Hello elecraft-fans,
As I future product I would be happy to see a more SSB-focussed pocket
rig:
- small size, like KX1
- only the real basic required features for SSB, like the KX1 provides
the real basics for CW
- output up to 15W
- bands 40-20-15
- maybe built-in tuner, which may be a bit
It never forgets! That it's a tuner! The AT-897 from LDG often forgot
it was a tuner and thought it was a rock. I returned it and ordered a
T1 kit, and what a neat lil' tuner!
Works tickety-boo as I think they say in Oz, and while the operator
interface is 3 LEDs and 2 buttons, it's both
In a message dated 5/25/06 10:19:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Until the Orion came out, 99% of modern transceivers were up
conversion radios. (K2 the exception) Rob Sherwood
http://www.sherweng.com/Dayton_2004/Dayton_2004-Sherwood.pdf
A bit of hyperbole,
Pat,
So glad to hear that your problem is resolved. Bad capacitors do not happen
very often, but as Murphy says If it can't happen, it will.
Good luck with getting the rest of it together by Field Day - I wish you a
fun time.
73,
Don W3FPR
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I just wanted to send a
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From: Don Wilhelm (with heavy editing from me:-)
... an audio shop that allowed and encouraged A/B comparisons in store
...
It is there that I found there is a big difference in CD Players,
speakers, turntables and cartridges (I at first did not believe that a
True confession - I didn't do the parts inventory. I didn't have the
space or the ESD containers to sort them all out into little bins based
on species and gender. I basically just launched into building.
Shameful, isn't it. When it was time to put all the caps in the RF
board, I was forced to
This sounds like quantum mechanics where your belief system affects the outcome.
k3ey
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: Don Wilhelm (with heavy editing from me:-)
... an audio shop that allowed and encouraged A/B comparisons in store
...
It is there that
Do I use the wrist grounding strap at all times when I building the kit at all
times, or when I am handling the ICs?
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I think wear the grounding strap at all times. Not because you always
need to for the particular task in hand, but because it is so easy to
forget to slip on the wrist strap when it is important to do so.
73
Kevin
VK3DAP / ZL2DAP
BILL COCHRAN wrote:
Do I use the wrist grounding strap at all
When I had the tv shop, I used to bring out the scope and show folks the
difference, if they were so enclined. And.. I suppose you can imagine the
reaction when I went shopping, of the salesforce, and the manager when I came
through the door with my little Tektronics scope in hand. with a load
On Fri, 26 May 2006, Dale Putnam wrote:
Circuit City really doesn't like that.
Never shop in a box store and display any tehnical know-howit scares them.
73,Thom-k3hrn
www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page,Drake Web Ring,
QRP IRC channel, Drake IRC Channel,
Bill:
You only NEED to use the wrist grounding strap when handling some ICs
and some of the transistors. To be safe, I use it for all ICs and
transistors, but especially the ones that are supplied in anti-static
foam. Resistors, capacitors, and inductors are not sensitive to static
and are
The AOR TDF-370 is now out of production but had a binaural filter. The review
in the September 2001 QST said that the CW Stereo function made a huge
difference.
Take a look at
usascan.com/files/tdf370.html
Stereo CW Reception: The built-in band pass filter has independent outputs
for the
I wore the strap all the time. That way, while I'm handling the rig or
the board, things are protected. Also, it is way too easy to forget the
strap if you only put it on for the times you need it.
- Keith KD1E -
- K2 5411 -
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Hi Andy,
I suppose you could do this, but it might defeat part of the purpose of
shrinking the paddle down to its small size and weight. I'd recommend
balsa ;)
There's enough surface area on the bracket that you could drill a hole
and mount it on something besides the K2 tilt stand. For
Has anyone been able to use the MicroHam MicroKeyer with their K2 in
RTTY mode? I have functionality for AFSK PSK and RTTY when in L (LSB)
mode, but when I choose r or r bar the MicroKeyer puts itself in FSK
mode and won't pass the audio through to modulate the signal.
Bob
KD8CGH
I'd like to see this K2-B (or K3 ... or K2X for K2-eXpanded) with two RF boards
so that you could do binaural/differential reception from two antennas
(horizontal vs vertical) - that way you could pick out nearly any signal that
is perceptible. Maybe create a larger case with the capability of
Keith wrote about audio systems:
Yes, that is it! Listen. A/B compare. Spend money only if you can hear
the difference. Ignore (completely ignore) the explanations of why the
differences are there. They are either irrelevant or flat out wrong. Wrong
explanations lead to myths superstition.
Good Morning,
I seem so new to a lot of things this morning. I just ordered my K2 last
week and am still waiting it's arrival. I can't wait to get started on
the kit. Although not a big kit builder I did warm up with a couple of
smaller projects, a keyer and TinyTrak. I love the idea of being
Let's let this non-radio related thread rest for now to keep list
traffic under control. :-)
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Elecraft List Moderator
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Keith wrote about audio systems:
Yes, that is it! Listen. A/B compare. Spend money only if you can hear
the difference. Ignore (completely ignore)
-Original Message-
From: Daniel Reynolds
... Maybe create a larger case with ... a built in amp ... built in ATU
... built in balun ... built in P/S ...
Just thinking outside of the box for a moment...
--
Actually Daniel, you're thinking inside the box :-)
If
Hi Terry VA6MAC,
Welcome to the Elecraft community. I hope you enjoy your build as much as my
wife and I have. My K2 is my main rig, and I alternate between my K1 and my
KX1 when I go for a day hike somewhere. All these rigs work very well.
I have taken these rigs when I've gone camping too.
I
KG6TT:
Lastly, I do know that there are at least one current amateur radio
transceiver with binaural CW reception built in perhaps more than
one.
Orion I, Orion II and the SDR-1000 all have
binaural audio. I operate a lot of CW contests and have not
found binaural to be very
10 meters seems to be open to several areas of the US today. Am hearing
beacons in TX,LA,GA NC from here in central New Mexico. I'm listening on
28.060 to see if any activity pops up.
John,
k7up
K1 two K2's
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I heard K9GHD cq on 28060. I answered, no response.
John
At 01:36 PM 26/05/06, you wrote:
10 meters seems to be open to several areas of the US today. Am hearing
beacons in TX,LA,GA NC from here in central New Mexico. I'm listening on
28.060 to see if any activity pops up.
John,
k7up
K1
I didn't hear you Ken, but I did manage to work KF0N in IA. I saw a QRPL
post that said 6 meters is open also.
John
At 01:55 PM 26/05/06, you wrote:
I too heard K9ghd a few mins ago. He didn't hear me either.
Ken/N5EBD Houston
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I finally managed to contact a US station (KP4BME) yesterday with 10 Watts
on 20 meters. The propagation is just beautiful nowadays.
As for the special event stations I'll be running, the callsigns TC150HP
and TC150DD have been approved. I expect to setup the antenna on Monday and
start calling
Terry, welcome. You'll love it. Holler if we can help.
73, N4TVC, Randy, FM18is
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Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 2:21 PM
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Yerg, but Eham's still down. I'll write an even better one when the
site's back up, it'll be the bestest review in the whole wide world!
Or something. I have to admit, when I first heard the name Elecraft,
I imagined a cartoon of a bunch of elephants sitting around a table
building
Hearing several beacons on 10m but no one else. Called CQ several times
around 060 nada. Also nada on 6m up here. Watch it open to South Dakota now
because I'm going Slope Soaring with my RC glider. Winds almost 30mph, and
93F , Yippie
Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota
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Just worked a FL stn to here in Pittsburgh, Pa on 6 meters who was booming in
on CW.
k3ey
nr5a [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hearing several beacons on 10m but no one else.
Called CQ several times
around 060 nada. Also nada on 6m up here. Watch it open to South Dakota now
because I'm going Slope
On May 26, 2006, at 1:11 PM, Bekir Kemal Ataman wrote:
I finally managed to contact a US station (KP4BME) yesterday with
10 Watts
on 20 meters. The propagation is just beautiful nowadays.
As for the special event stations I'll be running, the callsigns
TC150HP
and TC150DD have been
Alex,
I'd just as soon *not* imagine the Elephants. The E is for elegant
:)
I'll busy forgetting this for the rest of the day
Wayne
On May 26, 2006, at 1:30 PM, Alexandra Carter wrote:
Yerg, but Eham's still down. I'll write an even better one when the
site's back up, it'll be the
It's perfect!!! The Peanut sized Tuner with an Elephant sized
performance and memory to stomp on the competition.
73 KI4DGH
Chuck Gehring
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of wayne burdick
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:49 PM
To: Alexandra Carter
What about a pink K2? Try not thinking about that! Or
perhaps the option of a nice dark red or jet black. Gray is
so, um, elephant.
73 de Paul ZL3IN
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I do not think the ovrsized screws are the answer for the K2/100. Over time I
don't believe they will remain tight if you go into the K2 enough times and
might even strip. For this reason I have never put a screw in that hole. I am
thinking of drilling a hole at the precise right place in
The ElephantCraft CW Net ;) Big ears, good hearing, I like it; it has that
certain je ne sais quoi!
Kevin. KD5ONS
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From: Chuck Gehring [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 26, 2006 2:02 PM
To: wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alexandra Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc:
G'day,
snipo
I wore the strap all the time. That way, while I'm handling the rig or
the board, things are protected. Also, it is way too easy to forget the
strap if you only put it on for the times you need it.
snipo
Well, I've never used one and never popped an IC/transistor. All I ever
do
I probably will be doing the resistance checks later this weekend on the K2
control board. I know another one of my questions again. I have not done
resistance checks on circuit boards in many years and I have hit a wall with
this. For example: the instructions say, Test Point P2 pin 1, Signal
Bill,
Put your DMM on a resistance range greater than the expected readings, then
put the negative (or common) lead - usually black - from the DMM onto a
ground point (one of the bent wire grounding loops that you inserted into
the boards while building), then touch the red lead to the point to
FS: 2 NORCAL (K8FF design) iambic paddles. One is unbuilt and the other
built. $49.00 EACH shipped. Email for more info if needed. Thanks Tim
NZ8J
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In a message dated 5/26/06 2:52:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Start with a K2. Build a new bigger
front panel to give you a big K2 (K2-B). Later, design a new RF
board that can hook to the K2-B front panel and you have a K3.
This idea has been kicked around a
Wayne wrote:
I'd just as soon *not* imagine the Elephants. The E is for elegant
:)
I'll busy forgetting this for the rest of the day
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With all due respect, Wayne, that little K2/100 parked on my operating desk
is, indeed, the 600
Damn, I just bought a Bulldog.. I knew I should have waited. heh.
- JT
On 5/26/06, NZ8J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FS: 2 NORCAL (K8FF design) iambic paddles. One is unbuilt and the other
built. $49.00 EACH shipped. Email for more info if needed. Thanks Tim
Put your DMM on ohms range, connect the black lead to a ground point
(where one of the 2D case fasteners goes if no where else is obvious,
although the Elecraft boards I can think of have ground test points as well,
usually a wire loop you put between two pc board pads, and the red DMM lead
to the
Ha, ha!! We're proving that no one can come up with a company name that
someone else can't change in a heartbeat with the right image!
Ron AC7AC
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The ElephantCraft CW Net ;) Big ears, good hearing, I like it; it has that
certain je ne sais quoi!
Kevin. KD5ONS
In a message dated 5/24/06 1:49:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What I don't understand is why we keep putting small gear in little
rectangular boxes.
One reason: The Collins KWM-2.
We need a human sized panel for human sized knobs and buttons but that
doesn't mean
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