Hi all
I have decided to sell my K2 #3134, after a many good hours of QSO's
It is not because the rig is run down, on the contrary, but I have been
bitten
by that little bug that I fear rummage around in many shacks.
And I have got the building itch again, hi. But if I am to build another K2
I
The tip will last until the iron coating wears through and the copper
slug physically erodes.
I would suspect that the switch contacts in the handle of your iron have
broken or welded closed.
If viewed in the dark, an always on TCP will get red hot.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I use a PTF7
FT-100 tuning knob $12
Code Quick CW Training program $10
I have an Yaesu FT-100 tuning knob that I used on my K2. It looked good and
worked great, however I longed for the stock Elecraft look so I installed
the Finger Dimple on my K2 knob and I am very pleased with the results. So
if someone
You all gave me the idea to charge up my old model airplane battery at
9.5 volts nominal and try it on the rig.
Should work FB and last just as long as a set of AA cells without the
need to keep opening the radio. Leaving the internal cell cases
available for emergency uses.
Alan
VY2WU
I'm happy to announce the addition of a new little one, K1 S/N 2124, who joined
his big brother K2 S/N 2152 on January 7, 2006. His loud cries with 5 watts on
40 meters into a dipole at 50 feet were first heard by Buki, YT7YT who said he
was about 569. Hiro, VE3CGC later told him that he was
Hi Don,
As others have advised, winding the transformer is not as easy as it sounds and
a ready-made one will do the job. I think you should be more concerned with
preventing RF noise on the AC line from getting into your power supply and
hence into the Grundig radio. Here is where toroid
Steve Jackson wrote:
I was surfing on eBay and found auction #5852424318
for a partially-built K2, under circumstances I have
not seen before -- and certainly wish that it was not
so.
The rig is being sold by the owner's widow.
I did not know the sk N9PT myself, but I'd bet a
dollar he'd
How come this question is on the Elecraft list? Shouldn't it be on the QRP-L
list?
Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
ps: Admittedly, I'm curious about the answer toog.
snipHow come the moderator on QRP-L says that NO mention of eBay is
permitted, because the owner of QSL.NET/QTH.NET forbids it
/snip
The response was very quick. The FT-100 Tuning knob and Code Quick Programs
have already been spoken for.
73 KI4DGH
Chuck Gehring
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Dan Barker wrote:
How come this question is on the Elecraft list? Shouldn't it be on the QRP-L
list?
Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
ps: Admittedly, I'm curious about the answer toog.
snipHow come the moderator on QRP-L says that NO mention of eBay is
permitted, because the owner of QSL.NET/QTH.NET
In the immortal words of Emily Latella. Never mind
Yes, I said I checked things carefully. Tired old eyes. K13 was not
soldered, sigh.
I still think the voltage chart for U4 pin 5 and 7 is incorrect (and the
places they connect to). Will report back later when I make it through
There has been much talk here and on other lists about the safe/correct way
to remove ICs from circuit boards. Conventional ICs (as opposed to the
surface mount jobs, which are another whole animal) can be removed cleanly and
easily with a vacuum desoldering machine. Handheld vacuum poppers
Preston and all,
Good advice, but remember when considering de-soldering anything that the
value of the individual component (no matter how expensive) is very small
compared to the value of the board with all the other mounted components.
So if you do not have one of these de-soldering tools, the
Hello all!
Please keep an ear out for the N3EPA Call.
The bears at Camp-Run-A-MOC will activate this call from
1/13 to 1/16. During the Polar Bear Hunt/Sprint, we will be
worth 100 bonus points per valid contact!
The camp will have two stations on the air one will be N3EPA
and the other will be
K1 or K2. Hmmm, the debate continues. But wait, we're approaching a
sunspot min. My antennas are pretty limited. I have a 28 foot vertical
(fed with a tuner near the base) for 40 thru 15 and a dipole at 25 feet
but that is about it. No towers, no high wires, no yagis.
How limiting will 5 or
Keith
I run only wire antennas here with my 5w K2.
Plus a 50 ft vertical on 160m. With the K2
at 5w, I have 160m QRP WAS, so you can have
a lot of fun with 5w on the low bands.
You do have to be a bit creative with your
antennas to wring out the last drop of performance
from them, but to me,
Hi Keith,
During the solar minimum the higher frequencies don't open as often or for as
long, that is 10 15m. I find that 20m and 17m are open nearly every day and
are both great bands for making QRP QSOs, and similarly I use mostly 17m while
HF mobile (I estimate that the poor mobile
BTW, last night 160m sounded pretty good. I didn't have time to spend on the
radio but I did work my second European DX with 5W from my K2. I worked G3PQA
(I think that was it, my memory may not be 100% since I'm in a training course
today). Apparently he is a fairly big Top Band station.
I think you're giving too little thought to the quality of your power
supplies.
Jim,
Not at all - and this kind of comment is exactly why I posted - thanks.
Lower weight is only part of the equation, and I recognize that - I'm
new at this game and still trying to understand all the
Darwin, Keith wrote:
How limiting will 5 or 10 watts (even with that Elecraft Mojo) be under
current conditions? Are we entering into conditions where QRP with
simple antennas will become rather frustrating? Is it K2/100 time?
You can still make plenty of contacts with 10 watts. During the
Keith, KD1E wrote:
K1 or K2. Hmmm, the debate continues. But wait, we're approaching a
sunspot min. My antennas are pretty limited. I have a 28 foot vertical
(fed with a tuner near the base) for 40 thru 15 and a dipole at 25 feet but
that is about it. No towers, no high wires, no yagis.
Keith -
I was reading that the predicted low of the current cycle supposedly takes
place this September.
Using my K1 @ 5W there has been an opening to Europe every day for the past
two weeks on 15MI was impressed that there were any stations outside of
the usual North/South paths during
Jerry,
Thanks for that advice. I did notice that the tip seemed to be glowing
and that the charing is consistent with the tip being hotter than it
should (ie always on). I checked the magnetic slug and is may have
seized. I also noticed that there was no clicking sound when the problem
charring
w2agn wrote:
Dan Barker wrote:
How come this question is on the Elecraft list? Shouldn't it be on
the QRP-L
list?
Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
ps: Admittedly, I'm curious about the answer toog.
snipHow come the moderator on QRP-L says that NO mention of eBay is
permitted, because the owner of
Fellow Elecrafters--
It's sad to learn N9PT never completed his K2. I searched the archives
and he posted a few questions during construction in 2004.
I visited the eBay listing, and it appears his widow believes she's
selling an unfinished K2 when in fact she may be offering a K2 plus KNB2,
Keith:
As you have no doubt seen from the other posts, you can do a lot with
QRP on the low bands. As is clear from such feats as working
intercontinental DX with 5 W on 160 m, QRP is limiting, but not severely so.
I've done some NVIS calculations for New England. If you're
interested in
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm happy to announce the addition of a new little one, K1 S/N 2124, who joined
his big brother K2 S/N 2152 on January 7, 2006. His loud cries with 5 watts on
40 meters into a dipole at 50 feet were first heard by Buki, YT7YT who said he
was
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Joe Malloy wrote:
But why ask the question in public? Asking the original poster or the
moderator of QRP-L in email would have been a less tendentious way of getting
your answer, it seems to me.
Perhaps there is a previous track record of the moderator of QRP-L not
a) We don't have an answer yet, and
b) I'm not sure tendentious means what Joe thinks it means. Dictionary.com
sez: Marked by a strong tendency in favor of a particular point of view.
Heck, he's just asking a questiong. I figured it had something to do with
typing, as tendons are used.
Dan
snip
Fear not the sunspot cycle, Darwin. In the past 18 months, I have completed
WAS with 5w and a dipole. I currently have 49 states with 1 watt, and 44
states with 100mW. I think I enjoy the challenge of the sunspot trough more
than shooting fish in a barrel during the sunspot peak. The feeling
Leigh wrote:
I still remember my father sending me M I S S I S S A U G A when I was 5 and
learning CW.
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Learning not to anticipate letters is invaluable. It was critical for
accurately copying five letter groups of random letters, numbers and
punctuation marks (including
I use the beacons as a propagation tool. Recently there have been many days
when I can hear very few and no strong beacon signals on any band. On days
like these you will be hard pressed to work dx on any band at any power.
However from time to time at QRO you can make some surprising contacts.
Thanks for the replies. Much of it is info that I do already know,
having worked QRP for a number of years. The thing I DON'T have is the
experience of working QRP during various phases of the sunspot cycle.
My ham activity has always gone in blips and blops and has been mostly
out of phase with
Ahh yes, I remember ES from a year as a costal marine relief operator at
16. What I have forgotten, and it's only been a year or so, is the new
prosign for @ that was invented.
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
Trivia item: probably 90% of the Hams know the Morse for the ampersand ()
and don't
All the DX is still out there, it's just quieter!
Paul K7PM
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Guys - Lets end this thread immediately. No more postings, please.
It is absolutely OK to mention eBay listings here when the items are
among the areas we already say are OK to mention for sale on this
reflector. (Elecraft items, related ham stuff etc.) To my knowledge each
list owner can make
Karsten,
I believe what you are looking for is listed at
http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/pro_set_quiet_phone.htm - for operation
with the K2, you may need the mic element for the Icom, the HC4 and HC5
elements usually need a preamp to properly operate with the K2 - and you may
need an adapter
Hello all,
Regarding QRP-l and the mention of E-bay. I made the mistake of trying
to help some fellow hams out who were looking for 2 meter crystals and
pointed them to an E-bay auction, I did this on QRP-l.
Since that incident, all my posts are now awaiting moderator approval.
I questioned
Bill,
The chart is correct if one considers the active state of the signal - but
you will not see that with a DMM, only possible with a 'scope. So, yes the
chart is incorrect if you consider the normal voltage that you will read
with a DMM. These are the serial clock and serial data lines
Hi Dave,
It is probably not anything directly related to your email content. Qth.net,
like many major ISPs, uses several methods to prevent their system's overload by
floods of spam. One method is to use the blacklists hosted at
http://www.us.sorbs.net/ (See this page for more details.)
In a message dated 1/11/2006 1:27:55 PM Mountain Standard Time,
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Fear not the sunspot cycle, Darwin. In the past 18 months, I have completed
WAS with 5w and a dipole. I currently have 49 states with 1 watt, and 44
states with 100mW.
Well, I guess that ends me
test
Tom, KJ3D
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Dear Fellow Elecrafters,
I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of all the good folks
at Elecraft, to publicly congratulate Bruce Hagerty, WØQQS upon his
earning the coveted Elecraft Worked All States Award.
Bruce used his K2 sn 3646 to complete the required QSOs with all 50
United
Darwin, Keith wrote:
K1 or K2. Hmmm, the debate continues. But wait, we're approaching a
sunspot min. My antennas are pretty limited. I have a 28 foot vertical
(fed with a tuner near the base) for 40 thru 15 and a dipole at 25 feet
but that is about it. No towers, no high wires, no yagis.
K9QRG ON 5/12?
Just checking :)
Tony W7GO
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From: Larry Makoski W2LJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Darwin, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] QRP viability during solar cycle min?
Darwin,
Good Grief Folks! At (@) is simple di-dah dah :) I wondered why they
made it so complicated when the entire word is much shorter.
Kevin. KD5ONS
By the way: the AND sign comes from American Morse. It is truly a single
character with one of those odd length spaces rife in American Morse.
Try sending the e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]G.
All of the characters on the keyboard have Morse equivalents defined by the
ITU to avoid confusion.
I guess that's why we're confused.
The may have originated in American Morse, but the ITU recognizes it as
the prosign 'ES'.
Ron AC7AC
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Kevin Rock wrote:
Good Grief Folks! At (@) is simple di-dah dah :) I wondered why they made
it so complicated when the entire word is much shorter.
Some of us old, imfirm, QLF types might confuse that with W (g)
What corfuses a lot of folks is the ~
73,Thom-k3hrn
I don't think I ever got the hang of the prosigns... I got the AR.
To me, BT is a dash (-) but I don't know if that's correct or not. I
sometimes get the ',' and '?' confused. The / character I know well,
because I always hear it on our local repeater ident, and it it's in
my beacon's
Gee, that's simple. The folks on the Elecraft list are much nicer :)
Kevin. KD5ONS
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:30:39 -0500, Dan Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
How come this question is on the Elecraft list? Shouldn't it be on the
QRP-L
list?
Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
ps: Admittedly, I'm
Stephanie Maks wrote:
Isn't ES the same as 'h'? Or am I completely lost?
ES isn't a prosign, like AR, SK, BT, etc. It's a two letter
abbreviation for 'and'. So there's a letter space between the E and he S.
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
Stephanie, VA3UXB wrote:
I don't think I ever got the hang of the prosigns... I got the AR.
To me, BT is a dash (-) but I don't know if that's correct or not. I
sometimes get the ',' and '?' confused. The / character I know well,
because I always hear it on our local repeater ident, and
Kevin:
I think vertical dipoles are wonderful. I have used them on a heavily
wooded lot with great success on both 20 and 30 meters. The higher
you can get them off the ground the better.
It is very desirable to be sure the feedline comes off reasonably
perpendicular to the antenna for a
A related antenna with a couple dB gain is a half-square. It's like
half of a bobtail curtain, or two inverted L's connected at the ends of
the horizontal parts (1/2 wave on top, 1/4 wave on the two vertical
parts). It has a figure 8 broadside pattern, and is easily fed at one of
the upper
Larry:
I've never tried that. Maybe I should.
73,
SteveAt 12:47 AM 1/12/2006, Larry Phipps wrote:
A related antenna with a couple dB gain is a half-square. It's
like half of a bobtail curtain, or two inverted L's connected at the
ends of the horizontal parts (1/2 wave on top, 1/4 wave on
Kevin N8IQ wrote:
I've been playing around with EZNEC trying to come up with a DX antenna that
will work at my QTH. The vertical dipole seems to have a fantastic pattern
for DX with low takeoff angles. I may be able to hang a vertical wire dipole
in one of my trees and have it nearly invisible.
David G4DMP wrote:
I don't know that one, Ron; we don't have Euros in the UK ;-) But don't
forget the new one for @ for use in e-mail addresses
@di-dah-dah-di-dah-dit
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Yeah, that's what started the thread so I left it out. It's also the
easiest
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