Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-17 Thread John Gay
I owe my interest to an unknown person, likely a ham. When I was around 11 I found an Allied Radio and a Lafayette Radio catalog in an abandoned homesteaders cabin on the family ranch that some hunters had left behind after using it for shelter during the Montana deer hunting season. Old

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2023-09-17 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were good on 40 meters but great on 20.  Strong signals with low noise makes life easy.  Very little QSB too.  I think that CME missed.  Between nets I went outside for a while. Lots of birds were moving because of the squirrels bombing them with cones.  Off in the

[Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report

2023-09-17 Thread Dave New, N8SBE
3784 kHz 9PM ET Sunday (0100Z Monday). Thanks to the following check ins (w) and relays (rel): Call State Radio/AmpName 1 N8SBE MIK4D/KPA500 Dave (w),(op) 2 WB9JNZ ILK3/KPA1500 Eric (rel),(w) 3 K8NU OHK4D Carl (w) 4 WM6P GAK4D/KPA1500

[Elecraft] 40 meter net, 7280 kHz, every Sunday, 1900Z

2023-09-17 Thread Steve Hall
*Should we have QRM on frequency we will move to 7275 kHz. * Thanks to all checking in. WM6P STEVE GA K8NU CARL OH NK9A STANLY MI AF1E JOE NC N8SBE DAVE MI N9QDS IL WB9JNZ ERIC IL KI4UKC TOM TN *Fighting Communists since 1968. * __

[Elecraft] net controls locations

2023-09-17 Thread Steve Hall
20 meters: Chicago 40 meters: NW GA 80 meters: MI __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:

Re: [Elecraft] HI RFI and HI CUR messages

2023-09-17 Thread Clay Autery
Talk top Keith who does tech stuff for Elecraft. This started happening after I put my 2M module in... Then I slipped with a screwdriver and shorting a resister so Keith fixed it all for me. Not sure WHY it was throwing High CURR, but he got it all fixed up a couple of years ago.  :)

[Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Announcement

2023-09-17 Thread Dave New, N8SBE
Please join us on 3784 kHz (NOTE THE NEW FREQUENCY), 9PM ET Sunday (0100Z Monday). Note that the net stays on the same local time, when we switch back and forth to/from Daylight time, so the UTC time changes, but not the local time. Now that we have moved into Daylight time and have longer

Re: [Elecraft] HI RFI and HI CUR messages

2023-09-17 Thread W3FPR
Pete, Connect a dummy load to the K3 (alone) and see if it still has the problem. If the K3 alone is OK, then connect the KAT500 and put the DL on one of the ports - do a TUNE and then try transmitting.  If OK, then try another KAT500 output and repeat. Cables are easily checked by

[Elecraft] HI RFI and HI CUR messages

2023-09-17 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
Suddenly I've begun getting these messages after transmitting, especial;ly on 10 MHz.  Only change in my station is that I added a borrowed KAT-500 tuner to my K-3 while my KPA-1500 was back at Watsonville.   I surmised that the problem might be due to defective cables, so I've been changing

Re: [Elecraft] Trade K4D for loaded K3S + cash

2023-09-17 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/17/2023 9:51 AM, n...@n1ix.com wrote: As you probably know the K4 is a great radio but I am a CW op and don't use most of the features. I've always been primarily a CW op, and my K4D is the best rig for CW I've ever owned in 69 years as a ham. I especially like the filters and the sound

[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Nets

2023-09-17 Thread Richard
I would like to know the callsigns and/or locations of the three SSB net controls for antenna aiming proposes. Thanks. Richard Kunc W4KBX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Trade K4D for loaded K3S + cash

2023-09-17 Thread n1ix
I have a vanilla K4D (non HD, no auto tuner) Serial #673 that I wish to trade for a loaded K3S + cash. I have original shipping container. Would like a local deal (Eastern MA or NH) if possible. As you probably know the K4 is a great radio but I am a CW op and don't use most of the features.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-17 Thread Larry (K8UT)
One of my favorite Dilbert videos - when mom discovers her son has "the knack"." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zee9HV7c11E -larry (K8UT) -- Original Message -- From "Nate Bargmann" To elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date 9/16/2023 22:09:44 Subject Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-17 Thread David Wilcox via Elecraft
Jerry, One way to interest a son in radio and electronics expose him to others of his age that are interested and playing with it. Possibly a call to a local scout master to see if he has any charges that have a similar interest. Sometimes it takes a few years. I exposed my secretary’s sons