On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 04:15:49 -0700 (PDT), Fred (FL)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm proposing it is way past about time, for Elecraft
Inc. to create and support an Elecraft Message Board
for all its many customers and fans. IMHO -
this REFLECTOR thing - is about 10 years out of date,
and an antique.
Let's get them asking; how about something like this?
Want Comm?
K3
Elecraft
The qth mailman liked it so much it rejected it as spam. So I've added
all these extra words to get it through.
-- kc0ukk at msosborn dot com
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For those to whom the challenge is to build the radio, will there be
available the PCBs, chassis, connectors and hard to get parts?
I wouldn't imagine Elecraft would offer a warranty or such, but would
it be possible for those addicted to solder fumes to purchase the
PCBs, Bill of Materials,
I can recommend the M3 FPM1 Frequency Counter and Power Meter..
http://www.m3electronix.com/fpm1.html
It's a great kit but the calibration problem still remains. For
calibration, M3 sells the RF Calibrator which is NOT a kit, but does
come calibrated by M3.
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:10:35 -0700, William M. Spaulding, SR
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Hi Folks,
I'm back from a two year bout with various health issues. During my absence,
something changed on the control board leaving C44 grounded on one end and the
other end is connected to nothing and no
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:05:32 -0500, Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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If you have a PC that'll play DOS programs (even if you just wanted
to boot to DOS from a floppy or CD), I'd be happy to try modifying my
program for you to play with.
Interested?
Tom,
I don't know what to say, you and
Hi Tom,
Nice to hear from you.
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:28:12 -0500, Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi Matt:
Sorry to hear you're having problems.
You wrote:
I'm really disappointed that CW isn't working for me. A week after I
received my tech license, I ordered my K2 and the Elecraft
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:57:15 -0400, Stephen W. Kercel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In cognitive processing of sensory data, the brain functions a
differencing engine. Each brain has a capability of distinguishing
audible spectra, but some are more sensitive to particular nuances of
difference than
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:12:08 -0400, Treat Hull
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Hi
Having successfully build a K1 and a KX1, I have finally bitten the bullet
and gone for the fully monty. My new K2 is going together fine, except I
can't find the 82 pf capacitors C71 C174. I know Elecraft will send
I bought the board from Tom Hammond (N0SS). Tom also provides a parts
list, assembly instructions, pictures, etc. as well as encouragement
and advice.
Check out his web site, it offers a wealth of info for HAMs in general
and Elecrafters in particular.
http://www.n0ss.net/index.html#cw_tun_ind
Its a dual purpose port. I run two cables out of the port, one is
short pig tail that is strictly RS-232 and terminates in a female
connector that can plug into a standard serial cable. The other is
the control cable that I use to feed the transverters.
Keeps the two uses separate and avoids
I find that the shield is not particularly flexible and soon breaks
and unravels. With RG-174, just cut the shield back, leaving approx.
1/16 exposed beyond the outer wrapper. Wrap a flexible piece of
stranded hookup wire around the exposed shield and solder it to the
shield. Cover the exposed
The M3 Universal Frequency Counter/Power Meter is one of the most
frequently used tools on my bench (after only my DMM).
M3 produces some fine tools that are also fun to build.
On Wed, 31 May 2006 12:59:09 -0700, Alexandra Carter
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Aren't those just the greatest little
On Mon, 29 May 2006 06:19:32 -0700, james the cool dude
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Some one posted on hear late saturday or sunday info on a ham with a new
spectrum-panadaptor and i some how delete al the info,would some one please
send me the internet address of the site thanks Harold n5tog k2
The Proset-K2 has no PTT switch; you'll need to supply one. The
adapter shipped with the Proset-K2 has a jack that will accept a PTT.
On Thu, 4 May 2006 17:03:52 -0400, John Wiener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got the Proset-K2 headset. I put in all the jumpers on the
mic header, placed
display to that of Spectrogram as the
trace readily shows any drift (there is none, but it's the warm fuzzy
I'm after).
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:44:16 -0700, Darrell Bellerive [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On April 24, 2006 01:56 pm, Matt Osborn wrote:
WWV provides a BCD subcarrier at 100Hz
My experience is the same as yours. I assumed that it was normal,
I'm now watching for other comments.
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:15:38 -0400, Richard Kent [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Another listers power control problem makes me think. I have just finished
my K2 (#5296). I noticed that when set the
Don (and others)
WWV provides a BCD subcarrier at 100Hz that is always present. Using
HRD's PSK31 (it's free; thanks Simon!) it is a simple matter to adjust
the tuning to the proper frequency.
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:01:19 -0400, Don Wilhelm
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Thanks for posting this
The local oscillator on the XV222 will not generate a sufficient
signal level. The voltage measured at TP1 is 0.45VDC.
When first tested, TP1 read 0VDC. Seeing posts about a balky
oscillator being sensitive to L4A, I adjusted the slug while watching
at TP1. Sure enough, as the slug was
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:53:26 -0800, Ron D'Eau Claire
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Matt asked:
The local oscillator on the XV222 will not generate a sufficient signal
level. The voltage measured at TP1 is 0.45VDC.
When first tested, TP1 read 0VDC. Seeing posts about a balky oscillator
being
Heil Proset with the IC element (look on the boom pivot) requires a
5.6k ohm resister between pins 1 and 6.
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:49:39 +0100, Dr. Werner Furlan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Which resistor value between Pin 6 and Pin 1 do you recommend for this
microphone?
Probably not the problem, but just in case, have you changed the
addresses (dip switch) on all the XVs?
BTW, I'm still waiting for my XV432; you must be a tester.
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:55:06 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi folks,
An odd problem popped up with the K2/XV station here. I had
John,
I've seen those symptoms when the XV power out was adjusted to 20
watts at the high end of the band. The K2 28MHz band has a bandwidth
of 800KHz. If the XV 20 watt power is adjusted at a frequency much
over that 800KHz bandwidth, the K2 isn't really putting out the full
1mw so the XVpower
Congrats, Fred, on your K2! You'll have a lot of fun building and
using it.
These mail lists are much, much faster and easier to use than any web
based forum or BB system. Have you tried using a news reader / mail
reader software such as free Forte Agent?
Good question! The answer is no. The 2 T-Gen is useful only for
inspecting the SSB output from the transmitter.
The N-Gen wideband noise generator is the kit you'll want to use for
aligning the IF and for setting the CW/SSB filters.
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:42:58 -, Larry Dodson
[EMAIL
Thanks, Don. I came to the same conclusion myself, but I just had to
ask. I've got the 4 1/2' counterpoise wire for 6m already in place,
but like all things, it's placement isn't optimum.
Having a tech license, I'm restricted to 2m, 6m soon 70 cm, so the
counterpoise for those will be easily
I was reading Jonathan Gottlieb's adventure wiring up an Heil Handi
Mic HM-IC and the 10 watts power out he saw when pressing the PTT.
I've been having some trouble checking in to the local 6m net
(complaints of distortion) when using my MD2 with my K2 and XV50. I
had switched to using a Heil
Michael,
The ATU automatically cuts the power when using tune. You can prevent
that by setting the ATU menu to CALS or CALP. Remember to set it back
to AUTO when you're done calibrating the xv144.
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:57:54 +0100, michael jensen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When i installed the
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:35:04 -0600, Ron McMurray
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
align part 1, voltage at tp1 no reading , voltage at q1 an q2 ok . have 6.75
on one side of c18 0 on other side.any suggestions
ron , kc0tdj
The other side of C18 will require an RF probe to measure a voltage.
Diode D2
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:58:58 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
A question on the XV calibration.
I am trying to align the XV144 using K2 with XV60 to drive the
transverter. It is the QRP K2.
When doing the alignment, there are several times need to key the
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:52:03 -0600, Matt Osborn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I'm not certain I know how to understand what it is I'm measuring. In
my mind, I think much the 20 watts RF out of a CW signal is actually
carrier and of not much use. When in SSB, I want to think that I can
still put out
I'm a little confused about measured transmitted power when in SSB vs
CW.
As an example, I have an XV50 Transverter that is adjusted to produce
20 watts RF out when using the K2 'tune' control. This output is
adjusted by reading 20 watts on an external power meter. The power
indicator LEDs are
I'm experiencing low power out (on K2 front panel anyway) when using a
transverter connected to the XV60/Transverter Adapter.
When set to P .5 (1/2 mw), the K2 front panel reports P .09 LP instead
of P .5 LP. The 28MHz band always puts out the requested power.
I checked the voltage at V PWR
On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:03:40 -0800 (PST), Jim F. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
five weeks allowance
You had an allowance?
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My AADE LCIIB came with a Kelvin clip used to measure SMD capacitors.
I see that AADE sells the clip separately for $15.00.
http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm#kelvin
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:47:14 -0600, Stan Rife [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Thanks for the correction, Gil. I'm going to make one
In my attempt to complete the Poor man's Spectrum Analyzer, I found
that I need some feed through capacitors to shunt RF off the DC power
supply lines.
I've been unable to find a source. That neither Mouser nor DigiKey
seems to offer them has me wondering if I'm looking in the right place
or for
Thanks Ron, Dan's small parts and kits have exactly what I'm looking
for.
On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:36:40 -0800, Ron D'Eau Claire
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Try Ocean State Electronics:
http://www.oselectronics.com/ose_p87.htm
Or Dan's Small Parts:
http://www.danssmallpartsandkits.net/
Check
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As, Bob suggested, the PC power supply is active. Most newer mother
boards require a 5VDC line that is used to turn on the main power
supply.
Often, there is a rocker switch on the back of the power supply that
will turn off the computer entirely.
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:51:28 +0100, Martin
Tom,
My KDSP2 works as you described, however, my KDSP2 flash firmware
(first number shown) version is 3.18 and KDSP2 microcontroller
firmware second number shown) is 3.10
If I read the errata sheet correctly, you'll need the KDSP2
microcontroller firmware version (second number shown) 3.10 for
No trouble at all. I ordered the kit from Bruce Barlowe at The Science
Workshop.
http://www.science-workshop.com/
It's definitely not an Elecraft kit, you'll have to pick buy your own
enclosure, power transformers, switches and front panel controls.
The schematics are all hand drawn with no
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 21:42:52 -0500, Matt Osborn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
The Poor Man's Spectrum Analyzer I'm building uses a varacter driven
cable tuner as its front end. The cable tuner has an input impedance
of 75 ohms. Most instruments have 50 ohm input impedance and my usage
Make sure the jumper block, JP1, is set to the T position. If that
isn't it, check Q3, Q4 and U1B.
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 12:34:12 -0400, W1WCI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just put together the 2T-gen kit. Testing, I can only hear 1900 Hz
tone. On my HO-5404 monitor scope I can only see one tone.
The Poor Man's Spectrum Analyzer I'm building uses a varacter driven
cable tuner as its front end. The cable tuner has an input impedance
of 75 ohms. Most instruments have 50 ohm input impedance and my usage
will be primarily with 50 ohm devices.
Maybe it isn't worth worrying about, but I'm
I have the tip tinning problem with my Hakko 808. The 808 works great,
but the tip won't accept solder. The manual says that is an
indication of a worn tip, but mine was brand new. I though I just had
the wrong expectations.
I'll have to order a new tip before I try stripping and tinning toroid
On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:46:53 -0500, Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi Matt:
You should NOT be experiencing much (if ANY) tip tinning problems with the
Hakko 808...
What steps have you attempted to clean/re-tin the tip so far?
I have a spiral-wrapped stainless steel ribbon kitchen
I didn't even notice the red/green LED, but I did notice the
resistance check at C4 R3 and forgot to report it.
I came to the same conclusion that you did, the resistance check was
wrong, so I just continued. The XG2 works fine. I compared with the
XG1 and have the same output levels.
The XG2
I've been through the S meter calibration often enough that I can help
question 1.
Turn the RF Gain to maximum.
Turn AGC on
Adjust R1 on the control board for a reading on U2 pin 5 of 3.8vdc.
(It can actually be 3.6 to 3.8)
Turn the AF Gain to any comfortable level.
Turn on the XG1 and set to
On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:26:59 +0100, G8IFF/KC8NHF [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
So with these new changes, Indiana will get really confused.
Not anymore, Indiana decided to change to DST last April.
Until April 2005, when Indiana passed a law agreeing to observe
daylight saving time, the Hoosier state
On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:43:02 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All the daylight savings transition dates are chizeled into Windows. I'll bet
Bill Gates is sponsoring this legislation to sell the next decendant of XP.
Its a table stored in the Windows registry; very easy to change. I've
made the
I was monitoring the emergency net on 80 meters the other day when a
group of old boys started up their regular net about 2k down and
started bleeding all over the e. net.
I went down to see who they were and tuned in just in time to hear
some guy from the e. net break in and ask them to move
Fred,
Windows Xp has a registry entry that keeps all the time zone
information. All Microsoft has to do is update that entry; it should
be a very simple change.
Only a politician would think he could change the length of a day by
passing a law...
On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:13:22 -0700, Fred
Someone, Don I think, posted a message this week suggesting that the
background noise with no antenna connected should be the same with AGC
either on or off. I checked mine out of curiosity and discovered that
mine was quieter with AGC on.
Before making adjustments to R1, I thought I'd run
On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 21:07:24 -0400, Thomas M.Beaudry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Emergency communications where the power lines are dead and the
repeaters are down. I've been in a few of those situations and the
saving grace was battery powered rigs and CW.
Are there any novel and compelling
On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:06:02 -0700, Kevin Rock
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I heard something about Daylight Savings Time changing late
this year but have not had this confirmed. Do any of you know about this?
Another month of daylight
Clocks will go cuckoo
BY MICHAEL McAULIFF
DAILY NEWS
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 10:03:28 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But will dropping Element 1 cause the bands to be full? Is the Morse Code
exam so difficult that it stops large numbers of would-be hams?
The ability to read Morse Code is a talent which people possess to a
greater or lessor degree.
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 15:28:23 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wayne wrote:
I can hear both stations on the K2 (for 12993, use 20 m; most K2s will
tune this low). The KX1 should be able to receive both, too.
I tried direct frequency entry for 12993 on my
The XG2 parts list has swapped the positions of X1 X2 (the schematic
is correct). X1 should be the 14060 crystal and X3 should be the 3579
crystal. X2 is listed correctly.
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I was just reading the manual for the Elecraft 2-Tgen test oscillator
and ran across a reference to the Elecraft CP1 directional coupler.
I checked Elecraft's web site and I did a Google search, neither
returned any results.
Is the CP1 an abandoned product, a new product or is it a reference to
On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:48:06 -0400, Bob Wehking
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I used Wayne Burdick's article to calibrate my K2. When I first tuned in WWV,
the zero beat was at .5. I adjusted c22 measured TP1(VCO) TP2(BFO)
until the two test points matched. Now WWV zero beats at 1.5 .
Gary,
The Rework Eliminators arrived today; top quality boards, plated
through holes, solder masked and silk screened. All parts are correct
and even some left over male headers for future use.
The boards were very easy to assemble; I just had to follow the
directions. All I need now is a
The processor polls U2 to get the current configuration of the
switches.
Pin 1 of U2 is pulled low which then loads the state of D0 thru D7
(/BANK1 and /BANK2 select which switches to read), The serial data is
then read from U2 via pin 9 by the control board MCU, U6.
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:47:14
The scan is on its way.
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:50:02 -0400, JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know that one... it is my website... ;-)
I'm talking of a scan of page 20 of the september 2005 QST
magazine I would like to see what is look like in the
magazine... ;-)
J-F \
Jess,
Make sure you have the jumpers installed in place of R18 R19 on the
bottom of the control board. These jumpers provide the path for the
output of the product detector U11 on the RF board.
If no go, check the RF board jumpers W1, W6, W5, W2 and W3 to make
sure the RF is getting to the
Rob,
I have a K2 (no KPA100) with KIO2, K60XV and XV50 and CW works fine on
6 meters. My 28Mhz band feeds 1 milliwatt through the K60XV to the
transverter; the PTT feeds through the KIO2, same as your setup.
Your jumpers should be set to include the attenuator (JP3 23, JP4
23) and to exclude
I use version 11 with little difficulty.
Selecting Preferences-Analysis Controls-Manual Controls will bring
up the dialog that most resembles that in the N0SS write up.
Use Scope 1, 128msec averaging and 2048 FFT points (Pentium 4) and
you'll see the same results.
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:44:07
Hi Pat,
There are three two signals fed into the KSB2 that directly affect
power output. One is V RFDET which controls the base of Q1 and the
other is ALC which is applied to the collector of Q1. Since removing
Q1 makes no difference, V RFDET isn't likely the cause. But the ALC
on the
The MD2 from Elecraft is wired the same as the Proset-K2, no
adjustment necessary when switching between them.
On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 14:40:22 -0400, Sanger, Joseph
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just purchased the Heil Proset-K2 Headset for my K2, primarily for portable
use. When back in the shack, I
Front panel's U3 powers the shaft encoder, the push buttons and the
pots, makes it look guilty, but it has nothing to do with the LCD
display which also fails once every 5 power ups.
The control board seems to initialize itself properly whenever the
LCDs work, so that will be somewhere down on
I'm new at this, so verify my comments.
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 20:53:55 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi everyone,
Since everything but the BFO was working I decided to finish wiring the
radio. Everything went down hill from there. At phase II all the control
functions worked perfectly but now
the extra resistor is
not there and the K2 should still work like normal. Actually, that
might be a better solution for you as well (if you decide that you do
need it for you Proset-K2).
73,
Mark, NK8Q
Matt Osborn wrote:
I'm using Ham Radio Deluxe/PSK31 Deluxe software which handles the
PTT
Thanks, Don.
I picked up two audio ground loop isolators from Radio Shack last week
when I wanted to recalibrate my filters using Spectrogram. I figured
if I needed one for audio to the computer, I'd probably need on for
audio out as well.
The isolator worked very well with Spectrogram; it
I'm using Ham Radio Deluxe/PSK31 Deluxe software which handles the
PTT, but I still need to connect from the sound card to the K2's
microphone jack.
I have the Proset-K2 headset that has an 8 pin adapter that accepts
the monophonic Proset-K2 microphone plug. I would like to use an
audio ground
I'd make sure all the capacitors would be oriented so I could read
their markings after installing that relay or inductor next to them.
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My XV50, fed by my K2 through an XV60 transverter adapter always
emits 20 watts of power regardless of the power setting on the front
panel of the K2.
The XV60 ALC circuitry seems to be working. I've measured pin 6 of J13
on the XV60 using various power control settings and I get the
expected
The local oscillator level at TP1 is 1.06 VDC (0.8 - 1.2)
LNA at TP2 is 241 mV with R13 set at its limit (CW)
R22 at its limit (CW) will just hit 20 W (PEP)
L15 peaks at 2 turns above the top of the can instead of two turns
down. I'm suspicious that I may have the wrong capacitor at C53. The
The local oscillator level at TP1 is 1.06 VDC (0.8 - 1.2)
LNA at TP2 is 241 mV with R13 set at its limit (CW)
R22 at its limit (CW) will just hit 20 W (PEP)
L15 peaks at 2 turns above the top of the can instead of two turns
down. I'm suspicious that I may have the wrong capacitor at C53. The
I'll be completing my XV50 Transverter this week. I neglected to
order a crystal oven, so while waiting on that I thought I'd start
assembling the Tx/Rx cables from the XV50 to the K2's K60XV
transverter adapter.
In my ignorance, I thought I'd just buy four BNC plugs, some RG58 and
solder up a
Does anybody know the why the cover of the K2 Manual has the K2 dialed
to 14205.73?
Is that a frequent K2 net frequency or is it just happenstance?
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I should have caught the 73. At my age, it's nice to be wet behind
the ears though!
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:37:33 -0700, wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Poetic license on the part of the illustrator (yours truly). Had a nice
ring to it :)
73,
Wayne
N6KR
Does anybody know the why the
I don't have the manuals, but you can order the WM-2 manual from Oak
Hills Research for $10.00.
http://www.mtechnologies.com/ohr/manuals.htm
On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 22:31:16 +0100, Andy GM0NWI
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Guy's
I am in need of another copy (.pdf for ease...or printout ..whatever) for
According to the transverter manual, I will need a 50mhz signal
generator or a frequency counter to successfully align the
transverter.
I've done a lot searching for signal generators and have found that
those capable of 50mhz are very expensive, around $1500 dollars
minimum.
I found a BK
Since the HIO2 communicates at 4800 baud, 25 feet should work well.
for more info see:
http://www.connectworld.net/cable-length.html
On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 21:18:34 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi I was wondering if there would be a problem using a 25 foot length of
cable from my K2 to the
I have both FIL1 FIL2 set to OPT1. I adjusted both as described in
the manual. They ended up sounding pretty much the same.
Then I adjusted FL1 to make my voice sound good when transmitting.
While LSB still has a lower pitch than SSB, both sound pretty decent.
However, FIL1 is now much less
Thanks everyone. Dummy load is attached and practice has commenced.
I'm really surprised at how quickly I can duplicate the sounds of each
letter using the paddle and keyer. It must be much more difficult to
get the timing correct with a straight key.
On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 11:09:33 -0500, Matt
On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 11:32:02 -0500, Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
And good luck on improving your proficiency, however, this having been
said, real ON THE AIR operation is FAR BETTER than ANY TEST-MODE practice
you might do
I'm brand new at Morse (and ham radio, too) and have only a
I've just finished building K2 #4973 so the XV50 would be my first
choice.
On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 20:56:50 -0300, Brian Mury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 2005-07-02 at 18:48 -0500, Matt Osborn wrote:
Alright! I get to build a 50mhz transverter!
Cool!
What rig do you plan to use
your speed up. Back in the 60s I
practiced the code with programs but I also had the goal of at least one CW
contact every day. Of course I usually made more than one.
Paul
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Your URL seems not to work. I located your page at
http://www.qsl.net/w3fpr/index.htm.
Should the other work as well?
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:00:30 -0400, W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Take a look at the K2 Dial Calibration article on my webpage
http:/w3fpr.qrpradio.com for the
The high voltage bias supply on the KIO2 is between -6v to -12, so
your 19.4 is probably sufficient, but the KIO2 Vss, U4 pin 8 is -9v on
my KIO2. The MAX1406 wants from -13.2 to -10.8, but the absolute max
ratings are from +0.3 to -14.0, so you're probably OK with the -5.87.
The real suspect is
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From: Matt Osborn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Frank Van Cleef W1WCG [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RS232 problems with KPA100
The high voltage bias supply on the KIO2 is between -6v to -12, so
your 19.4 is probably
They're missing. There should be a 12 pin male and two 3 pin male
connectors on the KSB2. All three mate with jacks on the RF board.
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:00:43 -0500, kc4eyf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
KC4EYF HERE K2#4877
After a long Break on Building and playing a little cw with k2 I am
I had to remove the jack screws from the connectors to make a solid
connection. They wouldn't allow the connectors to mate deep enough.
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:00:41 +, Jason Marten
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry to interrupt anybody's field day plans!
I just built the KIO2, but couldn't
Fred,
Those are the same parts I had with my KSB2. The CTSK 045161473 is
called out in the parts list as 61473 for RP5. The '6X-2-202 B02242
part I used for RP3, trusting that the only part left was the correct
part.
The KDSB seems to work, but I've never used one before, so what do I
know.
False alarm, guys. My XG1 test oscillator arrived today, I hooked it
up and 40 meters tuned up perfectly. I must not have been using a
valid signal with my previous attempts.
I also ran through the 40m transmitter alignment and found my power
output and current draw to be a little high. It's
Thank you, Sir, for your advice. (and no, I'm not talking to your Dad)
I subscribed to this list about a month before I ordered my K2 just to
see what experiences other folks have had. I was impressed by the
quality of the posts, the willingness of others to help and most of
all, the few
in the CQP (1st weekend in
Oct) from N6A -- Alpine County CA, pop 1,600 with no one licensed. I'll
be one of the CW ops, (lost all my hearing in SE Asia and SSB is way
more than a challenge). We'll be at 9,000' at Monitor Pass handing out Q's.
73,
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
Matt Osborn wrote
Thanks, Don. I've checked the capacitors and they are all correct
(doesn't mean I didn't cook one though).
I've ordered the N-Gen noise generator and the XG-1 oscillator from
Elecraft. Looks like I'll get a chance to work with Spectrogram and
see what the signals look like.
The Marines trained
PLL Reference oscillator range test is OK.
VCO alignment is OK (L30 adjusted to 6.00v at R30)
VCO voltage readings are all within range.
The 40 m readings are 1.91V @ 7000kz and 7300 reads 3.74V
All other bands are above 2V @ low freq and 3V or higher at high freq.
The BFO high is 4917.1; low
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