[Elecraft] K1 and buddistick

2010-08-15 Thread ki4bbl
Hello all
My family is going to stay at a house in corolla n.c. for a week.  I have a K1 
with atu and stand, but not the right antenna.  Anyone have experience with the 
buddistick?  I only use 20 and 40 meters.

Thanks
Greg ki4bbl
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Re: [Elecraft] K1 Woohoo, 2873 is up and on the air dit on iambic key

2010-06-01 Thread ki4bbl
Rick,

Do you have any pictures of what you did?  Or even more elaboration?   
The same thing was happening on my rockmite 20 meter altoid rig.

Greg Doughty

On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:04 PM, ki4...@cox.net wrote:

> I, too, am using a Kent paddle.  Thanks for the info.
>
> Greg Doughty
>
> On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Rick Dettinger  wrote:
>
>> I found that my K1 was very sensitive to having good electrical
>> contact.  I had trouble with paddles that didn't have the bearings
>> bypassed.  The same paddles worked fine with my K2.  I think this
>> issue would be more likely with ball bearing paddles.  I was using
>> Kent twin lever paddles.  They were not bypassed like their single
>> lever model was.  It used a small piece of braid to go from ground
>> to the bearing spindle.
>>
>> 73,
>> Rick Dettinger  K7MW
>>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 3:08 PM, ki4...@cox.net wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, radio is up but I am having an issue with my paddle.  The dit
>>> side
>>> of the paddle will occasionally send dah dit instead of just a
>>> dit...suggestions?
>>>
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Re: [Elecraft] K1 Woohoo, 2873 is up and on the air dit on iambic key

2010-06-01 Thread ki4bbl
I, too, am using a Kent paddle.  Thanks for the info.

Greg Doughty

On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Rick Dettinger  wrote:

> I found that my K1 was very sensitive to having good electrical  
> contact.  I had trouble with paddles that didn't have the bearings  
> bypassed.  The same paddles worked fine with my K2.  I think this  
> issue would be more likely with ball bearing paddles.  I was using  
> Kent twin lever paddles.  They were not bypassed like their single  
> lever model was.  It used a small piece of braid to go from ground  
> to the bearing spindle.
>
> 73,
> Rick Dettinger  K7MW
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2010, at 3:08 PM, ki4...@cox.net wrote:
>
>> Ok, radio is up but I am having an issue with my paddle.  The dit  
>> side
>> of the paddle will occasionally send dah dit instead of just a
>> dit...suggestions?
>>
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[Elecraft] K1 Woohoo, 2873 is up and on the air dit on iambic key

2010-06-01 Thread ki4bbl
Ok, radio is up but I am having an issue with my paddle.  The dit side  
of the paddle will occasionally send dah dit instead of just a  
dit...suggestions?

Greg Doughty
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Re: [Elecraft] One more question about CW operation

2010-05-31 Thread ki4bbl
I use my Dad's old j11 straight key once in awhile...but I love the  
ticks that quietly emanate from by bencher and Kent paddles, too.  No  
keyer here.

Greg Doughty

>
> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Alexey Kats   
> wrote:
>> I apologize if my question is not related to elecraft products at  
>> all,
>> but I am simply curious... Of all fine folks using Elecraft
>> transceivers, do you still use straight keys or bugs? Or are you  
>> using
>> paddles and keyers all the time?
>>
>> I am asking because so many times I am hearing almost the same code  
>> on
>> the air with only two things changing - timing between letters and
>> words and QRS/QRQ. Which usually means that people use paddles. So I
>> wonder, do people still use straight keys these days?
>>
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[Elecraft] K1 OT lead acid battery charging

2010-05-31 Thread ki4bbl
Ok, I have a 12vdc 5ah lead acid battery.  I have a 15amp 13.8 volt  
power supply I use for my qrp power.  Can I charge the battery with  
that supply?  How do I know when it is fully charged, etc


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Re: [Elecraft] K1 band pass filter alignment

2010-05-26 Thread ki4bbl
Thanks so much to you both.  I wasn't sure if I could use the xg2 I  
built, but we solved that, so I plugged that in, and I noticed the  
difference in noise with very slight adjustment.  I am now building  
the tx side.

Greg Doughty

On May 26, 2010, at 9:25 PM, Don Wilhelm  wrote:

> If we were in a period of higher sunspot activity, we would not have
> this problem.  If there were good signals on the 17/15 meter bands, we
> could use those to adjust the K1-4 to the correct band. Unfortunately,
> we are in a time when solar activity does not produce a lot of signals
> on the 17/15 meter bands, so the use of a known frequency signal  
> source
> is almost mandatory.  Yes, there are 'workarounds', but those should  
> be
> used wtth a degree of awareness for the consequences.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
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Re: [Elecraft] K1 band pass filter alignment

2010-05-26 Thread ki4bbl
Thanks, I thought something was up with that response!

Greg Doughty

On May 26, 2010, at 7:47 PM, "David Herring, K6DCH"   
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> Whoops.  Replied to the wrong email.
>
> My reply was intended for Mike the new technician.
>
> Sorry about that!
>
> Dave
> K6DCH
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> On May 26, 2010, at 1:35 PM, ki4...@cox.net wrote:
>
>> I love this rig already!  My wife was sure I was having an affair  
>> last
>> night when I came in from my man cave just smiling ear to ear because
>> my led backlight lit up, and I was able to play with the controls.  I
>> was most notably giddy when I aligned the VFO by manipulating the L1
>> toroidalI love electricity, but I digress.  I am on page 40 doing
>> the band-pass filter alignment.  What does it mean to peak the
>> inductors?  I am not sure what I am looking for there.  Thanks so  
>> much.
>>
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[Elecraft] K1 band pass filter alignment

2010-05-26 Thread ki4bbl
I love this rig already!  My wife was sure I was having an affair last  
night when I came in from my man cave just smiling ear to ear because  
my led backlight lit up, and I was able to play with the controls.  I  
was most notably giddy when I aligned the VFO by manipulating the L1  
toroidalI love electricity, but I digress.  I am on page 40 doing  
the band-pass filter alignment.  What does it mean to peak the  
inductors?  I am not sure what I am looking for there.  Thanks so much.

Greg Doughty
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[Elecraft] K1 LCD backlight foam etc

2010-05-10 Thread ki4bbl
Is the LCD backlight only held to the foam pad by that 1/8 strip?   
Also, I am finding it difficult to soldr the anode cathode to the  
jumper and resistor...any suggestions?

Thanks

Greg Doughty
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[Elecraft] K1 test

2010-05-10 Thread ki4bbl
Test...my posts are not making it through.

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Re: [Elecraft] tuning range 80 khz or 150 khz?

2010-04-30 Thread ki4bbl

Great opinions.  I have also been reading some stuff online about it.  I
think the wide tuning into novice is beneficial, and if anything, I can do
what Don suggests and just switch out the cap if I can't seem to get along
with it.  

Thanks, 

Greg
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[Elecraft] tuning range 80 khz or 150 khz?

2010-04-30 Thread ki4bbl

I now get to choose my tuning range.  I am a 15-18 wpm op that has a General
license...studying for Extra.  What are your opinions about the different
tuning ranges?

Thanks,
Greg
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Re: [Elecraft] K1-Something interesting about the inventory

2010-04-29 Thread ki4bbl

No, no, no... I wouldn't worry.  Just make sure you do an inventory of  
the inventory...Honestly, I was so excited, I couldn't wait to start.   
I thought doing a thorough inventory of the part was enough... I just  
didn't lay out all the bags that had to be inventoried... I went  
straight to the bag from the box to inventory... I hope that makes  
sense.  Another thing... Richard in elecraft parts is awesome.  He  
sent everything first class usps and never did it take more than two  
days to vet fro California to Virginia Beach, Virginia...
Bravo Elecraft.

Greg Doughty

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> let me know what to watch out for.
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Re: [Elecraft] K1 LED backlight anode annotation

2010-04-19 Thread ki4bbl

Don,

You are indeed correct...thanks for enlightening me! 
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[Elecraft] K1-Something interesting about the inventory

2010-04-19 Thread ki4bbl

Ok, I can finally get to the site to comment...I did my inventory on the K1
when it arrived, but missed the filter board.  Elecraft promptly sent me a
new one (yea)  While waiting, I built part of the front panel but got to the
point in the build (lcd backlight) where I need to hook up to the filter
board, so I have to stop.  When I get the filter board, I go to start and
notice that I never received the filter bag.  Now, I would have inventoried
the filter bag, but I have no inventory for the filter bag in my manual in
Appendix A.  AArrrgghh, what am I missing...do they assemble the manuals
when they gather all the supplies and just left out the filter bag
inventory?  Anyways, I hope to get the filter bag and inventory sheet soon
this week.  I feel like an idiot with all of this nonsense.  

Thanks
Greg
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[Elecraft] K1 LED backlight anode annotation

2010-04-17 Thread ki4bbl

I am at the point of installing the backlight in a new kit.  The manual says
that the anode "A" will always be at the bottom of the backlight when the
leads are to the left.  My backlight shows "A" on top of "K".  I did not see
an errata sheet for the backlight.  Am I reading something wrong, or do I
need to change something?

Greg
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Re: [Elecraft] K1-where to start

2010-04-14 Thread ki4bbl

In an effort to not offend anyone, I was just being passive about not
receiving all of the kit.  The funny part is that the boards are not
actually inventoried like all the other parts.  So, when I have my soldering
iron set to go and I reach out for the board, I was quite surprised.  All in
a day...I am shocked there are not more people not getting all of the parts
with as many as there are...but that just goes to show how professional and
well-engineered these kits are.  I really like the K1 and I love to build. 
I have a rockmite 20, winkey keyer, picokeyer, and numerous Christmas light
controller kits under my belt.  
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Re: [Elecraft] K1-where to start

2010-04-14 Thread ki4bbl

I think this is a case of very little patience.  The instructions state to
start with the filter board of which I do not have.  I guess I can wait for
the filter board to arrive, but I am thinking that I can move on by putting
together another board.  
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[Elecraft] K1-where to start

2010-04-14 Thread ki4bbl
Hi all,

If I can't start on the filter board first, which board can I start  
assembling?  Does it really matter?  Can I just go right to the meat  
of the rf board?

Thanks

Greg Doughty
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[Elecraft] Woohoo, I can start!

2010-04-10 Thread ki4bbl
My K1 and mini modules arrived on Thursday...but I had to wait on the  
wtcpt solder station(btw, these are the same stations I used in  
aviation electricians school for the U.S. Navy...if I remember  
correctly). Anyways, the iron arrived today, so I am off to burn some  
solder!

Greg Doughty
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[Elecraft] K1 test supplies

2010-04-08 Thread ki4bbl
So I get my K1 today, and would like to know what, if any test gear I  
need.  I have a multimeter, and I am putting together the mini modules  
dummy load and signal generator.  I would like to get the spectrograph  
software for my touch, but I guess that is where I need suggestions.   
Thanks and happy building.

Greg Doughty
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