RE: [Elecraft] FW: K2/100 SWR accuracy
Be sure you are talking Apples and Apples here. There may be an Orange in the mix! The responses you've gotten for calabrating your SWR to match the external meters are assuming you are putting your tuner in bypass mode. You didn't say that, and may not be doing so. What you said was press[] TUNE. The K2 SWR meter will normally read the SWR between the Radio and the Tuner. Your external meters will read the SWR between the Tuner and the Antenna. There may be nothing wrong at all. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip You might want to adjust the KPA100's R26 and R27 to agree with your external meters. /snip snip When SWR is measured using a MFJ 962 tuner, a Daiwa 101N meter, a Bird 43, Autek RF-1, or a MFJ 249 analyzer, the indicated SWR is always higher than that shown on the K2. For example, pressing TUNE on the K2 may indicate a 1.0:1, but the other meters all consistently indicate a value significantly higher - lets say 1.4:1 /snip ___ 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] PBMME Merry Christmas!
Hello all, I was asked if repeater contacts are ok for the PB Xmas Event. Yes, any mode of communication is ok with me. If you can use two tin cans and a lng string, go for it! This is meant to be a FUN event. There's only ONE restriction on operating as a Polar Bear. You MUST operate from the highest ground in your area during this event. No set rules here, just try to get some elevation under your feet. Hope to put you in my Polar Bear Log this Saturday. Don't forget to send in those pictures of your Polar Bear Operation. As always, the first contact I make on Saturday will receive a polar bear claw replica with your call sign engraved into it and a hole drilled into it so you can put it on your keychain. It looks so COOL! 72, Ed, WA3WSJ Polar Bear #1 ___ 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] Grab a K6XX CW Indicator WPM+ Option Kit
Hello all, Check out my web page for the K6XX CW Indicator LED in the WPM+ button. Click on the links for some great install pictures. If you want a look go to: http://www.wa3wsj.com/K6XX/K6XXwpmLED.html 72, 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
[Elecraft] WA3WSJ: Need Info about SMD LED Installed in KX1
Hello all, Has anyone installed a SMD LED for the K6XX CW Indicator in a KX1? If so, could you send me some info about your install and a few pics to put on my website for others to see. 72, 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
[Elecraft] K1 setback...
Well...my tilt stand and backlight kit arrived today which I ordered AFTER I had ordered my K1 and some parts to repair my K2/100/AT. My disappointment? For some reason the order for the K1 and the K2 replacement parts did NOT get shipped out last Friday as originally planned. 8-( They are going to do it today. Hopefully they'll have it overnighted for delivery tomorrow or Saturday at the latest. In the mean time I added the auto-tuner to the order. I assembled the tilt stand a few minutes ago. I suppose having looked at the photo on the Elecraft website so many times that showed the long support arms in place I was pleasantly surprised that wide range meant there were another pair of shorter support bars that just tilt the radio up to a normal viewing angle when placed on the desktop. I assembled the EC-1 project enclosure and mounted it on the tilt stand just to get an idea of how I want to operate. I plan on building a long-life battery pack into the EC-1 and perhaps set the K2 on top of it instead of using the tilt stand. So I am QRT unless those K2 parts and the K1 arrive in time for the weekend. Oh well. Time to make up some fused power cables for mobile and portable operation of my K2. Tom K2TA K2 #1117 K1 # ___ 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] K1 Future Improvements to VFO D3, R17, R18 any one tried??
Hi Gang Just reading page 59 of the K1 manual and it talks about provisions for improvements to the VFO temperature compensation And the use of D3, R17 and R18. Anyone tried this out and done any before and after tests. I would be most interested to see if it made any difference, if no one as tried it anyone know a reason why not to try it or I will Have a play All the best Paul M0BMN -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/200 - Release Date: 14/12/2005 ___ 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] Attaching sides to K2 RF board
Hello All and Merry Xmas Can't figure out where I went wrong here. Attached two 2-D fasteners to one bare area and one unbare area as per locations pictured on page 38. Yet when I went to attach the sides to the RF board, the only holes that fit are the bare ones, one of which I've attached a 2-D fastener to. Have I confused left with right sides and attached the fasteners to one of the bare areas in error? i.e. do the formerly masked areas go on the bottom, not the top? Sorry to be so dense, but the manual is really unclear here, unless the stippled areas in the figures are the bare areas. TIA Jeff KG6ZVT ___ 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] Attaching sides to K2 RF board
Jeff, Yes, the long rectangular bare area (previously masked) will go at the bottom. The other mouning holes may (or may not be) masked, but if masked they will be short rectangular areas. Remove the 2D connector from the bare area, then look at the diagrams carefully. The words in the paragraph above the diagrams use the 'bare areas' only as an indicator that the panels are oriented correctly - and is shown as the long rectangular light shaded area in the diagrams - the 2D connectors are to be positioned as shown by the dark shaded areas, there will be one at the top corner (above the bare area) and the other will be at the back - centered vertically. The 2D connectors that are already fitted to the RF Board will attach to the bare area when you get everything together. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- Can't figure out where I went wrong here. Attached two 2-D fasteners to one bare area and one unbare area as per locations pictured on page 38. Yet when I went to attach the sides to the RF board, the only holes that fit are the bare ones, one of which I've attached a 2-D fastener to. Have I confused left with right sides and attached the fasteners to one of the bare areas in error? i.e. do the formerly masked areas go on the bottom, not the top? Sorry to be so dense, but the manual is really unclear here, unless the stippled areas in the figures are the bare areas. ___ 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] Attaching sides to K2 RF board
Take a look at the pictures at my Web site and see if that helps: http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=32 There's one picture for each page in the manual, generally taken at the end of the tasks for that page. The one for page 39 looks like it might help. Craig NZ0R K1 #1966 K2/100 #4941 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jrb Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 7:08 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Attaching sides to K2 RF board Hello All and Merry Xmas Can't figure out where I went wrong here. Attached two 2-D fasteners to one bare area and one unbare area as per locations pictured on page 38. Yet when I went to attach the sides to the RF board, the only holes that fit are the bare ones, one of which I've attached a 2-D fastener to. Have I confused left with right sides and attached the fasteners to one of the bare areas in error? i.e. do the formerly masked areas go on the bottom, not the top? Sorry to be so dense, but the manual is really unclear here, unless the stippled areas in the figures are the bare areas. TIA Jeff KG6ZVT ___ 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] Attaching sides to K2 RF board
Hi Jeff, I'm about 10 pages ahead of you in building my K2. Sounds like you have the 2-D fasteners in the wrong spot(s). If you have the side (left or right) laying on the table with the inside surface facing up and the two bare areas toward you, the 2-D fasteners attach to the holes at the top left (or right) corner and the right (or left) side. I hope this makes sense. If not, let me know and I'll send you a picture. Kevin N8IQ\4 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jrb Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:08 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Attaching sides to K2 RF board Hello All and Merry Xmas Can't figure out where I went wrong here. Attached two 2-D fasteners to one bare area and one unbare area as per locations pictured on page 38. Yet when I went to attach the sides to the RF board, the only holes that fit are the bare ones, one of which I've attached a 2-D fastener to. Have I confused left with right sides and attached the fasteners to one of the bare areas in error? i.e. do the formerly masked areas go on the bottom, not the top? Sorry to be so dense, but the manual is really unclear here, unless the stippled areas in the figures are the bare areas. TIA Jeff KG6ZVT ___ 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
