[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2021-10-23 Thread kevin 

Good Evening,

   Another foggy, wet, chilly day.  Perfect to watch 'The Thin Man Goes 
Home'.  Somewhere around reel three the power glitched for about twenty 
seconds.  This takes down two switches, the router, the satellite 
connection, the servers, plus the computer in front of me.  Normally I 
reboot the main server and everything comes up just fine.  Not this 
time, still no internet.  I pulled power to both switches and the 
router, then started rebooting. When the offending switch got powered on 
a DNS collision occurred.  That explained the error I had two weeks 
ago.  Nothing like a power outage to debug the routing tables.


   Our sun has become more active.  New groups are forming on the back 
side and crossing over to the front.  They look fairly active, with one 
tossing a CME away from us.  The flux reading was up to 87 last time I 
looked.  While the local rain storms won't cause much static at HF, the 
ionosphere may give us some noise. We shall see.  I have another Thin 
Man movie in the queue :)




Please join us on (or near):

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
  7047 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday)

   73,
  Kevin. KD5ONS



-





I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me
Life, I love you, all is groovy



__
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] Xfinity interference

2021-10-23 Thread John Kosko 
Hi Guys,
I had a similar situation at my QTH in SE Lower Michigan with Spectrum.  Their 
tech came inside to install a new telephone modem and found high SWR on their 
line to/from/within my house.  The tech replaced all the crimp-on coax 
connectors and the problem cleared up.  He told me the shield connection of the 
connector was the problem and he just replaced them all rather than take the 
time to find the bad one(s).  He didn’t replace any of the coax, only the 
connectors.  Michigan is the second worst lightning capitol of North America 
due to the high copper content in the ground/earth.  73

Regards,
John W. Kosko  K8TCT  K3S 11718

Sent from Mail for Windows 10



From: donw4cbs
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2021 12:26 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Xfinity interference

Eric,  just went through the same thing here in Florida with Xfinity. They 
showed up claiming I was taking out a large area (10 block square) on their 
spectrum analyzer. Mine showed up on 16 Mhz up when I operated any band on any 
of 4 antennas. I was using my K3 KPA 500 combo. I worked with them over 3 
months giving them ideas and suggestions but I was adamant it was there problem 
not mine. By the way I wasn't getting into my TV or internet nor any of my 
neighbors. They checked their lines for leakage, and even ran new burried cable 
to me but it still didn't fix it. I suggested they check their ground wire 
going up their pole in an easement behind my house. Bingo!!!  They had a ground 
rod at the foot of the pole and a 30 foot wire running up the pole but they 
never had connected it. I have since learned from a local ham friend who was an 
inspector involved in several court cases with Xfinity over on our east coast 
here in Florida, that this is common procedure for them. We are in the 
lightning capital of North America and they, according to him, were trying to 
avoid lightning strikes to their equipment. Lightning was hitting the power 
company equipment instead.If you would like to contact the man who won in court 
in these cases contact me at my call at arrl.net and I will give you his 
contact info.Don, W4CBS Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
__
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 kosk...@hotmail.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] loop antenna question

2021-10-23 Thread Drew AF2Z 
No experience with that antenna. However, among your other indoor 
antennas you might want to try a 'cobweb'. I have one in the attic. It's 
fairly compact; covers five bands 10-20. A while back it worked VP6D on 
all five bands; 100 watts CW. I built the G3TXQ version. MFJ also has a 
model for sale.


73,
Drew
AF2Z



On 10/23/21 13:41, David F. Reed wrote:
My new home QTH is an a neighborhood where I am affected by the 
covenants and restrictions to no outside antennas.


Not to be defeated, I am planning some attic antennas...

Towards that end, has anyone any experience with the Ciro Mazzoni Loop 
Baby?


If so, how have you interfaced it to communicate with your (K3/K3S/K4)?

Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV

__
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 pu...@af2z.net

__
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] Elecraft W2: Calibration question

2021-10-23 Thread David Hachadorian 
Actually, it's not the W2 Utility.  It's the Elecraft W2 Interface 
Program. http://w4smt.com/sight.net/W2/W2_WIN.zip


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ

On 10/23/2021 12:37 PM, Dave wrote:
Thank you for your suggestion!!  I must be looking at the wrong 
software, I have the W2 utility, and it has nothing like that in it.  
In fact it looks like all it does is update firmware, and test 
macros... I see no settings of any kind for the W2...


73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 10/23/21 9:36 AM, David Hachadorian wrote:
I don't own one of these, but I think calibration is done with the W2 
Utility, using the special USB cable that comes with the W2.


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ

On 10/23/2021 8:53 AM, Dave wrote:

Hello,
Looking over the manual for the W2 I see no way to calibrate it. Did 
I miss something, or is there a way to perform a calibration on the 
wattmeter?



.

__
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] [Elecraft-K4] loop antenna question

2021-10-23 Thread Douglas Zwiebel 
Just checked out your QTH.  You have LOTS of room for more efficient
antennas than that baby loop...for way less  too.

Hey...you could even put a vertical on your truck and use that (nice
truck!).  They can't get you for an antenna on your vehicle.

You have trees, you have gutters, you have brick wall!  Many options.

GL!

de Doug KR2Q

On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 4:16 PM David Reed  wrote:

> My new home QTH is an a neighborhood where I am affected by the
> covenants and restrictions to no outside antennas.
>
> Not to be defeated, I am planning some attic antennas...
>
> Towards that end, has anyone any experience with the Ciro Mazzoni Loop
> Baby?
>
> If so, how have you interfaced it to communicate with your (K3/K3S/K4)?
>
> Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
>
>
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group.
> View/Reply Online (#6209): https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-K4/message/6209
> Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/86543151/5052658
> Group Owner: elecraft-k4+ow...@groups.io
> Unsubscribe:
> https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-K4/leave/8958078/5052658/1938294730/xyzzy [
> doug...@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] loop antenna question

2021-10-23 Thread PAUL GACEK via Elecraft 
David

I have a Baby Loop here in England when I am M0SNA.

I’m happy with it but not sure I would buy that style again.

Pros
Amazingly well built
Worked first time yesterday after 20 months of non use (you know, that COVID 
thing….)
Quiet
Marginally directional
Great for FT8 or ragchewing
Handles 400w at 40m and close to 1000w at 10m
Works fine with KX3 and a 1000w JUMA amp. Tracks frequency etc but I had to 
fiddle around with cables and s/w to get this to work.

Cons
Pain in the proverbial to “retune” when you move 1-2 KHz off frequency … 1-3 
seconds retune period
Given above not appropriate for contesting
Steep angle of radiation limiting DX
Requires a rotator
Mounts 7 ft off of ground….not stealthy (my neighbors and wife think its uglier 
than sin, however I quite like its look)
Pricey

Somewhere in my blog is post of the Baby Loop….nothing really than the above 
www.nomadic.blog

While I have no first hand experience, I think the same company makes a “loop” 
that looks like a car jack and is truly stealthy.

Hope this helps.

Paul Gacek
W6PNG/M0SNA

> On Oct 23, 2021, at 7:43 PM, David F. Reed  wrote:
> 
> My new home QTH is an a neighborhood where I am affected by the covenants 
> and restrictions to no outside antennas.
> 
> Not to be defeated, I am planning some attic antennas...
> 
> Towards that end, has anyone any experience with the Ciro Mazzoni Loop Baby?
> 
> If so, how have you interfaced it to communicate with your (K3/K3S/K4)?
> 
> Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
> 
> __
> 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 paul.ga...@me.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] Elecraft W2: Calibration question

2021-10-23 Thread Dan Brown 


There’s an adjustment that can be done in the W2 software, not the utility, but 
it just fine tunes what’s displayed by the computer, not the unit itself. 

The software, IMO, could use a bit of modernization. Really wish it could be 
open-sourced. 


--
daniel.h.br...@gmail.com

> On Oct 23, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Dave  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> Looking over the manual for the W2 I see no way to calibrate it.  Did I miss 
> something, or is there a way to perform a calibration on the wattmeter?
> -- 
> 73, and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z)
> https://www.nk7z.net
> ARRL Volunteer Examiner
> ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
> __
> 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 daniel.h.br...@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] Elecraft W2: Calibration question

2021-10-23 Thread Dave 
Thank you for your suggestion!!  I must be looking at the wrong 
software, I have the W2 utility, and it has nothing like that in it.  In 
fact it looks like all it does is update firmware, and test macros...  I 
see no settings of any kind for the W2...


73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 10/23/21 9:36 AM, David Hachadorian wrote:
I don't own one of these, but I think calibration is done with the W2 
Utility, using the special USB cable that comes with the W2.


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ

On 10/23/2021 8:53 AM, Dave wrote:

Hello,
Looking over the manual for the W2 I see no way to calibrate it. Did I 
miss something, or is there a way to perform a calibration on the 
wattmeter?



__
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] loop antenna question

2021-10-23 Thread David F. Reed 
My new home QTH is an a neighborhood where I am affected by the 
covenants and restrictions to no outside antennas.


Not to be defeated, I am planning some attic antennas...

Towards that end, has anyone any experience with the Ciro Mazzoni Loop Baby?

If so, how have you interfaced it to communicate with your (K3/K3S/K4)?

Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV

__
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] Elecraft W2: Calibration question

2021-10-23 Thread David Hachadorian 
I don't own one of these, but I think calibration is done with the W2 
Utility, using the special USB cable that comes with the W2.


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ

On 10/23/2021 8:53 AM, Dave wrote:

Hello,
Looking over the manual for the W2 I see no way to calibrate it. Did I 
miss something, or is there a way to perform a calibration on the 
wattmeter?

__
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 W2: Calibration question

2021-10-23 Thread Dave 

Hello,
Looking over the manual for the W2 I see no way to calibrate it.  Did I 
miss something, or is there a way to perform a calibration on the wattmeter?

--
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
__
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