DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
You guys crack me up. On the one hand, some of us are trying to get
as narrow as possible (200hz) and on the other hand, some of us are
looking for high-fidelity, surround sound, theatre quality.
Having said that, I have a FT-101Z on the bench here using a TDA-xxx
chi
Randy,
I would suggest that at some time or other, someone pressed the TUNE
button while they were exploring the operation of your K2 - in fact, it
may have happened several times. Pressing TUNE with something other
than your normal antenna will change the ATU settings.
Setting the menu ite
Last weekend I took my K2 to the Huntsville Hamfest to help out with the
Elecraft booth there. I had a gel cell battery hooked up to it so folks
could twist knobs, push buttons and see what happened. Several folks
did. Today I turned the K2 on for the first time since then and
strangely I ha
Good sounding speakers need good cabinets - usually big enough to support
the speaker and it's bass response. They used to sell matching speakers for
this
reason, but they didn't sell enough of them to justify the cost. In either
case - headphones are superior but tiring and large speakers c
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Yes, we'll be there with accessories.
73, Eric
Steve Kallal wrote:
I think someone on the phone at Elecraft, told me Elecraft is going to be at
HAMCON in Torrance, CA next month. If so, will there be a stock of K2
accessories there?
I am particularly interested in the K160RX and the K60X
Another elegant solution from those that know about
them. Thanks for listening guys!
[Elecraft] Re: Love Those K3 Memories!
wayne burdick n6kr at elecraft.com wrote:
But let me toss out an idea. These first 10 memories
*could* store exactly the same thing as the normal
band memories (those you g
David Pratt wrote:
I can recommend the Almost All Digital Electronics L/C meter
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while we are going along this route,
I also have an LCRZ meter I will highly recommend...
the M3 LCRZ meter was an easy assemble
and has exceeded all my hopes and expectations
http://www.m3electronix.com/salesl
I asked a wisened ham about voice guys striving for that perfect mic
for the perfect sound and then you see CW guys with a shelf filled
with keys, each key used at different times and why is that, to which
he replied, 'quite simple, one voice, ten fingers.'
de Joe, aa4nn
You guys crack me up. O
It would be nice if the K3 has a perfectly designed
ALC which results in all IMD products being down 40
db at 5khz and 80db down at 20khz. For the needs of
VHF contesting IMD products should ideally be down 100
db down at 20 khz. However expecting this level of
IMD performance from any modern ha
Hi Beth,
Check to make sure that you have the correct band selected. At one time
I made the mistake of having the 12M band selected with the VFO tuned to
28 MHz (10M) and experienced the same symptom.
GL 73,
Bob Johansen WB2SRF
K2 S/N 5622
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I have noticed my old K2 (S/N 023) has been showing its age. I did do most of
the Rev B mods, except the audio pot mod, which didn't seem necessary at the
time.
Well, the audio pot finally started to get scratchy. Also the Power pot and the
RIT were jumpy. So I broke down and took it apart, appli
When you listen to the "music" most people listen to, the quality
hardly matters. :)
However, there are lossless audio compression formats, and formats
that can support higher bit-rates (and therefore presumably higher
fidelity) than standard CDs, so I guess the advertising is true. It's
just that
You guys crack me up. On the one hand, some of us are trying to get
as narrow as possible (200hz) and on the other hand, some of us are
looking for high-fidelity, surround sound, theatre quality.
Gee whiz...this is ham radio (communications). This is not your home
theatre (dolby 5.1 etc).
Speak
Spoken for.
Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. wrote:
Having upgraded some time ago to the 3080, I have the KX1 30m board
and its associated firmware chip.
The manual is available online, but you'll have to supply your own
hookup wire.
Yours for the cost of postage to your QTH from US 94303.
Please reply o
Julian G4ILO wrote:
I'd order the second receiver in an instant if that option became a reality.
On 8/24/07, Brett gazdzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Maybe even a noise nuller type setup where you have a noise antenna
> > that picks up local noise and eliminates it.
If you order KXV-3 t
Roelof,
Your experience substantiates my idea that everyone's ears and
perceptions are a bit different. I did say the K2 is adequate, and that
small speaker is good and very efficient, but not really to my liking.
IMHO, as a society, we may declining rapidly in audio perception when I
hear
> But let me toss out an idea. These first 10 memories *could* store
> exactly the same thing as the normal band memories (those you
> get to by tapping BAND UP/DN), but only for 10 bands (say 160-10 m).
> This behavior could be specified using a future menu entry. It would
> give you two-tap,
Hello Don,
I have finished my K2 a couple of weeks ago and did not expect much from the
speaker.
One can be wrong. The audio from the speaker is really excellent, at least
on CW.
I can't follow the remarks on low audio volume, because my unit has ample of
it.
Over the years I have used a LM380
I do the exact same thing, I use an old Marantz amplifier
into a big floor standing hifi speaker.
The Marantz has bass, mid and treble controls, plus low and high
filters, which allows me to select any sort of audio
bandpass I want.
I can select various receivers and have one speaker in the shack,
I'd order the second receiver in an instant if that option became a reality.
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Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ???
G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com
Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com
On 8/24/07, Brett gazdzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe even a noise nuller type setup where you have
Brett,
You are absolutely correct - when identifying parts the meter does not
have to be accurate, a relative measurement will do fine. My point is
that one must realize the fact that all such DMM capacitance/inductance
measurements can be subject to these inaccuracies. Use what you have,
b
I plan to put an external amplifier and speaker on my K3.
The K2 was designed with audio 'just strong enough' so that the the
receiver current drain would be low, and the K3 does not draw a huge
amount of receive current either - which tells me that there is not a
BIG audio amplifier in it ei
But it only does small values
I often need to measure caps to 100 mf, chokes to
50 henrys
Brett
N2DTS
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Pratt
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:28 AM
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Su
In most cases, I don't think you need to be more than
in the ballpark, at least when identifying parts.
My cheap meter reads 14 pico farads with nothing
hooked up, and has no null knob.
I just ADD 14 pico farads to the small values.
A 1 pico farad cap reads as 15
Inductance seems much bet
I can recommend the Almost All Digital Electronics L/C meter Model IIB,
available as kit at $99.95.
http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm
It can be built in a couple of hours and works a treat.
73
David G4DMP
In a recent message, Brett gazdzinski
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ...
You can buy a DMM th
I looked up the specs on the TS-870, and
its 1.5 watts of audio out at 10% distortion.
People say it sounds great??
Brett
N2DTS
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I finally broke down an purchased the AADE L/C meter after I got tired
of doing the calculations required when using my homebrewed K6OLG LC
Tester (the AADE meter is based on that LC Tester). I believe it is a
bit more trustworthy for small values than the typical DMM with
capacitance and indu
Agreed - as I get older I need more audio - my IC-7800 was very good in this
department, hoping the K3 will be!
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
- Original Message -
From: "Brett gazdzinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The ratings typically are 2.5 watts or less at 10% distortion,
no frequency response r
I don't know anything about the 870, but most other
modern rigs really seem to fall down in the audio department.
The ratings typically are 2.5 watts or less at 10% distortion,
no frequency response range or noise figures...
But even using the line out into a hifi amp and good speaker
does not
I plan on eventually getting the 2nd receiver, as I think
all sorts of cool things can/will eventually be done with the K3
in respect to the diversity thing.
Maybe even a noise nuller type setup where you have a noise antenna
that picks up local noise and eliminates it.
Diversity itself would be
You can buy a DMM that measures inductance.
I have a wavetech meterman model that was under $100.00
that does capacitance from many micro farads to pico farads,
inductance from henrys to micro henrys, frequency
to 10 Mhz, plus all the other usual DMM stuff.
I also ran into problems with some choke
Hi,
my K2 #6201 is on air and I like this radio so much :-)
73 de thomas, dk2nb
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Thanks Julian and thanks for the off list replies as well.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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From: "Julian G4ILO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I wrestled with this when I wrote my K2 remote control program and as
far as I can remember, no you can't. You can send 24 characters and
then
Sadly, the 870 was Kenwood's last real ham radio effort. And it came up
short with anyone who had another good rig to compare it to like the MP,
etc. Too bad Kenwood is now out of the high end rig game The other 2
from JA soon to follow?
Charles Harpole
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TS870 has best RX audio I ever heard. This is often neglected area
in RX design, but stays in line from antenna to our brains.
My experience of many RX building is to keep amplifier naturally
linear without almost any feedback. Pass-band may be 20Hz30kHz.
I hope K3 has the same quality in aud
I wrestled with this when I wrote my K2 remote control program and as
far as I can remember, no you can't. You can send 24 characters and
then you poll the K2 by sending "KY;" and test the reply back to find
out the buffer state. I think it sends 3 values, to say whether it is
empty, full, or able
Thanks Gian. At this QTH, which is in the first hop zone of 40m BC signals
on their way to N.America, the receiver's IMD3DR needs to be > 110 db approx
at 2 kHz spacing if used for weak signal SSB DXing above 7130 kHz. Of course
the LO must be very quiet. The big problem I have here is BC trans
Hi,
With the KY command - how big is the buffer in the K2? I know that I can
send up to 24 bytes per KY, can I send KY repeatedly to load up 100
characters?
While sending the KY buffer how to I stop sending and clear the buffer?
(Guess who's writing a new CW program?)
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
Hi,
With the KY command - how big is the buffer in the K2? I know that I can send
up to 24 bytes per KY, can I send KY repeatedly to load up 100 characters?
While sending the KY buffer how to I stop sending and clear the buffer?
(Guess who's writing a new CW program?)
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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