Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
I saw this at Dayton - it was interesting. Myself I would not embed a Windows/Linux computer inside the radio, rather put an Ethernet connector on the computer with enough brains to have a network-addressable radio so that raw data can be accessed and processed on a PC. There is a great demand for this, who knows what the K3 will have? Simon Brown --- www.hb9drv.ch www.laax.ch - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An ad for this was in the latest CQ. Not yet available. _http://www.getboost.com/dz/sienna.htm_ (http://www.getboost.com/dz/sienna.htm) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
Did I read that right, its a kit? -- __ ___/ Chuck \_ | | | www.aa8vs.org/aa8vs | The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. -- William Arthur Ward Looks pretty wild, but this is out of the price range of most of us amateurs... Alan, N3BJ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:25 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft? An ad for this was in the latest CQ. Not yet available. _http://www.getboost.com/dz/sienna.htm_ (http://www.getboost.com/dz/sienna.htm) Geoff, K6TFZ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: 10/31/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/152 - Release Date: 10/31/2005 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
In a message dated 11/1/05 11:37:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The number of hams with $6000 who want to connect pre-made cables to pre-assembled boards chock full of SMDs is likely a tad on the small side. And both of those guys already bought an IC-7800. Maybe, but consider this: Back in 1999, when the K2 hit the ham market, I recall a bit of negativity from hams I knew. Typical comment went like this: 'The number of hams with $600 who want to stuff circuit boards, wind toroids and do all the other assembly and alignment work, just to get a QRP CW-only rig, is likely a tad on the small side.' Or this: 'Why put a high-performance receiver on a QRP rig? You'll just hear a whole lot of stations you can't work' Or this: 'The QRP market is too small to support such a complex and expensive rig. And in a year or so Ikensu will come out with a competitor for less money' Etc. Gloom and doom, yada yada yada. 5000+ K2's later, however, none of the gloom and doom has happened. -- Is the Sienna competition? Not for Elecraft! Its competitors are rigs like the Orion, IC-7800, etc. To me the best features of the Sienna are: - It offers the builder at least some level of repairability. - It can be configured the way you want it, rather than paying for features you don't want. Plus features can be added or removed in the future. Gee, where have I seen those things before 73 de Jim, N2EY ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
You can do this with an embedded serial device server using any radio with a serial port... but of course you are limited to the supported commands/data on that port. If you have access to QST, see my article in the October edition... or go to the Remote Control of Networked Station Equipment link on my website, www.telepostinc.com I think most high-end radios will eventually include an ethernet port... or possibly even wi-fi. Larry N8LP Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: I saw this at Dayton - it was interesting. Myself I would not embed a Windows/Linux computer inside the radio, rather put an Ethernet connector on the computer with enough brains to have a network-addressable radio so that raw data can be accessed and processed on a PC. There is a great demand for this, who knows what the K3 will have? Simon Brown --- www.hb9drv.ch www.laax.ch - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An ad for this was in the latest CQ. Not yet available. _http://www.getboost.com/dz/sienna.htm_ (http://www.getboost.com/dz/sienna.htm) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
Na, you're looking at it all wrong. This is great news for Elecraft. Gee honey, look how cheap a fully-loaded K2 is compared to the other alternative. Will all the money I'm saving I can get a K1 and a new PC :-) - Keith - ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
I'm thinking of three major computer-related 'opportunities' for the K3: [1] A true network device with Ethernet (maybe USB but this is overkill IMHO), [2] Access to bandscope info via the network. [3] Audio / digital pre-audio data via the network. This hardware is not too expensive nowadays, and if there is a willing group of programmers the computer software needed can be free. The FlexRadio software is gently moving in this direction, may be a good testbed for these ideas. Obviously an external box could be built which handles this for all radios but what I really, really want is bandscope data at a nice high speed. I'm so impressed with my KX-1 kit that I am having a battle with my VISA card to stop me buying a K1 as well :-) Simon Brown --- www.hb9drv.ch www.laax.ch - Original Message - From: Larry Phipps [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can do this with an embedded serial device server using any radio with a serial port... but of course you are limited to the supported commands/data on that port. If you have access to QST, see my article in the October edition... or go to the Remote Control of Networked Station Equipment link on my website, www.telepostinc.com I think most high-end radios will eventually include an ethernet port... or possibly even wi-fi. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
- Original Message - From: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Na, you're looking at it all wrong. This is great news for Elecraft. Gee honey, look how cheap a fully-loaded K2 is compared to the other alternative. Will all the money I'm saving I can get a K1 and a new PC --- You forgot: honey, you can keep the house and car, I only need the shack! Simon Brown --- www.hb9drv.ch www.laax.ch ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: I'm thinking of three major computer-related 'opportunities' for the K3: [1] A true network device with Ethernet (maybe USB but this is overkill IMHO), [2] Access to bandscope info via the network. [3] Audio / digital pre-audio data via the network. I agree that radios with external control interfaces (serial, USB, ethernet, I care not) are a great idea however there may be issues with the audio processing/management available via that same interface.. You're adding some delay/latency there and you're also adding complexity on the radio side to pump that analog audio out via a digital interface (possibly compressed). I'd rather just do it via ye ole analog in/out.. Geoffeg (KC8FDU) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
100Mb ethernet has more than enough BW and low latency... uncompressed PCM at voice quality is easily done... existing ethernet interfaces exist with built-in processors, lots of memory, multiple serial data ports and a web server, all in a package that looks like an ethernet PCB connector. The only issue would be cost (these gadgets currently run about $50 in single lots). One company even has a small carrier board that includes digital audio in 8 different formats, including mp3. I have been looking at adding some of these gadgets to some of my projects. Larry N8LP Geoffrey Gallaway wrote: Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: I'm thinking of three major computer-related 'opportunities' for the K3: [1] A true network device with Ethernet (maybe USB but this is overkill IMHO), [2] Access to bandscope info via the network. [3] Audio / digital pre-audio data via the network. I agree that radios with external control interfaces (serial, USB, ethernet, I care not) are a great idea however there may be issues with the audio processing/management available via that same interface.. You're adding some delay/latency there and you're also adding complexity on the radio side to pump that analog audio out via a digital interface (possibly compressed). I'd rather just do it via ye ole analog in/out.. Geoffeg (KC8FDU) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: Competition for Elecraft?
Gazooks! This rig has everything! No, wait, there is no crockpot for chili. Maybe it will be part of the extra $3000 worth of add-ons. Allen KA5N ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3 COMPETITION FOR K2 ? ? ?
Icom has a radio that cost $10.500 Yaesu has their multi megabuck black box with knobs on it, and now someone is suggesting a competion for the K2 that is going to cost $3K+ Well NO THANK YOU. I am having enough trouble, especially on a social insecurity fixed income, getting together the $1K +/- that I need for a K2 and options I would like to have, not necessarily need, just would like to have. So I will stick to my Icom 706MK2G and keep saving for a K2 and I'll let the big dogs run after the fancy stuff while I just sit here on the porch and enjoy ham radio... Just one HAM's opinion 73 Jim K4YBB ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] ARCBS Spookfest Log Submissions
Hello all, Yes I screwed up yet again! I had a bad link on the website for log submissions. I just fixed the link this morning. Thanks for telling me about it. Please send all scores to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here are the logs I've received to date (11/2): AA8QQ W7PSK K5PAX W3HF VE2LHP WA3WSJ If you're not on this list, please resubmit your log and score sheet. I just finished the Spooktificate yesterday and it looks good! Anyone who submits a log will receive a Spooktificate. Who knows, maybe you'll take an award too! Don't forget to check the QRP Box if you operated qrp! To date no qrp entries have been submitted, but the 070 Boys were active on PSK31. 72/73, Ed, WA3WSJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
And, did you read the size of this puppy? No mobile operation for this thing in my little Saturn. Probably not too conducive to portable operation, either. I think I'll keep my K2/100. Oh, yes, the $6K could be a small problem, too. 73, Mark Baugh W5EZY Grenada MS __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Counterpoises for KAT100
Id like to pigtail counterpoises for 10, 30, 80 and 160 meters for my 200+/- wire which is configured as an endfed inverted U up about 65-70. The horizontal run is about 90; the down-turned end is about 50 long, and stops about 15 from earth. The horizontal run is across a steel-shingled roof with a ridgeline up about 26 from earth. (If the 50' downturn is counterproductive, I could eliminate it, but the antenna doubles on my dx xtal radio set and seems to work better with this ant.) For the ¼ wave counterpoises, Id like to feed them to my KAT100 with a single wire 6 long. I would prefer to join the longer c.p.s to this single wire outside the window. Is this practical? I assume I would subtract the 6 from the calculated ¼ wavelength of each band and attach wires of respective lengths to the 6 wire. Ill probably pigtail the 10 meter c.p. closer to the KAT100 inside the shack and keep it along the floorboard. C.P. height: Resources indicate a preferred height of 6-8 above ground. Is this a minimum or could I lay the 80 and 160 meter c.p.s on top of my roof? I will not be able to lay out the 160 meter c.p. in a straight line in any event. Tnx es 73, Gil NN4CW ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: Competition for Elecraft???
Loyalty is a great thing and is to be admired, but to keep things in comparative and fair perspective... A fully loaded K2/100 with K2DSP and the external tuner is $1662 in kit form. And not forgetting that the K2 does NOT have a built in expandable PC with a USB I/O port...flash upgradeable. As for being semi-built... we have a fair number of gentlemen who will, and do, build K2's for users.. I would think the Sienna is aimed at a different market than the traditional Elecraft'er.. possibly the digitally inclined Ham ?? I have now donned my asbestos suit :^\ Dave KK7SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] FT-817 - Elecraft T1 Y adapter
Has anyone made available a Y adapter to allow the FT-817 control cable for the T1 ATU to be used at the same time as a CAT interface cable? I suppose I could try to figure out how to make one, but I haven't found a source for inline mimi DIN 8 pin sockets, and these days I can't see well enough to solder the things anyway... -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: http://www.tech-pro.net/g4ilo ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Re: Competition for Elecraft???
This thread is getting repetitive (price being the main objection) but for the purpose of improving future Elecraft designs its worth noting that embedding a PC is a Bad Thing. For one thing, the 1GHz PC in the Sienna is already obsolete due to the lengthy design and manufacturing time associated with the rest of the radio. I bought a 2GHz PC last weekend for $299. I bet you pay more than that for the older technology in the Sienna. The only time it makes sense is if there's a fully integrated software package that controls the user interface and hides the fact that it's really an XP machine in the box. And even then you could accomplish the same thing using the cheaper Windows Embedded or even Linux OS. For example, the multi-function display in my airplane that shows traffic, weather radar, lightning strikes, and moving map is really a Windows NT computer running a program that takes over the system when it boots up. I don't care how much memory is in it and I have no idea how fast the processor is. It just works. If there was something like that in a radio I suppose I wouldn't care. Personally, I'd rather have a great software suite already in the radio rather than loading up an embedded computer with a bunch of freeware and letting me pick from among lots of mediocre options. I mean, you don't give me a piece of aluminum and tell me to punch holes for the buttons wherever I want. You design the front panel to optimize space usage, usability, parts placement, etc. I would expect the radio designer to do the same with the software. I wouldn't, for example, want to have to go to several places on the Web to download the software that runs the various controllers in the K2 and have to pick my preference from among several programs, some free and some for sale. All that said, I would love it if the K3 had a nice LCD color display with a bandscope, CW/RTTY/PSK/etc. coder/decoder built in, ability to display both A and B freqs at the same time, etc. And in true Elecraft tradition it should have a probe built in that I could move to various places so I could use the built-in display as an oscilloscope and logic analyzer for signal tracing. Not that I've ever made a mistake that required signal tracing, but it would be cool. (In my best Homer Simpson voice: mmm, technology for its own sake!.) Craig NZ0R K1 #1966 K2/100 #4941 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Smile
I have a big smile knowing the competition is also monitoring these email's about themselves. The exposure of Elecraft is wonderful. K2 etc. Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. www.instantgourmetspices.com 727-944-3226 800-395-7795 pin 02 FAX 727-937-8834 NASFT #30210 W9DVM ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 4:18 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft? In a message dated 11/1/05 11:37:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The number of hams with $6000 who want to connect pre-made cables to pre-assembled boards chock full of SMDs is likely a tad on the small side. And both of those guys already bought an IC-7800. Maybe, but consider this: Back in 1999, when the K2 hit the ham market, I recall a bit of negativity from hams I knew. Typical comment went like this: 'The number of hams with $600 who want to stuff circuit boards, wind toroids and do all the other assembly and alignment work, just to get a QRP CW-only rig, is likely a tad on the small side.' KE6US: Actually, in 1999 Elecraft would have been riding the crest of a Golden Age for QRP, CW and a resurgence in homebrewing. It all came together including two guys with the right combination of engineering, marketing and management talent. Of course, it wouldn't appeal to everyone. That's the point of niche marketing. If you broaden the niche, you run head-on into Kenwood, Icom and Yaesu. If you narrow the niche, you can't sell the critical mass needed to survive. I'm suggesting that Sienna's niche is too small. Or this: 'Why put a high-performance receiver on a QRP rig? You'll just hear a whole lot of stations you can't work' KE6US: This would have been coming from those who were not already QRPers. As I said, Elecraft hit the market at a time when interest in QRP was growing. Or this: 'The QRP market is too small to support such a complex and expensive rig. And in a year or so Ikensu will come out with a competitor for less money' Etc. Gloom and doom, yada yada yada. 5000+ K2's later, however, none of the gloom and doom has happened. -- Is the Sienna competition? Not for Elecraft! Its competitors are rigs like the Orion, IC-7800, etc. KE6US: I agree. So that puts a small company in Colorado in direct competition with the industry leaders. It's not smart marketing. Instead of carving out a profitable niche that is of no interest to the market leaders, they assault them directly and join the fight for market share. That isn't niche marketing...it is often just suicide. To me the best features of the Sienna are: - It offers the builder at least some level of repairability. KE6US: Limited to the areas the builder potentially screwed up...cabling errors and solder joints. The customer service for these people is going to be unimaginable. Not only will they be taking on all the construction errors, they will be taking on every computer burp! Customer service will deal with every XP problem, computer application problem, etc. And having it all in one case is going to appeal more to those who know the least about computers. Again, Elecraft got it right. The design anticipates customer service issues from inexperienced builders. DV's biggest vulnerability is in customer service. - It can be configured the way you want it, rather than paying for features you don't want. KE6US: Not exactly an issue for someone who wants a $10K IC-7800 or FT-9000, is it? And these are Sienna's potential customers. Plus features can be added or removed in the future. KE6US: That seems to be the direction everything is headed and that's a good thing. Gee, where have I seen those things before... 73 de Jim, N2EY KE6US: It will be interesting to see if it plays out the same. Eric KE6US www.ke6us.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Counterpoises for KAT100
Gil, For effective counterpoise operation, you should tune them to the proper length. If you tune them in place, you will not have to worry about ground effects and proximity to other objects detuning them. Cut them longer than you think you will need. Yes, you can connect them to your single 6 ft. wire as long as you include that wire in the tuning process. If you have an antenna analyzer, or better yet, an old fashioned grid dip meter, put the wires in place (disconnected from the KAT100) and find the resonant frequency of the counterpoise wire (hint, it will be a half wave 'dipole' at double the operating frequency and should show resonance by a dip or zero impedance - how to couple the meter into the wire is the main problem to be solved here). Once you get them tuned, they should be effective in providing a good RF Ground at the KAT100 ground connection (where it should be). Yes, the wires should be at least 6 to 8 feet high - in other words, keep them out of reach for humans and pets - they will carry RF Current and have high RF Voltage at the far end, so plan on using adequate insulators. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gil Stacy Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:57 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Counterpoises for KAT100 Id like to pigtail counterpoises for 10, 30, 80 and 160 meters for my 200+/- wire which is configured as an endfed inverted U up about 65-70. The horizontal run is about 90; the down-turned end is about 50 long, and stops about 15 from earth. The horizontal run is across a steel-shingled roof with a ridgeline up about 26 from earth. (If the 50' downturn is counterproductive, I could eliminate it, but the antenna doubles on my dx xtal radio set and seems to work better with this ant.) For the ¼ wave counterpoises, Id like to feed them to my KAT100 with a single wire 6 long. I would prefer to join the longer c.p.s to this single wire outside the window. Is this practical? I assume I would subtract the 6 from the calculated ¼ wavelength of each band and attach wires of respective lengths to the 6 wire. Ill probably pigtail the 10 meter c.p. closer to the KAT100 inside the shack and keep it along the floorboard. C.P. height: Resources indicate a preferred height of 6-8 above ground. Is this a minimum or could I lay the 80 and 160 meter c.p.s on top of my roof? I will not be able to lay out the 160 meter c.p. in a straight line in any event. Tnx es 73, Gil NN4CW ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/156 - Release Date: 11/2/2005 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Competition coming for Elecraft?
One thought about rig prices (like $3000+ for an Orion, $6000 for a Sienna, etc.): Inflation. Back in 1958, a bare-bones (no extra filters, no reduction tuning knob) Collins 75A-4 cost $695 IIRC. I dunno what that equates to in 2005 dollars, but I bet it's more than $3000. And the 75A-4 was just a ham-bands-only *receiver* that couldn't even transceive! A nice new car back then was what - $2000? A nice suburban house was maybe $30,000. Etc. And a family with an income of $10,000/yr was definitely upper middle class. Most people got by on much less. When Collins came out with the S-line, about 45 years ago, a KWM-2 was $1095 or thereabouts. A 75S-1/32S-1 combo was even more money - $1400? Yet there was a market for such rigs even though the number of hams then was a fraction of what it is today. To me it's simply amazing that the hams of yesteryear could afford some of the rigs they had. 73 de Jim, N2EY ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K3
Did I miss something here about the K3? You guys are talking about the K3 and there will Never be a K3 guys! 73s john-n3drk ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3
Never *ever*? Who are you who is so wise in the way of telling the future? :) n3drk wrote: Did I miss something here about the K3? You guys are talking about the K3 and there will Never be a K3 guys! 73s john-n3drk ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] K3
And we never thought there would be a rig to compete with the Index Labs, or something that you can build yourself that puts mega-buck rigs to shame. Never say never. Can I borrow your crystal ball? I want to buy some stock Jess AE0CW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Geoffrey Gallaway Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 12:21 PM To: elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Never *ever*? Who are you who is so wise in the way of telling the future? :) n3drk wrote: Did I miss something here about the K3? You guys are talking about the K3 and there will Never be a K3 guys! 73s john-n3drk ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3
The name here is Carnac. - Original Message - From: Geoffrey Gallaway [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Never *ever*? Who are you who is so wise in the way of telling the future? :) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] never a K3
someone said there will never OOPS THE NEVER WORD,, I do hope there will be a variable passband implementation either within the framework of the 2 or perhaps the three.. there, I said it K3. Also the noise blanker could be enhanced , since the electrical crap (RFI) will never get better but worse... .maybe with a sense out of band...with an adjustable pulse width,,and threshold,,, Since the Chicago White Sox won the World Series , a lot of Cub fans have to forget the word Never as in SOX win the World series...never!!! back to qsl cards... bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Counterpoises for KAT100
One comment to add to Don's is that the length of the common wire must be SHORT in terms of WAVELENGTH. As Don said, you want the counterpoises to be close to a resonant 1/4 wavelength on each band Six feet is small on 80 or 40 meters, but it starts becoming significant on the higher bands. For example, on 10 meters you only need an 8-foot counterpoise. Hooking other counterpoises only two feet from the high-impedance far end will drastically detune it. I doubt if you can get it to show any sort of resonance on 28 MHz. It may well be an issue as far down 14 MHz as well. If you want to band-hop as fast as your KAT100 can switch between them, arrange separate counterpoises on the higher-frequency bands. Instead of running outdoors, try running them along your baseboards with each one going directly to the rig. Another way to deal with that is to use a small single-ended matching network just like you'd use with any end-fed antenna except the 'hot' lead to the transmitter connects to the transmitter case or ground, of course. Then you adjust the network for maximum current into the counterpoise for the band you are using. SWR is not any concern, just maximum RF current. How do you measure the current? Put a small flashlight bulb in series with the counterpoise temporarily to tell what adjustment produces the best current. Unless the counterpoise is very short in terms of wavelengths, one adjustment will be FB for an entire band. Once you've found it, short out the bulb to keep it from burning out. Often a watt or less will produce a lot of light! Once you know the settings you can not them so you can simply reset the controls to the right places for each band. For a matching network, a simple tapped coil and series variable will work. Some companies make these circuits all built up and ready to hook up, complete with a wiggly-meter RF current indicator. MFJ's Artificial Ground is one. Ron AC7AC ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Competition for Elecraft???
Ahh, come on, some of us males, (and most hams are male) are colorblind -- really. Fred K6DGW Auburn CA CM98lw Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: - Original Message - From: Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] All that said, I would love it if the K3 had a nice LCD color display... --- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Smile
I'd like to take this oppo comments about the Sienna. I have folks at Elecraft greatly. It is largely to start a new kit company when everyone wasdone that the doors have been opened for others.competitors, but rather as two sides of the same coin, h growing the industry so that both companies can prosper, you more choices. In fact, this is one reason the Sienna is not positioned to compete with the K2/100 but to give you a cheaper alternativ able to build it y high-end rig, we are in t is most definitely not a backpac Dave Packard, in his book The HP Way, said that in theof the electronics industry (the 20's and 30's), businesses like Varian, General Radio, Fluke and others shared resources, equipme and techniques so that they could all prosper. Once, when engineers told he said h had been friend America (and theWe all benefit fromJust as there was once room for Heathkit, Eico, Dynaco, Knight and others grumbling about c (easily upgradeable, by radio, we should all be more co radio today and doing all we can to attra died-in-the-wool, build-it-yourself hams - so tha continue to enjoy this great hobby. 73, Brian, W Founder, DZKit --- Phil LaMarche [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Phil LaMarche [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 13:17:04 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] Smile I have a big smile knowing th email's about themselves. The ex K2 etc. Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. www.instantgourmetspices.com 727-944-3 800-395-7795 pin 02 FAX 727-937-8834 NASFT #30210 W9DVM ___ Elecraft maili Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriberSubscriberInfo(Addr.Change,sub, unsub etc.): BRhttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://ma Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.co ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Smile
Well, that message certainly got mangled. Let's try again... I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I appreciate all your comments about the Sienna. I have talked to Eric, and I respect the folks at Elecraft greatly. It is largely because they took the gamble to start a new kit company when everyone was saying it couldn't be done that the doors have been opened for others. I don't see us as competitors, but rather as two sides of the same coin, hopefully growing the industry so that both companies can prosper, and giving you more choices. In fact, this is one reason the Sienna is not positioned to compete with the K2/100 but to give you a cheaper alternative to the big, expensive Japanese boxes while still being able to build it yourself. At least until Elecraft comes out with a high-end rig, we are in two completely different niches. The Sienna is most definitely not a backpacker's rig! Dave Packard, in his book The HP Way, said that in the early days of the electronics industry (the 20's and 30's), businesses like HP, Varian, General Radio, Fluke and others shared resources, equipment and techniques so that they could all prosper. Once, when engineers told Dave how HP's board testers had clobbered Genrad's market share, he said he was sorry to hear that, because he and the founders of GR had been friends. I hope you all can see that it should be good for America (and the world) to have more American ham radio companies. We all benefit from the increased buzz. Just as there was once room for Heathkit, Eico, Dynaco, Knight and others, there is room for all of us today. Frankly, rather than grumbling about competition and how crazy an idea it is to put a PC (easily upgradeable, by the way, to answer one objection) in a radio, we should all be more concerned with the state of amateur radio today and doing all we can to attract new hams - true, died-in-the-wool, build-it-yourself hams - so that we can all continue to enjoy this great hobby. 73, Brian, W0DZ Founder, DZKit ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] running an external amp?
If I decide to drive an external amp with my K2, do I need to disable the ATU? 73, Bill - WA5PB K2 #1068 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/155 - Release Date: 11/1/2005 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] running an external amp?
Bill Allen wrote: If I decide to drive an external amp with my K2, do I need to disable the ATU? It's not a good idea to try to operate the tuner when driving an amp, although sometimes it's useful if you are careful. Probably the best thing to do is to tune the K2 into a dummy load and activate the tuner. This will set the tuner up for a 50-ohm load. Then connect the amp and do not activate the tuner. Most amps should provide an SWR of 1.5:1 or less. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
re:[Elecraft] Smile
Great comments Brian, I have read everything on your web site and am anxious to see you bring this AMERICAN product to market. I wish you and your team the very best of luck. I have built 10 K2 rigs and think it is without a doubt the best performing radio, dollar for dollar, in its target market. I also own and enjoy the Icom 7800. As a multi K2 builder I ask myself if the 7800 is $9,000 better then the K2/100? The answer is NO and YES. NO, because I have yet to work a station on the 7800 that I couldn't work with the K2. Yes, because I love the look, feel, and joy when I sit in front of 7800. Is just feels great to operate. Therefore, is there room for a Sienna at my QTH? If it performs like a K2, and feels like a 7800 then you bet there is! Bring it on guys. The more choice in the HAM market place the better! 73, Frank - W6NEK - Original Message - From: Brian Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Phil LaMarche [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Smile Well, that message certainly got mangled. Let's try again... I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I appreciate all your comments about the Sienna. I have talked to Eric, and I respect the folks at Elecraft greatly. It is largely because they took the gamble to start a new kit company when everyone was saying it couldn't be done that the doors have been opened for others. I don't see us as competitors, but rather as two sides of the same coin, hopefully growing the industry so that both companies can prosper, and giving you more choices. In fact, this is one reason the Sienna is not positioned to compete with the K2/100 but to give you a cheaper alternative to the big, expensive Japanese boxes while still being able to build it yourself. At least until Elecraft comes out with a high-end rig, we are in two completely different niches. The Sienna is most definitely not a backpacker's rig! SNIP Just as there was once room for Heathkit, Eico, Dynaco, Knight and others, there is room for all of us today. Frankly, rather than grumbling about competition and how crazy an idea it is to put a PC (easily upgradeable, by the way, to answer one objection) in a radio, we should all be more concerned with the state of amateur radio today and doing all we can to attract new hams - true, died-in-the-wool, build-it-yourself hams - so that we can all continue to enjoy this great hobby. 73, Brian, W0DZ Founder, DZKit ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] running an external amp?
Not sure if you mean the KAT-2 or the KAT-100, but I drive both my amps with the KAT-100s in line from both radios. I don't know how the tuner would know the difference between an antenna or an amplifier input network. I just let the tuner cycle (it's real quick) using the tune button the first time I activate the amp. Then use the keyer to tune with dits. Ken K6MR Vic K2VCO wrote: Bill Allen wrote: If I decide to drive an external amp with my K2, do I need to disable the ATU? It's not a good idea to try to operate the tuner when driving an amp, although sometimes it's useful if you are careful. Probably the best thing to do is to tune the K2 into a dummy load and activate the tuner. This will set the tuner up for a 50-ohm load. Then connect the amp and do not activate the tuner. Most amps should provide an SWR of 1.5:1 or less. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] running an external amp?
K6MR wrote: Not sure if you mean the KAT-2 or the KAT-100, but I drive both my amps with the KAT-100s in line from both radios. I don't know how the tuner would know the difference between an antenna or an amplifier input network. I just let the tuner cycle (it's real quick) using the tune button the first time I activate the amp. Then use the keyer to tune with dits. The KAT2 and KAT100 are pretty similar. The difference between an antenna and an amplifier input network is that the impedance seen when driving an amplifier changes as the amplifier is driven harder! So you can get a sort of unstable condition in which the tuner tries to match a varying impedance. This is probably not harmful since you are tuning at reduced power, but it's not clear that the tuner will find an appropriate match. That's why I recommend tuning the K2 into a 50-ohm dummy load first, and then using it to drive the amp. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] running an external amp?
Thanks for the advice guys. I am shutting down the K2 for the night and headed to bed! :-) 73, Bill - WA5PB K2 #1068 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vic K2VCO Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] running an external amp? K6MR wrote: Not sure if you mean the KAT-2 or the KAT-100, but I drive both my amps with the KAT-100s in line from both radios. I don't know how the tuner would know the difference between an antenna or an amplifier input network. I just let the tuner cycle (it's real quick) using the tune button the first time I activate the amp. Then use the keyer to tune with dits. The KAT2 and KAT100 are pretty similar. The difference between an antenna and an amplifier input network is that the impedance seen when driving an amplifier changes as the amplifier is driven harder! So you can get a sort of unstable condition in which the tuner tries to match a varying impedance. This is probably not harmful since you are tuning at reduced power, but it's not clear that the tuner will find an appropriate match. That's why I recommend tuning the K2 into a 50-ohm dummy load first, and then using it to drive the amp. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/155 - Release Date: 11/1/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/155 - Release Date: 11/1/2005 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3
Everybody's talking abt K3 but after K2 there is only Mt. Everest left :) Adi S55M 9A8WW ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3
On your planet maybe :-) Simon Brown --- www.hb9drv.ch www.laax.ch - Original Message - From: S55M [EMAIL PROTECTED] Everybody's talking abt K3 but after K2 there is only Mt. Everest left :) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3
Simon , you might be right! I was thinking with local-narrow filter in ON position. :) - Original Message - From: Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'elecraft' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 On your planet maybe :-) Simon Brown --- www.hb9drv.ch www.laax.ch - Original Message - From: S55M [EMAIL PROTECTED] Everybody's talking abt K3 but after K2 there is only Mt. Everest left :) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] K2 S/N 5023 Now K2/100
Yippee! First K2/100 QSO tonight--8N1C50A (what a callsign--that's what I copied), 40m CW. Performed the final alignment steps with local super tech friend K7JN looking over my shoulder--thanks, Jim! Great job, Elecraft. Construction was straightforward, and I took great care to avoid the need for any troubleshooting--so far, so good. A special Thank you! to Gary and Richard at Elecraft--they answered all my construction questions quickly and thoroughly. Thanks to N6XI, too--sent him several questions Sunday which were quickly answered. Now it's time to have fun with the rig. 73, John, N7ON P.S. Attention novice builders--you can do it! ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
