Re: [Elecraft] Merry Christmas

2005-12-25 Thread Tom Althoff
Add my dittos to those singing your praise here Don. You have helped me many times over some rough spots! Merry Christmas everyone! Tom K2TA - Original Message - From: Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qth. Net [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft reflector

RE: [Elecraft] Merry Christmas

2005-12-25 Thread Tim Jones
To Don and all who resond to help one another; This is what Ham Radio is all about and brings me a smile and keeps me coming back for more after enjoying this wonderful hobby for 31 years. May everone have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. CUL 73's K9NX Jonesy

Re: [Elecraft] K2 minimum power our

2005-12-25 Thread Ed - K9EW
My K2 will usually go down to 100mW, but it's a borderline power level and pretty touchy. When I go into the TUNE position, it will sometimes indicate not enough power to make an SWR measurement. I've found it more reliable and accurate to set it at 1W, and use a 10dB pad on the output. If

RE: [Elecraft] K2 minimum power our

2005-12-25 Thread Don Wilhelm
Bill, The K2 will go down to 0.1 watts, and there is a mod that will allow the power control circuits to increast that by a factor of 10, so it will control down to 0.01 watts - see http://www.madisoncounty.net/~kj5tf/K2mWmod.htm for the details, but if you are driving an amplifier with it, note

[Elecraft] Polar Bear Xmas Event Logs

2005-12-25 Thread Edward R. Breneiser
Hello all, To date here are the logs I have for PB Xmas Certificates: * WA3WSJ * NK8Q * KM0Y * W9HZC * WA8REI K3WW K3VV *Polar Bear I plan to start printing the Xmas certificates soon so if you want one, send in your log to WA3WSJ. 72/73, Ed, WA3WSJ Polar Bear #2

[Elecraft] K1 10 meters revisited

2005-12-25 Thread Stephanie Maks
Seasons greetings everyone! I'm still having some trouble getting 10Meters working on my K1. For what it's worth, I did find a relatively inexpensive 36MHz (fundamental) crystal without having to custom-order one. The only catch is it's a surface-mount part. I just soldered some leads

Re: [Elecraft] K2 registry...

2005-12-25 Thread n3drk
Great Idea Indy. Let us know if wayne or eric is open to this. 73s john-n3drk - Original Message - From: Indy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 2:25 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K2 registry... Wonder if Elecraft has considered a rig Registry

RE: [Elecraft] K2 registry...

2005-12-25 Thread Craig Rairdin
Wonder if Elecraft has considered a rig Registry page on their site. http://www.zerobeat.net/qrp/k2data.html Craig NZ0R K1 #1966 K2/100 #4941 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 registry...

2005-12-25 Thread Able2fly
Good idea. Would someone with the talent and means to do so care to set up such a site?? It wouldn't necessarily have to be part of the Elecraft site. And it could include all Elecraft rigs, not just K2 Bill K3UJ K2 #3810 Wonder if Elecraft has considered a rig Registry page on

Re: [Elecraft] K2 registry...

2005-12-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wonder if Elecraft has considered a rig Registry page on their site. Thom LaCosta, k3hrn, has already done so, look at his web site : http://www.zerobeat.net/ Rich k2cpe K2 #1102 Wonder if Elecraft has considered a rig Registry page on their site.

[Elecraft] Building Your New K2 With Un-Module Headers

2005-12-25 Thread Gary Hvizdak
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR THOSE OF YOU CONTEMPLATING BUILDING YOUR NEW K2 PER THE SUGGESTION ON OUR UNPCBS WEBSITE FOR CREATING A REWORK-FREE PLUG PLAY READY STANDARD/BARE K2. FURTHER, IT IS ONLY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T YET ORDERED THE NECESSARY DUPLICATE REPLACEMENT K2 PARTS.

[Elecraft] Problem wth new K1 Build

2005-12-25 Thread Paul Webb
Hi All and all the best for Christmas I Have just completed the build of my new K1 (Christmas present to myself) but I have a problem, I have a 4 band module that I now works fine in another K1 I have tried it in so im sure that there is no problem with that It passed all the tests fine on

RE: [Elecraft] OT Kent Two Staright Key and Paddle combo

2005-12-25 Thread Darwin, Keith
Saturday the 24th the mail carrier left a note in the mailbox that the tried to deliver a box from the UK. The Kent II is here! Funny thing is my XYL was watching out the window as the mail carrier drove up to the box, filled out the notice and put it in. They made NO attempt to actually get

Re: [Elecraft] Variable Inductors Stuck

2005-12-25 Thread G3VVT
Hi Gary, A tip passed on to me when I was having the same problems with some very small inductor cores in a commercial 2 way was to place a small amount of petroleum jelly on the thread topside of the core and carefully warm it with a heat gun or hair dryer before attempting to shift it.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 25th and 26th, 2005

2005-12-25 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening Folks, I hope your Christmas has been pleasant and safe. Sam and I had fun getting our chores done. He sleeps and eats, I do the work. I think he likes it that way :) Elk back strap steak for dinner was a good break between the nets. It rained most of today after starting

Re: [Elecraft] Building Your New K2 With Un-Module Headers

2005-12-25 Thread RG
Gary Hvizdak wrote: THIS MESSAGE IS FOR THOSE OF YOU CONTEMPLATING BUILDING YOUR NEW K2 PER THE SUGGESTION ON OUR UNPCBS WEBSITE FOR CREATING A REWORK-FREE PLUG PLAY READY STANDARD/BARE K2. FURTHER, IT IS ONLY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T YET ORDERED THE NECESSARY DUPLICATE REPLACEMENT K2