[Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
In a message dated 5/31/06 5:13:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Those messages are not from eBay. They're phishing, trying to get you to respond so they can get your email addresss. 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
On Wed, 31 May 2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Most likely the messages aren't from ebay, but from someone attempting to get you to fill in some form with your account information(of course, you have no account). Best course of action is to simply delete the messagesor you can forward them, making sure that the message headers show, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's my understanding that ebay and paypal pursue folks who do this type of thing. 73,Thom-k3hrn www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page,Drake Web Ring, QRP IRC channel, Drake IRC Channel, Elecraft Owners Database www.tlchost.net/hosting/ *** Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month ___ 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] RIT/XIT
While I currently never use RIT/XIT and rely on the A/B split feature I think I am going to try to learn to incorporate their use in my daily operation. Their advantage for most 5kHz splits would be to allow me to leave VFO-A set for CW mode and CW freqs and VFO-B for SSB mode in the phone band and still be able to work most splits. Of course, 40-SSB still requires the wider range of the A/B split. I'd love to hear more about W4TD's external VFO. I wonder if he has a website with info on what he did? -- Tom K2TA - Original Message - From: J F [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:18 PM Subject: [Elecraft] RIT/XIT There are several buttons on my K2 that are rarely (if ever) used - for instance, I never use RIT and XIT since split operation is available. I agree. I've never understood what problem XIT is intended to solve. Both RIT/XIT are completely unnecessary in a rig with split and I detest using that tiny knob in lieu of the Main VFO knob. Hi Bill Don, I like this feature and use it quite frequently. It comes in very handy in contests, particularly when folks call off your frequency. N1MM toggles RIT/XIT from the bandmap screen. I set mine RIT a bit off frequency and I can flip/flop back and forth to see if someone is calling a bit out of my window. It's also faster for hitting DX who are listening higher or lower than their simplex frequency. I generally only use the second VFO for the monster pileups where you can be 5 to 10 kHz away from the Tx station's frequency. Of course, I went without VFO B and used RIT/XIT more frequently in the past. I may be more comfortable with it. One of the guys at work, W4TD, built an outboard VFO for his K2. It's quite nice. Two features that I really like are a display of the VFO B frequency and a split LED. They both would keep idiots like me from making a mistake and Txing on the wrong frequency, because I thought I was/wasn't split and I'd know where I was Txing as well. I don't know how many devices you can hang on the serial port, before you start bogging the K2 and/or computer down. The outboard VFO sure is cute, but will have four devices daisy chained off the K2 port. Cheers, Julius n2wn ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
On 31 May 2006, at 10:37, Thom R LaCosta wrote: On Wed, 31 May 2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Most likely the messages aren't from ebay, but from someone attempting to get you to fill in some form with your account information(of course, you have no account). Best course of action is to simply delete the messagesor you can forward them, making sure that the message headers show, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's my understanding that ebay and paypal pursue folks who do this type of thing. I go along with that. I receive quite a few of these spoofs -- and the guys at eBay and PayPal are always interested in receiving forwarded copies to try and get whoever is darkening their name! I always forward them (with the headers) -- Regards Andy, G8TQH http://www.rickham.net/ ___ 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] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: June 2006
~~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR June 2006 ~~ AGCW Activity Week (CW) ... QRP Category May 29, z to Jun 2, 2400z Rules: http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2006/Englisch/aktivw_e.htm ~~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Every Fri, June 16 thru August 18, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Every Thur, June 15 thru August 17, 9 PM to 1029 PM Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~ Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Jun 3, 0400z to 0600z Rules: http://www.qrp.ru/sprint_e.htm ~~ IARU Region 1 Fieldday (CW) ... QRP Category Jun 3, 1500z to Jun 5, 1459z Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/iarur1fd.htm ~~ Look Around in the Field (LAITF) (CW) ... QRP Contest! Jun 3, 1600z to 2159z Rules: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7v384/nj2om/index.html ~~ QRP TACtical Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest! Jun 3, 1800z to 2359z Rules: http://www.n3epa.org/Pages/TAC-Contest.htm ~~ Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest! Jun 6 , 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT) Rules: http://www.arsqrp.com/ ~~ GACW WWSA CW DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Jun 10, 1500z to Jun 11, 1500z Rules: http://gacw.no-ip.org/contest.html ~~ ANARTS WW RTTY/Digital Contest Jun 10, z to Jun 11, 2400z Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/anartsry.htm ~~ ARRL June VHF QSO Party QRP Portable Category Jun 10, 1800z to Jun 12, 0300z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html?year=2006 ~~ NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** EDT: Jun 13, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM UTC: Jun 14, 0030Z to 0230Z Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html ~~ West Virginia QSO Party (SSB/CW)... QRP Category Jun 17, 1600z to Jun 18, 0200z Rules: http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/ ~~ AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest ... QRP Category Jun 17, 1600z to 1900z (144 Mhz) Jun 17, 1900z to 2100z (432 Mhz) Rules: http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2006/Englisch/agcw-dl0_e.htm ~~ Quebec QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category Jun 17, 1700z to Jun 18, 0300z Rules: http://www.raqi.ca/qqp/regs.html ~~ RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST *** EDT: Jun 18, 9 PM to 11 PM UTC: Jun 19, 0100z 0300z Rules: http://fpqrp.com ~~ ARRL Field Day (CW/SSB/RTTY)... QRP Category Jun 24, 1800z to Jun 25, 2100z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2006/rules-fd-2006.html ~~ QRP ARCI Milliwatt Field Day (ALL)... QRP Contest! Jun 24, 1800z to Jun 25, 2100z Rules: http://www.qrparci.org ~~ Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL) and others for assistance in compiling this calendar. Please foreward the contest info you sponsor to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will post it and give it more publicity. Anyone may use this N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar for your website, newsletter, e-mail list or other media as you choose. (Include a credit to the source of this material of course.) 72 de Ken Newman - N2CQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.amqrp.org/contesting/contesting.html http://www.n3epa.org/Pages/Contest/contest.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
Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Geoff, My advice is to not respond to them. I get about one messages a weel, saying my paypall account is on hold, or answer a question from a buyer on ebay. They are what is called Phishing, and they are trying to get your personal information or account numbers. Hold the mouse over the response address, and it may say that the real address is something else. I agree about eBay and others being Computer Black Holes. If they really want your response, they will send your a letter via the postal service. Mostly, do not worry about them. They make enough money as it is. Best, Your friend, Chas, W1CG At 05:10 AM 5/31/2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] A 2006 K2-B w/ Color TFT?
Don - I'm not trying to interface my PC or notebook, to my K2 #5422. Rather I was suggesting one simple, or not so simple, 2006 technology upgrade path for the K2. My premise is that Elecraft will probably not create a K3 any time soon. But the designers did make the xcvr very modular - with a front panel, control, and RF board. My quest would be able to buy and build a KSD2, a display upgrade option for my K2. I'm sure there would be many hams who are perfectly happy with their K2 just as it is. Others not. KSD2 TFT Display Option . $199 KSD2B Memory/Processor Upgrade $49 KSD2C TFT Data Programmer Kit . $99 I was a software computer engineer for part of my previous life career. And I can imagine that the K2 may be so maxed out with microcode, and memory space -that making these changes for an optional TFT display - would be prohibitive and impossible. But I don't know that is the case. Retired now - maybe I just would like another build project option for this great little K2 I built. Winter is coming. I've a lot of Kester solder left. And I have the technical curiosity to hope for a K2 optional TFT upgrade product. For sure I know, I do not want a software defined HF transceiver, that I've seen somewhere. Give me knobs, buttons, and a TFT color display of what's going on in my K2 (ala IC-7000) 73's Fred (NY) N3CSY 5/31 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.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
RE: [Elecraft] K2 FOR SALE
Sorry to hear about that Bill. I second the thought that not being able to build a K2 does not mean you don't get the pleasure of operating a K2. I spent a couple of months building my K2. I plan to spend many years operating it. If you skip the building phase and go straight to operating you'll still get 90% of the enjoyment out of the rig. Also, if your condition is intermittent (or even temporary) you might get periods of relief when you could build. That would be a great time to do one of the options as they are smaller and take less time. 73 Bill! - Keith KD1E - -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BILL COCHRAN Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:33 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K2 FOR SALE Well, my luck has run out and I thought I could finish the K2. Everything was fine, until I couldn't hold onto the soldering iron anymore. No, not the heated end either. LOL. I am shaking so much again, that I had to stop and give up. You never know when this will happen so I thought I would be able to build the kit. With the help of Scott at Elecraft and the members of he group, I have done quite well so far.However, the time has come to stop and face the music. I am afraid I am going to do some type of damage to the kit because of this problem. Darn, just when I thought my health problems had gone away for awhile and I thought I could finish the kit before they came back. Well, I guess I lost this race. I am willing to sell the kit unfinished as is. I have started to assemble the thyristor board and have been able to pass all the tests but the 4.00 MHz test. Might just be the probe I assembled. I have two damaged parts, that are being sent to me from Elecraft. One is the VFO knob and the other is a resistor network that I had damaged. Included with the kit is the K2 and the sideband option. I will consider all offers and will be happy to email out of the room if you have any questions. Thanks. BILL COCHRAN BILL COCHRAN REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS, LLC 1430 N 12TH STREET CAMBRIDGE, OHIO 43725 PHONE:740-439-7058 FAX: 740-236-1560 AMATEUR CALLSIGN: N8PGX ___ 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 - TVI
One of the benefits of running QRP is the reduction in TVI. Unfortunately this time, it was no benefit. My TV is interfering with my K2. Usually it is the other way around but not this time :-) I have an inverted v antenna right above the house. It is picking up hash noise from the TV set. The ground mounted vertical, 40 feet away, is quiet as a mouse. Fortunately the vertical works just as well or better than the v so it's not a great loss. - Keith KD1E - - K2 5411 - ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
When ever you question something like this from Pay pal or eBay, do not open any links or addresses. Instead forward the message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] They will examine it and reply to you. After sending, just delete. I send 5/6 a week to spoof. Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. www.instantgourmetspices.com www.W9DVM.com 727-944-3226 800-395-7795 pin 02 FAX 727-937-8834 NASFT # 30210 W9DVM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:11 AM To: Elecraft Discussion List Subject: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
I disagree about do not worry about them, if you respond it can lead to idenity theft and no end of problems. The senders are thieves and doing nothing just helps them succed. Best is to follow previously posted advice and forward them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or [EMAIL PROTECTED]), don't change anything, just forward as is. That way you are helping ebay/paypal track down the offenders and maybe reduce and/or eventually eliminate the miscreants. Just my 2cents opinion. Rich k2cpe K2 #1102 --- I agree about eBay and others being Computer Black Holes. If they really want your response, they will send your a letter via the postal service. Mostly, do not worry about them. Best, ___ 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] A 2006 K2-B w/ Color TFT?
I like Fred's idea. The K2 is a great radio with performance that need litle or no improvement. However, if Elecraft offered a larger footprint case along with a color TFT display and more funtions given over to their own knobs and buttons instead of the multiple menues, I'd be in line to pick one up in heartbeat. Of course I have no idea if something like that is even possible, but it's fun to think about it! 73 Paul w9bbr Fred (FL) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don - I'm not trying to interface my PC or notebook, to my K2 #5422. Rather I was suggesting one simple, or not so simple, 2006 technology upgrade path for the K2. My premise is that Elecraft will probably not create a K3 any time soon. But the designers did make the xcvr very modular - with a front panel, control, and RF board. My quest would be able to buy and build a KSD2, a display upgrade option for my K2. I'm sure there would be many hams who are perfectly happy with their K2 just as it is. Others not. ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
On Wed, 31 May 2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Forward those messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] They actively pursue their sources and the more input they get the more they have to work with. While we're on the subject, anything that purports to come from paypal should be forwarded to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP
I agree with Rich. Be vigilant about this. I always forward these to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] and usually to my ISP as well. Sometimes you may notice an IP address in the email when hovering the mouse over the supposed link and I check who the IP is assigned to. Many times it comes from some Asian areas which may be harder to get shut down. But I've noticed that the ones that come from within the US are generally shut down within a matter of hours from the time that I forward to my ISP [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or similar for PayPal). Good luck! Mark, NK8Q From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed May 31 08:13:34 CDT 2006 To: Charles Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP I disagree about do not worry about them, if you respond it can lead to idenity theft and no end of problems. The senders are thieves and doing nothing just helps them succed. Best is to follow previously posted advice and forward them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or [EMAIL PROTECTED]), don't change anything, just forward as is. That way you are helping ebay/paypal track down the offenders and maybe reduce and/or eventually eliminate the miscreants. Just my 2cents opinion. Rich k2cpe K2 #1102 --- I agree about eBay and others being Computer Black Holes. If they really want your response, they will send your a letter via the postal service. Mostly, do not worry about them. Best, ___ 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] FW: POST TO ELECRAFT
Posting on behalf of Manuel LU5OM who is currently having difficulty posting to the reflector. - Hello everyone. I need to get in touch with someone using a K2 + MICROHAM USB INTERFACE + N1MM + LOGGER32...I have MICROHAM cable set for the K2 but I do not understand the J5 connection (I believe its inside the K2)...I hooked up everyhting yesterday but the K2 does not transmit. I downloaded the Router software, checked every step and all was fine but no keying. The WINKEY (inside Microham) is working fine but the K2 does not go on transmit. One cable marked J5 (with a stereo 3.5 mm) is not connected anywhere. I don´t know if that is the loosing piece. I will be doing CW contesting with N1MM, general logging with LOGGER32 (SSB, CW and RTTY). Thank you for your help. Manuel LU5OM CT4IK K2/100 # 5310 PS - By the way for those (like I was) who are still in doubt about SSB with the K2... I finally followed Don's suggestion (W3fpr) and plugged in all microphone jumpers. I decided on the Kenwood MC43S mike, plugged it in and it works like a charm. It is troublesome not to have a monitor for your SSB audio (I don´t have any other radio) but people are generally very helpful on the air. ___ 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] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!
Just a burst of enthusiasm from a satisified customer - I just built an AADE capacitance/inductance meter. Went together in about 1 1/2 hours, worked at first power up -- what a nice instrument! I will be building an HFPacker amp for use with my K1, thought it would be a good idea to be able to check the caps as they go in. I do this routinely for resistors. 73, Mike N2HTT ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Geoff: You're being phished. Someone is attempting to trick you into sending them financial information (such as your credit card data) by sending fraudulent messages purporting to originate from eBay. Do not under any circumstances use any of the Internet links in any such message. Instead, use your e-mail program to forward a copy of the message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 73, Steve Kercel AA4AK At 05:10 AM 5/31/2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] KPA100 tPA setting 0C - unable to edit setting - 40M parasitic
Hi All, The fan of my K2/KPA100 will operate regardless of the temperature of the heatsink. The setting of tPA has changed for some reason and now shows 0C. Problem is that the value tPA cannot be changed using edit and turning the tuning control. Anyone experienced the same and found a solution? As to the reason why tPA value changed: I wonder wether this problem was caused by the 40 Meter Parasitic problem on my KPA100 similar to what was discussed on this list a few weeks ago. I carried out the mod suggested by Tom N0SS and repositioning the RF choke RFC10 near the Antenna Socket. I can confirm the mod substantially reduced the frequency of the parasitic and has almost completely cured it. Best 73s Jan G0BBL ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Geoff, Everyone has pretty much covered the topic on the phony messages. I've gotten them too. However, your comment about contacting a real live person at eBay is a good one. They are there but apparently days behind answering inquiries. Since time is a major issue when dealing on eBay, you need timely help when there is a problem. The problem is you can't get it when you need it. That is poor customer service in my opinion and I no longer use eBay for that reason. If Elecraft or the company I work for treated customers like eBay does, we'd be out of business! 73, Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:10 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] K2 - TVI
Darwin, Keith wrote: I have an inverted v antenna right above the house. It is picking up hash noise from the TV set. The ground mounted vertical, 40 feet away, is quiet as a mouse. Fortunately the vertical works just as well or better than the v so it's not a great loss. You might try a bead balun on the inverted vee, if you do not already have one. This will keep RF from the TV from flowing up the outside of the coax and getting into your antenna. Also, rerouting the vee's feedline away from the TV or its antenna lead might help. Finally, if the TV has an external antenna, an old-fashioned highpass filter on the TV set along with ferrites on the power cord will reduce the radiation from the TV. -- 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] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!
Is there a link where I can see more about this meter? What model do you have? I just spent $100 on a meter that claimed it could read capacitance and inductance only to find it won't read capacitance in pico farads. And the inductance ranges it reads are to high for any use to me. That was an expensive lesson. thanks, N5VWN k2#3090 Roland - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Elecraft Discussion List' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great! Just a burst of enthusiasm from a satisified customer - I just built an AADE capacitance/inductance meter. Went together in about 1 1/2 hours, worked at first power up -- what a nice instrument! I will be building an HFPacker amp for use with my K1, thought it would be a good idea to be able to check the caps as they go in. I do this routinely for resistors. 73, Mike N2HTT ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
However, your comment about contacting a real live person at eBay is a good one. That is poor customer service in my opinion and I no longer use eBay for that reason. If Elecraft or the company I work for treated customers like eBay does, we'd be out of business! This is close to on-topic since a lot of Elecraft equipment gets bought/sold on eBay. I've been using eBay since 1998. I've had some major disputes with sellers over items that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. I've had major disagreements with buyers who wouldn't pay, or would not accept packages delivered to them. I've gone through the full-blown dispute resolution process with one seller to get my money back. In none of these cases was there ever a lack of information on the eBay (or PayPal) sites. I've never felt the need to talk to a real person. In this specific case (phishing scam), for example, there are FAQ articles that deal with this issue -- hence the dozen or so responders here who knew about the [EMAIL PROTECTED] email address. If people would make use of the help that's there, they wouldn't complain about what's not (phone support). I think eBay is one of the miracles of the Internet revolution. I went to Dayton and saw a table with four Collins 75A-x receivers on it. eBay has four listed today, and every day all year. I didn't see any Elecraft gear in the flea market (though I heard there was a K2 there somewhere). Today on eBay there is a K1, a K2, a T1, and an offer for someone to build your K2 for you for $180. It's like Hamvention on your computer, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, only without the guys on those electric scooters running you over. (Or, if you're one of the electric scooter guys, without all the people between you and a good deal.) I guess fewer bidders just means more stuff for me, but I wouldn't quit eBay over the lack of phone-based support. Craig NZ0R K1 #1966 K2/100 #4941 KX1 #1499 - STILL in the box ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Geoff, Sounds like spammers. I get them all the time from ebay and Paypal. If you highlight the links they want you to go to to give financial info it’s fraudulent. Steve, W2MY -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.0/352 - Release Date: 5/30/2006 ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
DITTO on your entire post. Been on eBay likewise since early 1998 and will always be a member. Was even thrown off once and wrote the founder of eBay himself and was promptly reinstated. Like SSB years ago all the bitching and moaning how âthatâ mode was just causing interference to the AM group which was most everyone back then. People hate change, no doubt. I sit back and laugh at the people screaming that eBay was a terrible idea when that terrible idea made a few people billionaires and put thousands to work, at the same time made many quit their day jobs doing eBay full time. To the eBay haters I say: Welcome to the brave new world where you can take it or leave it, but here it is to stay whether you like it or not. Note: That guy offering to build the K2 on eBay is a fine gentleman, he built my K2/100 loaded for $120 which included shipping. He used to be on the Elecraft builders list but college late in life and other things forced him to spool down a bit. k3ey K2/100 S/N 5417 loaded Craig Rairdin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, your comment about contacting a real live person at eBay is a good one. That is poor customer service in my opinion and I no longer use eBay for that reason. If Elecraft or the company I work for treated customers like eBay does, we'd be out of business! This is close to on-topic since a lot of Elecraft equipment gets bought/sold on eBay. I've been using eBay since 1998. I've had some major disputes with sellers over items that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. I've had major disagreements with buyers who wouldn't pay, or would not accept packages delivered to them. I've gone through the full-blown dispute resolution process with one seller to get my money back. In none of these cases was there ever a lack of information on the eBay (or PayPal) sites. I've never felt the need to talk to a real person. In this specific case (phishing scam), for example, there are FAQ articles that deal with this issue -- hence the dozen or so responders here who knew about the [EMAIL PROTECTED] email address. If people would make use of the help that's there, they wouldn't complain about what's not (phone support). I think eBay is one of the miracles of the Internet revolution. I went to Dayton and saw a table with four Collins 75A-x receivers on it. eBay has four listed today, and every day all year. I didn't see any Elecraft gear in the flea market (though I heard there was a K2 there somewhere). Today on eBay there is a K1, a K2, a T1, and an offer for someone to build your K2 for you for $180. It's like Hamvention on your computer, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, only without the guys on those electric scooters running you over. (Or, if you're one of the electric scooter guys, without all the people between you and a good deal.) I guess fewer bidders just means more stuff for me, but I wouldn't quit eBay over the lack of phone-based support. Craig NZ0R K1 #1966 K2/100 #4941 KX1 #1499 - STILL in the box ___ 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] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!
The AmQRP ELSIE L/C meter kit will read capacitance down to 1pf. I found out with this kit that I don't like Manhattan construction so I rebuilt mine on a homebrew circuit card and real switches vs. the kit's instructions to make some Mickey Mouse ones. I can share the PCB design. I put it and the 9V battery in a Whitman's Sampler box. I think the kit is retired so you will have to find someone who doesn't want their kit. They just ran a last lot earlier this year I think. Mike Scott AE6WA Tarzana, CA (near LA) Elecraft KX1 4-Watts -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roland Whitsitt Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:30 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great! Is there a link where I can see more about this meter? What model do you have? I just spent $100 on a meter that claimed it could read capacitance and inductance only to find it won't read capacitance in pico farads. And the inductance ranges it reads are to high for any use to me. That was an expensive lesson. thanks, N5VWN k2#3090 Roland - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Elecraft Discussion List' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great! Just a burst of enthusiasm from a satisified customer - I just built an AADE capacitance/inductance meter. Went together in about 1 1/2 hours, worked at first power up -- what a nice instrument! I will be building an HFPacker amp for use with my K1, thought it would be a good idea to be able to check the caps as they go in. I do this routinely for resistors. 73, Mike N2HTT ___ 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] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!
http://www.aade.com 73, Bob N7XY On May 31, 2006, at 8:29 AM, Roland Whitsitt wrote: Is there a link where I can see more about this meter? What model do you have? I just spent $100 on a meter that claimed it could read capacitance and inductance only to find it won't read capacitance in pico farads. And the inductance ranges it reads are to high for any use to me. That was an expensive lesson. thanks, N5VWN k2#3090 Roland - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Elecraft Discussion List' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great! Just a burst of enthusiasm from a satisified customer - I just built an AADE capacitance/inductance meter. Went together in about 1 1/2 hours, worked at first power up -- what a nice instrument! I will be building an HFPacker amp for use with my K1, thought it would be a good idea to be able to check the caps as they go in. I do this routinely for resistors. 73, Mike N2HTT ___ 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] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!
Roland, Resolution on this meter is down to a tenth of a pF. It does not read above 1 uF though, so the meter you bought will be useful for measuring larger caps. I have a similar situation -- I already have a Fluke meter that reads capacitance down to 1 nF -- not useful for measuring the small caps you come across in kits. I see Bob also sent the link, but here it is again: http://www.aade.com 73, Mike N2HTT - Original Message - From: Roland Whitsitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:29 am Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great! Is there a link where I can see more about this meter? What model do you have? I just spent $100 on a meter that claimed it could read capacitance and inductance only to find it won't read capacitance in pico farads. And the inductance ranges it reads are to high for any use to me. That was an expensive lesson. thanks, N5VWN k2#3090 Roland - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Elecraft Discussion List' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great! Just a burst of enthusiasm from a satisified customer - I just built an AADE capacitance/inductance meter. Went together in about 1 1/2 hours, worked at first power up -- what a nice instrument! I will be building an HFPacker amp for use with my K1, thought it would be a good idea to be able to check the caps as they go in. I do this routinely for resistors. 73, Mike N2HTT ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
send the entire message as is to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is a spam -- __ ___/ 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 -- Original message -- From: Dave Lowenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geoff, Everyone has pretty much covered the topic on the phony messages. I've gotten them too. However, your comment about contacting a real live person at eBay is a good one. They are there but apparently days behind answering inquiries. Since time is a major issue when dealing on eBay, you need timely help when there is a problem. The problem is you can't get it when you need it. That is poor customer service in my opinion and I no longer use eBay for that reason. If Elecraft or the company I work for treated customers like eBay does, we'd be out of business! 73, Dave N7AF - Original Message - From: Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:10 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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
[QRP-L] LAITF and TAC Sprint this weekend
Sounds like a worth while weekend to hit the QRP trail. Should be a few signals on the air hopefully? I can see it now ...Let's see do I send area code or bug? maybe both that'll confuse 'em for sure My plan is to head off into the foothills of the Rockies with my buddies. We'll be operating my KX1 and CF 44' doublet w/twinlead. See you Saturday PM providing the thunderstorms don't keep me honkered down? We'll post pictures when I return for all you arm chair voyagers. Cheers, Steve/n0tu www.angelfire.com/planet/goatman __ QRP-L mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qrp-l Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP
There's an easy way to check if it's genuine email. When contacting by email regarding account details, Ebay and Paypal always address the client by full name, not something like 'Dear Paypal Client. Here's a great page within a site - just about every hard-to-find US telephone number and ways to shortcircuit the menu systems - my cyber-friend Rosie gave me the link. http://gethuman.com/us/ Ian, G4ICV, AB2GR, K2 #4962 -- On Wednesday 31 May 2006 05:10, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
The most telling clue is that the message provides a link to click on. A real message from Paypal or Ebay or any financial institution will NOT provide a link to their web site. The message will tell you to go to your account and log on. The links are easy to forge. Clicking on the blue link that says www.paypal.com may well send you to www.gotcha-sucker.com or some such place. Of course, the site will say it's what you think it should be and it'll look exactly like the real thing, including all the graphics, page layout, etc., but it isn't the real thing. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- There's an easy way to check if it's genuine email. When contacting by email regarding account details, Ebay and Paypal always address the client by full name, not something like 'Dear Paypal Client. Here's a great page within a site - just about every hard-to-find US telephone number and ways to shortcircuit the menu systems - my cyber-friend Rosie gave me the link. http://gethuman.com/us/ Ian, G4ICV, AB2GR, K2 #4962 -- ___ 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] The Curious Case of the Missing RF
Good Day, This weekend, as the twenty meter segment of the Elecraft CW Net was getting under way, my K2/100 went a little crazy. After sending for about one minute the relays started chattering, the keyer response was in no way related to paddle input, and upon later reports my signal went from a fine tone to a hiss. During the short time of reliable sending I responded to Tom's (N0SS) kind offer to take the net with a series of Cs and went QRT. I was forced to use a lesser rig :( to run the 40 meter net. My Icom 706 is not the best at full QSK with its relays clacking in my ear and the sidetone fixed to the AF Gain level. The filter in no way resembles the response I get with my K2's filter choices. In between nets I pulled the amplifier off and found the culprit. Here is where we segue back so put on a good Jim Reeves album or one by my favorite: Marty Robbins. This is the time for a good ballad telling the tale of missteps in one's life. Set the dial on Professor Peabody's Way Back machine to the recent QRP to the Field and the place to Bald Mountain State Park. N7NLU and I are working the contest with our Elecraft rigs. He, of course, is doing much better than I but we both had fun until the downpour told us to pack up our things. As I drove back toward Banks the winds were so strong they were slowing my F250 significantly. The downpour was making visibility quite poor. But both the gear and I returned home safely. As I was drying myself by the fire and talking with Sam (the cat) I started rewinding the antennas in the correct disposition and unpacking the hastily stowed gear. Wandering into the shack I sat and found the screwdriver to replace the original top with its ATU with the amplifier top. Here is where the story may provide clues so stay awake :) I found a couple of text books and set them under the inverted amplifier. Then I proceeded to poke plug A onto pin B all the way from the front to the back of the rig. Since dinner was next on the agenda the inspection faze of the rebuild was cursory at best. WARNING: don't do this at your shack!! And so on to dinner. The next day's nets and those the week after went well. I got and gave good reports across the continent. Well as good as could be expected under Spring storm conditions. This brings us to Sunday the 28th and the commencement of the twenty meter net. Since I've already related that part of the tale I'll not bore you with a coda. I will jump to the problem staring me in the face when I inspected the AUX RF connection to the main RF board. The inner wire of the coax's part of the plug had been pushed out of its normally seated state. For the last few weeks I had been running in a potentially intermittent state. I reseated the wire with its little brass thingie into the plug. This did not solve my problem. In fact I had lost all RF output from the amplifier. At this point I could still hear with the rig. Later I lost hearing as well. On Monday I went to see Ron D'Eau Claire in Forest Grove. We chatted for a while and I mentioned the sad state of my K2/100. He aimed me at further tests and asked for a follow up email. After all of my errands were done I walked through his measurements. The finals were still alive to my surprise. I had not smoked them as I had feared. (This would not explain the deafness of my rig however.) Further tests were necessary. I pulled the AUX RF plug and the power to the amp. Found a BNC to SO-239 adapter, a gel cell, and the barrel connector for the K2. Most of this was still in my gear from the QRPTTF expedition. The rig worked. It could hear and it could transmit. But, when I replaced the amplifier top's connections and ran the antenna through the SO-239 on the amp it was deaf and dumb even at low power. Hmmm... curious. Emails to Ron and Don, W3FPR, provided me with a few more steps. I took some of the readings but in checking the RF AUX connection for the umpteenth time I worried the shield connection to the point of failure. At this point I decided it was better to get some rest before proceeding. Since the next day was a work day I was unable to complete the tests or repairs for quite some time. Not a good day at the office while one is worried about their K2! When I got home I had three projects: repair the OS on my computer, troubleshoot some electronics for work, and fix my K2. Each of these was done in turn or simultaneously. Since I had about thirty feet of RG-174 lying around I cut a new cable. I did not have either the time nor the desire to pull the amp PCB off so I undid the connections from the part side and surface soldered the shield. The inner wire connection wicked clean so I was able to mount that through hole. The brass parts in the Molex connecter were another story. I did not want to risk deforming them into uselessness so I soldered the coax
Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Ian: Sincere thanks for this invaluable link. 73, Steve AA4AK At 02:33 PM 5/31/2006, Ian Stirling wrote: There's an easy way to check if it's genuine email. When contacting by email regarding account details, Ebay and Paypal always address the client by full name, not something like 'Dear Paypal Client. Here's a great page within a site - just about every hard-to-find US telephone number and ways to shortcircuit the menu systems - my cyber-friend Rosie gave me the link. http://gethuman.com/us/ Ian, G4ICV, AB2GR, K2 #4962 ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
OK people. Listen up and listen up good. DON'T have anything to do with PayPal until you have read the sites www.paypalwarning.com and www.paypalsucks.com - then look into the many class-action and individual lawsuits against PayPal and then and only then will you be equipped to decide if you want them to own a piece of your life forever. THEN, if you get SPAM from PayPal, forward it with full headers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You see, PayPal is owned by Ebay therefore all PayPal scams and spoofs are actually done by Ebay. Anything newsworthy, go to your news media right away - if it bleeds it leads and PayPal/Ebay make plenty of people do just that, all accounts cleaned out and the victem left living under a bridge and begging for a living. de Alex NS6Y. ___ 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 - No RF Output
My K2 has lost all TX RF output. I replaced the driver, finals, and bias transistors and still have no RF output. I no longer have access to a scope, but I have done voltage checks. I've gone through the troubleshooting in the back of the manual, but that did not reveal anything. Mark Saunders, KJ7BS Glendale, AZ ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
This thread started off out-of-bounds and has gotten worse. Please stop ... no more postings. Back to Elecraft topics. Thanks, Ed - W0YK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexandra Carter Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:54 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP OK people. Listen up and listen up good. DON'T have anything to do with PayPal until you have read the sites www.paypalwarning.com and www.paypalsucks.com - then look into the many class-action and individual lawsuits against PayPal and then and only then will you be equipped to decide if you want them to own a piece of your life forever. THEN, if you get SPAM from PayPal, forward it with full headers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You see, PayPal is owned by Ebay therefore all PayPal scams and spoofs are actually done by Ebay. Anything newsworthy, go to your news media right away - if it bleeds it leads and PayPal/Ebay make plenty of people do just that, all accounts cleaned out and the victem left living under a bridge and begging for a living. de Alex NS6Y. ___ 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] KX2 ?, (Long. OT)
Howdy All, As I left work last Friday it was with heavy heart as I had just read on the ABC web site that Lincoln Hall, one of our great adventurer / mountaineer / writers had passed away while descending from the summit of Mt. Everest I awoke to the miraculous news on Saturday morning that reports of Lincolns passing were incorrect, his expedition had radioed that he had passed away and left him but an American climber had found him alive the next morning (reports are sketchy) however he is alive and nearing or at base camp and things are looking optimistic. I have been interested in Antarctic exploration (and amateur radio) all my life and have heard Lincoln talk. I got out some of his books from my library and was staggered to see some of the connections with amateur radio in a book called The Loneliest Mountain co written by Lincoln with Jonathan Chester and an account of an expedition to climb Mt. Minto in Antarctica. In Lincoln's book on the Mt. Minto expedition I came across the following end note on Field Communications. The second field radio was a very compact 1 - watt HF Codan 8332 hand held transceiver that had both a whip and dipole antennae. and later The radio was, however, instrumental in saving Chris Hilton's life and mine. I love my KX1 most of my radios, the K2 is nearing completion but the KX1 is the favourite. I was thinking, in view of some suggestions for new Elecraft Kits of a KX2, a 5 watt ssb 5 and 18 MHz rig (Channelised backpack group type frequencies) that might appeal to wilderness travellers. Serious groups now use Iridium but I am sure there are many outdoors folk that could be induced to amateur radio with such a rig. I have been browsing EMRFD (Epiphyte) and my WM-20 manual looking at qrp ssb since. Cheers Glen VK1FB ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
In case I missed somebody, thank you all for your help. A great family of 'Elecrafters'. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] The Curious Case of the Missing RF
Good to hear you found the problem, Kevin! I remove the K2 side panel nearest the connectors when I replace my KPA100. That way I can make sure the cables are properly positioned in the cutout in the shield and properly plugged in AFTER the KPA100 is screwed in place. Then I replace the side panel. 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] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!
Aren't those just the greatest little toys? I've built one too and they're great! I can also recommend the M2 Electronix Component Analyzer. That will tell you what kind of transistor/diode you have, it's hfe and stuff like that, another cool little toy. 73 de Alex NS6Y On May 31, 2006, at 7:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a burst of enthusiasm from a satisified customer - I just built an AADE capacitance/inductance meter. Went together in about 1 1/2 hours, worked at first power up -- what a nice instrument! I will be building an HFPacker amp for use with my K1, thought it would be a good idea to be able to check the caps as they go in. I do this routinely for resistors. 73, Mike N2HTT ___ 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] Useful DMM/Cap/Transistor Meters (WAS: Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!)
If you're in the market for a new DMM, the mid-range Radio Shack DMM's provide these capabilities as well. One time I suddenly needed a part for my Fluke and I was in the middle of building - my K2 IIRC. So I trucked down to the local RS store and picked up a meter to use in the interim. It's a real workhorse. It measures: Voltage, resistance and current, of course current up to about 10 amps I believe. You can plug a transistor into a socket provided and it'll report the type of transistor, the gain and identify the leads. Capacitance from a couple of pF to many, many microfarads. It has about 100 pF stray capacitance, but a 5 pF cap reads exactly 5 pF more than the stray minimum cap it indicates with nothing connected. Temperature with a probe supplied. Frequency through the audio range. Of course, it has front-panel contacts for critical measurements to avoid having the leads in the circuit. The only thing it doesn't measure that I want regularly is inductance. I have an inductance measuring device built from an ARRL Handbook circuit that uses the DMM as a readout. Quite accurate enough from a one or two microhenries up to several millihenries. I got RS meter about seven years ago, but I see they seem to keep a meter with those capabilities in the US$80 to $90 range in their regular instrument lineup. Yeah, I fixed the Fluke. The Fluke is faster. The RS meter takes about 2 or 3 seconds to produce a reading while the Fluke is virtually instantaneous. I compared them side-by-side and compared those with a third high-end meter I own and all three agree on Ohms, Volts and Amps across the scale wherever I've happened to check them within 1% or better. Usually they dial up identical values on the display when connected together. The slow speed of the RS isn't an issue for me because I have an old VOM (wiggly meter movement volt-ohm-amp meter) that I use for peaking things, or I use my o'scope. 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] K2 - No RF Output
Mark, I suggest you use an RF Probe (there were parts for on in your K2 kit) and follow the steps on the Transmit Signal Tracing in the K2 manual Troubleshooting section. Do the steps indicated in the order listed. Let us know where the RF voltage drops off significantly (it will likely be higher than expected prior to the failing stage since your K2 has no output). Once you have determined that point, we can investigate that stage in detail and hopefully resolve your problem. 73, Don W3FPR -Original Message- My K2 has lost all TX RF output. I replaced the driver, finals, and bias transistors and still have no RF output. I no longer have access to a scope, but I have done voltage checks. I've gone through the troubleshooting in the back of the manual, but that did not reveal anything. Mark Saunders, KJ7BS Glendale, AZ ___ 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] Congrats Kudos
A tip o' the cap; and a friendly slap on the back to Don Nesbitt N4HH and Rich Homolya N4EX. Don has qualified for; and has been issued Elecraft DX Chaser Award number 14. Don used all kinds of weapons to achieve this certificate! This Ham has a virtual arsenal and should be considered (in the nicest way possible) a weapon of mass communication! Don used K2 #2028, K2 #5196, K1 #1456 and KX1 #417. Don's aerials of choice were a 20 Meter Delta Loop and a 40 Meter ladderline fed inverted Vee. All this, along with his consummate skill netted him 211 countries with his Elecraft rigs. Throughout his Ham career, Don has accumulated 345 DXCC entities. Rich has qualified for; and has been issued Elecraft Worked All States Award number 46. In just a year, Rich has used his K1 to work all the states in our great nation AND 178 different DX countries. All I can say, is that I have LONG way to go to catch up to these two fine individuals. A special thanks to Eric, Wayne and all the fine folks at Elecraft who sponsor these awards. For a look at who has earned what; and who is in the Elecraft Awards Hall of Fame; please check out: http://www.qsl.net/w2lj/index%20page%2011.html 73 de Larry W2LJ Elecraft Awards Admin Guy ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
Hi Ya; I don't normally post on here but I thought I would add a bit to the paypal thing; this is OT but hope Eric won't mind. Some friends recently inherited a home from a relative who passed away. The home was sold and the furniture was made available to the siblings. The remaining, unwanted furniture was put on ebay, the proceeds to be split among them. My friend received a call from Santa Clare County demanding tax from the ebay sales. The State of California is now involved. When the tax people were asked about this small sale of tables and chairs etc. My friend was told that paypal had reported the sales to the county as being over $500/mo. for several months and they wanted their cut. pete, kn6bi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alexandra Carter Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:54 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP OK people. Listen up and listen up good. DON'T have anything to do with PayPal until you have read the sites www.paypalwarning.com and www.paypalsucks.com - then look into the many class-action and individual lawsuits against PayPal and then and only then will you be equipped to decide if you want them to own a piece of your life forever. THEN, if you get SPAM from PayPal, forward it with full headers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You see, PayPal is owned by Ebay therefore all PayPal scams and spoofs are actually done by Ebay. Anything newsworthy, go to your news media right away - if it bleeds it leads and PayPal/Ebay make plenty of people do just that, all accounts cleaned out and the victem left living under a bridge and begging for a living. de Alex NS6Y. ___ 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 __ NOD32 1.1570 (20060531) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.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: Way OT - eBay - HELP [END OF THREAD]
Thanks, Wayne N6KR ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
On Wed, 31 May 2006, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: The links are easy to forge. Clicking on the blue link that says www.paypal.com may well send you to www.gotcha-sucker.com or some such place. Of course, the site will say it's what you think it should be and it'll look exactly like the real thing, including all the graphics, page layout, etc., but it isn't the real thing. Eudora warns you that the link ain't that it says it isand conveniently shows you the real url. That's one of the reasons ebay and payapl ask for the message to be forarded in its original form...so they can see the bogus url. 73,Thom-k3hrn www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page,Drake Web Ring, QRP IRC channel, Drake IRC Channel, Elecraft Owners Database www.tlchost.net/hosting/ *** Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month ___ 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] Way OT - eBay - HELP
As others have indicated, this is most likely a dishonest attempt to get you to give information. One way to check is as follows. If the questionable e-mail has a link for you to click on DO NOT CLICK ON IT, but rather place your cursor over the link and look at the bottom left of your browse (if you are using Microsoft Explorer, that is). This shows you the destination that the link will send you to, if you click. It probably has nothing to do with e-bay but belongs to the bad guys. As was stated in earlier responses, this is becoming a problem and the bogus e-mail often looks very convincing. I've recently received these phishing attempts from someone claiming to be PayPal (but wasn't) saying very matter of factly, that PayPal made a payment from my account (which I never authorized, of course). It even had the amount and to whom it was being sent (both fictitious). Then it said, if I had any question to simply click on the link, of course I was tempted to get to the bottom of that, but when I saw where the link was sending me I realized it was a phish. Be Careful, this really stinks. Tom WB2QDG K2 1103 -- Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say. - Original Message - From: Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Discussion List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:10 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Way OT - eBay - HELP Sorry about this OT. I keep getting nasty messages from ebay and ebay customers saying that I have not paid for this or that. I have NEVER used ebay nor have an account with them, and since none of my neighbours do either my question is 'How does one contact a HUMAN at ebay?' All my messages to them seem to go into some Computer Black Hole. Again, sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Geoff GM4ESD ___ 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] Just built AADE capacitance meter - great!
The M3 Universal Frequency Counter/Power Meter is one of the most frequently used tools on my bench (after only my DMM). M3 produces some fine tools that are also fun to build. On Wed, 31 May 2006 12:59:09 -0700, Alexandra Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aren't those just the greatest little toys? I've built one too and they're great! I can also recommend the M2 Electronix Component Analyzer. That will tell you what kind of transistor/diode you have, it's hfe and stuff like that, another cool little toy. 73 de Alex NS6Y On May 31, 2006, at 7:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a burst of enthusiasm from a satisified customer - I just built an AADE capacitance/inductance meter. Went together in about 1 1/2 hours, worked at first power up -- what a nice instrument! I will be building an HFPacker amp for use with my K1, thought it would be a good idea to be able to check the caps as they go in. I do this routinely for resistors. 73, Mike N2HTT ___ 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] Elecraft Awards Program
I should post this more often as Wayne and Eric are like the Pied Piper. There are more and more new Elecrafters joining the family every day; and I forget that a lot of the newer members are not aware of the Elecraft Awards Program. For details, please visit: http://www.qsl.net/w2lj/index%20page%2010.html The basic info is that there are currently six awards that you can work towards using your Elecraft rig. The easiest is the Elecraft Ragchewer's Award. Use your KX-1, K1 or K2 and have a QSO that last longer than 30 minutes; and you qualify. How easy is that? The Elecraft Century Club. You earn this by using your Elecraft rig to have QSOs with 100 different other Elecrafters who are using their Elecraft rigs. You keep track of their callsign, rig model and serial number. The Elecraft Worked All States Award. Work all 50 United States using your Elecraft rig. The 50 in 50 Award. This is the Elecraft Worked All States Award on steroids. Work all 50 United States; but this time each Ham that you are QSOing with must be using an Elecraft rig. Only one amateur, KØZK has earned this award so far. How long will it take to issue certificate number 2? It's been 15 months so far! The DX Chaser Award - submit proof (log) of having worked 100 or more different DXCC entities using your Elecraft rig. Endorsements will be made for 200, 300 and ultimately Honor Roll status. The 100 in 100 Award. This is the DX Chaser Award pumped up. Work 100 DXCC entities; but this time the Ham you have QSOed with must have been using an Elecraft rig, also. This award will probably be the ultimate and the hardest to achieve . for now. But I have a feeling that as we give Wayne and Eric more and more time to sell more Elecraft transceivers around the world; that this pinnacle will be reached sooner rather than later! 73 es good DX! Larry W2LJ Elecraft Award Admin Guy ___ 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] Useful DMM/Cap/Transistor Meters
Looks like you are! Mark AD5SS On 6/1/06, Alexandra Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Testing testing test message. Am I still on this list? Alex. ___ 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
