[Elecraft] WA3WSJ Trevor Boy's PA AT Hike Continues!
Hello all, After injuring my back during a fall on my last hike, I'm now ready to continue my AT hike across Pennsylvania. I'll be hiking from Swatara Gap State Park to Rt 325 along the AT. This will be a 16.5-mile hike and I plan to sleep on the trail one night. After I finish this section, I'll have hiked from the PA/NJ Line to the Town of Duncannon, PA. I also have played QRP the whole way -hi! I've been trying to hike these sections for so long that my trail map is coming apart. I had to tape it back together this morning -hi! After this next hike I'll have hiked around 120 miles on the PA AT. I've hiked past thirteen Pennsylvania AT Shelters and for most of this hike Trevor Boy, my dog has been hiking with me. I must finish this hike before my faithful hiking partner gets to old. Trevor Boy is eight years old now, but still acts like a pup -hi! If the weather holds, I'll hike next week maybe Thursday and Friday. I'll post details as it gets closer to Thursday. Only around 100 miles or so to finish Pennsylvania! 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
Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
I'll second the TH-F6a. It's a great HT but so is the VX-2 except for that darn PTT button. Hard as the dickens to push. John [K7SVV] - Original Message - From: Leigh L Klotz, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Fred (FL) [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now? Kenwood TH-F6a. It has a BFO and does TX on 1.25m. 73, Leigh/WA5ZNU ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/840 - Release Date: 6/8/2007 3:15 PM ___ 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: Elecraft Digest, Vol 38, Issue 14
I'm a relatively new ham, so I'm not clear on the world and everything yet, but that sounded to me like the tones you get from some beacons if you listen on SSB or FM instead of CW? On 9/6/07 01:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: JT65a, used to be for Moonbounce but it works well into the noise for HF as well. I suspect a better mode for HF can be designed, but it is fun anyway. See the Yahoo digitalradio group for lots more chat on it. And you'll be pleased to know it runs in Windows as well as Linux! 73, Leigh/WA5ZNU On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 3:06 pm, Julian G4ILO wrote: Sorry for an off-topic posting, but I've been hearing a strange data mode lately, like someone playing a slow tune on about 4 notes. It sounds like a slow version of Olivia, but none of the settings in my MixW can decode it, and it's starting to bug me! There's an MP3 of it at http://www.g4ilo.com/files/datamode.mp3 if anyone would like to try to identify it. Thanks in advance. -- The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe. -Peter De Vries, editor, novelist (1910-1993) ___ 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:11:48 -0600 Bill W5WVO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting... Never heard a horse chestnut called a buckeye before. (Never mind a conker!) Where do they call them buckeyes? I'm originally from upstate NY, where horse chestnut trees seemed to be everywhere you looked. I think we had four or five of them just on our one-block-long street. Collecting huge bags of horse chestnuts was an autumn ritual. Bill / W5WVO Ah but..conkers aren't just the horse chestnuts themselves, it's also the game played with them once you've collected them! Is this also the case in the US? Do small boys have their pockets full of string and conkers and proudly declare that (with no help from vinegar/varnish or drying in the oven ...honest...) that they today they are playing with a 25-er...come on have a go if you think you hard enough! Further guidance can be found here--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker I live in the Shetland Islands, where there are no trees to speak of, and no conkers, so haven't been able to play for some years! Cheers, John GM4SLV ___ 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] OT: What's this data mode?
On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 23:06:31 +0100 Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry for an off-topic posting, but I've been hearing a strange data mode lately, like someone playing a slow tune on about 4 notes. It sounds like a slow version of Olivia, but none of the settings in my MixW can decode it, and it's starting to bug me! There's an MP3 of it at http://www.g4ilo.com/files/datamode.mp3 if anyone would like to try to identify it. Thanks in advance. 73, It's JT65A, as Leigh mentioned. It started to be used more and more on HF about 2 months ago, the explosion in activity follwed similar what's this mode postings to the digitalradio Yahoo Group. There's even an internet sked arranging page http://www.chris.org/cgi-bin/jt65talk for terrestrial JT65A. The normal use of the mode is for EME. You need WSJT software to use it. Andrew K3UK wrote a bozo's guide to using JT65 on HF:- http://www.obriensweb.com/bozoguidejt65a.htm I've actually used it myself, and worked K1JT, Joe Taylor, the author of the WSJT package, on 20m. I've also worked 9V1QQ, Bob, in Singapore. It's an interesting mode to tinker with but I soon slipped back to CW and my K2 when the novelty wore off! Using JT65 involves fixed TX/RX time slots (e.g TX on odd minute/RX on even minute) and very little data is passed. The actual exchange takes the form of 2 alternating tones of particular frequency which hard code the signal report of OOO, the acknowledgement of a received report RO and the end of the QSO 73. If you listen to a full QSO it will take 5 minutes as each part of the QSO is done sequentially, in 1 minute timeslots. There are other modulation modes in the WSJT package for Meteor Scatter and other esoteric V/UHF propagation modes. HTH! Cheers, John ___ 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] OT: more Woodpecker pix (not birds)
http://pripyat.com/ru/internet_photo/chernobyl_2/1/ I'm just blown away at the scale of this thing (450 feet tall). My last post on this de Doug KR2Q ___ 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
Buckeye is also the term used in the mountains of Western North Carolina. I have never heard them called a horse chestnut. I only know of one use for them; when I was a child an elderly neighbor always carried one in his pocket to prevent constipation. As I remember it, the wood is very coarse and grainy and not useful for much of anything. Our foresters treat them as trash trees and usually just fell them and leave them lay. I have read a lot on this reflector about the K3, but am not motivated in the least to purchase one. I'm extremely happy with my K2/100 and plan to make do with it. One of the big attractions of the K2 for me was being able to start with a pile of parts and end up with a beautiful little rig that I had assembled myself. Best wishes to Elecraft on the success of the K3, but I don't plan to be an owner. 72, Jim - W4BQP ARES EC, Spartanburg Co., SC Chris Kantarjiev wrote: Buckeye is an Ohio term ... though I've no idea how much farther it may have spread. 73 de chris K6DBG ___ 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
Yes - but in Buffalo, New York - after we picked up 10 or 20 horse chestnuts - we'd dry, and get them all polished. Drill a hole in center, and string the chestnut - with a shoe string or a limp piece of horse hide string. Then my buddies - watch out. They eat some kind of chestnuts in downtown New York City, in steaming hot carts - must be another type? Fred, N3CSY It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ ___ 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
John GM4SLV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in the Shetland Islands, where there are no trees to speak of, and no conkers, so haven't been able to play for some years! - Let me know if you become desperate, this place hoaches with Conker trees! 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
On Sat, 9 Jun 2007, Fred (FL) wrote: or a limp piece of horse hide string. Then my buddies - watch out. They eat some kind of chestnuts in downtown New York City, in steaming hot carts - must be another type? Yep...most likely imported from Italy...they are sweet. Every now and again my mother cons me into making chestnut flour for her...makes marvelous pastry. Many cultures use chestnuts for foodI bought a pound of Korean chestnuts last year...they were gigantic compared to the Italian ones. Thom,EIEIO Email, Internet, Electronic Information Officer www.baltimorehon.com/Home of the Baltimore Lexicon 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
[Elecraft] OT: more Woodpecker pix (not birds)
See Google translation below. Much additional text after clicking each thumbnail' 73, Bill W4ZV http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpripyat.com%2Fru%2Finternet_photo%2Fchernobyl_2%2F1%2Flangpair=ru%7Cenhl=enie=UTF8 ___ 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] Blue Moon QRP Hike Today
Hello all, I'll be leaving the house around 1400utc and should be on the air from the AT around 1600utc. I hope to work many today from the AT here in PA. 7.030, 10.106, 14.060mhz +- qrm If you send me a QSL card, I'll send you out my special Blue Moon QRP QSL Card! http://www.wa3wsj.com/WA3WSJ-hiking.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] FS: K2 QRP Lid with Options
Hi Everyone, I recently completed a KPA100 for my K2 S/N 5615 and now have a spare QRP K2 top cover e/w a KIO2, KAT2, and speaker installed on it and working FB. I'd like to sell the entire cover and its accessories as a package. The package will include the manuals and all connecting cables. These components have performed very well. They're all only a few months old. The unassembled kit prices total $258 for just the KIO2 and the KAT2 alone. I'll be glad to sell the whole package, shipped at my expense to your CONUS QTH, for $290. If interested in the package, please write to me off-line. Thanks for your interest. Steve Banks K0PQ ___ 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
Gosh, have the Christmas Carols of my youth become that passé? Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos Made famous here in the USA in the 50's by Nat King Cole... Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom LaCosta Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 5:14 AM To: Fred (FL) Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English On Sat, 9 Jun 2007, Fred (FL) wrote: or a limp piece of horse hide string. Then my buddies - watch out. They eat some kind of chestnuts in downtown New York City, in steaming hot carts - must be another type? Yep...most likely imported from Italy...they are sweet. Every now and again my mother cons me into making chestnut flour for her...makes marvelous pastry. Many cultures use chestnuts for foodI bought a pound of Korean chestnuts last year...they were gigantic compared to the Italian ones. Thom,EIEIO Email, Internet, Electronic Information Officer www.baltimorehon.com/Home of the Baltimore Lexicon 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] K2: Firmware Escrow
There is a very good alternative to software escrow: open software. Since the K3 software is hardware-specific, it is unlikely that it will give other vendors a leg up to see the Elecraft source code. So two things happen by making Elecraft's software open: 1. It solves the escrow problem by automatically creating multiple copies of the source tree. I know I would grab a copy and I am sure others would too. 2. Anyone can generate a software build. Even if Elecraft stopped developing a particular radio, owners can still enhance their equipment, much in the way we still have folks experimenting with older vacuum tube (valve) kit today. 2. Others with good ideas can add functionality and features to the radio without having to wait for Elecraft to get around to it. Elecraft can even fold good, well thought-out features back into the official source tree. YMMV 73 de Brian, WB6RQN Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT 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] {K1 2277] VFO Alignment--VFO Range selection, 40m, 20m.
I'm still in the CW wannabe realm (must be committed if I'm building a K1 grin). Two VFO ranges are possible with supplied capacitors: 80 kHz and 150 kHz. 150 kHz would cover the CW portions of either band, but I think that the lower 80 kHz is where the CW is for the most part. Is there a reason to go the full 150 kHz? What is gained by using the 80 kHz vs. the 150 kHz? Is the K1 used for digital modes? So much to learn, so little time! Thanks. NU6T Rich ___ 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] any reports from HamCom?
Did anyone see the K3 at HamCom? how was the show? TU de ken n9vv ___ 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] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
I have not been on 2 meters, of VHF/UHF, since my long drive days in Baltimore, and Laurel, MD. What is the most popular, reliable and bestist - mobile handi-talki, out there now? I did eham review searches on IC-T90A, TH-F6A and Yaseu's VX-6R and 7R. Seems like for every one - some one or 2 hams found a lemon and bought one them gave them fits. The wideband, Am shortwave receive capability - sounds interesting, for my US/Canadian border location. Who know I can eavesdrop on the freighters as the ply their way up and down the St. Lawrence. :( de Fred N3CSY Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] OT: more Woodpecker pix (not birds)
This was supposedly, part of their early warning over-the-horizon ICBM missle tracking, missle attack alert system. You got to admit - this dwarfs the freedom antennas of VOA. Wow, RF antenna-design must be in solid shape in Russia. When I learned Karnaugh Mapping in school - they used to talk about the students in Russia, having to work with 12-variable karnaugh maps. Back in the cold war, they talked about the russian jet fighters - which still had vacuum tube VHF rigs in them. Apparently, they had a better natural anti-jamming ability, that some of our hot U.S. fighters of those days. Fred, N3CSY Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ ___ 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
I am sitting here sipping my coffee and merrily reading my email when I come upon a word I don't know. As dad always told me, Look it up! So being a dutiful son I used what is putatively called an English dictionary. Well, somehow this word was not included within it. OK, I give up, what does hoaches mean? From context it appears to mean there are a plethora of nuts in your area. Looking at the source of this email why does this not surprise me? Hoaches anyone? Kevin. KD5ONS On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:56:49 -0700, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John GM4SLV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in the Shetland Islands, where there are no trees to speak of, and no conkers, so haven't been able to play for some years! - Let me know if you become desperate, this place hoaches with Conker trees! 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] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
I have an Icom WM32A that I picked up in 1999. Works fine, when I can figure out how to work it. Claims to have an Intuitive interface. Perhaps to C3PO or R2D2, or one of their human clones, but not to this mere mortal. Otherwise it works fine. It is both 144 and 440 MHz and capable of full duplex operation using both of those bands. Guess that's one of the features everyone needed. Right Receives both FM and AM and tunes the aircraft and weather frequencies. My favorite was an old Kenwood from the 1980's - all thumbwheel switches, FM only and simple to operate. In a moment of madness I sold it. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I have not been on 2 meters, of VHF/UHF, since my long drive days in Baltimore, and Laurel, MD. What is the most popular, reliable and bestist - mobile handi-talki, out there now? I did eham review searches on IC-T90A, TH-F6A and Yaseu's VX-6R and 7R. Seems like for every one - some one or 2 hams found a lemon and bought one them gave them fits. The wideband, Am shortwave receive capability - sounds interesting, for my US/Canadian border location. Who know I can eavesdrop on the freighters as the ply their way up and down the St. Lawrence. :( de Fred N3CSY ___ 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: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] English
Kevin Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sitting here sipping my coffee and merrily reading my email when I come upon a word I don't know. As dad always told me, Look it up! So being a dutiful son I used what is putatively called an English dictionary. Well, somehow this word was not included within it. OK, I give up, what does hoaches mean? From context it appears to mean there are a plethora of nuts in your area. Looking at the source of this email why does this not surprise me? Hoaches anyone? Kevin. KD5ONS -- Scottish expression loosely translated as meaning lots of , covered with , swarming with , to get back to a radio topic It's hoaching with QRM. Might come from Norse, not sure. 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] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
On Jun 9, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: I have an Icom WM32A that I picked up in 1999. Works fine, when I can figure out how to work it. Welcome to the wonderful world of bad user interfaces (UI). One of the problems is that, in the rush to add more and more 'features' to the radio, someone forgot to ask the users if they needed or wanted 'em at the expense of being able to make the radio actually work. My favorite was an old Kenwood from the 1980's - all thumbwheel switches, FM only and simple to operate. In a moment of madness I sold it. I still have an IC-2A kicking around. I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it as it just worked too well and I never forgot how to make it work no matter how long it had been since I picked it up. I also have an Icom IC-T8A three-band handheld and an IC-706mkII. Both radios have their manuals sitting next to them as I can never remember how all the features work. Most bad UI designs come from feature overload. Once you put a computer in the box the tendency on the part of programmers is to just keep adding little features just because they can. The other source of bad UI design is the desire to make the application customizable. BTW, I am keeping my IC-2A. 73 de Brian, WB6RQN Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT 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] Soldering Station
Tom asks, ...What is the best soldering station to use in construction a K2- and why ? The one you already have! Which, in my case is a good ol' Weller WTCPT, which I've owned since 1980 or so. I use the smallest conical tip, 700 degrees F, which appears to work quite well. It's also useful for assembling adapter cables, soldering RF connectors (small ones!) and the like. (Who don't manufacturers standardize on connectors?) 73 de Art KD4CSO ___ 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's Blue Moon QRP Hike Today
Hello all, Well today was one beautiful day. I took a short hike off Rt. 183 on the AT to a pond area and set up my station. I found 40m to be the only productive band as I worked about four stations in my time there. The frogs were jumping all over the place again as I arrived at the pond. Just a nice day to play qrp radio! If you worked me, just send me a qsl card and I'll send you out my special Blue Moon QRP Card. 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
Re: [Elecraft] {K1 2277] VFO Alignment--VFO Range selection, 40m, 20m.
Rich, Both 80 and 150 kHz have their adherents. 80 kHz will give you tuning that's less touchy, though I've never had trouble with 150 kHz, even without the felt mod. The wider band will let you hear WWV on 10 MHz and get you into some less crowded frequencies -- especially helpful when there's a big contest on, for example. You can't go wrong either way, I don't think. You might search the archives for K1 tuning range for more opinions. AFAIK, CW is the only digital mode supported by the K1. Good luck. Scott N1AIA K1 sn 139 ___ 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] K2/100 and KPA100 SWR bridges
Hi , I would have to say that the K2/100, coupled with the KAT00 is probably one of the few radios I know of that have two SWR bridges in series/parallel. How do they work together? The VRFDET of both is joined together via pin 7 of J3 between the ATU and the KPA100 and ultimately end up on pin 2 of the main MCU on the control board. Ok, that detects power levels I believe, but what happens if either SWR bridge stops functioning? The VFWD and VREFL lines from each SWR bridge both go to their respective MCU's on the boards they are derived from, and one can only assume they dissapear as a signal back to the main MCU again via the Aux Bus ??? But if they do and are in parallel, once again, how do they work? I imagine there is some programming magic applied here somewhere. I can also see that removing the SWR bridge when you plugged a KPA100 in would be virtually impossible, but one of the big NO NO's in Ham Radio is putting your SWR bridge before the ATU, so how does Elecraft get away with this one? I seem to remember the KAT2 can be used in series with outboard amps and the like, but I also seem to remember they were removed by software...as such. Perhaps this applies to what I am asking about, but I think not especially after having diodes shorted in the KPA100 and KAT100 seperately and both times the K2 was affected the same way.( ok I forget to remove my antennas when lighting is around) Just curious, and thought it might realign the Reflector with radio problems rather than horticulture? [G] Cheers...Ron ZL1TW ___ 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 Power Malfunction
When the KPA100 is not installed, my K2/QRP operates normally. However, with KPA100 installed I have no incremental power control and no lit LEDs on the K2 S/RF meter. The SWR is indicated to be 1:1 into an OHR RFL 100 Dummy Load. HiCur does flash on momentarily after switching to the 80 40 meter bands. I am using my straight key to key the K2... not TUNE. First test on 40Mtr band: Both Hi Current and Lo Current Power Supplies on: Requested power = .1 to 10w, power to dummy load = 20w Requested power = 11 to 110w, power to load = 110w With only Lo Current Power Supply on: Requested power = .1 to 15w, power to load = 10w I cycled DC power off/on: Requested power = .1, power to load = .3w Requested power = 10, power to load = 10 I backed off requested power: Requested power = .1, power to load = 10w I turned Hi Current Power Supply on: And raised requested power: Requested power = 20w, power to load = 110w Then backed off again: Requested power = 9.5w, power to load = 10w Band Initial Power readings after I raised (Mtr) Power requested pwr past about 1w. (With Hi and Lo Current Power Supplies on:) 160-15 0 20, 110 12, 10 03, 25 (With only the Lo Current Power Supply on:) 160-15 0 10, 10 12, 10 0 3, 3 (The lower power readings read when = 10W requested, the higher power readings read when 10W requested and the Initial Power is what I read just after switching bands) HiCur does flash on momentarily after switching bands. There are no INFO ### messages. My equipment for this test: OHR WM-2 (QRP) and Heathkit HM-2140 (QRO) watt meters and OHR RFL 100 and Heathkit Cantenna dummy loads. The testing steps during the KPA100 build checked out properly. I have double checked the solder joints and reworked those that I thought might have been questionable with no change in the (mis)behavior. I don't know if these findings are of any help to you... I would be glad to supply whatever readings as I may be able. Troubleshooting suggestions appreciated! Thanks, Ed - AD7GR K2 #6050 ___ 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] Anderson Power Pole connectors...
Interesting assessment! Just received this from a friend who knew that I (and many others) used Anderson Power Pole connectors quite a bit. Forewarned is forearmed! Take this FWIW. 73, Tom N0SS Subject: [Boatanchors] Anderson Power Pole connectors... Just a WARNING! Do not try and substitute the Chinese copies of the Anderson Power Pole connectors marketed by TYCO under the AMP name, for the real thing!!! They fit together terribly, the contacts are inferior to the Anderson ones. Maybe the what's his name CEO wanted more profits to buy more $6500 shower curtains! I have been meaning to pass this along some time ago. I got a sample package from TYCO for possible use for an engineering project I was involved in. I was putting some of these on some ham stuff a few days ago and didn't think I'd still had any of the samples left! They LOOK identical, but the housings do not nest together neatly like the originals. They are not compatible with the originals. The dovetails in the nesting lugs are slightly bigger. Only ID on them is the word China molded into the rear edge (as opposed to Anderson on the originals). Also the contacts mate with the Anderson connectors but not really reliably. Anyway, these things are crap! They look OK, but they are not carefully made. Steer clear of them. I think Allied Electronics has them in their line, and possibly others. DON'T USE THEM, YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED! Stick to the original Anderson Power Poles! 73 Sandy W5TVW ___ 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] KPA100 Power Malfunction
Ed, Lack of power control with the KPA100 installed normally points to a failure of the KPA100 wattmeter circuit. Start with replacing the 1N5711 diodes D16 and D17. It could also be that U5 and/or U6 are not performing properly. If your KPA100 was working at one time and there is *any* possibility that you encountered a lightning surge, then D16 and D17 are the most likely suspects. If it has not worked before, look at the soldering (especially U5 and U6, check all 6 leads of T4 for proper orientation and tinning - make certain the red wire goes through the center of T4 and the bare wire from the SO239 jack goes to hole #6. There are a few other possibilities, but those should get you started on the right track. The bottom line is that the base K2 is not getting a proper indication of power output from the KPA100 wattmeter and the base K2 develops full output because it thinks the power output is low - in other words, you do not have power control. When you totally remove the amplifier and the power control is restored to normal, that indicates that the K2 power control is functioning and the problem is in the KPA100 wattmeter. 73, Don W3FPR eKotz wrote: When the KPA100 is not installed, my K2/QRP operates normally. However, with KPA100 installed I have no incremental power control and no lit LEDs on the K2 S/RF meter. The SWR is indicated to be 1:1 into an OHR RFL 100 Dummy Load. HiCur does flash on momentarily after switching to the 80 40 meter bands. I am using my straight key to key the K2... not TUNE. First test on 40Mtr band: Both Hi Current and Lo Current Power Supplies on: Requested power = .1 to 10w, power to dummy load = 20w Requested power = 11 to 110w, power to load = 110w With only Lo Current Power Supply on: Requested power = .1 to 15w, power to load = 10w I cycled DC power off/on: Requested power = .1, power to load = .3w Requested power = 10, power to load = 10 I backed off requested power: Requested power = .1, power to load = 10w I turned Hi Current Power Supply on: And raised requested power: Requested power = 20w, power to load = 110w Then backed off again: Requested power = 9.5w, power to load = 10w Band Initial Power readings after I raised (Mtr) Power requested pwr past about 1w. (With Hi and Lo Current Power Supplies on:) 160-15 0 20, 110 12, 10 03, 25 (With only the Lo Current Power Supply on:) 160-15 0 10, 10 12, 10 0 3, 3 (The lower power readings read when = 10W requested, the higher power readings read when 10W requested and the Initial Power is what I read just after switching bands) HiCur does flash on momentarily after switching bands. There are no INFO ### messages. My equipment for this test: OHR WM-2 (QRP) and Heathkit HM-2140 (QRO) watt meters and OHR RFL 100 and Heathkit Cantenna dummy loads. The testing steps during the KPA100 build checked out properly. I have double checked the solder joints and reworked those that I thought might have been questionable with no change in the (mis)behavior. I don't know if these findings are of any help to you... I would be glad to supply whatever readings as I may be able. Troubleshooting suggestions appreciated! Thanks, Ed - AD7GR K2 #6050 ___ 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] KXB30 sensitivity better than KXB3080?
Hi, I wonder if anyone else has an observation about the sensitivity of the KX1 on 30m with the original 30m board compared to the 30 80m board? I've noticed that signals are not as strong on 30m now with the new board. For example, the RTTY station on 10100kHz is at best a 4x5 whereas it used to be 5x9. I can only hear the strongest CW stations. 20m 40m are as good as before. I don't know how good 80m is. It works but I have no basis for comparison. Any suggestion where to start trouble-shooting? I assume the problem will be in the main SMD-loaded board rather than the T2 changes or the LPF-1 board, since those other parts of the mod would affect 20m/40m performance and TX performance... which seems fine. All the tests in the assembly manual passed, the correct voltages were present at the correct times. I'll repeat those tests to make double sure. I suppose then I will double-check all the connections to the main KX1 board from the KXB3080 board. Any other suggestions? Anyone else had a problem? Cheers 73 Martin. VA3SIE. ___ 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] Where R made ? Power Pole
One way to spot substandard items is the word China on them. But, I heard that the USA Congress had taken back the law that requires the country of mfg to be printed on the item, true or not? Stands to reason that that Congress would want less info to come to consumers to protectr donors to Congressmen. But, today what is not made in China? Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Parkcp=33.832922~-117.915659style=rlvl=13tilt=-90dir=0alt=-1000scene=1118863encType=1FORM=MGAC01 ___ 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] OT: more Woodpecker pix (not birds)
In a message dated 6/9/07 5:37:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You got to admit - this dwarfs the freedom antennas of VOA. Well, maybe. But it doesn't dwarf the antennas of NAA (Cutler, ME) or SAQ (Grimeton, Sweden), or many others. What's unique about it is the directivity. Back in the cold war, they talked about the russian jet fighters - which still had vacuum tube VHF rigs in them. Apparently, they had a better natural anti-jamming ability, that some of our hot U.S. fighters of those days. Nope. The Soviets used tubes in their electronics back then. because their available industrial resources couldn't make and support solid-state electronics of the type needed. They could have imported all the solid-state devices needed, but they decided it was more important not to become dependent on foreign technology. We could learn something from that. Even today, tubes have some specialized uses. Every microwave oven has one. And the New Horizons mission to Pluto, which is the fastest manmade object in history, has a couple of Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs) aboard for the radio. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's free at http://www.aol.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] Best Handi-Talki Out There Now?
Kenwood TH-F6a. It has a BFO and does TX on 1.25m. 73, Leigh/WA5ZNU ___ 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] KXB30 sensitivity better than KXB3080?
Martin, I would be hesitant to make comparisons based on signals on the air. The signal propagation can make a big difference. If you have a signal generator that will produce a measurable (and repeatable output, that can be used for a valid comparison. Normally, the 30 meter signals are as good or better with the 3080 option as they were with the 30 meter option. You may have a problem, but first try adjusting the 30 meter trimmers. For accuracy in adjustment, they must be adjusted with an insulated screwdriver blade - even a metallic screwdriver wrapped with tape will cause some de-tuning during adjustment and you must find the proper tuning point by trial and error. 73, Don W3FPR Martin (VA3SIE) wrote: Hi, I wonder if anyone else has an observation about the sensitivity of the KX1 on 30m with the original 30m board compared to the 30 80m board? I've noticed that signals are not as strong on 30m now with the new board. For example, the RTTY station on 10100kHz is at best a 4x5 whereas it used to be 5x9. I can only hear the strongest CW stations. 20m 40m are as good as before. ___ 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 CW Net Announcement
Good Evening, A soggy day today; nice to stay inside next to the fire. The wet is causing trouble in the phone lines though. I think the longest I've kept an Internet connection all day is fifteen minutes! I am not sure what happened but maybe one of the mountain's vistors shot up a connection box. Most likely someone was sighting in their rifle. I have had better luck on HF however. Twenty meters was open to 2 and 8 land while I was eating dinner and during the week it was open quite nicely into 5 land. There is a bit of QSB now but if you either speed up or slow down you'll defeat the rapid flutter. Otherwise there is a wagon wheel effect which makes for tough copy. Forty meters was open last night from the Plains into Alaska. I also heard a Hawaiian station in contact with a JA. Sunspot 960 (may it rest in peace) did its job while it was in existence. The deer are back eating the yard again. They also like the new growth on the fir and hemlock. I expect to see elk in the front yard soon because they get fat on the tree's new growth. However, the nearby clearcuts have a lot to eat from the replanting which occurred a few months ago. It is much lower so they don't need to work too hard. Mine is over six feet off the ground so they would have to reach :) But I do have quite a few trees leaning at between 10 and 45 degrees which are still growing. Hopefully the elk will get a chance to eat some of that before I am forced to cut them down. Tomorrow: 1) Hail signs (first letter or two of the suffix of your call) 2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP relay help) Please join us: Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4 PM PDT) 14050 kHz Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz 73, Kevin. KD5ONS ___ 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 2277] VFO Alignment--VFO Range Test
I'm not succeeding in changing the VFO frequency for the K1 range test. (80 kHz set up). On start-up, I see a number 6, then 986, and then 86.2 which stays on the display. If I hold EDIT it shows OPF. If I hold DISPLAY it shows OSC and the display shows 3 and then 098. So far so good. The next step is to make sure that the VFO frequency goes up as the VFO knob is rotated counter-clockwise. I'm seeing no change as I rotate the VFO knob, so off to troubleshooting in Appendix E. At Problem 40: Supply voltage is 13.23 V, Solder is Kester 44, 0.015. L1 leads are properly stripped and show 0 ohms resistance across the leads. --How do I check crystals? I see infinite resistance between the leads. I used minimum solder time, about 2-3 seconds as I recall. At problem 41: Anode voltage was 3 V (measured with black lead on the ground, and red on the anode) on D3 and 6 V on D4. I'm not sure which is the OFFSET pot. I think it is C20, but I have not found a way to verify in the manual. C13 is in the TR Switch and Transmitter section. The varactor flat side is facing the same direction as the transistors near them: flat side towards the front. I'm probably missing something simple, but it is not popping up for me. Thanks for any help. NU6T Rich ___ 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] Where R made ? Power Pole
Elecraft Radios. On Jun 9, 2007, at 6:30 PM, Charles Harpole wrote: One way to spot substandard items is the word China on them. But, I heard that the USA Congress had taken back the law that requires the country of mfg to be printed on the item, true or not? Stands to reason that that Congress would want less info to come to consumers to protectr donors to Congressmen. But, today what is not made in China? Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http:// maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement% 20Parkcp=33.832922~-117.915659style=rlvl=13tilt=-90dir=0alt=-100 0scene=1118863encType=1FORM=MGAC01 ___ 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 - Jack Brindle, W6FB - ___ 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] Where R made ? Power Pole
Let me correct that. Elecraft Radio kits. On Jun 9, 2007, at 8:41 PM, Jack Brindle wrote: Elecraft Radios. On Jun 9, 2007, at 6:30 PM, Charles Harpole wrote: One way to spot substandard items is the word China on them. But, I heard that the USA Congress had taken back the law that requires the country of mfg to be printed on the item, true or not? Stands to reason that that Congress would want less info to come to consumers to protectr donors to Congressmen. But, today what is not made in China? Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http:// maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement% 20Parkcp=33.832922~-117.915659style=rlvl=13tilt=-90dir=0alt=-10 00scene=1118863encType=1FORM=MGAC01 ___ 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 - Jack Brindle, W6FB -- --- ___ 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 - Jack Brindle, W6FB - ___ 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] Woodpecker, etc
The Soviet aircraft had both solid state and tube radios and other navigation equipment. The tubes were used both as a backup, and for EMP protection after a nuclear attack. Our solid state equipment of the day would likely have seized up. Good thinking on their part. Mike AI4NS ___ 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
