[Elecraft] EME Radio - 144mhz Transverter or 2m Module
I'm starting to get the bug to try something different and EME has grabbed my attention. I already have a couple K3's and would like to put one to use for EME. Which is the better option the external 144mhz transverter or the internal 2m option? Thanks Rich - N5ZC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K2 Build
Another post here since I'm sure support is closed till Tuesday and I'm hoping to make some progress over the long weekend. Pg 51, the very last step, is the install of C167 (.001 uF, 102). Appendix A shows a more or less photo of this capacitor. I can't locate this capacitor, but then, I may have it and it may not look like the one in the photo. There are some smaller capacitors remaining that are yellow (as opposed to red in the photo) marked 102 on one side, and K1J on the other side. The other oddity is that they don't look monolithic as described in the appendix (they are small), nor do they match the outline on the board (but then, the step does say to bend the leads). But this one would require an extreme amount of bending because the holes are quite far apart in C167. Or should it be about the same size as the 103's and 104's? (and not very good with meters) Any help much appreciated. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Build
Yes, use the .001 uF (marked 102) at C167. Yes, you will have to bend the leads straight out and then form them again at a right angle to fit the hole spacing. Those yellow capacitors are also monolythic, and yes, they do not look like the picture. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/30/2014 5:06 PM, Lane wrote: Another post here since I'm sure support is closed till Tuesday and I'm hoping to make some progress over the long weekend. Pg 51, the very last step, is the install of C167 (.001 uF, 102). Appendix A shows a more or less photo of this capacitor. I can't locate this capacitor, but then, I may have it and it may not look like the one in the photo. There are some smaller capacitors remaining that are yellow (as opposed to red in the photo) marked 102 on one side, and K1J on the other side. The other oddity is that they don't look monolithic as described in the appendix (they are small), nor do they match the outline on the board (but then, the step does say to bend the leads). But this one would require an extreme amount of bending because the holes are quite far apart in C167. Or should it be about the same size as the 103's and 104's? (and not very good with meters) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K1 For Sale
The K1 I offered for sale has been sold. John K7JLT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Build
This is why the inventory at the start of the build is so important -- you identify all the parts, and in cases of doubt you can sometimes use a process of elimination to work out which part is which. For C167, I removed it from my radio when I installed the SSB module. Here is a picture of it: http://www.vk2rq.ampr.org/images/c167.jpg You can see it is one of the small yellow capacitors, with the legs formed quite wide. BTW, monolithic doesn't refer to the size :-) It refers to the way the capacitor is constructed. Good luck with the rest of the build. 73, Matt VK2RQ On 31 Aug 2014, at 7:06 am, Lane software.research.developm...@gmail.com wrote: Another post here since I'm sure support is closed till Tuesday and I'm hoping to make some progress over the long weekend. Pg 51, the very last step, is the install of C167 (.001 uF, 102). Appendix A shows a more or less photo of this capacitor. I can't locate this capacitor, but then, I may have it and it may not look like the one in the photo. There are some smaller capacitors remaining that are yellow (as opposed to red in the photo) marked 102 on one side, and K1J on the other side. The other oddity is that they don't look monolithic as described in the appendix (they are small), nor do they match the outline on the board (but then, the step does say to bend the leads). But this one would require an extreme amount of bending because the holes are quite far apart in C167. Or should it be about the same size as the 103's and 104's? (and not very good with meters) Any help much appreciated. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to matt.vk...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Build
Heh, goes to show how much I know about electronics. Thank you both, I had to step away from my build for a month and didn't recall much of my previous 102 work. Thanks again. On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Matt VK2RQ matt.vk...@gmail.com wrote: This is why the inventory at the start of the build is so important -- you identify all the parts, and in cases of doubt you can sometimes use a process of elimination to work out which part is which. For C167, I removed it from my radio when I installed the SSB module. Here is a picture of it: http://www.vk2rq.ampr.org/images/c167.jpg You can see it is one of the small yellow capacitors, with the legs formed quite wide. BTW, monolithic doesn't refer to the size :-) It refers to the way the capacitor is constructed. Good luck with the rest of the build. 73, Matt VK2RQ On 31 Aug 2014, at 7:06 am, Lane software.research.developm...@gmail.com wrote: Another post here since I'm sure support is closed till Tuesday and I'm hoping to make some progress over the long weekend. Pg 51, the very last step, is the install of C167 (.001 uF, 102). Appendix A shows a more or less photo of this capacitor. I can't locate this capacitor, but then, I may have it and it may not look like the one in the photo. There are some smaller capacitors remaining that are yellow (as opposed to red in the photo) marked 102 on one side, and K1J on the other side. The other oddity is that they don't look monolithic as described in the appendix (they are small), nor do they match the outline on the board (but then, the step does say to bend the leads). But this one would require an extreme amount of bending because the holes are quite far apart in C167. Or should it be about the same size as the 103's and 104's? (and not very good with meters) Any help much appreciated. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to matt.vk...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] XV432 - Is L19 red,orange or yellow?
Hi folks, I'm working on my XV432 kit this weekend. I ordered the high accuracy crystal and the crystal oven options as well. I'm on page 31 of the XV432 manual, where it is asking me to locate L4 and L19 for installation. I see that L19 appears to get replaced when installing the high accuracy crystal option. The manual says: L4 has an orange body with four turns. (It looks red to me and it has 3.5 turns, close enough I guess) L19 has a yellow body with four turns. (I count 4.5 turns, _definitely_ one more turn than L4. At least it's yellow) The installation instructions that come with the high accuracy crystal option say to remove L19 from the circuit board. Since I'm just about to install it this seems like a good time to make the substitution. EXCEPT, it says that L19 has a RED plastic coil form, not yellow like the XV432 manual says. I do note that the substitute coil that comes in the high accuracy crystal option is yellow and has exactly the same 4.5 turns as the yellow bodied coil called L19 in the XV432 assembly manual. I assume the error is in the instruction sheet for the high accuracy crystal option, and that they meant to say that L19 is yellow and not red. However, I'd feel safer if someone who has built one before could kindly confirm this. The second thing that bothers me is why does one 4-turn inductor have one more turn than the other 4-turn inductor? Any assistance will be gratefully accepted. Thanks and 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] FS: K3/100 S/N 6448
I have for sale K3/100 S/N 6448 which includes KAT3 ATU Modular kit, KXV3A RX Ant., IF Out and Xverter Interface, 2.8kHz fo 2.7kHz swap, KFL3A 400 Hz 8 pole filter and PR6 6M Low Noise Pre-Amp. This was a kit bought in April 2012 ($2800) and has worked perfectly since I finished it. (I am a very experienced equipment builder). I am asking $2400.00 plus shipping. New pricing for an assembled radio is 3,331.70. Non-smoking environment and never abused. Pictures available. I have too many radios. Email to w...@goldtel.net Thank you, Bill/K1YT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] The small little double nuts between RS232 connectors or 15 pin connectors
Gents, I have a lot of Elecraft Y cables and lots of things going on and I would like to make firm those connections between my 15 connectors and the double Y connectors. I am thinking there must be a name for those double nuts that could screw between connectors and also a source for a little bag of them. Any help appreciated. 73, Bill N2WL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Troubleshooting a weak K2 receiver
Happy days! The replacement choke came today, and I promptly installed it. I'm now getting 7.85 volts at the D2 and D3 anodes, and much stronger signals across all bands. Picked up several S-9 signals, and even a couple that that were S-9 +10. I also completed the installation of the KAT2 antenna tuner, and it seems to be working as advertised. I even managed a quickie QSO with W1AW/1 in Maine (about 1700 miles) with 10 watts and my attic dipole. Now it's time to start in on the KAF2, KNB2, and KB2. I'm have a ton of fun building this little radio! DaveWB4BIN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] The small little double nuts between RS232 connectors or 15 pin connectors
On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 4:25 PM, William Levy wgl...@gmail.com wrote: I have a lot of Elecraft Y cables and lots of things going on and I would like to make firm those connections between my 15 connectors and the double Y connectors. I am thinking there must be a name for those double nuts that could screw between connectors and also a source for a little bag of them. Pan Pacific calls them barrel nuts (p/n H-BN-P10) 73, ~iain / N6ML __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] XV432 - Is L19 red,orange or yellow?
Ken, If you have a recent XV432 (within the past 2 months), it is being shipped with the High Accuracy crystal. Look at the markings on the crystal that came with the XV432, and compare it with the crystal shipped with the High Accuracy Kit - if it is the same, you can put either crystal in and Check L19 as well, they should be the same. In other words, the High Accuracy Kit is a retrofit for older XV432 transverters, and is not necessary for new ones. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/30/2014 6:26 PM, Ken Alexander wrote: Hi folks, I'm working on my XV432 kit this weekend. I ordered the high accuracy crystal and the crystal oven options as well. I'm on page 31 of the XV432 manual, where it is asking me to locate L4 and L19 for installation. I see that L19 appears to get replaced when installing the high accuracy crystal option. The manual says: L4 has an orange body with four turns. (It looks red to me and it has 3.5 turns, close enough I guess) L19 has a yellow body with four turns. (I count 4.5 turns, _definitely_ one more turn than L4. At least it's yellow) The installation instructions that come with the high accuracy crystal option say to remove L19 from the circuit board. Since I'm just about to install it this seems like a good time to make the substitution. EXCEPT, it says that L19 has a RED plastic coil form, not yellow like the XV432 manual says. I do note that the substitute coil that comes in the high accuracy crystal option is yellow and has exactly the same 4.5 turns as the yellow bodied coil called L19 in the XV432 assembly manual. I assume the error is in the instruction sheet for the high accuracy crystal option, and that they meant to say that L19 is yellow and not red. However, I'd feel safer if someone who has built one before could kindly confirm this. The second thing that bothers me is why does one 4-turn inductor have one more turn than the other 4-turn inductor? Any assistance will be gratefully accepted. Thanks and 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w3...@embarqmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Fwd: FS: K3/100 S/N 6448
-- Forwarded message -- From: William Ewing w...@goldtel.net Date: Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 6:32 PM Subject: FS: K3/100 S/N 6448 To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net I have for sale K3/100 S/N 6448 which includes KAT3 ATU Modular kit, KXV3A RX Ant., IF Out and Xverter Interface, 2.8kHz fo 2.7kHz swap, KFL3A 400 Hz 8 pole filter and PR6 6M Low Noise Pre-Amp. This was a kit bought in April 2012 ($2800) and has worked perfectly since I finished it. (I am a very experienced equipment builder). I am asking $2400.00 plus shipping. New pricing for an assembled radio is 3,331.70. Non-smoking environment and never abused. Pictures available. I have too many radios. Email to w...@goldtel.net Thank you, Bill/K1YT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] The small little double nuts between RS232 connectors or 15 pin connectors
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Re: [Elecraft] The small little double nuts between RS232 connectors or 15 pin connectors
Google jack screws On 8/30/2014 6:25 PM, William Levy wrote: Gents, I have a lot of Elecraft Y cables and lots of things going on and I would like to make firm those connections between my 15 connectors and the double Y connectors. I am thinking there must be a name for those double nuts that could screw between connectors and also a source for a little bag of them. Any help appreciated. 73, Bill N2WL __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to garyk...@wi.rr.com -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] SSB net announcement
The weekly Elecraft SSB net meets Sunday at 1800Z on 14.3035 MHz. Stop by and say hello. 73, Phil, NS7P __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] Re: XV432 - Is L19 red,orange or yellow?
Hi Dan, Wow! That's a lot of money to spend only to find I don't need the darn thing! I'll be talking to Elecraft about that next week.I ordered both about 3 weeks ago. Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it! 73, Ken On 2014-08-30 9:04 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Ken, If you have a recent XV432 (within the past 2 months), it is being shipped with the High Accuracy crystal. Look at the markings on the crystal that came with the XV432, and compare it with the crystal shipped with the High Accuracy Kit - if it is the same, you can put either crystal in and Check L19 as well, they should be the same. In other words, the High Accuracy Kit is a retrofit for older XV432 transverters, and is not necessary for new ones. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/30/2014 6:26 PM, Ken Alexander wrote: Hi folks, I'm working on my XV432 kit this weekend. I ordered the high accuracy crystal and the crystal oven options as well. I'm on page 31 of the XV432 manual, where it is asking me to locate L4 and L19 for installation. I see that L19 appears to get replaced when installing the high accuracy crystal option. The manual says: L4 has an orange body with four turns. (It looks red to me and it has 3.5 turns, close enough I guess) L19 has a yellow body with four turns. (I count 4.5 turns, _definitely_ one more turn than L4. At least it's yellow) The installation instructions that come with the high accuracy crystal option say to remove L19 from the circuit board. Since I'm just about to install it this seems like a good time to make the substitution. EXCEPT, it says that L19 has a RED plastic coil form, not yellow like the XV432 manual says. I do note that the substitute coil that comes in the high accuracy crystal option is yellow and has exactly the same 4.5 turns as the yellow bodied coil called L19 in the XV432 assembly manual. I assume the error is in the instruction sheet for the high accuracy crystal option, and that they meant to say that L19 is yellow and not red. However, I'd feel safer if someone who has built one before could kindly confirm this. The second thing that bothers me is why does one 4-turn inductor have one more turn than the other 4-turn inductor? Any assistance will be gratefully accepted. Thanks and 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w3...@embarqmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: XV432 - Is L19 red, orange or yellow?
Don...not Dan! Sorry! Ken On Aug 30, 2014, at 10:30 PM, Ken Alexander k.alexan...@rogers.com wrote: Hi Dan, Wow! That's a lot of money to spend only to find I don't need the darn thing! I'll be talking to Elecraft about that next week.I ordered both about 3 weeks ago. Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it! 73, Ken On 2014-08-30 9:04 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Ken, If you have a recent XV432 (within the past 2 months), it is being shipped with the High Accuracy crystal. Look at the markings on the crystal that came with the XV432, and compare it with the crystal shipped with the High Accuracy Kit - if it is the same, you can put either crystal in and Check L19 as well, they should be the same. In other words, the High Accuracy Kit is a retrofit for older XV432 transverters, and is not necessary for new ones. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/30/2014 6:26 PM, Ken Alexander wrote: Hi folks, I'm working on my XV432 kit this weekend. I ordered the high accuracy crystal and the crystal oven options as well. I'm on page 31 of the XV432 manual, where it is asking me to locate L4 and L19 for installation. I see that L19 appears to get replaced when installing the high accuracy crystal option. The manual says: L4 has an orange body with four turns. (It looks red to me and it has 3.5 turns, close enough I guess) L19 has a yellow body with four turns. (I count 4.5 turns, __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Good Evening, Rain started slowly this morning and continued all day. Not much overall but the forest smells much better. There is a spicy scent in the air, I imagine it is from all the cedar in the ground. After a warm to hot week these cooler days feel nice but presage autumn. So I will be out cutting firewood soon which takes its toll on my hands. You will all notice I am sure. The sun has been more active all week as have the summer storms. The mixture of the two modify signals with QRN and QSB. Working into Alaska has been interesting. Depending on the day and time the auroral oval is right overhead for that state. Reciprocal signals go out the window under these conditions. One day the noise is extreme to me while on the next day it is on the other end. The quiet of the forest is soothing after those contacts. Please join us tomorrow. 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (6 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
