Hi Don, I'm awaiting the arrival of the G5RV from True Talk. It has a lot of good reviews over at eham. I'm not sure where I'll put it, though. I was thinking of the attic, but 50 ft is longer than my 25 ft attic.
I'm also considering one of the tak-tenna (taktenna.com) setups. This is another with good eham reviews and looks relatively simple to set up on the roof of the house. I know the antenna is as important as the transceiver, and I'm hoping for a more elaborate setup eventually, but right now I'd be happy with a basic operational level. I'm trying to figure out how to set up the grounding. Also, the wiring in the house wasn't done by professionals. The receptacle tester shows a number of outlets having a ground/neutral reversed error. Some check out ok and others don't even have the ground connection on the receptacle. Hopefully I won't have to rewire the whole house. As always, any suggestions are welcome. Merry Christmas to you, too! J KC9VBI On 12/22/11, gold...@charter.net <gold...@charter.net> wrote: > HI jay, > > Once you have an antenna set up you will be able to do the reference > oscillator calibration. It does not have to be done until you get on > the air and it only takes a few minutes. > > When I finished my K3 I was afraid of the oscillator calibration so I > thought the factory defaults would be ok. It did work but after > caibration it sounded like a radio should. I called elecraft support > for some help and they walked my thru the procedure as the manual was a > little vauge for an inexperienced operation like myself. > > Anyway you did good with your K3 it is one of the best on the market and > I had no idea on how good of a radio I acutally purchase. I almost > bought another IC7000 for the shack, that would been a big mistake. > > The receive on this radio is fantastic and I always get random > complements when on the air about my clean signal. So get ready for the > ride as it will be fun. > > What are you planning for your first antenna? > > Merry Christmas > > ~73 > Don > KD8NNU > > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 5:21 PM, g...@abcs.com g...@abcs.com wrote: > >> Hello! >> I'm a complete newby when it comes to ham radio. Got my tech license >> a couple of weeks ago and I'm now studying for the General class exam. >> I thought building the K3 would be a good educational experience for >> me. >> >> I just finished assembly and all went well. I've had an excellent >> experience so far. But I'm stuck at the reference oscillator >> calibration stage. >> >> I don't have a frequency counter, though I suppose I could purchase >> one. I've tried hitting the frequencies for WWV but I'm not picking >> anything up. Of course, I don't have an antenna yet as the manual did >> not mention it as being a required piece of equipment. I'm short on >> radio sense, I think. I have one on order, but it has not yet >> arrived. I was hoping to have the K3 calibrated and then begin >> dealing with the antenna setup. >> >> Is there any other way of calibrating the ref oscillator? Can it be >> done online with the KUSB? Any suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks for your help, >> >> Jay >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
