[Elecraft] Sending CW unconventionally
If you think this is unusual, it is. But not impossible. Check this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iJljUmd3jzY 73 Jim W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Not moving your wrist sending CW ?
Well I have been sending CW for 70 years now. I am not the most accomplished Morse operator you will copy. But I wonder why someone would think it is improper procedure to move your wrist ? I have watched musicians play guitars and bass instruments. They all move their wrists. I am not a musician myself. But when I do send Morse I get into a rhythm like musicians do. With 70 years of experience I have evolved into a competent operator. Many years ago my XYL told me that I also send Morse with my vocal cords when i send CW. She noted that when serving me food during my contesting. She was correct. My speed might be higher than the average Morse operator. I started with a straight key in 1950. Went to a Vibroplex bug in 1954. Up Graded to an electronic keyer in 1966. During that 16 year period I always moved my wrist. I probably own two dozen keys and paddles. I don’t get over 35 wpm very often. But if I find that rare operator who can copy QRQ I can crank it up. I can send with either hand too. The one thing I do is not think about what I am doing. It is all reflexes. I am a member of several CW oriented clubs. The German High Speed operators are excellent users of Morse. Google that organization. To say that moving your wrist is incorrect procedure might appeal to some. Not me. By the way I decided years ago to put a paddle on the floor and use my foot. Really! That allowed me to use both hands. I have not done that for some years. I think I can still do that. using your feet: LF operating. In my case it was RF (right foot). That was just a challenge. It did take some practice. I sure beats some of these current modes which do not require any operator skill. 73 Jim W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Antenna comment
You can be a mile high (5,280’) on a plateau that goes for many miles. That still is FLAT LAND as far as a TAKE OFF ANGLE. What counts is the IMMEDIATE SLOPE of the land underneath the antenna. The first 1000 + feet is critical. The FIRST BOUNCE to the IONOSPHERE is the criterion for a DX LOCATION. My current location IMMEDIATELY slopes from 800 feet to 400 feet for a mile. That occurs near major tributaries. The River has taken millions of years to shove the ground away and cut a path for the water to flow. That creates hills Back in the late 1970s I operated the CQ WW SSB Contest as a mobile station. One hundred watts and an 8 foot whip. I parked at 800 feet above Sea Level and looked directly down on the Ohio River 400 feet down. In 2 days during the daylight hours I worked 76 DXCC entities. Results in 1976 CQ Magazine I think it was. High up in the mountains is not sufficient if you don’t have an IMMEDIATE DROP OFF that slopes downward. That is known as the take off angle. A station in Barbados (8P6) asked me : “what you got in that car a Henry 2K” ? Some things you don’t forget. 73 Jim W9VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Antennas an opinion W9VNE
1. I have 67 years of operating experience. 2. I have used full sized yagis, some times stacked on 40 up through 10. Some were owned at my own station and others were available as a guest. I am a CW OPERATOR. A couple of friends were deep into antennas. They did not want to operate contests. So I was asked to operate on CW to see how their stations measured up. 3. I have not used a gain antenna on HF in almost 30 years. I have 370 DXCC Mixed total. I never have missed a DXCC entity that I needed in those 30 years. 4. When I moved to my current QTH 30 years ago I threw up a wire (1/4 wave) with 2 radials for 30 meters. That was my 1st antenna at the new QTH. I woke at 4 AM and found a pile up on 30 meters on a H44 DX pedition. They kept calling CQ plenty of answers but they did not reply to anyone. Well after about 5 minutes I called once. Amazed when they answered me. 5. Location is the most valuable criterion at a station. If you are fortunate to have a good location you really can compete. I am on the shore of the Ohio River East of the city of Cincinnati. I am about a half mile from that river. The River has cut a swath for hundreds of miles. Over 220 degrees I am 400 feet above that river. The River is 400 feet above Sea Level. My tower is 45 feet above ground. It is all down hill over that 220 degrees from my QTH. 6. On 160 I had an Inverted L with 30 radials 30 feet long each. Ran 500 watts and worked DXCC in 4 months. Beat out a friend who has a 4 square and thousands of feet of radials on 160. He ran three times my power. One morning I worked 3 JA s while he waited. He lives 90 miles from me. 7. I use a triband rotary dipole at 45 feet For 30 years. The important thing is I can rotate it. On LP on VK I ususally get 1 S unit better than the others. Still 500 watts. My Point ? MY 67 years of experience: L O C A T I O N is the best thing you can have. Not being close to Salt Water being on a hill is the best alternative. It has worked for me. I have had locals call me on the telephone. Can you hear JT1CO on 80 ? Let me see. Yup 2 calls and I am in his log. Antenna ? A 35 foot top loaded vertical. My buddy 25 miles away could not even hear the JT. He tried calling listening over my telephone. That did not work. Other similar occurrences too. Get a good location. Some are way better. Flat land sucks. 73 Jim W9VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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 Digest, Vol 188, Issue 34
> > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 03:43:46 + > From: Robert G Strickland > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds > Message-ID: <918182fa-dd37-67f6-240e-d1f5bd1c9...@verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Jim... > > I am curious about which "... things do occur..." that help along the > QRQ way. > > Thanks for your interesting thoughts. > > ...robert > >> On 12/29/2019 03:16, Jim Danehy wrote: >> The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast >> speed. >> >> The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles a second ; about 670,616,629 >> mph. >> >> My point ? At QRQ CW speeds something occurs that you normally do not >> encounter at slower speeds. Look at a dictionary. Many words start with a >> common pattern. After 5 or 6 letters there are alternatives. At QRQ speed >> Your brain is actually ahead of what your ear is feeding your brain. It is >> giving you a choice of words to choose from. >> >> The task is to choose the correct one. You are aided in that choice by the >> context of the message. I don?t know why this occurs. But it does. >> >> So when you learn to copy Entire words rather than letters ; this is the >> phenomenon that occurs at high speeds. It helps but it can also throw you a >> curve ball. That is where message context enters the equation. >> >> When you copy entire words rather than all the letters you have assistance. >> Your ability to copy faster speeds will improve with time. I only mention >> this as things get better the longer you stay with it. >> >> It is called getting over the hump. Or through the walk. >> >> It usually appears more difficult to increase your speed. However things do >> occur that help you achieve the ability to copy entire words. Then QRQ CW >> becomes conversational. Kind of like auto fill with computer typing. >> >> 73 >> Jim >> W9VNE / VA3VNE >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> __ >> 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 rc...@verizon.net >> > > -- > Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY > rc...@verizon.net.usa > Syracuse, New York, USA > > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 04:07:28 + > From: Eric J > To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > For one, trhee is a lot of rdannudcey in lngugaae. Yuor biarn tkeas advgaante > of taht. You cn'at wenn you can olny wrtie dwon leettr by leettr. > > When you head copy words, even short phrases, your brain does a lot of the > work it already knows how to do. That first sentence would take a lot of work > trying to figure it out letter by letter, but most people can scan it for > sense almost as fast as they can read correct text. > > Eric KE6UWS > > On 12/28/2019 7:43 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote: > Jim... > > I am curious about which "... things do occur..." that help along the QRQ way. > > Thanks for your interesting thoughts. > > ...robert > > On 12/29/2019 03:16, Jim Danehy wrote: > The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast > speed. > > The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles a second ; about 670,616,629 > mph. > > My point ? At QRQ CW speeds something occurs that you normally do not > encounter at slower speeds. Look at a dictionary. Many words start with a > common pattern. After 5 or 6 letters there are alternatives. At QRQ speed > Your brain is actually ahead of what your ear is feeding your brain. It is > giving you a choice of words to choose from. > > The task is to choose the correct one. You are aided in that choice by the > context of the message. I don?t know why this occurs. But it does. > > So when you learn to copy Entire words rather than letters ; this is the > phenomenon that occurs at high speeds. It helps but it can also throw you a > curve ball. That is where message context enters the equation. > > When you copy
[Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds
The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast speed. The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles a second ; about 670,616,629 mph. My point ? At QRQ CW speeds something occurs that you normally do not encounter at slower speeds. Look at a dictionary. Many words start with a common pattern. After 5 or 6 letters there are alternatives. At QRQ speed Your brain is actually ahead of what your ear is feeding your brain. It is giving you a choice of words to choose from. The task is to choose the correct one. You are aided in that choice by the context of the message. I don’t know why this occurs. But it does. So when you learn to copy Entire words rather than letters ; this is the phenomenon that occurs at high speeds. It helps but it can also throw you a curve ball. That is where message context enters the equation. When you copy entire words rather than all the letters you have assistance. Your ability to copy faster speeds will improve with time. I only mention this as things get better the longer you stay with it. It is called getting over the hump. Or through the walk. It usually appears more difficult to increase your speed. However things do occur that help you achieve the ability to copy entire words. Then QRQ CW becomes conversational. Kind of like auto fill with computer typing. 73 Jim W9VNE / VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Make your own CW practice material
If you are somewhat familiar with some text convert it to CW. It will assist you in copying since you will be familiar with the text. Believe me it can help. It does for me. https://lcwo.net/text2cw Use the link above 73 Jim W9VNE / VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] ARRL CW Code practice files
http://www.arrl.org/code-practice-files Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Learning Morse Code
Everyone has an opinion on how to learn Morse Code. My skill with CW probably comes from longevity. Closing in on 70 years of using Morse Code. Certainly mostly hit and miss. I once wrote here that I could copy quite fast. Then the posts of bragging. That was not my intention. Credibility counts. You establish that with facts. We all start with a blank sheet. We learned to talk as babies. That takes a good year plus. There really is no difference between learning to decode speech and CW. They both are sounds. They both are methods of communication. Reflect on that for just a moment or two. Converting sound ! When I hear 2 people conversing in a language that I do not know it is just sound. That also occurs when CW is heard by someone who does not know CW. A baby does not learn to read for about 5 years after they learn to converse in a language. That is why I do not recommend using sight to learn CW. You may disagree. I can not recall how long ago it was but I do not write down CW. I do not write down my conversations in spoken language. Most people learn CW at slow speeds. They need to write so that they can retain what the sender is attempting to communicate. At 5 wpm you would lose the flow of the attempted conversation unless you made notes. So writing is OK at slower speeds. The goal is to increase your speed to a point where you do not lose what the conversation is about. That occurs differently for all of us. I would opine that above 20 wpm you should wean yourself off of writing down what you are hearing. The ARRL has archived their Code Practice files that have been sent over the air. They start at 5 wpm. The increase in 5 words per minute I recall. They go up to 40 wpm too. They are archived in MP3 format. They also have a companion text file. Check their website. It took me a long time to reach where I find myself today. In the 1st paragraph I wrote 70 years. Yes I am going to be 82. All I use is CW. I have software that allows me to convert text to CW. I have a library of MP 3 files that start at 40 and go up to 60. I practice several times a month. At QRQ Speeds you learn to copy entire words. Most can not copy QRQ but that is just a fact. It takes practice. I believe using the ARRL archives a normal Ham should be able to reach copying 20 wpm in a few months. Get rid of the pencil and paper at some point. You don’t converse with others writing down what you hear from someone. If a baby can learn to talk in a year you can do CW at 20 in a year. Just do it 73 Jim W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] amateur radio from an OT
I started my journey by learning Morse Code in 1950 at the age of 12. I am going to be 82. I am on the air about every day. I am mostly CW. I have 370 DXCC and also have participated in Contests both from the USA and outside the USA. It was just a few years post WW II. Communism was sweeping Eastern Europe. As a teenager I was able to communicate with Communist countries. I received QSL cards from these places and still have them. I went on in life and became a professional businessman / executive/ officer in the Corporate world. I also earned a Law degree and am still an active lawyer at 81 years old. I enjoy revisiting my youth almost every time I get on the air. I have a friend who I met when we were both Novices in 1953 and we are good friends. There are others of my friends who are now SK. Now we are able to see on television these far away places that I communicated with in the 1950s. Kids do not have the perspective of being far away. Everything is here and now and now far away. There are many of my age group and statue that feel like I do. We enjoy nostalgia and Ham Radio is the means to do that. The people from the era that I got into radio and are still active feel the same way. I have not used voice transmissions in decades. CW is a subset and the folks at Elecraft do an outstanding job in providing the gear. I enjoyed building my K2 which is now 20 years old. I use it when I want to change from my K3. I also enjoy traveling with my KX3 or KX2. Their amps are fantastic too. A great hobby that I have enjoyed for 67 years. 73 Jim W9VNE / VA3VNE __ 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] Update on Band Tracking
My K3, upon moving it to a new operating spot now has a tracking issue. I took off the cabling to ease moving to another room. I reinstalled the cabling. However several bands do not switch ON THE KPA 500 when I change bands on the K3. If I hit the key the KPA 500 immediately changed to the band the K3 is on. So RF switching works. In the CONFIG Menu I went through the BAND MAP and made sure each BAND was “IN”. But a couple although IN do not follow the K3. Any suggestions ? I will update the Firmware since what I have is a few behind. That may cure the problem. In the interim please share your suggestions. Thanks W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Strange development with my K3
I recently moved my K3, KPA 500 and KAT 500 to a new place in my home. It was working perfectly before the move. I hooked everything back up. All cables properly attached. Now on 14.025 I get a tone every 7 seconds. Just a beep. It probably is 900 hertz. It comes like clockwork. It only does that on 14.025. It is a single shirt burst, Now when cycling through the bands using the KPA buttons it avoids 14 MHz. I am looking for an explanation and assistance on how to correct the unwanted short burst 73 W9VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] My last word on operating
Human Nature : people hear & read what they want to hear. Having participated in contests for over 65 years I have had some experience. I never wrote or suggested here that it would be prudent to operate at QRQ speeds. I used some hyperbole to demonstrate that speed Is part of the efficiency of communication. Contrasting the differential in several elements of a CW signal. They are : speed, tone and strength. Only a fool would send at a speed beyond the average of what most can copy. Hyperbole allows comparisons. I stated my ability to indicate I have some experience at QRQ. My normal speed is 28 in contests. Look and you will see I used the word analysis. What factors do you analyze ? Look up above. Filtering was the topic not speed. Some lost sight. Stronger is not always better. We used to short out our filters in the power supply to have a distinct nite. Speed can help. You study the 3 factors. Too much for some. You do not purchase ability. There are some operators who were known for their distinctive fists. Speed being the easiest to recognize and control. KH6IJ , Nose was known for that trait. Recognizable immediately. After that it was a report. Nothing complex. End of story. Spent several hours with my prized K2 today in SS Contest. Filter as wide as it could be. Never heard a CHECK being sent that was as old as mine! Mine is 52 (age). There I go boasting again. W9VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] ARRL SS
I got an opportunity to use my K2 this weekend. CW Contests stir up a lot of CW activity. Excellent CW operating on display in the CW SS. I no longer compete. So the reason I get on is to look for FRIENDS. When you do what I did today narrow filtering is detrimental to my goal. Work old friends. Tuning the K2 in its widest filter was desirable. I heard more. I heard a Iot more with a wide pass band. I was separating stations that were CLOSE to each other. Well how do you do that without narrow filtering being used ? First there is already some separation because you can’t separate zero beat stations. Second the differences these signals possess are the key. What are those differences ? Well tonal is one. That is an acoustical term. Some people are tone deaf. Difficult for them to distinguish one tone from another if they are too close in frequency Another difference is counter intuitive. That occurs when a weaker signal is easily copied when contrasted to a nearby stronger one. The strength DIFFERENCE is the distinguishing factor. That is a remarkable separation factor. But it works for many CW operators. It might sound boastful if I claimed I alone could do it. Another significant factor is the speed of the characters being sent. That helps along with an acoustical difference and that weak versus loud in strength. That is how many good ops scan for friends (or a multiplier) in a contest. Open up your ELECTRONIC EARS. Don’t narrow them I built my K2 eighteen years ago. I have traveled with it to the Caribbean too. See a photo of it under QRZ dot COM for VQ5FOC. Elecraft thought so much of the photo they have it in their gallery. Gosh there I go again. The folks at Elecraft have established a great brand. Now that is boastful. Well deserved too. Live and learn just subscribe to a reflector where we can learn. Thanks to the folks at Elecraft. I hope they are safe from the fires. W9VNE/VQ5FOC Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Analysis of a CW COMMUNICATION
Some prefer the challenge of isolating a CW signal in order to decode it. They use filtering. Eliminating interference is difficult. Interference comes from numerous sources. An exchange of call signs is the desired result in a pile up or contest exchange. Sending at a lower speed does not improve the probability of accomplishing that communication goal. CW speed is a critical part of the communication equation. An operator sending at 15 wpm has 1/3 the rate of success than one who sends at 45 wpm. The later sends his call 3 times to only one for the slower station. Simple math. It might sound like bragging. A thinking person will understand how critical speed is to a CW operator. Some rely upon filtering. That only gets you so far with the goal. I like the improved success that comes adding speed. Bragging ? I like to succeed. I use every tool I have. Just my way of competing. Some can do it better than others. Jim W9VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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 Digest, Vol 187, Issue 3
You learn at an EARLY AGE. Young kids learn to be multi language because of certain NEURONS. There are an abundance of them. Not used they die. Your ability to learn CW and LANGUAGES diminishes. You may disagree. So be it. But missing NEURONS is critical. More difficult for adults to learn languages. Difficult for adults to learn CW. Kids learn quicker and more effectively. Neurons die when not used W9VNE The above is factual. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 2, 2019, at 3:25 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: > > Send Elecraft mailing list submissions to >elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at >elecraft-ow...@mailman.qth.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Elecraft digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Transceivers vs operators (Jim Danehy) > 2. Re: Transceivers vs operators (David Gilbert) > 3. Re: Transceivers vs operators (Martin Sole) > 4. KX2 storage temps (eric norris) > 5. Re: KX2 storage temps (Tommy) > 6. Elecraft SSB net and time change to Standard time (Eric Lanzl) > 7. Turnbuckle Threads (Richard) > 8. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (John Stengrevics) > 9. K3s SSB Filters Still Available (Doug Hensley) > 10. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (Mark Goldberg) > 11. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (John Stengrevics) > 12. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (Bob McGraw K4TAX) > 13. Re: Elecraft SSB net and time change to Standard time (Wes) > 14. Fwd: Turnbuckle Threads -- Clarification for All (Richard) > 15. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (John Stengrevics) > 16. Re: Fwd: Turnbuckle Threads -- Clarification for All (Don Wilhelm) > 17. Re: Fwd: Turnbuckle Threads -- Clarification for All. another > suggestion. (David Christ) > 18. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (Barry) > 19. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (Josh Fiden) > 20. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (rv6amark) > 21. Re: Turnbuckle Threads (rv6amark) > 22. Re: Fwd: Turnbuckle Threads -- Clarification for All (Mike Harris) > 23. Re: Transceivers vs operators (Fred Jensen) > 24. (OT) Ca Fires (k7...@aol.com) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2019 00:31:20 -0400 > From: Jim Danehy > To: Elecraft Mailing List > Subject: [Elecraft] Transceivers vs operators > Message-ID: <16aaa34a-e0a9-450d-b9ce-56cddb137...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I read about all of the specs in the rigs > I have been operating for 67 years. > I got used to radios from the 1950s. > My K3 has every option you can buy. Sub receiver and filters galore. > > I rarely use the narrow filters. I have a ?software? defined brain. It is the > best filter you can have. If you practice long enough you can do a lot of > filtering in your head (brain). > > I am primarily a CW operator. I can copy up to 50 wpm too. Solid copy fades > above that speed. The brain is what allows you to decode CW at those speeds. > Done in various amounts of QRM/QRN. My K3 can?t decode at QRQ with QRN/QRM ! > > Unfortunately you can tune the bands and not hear a CW signal. Hit the FT 8 > QRG and there are stations. > > I can read a book / Newspaper and listen to a 45 wpm CW signal. I hear CW > Contesters but they use keyboards to send CW. They can copy calls but don?t > ask them a question at QRQ speed. Some can copy but not many. > > A transceiver is not the most critical element in a station. It is the brain. > You can?t upgrade brains. > > My brain operates at a very fast speed too. > When it becomes a reflex it is like human speech. It is after all just a > different sound. That takes years to acquire > > Just a different perspective. It is almost 70 years of experience too. > > I own a K2, K3, KX2 and KX3. My DXCC TOTAL is 370. I have not used a beam in > the last 30 years. > > It?s the operator ! ! > > Jim > W9VNE/VA3VNE > > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 21:58:07 -0700 > From: David Gilbert > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Transceivers vs operators > Message-ID: <2e6a1093-e8e9-9eda-3068-ae1cabc87...@cis-broadband.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > Aside from the bragging, much of what you said there is true ... but not > all.? I used to do a lot of CW contesting with a TS-94
[Elecraft] Transceivers vs operators
I read about all of the specs in the rigs I have been operating for 67 years. I got used to radios from the 1950s. My K3 has every option you can buy. Sub receiver and filters galore. I rarely use the narrow filters. I have a “software” defined brain. It is the best filter you can have. If you practice long enough you can do a lot of filtering in your head (brain). I am primarily a CW operator. I can copy up to 50 wpm too. Solid copy fades above that speed. The brain is what allows you to decode CW at those speeds. Done in various amounts of QRM/QRN. My K3 can’t decode at QRQ with QRN/QRM ! Unfortunately you can tune the bands and not hear a CW signal. Hit the FT 8 QRG and there are stations. I can read a book / Newspaper and listen to a 45 wpm CW signal. I hear CW Contesters but they use keyboards to send CW. They can copy calls but don’t ask them a question at QRQ speed. Some can copy but not many. A transceiver is not the most critical element in a station. It is the brain. You can’t upgrade brains. My brain operates at a very fast speed too. When it becomes a reflex it is like human speech. It is after all just a different sound. That takes years to acquire Just a different perspective. It is almost 70 years of experience too. I own a K2, K3, KX2 and KX3. My DXCC TOTAL is 370. I have not used a beam in the last 30 years. It’s the operator ! ! Jim W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Cruise ships
My sister and brother in law sailed from Europe on a Crystal Cruise ship. I met them in Halifax NS and had lunch on board the ship. After lunch we went to see their cabin. On a lark I picked up the telephone and asked for the Radio Room. After being connected I asked if there was a Ham Radio operator on board. “Just a minute”. The next voice said : “hello this is Per, LA3FL”. I introduced myself. We had QSOed often. A few minutes later there was a steward at the door of the cabin. I was escorted to where all of the action was. A great and accidental meeting of two Hams. Some good photos too. I still QSO, Per LA3FL now that he is retired from sailing. That meeting was indeed fantastic. Ham Radio what a great hobby 73 Jim W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] Static discharge
Christmas Day 1967. Snow falling heavily. I had a 2 element Cubical Quad at 50 feet. Separate feed lines for 3 bands. I heard a loud CRACK. I kept occurring. Like an ignorant operator I had not grounded the unused feed lines. I finally realized that the coax was arcing at the PL 259. I grabbed it with my hands. I won’t do that again. Fifty + years ago I was still learning. I continue to learn from my mistakes 73 Jim W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone __ 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] KPA500 Coax size requirements
Losses in COAX is KEY DOWN CONDITIONS. ONE DB loss is the LEAST DETECTABLE amount a human can detect. Hardly if not impossible to notice. Jim W9VNE/VA3VNE Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 20, 2019, at 11:28 PM, Mark Goldberg wrote: > > Take a look at this coax loss calculator. It will tell you how much loss > there is in the coax, including extra loss due to SWR. You will have to > determine how much loss you can tolerate. > > https://www.qsl.net/co8tw/Coax_Calculator.htm > > 73, > > Mark > W7MLG > >> On Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 12:19 PM Carter Craigie wrote: >> >> Hello friends, >> >> I am contemplating buying a KPA500 amplifier/tuner Combo, and driving it >> from my Elecraft K2/100 rig. I hope I would be able to do that! >> >> From what I have read on eHam Reviews, it appears that I can run the >> amp/tuner combo on 117v. from the convenient wall socket. Is that correct, >> as well? >> >> I cannot find any mention of the coax requirements, from the radio/combo >> out to our 80-meter wire loop antenna. Right now, using only my K2/100 I am >> able to use 8X coax. >> >> Will I still be able to use that coax cable with up to 500 Watts output? >> >> What other considerations do I need to make? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Carter Craigie, N3AO >> Blacksburg, VA >> >> >> -- >> Carter, N3AO >> Blacksburg, VA >> __ >> 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 marklgoldb...@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 jsdan...@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] Dummy Load
I worked K8MFO on 160 which is 250 miles from me. Used a Heathkit Dummy loaf with oil in the can. Sent from my iPhone __ 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] FIR SALE TRANSVERTERS
6 and 2 Elecraft transverters Perfect shape Work as expected Offers are welcome Jim W9VNE jsdan...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone __ 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] KX2 Display
I have owned my KX2 for some time now. I am now just now getting it on the air. I have a problem that I can not resolve. I have spent a few hours attempting to do that. When I try to bring up the DISPLAY function it does not work. The same button when held does work. Just the DISPLAY does not respond as it is supposed to do. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. 73 Jim W9VNE __ 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] XV144 for sale
Professionally assembled Mint condition. I can deliver at Dayton Hamfest. Manuals included. Photos upon request. Price $399 Jim W9VNE CINCINNATI OHIO jsdan...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone __ 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] using a bug
I have to laugh at those that comment about sloppy bug sending. Looking them up on QRZ dot COM I see they are younger folks. I have used a bug for almost 60 years. A good CW operator is one who can copy code despite the accent. There used to be the Banana Boat and Great lakes and other swings. The boats would be pushed about on the water. So a good operator is one who can copy the different accents. It is easy to spot a Canadian EH ? No insult intended Eh can you copy 50 wpm of perfect code ? Let me know and we can make a sked with you If not move on with your lack of ability to copy real code W9VNE __ 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
[Elecraft] use the fan on the KPA 500
The humming of the transformer in the KPA 500 is somewhat analogous to the SWR indicator on the KPA500 showing yellow leds. The external antenna has a lot to do with the SWR. The primary's ac voltage and frequency (hz) has the same type of external affect on the transformer's humming. To assume that the frequency (hz) is the same at all locations is wishful thnking. Elecraft already gave you the remedy for the input voltage. Too many appliance operators. I operate the fan on my KPA 500 at 2 all the time. I run 540 watts output most of the time. I operate RTTY too. I do monitor the temp of the finals. I see a fair amount of difference when the fan is left in NOR versus 2. Why would you not run the fan ? The aversion to the alleged noise is difficult to comprehend. What comes out of the speaker on the K3 or the headphones is always louder than the ambient noise of the amp with the fan running on 2. I think that the life of the finals is probably significantly extended with constant use of the fan. I have tube amps that generate 4 or 5 times the fan noise than a KPA 500 with the fan at 2. I also have pretty acute hearing. Seems like fly specing to me. __ 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
[Elecraft] the hummers
I cut and pasted the fefinition below from Wikipedia. It does a very good job of stating what I often read here. I often wonder about folks who want to get matching serial numbers for their K Line. Now we have the hummers. Next week I celebrate my 59th year on the air. We had no idea then what the gear of today could possibly be. We threw switches to spot and then to transmit and then to receive. I wonder what the hummers of today would have done 59 years ago ? ? ? I enjoyed reading about the guy who puts his hand on top of his P3 and the base line goes back down. Now that one I can appreciate as having some merit. BRW I turn my fan on the KPA 500 to 2 and leave it there all the time. Do any of these folks get bothered by flashing LEDs ? ? ? If they do I have missed that one. In the old days we did not have flashing lights. Sometimes we did not have meters eithers. Just used a neon bulb on a stick to tune the rig. Crude but it worked. It would flash though when you keyed the rig. Umm The term *anal retentive* (also *anally retentive*), commonly abbreviated to *anal*,[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_retentive#cite_note-0 is used conversationally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation to describe a person who pays such attention to detail that the obsession becomes an annoyance to others, and can be carried out to the detriment of the anal-retentive person. The term derives from Freudianhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud psychoanalysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalysis. People who are said to be anal retentive usually suffer from obsessive–compulsive personality disorderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_personality_disorder [*citation needed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed*] . __ 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
[Elecraft] connecting K3 and P3 to a computer
I am very ignorant of computer operations. I thought before I attempt to hook up my K3 / P3 / KPA500 to my computer I would ask first. I used to use a DOS based logging program (CT) and a parallel port to key my rigs. So I have a very basic understanding of what needs to be done. I recently was exposed to N1MM at a friends station during a multi - operator (me and others) operation. I was very impressed with how N1MM gives you a lot of windows and options. The Band Plan or whatever it is called from Telnet is fantastic. I downloaded N1MM on my XYL's laptop to play around without having N1MM connected to the rig. Limited to what I can do with no COM part open but getting acquainted. I see that the RS 232 connection from my P3 to the K3 is in place. I love the P3 and K3 duo. Now I see that there are two RS 232 connectors on the P3. Do I just run a connector from the P3 to the PC and keep the connection in place for the K3 / P3 ? Then I can see if I can get a COM port assigned and work on getting myself on N1MM. Before I did t his daisy chain I thought I should ask. I guess the Baud rate will be the highest 34800 or whatever it is. I do have a Micro Ham (keyer only) which I can use with the new setup. I understand that Windows based programs cause keying glitches. I am ignorant but not stupid. If you want to email me off line that is fine too. I take all assistance with great thankfulness. Have a good Labor Day weekend. 73 Jim W9VNE Cincinnati, OH __ 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
[Elecraft] Heil boom set microphone issue
I have a Heil boom mic with n IC element. I have their adapter which I used OK with my K2 with no problems. I am not a SSB operator so I had not used my 2 year old K3 on SSB. Today I tried to do that but their is no audio. I have the menu selected for Front panel and the Vox gain is 51. It does not work. Not sure what else. VOX on USB on etc so I wonder if I need a different adapter than what works for my K2. Any suggestions ? Jim W9VNE __ 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
[Elecraft] Heil boom mic
I plugged my Kenwood desk mic into the K3 and everything works fine whereas the Heil boom mic and adapter does not. So K3 is doing SSB but wonder about my adapter and Heil boom mic (IC model). Jim W9VNE __ 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
[Elecraft] K3 SSB issue
TU to those who responded to my question. Had to select the BIAS in MIC selection. Great to have such nice help. I have owned my K3 for two years and just now got around to putting it on SSB. Read past the instructions on how to set up the microphone. Works great with the Heil electret boom microphone. Thousands of CW QSOs now SSB. Best rig I have ever operated in 59 years. P3 sure is nice too. The KPA 500 is sure sweet as well. Now waiting for the antenna tuner. Built the K2 10 years ago and love all my Elecraft gear. Jim W9VNE __ 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
[Elecraft] Firmware 4.39 for K3
I updated my K3 on Friday to firmware 4.39 releaased in early July 2011 I use it with my KPA500 (serial # 316) In bearfoot mode the K3 runs 100 watts In driving the amp mode I adjusted it to get all green LEDs (540 watts output). It is reliable and works all the time I think those that are having problems with the two power modes on the K3 need to get the most current firmware 4.39 installed I often make mistakes. I am no authority but the above works for me. 73 Jim W9VNE __ 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
[Elecraft] 21 MHZ no amplification on KPA500
I have had my KPA500 (# 316) for about a week. Love it. Yesterday I downloaded the most recent firmware for my K3. Love the improved relationship between the K3 and KPA500. All was well for 24 hours. Now ONLY on 21 mhz I have no amplification. Instead of *21 mhz I get _21mhz in the readout. All the other bands work fine. It is just 21 MHZ. My log shows that I worked at leaset one QSO with no problems with the K3 and KPA500 after I changed the firmware yesterday. I had plenty of QSOs on 40, 20 and 18 MHZ. When I went back to 21 MHZ this morning I was surprised. I still get 25 to 28 watts showing on the K3 with the KPA500 in the OPERATE position. Just no amplification. I get 100 watts with the KPA500 in standby. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 73 Jim W9VNE __ 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
[Elecraft] grown up modes ?
if it ain't CW it is just CB ;-0) . . note the absence of SSB mode . . . . no difference between FM and SSB it is all Phone (OT expression). W9VNE (58th year of pounding brass) K2 + K3 __ 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
[Elecraft] sub receiver question
I own K3 # 3355. Love it. Only thing I do not have is the digital recorder and the sub receiver. I am considering the sub receiver. I read in the operating manual that there is a -3 db loss when both receivers are using the splitter (common antenna). Is that interpretation correct ? I would probably not be using two antennas except on 160 and 80 which I operate sparingly in the winter. If I use the sub receiver and the main receiver from the same antenna can you notice the -3 db loss ? As we know that is a halving of the signal. One db is the lowest difference your ear can detect. Jim W9VNE K2 K3 owner __ 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
[Elecraft] mods to gear and critics
I have been a ham for 57 years the first week of October. I have owned a K2 (built it myself) since September 2001. I have a couple of other hobbies too. Yesterday I spent the morning with a bunch of guys who do mods to their Corvettes. Most of this group have a huge investment in their car; $50,000 to well over $100,000. Like many of you some are engineers. All know how to turn a wrench. I rarely hear a complaint about the Corvette brand. If they do not like something they change it themselves. I did. Here on this reflector there are many who share their experience and ideas to help others. I greatly appreciate their experience and wisdom. So thank you to those individuals. Then there are those who like to write emails to show others what they know, not necessarily to assist others. I can readily see the difference between the two. I do not understand why folks can not hold their tongue ? I guess I have been wired differently. Or maybe at my age, I have learned to seldom speak unless I can help someone. I apologize for this email. Rarely if ever do you convince people with words. Actions are what count. Can we hold down the critics ? Probably not. How about trying just a little. 73 Jim W9VNE Cincinnati, Ohio __ 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
[Elecraft] bandchanging with the K3
Boyscout wrote : I've become accustomed to most of the K3's compromises for a small front panel, but the one that still drives me CRAZY is band-switching by stepping through the bands one at a time. If the K4 changes nothing else, I hope it changes that by providing a one-touch method for selecting a band I found that downloading and using Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) allows you to change bands and modes with just the click of your mouse. Pretty neat software in my opinion. It is freeware and deserves the support of the ham community. For those not using a computer well I guess you can use direct input but that makes you push more buttons OR you can put various frequencies in memory and select from memory without stepping through the bands. Jim W9VNE owner of K2 and K3 xcvrs __ 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
[Elecraft] foot switch
Ken (k0pp/w7vne) you must be light footed to have a Linemaster last for 20 years. Mine has been going strong since about 1965 . .. I don't tape mine down . . . . I have to look for it sometimes. Tape ? Umh good idea . . . gosh, can you use a K3 on PHONE ? Really ? If it is not CW it is just CB ;o-) just kidding of course 73 Jim W9VNE __ 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
[Elecraft] first post in ages W9VNE
I ordered my K3 a week ago today (Saturday) I have now used it for 48 hours. Having operated ham gear for 57 years I am just astonished how nice this little box plays. I am 98 % CW operator. I use my K2 for digital modes now. I built my K2 eight years ago. My eyesight at 71 years old suggested that I let the folks our West build this on for me. I still own a TS 930 and Omni 6+ and the K2. I have enjoyed reading the K3 instruction manual with a legal pad and writing out relevant instructions. Then returning to the rig and attempting to implement the instructions. With rare exceptions, my use has been without problems. I had to laugh to myself while reading some of the comments posted on this reflector. Humans sure like to nit pick. I had not been on this reflector for about five years. I had to get back on when I purchased K3 # 3355. The nit pickers really stand out. I wonder when they get to the pearly gates if they will complain . . .? Probably ! This is one sweet rig. Thanks to all who made it happen. Great job despite those who make suggestions (complain). The comment about the P3 should go on the right rather than the left really took the prize. Get a life OM. 73 to all the great folks at Elecraft. It also arrived one daily earlier than the 3 day UPS I paid for. Jim W9VNE __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] QSK options inquiry
Doug Same problem here finding out anything about sales in North America. All I get is a photo of the Acom 1010 and nothing else. A few years ago they were being sold by a company in Boston then K6ND now it appears their sales in NA are in limbo. That type of instability scares me. I am sure we will get some needed feedback on my comments. That is why I am blunt with my comments. Need answers based upon facts not guess work. Jim W9VNE - Original Message - From: Doug Person d...@northroutt.net To: Rick Tavan N6XI rta...@gmail.com Cc: Jim Danehy jdan...@cinci.rr.com; Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] QSK options inquiry Who sells the Acom 1010? Can't find any dealers with a google search. Sure looks nice. Doug -- K0DXV Rick Tavan N6XI wrote: Dunno about the 1010 but the ACOM 1000 works beautifully with my K3 on full QSK. I think but am not sure that the 1010 is just a recent update of the 1000. At any rate, I can't imagine them regressing. The 1000 exudes quality. For a manually tuned, not-quite-full power amp with a warmup cycle, it's hard to beat. Very quiet, too. /Rick On 8/11/09, Jim Danehy jdan...@cinci.rr.com wrote: I ordered a K3 last week. I built my K2 about 8 years ago and operate it daily. I also have a Ten Tec Omni 6+ and a Hercules II amplifier. I enjoy the Ten Tec transceiver and amplifier when used in contests and chasing DX. The purpose of this email is to solicit (direct and reflector) input from the Elecraft community about a new amplifier that I can use with the K2 and K3. I also see that Array Solutions has a QSK box which might be an option. The QSK box from Array Solutions (they call it QSK Master) would be a way to integrate my Elecraft rigs with my Henry amplifier as well as the smaller Hercules II. I have thought about the Acom 1010 but I can not determine from the Internet whether that amplifier really has QSK. I have also considered the smaller 600 to 700 watt Tokyo Hy-power amps. I have not followed the saga of the Elecraft amps so maybe somebody can apprise me of where that has gone. Your advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I love QSK. I realize some do not. 73, Jim W9VNE Cincinnati, Ohio __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] QSK options inquiry
I ordered a K3 last week. I built my K2 about 8 years ago and operate it daily. I also have a Ten Tec Omni 6+ and a Hercules II amplifier. I enjoy the Ten Tec transceiver and amplifier when used in contests and chasing DX. The purpose of this email is to solicit (direct and reflector) input from the Elecraft community about a new amplifier that I can use with the K2 and K3. I also see that Array Solutions has a QSK box which might be an option. The QSK box from Array Solutions (they call it QSK Master) would be a way to integrate my Elecraft rigs with my Henry amplifier as well as the smaller Hercules II. I have thought about the Acom 1010 but I can not determine from the Internet whether that amplifier really has QSK. I have also considered the smaller 600 to 700 watt Tokyo Hy-power amps. I have not followed the saga of the Elecraft amps so maybe somebody can apprise me of where that has gone. Your advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I love QSK. I realize some do not. 73, Jim W9VNE Cincinnati, Ohio __ 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
[Elecraft] 73
thanks for some good information about my K2 and options. Time to unsubscribe. 73 W9VNE Jim Danehy Cincinnati, Ohio ___ 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] Need advice on Heil mic
I thought I posted a similar message yesterday but it did not show up. Probably an error on my part. But if it shows . . . oh well . . I just ordered the SSB option along with the Heil headset mic. I am now seeing posts about problems with the Heil mics. It was advertised as being specifically designed for the K2. I was informed by Elecraft that the headset by Heil is on back order. Maybe I am premature in worrying. Can someone summarize the problem with the headset mic by Heil and what the issues appear to be ? I have been told that I have a booming voice (pun intended) and that is why I bought the mic specifically designed by Heil for the K2. I really do not like desk mics or hand held mics. I built my K2 4 years ago. I can do without SSB but now I want to do some PSK. Probably will try some SSB after a 14 year layoff. So I went with the PRO K2. Maybe I will bootleg someone's call rather than use my own on SSB. W9VNE Jim Danehy Cincinnati, Ohio ___ 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] learning CW
I learned to read English over 60 years ago. I learned Morse over 53 years ago. I would still recommend to those wanting to learn English to first learn the alphabet before they attempt to go learning entire words. Now for Morse . . . . learn it anyway you can if your are inclined . . . I learned it as a language not as dots and dashes. When I listen to 50 wpm I hear words not dots and dashes. I would like to see someone decode dots and dashes at 50 wpm. That would be 250 letters at an average of 3 or 4 dots and dashes or 1,000 such attempts every minute. For those who have attained 50 wpm copying ability you understand what I am saying. Morse like English or any other sound whose function is to convey some intelligent meaning (definition of language) you can see that you really need to think about what you are attempting to do when you learn CW. I still think learning the basic CW characters with a straight key is best but you do what you want. Just remember you are attempting to learn a LANGUAGE (sounds conveying meaning). I am not the best CW operator but after 53 years I have finally achieved some competence (at least in my mind). My K2 has everything ( or shortly will have) but a SSB option. I am looking forward to the DSP filter soon. Jim, W9VNE Cincinnati, Ohio Jim Danehy Cincinnati, Ohio ___ 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] KAT 100-1 vs KAT 100-2
I am trying to make a decision on which enclosure when ordering the 100 watt automatic antenna tuner. I am not going to be using the enclosure for a speaker or power supply. I normally use my K2/100 elevated ( 2 1/2 ). Does the smaller enclosure come with a bail and feet or just feet ? Maybe I am overlooking something. What was the purpose of going to the larger enclosure ? Comments are solicited. W9VNE, Jim Cincinnati, Ohio ___ 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] recommended switching supply
I want to purchase a switching supply for use with my K2/100. I used a small Astron SS (7amp) before I upgraded with the 100 watt amplifier. I never had any noise problems with the Astron. I have heard a lot of favorable recommendations on others but would appreciate any comments (negative or positive . . . . no pun intended) about the various ones that are available. The MFJ and Alinco look nice too me. MFJ always seems to have a stigma about their products. I see they advertise that they (MFJ) do not have any hash problems in the ham bands. TIA W9VNE Jim Danehy Cincinnati, Ohio ___ 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] Question about Temperature Compensated PLL upgrade
The temperature compensated PLL reference upgrade has the following ; parts list has a 10 uh inductor listed for L31, the original L31 was also a 10uh inductor. The L31 in the upgrade kit is a 10uh. The instructions say : new one looks like old one but the value is 12 uh. I need a little advice here. W9VNE Jim Danehy Cincinnati, Ohio ___ 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
