tested by Elecraft and the test report will be included.
Reason for selling is wife will not allow any antennas. Price is 750.00
Computers with serial ports running Windows XP/7 are approaching boat
anchor status along with Drake receivers and EF Johnson transmitters.
Eric KE6US
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Hi Daniel,
I'll let others handle the bulk of your questions. I have two K2's (s/n
567 and 6911). One QRP, the other with a KPA100. One with the KAF2 and
the other with the KDSP2. I highly recommend the KAF2. For me, it has
been very effective. With the KDSP2, I have to be retrained on how
#1 would be true for thru-hole components. SMD components on a board in,
say, a K3 were ramped up to about 225 deg C (435 deg F) over SEVERAL
minutes. They're designed to withstand those temps. I don't know what
the little heat gun I use puts out, but it doesn't burn paper which
famously burns
Yes, pretty easy, but not true that it takes any special or expensive
soldering station to do quality SMD work.
In the winter months I do a lot of SMD work. I don't have a quality
soldering station at all. I use solder paste from a small syringe, cheap
tweezers, a $2 coffee cup warmer
I guess all those XYL's waiting to run off with Raoul to Costa Rica and
live off hubby's K3S "investments" are going to be disappointed.
Eric KE6US
On 5/16/2019 12:23 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Reporting live from Chicago, en route to the Hamvention Yes, Schrödinger's
cat is out of the bag
K1's often go for more than they cost as a new kit.
K2's have held there value very well.
Wait til you find out your kids usually throw all your ham gear in a
dumpster when you go permanent QRT.
Eric KE6US
On 5/5/2019 1:19 PM, Doug Hensley wrote:
Has anyone got a good handle on how much
For me, that would be ham radio hell. My ideal radio has knobs. A big
one for tuning, little ones for other things. Knobs and buttons. I'm not
knocking Flex at all, but if that were the only radio or all radios
worked like that, I'd just do woodworking.
Some people like tuning. Some people
Free Rework Eliminator "sold" in 5 minutes. Free really works!
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Rework Eliminators
K2 Un-Module Header PCB Kit
Unused. Original Documentation
Here's a review by VE3WDM explaining what they are:
http://elecraftk2.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_27.html
Free, including free shipping, to first one to claim it. A way of paying
back the list for recently my
Not to worry, Victor. The really important part of generating and
demodulating CW happens in your head.
Eric KE6US
On 4/9/2019 3:08 AM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
Oh no! NOW you tell me that all these years that I have believed that
I have been operating CW, it's really SSB!
(Disclaimer
The T1 and LP-PAN have been sold.
XG3 still available.
Thanks to Elecraft reflector for making this possible.
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, at 3:40 PM, EricJ <mailto:eric.c...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Originally an LP-PAN, but upgraded to LP-PAN 2.
No extraneous holes or mods.
Includes:
LP-PAN 2
Z1 buffer amp optimized for K2
BNC-SMA cable to connect K2 to LP-PAN
Manual pdf's on DVD
Photos here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zR
Originally an LP-PAN, but upgraded to LP-PAN 2.
No extraneous holes or mods.
Includes:
LP-PAN 2
Z1 buffer amp optimized for K2
BNC-SMA cable to connect K2 to LP-PAN
Manual pdf's on DVD
Photos here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zRkmEw7V8ztjrALM8
See telepostinc.com for easy installation,
Elecraft T1 Antenna Tuner
$120 incl. priority mail shipping.
Used with dozens of QRP kits which I no longer build.
Once used with my K2/10 when the internal KAT2 went Tango Uniform on a
camping trip. Very versatile. Fast, tiny and tough. Includes original
printed manual.
Elecraft XG3 RF
I've had the SPS-30DM for 7 or 8 years. I use it to power a K2/10 and
K2/100 plus all the external accessories. Quiet, absolutely solid as a
brick. It replaced an old Astron RM-20A which would make a nice foot
warmer and massager. Very happy the the SPS and Powerwerx in general. I
buy nearly
The EC2 is remarkably easy to clone. It's all straight cuts and four
simple bends. I did it with the inexpensive Harbor Freight 8"
shear/brake. The 2D connectors are simple and ingenious, but very very
tedious to make. I just used long rails made from 1/4" square aluminum
stock and tapped them
Not true. Officers pledge an oath to defend the Constitution. Enlisted
also swear to obey orders from the President. I won't post again to this
thread.
Eric KE6US
"I, (state name of enlistee), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States
A urologist in my town had "PPMD" on his Porsche about 40 years ago.
Long ago retired.
Eric KE6US (not vanity)
On 7/16/2018 2:28 PM, Rick WA6NHC wrote:
My all time favorite is still "4X4X8"
It was on a Honda Accord...
(the measurements of "a 'cord'" of firewood).
In the far distant past,
Since I only own a K1 and a couple of K2s, the vast majority of posts on
this list are OT to me. A few filters in Thunderbird allow me to see the
legacy stuff and the OT stuff keeps the Elecraft community together when
there are no Elecraft specific posts. That helps ensure the Elecraft
brain
...for gold, silver or nothing.
Just adding the 5, 10 and 20% tolerance colors.
Eric KE6US
On 6/15/2018 5:25 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
>From the distant past ...
Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly ...
73!
K0PP
On Fri, Jun 15,
I traded a 75A2 for a new 6m Gooney III in 1960. I worked nothing but 6m
for the next two years until I went in the Army in 1962.
Spent many a night on SF's Twin Peaks with that radio. One of my
happiest times in ham radio. I'm pretty sure 50.125 was calling
frequency then too. The band was
None at all. Add what you want at any time after the initial build.
You'll have a better idea what you actually want after playing with the
base K2 for awhile.
Eric KE6US
On 5/24/2018 11:44 AM, AE0MM via Elecraft wrote:
I'm planning to build a K2/10 with the following options:
KNB2
KAT2
True, but without the promotion and entrepreneurship of Morse, Vail
would likely not have developed the machines and code, and would have
just been another guy puttering in the family machine shop. Both made it
happen, but Morse was the face that people saw when the invention was
demonstrated.
in the newer manual - the older manual has
information *only* applicable to K2s that have not been upgraded.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/19/2018 10:18 PM, EricJ wrote:
I have K2 SN 567. I didn't really have a problem with it, but I
bought it used in 2005, had W3FPR look at it then, and install latest
mods
I have K2 SN 567. I didn't really have a problem with it, but I bought
it used in 2005, had W3FPR look at it then, and install latest mods to
bring it up to date. Today, I thought it might be time to take a look at
alignment, and freshen it up a bit.
When I did the "PLL Ref Osc Range Test" in
It doesn't seem to be well-known but many pdf documents are searchable.
That's the case with this one. I have a bound and severely dog-earred
Second Edition, but this pdf is going to make it even more useful.
Ctrl-F brings up the search box like it always does. Enter text (not
text in
And you can still warm pies over the KPA500.
Eric KE6US
On 3/26/2018 6:36 PM, Mike Markowski wrote:
I found an economical way to go vertical with my Elecraft gear and
save some desk space. It's slightly off-beat - which suits me :-) -
and I'm very happy with both cost and quality. For any
I have HB's top-of-the line autoranger for less than $40 and the next
one down which is not autoranging for less than $25. One for the
electronic shop and one for the garage. I build a LOT of electronic
stuff and find them completely adequate for hobby level work. I only use
AC/DC volts, amps,
I tried it 30 years ago so I could hold a pencil with my dominant (left)
hand and not have to put it down when keying with my right. It took a
couple evenings to get back up to speed. Keep it symmetrical. If your
sending dots with your right thumb, swap the paddle lead so you're
sending dots
I bet they're proprietary to Elecraft, but I don't know that for sure.
Easy to make if you have a drill press, hacksaw and 4-40 drill and tap.
Hard to make without. If you make them, observe and measure very
carefully. The holes are not centered on the block. They're offset ~1 mm
from
I used my K2 as a VFO for a Drake 2NT boat anchor transmitter for quite
awhile. Worked great while I worked on a real one that fit the character
of boat anchors better--the K2 version was lacking sufficient drift and
chirp to be convincing. I modified a Siltronix (Swan) CB VFO to fit the
bill.
They aren't difficult to build. I made a couple with an inexpensive 8"
shear/brake and a drill press. You can see some of the details in this
google album.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kIbG8fpYGRHEUyzS2
If you don't have the equipment, they shouldn't be very expensive to
have made as Alan
Usain Bolt ran 100 yards in slightly less than 10 seconds so 0.1 Hz can
be accurately measured with a stopwatch.
Eric KE6US
On 3/8/2018 5:44 PM, Gary Baker wrote:
I have an IFR1500 Service monitor for sale--$3,300 plus shipping cost. This
service monitor is in great condition with a new
Here ya go. SV5DKL has done exactly that. This AE5X blog entry is two
months ago.
http://ae5x.blogspot.com/2018/01/video-fully-automated-ft8-qsos.html
Who knows? Hams might have to go back to homebrewing as a hobby.
Eric KE6US
On 3/3/2018 3:57 PM, William Levy wrote:
As an old dog I am
My guess is the average ham doesn't have the slightest concept of dBw
nor would it seem intuitive if they did. Cranking a knob isn't all that
onerous. Even those of us who use dBw regularly on the bench, just pick
one or a couple output powers that they use. In my case, 90% of the time
it's
It was designed to be a Field Day radio so no problem there.
It's a pretty easy radio for routine use. You might have to set up some
features via menus initially, but once set up the inexperienced ops
should have no problems tuning, band changing, mode changing etc.
A great radio.
Eric
Not a chance. Frankly, as a K1 and K2 owner, all the *K-line* posts are
OT to me. But there hasn't been an OT topic on this reflector that I
didn't find informative. This is a very tech savvy and interesting
group, and I value their input. It takes a long time to build a viable
community of
Even more ironic if it was a Chinese company you never heard of.
Eric KE6US
On 10/11/2016 6:42 PM, W1GO (Joe) wrote:
Who do we think makes the DX Engineering connectors that are so loved? DX
doesn't manufacture them; they are private labeled by another manufacturer.
Wouldn't it be ironic
Same with shoe sizes. I've gone from a Size 9 to a Size 11 and nothing I
have related to shoe size got any bigger.
Eric KE6US
On 8/11/2016 9:17 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote:
Bad analogy. The 2 X 4 inch measurement of a piece of construction lumber
is before planning, or rough cut lumber. The
W8JI also describes one and how to calibrate it.
http://w8ji.com/building_a_current_meter.htm
Eric KE6US
On Tue,8/9/2016 1:56 PM, MaverickNH wrote:
Just wondering - short of +/- RF Burns and Audible Noice, can one
readily
detect/measure Common Mode Current on a coax antenna feedline?
I posted the same question a few days ago for an EC2 clone that I built.
Most suggested I have an Elecraft panel scanned to order custom paint.
That sort of flew in the face of building an EC2 clone to save money. I
could have bought one for what it cost to order custom paint and apply it.
Given that we've heard "Heathkit has risen" [BentonHarbor 28:6] monthly
for the last 40 years, I'd want to hear from someone who actually
ordered and received something before I sent any money. I''m not
implying anything dishonest at all, but vaporware is vaporware.
In the mean time, I wish
Wondering the same thing. I want one for my second K2, but no response
whatsoever to several emails over a couple of months. Love the knob.
Expensive, but makes the rig feel like it was made to tune instead of
sit on a calling frequency.
Eric KE6US
On 8/3/2016 10:39 AM, Bob wrote:
Hi,
I agree with this paragraph, Joe, however, I strongly disagree that a
knowledge of CW at any speed is a reasonable or even a relevant standard
for entry in the 21st Century. There is no evidence that a knowledge of
CW makes a license holder better equipped to advance the state of the
art
Nice work, Ken. On the amps and the cars. I was wondering the same thing
about "rolling your own". I suggested that doctor who said he could
build pretty much what he wanted could build the enclosure. He owns an
electronic lab which builds his stuff and farms the enclosures out to
another
Ha ha. Yeah. Like I said, same as in life.
Eric KE6US
On 8/1/2016 9:54 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
I wrote an epic poem on this subject :) See:
http://www.qsotoday.com/n6kr-poetry.html
Wayne
N6KR
On Aug 1, 2016, at 9:04 AM, EricJ <eric_c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
The point is dom
If you can build whatever you want, you can easily build the enclosure.
Here is an EC2 clone I built last week in about 6 hours. I made the side
panels with a hacksaw, file and drill press. The front panel I cut and
formed with an inexpensive 8" shear/brake. This one is branded Grizzly,
but
The point is dominance. If you are the strongest signal, the DX hears
you better. If you are the strongest, you hear the DX better because
everyone else stands by until you make the contact and go away. I lived
among the legendary California Kilowatts when I was a DXer. Letting them
in and
Same here, Don. All my groups, reflectors and normal email from 3
accounts come into Thunderbird. Then I use Thunderbird to filter out
what I know I don't care about. On this reflector, I filter out any
mention of rigs I don't own or don't have any intention of owning. That
leaves just a few
On 7/26/2016 4:08 PM, Lewis Phelps wrote:
If “money is no object” and you want to nail the color exactly, you can buy
custom-blended spray paint for about $50 a can from
http://www.myperfectcolor.com/
Lew N6LEW
On Jul 26, 2016, at 1:27 PM, EricJ <eric_c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I
I bought an EC2 to put my KPA100 and KAT100 in. That left a blank top
cover, front/rear cover sitting on a shelf. I recently made two side
covers and a bottom cover for it which I want to paint as close to the
original EC2 panels as possible. Most of the rattle can greys are more
blue than the
Check out the history of DXCC for more than half a century of scandal,
intrigue and exotic adventure!
Eric KE6US
On 7/26/2016 5:45 AM, Gene Gabry wrote:
I think what Jorge might have been inferring is, LOTW doesn't have the same
capability as a log checker would to make a judgment that a two
Hah! You should be in So Cal. EVERYBODY wants my card. Ok, nobody, but
I'll courteously reply in kind if it ever happens.
Eric KE6US
On 7/25/2016 3:18 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
As always, I respond to a request for a QSL in whatever form the other
station wants. Being located in Oregon I do
Hah! You should be in So Cal. EVERYBODY wants my card. Ok, nobody, but
I'll courteously reply in kind if it ever happens.
Eric KE6US
On 7/25/2016 3:18 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
When I was first licensed in the 1950's, the cost of printing QSLs was a
significant expense, as was the cost of
I'm one of "those guys". I operated JT65-HF and JT9 for a couple years
with my oldest K2 (SN 567), including half a dozen contacts with K1JT
hisself. First time ever working a guy on a mode he invented. hi.
It's a very interesting mode, but limited fun for a 60 year veteran of
CW mostly
Secrets of the Sun. Took 5 seconds on google to discover it is on
youtube.com, and blocked in my area (So Cal) on PBS.
Eric KE6US
On 7/21/2016 9:22 PM, tomb18 wrote:
Just open a panadapter on 20m during the day...depressing. makes you wonder if
it's working
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy
Secrets of the Sun. Took 5 seconds on google to discover it is on
youtube.com, and blocked in my area (So Cal) on PBS.
Eric KE6US
On 7/21/2016 9:22 PM, tomb18 wrote:
Just open a panadapter on 20m during the day...depressing. makes you wonder if
it's working
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy
That's tougher to do these days. A lot of people are busy on the
internet or whatever and watching spots. I see this in county hunting,
SKCC and just about everywhere. During the week, I can tune the entire
CW portion of 20 meters and not hear a single station. A check on RBN
shows me hitting
K6DGW's post answers most of your questions, but I'll add a couple more
points. You have to use a stereo plug for any key plugged into an
Elecraft rig. Even straight keys and bugs with only two wires.
Also, as Fred points out, you can pretty much do whatever you want and
left handers often
I don't think it matters that what you practice on matches the KX3 key
either. Almost any paddle that is comfortable for you should be fine.
There's a difference between dual and single lever paddles, but even
then, if you learn on one, it won't take much to adapt to something else.
Dual
In my case, the form factor is a huge consideration. Having the knobs on
the top makes sense for a trail-friendly radio that sits on your lap or
a nearby rock, but it is not, at least for me, the best ergonomics for a
base station. Putting it on a plastic tilting stand doesn't change that.
We know. We saw Airplane.
Eric KE6US
On 6/7/2016 3:59 AM, Dave B via Elecraft wrote:
At times I envy most of the sheep who don't know much about any of
this, and assume the man in the left seat with a view & wearing the
big hat is fully in control all the time.
73.
Dave G0WBX.
With that, the thread effectively closed for me. Nobody has said it
better. Thanks, Len.
Eric KE6US
On 6/6/2016 10:18 AM, l...@ka7ftp.com wrote:
As a developer of both hardware and software products that use touch screens
I have mixed feelings.
My number one gripe with soft environments is
Ham radio becomes indistinguishable from gaming with the rise of
contesting. Now ham gaming becomes ham VR gaming with the advent of
Hamthought.
Brave New World Two Hundred Meters and Down
Eric KE6US
On 6/6/2016 9:03 AM, Terry Brown wrote:
I can hardly wait to read the next Digest of this
It's always interesting to hear list members' idea of new amateur radio
products. I get the idea that the ham market is driven by the needs of
megabuck contesters and DX'ers, many of whom are now legally
incorporated entities! I'm obviously not in tune with an amateur market
that sees a
I have two K2's. I didn't build either of them. One I bought off ebay 10
years ago (SN 567). The other I bought two years ago off this list
(SN6911). Since I wanted something I didn't have to build, I could have
bought ANY of the major brands. The K2 was a clear choice for me. Both
perform
the Sierra.
That lineage includes the KX3.
wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
On May 23, 2016, at 7:53 PM, EricJ <eric_c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Is a Miata a stripped down version of an F150 pickup?
Is an F150 a Miata with room to carry drywall?
It'
Is a Miata a stripped down version of an F150 pickup?
Is an F150 a Miata with room to carry drywall?
It's pretty obvious from the announcement the KX2 serves a different
purpose than the KX3. It's not a smaller anything. It's a different rig
for a different purpose.
Looks to me its lineage
It helps to thread a nut onto a screw before you cut the end off. When
you are done cutting and filing, removing the nut acts to "chase" the
threads and clean them up a little.
Eric KE6US
On 5/20/2016 5:53 AM, Tom Crayner wrote:
I found a good pair of side-cutters with a quick filing and I
My experience too. I might have inadvertently bought Amphenol connectors
60 years ago when the market was much smaller, and Amphenol market share
was larger, but I never did it on purpose. The only connector failures
I've had over the years, a comparative few, could be attributed to hasty
The touch screen would have to be horizontal so you can crawl around on
it and reach all the features.
Eric KE6US
On 5/6/2016 9:49 AM, Terry Schieler wrote:
Probably all menu-driven because there is no excuse not to have knobs on a
rig THAT big.
Terry, W0FM
-Original Message-
From:
Using a rig harshly in a particular activity isn't necessarily a good
indication of its capabilities in activities where that isn't how it is
used. Not everyone is a serious contester or DX'er, though they are well
represented on this reflector. What's good on the racetrack may not be
the best
modify/upgrade their
products based on what they hear from US! Try that with ICOM. Or
Yaesu. Or Kenwood.
73, Jim K9YC
On Mon,4/25/2016 6:19 PM, EricJ wrote:
The fact that you are having this conversation directly with one of
the owners/designers of Elecraft and not one of the owners of ICOM
The fact that you are having this conversation directly with one of the
owners/designers of Elecraft and not one of the owners of ICOM is always
going to make comparisons inherently unfair.
Eric
KE6US
On 4/25/2016 4:58 PM, Harry White wrote:
Wayne,
Yes, you missed one thing, the price. I
I have a setup exactly like the Wilcox Engineering setup. I have a
second K2 with the KAT2 installed just for QRP, but I've had it
connected to the KPA100 also. Works fine and is a very impressive little
package on the desk.
The Wilcox Eng. text says to be sure to power up the KPA100 before
Looks identical to the wirewrap tools that were around ~30+ years ago or
so. I still have one as the fine wire is great for making minor PCB
changes or repairs. Never thought to load it with enamel wire as you do.
It would make it even easier to make those changes/repairs.
Eric
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I bought mine assembled. It didn't look like $20 worth of fun to build.
But, like everything I've bought from Elecraft, it is really unique,
exceptional quality, and works very well. I was building a lot of
off-brand (i.e. non-Elecraft) QRP rigs at the time. It was the perfect
companion for
I think it's just called a shoulder washer or shoulder spacer.
Eric
KE6US
On 3/25/2016 11:18 AM, Richards wrote:
I am restoring a J-38 key. I have all the parts EXCEPT the little
insulating washers
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You can find them at some Ace Hardware stores, but they are nylon so
they won't match the color of the originals. Unless the particular key
has historical value, that shouldn't matter.
You'll have to find an Ace that isn't all yuppified trying to compete
with big box stores. Find an old
Fish paper! Any day's a good day when a solution involves fish paper.
Eric
KE6US
On 3/23/2016 11:57 AM, lstavenhagen wrote:
Actually, I just checked mine after finishing the flush cutting and the
boards are going to touch when they're screwed together.
In the archives it was suggested to use
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