Hi Cathy,
I built my K1 back in 2004 and kept very careful records of my construction
time. It took me 30 hours for my 4-band version without the ATU. That included
everything from opening the shipping container to the final cover screw. It
also included the set-up and clean-up times for each
Paul,
Using a mobile antenna like the Hamstick on a vehicle is one of the easiest
ways to have fun portable with a QRP rig. If you didn't do it, try using a
few (3 or 4) relatively short (20 feet or so) radials from the base of the
antenna. I use insulated wire and just let them fall where
No, actually, I think 30 hours is just about right. If you're an
electronics assembler for a living, it might take a bit less; but 30
hours is just about what I spent on mine. Of course, I double check
everything before soldering; and I solder each component one at a time.
I figure that a)
Randy wrote:
... 20m sounded very quiet. I could only hear a handful of signals and
all of those, as well as the noise level, were way down.
Randy, there have been a lot of reports of 20m hetrodyne crystal failures on
the KFL1-4. Can you hear a good strong 22 MHz (+/- 10 kHz) signal in
This morning the Flux was 70 and the K index was 0. This is Sunspot
Minimum readings of the sun. What does this mean to a QRP Operator?
Do not re-align your K2 receiver, or re-tune the transmitter for
another 0.1 Watt of output. Leave it alone because the bands are broken,
not your
.the bands are broken, not your radio. It will be very seldom
that you hear anything much on 20 meters. And 40 meters is noisy right now.
How's that again? In the NA QSO party yesterday, both 15 and 20
meters were in fine fettle. On 15, I worked stations as far away as
the west coast.
Finally got around to putting together my KX1 and it really is a great
little rig to build and use.
Yesterday I built and installed the KXAT1 and after initially I only got the
--- display meaning it was not working properly!...I reheated all the solder
connections and lo and behold
It sprang
Hi,
I just installed the K60XV on K2 #5312. I did not receive INFO 080
when first turned on. After changing D19 to yes on secondary menu, I
could not find the band. I removed the board and replaced it after
determining that the pins were inserted correctly. THEN, I got the
evil INFO
UNH??
Band conditions may not be wonderful, but I'm having lots of fun NOW.
I can still work the world (and State side) with my K1.
I don't have to wait for 7 years! (smile)
How about it folks.
Lets hear about your fun filled experiences!
Ron, wb1hga
CW, an esoteric experience
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Alex, Don't you mean KAT2, rather that KAF2. You may
be confusing potential assistance73's..Ken
Sorry! Of course KAT2. :)
73! Alex UR5LAM
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The bands, even 17 meters, were perfectly adequate for the Montenegro (4O3/YU6)
and Swains Island (KH8S) operations and I've been working Europe, including
YU6AO, routinely on 30 meters with a Force 12 vertical dipole. I think that the
perception that the bands are in bad shape feeds on itself
First, thanks to Mike W1BNC for the kind words about the Z90 and Z91
panadapter project
I've been working on since the first of the year.
Because almost all my prospective customers are Elecrafters, I've
ordered a K2 for my own use
and for testing. Unfortunately, I don't have time to enjoy
However I must confess to running 200 watts on 30 meters and 500 on the other
bands.
Doug
W6JD
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From: ron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UNH??
Band conditions may not be wonderful, but I'm having lots of fun NOW.
I can still work the world (and State
Speaking as a dyed-in-wool elecrafter (I have purchased and built
virtually every product they offer!) ... I welcome the posting of
relevant, third-party add-ons that complement the wonderful electraft
product line. The Z90/Z91 promises to be terrific addition to my shack
...
-Original
Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
How's that again? In the NA QSO party yesterday, both 15 and 20 meters
were in fine fettle. On 15, I worked stations as far away as the west
coast. On 20 I worked Brazil and Russia. On a very quiet 40 meter band I
worked Samoa. On 80, I worked N6ZZ in New Mexico.
How about it folks.
Lets hear about your fun filled experiences!
Ron, wb1hga
CW, an esoteric experience
Ron:
I had 21 QSOs (19 QRP) on 15 meters between 1900Z and 2000Z
yesterday. I admit that when the flux is 70, it is rare to have 15
meter openings like the one that happened
The bands could be better, they could be worse. I think the real knowledge we
have about propagation of radio waves is that it is always changing.
In the NAQP yesterday, I worked CA, FL, and ME on 20 meters, in the late
afternoon, with a homebrew fishing pole vertical, and my KX1 at about 3w.
The 'bottom of the sunspot cycle' can be downright frustrating if one wants
to work DXCC in a weekend using a dipole, but it can be a very interesting
time to be 'spooking the aether'.
I work most of my DX when the bands are 'dead'. I don't band-hop much. I'll
pick a band - may favorite DX band
heh heh
Ron, wb1hga
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However I must confess to running 200 watts on 30 meters and 500 on the
other bands.
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Good Afternoon,
Sorry for the very late announcement but the power has been
intermittent this weekend. A tree must have broken a line in a remote
location since it took them so long to fix it. I arrived home on Friday
evening only to have the lights go out about two minutes later.
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
The 'bottom of the sunspot cycle' can be downright frustrating if one wants
to work DXCC in a weekend using a dipole, but it can be a very interesting
time to be 'spooking the aether'.
I work most of my DX when the bands are 'dead'. I don't band-hop much. I'll
pick a
John,
The most likely thing wrong is that the K60XV is not properly plugged into
the RF Board headers.
I have 'been there, done that' many times. It is difficult to see under the
board while plugging it in, but get your head down close to the board and
peer under it. If the board is tilted
Sorry for the bandwidth, but I have not been able to identify the owner of a
power cord I just found while cleaning my workbench.
Someone that I repaired/upgraded a QRP K2 or a KX1 shipped an assembled
power cord with the radio, I remember that fact, but don't recall who it
was - but I just
This Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC
Sprint for August.
This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. Two special
certificates will be handed out this month. The highest number of cross
Mississippi River QSOs will be noted for the appropriate
Karl wrote:
If you just turn on your radio right now you may hear nothing but
noise. As you say if you tune around for and hour you might hear
something. But if your looking for a friend across country your not
likely to hear him now. In a year or two it will get much better.
I'm looking for a low power rig for at home QRP or pic-nic bench
portable/vacation use. I'm primarily a cw guy. I built a Ten-tec 1340 recently
to use portable, but I found that having about 2.5 watts on 40 meters only was
a big handicap with a travel antenna. I worked in electronics assembly
There ought to be a FAQ! With either rig I would suggest the built in tuner
option. The K-2 definitely is a higher performance radio, and bigger and
heavier. Also don't forget the KX-1! As for those other radios, if they
break, where do you get parts? I have a K-1 that got zapped pretty good by
Phil:
The noise blanker and audio filters are nice, but not totally
necessary. As a CW guy you do not the SSB option. As a QRPer you do
not need the high power option. Unless you have a special fondness
for 160m you do not need that. You can get by without an external tuner.
In other
I have a problem with the K1. I have the 4 bands 40,30,20,17 meters. The
K1 skips from 30 meters to 17 meters. I suppose the answer has something to do
with B1-4 but do not know how to fix it. Help!
Paul, KD3JF
Glen Burnie, MD
FM19qd (Map Grid Square)
I worked LU5DYV in Argentina on June 10th, on 20m.
I did it with a Anttron Hamwhip on my Taurus while driving across I-70 in
Indiana.
The rig, was the awesome KX-1 at about 2w. A few mins later I hear N5KY in
QSO all the way from Albequrque NM...he gave me an honest to goodness 569 on
my KX1 2w
I was getting ready to verify the AGC voltage on a one year old working
K2 when my probe slipped while trying to read the voltage on pin 5 of U2.
The K2 locked up sending continuous dots and no buttons function
on the front panel.
The dispaly locked up on the last frequency it was
Hi group
I am wondering anybody knows whether elecraft linears are FCC approved.
When will elecraft start to sell them?
Moe
MM0MRM
K2 #5158
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Thanks for suggestions from several, both on and off the list.
With an ohm-meter, I checked that K2, K4 and K6 were in the correct state
with 20 selected, and they were. I did a triple visual check of all the
20m-specific component solder joints on the filter board and they looked
fine. But I
I have the following for sale. everything is in excellent condition and
works well.
KX1 (serial number 990) - 40/20 radio
KXAT1 - auto tuner
KXB3080 - 30m and 80m module
KXPD1 - paddle
All Factory Manuals
Nifty Manual
8 cell AA battery case
BNC to 2 wire adapter
BNC to SO-239 adapter
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Phil Zminda wrote:
I'm looking for a low power rig for at home QRP or pic-nic bench portable/vacation use.
Thanks,
Phil N3ZP
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Hello Phil,
For home or picnic usage, you will be very happy with either one.
Having said that, my opinion is that
Good evening,
Twenty meters seemed weaker than usual with more QRN too. Forty meters
had its fair share of QRN and even weaker signals. However, we were able
to gather 23 check ins between the two nets. At least one of them took
two relays to get back to NCS. The net has had over
Peter;
I have posted on the web a detailed set of measurements of the K2 phase
noise, both in receive and transmit. The measurements cover a frequency
range of 20 Hz to 45 kHz. These measurements can be viewed at:
http://home.pacbell.net/johngreb/k2phasenoise.pdf
The ARRL composite
John, KI6WX wrote:
The ARRL composite transmit noise measurements that were published in
QST are in error
And not just for the K2. It turns out that all transmitter phase noise
plots published in QST going back for many years include a 7.5 dB error
in favor of the rigs. The lab has
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