Re: [Elecraft] A hat was saved (totally apropos of nothing)
On 2022-03-27 21:07, Rich WC3T wrote: My wife in cleaning a junk bin this weekend found a “...filthy, dirty hat. Can I throw it out?” Poor neglected hat. Sounds like it needs a good washing before you put it away. :) -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Unassembled K2 Vs Assembled Marketability
On 2022-03-14 14:26, Walter Underwood wrote: I built this code practice oscillator, nice kit. I glued some brass standoffs into an Altoids tin for a case. https://www.nfarl.org/kits/ Looks like a nice kit for a beginner. Shame it shows dots and dashes for the morse code instead of dits and dahs to help people learn it by sound. I first started learning code with a CPO that also had the letters with their dots and dashes. I blame that for hampering may ability to handle higher speed code. It gets one in to the habit of an extra translation step of sound to dots/dashes then letter/number instead of sound to letter/number. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Unassembled K2 Vs Assembled Marketability
On 2022-03-13 15:13, jerry wrote: My 8 y/o son has been lusting after an $800 Lego kit. A walking Star Wars tank. It has something like 8000 pieces. I explained to my wife that it would reasonably keep him busy for a whole week. But she didn't see the logic :). So we bought him a simpler kit with 1200 pieces that will keep him busy for one day. I don't know whether the K2 or the $800 Lego kit would take less time to build but he will learn some new skills assembling the K2. The K2 could spark an interest that could last a lifetime where the walking Star Wars tank could be forgotten in a few months. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] RPN Calc App For Android
On 2022-01-28 17:24, kevin wrote: What is 6 * 7? 49 (For those who will understand the reference.) I have 41C(V) emulation under Linux, Windows, on my PDA, and my Android tablet. I use a41CV on Android but my tablet is old. A search of the play store turned up go41c. You could have a look at it. You didn't say which version of Android you are now using vs. what you had before. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS
On 2021-10-20 2:21 p.m., eric norris via Elecraft wrote: Xfinity, our internet provider, showed up at 7:30am this morning, to explain to the XYL that we were being cut off for good because my amateur radio activities had caused wide area outages.[snip] They told her the antennas themselves--absent any power--were the problem Anyone telling you the mere presence of an antenna is the source of problem is someone who has absolutely no idea what they are talking about. Ask them for a list of the dates, times, and durations of some of the area wide outages and compare that information against your log book to see if there is any correlation. It is very likely there are other hams in your area. It could be someone else causing the problem who may not be an Xfinity customer. If any ham radio, or other radio transmissions, are causing their systems problems it shows they haven't properly protected their equipment from stray RF and/or they have a problem with an installation somewhere. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] RTL SDR dongle
On 2021-02-08 8:48 a.m., Eric Lanzl wrote: Regarding the RTL SDR dongle. I notice that it says that the dongle will go down to 500 khz with reduced sampling below 24 mhz. I wias wondering if one needs to get an up converter to get it to work? The tuner chip does have a sort of "bypass" mode that lets you see the very low frequency signals that are below what is considered the normal tuning range. It comes at a price. If you are really interested in the lower frequencies the use of an external up converter would be a good idea. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Oscilloscope recs
On 2020-12-12 8:06 a.m., Rich NE1EE wrote: Another round of spin the wheel at Rigol turned up this trio UltraScope(PC)Installer_00.01.01.07.zip UltraStation setup.zip Ultra Sigma_00_01_06_01.zip No notes about which to choose or why. I'm not sure about UltraStation. I installed UltraSigma and UltraScope. UltraSigma appears to be the "driver" which talks with the scope while UltraScope is the graphical front end for operating the scope. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Oscilloscope recs
On 2020-12-09 12:07 p.m., Rich NE1EE wrote: On 2020-12-09 09:37:-0600, John Oppenheimer wrote: Hi Lou, Rigol DS2202A has time in saved image. But not date! Not sure why not date, as it does have internal date for file system time stamp. It DOES seem puzzling that such a trivial thing is missing. I also prefer using a proper scope with a display, knobs, and buttons. Space on my workbench is at a premium. The only computers I have near my bench are a Pi 3 and a Pi Zero W. The monitor sits on a nearby shelf that. I just checked and if you do have a nearby computer and you connect it to the Rigol you can set the date and time using SCPI commands. BTW, I checked the other day and the web site for getting the keys to enable features in the Rigol is still up. Using it would probably void the warranty. Your best bet is to get the scope around Black Friday or Cyber Monday when the keys for all the features are provided by the seller. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] [OT] Re: Arecibo antenna collapses
On 2020-12-02 11:06 a.m., j...@kk9a.com wrote: I concur, it is sad that Arecibo will not be rebuilt. I just saw the pictures of it on the BBC website. It looks like a complete write off based on the posted image. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55147973 -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] IC with Tin leads and Machined Pin Gold Sockets ?
On 2020-08-24 1:29 p.m., Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: I've read various points of view from don't do it to it's OK. I think the people that say "don't do it" may be concerned about the dissimilar metals being in contact with each other and what problems that might cause. The issue shouldn't be any different from other socket types that use something other than tin for the contacts. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Tuna Can Kits
On 2020-08-22 1:40 p.m., Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote: Very cute. Actual tuna cans! Not the first time its been done. The Tuna Tin II designed and built by Doug DeMaw used a tuna can for the chassis. The companion CB slider was built in to a corned beef can. Just make sure to wash the cans thoroughly to keep the cats away. :) -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] I'm building a personal email list....
On 2020-06-19 4:05 p.m., Ken G Kopp wrote: If you -don't- want to be included -do- say so. I won't be offended. What is the purpose of the list you are building? Whatever it is for it should be opt-in, not opt-out. I'm not opting in. I get enough email as it is from the lists I chose to join. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Field Day
Conversely activity steadily drops off on Sunday and it drops rapidly after 1800Z, there's not enough activity to compensate for lost time due to a late start on Saturday. The other problem one runs in to are the self-appointed "FD police" who will refuse to work you as they will tell you it is past a given time and you are supposed to have ceased FD operations. It happened to me one time. I had a late set up which meant I should have been able to run the extra three hours. When I tried to contact someone in 6 land they refused the contact telling me my time was up. At that point I just called it a day. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Mail for Windows 10
On 2020-04-29 9:30 a.m., KT5TE wrote: I've used Kontact for decades and have all the HTML formatting turned off. I have used Thunderbird for longer than I can remember. I have it set to use text only, even for incoming messages. I get to choose if I want to see HTML formatted messages. The other benefit is a reduction in my being tracked when reading (spam) emails. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: The Colpitts mystery
On 2020-04-27 11:06 p.m., Phil Kane wrote: On 4/27/2020 11:03 AM, Fred Jensen wrote: What was it with the FCC and the Colpitts oscillator schematic on the exams in the 50's/early 60's? It was on my General ['54] and Extra ['56] exams, and practically everyone else I've asked says it was on theirs too. There are other oscillator circuits of the day. Colpitts uses capacitive feedback which is somewhat more stable than a Hartley [snip] They had to pick one of the two, and the rest was inertia. Umm... there were three main oscillator types when I was first learning electronics. Colpitts, Hartley, and Armstrong. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Urgent Chrome Update
On 2020-04-21 8:19 a.m., Lyn Norstad wrote: If you haven't already installed the latest update, suggest you do so ASAP. Link to article below. That looks like old news. The article talks about version 81 of Chrome. On my Linux machine I already have version 83 installed. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT - Hot Air Soldering Guns for SMDs
On 2019-10-20 3:33 p.m., Dauer, Edward wrote: I am thinking about trying my hand at building a kit with a bunch of SMDs. I don???t yet know the gauge. Any suggestions about the brand or type of hot air soldering gun I should buy? Any other tools I???ll need Solder paste, small non-magnetic tweezers, a good source of light for the area, and possibly a magnifying glass that you can use hands free while soldering (if soldering the parts by hand). Another option would be one of those inspection type microscopes. Your need for either of the last two items will depend on your eyesight and how often you will be doing SMD related work. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Cruise Lines
On 2019-10-16 10:48 a.m., Joseph Shuman via Elecraft wrote: ???Ham Radios, Shortwave Radios or Satellite Radios (portable or standalone) may not be brought on board as they pose a risk of interfering with onboard navigational equipment.??? That sounds like they don't know much about the difference between receiving only radios and ones that can also transmit. For a shortwave radio to cause a problem for the onboard nav equipment there would have to be something very wrong with either the shortwave radio or the navigation equipment. Perhaps it is partly post-911 paranoia. The first time I went on a cruise (several decades ago now), I took my Sony ICF 2010 shortwave radio on its first vacation. In fact, I bought the radio not long before I was to go on the cruise for that very purpose. It never occurred to me to ask if it was ok to use onboard. I used it out in the open with the whip extended and no one ever said anything about it. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Blasphemy maybe but looking for an honest assessment of the K2 vs. Icom 7300 ...
On 2019-10-09 3:03 a.m., Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote: I don't know, Don. If he installs the KPA100 the lack of temperature stability will be a serious issue, at least for digital modes. My experience was that before installing the temperature compensation mod, the drift was unacceptable even on CW. This was not a problem before the additional heat generated by the KPA100. If Randy would like to keep the K2 the Temperature Compensated PLL Reference Upgrade Kit (item #E850138 for $24.95) is still listed on the order form for K2 Revision A to B Upgrade page. The information for that mod also suggests installation of the BFO mod kit (item BFOMDKT for $10.95) and a firmware update if the K2 has a firmware version less than v2.0. Those are relatively inexpensive upgrades and worth doing to improve the K2 if Randy doesn't want to go the full A/B upgrade path right away. I don't know which would be a better investment between the K2 and the 7300 as I know nothing about the 7300. One other thought to consider is the difference between having a radio you can fix yourself vs. one where you have to send it away to get fixed should something break. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: Dayton area
On 2019-05-28 3:07 p.m., Nr4c wrote: Check the news. (CNN). Thanks, I've been doing that. The estimated track of the tornado shows several and one of them was close to Wright Patt. where my friend works. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: Dayton area
On 2019-05-28 12:35 p.m., Ken G Kopp wrote: The Weather Channel spending lots of time on the Dayton area today. What area of Ohio has been affected? I have friends that live over in nearby Xenia. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Photos of K4 prototypes
On 2019-05-17 11:42 a.m., Grant Youngman wrote: Yes, that’s what it would be. Just commenting that it may be an option and not part of the basic radio. On May 17, 2019, at 11:39 AM, Kevin Cozens wrote: On 2019-05-17 9:54 a.m., Grant Youngman wrote: I noticed the "REF IN" connection has a hole plug in it. I wonder if this means it’s an add-on option? Hm... Possibly a future input for a 10 Mhz external frequency standard signal? I suspect it will be an option. It is for the K3s. Not that many people would need the frequency accuracy or stability attainable by using an external reference signal. BTW, congrats to the Elecraft team on the announcement of the birth of their latest baby. :) -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] K4 full duplex?
On 2019-05-17 7:34 a.m., kb2mj...@att.net wrote: when will the 2m 70cm module be available, and also is it going to be fullduplex ? I saw some connections on the back for transverters. I would expect it would be compatible with existing K-line ones. I don't know what other support is required at the radio end to use a transverter as I've never used one with any of my radios. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Photos of K4 prototypes
On 2019-05-17 9:54 a.m., Grant Youngman wrote: I noticed the "REF IN" connection has a hole plug in it. I wonder if this means it’s an add-on option? Hm... Possibly a future input for a 10 Mhz external frequency standard signal? -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] K4 Press Release
On 2019-05-16 7:21 p.m., W0FK wrote: https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/ If that is a real picture of the upcoming unit, wow. That back panel is very interesting. Four antenna jacks? You aren't using a radio. It is more like you are using a computer that happens to let you send and receive radio signals. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] K4
On 2019-05-16 5:10 p.m., Wes wrote: What's the matter with the '890? Not a lot. I love my Yaesu FT-890 (for "high power" at 100 Watt). ;) It would be nice to go to Dayton and meet the Elecraft people. I haven't been down that way in many a year. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Elecraft K4?
On 2019-05-16 3:00 p.m., Tox wrote: It was a live link earlier this morning. They took it down while I was attempting a deposit placeholder :) If this is the next radio in the K line (coming soon?) I won't be surprised to find out it is even more expensive than the K3s. They are out of my price range. If I had even half the price of one of those radios going spare I'd consider putting it towards a spectrum analzyer. That's one piece of gear I'd like to add to my workbench. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Elecraft K4?
On 2019-05-16 1:56 p.m., Frank Krozel wrote: It IS on the Elecraft site Um... no it isn't. Not at the URL provided. That link has a 404 image on it. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Of words and such
On 2019-04-26 1:29 p.m., Wayne Burdick wrote: Some English words have become completely useless in practice, like "semiannual" and "biannual," either of which can mean "twice a year" or "every other year." In fact if you look up the definition for one, you often see the other shown as a synonym. The problem is due to people using words without understanding heir meaning. There should be no confusion between semiannual and biannual. semi means half, and bi is two. If you want to really find out how messed up is the English language and the definitions of words, start solving cryptic crossword puzzles. Some words have three completely different sets of meanings. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] K2 amplifier boards
On 2019-02-09 12:01 a.m., Madison Jones wrote: I have found a source which will make the boards but I would have to buy in large quantity. You need to buy in large quantity to just have a PCB made or are you talking about quantity needed for getting the board made *and* stuffed? If you just need the PCB's made there are a number of choices available. I've used OSHPark and Elecrow. Go to http://pcbshopper.com/ to see what options are available for bare PCB as well as PCB assembly. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT - backup software
On 2018-09-29 04:09 PM, Grant Youngman wrote: Whatever you use, you need a complete .. e.g., 100 % clone of your hard drive that is BOOTABLE. (USB, firewire, plug-in, Thunderbolt, whatever). Doesn’t matter whether it’s an external drive, a thumb thingie, or whatever. It just has to be bootable. I'm using rsync to do backups. I keep bootable CD's and USB memory sticks containing Linux so I can use them to start up the computer from "bare metal" should the hard drives fail. For anyone using backup programs that aren't stock with their Linux distro I would suggest keeping a backup of the backup program so you can easily reinstall it if/when you use a bootable media to bring up the computer in order to restore drive contents after a failure. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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 slug-tuned inductors
On 2018-09-21 10:41 AM, AE0MM via Elecraft wrote: The green plastic tuning tool is too wide to fit in the slot of the narrow slot slug-tuned inductors. Is it safe to use a screwdriver on the small slot 1µH inductors? I'm assuming the screwdriver would be a metal one. It would let you turn the slug but you would have to use it with care as it could damage the top of the slug. Also the metal screwdriver can affect the inductance of the inductor and throw off the adjustment. Your safest option is to shave a little off each side of the plastic tuning tool to make it fit. You shouldn't need to shave much off it to make it fit. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] WWV/WWVH Closure
On 2018-08-19 01:30 PM, Tom Lizak wrote: They need 100K signatures by 15Sep2018...gonna be tough ! I was only the 1,011th person to sign. We have already lost so many international broadcasters. If we lose WWV/WWVH we lose a lot more. They provided known very accurate frequencies, time information, propagation information, and marine weather. I'll still have CHU Canada for time but it isn't always heard as easily as WWV/WWVH. Most of what I find left on shortwave is religious broadcasters and stations in Spanish. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] [OT] Legal Data Bandwidths
On 2018-07-06 06:00 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: This rule allows some really interesting options. As I understand "symbol rate" it is the rate at which the signal changes from one symbol (BAUD) to another. What is not limited is the number of bits sent with each symbol. To present an example I hope never to see on the air, on 15M we are permitted to send digital data between 21.0 to 21.2 MHz. Someone could come up with a digital mode that used 200 KHz of bandwidth Have I misunderstood the above? I would find it very surprising that the FCC does not specify bandwidth limits on signal in the amateur bands, regardless of mode. IIRC, there are limits set on signal bandwidths in Canada. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Mail List Procedure Question
On 2018-06-30 10:09 AM, Lee Murrah wrote: I am receiving messages in the digest mode. I see that most replies to topics include the text of the prior message and a modified subject line in the form you would expect when replying to an email. However, there is no way to reply directly to a topic and include the prior text and subject line as far as I know. How can I do this? You will have to manually cut out all parts of the digest that aren't relative to the message to which you want to reply. Include only enough of the message you are replying to for context. You will also have to copy and paste the subject line from the message in to the Subject line field of the new message. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: old ARRL RA Handbook info
On 2018-05-21 08:50 PM, Mike Maloney wrote: Amazing how many are holding on to old RA handbooks. I've wound up with quite a few of the Handbooks. IIRC, I have ones dated '69, '76, '86, and an old hardback version with a red cover from many years earlier. I've been trying to decide what to do with them as I don't need all those copies. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: shipper from H
On 2018-04-19 04:24 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: There's the core of a really great dystopian novel in this somewhere. [:-) This reminds me of an Infocom adventure game called Bureaucracy that was created by Douglas Adams. The ultimate goal of the game was to get the bank to acknowledge a change of address card. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/| "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Fred's HHG vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X
On 2018-04-08 05:37 PM, Fred C. Jensen wrote: Actually, it is five times seven equals 42, and 42 is the answer, not the question. Everyone has forgotten the question. K6DGW Kevin Cozens <ke...@ve3syb.ca> wrote: On 2018-04-08 01:29 PM, kevinr wrote: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hexagonal Phase [snip] In addition to the other items mentions, there is also the question "What is six times nine?". I didn't forget the question. It is in what I wrote in the messsage to which you replied. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/| "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Art of Electronics
On 2018-04-08 3:42 PM, mike.ab...@gmail.com wrote: It would be a foundation that makes RF design easy to follow, though. Easier? Perhaps. Depends in part on the frequencies involved. As the frequency goes up it RF design becomes part science and part art, or some might say black magic. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/| "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Art of Electronics
On 2018-04-08 01:42 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: The free Second Edition pdf is quite dated (1980), but work every penny of the price! Thanks for the information. I have the 3rd edition sitting on a bookshelf. I'll add the second edition to my eReader. For those reading AoF and want additional hands-on work to complement it the companion book is "Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course" and is available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0521177235/ -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/| "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Fred's HHG vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X
On 2018-04-08 01:29 PM, kevinr wrote: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hexagonal Phase I'll have to look that up. I haven't heard of the version of HHGTTG. In addition to the other items mentions, there is also the question "What is six times nine?". -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/| "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] CW sending
On 2018-03-19 02:41 PM, greenacres...@charter.net wrote: I'm a Lefty. When I got my 1st electronic keyer & key I learned with the key set for a Righty. I've seen hams at a public display of ham radio just turn the paddles upside down if they are either left-handed or prefer the dot and dash paddle around the other way. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/| "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] 2D Fasteners
On 2018-03-17 02:51 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: Someone told me the patent office issues patents now with little vetting and lets the courts figure it out. That would explain a lot if true. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/| "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Antistatic Silicon Mat?
On 2018-01-12 01:32 AM, F5vjc wrote: Found on Amazon, looks very handy but is it really antistatic (ESD safe) for our purposes? I wouldn't touch that type of mat if you are working with static sensitive electronics. For a proper ESD mat take a look at this: https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=272253182084 A top half that is dissapative, can't easily be punctured, can handle high temperature for a short time without burning for a short term. The bottom half is conductive. It has attachment points for a wrist strap and for the wire that should be connected to ground to get rid of any charge build up. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Very off topic, but trying to get info...
On 2018-01-07 11:52 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: As a near neighbor to Saguaro National Park at one time I knew the Chief Ranger on a first name basis. He used to keep up with the geocache website and remove caches as soon as they got listed. Was that due to some legal thing where people aren't allowed to leave items in a national park? -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Very off topic, but trying to get info...
On 2018-01-07 08:27 PM, Jack Brindle wrote: Did you win anything for finding the cache? You don't win anything as such for finding a cache. You get to sign the log book, take an item from the cache (if there are items inside it) and leave an item of equal or greater value in it. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Very off topic, but trying to get info...
On 2018-01-07 06:38 PM, kevinr wrote: It looks like a geocache. It is hard to tell from the picture how high it is in a tree. If it is for a geocache you need to be able to reach it and open it somehow to sign the log if it is indeed a geocache. It is the oddest looking geocache container I've ever seen if that is what it is. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Bounced emails
On 2017-12-22 02:43 PM, Raymond Sills wrote: > I received today a message, supposedly from the list mom, saying that I had "too many bounced emails" and that my membership in the list was being suspended. [snip] > There is a simple "relpy to this message" to supposedly restore my account, Don't trust a "reply to this message" link. If the email said "relpy" instead of "reply" that is even more reason not to trust it. You can check your membership by using the links at the bottom of the messages from the list to go to the list management page where you can check your status. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Modifying the K2 for use as an IF radio for the microwave bands
On 2017-12-18 11:11 AM, Steve Kavanagh via Elecraft wrote: For a while now I've been working on a project to install a low power 2 metre transverter inside an Elecraft K2 [snip] http://www.qsl.net/ve3sma/TheK290RProject.pdf Interesting project. One thing seems a little odd. You use an attenuator to reduce the level of the 28MHz signal as it would be too much for the transverter to handle. You then say you then need to amplify the transverter output because it only puts out 1mW but you wanted 100mW. It makes me think you could simplify things if you used a different transverter that would give you the higher output since you are only talking 100mW. It could let you eliminate the 28MHz attenuator, the 1mW to 100mw amp after the transverter, or possibly both. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] O.T. Morse is not dead, at least in the U.S. Navy
On 2017-11-19 04:24 AM, Richard Lamont wrote: The people being trained by the US Navy to read Morse are intercept operators. The article indicated that they are only learning morse for a standard latin (ie. English) alphabet. A number of years ago I visited the radio room while on a boat cruise in the Caribbean. The radio operator was copying down morse coming in over the radio. I tried to see what I could copy in my head but I couldn't make sense of it. When I looked at what the radio operator was writing down it was Greek. I don't mean as in "it was Greek to me" but that it was actually in the Greek language. The US Navy morse interceptors will need to be able to copy morse in multiple languages to be truly effective. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Don't sell that KX2 just yet...
On 2017-11-09 10:31 PM, Ken Alexander wrote: It wasn't clear if satellite QSOs are allowed. Does anybody know for sure? The web page at http://www.arrl.org/international-grid-chase-2018 says: Satellite contacts count. Contacts made through earthbound repeaters do not count for the Grid Chase, but repeaters in outer space are the exception. There are low-orbiting satellites that support CW, SSB, and even FM contacts. See the AMSAT-NA website at www.amsat.org. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: LED Light Bulbs
On 2017-10-21 10:48 AM, w4sc wrote: LED bulbs are required to meet FCC Part 15 FCC, Class B regulations. I found out first hand a number of years ago that a device that has type approval in the US can still spew a lot of unwanted RF. Better to have some approval process but it would be better if the specs were much more strict. I worked for a company that had a pair of transceiver devices used in real-time data collection. The devices had FCC type approval but failed to pass the UK type approval process. I couldn't believe what I saw when I put the devices on a spectrum analyzer. The main oscillators operating in the 27MHz and 49MHz ranges had harmonics galore up in to the gigahertz range. It made me wonder if the original designer ever checked the devices with an SA. I was able to fix the problem for both devices with trivial changes and the devices then passed the UK approval process. The FCC (or was it ARRL) is doing a study/survey about the increasing noise floor in the RF spectrum. It no longer surprises me that the floor is rising when the US approval process is so lax. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Really OT: Inside-the-vehicle HF antennas (possible bonus points)
On 2017-07-15 11:18 PM, Randy Bright wrote: Would there be a way to repurpose the defrost wiring that is sandwiched between the layers of glass in some back windows and use that thin wire for your antenna? I was going to mention this. I'm sure that I have read about someone who has done that. I don't remember if they used the existing wiring in the rear window or had it redone so it still looked like defrost wiring. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Raspberry Pi, K2 and WSJT-X questions
On 2017-07-03 04:37 PM, Elmore's wrote: Also, has anyone been able to run a digital program using a USB soundcard? I have a Star Tech 7.1 connected to my RPi. [snip] The sound card is recognized by the OS. When I run WSJT-X and select the Audio tab and select the Input drop down, there is a list of 22 sound cards none of which is the USB card. [snip] How do I get to see the USB card in WSJT-X? The command 'lsusb' will show you information about USB devices recognized by Linux running on the Pi. Run it before and again after you plug in your USB soundcard. You should see a new entry after you plug in the sound card. To determine what device to use in the program you are using for WSJT-X look at the end of the file /var/log/messagses (or try the dmesg command) to see if a device node was associated with the USB soundcard. The audio device will wind up taking the form of /dev/something, where the "something" you will have to determine from the system log file. The above information is general Linux based suggestions that might help you determine what entry you need in the WSJT program. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: Affordability of the *NEW* K-Line
On 2017-04-30 11:26 PM, Rick Dettinger wrote: And, that was for an amplifier that would have been closer to the KPA500 amp. About 500 watts out. 73, Rick, K7MW Collins 30S-1 Linear Amplifier (1 KW), 1958, original cost: $1556, cost in 2017 dollars: $13,264 So, a new technology K-Line is not that bad as something equivalent from Collins back in the 1950s could easily cost 4 times as much today! It is interesting to see the price comparisons of a high end K3 set up against some of the higher end (back in the day) equipment. I wonder about the definition of "affordable". The cost of a K3 system for me is not affordable. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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 Equipment chat group
On 2017-05-01 08:05 AM, Michael Walker wrote: I am thinking of starting an Elecraft email forum that would focus only on Elecraft equipment. While I like this list for the Elecraft discussions, about 50% of it is related to off topic items and they flood my inbox with hundreds of emails. I would not be interested. It would just wind up duplicating some of the posts here in terms of topics. The more people include keywords in the subject lines the easier it is for those of us who know how to use mail filters to automatically filter out emails about unwanted topics. For the non-filtered content the Delete key is all that is needed. I read a few of the NVIS related messages. Now I automatically hit the Delete key for any other messages with that word in the subject line. My email program looks for 15 different references to Elecraft products in the subject line and tosses those messages in to the trash folder when seen. That leaves me with a folder of K2 related messages and another filter puts any remaining Elecraft messages in to a non-K2 folder. It makes the list a lot more managable. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] For Sale, unbuilt K2 with many options
On 2017-04-26 02:14 PM, Ken Allen via Elecraft wrote: I'm embarrassed to admit that I purchased my K2 kit, #5534, at Hamvention in 2006 and it is still not completed. [snip] After I retired two years later, I picked up the kit again only to realize tremors in my hands would not allow me to do the soldering any longer. Getting old is a pain when it means we can no longer do some of the things we love to do. The price you are asking for the set of K2 items would mean you are taking quite a loss on the items you had bought. One option to consider is to find someone you know and can trust to do the soldering work for you. You can do the final assembly and alignment. At least you will the satisfaction of having done some work on the K2 even if it wasn't the soldering of parts that you originally expected to be doing. You will also wind up with a nice radio that you can use on the air. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] KPA-1500: Gain Mod when FCC Lifts 15db Rule
On 2017-04-21 06:43 AM, Richard Thorne wrote: So if and when the FCC lifts the 15db gain rule For those of us not in the US and subject to FCC rules, what is the FCC 15dB rule? -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Another really good reason to come to the Visailia DX convention this weekend...
The K line started with QRP levels and now they may be up to a 1500W amp? How times have changed. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Help me choose my first HF rig
On 2017-04-13 05:26 PM, Eric J wrote: Best advice so far, Lynn. To the OP: Get something, then GET ON THE AIR. [snip] You'll know what you want out of the next rig. Good used rigs aren't expensive, and if you buy wisely, you can get most if not all your money back for the next rig. I missed the original posting. Did the person who is looking for a rig say anything about their budget? The K3 may be a very good radio but I wouldn't be inclined to reccommend a multi-thousand dollar radio as a first rig unless the person has money to burn. I would suggest the person look for a second hand radio that would be closer to the $1,000 or under price range. If they want to stick with a radio that is less likely to have problems they could pick up one of the K2 or K2/100 radios that come up for sale now and then on this list. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] QRZ.com
On 2017-02-28 03:13 PM, Tom Parish wrote: I think there is a major Amazon (AWS) cloud computing infrastructure issue [snip] We continue to experience high error rates with S3 in US-East-1, which is impacting some other AWS services. It might be related to any sites using S3 that also sell Raspberry Pi's. The Pi Zero W was just announced to day so a lot of sites are getting overloaded for requests about the new product or by those wanting to buy this latest version of the Pi Zero. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Solar Cycle
On 16-07-21 10:43 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: I was first licensed in 1955 and cycle 19 (the granddaddy of them all) was on the rise. Those were the times when you could work the world with 10 watts on 10 meters during the daytime hours. The bands would have been a lot quieter back in the 50's as there was neither the population density nor the amount of technology to pollute the airwaves with stray RF signals. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Test serial-to-USB converter
On 16-07-18 07:25 PM, Jan Ditzian wrote: I do not have another FTDI cable, but it seems that this is the way to go, and I can order one from Elecraft (since I understand that cheaper alternatives my result in a cable that is incompatible with recent drivers). If you have some wire you can do a loopback test. If your cable ends in a 9-pin connector you tie together pins 2 and 3, 4 and 6, and 7 and 8. See http://www.ni.com/tutorial/3450/en/ You can try using the Hyperterminal (IIRC) program if you are in Windows to test the serial port. I'm not sure what device an FTDI cable may appear to be in Windows as I mostly run Linux. If you are using Linux you can use minicom. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] This will effect pilots and Hams throughout the Western US
On 16-06-10 06:32 PM, Jim Sheldon wrote: Actually it Is of concern to all K3 and K3S owners in and close to the affected area who use GPS disciplined oscillators The planned outage was cancelled two days ago. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2016/june/08/navy-cancels-planned-gps-outage-in-southern-california -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT -- J-38 part needed . . . OT
On 16-03-25 02:18 PM, Richards wrote: I am restoring a J-38 key. I have all the parts EXCEPT the little insulating washers that insulate one of the inside binding post from the base/trunion piece. [snip] Any clue where I can find them? OR a suggestion as to what I can use, instead ? If you can't find original replacement washers you could look at getting someone to 3D print some replacements. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] 10 MHz external reference
Am 09.03.2016 um 18:37 schrieb Gary Smith: What external 10-MHz reference signal source might I find get that is not terribly expensive that will do the proper job and allow me to get this working? You can look for a GPS disciplined oscillator (GPSDO), an FE-5680 Rubidium based oscillator, or look for some of the lesser expensive GPS receiver modules that have 10MHz outputs. A GPSDO can be expensive but there are some more affordable ones if you look around. FE-5680's used to be available around $100US (or less if you got lucky). Lately the prices seem to have gone up for these devices, and they tend to be power hungry. There are some GPS receiver modules that have GPS receiver blocks on them made by companies such as Ublox. Take a look for GPS receiver devices that are meant to be used as part of a flight control system for radio controlled aircraft (or what some people call drones). -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: 60m band - usual communication range
On 16-03-02 03:52 AM, Johnny Siu wrote: Local telecommunication authority is considering 60m operation for the hams in VR2. For output power of 15W PEP, using a dipole for NVIS, what would be the likely usual communication range 7/24 round the clock? I haven't used the band but I would expect it would have characteristics similar to the 80m and 40m band. Those bands are generally short range during local daylight hours and can be around the world after sunset. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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 Internal Battery
On 16-02-12 03:04 PM, Aaron Scott wrote: Just wondering. I operate my K2 from a 7 amp hour battery that is recharged by a solar panel. Is there a way to set up a system like that using the KBT2 internal battery from Elecraft? The solar panel I am using is just a 2.5 watt 167 MAh amorphous solar panel. I have read about and seen plans where someone has installed a solar panel charge controller inside a K2 and added an extra jack (or used an existing unused hole) to feed in the power from a solar panel. If your panel generates enough voltage to charge the battery but only has a 2.5 watt rating it is going to take a long time to charge a 7 amp hour battery. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] 10 MHz Reference Oscillator
On 15-10-31 02:40 PM, Bob W7AVK wrote: For evaluation I purchased last spring directly from China one of the BG7TBL 10 mhz sine output GPS Defined Oscillators when the price was $125. [snip] Found the unit works great as a master reference for not only the K3 but lab gear like counters and signal generators. What do you use as a distribution buffer/amp to feed the signal to other devices or are you only feeding the output to one device at a time? -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] [OT] increasing CW copy speed: practice slow -v- practice fast
On 15-12-07 12:33 AM, Bill Frantz wrote: The DX vocabulary is very small, and it is fairly easy to learn it at high speed. The major words are: CQ, AGN, ?, UP, TU, and your own call sign. The other major word during a lot of contests, or for DX, is "5nn". -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: geomagnetic storm effects on bands?
On 15-11-04 10:03 AM, Al Gulseth wrote: I was surprised to hear a stronger signal there than on 40, and I could also hear W1AW on 17 and 15, which are usually dead by then this time of year. Is this possibly due to the current geomagnetic storm? (I'm still learning when it comes to solar/geomagnetic events and propagation.) Yes, it is quite possible. Geomagnetic storms can have interesting effects on the ionosphere and on radio wave propagation. Some years back there was a storm that pretty much killed all the ham bands on HF. I tuned around the bands and heard almost no activity. I eventually ran across two hams talking each other. Both of them had very good signals when I could hear so little activity. One person was in VK land (about the opposite side of the world for me). I forget where the other one was located. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Recording CQ WW CW and SSB
On 15-10-19 11:09 AM, Doug Ellmore wrote: The rules for CQ WW require competitors shooting for top honors to have recorded their complete contest operation: Seriously? I'm curious to know how long has this been in the rules for the CQ WW contests? I suppose anyone going for top honours is going to be doing computer logging so it could also be used to record the audio during the entire contest period. I wonder what would happen if some glitch occurred on the computer and some(?) of the audio got lost. Connections for recording from a K-line radio would be easy enough. Tap off the headphone jack and feed it in to the line in or mic in on a computer, or other device capable of recording audio for the duration of the contest. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Probably a long shot here but I need a MH2 part
On 15-09-02 12:41 PM, kg9hfr...@gmail.com wrote: My PTT button is completely broken, who knows how… In any event, my MH2 shows Heil on the front and Elecraft MH2 on the back. The PTT button is completely broken and I am wondering how I can get another PTT button. The electronics inside the microphone is fine and works. Another option is to 3D print a replacement if you have access to such equipment if you can't get a replacement through Elecraft or Heil. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Shipping ouitside the US etc
On 15-08-20 01:20 PM, Keith Hutt wrote: A while ago apiece of equipment was offered for sale on here as usual it was to US only. Anyway i offered to pay in full immediately and collect in 4 weeks time when i was in the US visiting relatives, i got quite an abusive reply asking what i did not understand about US shipping only. It is unfortunate that some people have problems with reading comprehension and didn't understand you were not asking for it to be shipped outside the US. Even if they didn't understand that, an abusive reply is uncalled for. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Incremental build /design suggestions?
On 15-07-31 09:15 AM, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote: I'm shooting for the cheapest setup that will be functional at the start and then add on as I go. Trying to get the order of importance down. Thoughts: 1. Base K3S 10w - stay CW mostly due to lower power. 2. Upgrade to 100w [snip] 9. Antenna tuner I took a quick look at the K3S info. If you are going to upgrade to 100W I would think the K3A antenna tuner would be an item you might want as entry number 3 on the list. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT setting your computer to NIST
On 15-06-27 02:00 PM, Harry Yingst wrote: I used a Raspberry Pi and made a NTP server to hook to my GPSDO I didn't really need one but I had the GPSDO with the NMEA and PPS output and a spare Raspberry Pi I also have a GPSDO that provides NMEA data and PPS output. It makes sense for one to provide data that can also be used when you need accurate time. They can also make for extremely accurate frequency sources for Elecraft radios that accept 10MHz reference signals from an external source. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT setting your computer to NIST
On 15-06-26 02:03 PM, Gary Smith wrote: I've not been able to get my windows computer to automatically update for a long time now and I've tried everything I could uncover via google forums. Since I use the computer for logging and contesting, having the real time on my computer is important so I've had to tune to WWV and manually sync the minutes and seconds and doing this repeatedly is a PIT kiester. I used to use NIST time servers to sync my computers under both Linux and Windows. At one point they changed the URL's for the servers so I had to find the new names. I did a quick google search and found the page with the list of NIST servers. It can be found at: http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi It lists all the servers and tells you which ones you can use and which ones are busy. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] USPS shipping rates for non USA
On 15-06-11 01:28 PM, Michael Babineau wrote: When did the International USPS shipping rates go out the roof ??? I just ordered a noise blanker for my K2 (~$USD60 ) and the cheapest shipping to Canada via USPS came up as $USD38 ! They have been high(er) for some time. I often see high US to Canada shipping rates when I'm looking at items on eBay. Sometimes I think sellers are trying to keep the item price down by getting more money from shipping, sometimes I think they don't know of cheaper rates that are easily found on the usps.gov website. I need a new battery for my K2 but the shipping cost shown on the Elecraft website seemed rather high so I have held off on ordering it. A battery is a heavier item to ship and more an items weighs the more the price can go up to ship it. The cost to mail a letter has gone up a lot. Now we are getting stuck with community mail boxes in Canada. The postal services seems to be providing less and less service for more and more money. There doesn't seem to be much we can do about it but learn to live with it. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: Ferrite Identification Question
On 15-06-04 01:12 PM, jim wrote: VK1OD had a listing of common ham radio mixes that was helpful in ID'ing mix. If you know the URL for that page you can check the Internet archive at http://archive.org/ to see if it has an archive of the information. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] DXpedition to Bonaire ... Questions
On 15-01-14 12:12 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote: Just expect it to be searched and have your papers granting permission to bring your equipment in handy. You may need them Don't forget a copy of your amateur radio licence or operators certificates. When inventorying the equipment you are taking make sure to include any relevant serial numbers. Take one copy of the inventory list with you and leave one copy at home (just in case). Years ago when I was travelling on business in to the US I was asked to power up the laptop I was carrying with me. Always a good idea to be prepared to power up the equipment one is taking in case you do get asked. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Learning Morse Code [OT]
On 14-05-28 01:28 PM, Joseph Robertson wrote: I'm a new ham and hope to nail down basic code in the near future. I just want to thank you all for sharing a multitude of ways to learn and sharpen one's skills. When I was first thinking of getting a licence I was up to copying 5wpm and about half of code at 10wpm. It was quite some years later before I really got around to getting it. In the intervening years I had spent some time tuning the hand bands and would listen a while to some morse code that felt comfortable to me or that was just on the upper edge of my ability to copy. When it came time to work on the code to get my ticket I found I was able to copy code above 10wpm. The casual listening to code helped me get better even though I never once sat down and said I'm going to practice listening to code. Regular practice listening will help but don't underestimate the value of just listening at times. Tune in to some morse and listen to it will doing some other chores around the house. You will be more relaxed when you aren't forcing yourself to sit and actively practice. Another way to get better at faster code is to listen to code during contests and try and pick out what you can of the call signs. Contest code is usually very fast and it really forces you to focus on the sound of code and not count dits and dahs. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Computers in the Stone Age
On 14-05-28 02:22 PM, MontyS wrote: The memory on my Altair 8800, 8k of dynamic ram, cost $800. That's 10 cents a byte. The kit you could buy, announced on the cover of Popular Electronics where it said save over $1000, was around $400, IIRC. An early BYTE magazine I contained an ad for a 256Meg plug-in memory card for an S-100 bus that costs about $10,000US. Advance a few years and 256Meg of RAM was in a single chip that costs around $10 or less. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Computers in the Stone Age
Someone wrote: Desktop computers did not come into being until the advent of the IBM PC in the 1980s. (Among?) The first desktop computers were the S-100 bus based machines. First, the Altair 8800 announced on the cover of Popular Electronics magazine in January 1976, and its later popular variant the IMSAI 8080. They were in boxes along the size of 17 rack mount sized boxes with high-amperage power supplies. Other early desktop computers that came along not long after were the Apple I and II lines, and the Commodore computers such as their PET. Josh W6XU wrote: Maybe he's remembering running DR-DOS on the Apple II? Required a Z80 card. PC-DOS/MS-DOS/DR-DOS were all for the IBM PC and compatible computers. The plug-in card for the Apple II and later computers that had the Z-80 CPU on it was so that you could run CP/M. I have one for my pair of Apple computers. The plug-in card and floppy disk system used with the Apple II could be thought of as the K2 of its day. It may seem quaint today but the disk system was a marvel of engineering in its simplicity and elegance. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Computers in the Stone Age
I was off by a year. It was the January 1975 issue of PE that had the Altair 8800 on the cover. On 14-05-28 09:32 PM, Bill Blomgren (kk4qdz) wrote: The 6800 systems did not use the s-100 bus... the s-100 was a very poorly designed bus that was wrapped around the 8080 chip, and not general purpose enough.. Lordy how things have changed since then. There was also a 6809 based version of their product for a while. IEEE got involved with the S-100 bus and came up with an enhanced spec for the S-100 that was released as IEEE-696 (if memory serves). I have a copy of the IEEE doc somewhere. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Anti Static Mats
Greetings, all. Dave Jones, who runs the EEVblog, has a few videos relating to anti-static bags and mats. The first one that talks about anti-static bags is worth watching. It shows the difference between the common pink anti-static bags and the silvery static shielding bags. Those pink bags and the related anti-static chip carriers don't do as much to protect your components as you might think. http://www.eevblog.com/2012/02/25/eevblog-247-anti-static-bag-myth-revisted/ http://www.eevblog.com/2012/03/01/eevblog-250-anti-static-mat-myth/ http://www.eevblog.com/2014/03/02/eevblog-585-lab-bench-esd-matting-upgrade-tagarno-hd-microscope/ The first part of the third video (mainly starting around 2.5 minutes in) talks about ESD matting that Dave was putting down on his lab benches. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Problem with KAT2?
On 13-07-10 10:42 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: There is one possibility that your 51 ohm load (measured at DC) is not a good 51 ohm pure resistance at the frequency you were measuring. Borrow an antenna analyzer and test your load at the frequency of operation. I seem to have thrown people off by including the mention of tuning the KAT2 with a dummy load attached as it is not relevant to the problem. I stated that I set the K2 to calS mode which is supposed to put the KAT2 in to bypass mode according to the manual. The only effect the KAT2 should have on the incoming signal should be minimal based on stray L/C. The 10 fold drop in signal just doesn't seem right to me. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Problem with KAT2?
Greetings, all. For some time I've suspected my K2 of being partially deaf (ie. not as sensitive as it should be). I bought an XG3 a while ago and finally sat down to check my K2. I set up the K2 following the XG3 manual. Volume control set to was slightly before 12 o'clock so I had maximum volume possible before there was audible distortion heard in the speaker, I used a 400Hz filter as I don't have a 500Hz one set up, and I removed the KAT2. I took measurements at the speaker terminals with the speaker disconnect as the volume was quite loud with the speaker connected. On 40m, S+N was 532mV and N was 19.2mV for a receive sensitivity of -135.7dBm (approximately). I installed the KAT2, tuned in to a dummy load on ANT1 that measured 51ohms on an ohmmeter, and set the KAT2 to calS mode. I ran the test again without changing any controls from the first test. The speaker volume was only 55mV, about 1/10th what it was without the KAT2. Calculated senstivity was around -128dBm. Sensitivity seems a bit lower with the KAT2. Perhaps I should have upped the volume setting but I thought I should try and do a more direct comparison to the bare K2. Center conductor of ANT1 to KAT2 output is only 1 ohm so there is nothing obviously wrong at DC levels. I don't like the 10 fold drop in speaker volume with the KAT2 installed with all other things being equal. Is this considered normal or is this an indication of a problem in my KAT2? Any thoughts what to look for if this 10 fold drop in output is not normal? -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Remote Receivers
On 13-03-23 10:33 PM, Phil Kane wrote: This newbie (I've only been licensed for 60+ years) would like to know how and where one can access them and are they tunable remotely to check signals outside the ham bands? The first site I ran across where you could listen to an SDR (which tuned the ham bands) is http://www.w4ax.com/ but more recently I found http://www.websdr.org/ which has a more extensive list of SDR's connected to the Internet. The first entry on the websdr.org site is for an SDR that covers a frequency range from 0 to 29.16MHz. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Watch the ions
On 13-02-26 01:57 PM, Peter Eijlander (PA0PJE) wrote: No even not outside the US, you need to tell the organization in what STATE you live, so US only and no helioscience for us. I clicked the link and it came up without any problem for me. I'm in Canada. __ 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] Cheap and Easy SDR
On 12-12-13 01:51 PM, Wayne Rogers wrote: I've been watching and waiting for someone to broach this subject. Bob Nickels, W9RAN, wrote an article in January QST about using the DVB-T dongle as an SDR. Anyone looked at using this for a spectrum display on the K3? Thoughts? I am interested in trying out an SDR and am thinking of building my own. I don't get QST but I did stumble across a USB style DVB device in my research of SDR radios. From what I recall, it was of possible use in receiving VHF/UHF frequencies. That would make it unlikely to be usable with an Elecraft radio. You might also be referring to a different dongle than the one I saw, in which case what I said above may not apply. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] K2 kit building
On 12-11-08 06:56 AM, Mike Weir wrote: As a winter project I purchased a bare bones Elecraft K2 kit. I plan on selling it in the spring once completed but my question is..is a bare bones k2 more attractive to sell If you are planning to resell the K2, the one addon to consider adding is the SSB module. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] K2 - N0SS Fixed Audio Output Mod
On 12-10-04 12:56 PM, Ariel Jacala wrote: Don Wilhelm's parts list includes 2 25v electrolytic capacitors. The capacitors are out of stock at Mouser. Can I substitute 50v capacitors which are in stock? Yes, you can use a component with a higher voltage rating. Before you buy them I would suggest you check the physical dimensions and pin spacing to make sure they will fit on the PCB. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] 2.5mm 3conductor RX I/Q to 3.5mm 3conductor soundcard line input cable
On 12-08-20 08:44 AM, Jeff Herr wrote: This is a radio shack item? If it is that doesn't help us here in Canada. The stores we knew as Radio Shack closed some years ago and their replacement doesn't carry much in the way of cables anywhere close to that. I tried a while back to find a M-M 2.5mm/3.5mm stereo cable to connect a small camcorder to a pocket projector. I didn't have much luck finding anything locally. There was a reasonably priced one located in Australia but I felt that was a bit far to go for a simple cable. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] DSP for K2
On 12-08-09 03:12 PM, Stephen Roberts wrote: But I wanted to ask the list what outboard DSP units you might use and whether you think they're worth it or not. [snip] I have the KAF2 installed and it's very effective, but I'd really like to get rid of some of that QRN that's always present on 40m. I have a KAF2 and it is a nice device to have that has little impact on the current drain from the batteries. That is important to me because my K2 is almost always running off it's internal battery. The only DSP unit I have used with a radio is a JPS NIR-10 outboard DSP unit which I used with a Yaesu FT-890. With some noise it did such a good job you had to look at the radio to see if it was still on. With steady tones it worked a treat. CW would turn in to just clicks and all those people tuning up on wouldn't be noticed other than by a slight reduction in the level of the signal you were listening to (due to the IF reacting to the tuner upper). I found it was worth buying the DSP unit. Having the noise reduced (substantially on higher bands), makes ragchew or long periods of listening much more pleasant. During net operations, or while trying to bag that rare (DX) station you need for the log, multi-notch filtering really helps save ones ears from the tuner-uppers. The KDSP2 unit would be handy if you find your operating could benefit from what it can offer for just the cost of a slight increase in current draw. Being built in to the radio, it will always be there if you go portable. An external DSP has the advantage of being usable with other radios but would be complicates things when it comes to having to get power for it during times of portable operation. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: Pets in the Shack
On 12-08-09 07:31 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: TX TEST works great for the K3, but there is no equal on the K2. On a K2 you can put the unit in CW test mode or switch from VOX to PTT when in SSB mode. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Re item 9 -Linkedin
On 12-08-02 06:19 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: This is one of my big gripes about LinkedIn. When you first sign up, in order to get your business/social network going you need to enter e-mail addresses of your contacts. They might suggest that but it was not required. If LinkedIn at any time offered or suggested reading my address book I said no. I manually searched for people I knew and sent invites. I would never pass along an e-mail address book to any service. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] New custom Elecraft QSL cards from Photoqsls
This is a reply to an old message on this mailing list. On 12-01-26 01:35 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: Photoqsls now has a new order page dedicated to Elecraft custom QSLs I will add Photoqsl's to my list of QSL card makers. It's nice that they can make cards specifically tailored to Elecraft radio users but the only K2 picture available in the list of choices is that of a K2-100. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] Really old receivers
On 12-06-26 01:57 PM, ERIC MANNING wrote: Does anyone else remember or have a Wireless Set Nr. 19? I used to have a Nr. 19 set complete with the English and Russian writing on it. I had it on a sturdy table in my bedroom and used it to listen to the ham bands and some shortwave stations. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] International shipping costs
On 12-06-18 04:12 AM, Dave Johnson wrote: UPS on the other hand seem to have a bonus to the staff if they can beat some kind of record by getting the parcel to your door step [snip] including customs clearance isn't bad but the cost is pretty steep. UPS does seem to handle customs clearance and they make you pay for it if you don't have your own clearance broker. Last time (several years ago) I had something sent from US to Canada via UPS they wanted to hit me up for $45 in fees. I refused the item and had it reshipped via USPS. UPS may be a faster way to get something than if it was shipped via the local post office but if the parcel crosses a border you have to be aware you may be in for an additional fee from UPS related to customs clearance. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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] OT: MITx Kick Off - Sign Up for Circuits and Electronics
On 12-06-09 11:43 PM, Rick McClelland, AA5S wrote: Did anyone else on this list give this class a go? I was working on the 6.002x course thanks to seeing the message about it in this mailing list. I signed up less than a week before the course started. I also wound up with an A. Having done the course I am now able to look at the filter circuit changes suggested by KI6WX and compare the original version with the suggested circuit changes to see for myself the expected difference in behaviour. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful! #include disclaimer/favourite | --Chris Hardwick __ 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
