You get to solder something when you install the K144XV... You shimmy a single pin connector into a tight spot and then go zip tack ok thats in.... Guess I get to pack up and put the soldering iron away again.... :)
I wasn't about to bring the soldering iron out of its storage bin for one solder joint so I took this opportunity to finish a project I've been wanting to do... I made a headphone switch. Bought a rotary switch, a few stereo female headphone jacks and a project box from radio shack. Now I can switch my paddles between my K1,K3,and K1EL keyer with the turn of a knob. I can also switch it to 3 yet unused ports... The only knob they had was a double pole 6 throw switch. So I had to take advantage of all the throws when I built the box. Funny thing was once I was done with that project I came up with another idea. I figured I should have a way to switch more fun things with my K3. I want to be able to switch my LP-Pan, LP-100A and my P3 (once its shipping) all with the power switch on the K3. So anyway I made up another project box with a single RCA input from the K3 that then switches a relay to turn on 4 more RCA ports on the top. I even put a 1.25uH inductor to 1000uF of cap on the input side and then put 1.5uH to a .1uF cap LC filter to each of the 4 ports. Cause any project worth doing is worth over doing! ;) I figured that if there was any switching noise or anything in any of the devices I turned on and off with the radio that the additional RF filtering on the power would keep my LP-Pan and P3 displays as noise free as possible. I think I may end up slapping together a quick opto-coupler into a cable as I bought a DB-15HD connector and a DB9 so I could make an FSK cable. I've never done RTTY that way and I think it could be a fun one. After that is all done I'll probably have melted a sufficient amount of solder to have justified bringing the iron out of its bin. ;) ~Brett On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 15:10 -0400, [email protected] wrote: > Don, > > If you start on it tonight, you'll be on the air with it tomorrow afternoon. > > I did about 3 hours on a Friday night with mine and I got up early on > Saturday and had it completed in time for a late lunch. > > Being a long-time Heathkit guy myself, I think you may find your self > wondering "when do I get to solder something". > > 73, > > Bob W5OV > > > > > My new K3, #4076, arrived this morning and is inventoried. I was > > pleasantly > > surprised, it has the new firmware just announced already installed!!!!!!! > > Everything looks to be of exceptionally high quality, and I am overjoyed > > at > > the prospect of a kit build after all these years. My last large endeavor > > was a Heathkit SB303/401 pair with accessories in 1972, so that's a long > > dry > > spell, hi. Wish me luck and hope to have it on the air in a few > > days!!!!!!! > > 73, > > Don, WB5HAK > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > 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:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
