Re: [Elecraft] Not OT! W4RNL SK

2008-04-24 Thread crstrode
I have recently been corresponding with LB, and have received messages from him as recently as April 16. There was no hint regarding any health concerns. Does anyone know what took him so suddenly? Carl WA7CS -Original Message- From: w2bvh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 22, 2008 6:18

Re: [Elecraft] AGC Information Please - for the Non-Engineer

2008-03-19 Thread crstrode
Lee Buller wrote: snip Just because I am not an engineering type steeped in mathematics, I still want to understand the function of the parameter. Many hams are not engineering types, but are still good operators and builders.. I for one have Liberal Arts background, but I do

Re: [Elecraft] K1, KX1, K2 antenna tuner high-impedance feed capabilites

2008-02-21 Thread crstrode
My K1 with atu was just recently completed. Like you, I have plans for portable ops. So far, I have only ventured out into the back yard with various wires flung over the trees, hung from the second floor balcony, etc. The antenna showing the best promise is the classic end-fed half wave Zepp.

Re: [Elecraft] K1, KX1, K2 antenna tuner high-impedance feed capabilites

2008-02-21 Thread crstrode
Geez! Please excuse the major typo. The twinlead is indeed a 1/4 wave - not 1/2 wave!! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K1%2C-KX1%2C-K2-antenna-tuner-high-impedance-feed-capabilites-tp15605647p15613506.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] K1: Inp Menu Item Pdn Only Allows Dits

2008-02-14 Thread crstrode
MGFoster Wrote: I turned on the K1 tested to see if the problem still existed - it did. Turned off the K1 unplugged, exposed the bottom of the RF board. Powered up inserted a bent component lead into the Dits Ground - OK. The same on the Dash Ground - OK! Plugged the paddles back in it

[Elecraft] Antenna works too well - I'm worried!

2008-01-14 Thread crstrode
Yes, that's right, my portable field antenna is working too well. Just as a test I constucted a 1/2 wave end fed antenna for 20 meters. I added an electrical 1/4 wave of 300 ohm twinlead. Per the classic end-fed zepp, only one conductor of the twinlead is connected to the 1/2 wave radiator.

[Elecraft] BL1 vs. BL2 Balun

2008-01-09 Thread crstrode
Aside from the switch to change from a 1:1 to 4:1, what are the differences between the BL1 and BL2? I've never seen either, however it appears to me that the BL2 has two binocular cores, and the BL1 has a single core. Is this so? By the way - does anyone know the specs on the binocular