RE: [Elecraft] ] K2: Very strange power problem has cropped up ***RESOLVED***

Don ZZZ? Maybe a short daily nap at best... I have had this theory concerning Don for some time! Special thanks to Don Wilhelm for nailing it. I don't think he ever sleeps! ;-) 73, Bob K5WA ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] Final payment for K3 order

As a piper, I don't know if I should take exception to this suggestion... For the sake of good reflector relations I'll assume that you are referring to the voluminous, rousing tones of this ancient instrument and not to an opinion that the bagpipe often sounds like a screeching cat. :-) Mychael

Re: [Elecraft] K2 - Low output during initial TX alignment

Hi, John- Thank you for your post, as well as for the use of my service. In rereading what I had written, I believe that my post might have come with a terseness that I had not intended, so my apologies as well. K2-T2 is a little tricky to get right, as is communicating with the written word it

Re: [Elecraft] K2 - Low output during initial TX alignment

Hi, John- Since I am the fellow who provides the pre wound toroids, I would like to offer that I do include a note with my K2 sets instructing the builder not to pull the leads too tightly while installing K2-T2 . Its design is a little unusual insofar that the toroid is spaced slightly up off of

Re: [Elecraft] Toroid Winding Question

Hi, Kevin- Some of the ferrite cores can be a bit rough around the edges. When I encounter a batch that exhibits this characteristic, I use a drill-bit to clean up the burr prior to winding. Pick a drill-bit of a size substantially larger than the toroid's inner diameter, and spin its tip back

RE: [Elecraft] Toroid kit for KPA 100 + LP200

Thank you for your kind words, Bob! It is always gratifying hearing from a satisfied builder. 73 and enjoy ur ops om, Mychael AA3WF K2#1025 Hi Mychael Just to say that I finally got around to completing and testing my KPA 100 now working fine business. It certainly speeded things up

RE: [Elecraft] Winding Toroids

Thank you for the nice words, Fred! Some folks like winding 'em and for whatever reason can't, while others can but prefer not to. Regardless, I enjoy being helpful and am appreciative for all of the business I see. 73, Mychael AA3WF K2#1025 Fred N3CSY wrote: After some experimentation - I

Re: [Elecraft] The Toroid Guy

Wow. A thread dedicated to me! It has been pleasing to read the nice comments from my fellow hams and builders. When someone new to toroids is on the fence concerning the decision to wind their own parts or use my service, I tend toward advising them to try their hand at a few first. If it isn't

Re: [Elecraft] License Exams

When I became licensed 4-1/2 years ago, it wasn't an option to take only the Extra segment of the test. I had to take [and pass], in succession, all three elements. Mychael ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be

[Elecraft] Attention: Genero Gonzalez EA1EPM- Please reply

Genero Gonzalez EA1EPM, please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The email address you gave is not working. 73, Mychael ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr.

Re: [Elecraft] OT-well sort of:Short Wave Receivers...Suggestions???

I'm thinking of buying a short wave receiver like a Grundig or something, and have been looking at them on the web. What I have in mind is a very small, pocket sized rig, 2 AA cells for power... 73 Trev - K6ESE - Hi, Trev- For the past two years I have been using a

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 8, Issue 10

Think of the antenna and everything connected to the ground terminal of the KAT100 -- including the counterpoise -- as an off-center fed antenna. When you removed the counterpoise, you moved the feedpoint. This changed the impedance seen by the KAT100 ... 73, Vic, K2VCO Thanks Vic, I get it

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Digest, Vol 8, Issue 10

Vic wrote: I was making the point that his experiment of unhooking the counterpoise and measuring the current into the radiator did not indicate that the counterpoise was or was not improving antenna performance. - The method I used

Re: [Elecraft] winding toroids

You do not want to pull the wire too tight when winding toroids...Copper wire is malleable and will stretch, possibly separating it from the enamel and allowing the enamel to flake off... Jerry, wa2dkg

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Kevin KD5ONS wrote: She said that once I get my new antenna up and running, Why don't you have a monthly net on 80 or 160 meters? Hmmm... I am not sure why not. What do you all think? One night a month for one of the top bands? We may even try it during the middle of the week if anyone is

Re: [Elecraft] LC Meter

Hi, Charles- The L/C Meter IIB [$99.95 kit/ $129.95 assembled] seems to be the L/C meter of choice amongst those who frequent this reflector. I have used mine for the past 2.5 years and am quite please with it. http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm 73, Mychael AA3WF K2#1025

Re: [Elecraft] troubles with kits

Hi, Herb- First off, welcome to the reflector as well as to amateur radio! You see troubles posted here because, among other things, this is a forum meant to field questions of a technical nature. You also see quite a few accolades and brags as well. When I was a first time builder I found it

Re: [Elecraft] Muting the K2

Hi, Bob- I don't know if this applies to your situation, or if it is the best available scheme really, but I use my K2 for RX when I am operating with my Johnson Ranger TX. The best way I have found to do this is to key both in parallel, the K2 in TEST mode so that it mutes RX in synch with

Re: [Elecraft] KAT 100-1 vs KAT 100-2

Hi, Jim- Th reason for the larger enclosure is that a lot of ops prefer to remote the KPA100 together with the KAT100-2. This of course requires the larger area afforded by an EC2 external enclosure which can be purchased separately. The KAT100-2 kit slips inside the lower part of the EC2

Re: [Elecraft] KNB2 - odd behavior

If I am monitoring the CW portion of the 40 meter band and have my NB switched on, I can always tell when someone aboard the USS Requin decides to do some QRP ops. I live atop Mt.Washington in Pittsburgh, PA, while the submarine is docked immediately below in the Ohio river at the Carnegie

Re: [Elecraft] Legendary Customer Service

Big Bro is always watching... As an aside for those of you who may be interested, Michael has a nice Eddystone bug featured on his site located at : http://www.qsl.net/ve3wmb/keys.htm Mychael AA3WF K2#1025 --- Some of you might recall my

Re: [Elecraft] KSB2 toroids (T1 T2)

Hi, Brian- It is fine to allow the secondary windings of KSB2 T1,T2 to nest with their respective primary windings. In other words, listen to your instincts and wind them in the same direction. In this instance, the sense of the primary in relation to its secondary is unimportant. 73,

[Elecraft] Toroid Guy goes on holiday, still QRV

Hi, Gang! I will be out of town on a family holiday from Thursday Oct. 02 thru Sunday Oct. 10. As is my custom, I will be packing a full compliment of Elecraft toroid sets with the intention of filling orders from the road. To facilitate this, I will be checking my email once per day at a

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Wire source oselectronics

I have ordered from Ocean State probably one half dozen times, mostly 6146B tubes, air variables, and assorted fixed caps. I have always found them eager to help, though the last time I ordered (last autumn?) I recall it taking an inordinate amount of time for my parts to arrive. Mychael AA3WF

Re: [Elecraft] K2 L25 and L26

Hi, Bob- The K2 set that you have, with L25, L26 each consisting of 16 turns, is for K2 kits that have serial numbers below 3000. Did you buy this set from me? I ask because I keep these older toroid variations in a separate area and only get them out when it is requested of me by a builder with

Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Random Wire Antenna recommendations

Hi! In my experience, the counterpoise can be a tricky thing. Keep in mind that minor changes in ground current can lead to substantial swings in antenna impedance. That translates directly into changes in SWR. For instance, I use an MFJ Artificial ground to tune a counterpoise for my 85' EFW.

Re: [Elecraft] Like MFJ's 931 Artificial Ground ?

Hi, Bill- Unless I am mistaken, there is supposedly a schematic available for the MFJ-931 in Devoldere's Antenna and Techniques for Low-Band DXing. I have the 931 and use if with my EFW, both in the shack as well as while portable. It works well for me, plus one cannot have too many gadgets

Re: [Elecraft] ECN de w0rw/pm

No problem, Paul. Your 3 watts barely made it here to Western PA, but I did manage to get your call sign . When you sent /PM, I had to think about that for second. I believe that Wayne has managed to start a new trend with the ol' peripatetic technique- hi. Ron AC7AC generously sent me his KX1

[Elecraft] ND7K/P QRV from Bailey Island NA-137 on 14.040 MHz until 1500Z July 12.

Chuck is a friend from a morning CW net. NA-137 is Maine West and is on the IOTA Directory's Most Wanted List. Condx not the best today, but I just managed to work Chuck from my QTH in Western PA. Mychael ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] ND7K/P QRV from Bailey Island NA-137 on 14.040 MHz until 1500Z July 12.

Also alternating between SSB on 14.260 MHz. Mychael K2#1025 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):