Re:[Elecraft] Faulty resistor pack

2004-10-11 Thread Ron W

Hi Bob, ( and Reflector readers)
   If you have a look at the Control board diagram, you will see 
that RP3 is 5 x 47k individual resistors.  The one I took out is also 
correctly marked A 473G

RP3 1/2 is used with U10a in the ALC circuit
RP3 3/4 and 5/6 is in series with the sidetone cct and U10b
RP3 7/8 is with U10d ( V bfo)
RP3 9/10 is with U10c ( V Bias-xfil)
The fact I can measure it end to end or to any leg with varying resistances 
up to 93k would indicate it is indeed 100% faulty.
I recorded it on the reflector as I don't recall it being mentioned before. 
I suspect it is a component that has fallen through the cracks at the 
time of manufacture, and probably somewhat unusual.

Cheers...Ron ZL1TW


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[Elecraft] Remote K2

2004-10-11 Thread John Huffman
Due to antenna restrictions, I am thinking of controlling my K2 remotely and 
would be interested in any advice.


I want to run the K2 control software from my home computer and connect to the 
radio over a virtual serial port via telephone or UHF link.  I could use a 
second phone line or UHF link to get audio back and forth.


I currently use N4PY software to control the radio via my computer.

Anyone tried this?  What equipment would I need?  What software for the link? 
Do I need a computer at the remote site?


Thanks in advance.

73 de NA8M
John 


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[Elecraft] K2 Audio problem..a different solution

2004-10-11 Thread dbp
I had a problem with my K2 with low audio as well, after more than a 
couple years of no problems. I had used many headphone sets in that time aiming 
at the epitome for me.
 In my zeal I had exercised the phone plug too much, a call To Elecraft 
pointed out the cure: it had to be replaced. It felt alomost right inserting 
the phone plug, but it wasn't switching correctly.
 The plug itself is not easy to find locally. The folks at Elecraft new the 
issue and quickly sent a new phone plug. 
 The front panel comes off very easily and the new plug solders on without 
a problem. My audio problem solved.
 Thanks Elecraft.
73 de Dave K1OPQ in NH


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Re: [Elecraft] Remote K2

2004-10-11 Thread Richard Thorne
John:

Check out http://www.trx-manager.com for rig control and
http://www.skype.com for audio.

Both work great.  TRX Manager can be controlled over tcp-ip and skype
does an excellent job with audio.  You really need a high speed
connection for it to work well.

I'm currently running a TS-480 via remote and its almost plug and play.
TRX will handle rotor control, cw and will give you full software
control of the K2.

You will need a computer at both ends as Skype uses the sound card to
get audio back and forth.

One of these days when I build a K2 I will remote it also.

Also check out N8LP's web site at http://www.telepostinc.com/n8lp.html
he has quite a few good ideas with diagrams along with some downloadable
software.

I don't have any connection with the above links, I'm just a happy user.
I've been running remote since the late 90's and this is the best system
by far.

73,

Rich - N5ZC

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Subject: [Elecraft] Remote K2


 Due to antenna restrictions, I am thinking of controlling my K2
remotely and
 would be interested in any advice.

 I want to run the K2 control software from my home computer and
connect to the
 radio over a virtual serial port via telephone or UHF link.  I could
use a
 second phone line or UHF link to get audio back and forth.

 I currently use N4PY software to control the radio via my computer.

 Anyone tried this?  What equipment would I need?  What software for
the link?
 Do I need a computer at the remote site?

 Thanks in advance.

 73 de NA8M
 John

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Re: [Elecraft] Remote K2

2004-10-11 Thread John Huffman

Richard -

Thanks for the info.  I'd like to avoid tcp/ip if I could because of what I 
assume is the latency involved.  I want to operate a remote radio and yet still 
want to have QSK CW.  Does your set-up allow QSK?


I don't have an internet connection faster than dial-up and doubt I could get 
anything better at a remote site.


The latency may be an incorrect assumption on my part and I'd appreciate being 
corrected.


Thanks again,

73 de NA8M
John


John:

Check out http://www.trx-manager.com for rig control and
http://www.skype.com for audio.

Both work great.  TRX Manager can be controlled over tcp-ip and skype
does an excellent job with audio.  You really need a high speed
connection for it to work well.

I'm currently running a TS-480 via remote and its almost plug and play.
TRX will handle rotor control, cw and will give you full software
control of the K2.

You will need a computer at both ends as Skype uses the sound card to
get audio back and forth.

One of these days when I build a K2 I will remote it also.

Also check out N8LP's web site at http://www.telepostinc.com/n8lp.html
he has quite a few good ideas with diagrams along with some downloadable
software.

I don't have any connection with the above links, I'm just a happy user.
I've been running remote since the late 90's and this is the best system
by far.

73,

Rich - N5ZC


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[Elecraft] KSB2 filter, IF signal path impedances, T1/T2 turns ratio

2004-10-11 Thread John Magliacane
Hi Folks.

I have several questions regarding the impedances involved in the K2's
I.F., and their impact on the design of the KSB2's filter and matching
transformers.  I poked around the K2 mail archives and saw a similar
question posted some time ago
(http://www.ac6rm.net/mailarchive/html/elecraft-list/2003-05/msg01686.html),
but found no definitive answer or information.


Several assumptions that I believe are true:

* The impedance of the K2's I.F. signal path is 150 ohms.  The input
  impedance of the MC1350 I.F. amplifier chip is around 2000 ohms.
  This is matched to 150 ohms through T7, a toroidal transformer
  with a 20:5 turns ratio (16:1 impedance transformation).

* The impedance of the crystal filter in the KSB2 is 1500 ohms.
  T1 on the KSB2 board transforms the 150 ohm I.F. impedance
  to 1500 ohms (22:7 turns ratio, 10:1 impedance ratio).  T1
  is terminated either by R11 (150 ohms) on the KSB2 board,
  or the post mixer I.F. amplifier/noise blanker (150 ohms),
  depending on whether the transceiver is transmitting or
  receiving.

* T2, on the OTHER side of the crystal filter, has a 22:4 turns
  ratio, yielding a 30:1 impedance ratio (a 50 ohm impedance,
  rather than 150).

* The KSB2's crystal filter is operated in opposite directions
  in transmit and receive.  On transmit, the input is on the side
  of T2, and on receive, the input is on the side of T1.

* On transmit, the balanced modulator provides a proper 1500 ohm
  source impedance for the crystal filter.  R11 provides the proper
  150 ohm termination after T1.

  --- HOWEVER ---

* On receive, the output of the KSB2's crystal filter is mismatched
  by a factor of 3 to 1 (T2's output is 50 ohms, and it is feeding
  a 150 ohm I.F. amplifier).

* The KI6WX +10db modifications appear to treat the output of T2
  as being 150 ohms (or at least something higher than 82 ohms,
  the value of the emitter follower's emitter resistor), rather
  than 50 ohms, yielding a significant impedance mismatch on
  transmit.


Impact:

* Many of the crystal filter response measurements, such as those
  conducted using programs such as Spectrogram and Baudline, have
  been performed with the K2 in RECEIVE mode only.  Since the filter
  appears to be terminated differently depending on whether the K2
  is in transmit or receive mode, the results may not tell the whole
  story.


Confession:

I built my K2 last year and performed the KI6WX KSB2 filter and
+10dB gain modifications.  The improvement in frequency response
on receive was substantial, but I have never been satisfied with
my on-air audio quality (despite reports to the contrary).

I ran sweeps of the TX chain and found my transmitted frequency
response to be around 2 kHz after performing the 2.5 kHz mod.
Results are posted at http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/ksb2.html

I put the results of these tests out of my mind for the past
10 months.

Yesterday I checked the batch of 82 ohm resistors I used for the
+10dB gain modification and found they were all measuring between
120 to 140 ohms!  Reflected through T2, this would yield a filter
source impedance of about 6000 ohms, a significant mismatch for
a 1500 ohm filter.

The higher-than-normal source impedance might explain the
narrow filter bandwidth I am experiencing on transmit (but
not on receive).

Before I change the defective resistor, I would like to get a better
understanding of the true terminating impedance of the filter.  T2's
turns ratio might suggest that even an 82 ohm resistor is too high
for proper termination.  If the KSB2 is truly operating in a 150 ohm
I.F. signal path, why aren't T1 and T2 wound with the same turns ratio?


Possible solutions:

* Decrease the resistance of the 82 ohm resistor to provide a
  closer match to the 50 ohm impedance provided by T2.

* Decrease T2's turns ratio to that of T1 to bring the output
  impedance of the filter from 50 ohms to 150 ohms for a better
  match to both the I.F. amplifier on receive, and the KI6WX
  +10dB gain modification on transmit.


Suggestions?  Comments?


Thanks in advance.


73, de John, KD2BD
K2/100 #3563

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Re: [Elecraft] Remote K2

2004-10-11 Thread Larry Phipps
Yes Jack, you're right... obviously some kind of encoding is required. I 
guess you could invent you own, maybe using fsk, but tcp/ip is there and 
it works. I think he may be saying he wants to avoid an internet 
connection. I had excellent results using ISDN... high quality audio, 
low latency, two isolated channels, one for data and one for audio... 
total security with passwords for connection on both channels, etc. It's 
widely available in my area, and not too expensive (cheaper than DSL or 
cable at both ends).


Technically you could use a modem without tcp/ip, but then you only have 
control of one serial port... whereas the serial servers allow control 
of virtually an unlimited number of serial ports.


TRX-Manager also offers an excellent way of running remote control using 
a built-in telnet server, but it requires TRX-Manager to be running on 
computers at both ends which complicates things a lot. It has a number 
of nice features though.


Larry N8LP


Jack Brindle wrote:

The only way to avoid TCP/IP would be to set up a dedicated twisted  
pair between your place and the remote location. This is a very  
expensive solution, and I'd bet you really don't want to spring for 
it.  The reason that you really need to use TCP/IP is that it is the 
only  protocol suite that is commonly passed among the internet. 
Pretty much  all other protocols are blocked.


The only alternative realistically would be to set up at least one  
phone line at the radio site to carry the control and data 
information  to and from the radio. The device would have to answer 
the phone,  connect to the radio and start controlling things. There 
would need to  be a separate path for the voice or CW data so that rig 
controls data  would not interfere with it - thus you would really 
need two lines. Of  course, this could also be a phone line which 
carries DSL. One function  of the box would be to make sure that only 
you can operate the rig, and  that the rig does NOT transmit when you 
are not controlling it live.


Somehow I suspect that the other TCP/IP networked solutions might  
actually provide what you need. There are some pretty cool ones as 
you  are now learning...


On Oct 11, 2004, at 5:56 AM, John Huffman wrote:



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Re: [Elecraft] KSB2 filter, IF signal path impedances, T1/T2 turns ratio

2004-10-11 Thread Jim Wiley

John -


Just a random thought.  Since you mentioned that several resistors 
marked as 82 Ohms came in around 130 Ohms:  Have you verified that your 
Ohmmeter is giving you a correct reading?  For example, have you checked 
it with other  (new) resistors marked with different values, or compared 
the readings by using another instrument?  New resistors will typically 
be reasonably close to their marked values, and usually about half of 
the allowed tolerance.  While it is not impossible for a whole batch of 
resistors to be significantly out of  tolerance,  it is unusual.  It is 
also possible for only one range of an Ohmmeter to be wrong, and all the 
rest are OK.   With analog instruments, weak meter batteries can lead to 
confusing results.



I have fooled myself occasionally by overlooking one of the basics.


- Jim, KL7CC


John Magliacane wrote:


Hi Folks.

I have several questions regarding the impedances involved in the K2's
I.F., and their impact on the design of the KSB2's filter and matching
transformers.  I poked around the K2 mail archives and saw a similar
question posted some time ago
(http://www.ac6rm.net/mailarchive/html/elecraft-list/2003-05/msg01686.html),
but found no definitive answer or information.


Several assumptions that I believe are true:

* The impedance of the K2's I.F. signal path is 150 ohms.  The input
 impedance of the MC1350 I.F. amplifier chip is around 2000 ohms.
 This is matched to 150 ohms through T7, a toroidal transformer
 with a 20:5 turns ratio (16:1 impedance transformation).

* The impedance of the crystal filter in the KSB2 is 1500 ohms.
 T1 on the KSB2 board transforms the 150 ohm I.F. impedance
 to 1500 ohms (22:7 turns ratio, 10:1 impedance ratio).  T1
 is terminated either by R11 (150 ohms) on the KSB2 board,
 or the post mixer I.F. amplifier/noise blanker (150 ohms),
 depending on whether the transceiver is transmitting or
 receiving.

* T2, on the OTHER side of the crystal filter, has a 22:4 turns
 ratio, yielding a 30:1 impedance ratio (a 50 ohm impedance,
 rather than 150).

* The KSB2's crystal filter is operated in opposite directions
 in transmit and receive.  On transmit, the input is on the side
 of T2, and on receive, the input is on the side of T1.

* On transmit, the balanced modulator provides a proper 1500 ohm
 source impedance for the crystal filter.  R11 provides the proper
 150 ohm termination after T1.

 --- HOWEVER ---

* On receive, the output of the KSB2's crystal filter is mismatched
 by a factor of 3 to 1 (T2's output is 50 ohms, and it is feeding
 a 150 ohm I.F. amplifier).

* The KI6WX +10db modifications appear to treat the output of T2
 as being 150 ohms (or at least something higher than 82 ohms,
 the value of the emitter follower's emitter resistor), rather
 than 50 ohms, yielding a significant impedance mismatch on
 transmit.


Impact:

* Many of the crystal filter response measurements, such as those
 conducted using programs such as Spectrogram and Baudline, have
 been performed with the K2 in RECEIVE mode only.  Since the filter
 appears to be terminated differently depending on whether the K2
 is in transmit or receive mode, the results may not tell the whole
 story.


Confession:

I built my K2 last year and performed the KI6WX KSB2 filter and
+10dB gain modifications.  The improvement in frequency response
on receive was substantial, but I have never been satisfied with
my on-air audio quality (despite reports to the contrary).

I ran sweeps of the TX chain and found my transmitted frequency
response to be around 2 kHz after performing the 2.5 kHz mod.
Results are posted at http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/ksb2.html

I put the results of these tests out of my mind for the past
10 months.

Yesterday I checked the batch of 82 ohm resistors I used for the
+10dB gain modification and found they were all measuring between
120 to 140 ohms!  Reflected through T2, this would yield a filter
source impedance of about 6000 ohms, a significant mismatch for
a 1500 ohm filter.

The higher-than-normal source impedance might explain the
narrow filter bandwidth I am experiencing on transmit (but
not on receive).

Before I change the defective resistor, I would like to get a better
understanding of the true terminating impedance of the filter.  T2's
turns ratio might suggest that even an 82 ohm resistor is too high
for proper termination.  If the KSB2 is truly operating in a 150 ohm
I.F. signal path, why aren't T1 and T2 wound with the same turns ratio?


Possible solutions:

* Decrease the resistance of the 82 ohm resistor to provide a
 closer match to the 50 ohm impedance provided by T2.

* Decrease T2's turns ratio to that of T1 to bring the output
 impedance of the filter from 50 ohms to 150 ohms for a better
 match to both the I.F. amplifier on receive, and the KI6WX
 +10dB gain modification on transmit.


Suggestions?  Comments?


Thanks in advance.


73, de John, KD2BD
K2/100 #3563

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[Elecraft] SLA Amps

2004-10-11 Thread john . brewer
I'm using a SLA150 on my K2 and it works fine.  I get about
120-130 watts out on most bands.  The auto - band detect
works fine, and unlike the cheap-o CB amps, there's tuned output
for each band.

I'm sure the KPA100 is fine too, but the SLA is a workable alternative

73
John

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[Elecraft] Re: 20m net

2004-10-11 Thread Kevin Rock

Hi Ray,
   I tried sending this email a few minutes ago to the Elecraft mailing 
list but it was considered spam.






K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608  QNI #10


Ray was really working from North Carolina instead of from his home in
Virginia.  I forgot to change his state to reflect his vacation outing.
But great work achieving 10 check ins with your KX1 in such a short time.

Kevin.   KD5ONS



As I was falling asleep last night I remembered I had not put this into my 
net report.  Sorry but I got a bit busy while I was writing the report and 
completely spaced it out.


I live way out in the country so my ambient RF noise is very low.  I will 
miss it if I ever have to leave since cities are so noisy.  That is the 
reason why I can hear so well.


I heard you early on, at least the K2H part and assumed it was you.  
Sometimes I can hear the East Coast better than either Tom or Bill can.  
Then I got Gary's help for the guy down in Georgia.  That was amazing 
since Gary should be in bed by then :)


You are doing very well with your KX1.  I need to consider building one of 
those for my travelling radio.

   73,
  Kevin.   KD5ONS




On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:45:16 -0400, Ray Albers [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:



Hi Kevin,

Just got home from our weeked visiting son, daughter-in-law and 18mo old 
grandson in NC.


Thanks for your hard work and ear-strain pulling me out of the noise on 
20 last night. I was hearing you FB, but barely barely heard noises from 
K1EV and did not hear Tom N0SS at all at all.


Setup was a 50 ft wire out the window with height ranging from 12' one 
end to maybe 20' at the far end, and another 50' lying in the grass as a 
counterpoise.


73

Ray K2HYD




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[Elecraft] Weller soldering iron station and auto-transformer

2004-10-11 Thread Peppino Berria
My K2-kit arrival is announced, so I'm checking all
that I need for building it. I've a WESD51 soldering
station that I bought during my journey in Texas: 120
V. 60 Hz, different than voltage we have here in
Italy, 220 V. 50 Hz. I'm thinking to use an
auto-trasformer that I've in the shack for reduceing
voltage: in-220 V, out-110 V. Anybody could tell me if
it may be any problem? What about the earth on the
line that's relationed to the potential 220 Volt? Is
110 V. too low for powering my WESD51? Thanks for
reading me. 73, Peppino IS0YPS



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[Elecraft] BL1 Balun

2004-10-11 Thread Joe - aa4nn

Hi 'Crafters,

With K2/100 100w out after two QSOs on 40m overall about 40 minutes the BL1 
balun is quite hot to the touch.  This is the first time I have used the BL1 
with a CF Zepp.  Amazing SWR 1:1 80m-10m, works great.  I'm thinking I might 
need to glue a heat sink on that toroid.  Anybody done this or am I too much 
QRO and heat is normal.  hi


73, Joe, aa4nn



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[Elecraft] Kat100/Kpa100 in EC2

2004-10-11 Thread W9DHI
I just finished building a KAT100 and KPA100 in an EC2 for a friend.  This
is perhaps the best way to go if you still enjoy taking your QRP K2 out into
the field.  Bill's K2 has the KAT1 and KIO2 in the basic radio. Now when
it's on the home base, just 2 connections and it's running QRO with a QRO
tuner.  Nothing to mess with and what's really neat is that the K2
recognizes now that the KAT100 is hooked up and puts the KAT1 into a
PassThru mode (basically the POUT mode).  

Wish I would have done this a couple years ago when I built mine.  It has
got to be the best thing since sliced bread.

I took pictures thru the whole building process to document this build and
it's nice to see it come together again and again on the computer.  In the
next couple days I'll post the pics to some webspace and put a link to the
pics here.


Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI, Retired
Administrator http://www.milwaukeehdtv.org
K2/100 S#3075 KX1 S# 57
Member:  ARRL, RSGB, RCA, WERA and ORC
 




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Re: [Elecraft] Weller soldering iron station and auto-transformer

2004-10-11 Thread Mike S
At 05:46 PM 10/11/2004, Peppino Berria wrote...
I've a WESD51 soldering
station that I bought during my journey in Texas: 120
V. 60 Hz, different than voltage we have here in
Italy, 220 V. 50 Hz. I'm thinking to use an
auto-trasformer that I've in the shack for reduceing
voltage: in-220 V, out-110 V. Anybody could tell me if
it may be any problem? What about the earth on the
line that's relationed to the potential 220 Volt? Is
110 V. too low for powering my WESD51?

A 220-110 transformer will work fine. Be sure to ground the third (round) 
contact on the AC power cord plug(NEMA 5-15P, shown here: 
http://www.stayonline.com/reference/nema_straight_blade.asp ) to maintain 
safety and the anti-static property of the station. 

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[Elecraft] K2 #4398

2004-10-11 Thread Fred Jensen
Thanks to all who provided guidance and assistance ... my K2 is on freq
(easy, once I figured it out), the filters are set (Spectrogram makes
this a snap), and I've made enough QSO's on it now to pretty well shake
down the rig.  Based on my Bird wattmeter, the power output seems to be
about 1W higher than what the Power control calls for, but I can sure
live with that.

73,

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA 95603

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[Elecraft] Lithium AAs in K1 KBT1?

2004-10-11 Thread Michael Babineau

Anyone out there using Lithium AA cells with the K1
internal battery option (KBT1)?

I originally purchased the KBT1 but sold it before I
installed it because I felt that it would be too much of
a hassle to remove, charge and re-install NIMH cells
all the time. Now after using my KX1 for some time with
Lithium AAs it occurred to me that Lithium cells might
also be a good idea for K1 as well especially since I
tend to use it for portable operations only sporadically
now that I have a KX1.

Lithium cells are expensive but have a very long shelf life,
a rather flat discharge curve and currently are good for about
2200 mah which should go a long way with a K1 especially
for casual operation.

Michael VE3WMB

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Re: [Elecraft] K2 high res picture

2004-10-11 Thread Mike S
At 07:40 PM 10/11/2004, john wrote...
Does someone have a nice high res shot of a plain K2 that I could
use in a QSL card?

There's a K2-100 @ the Elecraft site, but I'm looking for a vanilla 
K2.

There's a good one on the second page of the manual, which you can download 
from the Elecraft site. Acrobat will let you copy a graphic, but zoom in first 
to get good resolution. 

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Re: [Elecraft] K2 high res picture

2004-10-11 Thread JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD

More easier... look at

http://www.elecraft.com/k2100/k2100.JPG

Le 04-10-11, à 20:03, Mike S a écrit :


At 07:40 PM 10/11/2004, john wrote...

Does someone have a nice high res shot of a plain K2 that I could
use in a QSL card?

There's a K2-100 @ the Elecraft site, but I'm looking for a vanilla
K2.


There's a good one on the second page of the manual, which you can 
download from the Elecraft site. Acrobat will let you copy a graphic, 
but zoom in first to get good resolution.


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[Elecraft] OT: Any midwest CW nets active

2004-10-11 Thread John Pfeifer
I brought my K-1 with me on a trip to Wichita, Kansas.  My intention was to 
listen in on some of the midwest CW nets.  So far I've tried the Kansas QKS 
net, the Missouri Section Net and the Texas Net.  Haven't heard a thing at 7pm 
central time, which is the time listed on the ARRL web site.  I have been able 
to copy two or three QSOs in progress each evening I've tried but, so far, no 
apparent net activity.

Does anyone know which midwest CW nets are active on 80 meters? 

You can reply to me directly, if you'd like to save some bandwidth on the 
reflector.

Thanks!
John Pfeifer - KL0WN
Kodiak, Alaska

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