For the kind of SMT work that most of us are doing, a head-mounted
magnifier is far better than any fixed microscope.
The problem with fixed microscopes is that they also fix YOU and the
object you're looking at. The bulk of the microscope also blocks your
normal direct view of the workbench,
John Shaw wrote:
A little bit different but you can get good magnification by mounting a
webcam above the work piece and viewing it on a screen.
Many old VHS cameras have superb zoom optics which are ideal for this
kind of 'head up display'. I tried it once with the camera mounted a few
feet
Dear experts,
I am new to JT65 and my primary interest in JT65 is to get some of my
missing DXCC entities on especially 40 and 80m. Any advises?
And my question: Is it possible to get data from
http://jt65.w6cqz.org/receptions.php or any source like that into Spot
Collector in DXLab?
I
Hi Ron.
I work QRP SSB a lot using my Elecraft K2, ICOM IC-703 and the Yaesu FT-817.
I'm an casual contester who mainly attend the big contests like CQ WPX SSB, CQ
WW SSB, SAC SSB and WAE SSB and a few others if I have the time and the will to
do so.
Most of the time however, I try to work DX
I mean one that is identified by a 5 printed on the holder. I am not really
sure what it means. I didn't select it, it just came with the head band when I
bought it. One has a loop on one eye that increases the magnification, but I
seldom need to use it. You can focus really close to the
John,
Have you looked at the terminal program that is part of the utility
package available for the KX3 as a download from Elecraft?
Practically any Windows PC with a RS232 or USB port can be used as a
keyboard for CW, RTTY and PSK31, no sound card required. It uses the KX3
ACC1 port. With
I cannot re-iterate the statement below, Do no scrimp on this
particular item.
I have purchased two different head-mounted lenses at hamfests. They
were both low quality and neither would stay on my head. I still use
one, but am constantly having to tighten it.
I am going to purchase one of
I went a simpler way I purchased decent over the counter reading
glasses in a few ranges 1.5, 2.25 and 3 My eyes are still pretty
good on their own but with the stronger glasses I can see those pesky
smd's just fine for inspection and soldering, even reading the values
if they have
I have to add a second or a third to Don's comment here. I've had several
Optivisor's over the years and got my first through Heathkit back in the day
when they were all the rage. The one I still have left has no scratches on the
lenses and works with my glasses for really close in work and
Does anyone know of a 'pigtail' to allow a foot pedal with a microphone
attached to a KX3.
Now I have a K3 pigtail but they are not the same connection obviously
Just throwing this out
Robert
a 'kosher' ham
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My windows for P3 app will work remotely and allow full control of the P3 as
well.
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To several who posted their interest in the K3 QRP experiences let me add
several anecdotes from last night alone.
I heard a South American SSB station calling QRP - I had no trouble hearing
him at all here in New Hampshire - I called back at 100w repeatedly and he
never heard me although he
Ron,
After buying my K2/100 about ten years ago, first commercial rig owned since
being first licensed in 1946, I did not start to build the KPA100 amplifier
until a year had passed because I was having too much fun using the K2
barefoot both on SSB and CW. The great majority of my SSB
I am using the speakers from West Mountain Radio mentioned several times in
this thread and others regarding speakers. I find they have a nice cut for ham
radio, at least for my ears and setup. Reducing highs are cut nicely and they
have a good response for even dx if I pick up the volume on
I made my own Robert...simple to do. But I suspect a simple stereo
Y-adapter will do with one male stereo and two female stereo (like a
headphones splitter) will work too. Just wire the mic as mic+ to tip
and mic- to sleeve. For the PTT use the PTT signal on the ring and
PTT gnd on the sleeve
You could adapt the Heil foot switch to the KX3's Mic jack.
matt W6NIA
On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:33:01 +, you wrote:
Does anyone know of a 'pigtail' to allow a foot pedal with a microphone
attached to a KX3.
Now I have a K3 pigtail but they are not the same connection obviously
Just
Ah yes the 50-60's. This is one of the marvels of the K series, it takes me
back to the joy and the innovation of my early 60's radio experience. The
KX3 is such a unique piece of equipment. The direct conversion and the
quality is beyond anything I could have imagined back then. I intend on
To add to what others have stated: I ran my K3/10 at 12w on SSB (I
know it was stated as 16w but I have revised my measurements with
more accurate readings - Bird43+25H element vs the 100H).
I have checked into the Elecraft SSB Net on 20m often with NC copying
me. I check in an 80m net
Some Optivisors have a simple friction grip headband adjustment that I found
has the same problem. The good ones (IMHO) have a knob on back for setting
the tension on the headband.
Ron AC7AC
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...I have purchased two different head-mounted lenses at hamfests. They
On 4/18/2012 1:37 AM, Kjeld Holm wrote:
And my question: Is it possible to get data from
http://jt65.w6cqz.org/receptions.php or any source like that into Spot
Collector in DXLab?
Wrong reflector. Try asking on the DXLab reflector. The author of the
DXLab software is quite active there,
many thanks to all who responded
I am trying to sway my local club to do QRP this year and wasn't sure
abt SSB.
I know CW is a given .
(I also wanted to explore SSB myself)
It's difficult when everyone knows I do only CW (smile).
Many thanks to all for sharing their experiences,
On 04/18/2012 01:42 PM, ron wrote:
many thanks to all who responded
I am trying to sway my local club to do QRP this year and wasn't sure
abt SSB.
oops! I should have included the words: Field Day.
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Hello
I am brand new to RTTY after 12 years a Ham. I am using the K3 Utility Program
and so far it seems to work OK. I am successful making Qs. I have been using
FSK
D /45BPS setting on the K3.
However, I am wondering what the consensus is on RTTY Software. What is a
better
software program?
With all the talk lately of QRP comms you may want to try QRPTTF on
April 28th. There will be a lot of folks running QRP and since it is
joining with the SOTA gang I am sure there will be a number of QRP SSB
ops working too.
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
Ron,
I have done Field Day QRP SSB, and I can tell you that it is quite a
challenge. QRP CW can do quite nicely with both the QRP and CW
multipliers, but your signal must be above the noise level at the
receiving end to be heard. With typical Field Day antennas and often
high noise levels
I've done LOTS of Field Day using QRP over the years, and in my opinion
CW is the only way to go. The QRM on SSB is horrendous and the average
Field Day operator is not going to be very good at picking you out of
the mud. With CW they can use narrow filters and greatly improve their
copy.
Paul,
I can recommend MMTTY for RTTY software and DX4WIN for logging. The two
work together and both work great with the K3. I use AFSK, but FSK will
work fine as well. There is a little set up involved, but it is actually
pretty simple. I love the way that MMTTY is integrated directly into
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!!! That totally goes against the spirit of QRP operating,
in my opinion. ;-)
I work mostly CW QRP but, I do work SSB QRP once in a while and it's a blast.
I generally start with the QRP calling frequencies. As far as antennas, I
use a home brewed vertical and home brewed
Paul,
I should also mention that MMTTY also integrates nicely with N1MM contest
logging software. I use MMTTY/DX4WIN for general RTTY contacts and DXing
and I use MMTTY/N1MM for RTTY contesting.
Dave, N4QS
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
Paul - I am also very new to RTTY. I am using MMTTY via the DXLab suite of
programs for logging etc. I am using AFSK, but plan to switch to FSK if I
decide to do very much RTTY. Many friends tell me FSK is best, a few say AFSK
is good enough. Everyone I know who uses a MicroHam interface
Is your P3 for Windows software available and will it operate under WIN 7
x64?
Thanks,
Bob, W7KWS
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Hello Ron,
Here's my two cents. I have been using a K2 at 10 watts. I know that's just
a bit above QRP technically but I have had some great results. I'm using a
long wire antenna so far and getting ready to hang the new G5RV when I get
home, but depending on conditions I have been able to reach
Thanks for the replies.
I will check out MMTTY. Is it good only for AFSK or does it also support FSK?
On FSK D the interface cable USB/RS232 that came with the K3 works very well
with the K3 Utility software.
Should I run the rig at reduced power like I do with PSK or is 100 watts oiu
OK?
On 04/18/2012 01:42 PM, ron wrote:
many thanks to all who responded
I am trying to sway my local club to do QRP this year and wasn't sure
abt SSB.
oops! I should have included the words: Field Day.
Ron,
Here are some stats from our local club, EAARS, operating QRP, solar
powered,
Am I missing something here? If a club goes out to do FD, the objective
is to have fun and to learn about the challenges and rewards of
operating in the field. If a club wants to go QRP, but still wants the
benefits of directive antennas, who's to say that this violates the
spirit of QRP
Bob,
I am using also Sling from time to time for my parents when they are visiting
me in Canada from YO land to watch local programs in Romanian and on my end I
am using a Slingcatcher (RX-er), the stream from Europe to here (on Rogers
Network) is abt 1.5Mbps, not too bad but delay is around
Pete, I was just joking hence the wink at the end of the sentence. But, to
answer your question, no. Making more QSOs by putting up beams and towers
would not be more fun for me. I'm just talking about me, not everyone else.
I wouldn't find it as challenging therefore, not as much fun.
A
If I may, a few general comments about operating RTTY.
AFSK vers FSK. AFSK set up correctly works just fine and if it is only a
causal venture into RTTY from already been setup for the likes of PSK then
it is just an easy way to do it as long as you are happy keeping the audio
levels correct
We used to run FD at 100w. Half a dozen years back, I talked the
group into trying a QRP FD, and we had mixed results. We switched back
and forth a few times, and ultimately found that our scores didn't change,
but, in general, we enjoyed the QRP FDs more -- especially once we added
Amen to all that Dave and Don have said against SSB QRP on Field Day.
Several years ago the Mid-MO Amateur Radio Club decided to go all QRP,
all batteries, and all wire antennas.
In the QRP category, we took first in our Section; first in our
Division; and 3rd in the nation.
CW carried the
Jessie makes several good points.
As to the two points below: VHF at FD is indeed a lot of fun.
One year I took my Ten-Tec 526/6N2 to our QRP FD and three of us (all
Extra class)
had a blast operating SSB at QRP levels. Our antennas were fairly simple:
a 2m short log periodic and a 3-element
In an SDR radio such as the K3, the SSB signal is perfect, in that
there is no suppressed carrier leakage because there never was a carrier
in the first place. Properly adjusted, the audio distortion in the SSB
signal is negligible. As a result, there is essentially NO difference
between
Hi Ron,
When I received K3 #24, it was a week before CQ WW SSB in 2007. It
was a K3/10 then. With an end-fed long wire at 30 feet, I worked 17
new countries on 15 and 20m.
No special equipment here at that time. Just the K3 running 10W and
less. With an old Shure desk mic. No special
Here is a rather belated report of the Elecraft SSB Net from this last
Sunday.
Conditions seemed reasonably good, and we had at least 46 stations check in
to the net. Thanks to Steve (W0SZ), Jim (K5LAD) and others for help with
relaying, and thanks to all those who checked in.
I had been
Paul,
Ham Radio Deluxe is also a good application to use. It is a suite of
integrated applications that consist of rig interface/control, a
logbook, digital mode software (DM780), rotator control and much more.
The current available version is 5.20, with 5.21 coming out soon.
Current
MMTTY will do either FSK or AFSK, but in order to do FSK with MMTTY you
will need additional hardware, namely a keying circuit from a separate
serial port or USB-to-serial adapter (*not* the same serial port or
adapter you are using for radio control) connected to pin 1 of the K3's
ACC
*I have been reading the QRP posts with interest over the last few days and
last night I was enjoying ssb qso's with an EU station followed by another
for about an hour.
I guess somebody decided to ruin my day and placed me on the spot
collector. As the number of signals seemed to multiply, I
It's worth pointing out that no interface is necessary with the K3. You
don't need a Signalink or Rigblaster or whatever. All interfacing can be
done with cables directly from K3 to PC. This simplest of hookups works
with all digital modes including JT65 and WSPR, and nothing else is
necessary to
Rick reports that this K3 has been sold. I was a day late. :-(
Bob, W7KWS
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On 4/18/2012 7:11 PM, Tony Estep wrote:
It's worth pointing out that no interface is necessary with the K3. You
don't need a Signalink or Rigblaster or whatever. All interfacing can be
done with cables directly from K3 to PC.
Right, and I've long promoted that concept. BUT -- I've recently
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