During the past 36 hours or so I have been receiving several repeats of some
postings to this List. Some arrive at approximately one minute intervals,
with others the interval between repeats can be several hours. Has anybody
else noticed this?
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have also noticed it in the last few days. is this a UK thing?
Alan G8FMH
K3 ?? still waiting but not long now
Seemingly not I am told by people in the States and elsewhere. I have
received a repeat before on the rare occasion, but this is the first time
Hi Toby,
The 120db dynamic range is possible with both signals in the passband IF
everything which follows the hybrid crystal filter is very robust and its
noise figure is low, a low noise figure to keep the gain ahead of the filter
as low as possible of course.
My QT crystals are to be
Gary,
If the same problem happens again, try removing the Control Board MCU U6
from its socket, and then putting the IC back into its socket. I had the
same problem twice, once a couple of years after building the K2 and again
about a year later, although the power level control did not work
Thanks for posting your interesting comments Brendan.
Within the context of SSB useage in ham radio I believe that the 'hype about
audio' could lead to another related problem, if not already existing, which
is poor use of the HF spectrum available to us. Given the proven fact that a
SSB
It might be that in addition to low ratings caused by improper alignment,
some of the low ratings are from people who push the ALC too hard when using
SSB. One bar just flickering is plenty enough for my K2/100 #3255 which has
none of the 'official' modifications installed.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
.
I agree that the listening tests are essential. My approach without using
Spectrogram was to measure the frequency response of the KSB2 and
transmitter audio circuits combined, without compression, to get a rough
idea as to what the BFO frequency should be. I then 'tweaked' the BFO
frequency
Ten out of ten Julian.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think this is exactly the kind of thing that people are objecting to.
Taking away the work and the element of chance involved in hunting for the
DX removes a lot of the challenge, even if you do still have to work
With respect Dan I must agree with Julian G4ILO. As I see it, and to use
your example, DSP and beams are the weapons used during the hunt, but the
hunter must also know when to hunt, where to hunt and know how to approach
the prey, skills gained through experience (apology to any DX who might
A problem that appeared in my K2/100 #3255 some years after it was built,
and again about a year later, might or might not be relevant. My K2 went on
'strike' while in use, and none of the front panel controls except the power
on/ off switch had any effect. The display showed the frequency in
Not the Scots! Whisky with ice??? Good grief !
Geoff
GM4ESD
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ice??? A Brit who uses ice?? I spent a fair amount of time in the
Mother Country and can only conclude that they've finally
been corrupted by us Yanks!
Doug
W6JD
David Wooley wrote:
Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
I agree that this is one source, and one point of entry for this
signal.is K16 / K17.
Why do you say that. On my K2, the amplitude depends, in the expected
way, on the settings of those two relays, indicating an earlier injection
point
David Woolley wrote:
Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
for tuning L34 using the quote 'weak' 7 MHz birdie - more like a angry
elephant. After doing some work to reduce the number of K2 receiver
It's not all that strong compared with sky noise with even a small
antenna.
To avoid any
Where I had written 'will move in the same direction as the signal
mixer's injection frequency.' I should have written ' - will move
in the same direction as the tuning. '
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
- Original Message -
From: Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED
Kevin,
When I first aligned my K2 I followed the instructions written in the manual
for tuning L34 using the quote 'weak' 7 MHz birdie - more like a angry
elephant. After doing some work to reduce the number of K2 receiver
birdies, it struck me that the 7 MHz birdie signal is entering the
VR2BrettGraham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wote:
This
behavior is due to an environment that apparently the K2
was not really meant to be used in - one with plenty of
strong signals about.
Brett,
To be fair to the K2, the design of the variable IF filter and the use of a
MC1350G as IF amplifier and
Hello Hans,
The noises which you are hearing on 40m as you tune appear to be very much
like the noises that my K2 #3255 produces, especially above 7100 kHz when
the BC stations are strong, or with a signal generator connected to the
antenna jack. I had started to look into ways to get rid of
Hi Hans,
One possible reason why the problem does not show up on all K2s, assuming that
they are all exposed to the same strong signals, is that all K2s are not
exactly the same in terms of actual component values due to allowed tolerances,
which in turn can result in a different behaviour of
Sorry for using bandwidth. I thought that the following message received
from the ARRL was worth posting in case somebody who might be interested has
not seen it. I should have posted it yesterday.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
* Lunar Echo Experiment looking for Amateur Radio Participants: The HF
Active
Hello Ron,
Thank you for your interesting comments and the web site information. Could
you hear the HAARP transmitter via a 'terrestial' path as well as via the
'lunar' path, and if so was the echo delay noticeably greater than that
caused by a typical EME path or roughly the same? I missed
Interesting work Toby. I would be interested to know how the K3's receiver
behaves in terms of overall 3rd Order dynamic range (or Input IP3 and Noise
Figure plus composite LO phase noise) while the test tones are moved in
steps up the higher skirt regions and into the passband of a 8.215 MHz
Toby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know yet. We have a whole list things which would be interesting
to measure, but won't have to test everything. One item on our list is:
What is the close in degradation with one of the wider filters, e.g. the
6kHz filter.
Also I would like to point
Thom,
The power supply used here for several years with rigs of similar power
output as the K3/100 is a Diamond GSV-3000, which is a 'linear' type (large
transformer!) not switching.
Input: 230v AC 50 Hz (There is a version for your line voltage @ 60
Hz)
Output : 1 to
- Original Message -
Kevin Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Conditions were better for the two nets today than they have been in some
time. The sun threw a coronal mass ejection at us which caused aurorae.
The same improvement noticed here on 40m Sunday evening your time Kevin,
Shaun Oliver [EMAIL PROTECTED]
if I were to make a dipole, would coiling it round a piece of plastic
piping decrease the efficiency of the thing? I intend on making one for 40
meters, one for 80 meters, and one for 10 meters. I've worked out that1
meter of piping will suffice for each leg of
David, the beam was descibed in the 13th (1974) edition of the ARRL
handbook, perhaps in an earlier edition also, it performed well..
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
David Cutter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I seem to remember a 40m beam made this way in one of the old ARRL books.
David
G3UNA
While
Arthur,
The scan function on my K2 is not at all useful , it will not stop scanning
and hold unless a signal is very strong, about S 7 to S 8, and if it does
hold the 'hold time' is only a few seconds. One reason for missing weaker
signals that I can think of is that the scan rate in my K2 is
Carl,
FWIW when building crystal filters I have found that soldering the grounding
wires to the bottom of the cans provides better isolation between crystals
than to the top of the cans IF there is proper shielding in place 'below
deck' and the crystals are laid out side by side in a straight
The other folks in this thread suggest the polarization issues are not
too big a deal in the 6M band. Perhaps. One thing is for sure... your
high water mark in complexity need not exceed your dual Yagi with both
feeds ending up in your station where you can then select or combine
with arm chair
Tom Childers, N5GE, wrote:
IMHO, Just as important as a good antenna is not relying on DX clusters to
find
contacts for you. Tune the bands (slowly) and look for those weak signal
stations. They are there, and you can't always depend on the other guys to
find
them for you. Nobody else in
Ron AC7AC wrote:
Anyone who knows how to operate a radio doesn't shout at the mic, no
matter
what!
snip
--
Amen! Interesting to note that the operators of 'world class' contest
stations never appear to suffer from sore
Hi Koert,
1) Do you have an external RF power meter?
2) If you do, does your K2/100 produce 100 watts minimum, CW mode, on all
bands 160m - 10m when connected to a dummy load and the RF power output
measured by an external meter?
3) All RF power measurements should use an external meter
Probably a daft question but am I right to assume that the version of
firmware supplied as part of a K3 kit purchased from Elecraft is the latest
released version existing at the time of shipping the kit, or is the kit
supplied with some early version of firmware which has to be updated as part
Mike,
If you get stuck and have to use USPS + Parcel Force, if Elecraft sends you
the shipment tracking number separately it becomes possible to speed up the
process. After the shipment has cleared UK Customs and has been collected
( according to USPS), you can then find out which Parcel
Klaus,
One approach would be to change the transverter's LO frequency to 406 MHz.
which would give you 434 - 436 MHz coverage with an IF of 28 - 30 MHz,
assuming that the K3 tunes to 30 MHz. Due to moving my shack I have not been
able to look at the transverter's schematic today nor check
Please could somebody tell me if:
1) It is possible to slow down the scan rate of the K2 by a hardware
modification which would not affect 'normal' tuning when using either VFO
'A' or 'B' and without having to reduce the width of the band being scanned?
2) Is there a S / S+N threshold below
Fred Jensen wrote:
The apostrophe is an aberration in the English language, up with which I
wish I did not have to put. [Apologies to Winston for the liberty of a
misquote]. We use it for so many different things and meanings that it
gets misused often ... or usually. If it can't be said
Can do the job easily in one go using a 'Grabber' held in one hand, about as
difficult as holding a pen and WITHOUT the risk of losing a washer, screw or
whatever. The tool was also stocked by RS (Radio Spares) at one time, their
stock number 537-293 and described as a Retrieving Tool. After
A very inexpensive tool which I have found to be ideal for getting screws,
nuts and washers into tight corners is a thing called a 'Grabber', the one
that I have resembles a fat plastic trim tool 4 1/2 inches long and 1/4 inch
diameter. At one end is a spring loaded plunger which when pushed
From: David Cutter G3UNA
I take your point entirely which is why I said
ALC is an analog signal for gradually reducing drive, which
might not be appropriate for shutdown.
Shutdown for me is for protection against gross overload and for this
another signal might be more appropriate. Since
David Cutter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
on Monday, December 03, 2007 10:55 PM :
In my view there are 2 issues here:
1 in my view the amplifier should be self-protecting against overloads,
eg antenna fault (I am mindful of virtually any other equipment which must
be tested by law with
Benny,
Group Delay is I agree a very important consideration, but I would suggest
that another very important factor which determines how well a receiver will
perform when the DSP is used as the main 'selectivity block', is the odd
order dynamic range of the first IF filter and *everything*
Peter Howson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What could be better than sitting down in the evening with a K2 and a
glass of 18 year old Macallan.
This could start an interesting thread, or clan warfare :-)
Like other replies, Mike, I would say bring your K2, make contact with
the
locals and
Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would suggest a more flexible solution. Implement a connector for a
flash drive or another readily available format of a removable memory card.
--
So, the K3 as it now stands does not have a USB
The lack of a computer could be resolved, it's getting the internet
connection in the remote area that's the problem. The memory sticks used by
our daughter are about a couple of inches long, USB connector, can store a
lot of music, photos and other data and are not expensive.
73,
Geoff
It was my hope that I could download K3 updates to a memory stick while here
or at an Internet Cafe on the Continent, connect it to the K3 via an USB
port and update. The advantage of memory sticks is of course their small
physical size. I have been told that adding an USB port to the K3 would
Vic K2VCO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And note that, unlike some other rigs, you can't choose to receive on VFO
B -- you always receive on A and you have a choice to transmit on A or B
(of course, you can copy the frequency from B to A and then receive on it;
but you are still using VFO A to
Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I guess I'm old-fashioned and wish the numbers still indicated where you
are rather than where you were. At the same time, I understand folks
wanting to keep their call.
--
I agree with both
Simon Brown (HB9DRV)
I'm a tubes guy rather than transistors. There's something quite
satisfying about the glow from a nice big 4/1000-A or similar.
If I had to buy a big amp this morning it would have a nice big tube - for
example from HA8UG - http://web.axelero.hu/amplitec/mypa_eng.html .
Werner,
The resistors might have different characteristics even though their ohmic
value is the same and they might look to be identical. Some years ago it was
reported on the List that the KPA100's output was low on some bands, and the
cause was believed to be that the manufacturer of R19
Dave G4AON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've just tried to scan the beacon end of 50 MHz and my K3 reports that
scanning isn't allowed on this band!
Er, can we have that one fixed?
---
Thanks for posting the results your
Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:00 AM
How about uploading some stereo MP3s we can download and listen to?
--
Although a stereo recording should give you a good idea of the effect, it
might
Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on
Sunday, November 18, 2007 10:05 AM
Hopefully the time will soon pass when firmware updates fix critical
issues (i.e. bugs) and simply add features that may not be deemed
essential. Some people seem to have update-itis and need to have the
latest of
Yes. The family of beam antennas also includes in addition to antennas using
parasitic elements such as the Yagi, arrays of two or more driven phased
elements, one or more radiating elements in front of a plane reflector, a
termninated rhombic, a helix and many other types. . IIRC sometime
Sorry if this has already been asked, am I right to assume that K3 firmware
updates are or will be available by means other than downloading via the
Internet e.g. by purchasing updated ROM chip(s) from time to time? Would
like to have a K3 for use at another QTH on the Continent where there is
With respect, my understanding is that there are several solar 'cycles'
superimposed on top of one another, the 11 year, the 22 year and the 160
year cycle - or so it has been claimed.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
Don Ehrlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From a minimum it goes up and then it comes down to
Hi Peter,
If I may say so I agree with Joe's suggestion to cut off a length of feeder
and try again if the balun tends to get a little warm. If a balun gets warm
it means that RF power is being lost to heat the balun, and assuming that
the balun is not faulty the cause of the power loss is
On Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 7:00 PM, Goody K3NG wrote:
Using any balun with an unbalanced tuner to feed balanced line can be bad
news (your mileage may vary, standard disclaimers apply). Under highly
reactive loads, a balun used like this can become quite lossy. There's a
couple
On Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:53 AM, Julian G4ILO wrote:
If a product was available that offered these features with the same
operating convenience you get with an internal ATU then I'd join those
who have already said they'd buy it.
Something that should not be overlooked is acoustic
that what I am
saying is 'don't forget the sleeping neighbours' :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
Nick Waterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
Something that should not be overlooked is acoustic noise generated by
an antenna matching unit (ATU) if it is to be used outside, relays
Thick walls built in 1814, neighbours (3) about 50 metres away, sensitive
ears - don't know, location very quiet RF and acoustic, BUT very noisy
pheasant who get up at some unholy hour who don't bother the neighbours it
seems. Relays would introduce an alien sound :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
Julian
Sorry for bandwidth, test via different Server.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
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Dave and Joe,
A few months ago I purchased an item from a company in the State of
Washington which was handled by FedEx to London Heathrow. Parcel Force then
handled the package from London to here in Scotland, and I recall having to
pay Parcel Force an amount. Dave, if you would like more
Thom LaCosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've asked for a swing option several times..if one can get banana boat,
there should also be a Lake Erie one. I'll leave it to some other OT to
mention more.
-
Barking Dog appears in my late
Ron D'Eau Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those interested in noise canceling might be interested in what the rest of
the communications industry is doing with exotic integrated circuit systems
that kill noise by inverting and adding it to the signal at the antenna
input.
snip
The bad news
On 9/21/07, Bill Tippett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not to worry...I'm going to set up a company to sell phase noise
offsets to non-K3 users. :-)
Any discounts being offered to those of us who live in the first hop zone of
Eu 40m BC stations, and who use 7130 - 7200 kHz?
Number of stations
Tom, N0SS wrote:
In general, I've received just the very OPPOSITE reports. Most say that
the K3 has some of the very BEST sounding keying that they've heard! And
this from a number of folks whose opinions I value quite highly.
Elecraft (Wayne) had bent over backwards to ensure that there
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Excessive Bounces.
matter how many times I delete them. I hadn't timed it to say it happens
weekly, but that sounds about
Peter.
Thank you for your reply which arrived via the direct route, nothing at all
from the via Elecraft route.
73
Geoff
GM4ESD
Peter Howson wrote on Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:47 AM
I have only experienced one bounce - approximately 2 years ago. This was
due to my mail box on the ISP
Is anybody else in the UK having their membership in the Elecraft List being
disabled due to excessive bounces? This has been happening to me almost on
a weekly basis for some months regardless of which computer I use to post,
or I have been away. My ISP's (Orange) technical support people
Both FedEx and USPS have worked well for me this year for material sent from
the States. If Elecraft uses these shippers and Lisa (Elecraft) gives you a
Tracking number you can follow the shipment on-line. The part of the
journey which takes most time in my experience is from the UK port of
On Friday September 14, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Julian G4ILO wrote:
Now we just need those parts suppliers to get their act together!
-
Perhaps Eric might find some live bagpipe music useful to wake up his
suppliers :-)
Geoff
GM4ESD
You Barbarian :-)
On September 14, 2007 12:06 PM, Thom LaCosta wrote:
Are you sure it's the right time to inflict strange and unusual punishment
on the vendors? Perhaps before the pipes Eric could try something a bit
more civilized...like bamboo splints under the nails, water boards, and
Without any doubt the pipes produce those voluminous rousing tones, the cry
to battle, and can sing like the whispering wind sighing in the glens. I am
assuming that those who cannot deliver think of pipes as screeching cats.
I am going to get into trouble over this :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
As
Vic Rosenthal wrote:
I just worked 3B7C on 40 meters, with 100 watts and 40 foot high inverted
V. Here is how the K3 made it possible:
Congratulations Vic, but what took you so long ? :-) :-) Oh I remember
now, you don't neerd 3B7!! Worked him on 40 CW on Sept 8th at 0205Z using,
dare I
Jack Brindle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Sunday, September 09, 2007
at 4:15 AM :
While such a tuner might be fun to work with, it would unfortunately have
a very short life due to burnout of the relay contacts when tuning at
full power. There are also very high voltages created for various
Ron AC7AC wrote:
Another issue with a balanced AT is that they tend to be used in multiband
systems fed with open wire line where high SWRs are expected. High SWRs mean
very, very high RF voltages at a current loop, demanding relays, etc.,
that can safely deal with thousands of volts of RF at
Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Friday, September 07, 2007 at 1:23 AM
Imagine being able to mount a weatherproof box outside, run the
balanced-line
to it, then run coax into the shack - and the coax runs at very low SWR,
so
it can be pretty long without having much loss.
Seems to me that the
Craig D. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Friday, September 07, 2007
11:56 AM
Given Elecraft's knowledge and success with their other tuners (I loved the
internal tuner in my K2), I think they could do a bang up world-class job
with a remote tuner with automatic interface with the K3. There
On Sept.06/07 Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
N2EY:
And consider this: The Ancient Ones were working the Antipodes on HF 75+
years ago with simple regenerative receivers, wire antennas and oscilator
transmitters putting out a few watts of RF power. All of the improvements
in
our
Jim N2EY wrote:
Ancient Ones is a term of respect.
Understood. In this part of the UK this usually refers to those who lived
here some thousands of years ago, whereas Elders are still living.
Consider the age of anyone who actually operated an amateur station 75+
years ago
Indeed.
.
Never had a problem John getting full rated PEP output from K2/100 #3255
using the HC-4 and HC-5 elements in the Heil ProSet Plus headset without an
external preamp, but I don't use the K2/100's VOX. If I used VOX a little
more audio gain would be required in the VOX circuit, but additional
Thanks Gian. At this QTH, which is in the first hop zone of 40m BC signals
on their way to N.America, the receiver's IMD3DR needs to be 110 db approx
at 2 kHz spacing if used for weak signal SSB DXing above 7130 kHz. Of course
the LO must be very quiet. The big problem I have here is BC
I have several times been rapped over the knuckles and disabled from the
List for generating junk during periods when I am not here, on occasion for
several days, and my computer is snoozing completely disconnected from the
outside world. We are not amused.
73
Geoff
GM4ESD
Don Wilhelm
In 1998 when living in Luxembourg I bought some 50mm diameter knobs from RS
Components in the UK. Their stock number was 170-632. They also had the same
type of knob, which RS Components described as a Handwheel, with diameters
of 40mm and 60mm. The rim is knurled and there is a revolving
Jack Smith wrote:
In contrast, the K3, as I understand it, take an IF sample ahead of the IF
filter, with a source follower. Hence, a signal injected into the source
follower's output will leak back into the main IF path and be heard in the
receiver, reduced by the reverse gain of the source
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote on Monday, July 16, 2007 2:49 AM:
Back then we paid a huge penalty if we wanted a resistor within 5% or
(gasp!) 1% of the stated value. They were used only in a very few critical
places. Nowadays we routinely expect 1% tolerance from ordinary
off-the-shelf cheap
Test. Sorry for using bandwidth.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
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Val [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Brett N2DTS --
I wonder if, with today's computer control and other
fancy tricks like switched in band pass filters, wide range
vfo gizmos, etc, if it would be possible to build a single conversion
receiver with a 455 KHz IF frequency.
With good filters and DSP,
A single layer of plumber's teflon tape has worked well for me and appears
to have little if any effect on coil Q etc. The stuff has a mind of its own
though when you use it :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
KBG Luxford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With respect to toroid sharp edges, should one rub some
Jacques,
Have not been able to check 10m this past week, but some good but brief 10m
multihop Es openings to the west the week before in among the Europeans.
VE9AA worked G7CNF 6m - 4m crossband on June 26th via multihop Es. FWIW my
bet is 10m F layer openings in 2 -1/2 or 3 years time!!
From Bill Tippett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From the
FAQ of Inrad's paper on roofing filters by W2VJN:
5. If 6 poles work so well, why not 8 poles?
Eight poles would provide much better
stop-band isolation, but it's not required in a roofing filter and would
make no
noticeable improvement in
Mike K4ELV wrote:
I certainly agree with Jozef. There is something called tradition. We are
hams, and should be proud of that title. It took much effort in days
past, unlike today. When I recieved my Extra class license it meant
something other than the fact of successfully memorizing some
Kenneth E. Harker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
I am a K2 owner and a serious phone contester. I do not use the K2 for
contesting. The two biggest flaws are (a) the tuning rate of the main
tuning knob is awful for serious phone use and cannot be improved, and
(b) there is no audio monitor. The
On 22 June 2007, Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm glad I don't take radio too seriously, it sounds like you can
never be satisfied with anything. :) I can't really see what's wrong
with the K2's tuning rate, for voice. I find the 100Hz steps just fine
for that. As for an audio
Tom,
Quite some time ago I had a problem with my K2/100's receiver, its
sensitivity would sometimes get poorer on 40m after transmitting. I
eventually found in my case that relay K1A's contacts had become dirty,
which can (but not often) happen with that type of relay. When you next
have
At this point in the solar cycle 40m if you have space for an antenna. If
you want to work Europeans on CW stay away from 7040 kHz plus minus which
more often than not is covered by RTTY and other forms of QRM over here.
7033 kHz down is fine.
Good luck and welcome aboard!
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
John GM4SLV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Originally I could get goods from Elecraft in a week, even given my
offshore, remote location, but now I'm lucky if it's here within 2
weeks. It annoys me that I can track the parcel from Aptos to Aberdeen
and see it take 3 days at most, then have this
Clark, I do not have my manual for the KSB2 here but you could try measuring
the resistance between pins and see if the results agree with the values
shown in the schematic. If they do and the physical size is OK I would use
it, but you might like to get a second opinion before doing so.
73,
Ooops - KSB2 should have read K2! Sorry.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Option RP3 Question
Clark, I
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