RE: [Elecraft] Re: Does the K2 have a built in SWR meter ?

2008-04-29 Thread Peter Zenker
The Basic K2 get´s an SWR Meter as soon as the KAT2 QRP Tuner is built in. You don´t need any 100W Version 72/3 de Peter, DL2FI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:elecraft- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gregg R. Lengling Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:38 PM To:

[Elecraft] A miracle or am I getting old??? I need help!

2007-06-28 Thread Peter Zenker
Good morning friends An elder friend om mine got his new K2 ready a couple of days ago, it worked fantastic. After some playing with the menues a miracle appeared: The receiver does not receive, in CW mode the mode indicator changes from c to F every 2-3 seconds. NO, it´s not the r for rtty plus

[Elecraft] A miracle or am I getting old??? Problem solved (at least partially)

2007-06-28 Thread Peter Zenker
Good morning friends The elder friend did some more playing with the menue and he found the fault: D19 was set to Y(es) After switching to n, the Receieiver started receiving signals again and the flashing F disappeared. So far so good. I just set my own K2 to D19 Y. No flashing F :-(((

AW: [Elecraft] K2 weird problem

2006-11-30 Thread Peter Zenker
I just had a very similar problem at a customers K2: Without SSB board but jumpers and C167 set, all is ok. With build in SSB board ALC sometimes worked, sometimes not. The failure was caused by a reversed Diode D2. Even if your Diode is not reversed, it may have a thermal failure. Also check

AW: [Elecraft] Re: Italy Customs Duties

2006-06-16 Thread Peter Zenker
Peppino, As a first, you're assuming the invoice total amount, including shipping and handling (105 $): no VAT is due on this part, normally. That´s definitively wrong for whole EC. VAT has to be paid on Shipping cost as well. 73 de Peter, DL2FI

AW: [Elecraft] UK import duty

2006-06-14 Thread Peter Zenker
Larry, thats an old number, they changed early this year. The actual number is: 8525 2080 900 for atransmitter with built in receiver if is not for telefone or aeronautical use The number for accessories is: 8529 9040 000 ( parts or acceries used for a transmitter with built in receiver, not

AW: [Elecraft] UK import duty

2006-06-14 Thread Peter Zenker
The US Postal Service Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note has clearly typed the HS tariff number 8529 9040 00, however the description was for:- Transmitter Equipment with Built-in Receiver Except Mobile Phones and Aircraft Equipment. This contents description on the Customs

[Elecraft] AW: [QRP-L] Feeding the Halfwave Ant

2006-06-13 Thread Peter Zenker
Steve, IMO you will find more center feed halfewave antennas then endfeed halwaves because at Home it is normaly not so easy to have the ATU directly to the antenna without feeder line. Endfeed halfwaves with feeder line result in high impedance coupling which is not so easy to handle. If we

AW: [Elecraft] Errata! Check for errata!

2006-06-09 Thread Peter Zenker
No need to do, Bart, They have forgotten to put the errata into the kit. This happened first time and I got an alarm message immediate from Elecraft to add it to my stock kits. Normaly the erratas are in the kit. 73 de Peter, DL2FI www.qrpproject.de -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von:

AW: [Elecraft] KX1 Crystal Filter Center Frequency a Little Low

2006-04-26 Thread Peter Zenker
Ladder filters vary both their input/output impedance and their midfrequency when you vary the bandwith. High level rigs like the K2 therefore adjust the BFO regarding bandwith (Cal Filter), simpler rigs like the KX1 want the OP to do this by brain :-) The impedance change is why you have more

AW: [Elecraft] Butane torch for stripping/tinning magent wire

2006-04-17 Thread Peter Zenker
I'm no metallurgist, but I'd do some testing to make sure that temp doesn't make the copper weird and brittle. Seems to me that I've had magnet wire go brittle in the flame of a butane lighter. Wiggle around a stripped piece and make sure it doesn't snap off easily .. 73 de

AW: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 Microphones?

2006-04-12 Thread Peter Zenker
Fred, After lots of testing QRPproject is selling the Kenwood MC 43 as best choice together with the K2. It generates an excellent SSB signal, it´s size meets the K2 look and it can be 1:1 connected at the K2 Microphon port. 72/3 de Peter, DL2FI www.qrpproject.de

AW: AW: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 Microphones?

2006-04-12 Thread Peter Zenker
of the microfon no can be used to switch VFO A/B. Nut as I said, this is all described in the elecraft SSB manual 72 de Peter, DL2FI www.qrpproject.de -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Keith Hamilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. April 2006 19:48 An: Peter Zenker Cc

AW: AW: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 Microphones?

2006-04-12 Thread Peter Zenker
: Mittwoch, 12. April 2006 19:10 An: Peter Zenker Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Betreff: Re: AW: [Elecraft] Elecraft K2 Microphones? Peter Zenker writes After lots of testing QRPproject is selling the Kenwood MC 43 as best choice together with the K2. It generates an excellent SSB signal, it´s

AW: [Elecraft] Re: Metamorphosis

2006-04-11 Thread Peter Zenker
OK, Ron, I'll work on it. Meanwhile, I don't know of anyone completely disassembling a fully-built Elecraft radio and putting it back together. In theory this means twice the fun you had building it the first time ;) 73, Wayne N6KR Not complete and it was not his fun, but mine

AW: [Elecraft] KXB3080 Manual - minor mistake but important fornewbies?

2006-04-04 Thread Peter Zenker
Because I am always free in my manual translations, the German manual of KXB3080 says (retranslated) Recommended is a small solder tip in pencil form No metrics nor inches :-) Peter -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Ron

RE: [Elecraft] XG1 Results with K1 s/n 1018

2006-01-15 Thread Peter Zenker
2) Should I stop trying to figure out why the speaker volume is so and low and just use headphones? When I touch pin 1 of mixer U2, I get a loud blast from the speaker, so I'm convinced the audio chain is fine. I'm just not sure if the RF level into it is high enough. I have the K1-4

RE: RE: [Elecraft] T1 Antenna Considerations

2006-01-06 Thread Peter Zenker
As usualy, you did say it better then i can with my restricted english Ron :-) Have seen your mail after I have written my answer but I thing doubling the knowledge makes it stronger :-) Peter www.qrpproject.de -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

RE: RE: [Elecraft] T1 Antenna Considerations

2006-01-06 Thread Peter Zenker
Hi Martin, You are using twinlead! A twinlead always acts as a transformer we call it lecher system, my dictonary believes you call it the same :-) If you have a given impedance at one end, the impedence at the other end is depending on frequency and length of the Lecher wires. E.G. If the

RE: [Elecraft] T1 Antenna Considerations

2006-01-05 Thread Peter Zenker
Martin, As previously stated a halfwave end fed wire represents a very high impedance which is outside of the matching range of the T1. I agree, the impedance hight depends on the capacitive load of the wire ends against ground. I have found that a halfwave long wire works as long as it is

RE: [Elecraft] KW Amp Prices

2005-04-26 Thread Peter Zenker
Vic, I love your arguments: Suppose you have a couple of hundred watts and you are trying to work DX on 160 meters. There will be lots of times that you call a station and he simply doesn't hear you. If you are just below the noise level at his location, a couple of DB may put you just

RE: [Elecraft] RF Noise canceller ?

2005-04-03 Thread Peter Zenker
Hello Marinos, There have been several schematics using such technics over the last 20 years. Most of them use a seperate short antenna, feeding the signal pase shifted into a combiner which combines the main Antenna Signal with the phases shifted extra antenna signal. This construction can

RE: [Elecraft] RF Noise canceller ?

2005-04-03 Thread Peter Zenker
, April 03, 2005 3:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] RF Noise canceller ? Hi Peter, Would this type of noise canceler not work on white noise also ? 73, Marinos, ki4gin From: Peter Zenker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Marinos Markomanolakis, M.D

RE: [Elecraft] Feasibility of KPA-1(?)

2005-04-03 Thread Peter Zenker
I also had a short e-mail exchange with Wayne that ended in my suggesting a new 3-band module covering 80 and two other bands (perhaps 40/30 or 40/20); I think something like this would be really valuable as we are now at a lower point of the solar cycle than when the K1 was first

RE: [Elecraft] Feasibility of KPA-1(?)

2005-04-03 Thread Peter Zenker
still could be adapted by using the space freed from the adjacent unused band? Would the unit need software changes so it would expect this behavior in the software? 73 Dave WB0GAZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Peter Zenker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'david feldman' [EMAIL PROTECTED],elecraft

[Elecraft] German Manual for the T1 ATU ready

2005-04-02 Thread Peter Zenker
I hereby proudly anounce, that all German manuals for the T1 are ready. Of course the errata is included in the German REV A manual :-) This manuals are real manuals not only a piece of paper with a translation to be used with the original manual. The layout is 1:1 page compatible to the