Re: [Elecraft] Nasty spurs on RX with new KPA500

2019-03-09 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
A pound to a pinch of salt it's a poor connector. David G3UNA -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andy Durbin Sent: 09 March 2019 14:45 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Nasty spurs on RX with new

Re: [Elecraft] Conditions, shmonditions: DXing anyway

2018-09-21 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
On a related tack, I am often surprised at how high the radio volume has become in the club shack. On turning it down, it is quite a relief on the ears and yet perception of the signal we are listening to improves. It is also significant that a separate loudspeaker on a shelf being more in line

Re: [Elecraft] internet speed for remote K3S

2018-09-02 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
Thanks, Paul. My question was naive in only asking for speed. Several have pointed out that latency is probably more important because the speed is easy to attain. I need to translate this to the characteristics that the providers use, eg ping, which I know little about. From advice I have

[Elecraft] internet speed for remote K3S

2018-09-01 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
I will soon be building a remote control station about 20miles away. Both stations have access to broadband, but what speed will give satisfactory results? tnx and 73 David G3UNA __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] P3 *remote* panadapter

2018-07-28 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
Am I correct in thinking that the P3 is the only way to obtain a *remote* panadapter with the K3S? ie this cannot be done with some other sdr combination as has been suggested for home operation? David G3UNA __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] OT - The HeyPhone

2018-07-14 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
Is it radio? The Heyphone relied on magnetic coupling between a loop underground and another on the surface. At the time the distance was in the 100 to 200m range, ie too short to form an electromagnetic wave, therefore not radio. It's an interesting subject. David G3UNA -Original

Re: [Elecraft] OT - The HeyPhone

2018-07-13 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
I liaised with John around 25 years ago to set up what we thought would be a unique event: communicating from underground in Stump Cross Caverns North Yorkshire, to an HF station on ground, then to the world. We had a couple dozen scouts and members of my club helping at the event for JOTA. We

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] The Ultimate List of Hobbies for Men

2018-03-05 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
I teach modern jive which is now far more popular than ballroom dancing which I trained in in my 20's. Now in my 70's this has a very healthy following and is far easier to learn without private lessons. I met both my XYLs (40 years apart) at dance venues. Mostly popular with >40 year-olds.

Re: [Elecraft] DC insertion into antenna coax

2017-11-16 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
Glad you raised that, Ted. It reminds me of another application in which I wanted a slower rise and fall time for an inductive load. My solution was to add a small capacitor between base and collector of the drive transistor which also meant I did not need the protective. diode. David G3UNA

Re: [Elecraft] Camino de Santiago portable operation from Spain

2017-08-17 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
I worked from southern Spain back to GD with a KX1 running 4W from a pocket battery pack using a 9m fishing pole and an "offset Y" 20m dipole made from tv twin right into the banana splitter. For trekking long distances I would go for a much smaller and lighter weight pole and an easier aerial

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Using K3 for relative noise survey

2017-08-04 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
ct: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Using K3 for relative noise survey They should fix some links on this site. On 8/4/2017 2:26 AM, David Cutter via Elecraft wrote: Apologies for taking this away from Elecraft topic, however, you might be interested in a specific noise measurem

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Using K3 for relative noise survey

2017-08-04 Thread David Cutter via Elecraft
Apologies for taking this away from Elecraft topic, however, you might be interested in a specific noise measurement system here: http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sentinel_2_sdr.htm in which a *calibrated* sdr is programmed to continuously listen on 5 unused HF frequencies and report to APRS