I had a less charitable play on the word "Shifter" when I was using it.
Thanks to Don, W3FPR, my 50 dollar Drake 2-NT now has a $600 VFO! At his suggestion, I connected my K2 to the DL1 with a BNC T-fitting. I connected the 3rd leg through an 0,01 uf cap to the Crystal socket on the front of the 2-NT. I set the power to 0.1 watts which gave me about 2v rms and generated a nice clean full power signal from the Drake. I still haven't solved how to key the K2 on from the 2-NT, though. There's a VFO Key jack on the back of the 2-NT for just such a purpose, but I don't think the K2 is going to like having 100 volts on the key input. Just for fun, here is a picture of my Drake 2-line with K2 all lashed up with a bizillion little jumpers to get it working: http://www.ke6us.com/boatanchors.htm Scroll down to the Drake 2-NT section. Eric KE6US www.ke6us.com -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Westover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 3:30 PM To: EricJ; 'Darwin, Keith'; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT I always called it a Meissner Signal Drifter ;-). Doug W6JD ----- Original Message ----- From: "EricJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Darwin, Keith'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:31 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT > I'll be there with my Speed-X key, Drake 2-NT and 2-B. I'll be > rock-bound since I haven't been able to find a VFO that costs less > than the transmitter > itself, but I did it 48 years ago, I can stand it for one night. > > Hmmm, I wonder if I could throttle back the K1 and use it as a 40m > VFO. In the 60's, I used to work QRP with my Meissner Signal Shifter > (an appropriate > name if I ever heard one) loaded directly into an antenna. > > Eric > KE6US > www.ke6us.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darwin, Keith > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:05 PM > To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT > > SKN - I thought it stood for "Straight Key Night". > > I suppose there's room for bugs & such but to me that is getting away > from the "make CW with no crutches" thought. It DOES work into the > nostalgia of > the evening though so if you're there with your old bug, I'll do my > best to > work you :-) > > I can't wait! I've recently re-discovered how much fun a straight key is. > I've been using it almost as much as my paddles. > > SKN - I can't wait!!! > > - Keith - > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Indy > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 2:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT > > New Year's Eve is traditionally is a time to review the year past, and > wax nostalgic. For some years amateur radio ops have dusted off their straight > key and put it on the air. But what about other, perhaps more > challenging antique keys of historic and nostalgic value? > > Semi-automatic keys, bugs, have also been coming out of hiding on this > night. Each year more and more have participated in SKN (Silent Key > Night) with these keys. Last year such rare pieces were heard as: a > Dow Universal Rotary bug, a 1936 McElroy bug, a Vibroplex Upright, a > Speed-X 501, a Vibroplex Midget, a Vibroplex Double Lever, a blue Blue > Racer from 1917, a right-angle bug known as a Codetrol, a Melehan Variant. > > There are no "rules," no limitations, no points, no exchanges. Just > have fun sharing stories about the history of and how you came by your nostalgic > key. No need to worry about your fist, we are all just doing what we > can honoring something from our past. > > Hope to hear you, and best wishes for your new year! > > Fred - KT5X > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. 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