Re: [Elecraft] Antenna Question
I bought a batch of Barenco 259s amongst others and I am mightily impressed, very chunky, very smooth and not expensive. David, G3UNA > > On 11 October 2016 at 22:50 Dave G3WGN M6O wrote: > > > Not oddball in EU, nor expensive. Good quality ones are available from > Kabel-Kusch in Germany and Barenco in UK: > > > http://www.barenco.co.uk/uhf-line-socket-so239-jacks-rg213-clamp-top-hat-compression-body-solder-pin-165425. > China RF do some good ones via Fleabay too. > We use these extensively in our 6Gs DXpeditions, together with compression > type PL259s. A side benefit is that it's easy to terminate the coax feed > from multiple station in female connectors (forming a 'patch panel' in > effect) so there is zero risk of cross-coupling 2 stations. > My own station has mostly been converted to compression types; but there > are > Amphenols in there too. Motivation to change? Ease of waterproofing the > compression types. > Just my 2 pence/2c, > 73, David G3WGN M6O WJ6O > > > > Josh Fiden wrote > > Cable mount female UHF is an oddball and expensive. To avoid barrels, I > > use type N female cable mount which are common. > > > > 73, > > Josh W6XU > > > > On 10/11/2016 3:52 AM, Nr4c wrote: > >> Why use barrels? Doesn't Amphenol or Pastornack make a female UHF > >> connector to put on cable end. For this specific use, a custom built > >> cable seems appropriate. > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto: > > > Elecraft@.qth > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to > > > lists+1215531472858-365791@.nabble > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Antenna-Question-tp7623210p7623260.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to d.cut...@ntlworld.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Antenna Question
(I am trying to get caught up on my email. Forgive me if this has been closed.) This caught my eye, and I agree. I have found when buying PL-259's that are made in a 'metric' country, there can be slight problems converting to the dimensions used in North America. I have chased SWR troubles almost in circles only to find the tip of an imported PL-259 was making intermittent contact with the SO-239 socket. A simple fix was to apply a bit of solder to the tip and then file it down until I could feel a gentle friction as I plugged it into the socket. Another important item in a PL-259 is a good tinned surface for soldering. I like the so called 'silver plated' plugs when I can find them. I don't know if they are truly silver plated, but they do take solder beautifully. Dick, n0ce On 10/11/2016 11:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On Tue,10/11/2016 6:29 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: I'm curious as to exactly why a "junk" connector supposedly has so much more loss than a "good" connector? Junk connectors have several issues. One of the issues is control of dimensions -- the diameter of the tip must be "right" to make a solid and reliable connection to the mating connector. I've seen junk barrels, tees, and elbows that had a tiny spring between the ends of the connector. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Windows Emulator
I give up. I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number of logging programs I’d like to try. It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. Advice? Thanks in advance, Ted, KN1CBR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Hi Ted, I wouldn't bother with an 'emulator' as such, instead what I'd do is go and grab some virtualisation software (personally I use Oracle's Virtualbox), and install a full copy of Windows inside that. You can then install whatever apps you like (as long as they aren't too graphics-hungry), and give that machine 'direct access' to whatever hardware devices you need to - serial ports, USB ports etc. I'm not, as it happens, aware of any 'emulators' that let you run individual apps as if they were running in Windows, but a VM is cleaner (and you'll not have issues with drivers because every device becomes a generic device once the VM hypervisor starts passing it through). 73, and a firm left handshake, John (XLX) -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dauer, Edward Sent: 12 October 2016 17:21 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator I give up. I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number of logging programs I’d like to try. It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. Advice? Thanks in advance, Ted, KN1CBR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to j...@eeek.org.uk __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Hi Ted, I tried to make the same move with the Mac but ended up going back to a dedicated Windows machine. I use Parallels as the virtual machine. It works fine. It allows you to run each Window's program in a separate window on the Mac screen or you can run all Windows programs under one window. If you are just running one Window's program it works fine but once you start multi-tasking it can be a problem particularly if the programs are graphic intensive or memory hungry. I often found the computer slowed up too much and gave up on the idea hence the stand alone computer. 73, Tom KQ5S On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: > I give up. > > I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear > off Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much > that I want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any > number of logging programs I’d like to try. > > It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac > apps and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator > would be best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook > Air as a laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X > Yosemite and I will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. > > Advice? Thanks in advance, > > Ted, KN1CBR > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to nineb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Just a suggestion; I don't know what all this would cost you, but $350 can buy a very decent Windows laptop. I bought a Lenovo with an i5 cpu and 8 Gb of ram plus an optical drive and more, from the Microsoft store for that amount. You have to watch for good offers. Dick, n0ce On 10/12/2016 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: > I give up. > > I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off > Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I > want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number of > logging programs I’d like to try. > > It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps > and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be > best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a > laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I > will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. > > Advice? Thanks in advance, > > Ted, KN1CBR > > __ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Ted, John, et al - Don’t give up! As John said, there are several options. I’ve never used the Oracle product, but for quite a few years I’ve been running the VMWare product called Fusion. Currently running on a 27” late 2012 iMac with 8GB RAM. I have several Ubuntu Linux guests in addition to a Windows 10 guest that run on this setup. I’ve got quite a few Windows-only applications that I use the Win10 guest for. In all these years I’ve never come across an application that would not run as a guest under Fusion. I’ve got the applications on the ARRL Handbook and Antenna book, EZnec, and the software that controls my AIM-4170 antenna analyzer, in addition to other applications - all work fine. My logging is done on the Mac OS side - I use MacLoggerDX. Several months back I built a couple little SDR rigs and drove them with software running on both Windows and Linux. I used a logging program called CQRlog for logging those QSO’s. It was a simple matter to export the ADIF records from CQRlog and put them into MLDX when I was done operating the SDR. Give Fusion a shot - works great! 73, Jim / W6JHB Folsom, CA > On Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016, at Wednesday, 9:30 AM, John > wrote: > > Hi Ted, > > I wouldn't bother with an 'emulator' as such, instead what I'd do is go and > grab some virtualisation software (personally I use Oracle's Virtualbox), and > install a full copy of Windows inside that. You can then install whatever > apps you like (as long as they aren't too graphics-hungry), and give that > machine 'direct access' to whatever hardware devices you need to - serial > ports, USB ports etc. > > I'm not, as it happens, aware of any 'emulators' that let you run individual > apps as if they were running in Windows, but a VM is cleaner (and you'll not > have issues with drivers because every device becomes a generic device once > the VM hypervisor starts passing it through). > > 73, and a firm left handshake, > John (XLX) > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dauer, > Edward > Sent: 12 October 2016 17:21 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator > > I give up. > > I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off > Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I > want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number of > logging programs I’d like to try. > > It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps > and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be > best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a > laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I > will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. > > Advice? Thanks in advance, > > Ted, KN1CBR > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to j...@eeek.org.uk > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w6...@me.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
I second that. Lifelong Mac user. I have a cheap Windows laptop I only use for ham and games. I nuked the drive, installed a fresh, legal copy of Windows 10 and don’t use that computer to surf or watch videos or music. I don't download ANYTHING other than ham stuff, OS updates, and games from Steam or Blizzard, and simply haven’t entered my credit card information on anything on that PC. I purchase on the web on my Mac where I have control over my credentials and security. I also restrict my Windows PC to only my Gmail account. I’m not going to let my hobby computer be the vector of identity theft or ransomware. Michael, K2MAW > On Oct 12, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote: > > Just a suggestion; > > I don't know what all this would cost you, but $350 can buy a very > decent Windows laptop. I bought a Lenovo with an i5 cpu and 8 Gb of ram > plus an optical drive and more, from the Microsoft store for that > amount. You have to watch for good offers. > > Dick, n0ce > > > On 10/12/2016 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: >> I give up. >> >> I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off >> Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I >> want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number >> of logging programs I’d like to try. >> >> It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps >> and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be >> best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a >> laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I >> will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. >> >> Advice? Thanks in advance, >> >> Ted, KN1CBR >> >> __ > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to michaelw...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Michael, I'd be very wary of your last statement there. Your Mac is no more secure than a Windows computer (and in fact Apple collect a lot of data and hide the fact that they're collecting it, they just manage to hide it better than Microsoft do). Your assertion that you're safe just because you use a Mac is, at best, a false belief. I, and many other people, use a Windows PC on a daily basis, do all my online shopping on it etc, and I've not been a victim of any of the things you suggested will happen. Sure, I'm a careful user (by which I mean I apply common sense when browsing etc), but I'm at no more risk on my Windows PC than you are on your Mac. In response to Dick's question about cost, the only cost would be a Windows licence. With Windows 10 being free for a long time, you may still find that your VM can install, and be activated with, that for free. YMMV. Virtualbox is completely free to individual users (and I suspect other VM hypervisors mentioned in the thread such as Parallels and VMware Fusion are the same). 73, and a firm left handshake, John (XLX) -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael Wong Sent: 12 October 2016 17:56 To: Richard Fjeld Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator I second that. Lifelong Mac user. I have a cheap Windows laptop I only use for ham and games. I nuked the drive, installed a fresh, legal copy of Windows 10 and don’t use that computer to surf or watch videos or music. I don't download ANYTHING other than ham stuff, OS updates, and games from Steam or Blizzard, and simply haven’t entered my credit card information on anything on that PC. I purchase on the web on my Mac where I have control over my credentials and security. I also restrict my Windows PC to only my Gmail account. I’m not going to let my hobby computer be the vector of identity theft or ransomware. Michael, K2MAW > On Oct 12, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote: > > Just a suggestion; > > I don't know what all this would cost you, but $350 can buy a very > decent Windows laptop. I bought a Lenovo with an i5 cpu and 8 Gb of > ram plus an optical drive and more, from the Microsoft store for that > amount. You have to watch for good offers. > > Dick, n0ce > > > On 10/12/2016 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: >> I give up. >> >> I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off >> Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I >> want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number >> of logging programs I’d like to try. >> >> It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps >> and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be >> best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a >> laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I >> will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. >> >> Advice? Thanks in advance, >> >> Ted, KN1CBR >> >> __ > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > michaelw...@mac.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to j...@eeek.org.uk __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] SOLD! KX1 For Sale, NEW ASKING PRICE!
The KX1 has been sold. Thanks for the interest! Dick Phelps, K1SW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX1-For-Sale-NEW-ASKING-PRICE-tp7623255p7623274.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] PL259s
I now use Amphenol PL-259's or "UHF male" sliver-plated connectors with gold-plated center pins and PFTE insulation from "Dave's Hobby Shop" #721405422210 ...$4.95. I am buying almost all my connectors from Dave's: http://www.daveshobbyshop.com/ Quite often at a savings in price and very rapid shipping. Another comment on elbow adapters: I initially used a gold-plated sma male elbow on the 2m connection for my KX3 wondering why output was low. I switched to using a short run of .141 rigid coax with sma connectors and get less loss. Elbow adaptors of any type (even N-connectors) can be lossy. 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com "Kits made by KL7UW" Dubus Mag business: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
I would not hesitate to go the Fusion or Parallels route.. While parallels allows you to run each individual program inside a mac window, fusion does not.. it runs on a separate desktop. however Fusion has many fewer paid upgrades than parallels. I currently run parallels, it works very well, but have not upgraded for the last 3 OS upgrades.. because I run windows7 for my ham programs.. I tested some VM that wasn't cusomized for the OSX and performance was horrible, slow and cranky.. Regards.. Fred > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to f...@fmeco.com -- Fred Moore email: f...@fmeco.com f...@safes.com phone: 321-217-8699 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
What VMs did you 'test' that had bad performance? 72 - john - n0hj On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Fred Moore wrote: > > I tested some VM that wasn't cusomized for the OSX and performance was > horrible, slow and cranky.. > > Regards.. Fred > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
At the risk of starting a religious thread, I never said Macs were more secure than PCs. On my Mac, I simply have more control of my security and credentials than on a Windows computer from 20 years of deep Mac experience. On Windows, I simply don’t have the deep knowledge of how to restrict my usage to protect myself. Whatever the platform, careful computing habits are the best defense from malware. Also, Microsoft is close to ending free Windows 10 updates (or may have already ended that program.) VMs are a good compromise and others have commented on those virtues. > On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:02 AM, John wrote: > > Michael, > > I'd be very wary of your last statement there. Your Mac is no more secure > than a Windows computer (and in fact Apple collect a lot of data and hide the > fact that they're collecting it, they just manage to hide it better than > Microsoft do). Your assertion that you're safe just because you use a Mac is, > at best, a false belief. > > I, and many other people, use a Windows PC on a daily basis, do all my online > shopping on it etc, and I've not been a victim of any of the things you > suggested will happen. Sure, I'm a careful user (by which I mean I apply > common sense when browsing etc), but I'm at no more risk on my Windows PC > than you are on your Mac. > > In response to Dick's question about cost, the only cost would be a Windows > licence. With Windows 10 being free for a long time, you may still find that > your VM can install, and be activated with, that for free. YMMV. Virtualbox > is completely free to individual users (and I suspect other VM hypervisors > mentioned in the thread such as Parallels and VMware Fusion are the same). > > 73, and a firm left handshake, > John (XLX) > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael > Wong > Sent: 12 October 2016 17:56 > To: Richard Fjeld > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator > > I second that. Lifelong Mac user. I have a cheap Windows laptop I only use > for ham and games. I nuked the drive, installed a fresh, legal copy of > Windows 10 and don’t use that computer to surf or watch videos or music. I > don't download ANYTHING other than ham stuff, OS updates, and games from > Steam or Blizzard, and simply haven’t entered my credit card information on > anything on that PC. I purchase on the web on my Mac where I have control > over my credentials and security. I also restrict my Windows PC to only my > Gmail account. I’m not going to let my hobby computer be the vector of > identity theft or ransomware. > > Michael, K2MAW > >> On Oct 12, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote: >> >> Just a suggestion; >> >> I don't know what all this would cost you, but $350 can buy a very >> decent Windows laptop. I bought a Lenovo with an i5 cpu and 8 Gb of >> ram plus an optical drive and more, from the Microsoft store for that >> amount. You have to watch for good offers. >> >> Dick, n0ce >> >> >> On 10/12/2016 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: >>> I give up. >>> >>> I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off >>> Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I >>> want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number >>> of logging programs I’d like to try. >>> >>> It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps >>> and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be >>> best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a >>> laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I >>> will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. >>> >>> Advice? Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Ted, KN1CBR >>> >>> __ >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to >> michaelw...@mac.com > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to j...@eeek.org.uk > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help suppor
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Virtualization is the way to go. I've not used VirtualBox, but have friends who have great success. Virtualization has some big advantages: You can isolate different things you do to different virtual machines. Probably the best example of that is to keep your financials away from general browsing and E-Mail where you might encounter viruses or trojans. You can always experiment with downloaded software in a VM and destroy the VM if you think the download did more than you expect. When you replace a computer, all of the VMs are just a set of files that can be copied to your new computer. 73 -- Lynn On 10/12/2016 9:50 AM, James Bennett wrote: Ted, John, et al - Don’t give up! As John said, there are several options. I’ve never used the Oracle product, but for quite a few years I’ve been running the VMWare product called Fusion. Currently running on a 27” late 2012 iMac with 8GB RAM. I have several Ubuntu Linux guests in addition to a Windows 10 guest that run on this setup. I’ve got quite a few Windows-only applications that I use the Win10 guest for. In all these years I’ve never come across an application that would not run as a guest under Fusion. I’ve got the applications on the ARRL Handbook and Antenna book, EZnec, and the software that controls my AIM-4170 antenna analyzer, in addition to other applications - all work fine. My logging is done on the Mac OS side - I use MacLoggerDX. Several months back I built a couple little SDR rigs and drove them with software running on both Windows and Linux. I used a logging program called CQRlog for logging those QSO’s. It was a simple matter to export the ADIF records from CQRlog and put them into MLDX when I was done operating the SDR. Give Fusion a shot - works great! 73, Jim / W6JHB Folsom, CA On Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016, at Wednesday, 9:30 AM, John wrote: Hi Ted, I wouldn't bother with an 'emulator' as such, instead what I'd do is go and grab some virtualisation software (personally I use Oracle's Virtualbox), and install a full copy of Windows inside that. You can then install whatever apps you like (as long as they aren't too graphics-hungry), and give that machine 'direct access' to whatever hardware devices you need to - serial ports, USB ports etc. I'm not, as it happens, aware of any 'emulators' that let you run individual apps as if they were running in Windows, but a VM is cleaner (and you'll not have issues with drivers because every device becomes a generic device once the VM hypervisor starts passing it through). 73, and a firm left handshake, John (XLX) -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dauer, Edward Sent: 12 October 2016 17:21 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator I give up. I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number of logging programs I’d like to try. It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. Advice? Thanks in advance, Ted, KN1CBR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to j...@eeek.org.uk __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to w6...@me.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k...@coldrockshotbrooms.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] PL259s
The Amphenol part number is 83-1SP (with nothing after that part number) for silver plated, not gold center (for which I see no value). I buy in 100-piece quantity from industrial vendors like Newark and Allied, sharing my order with other hams. The last time I bought (a year or two ago) I paid a bit more than $3. 73, Jim K9YC On Wed,10/12/2016 10:27 AM, Edward R Cole wrote: I now use Amphenol PL-259's or "UHF male" sliver-plated connectors with gold-plated center pins and PFTE insulation from "Dave's Hobby Shop" #721405422210 ...$4.95. I am buying almost all my connectors from Dave's: http://www.daveshobbyshop.com/ Quite often at a savings in price and very rapid shipping. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
I run Windows 10 under the most recent version of VMWare Fusion on a late 2012 Mac Mini running MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) with 16Gb of RAM. So far it can easily run any Windows ham software I have thrown at it. I can remote into the Mac with VNC and control my Kenwood TS-590S with Kenwood's rig control software running on the VMWare Windows client, while running WSJT-X or WSPR-X, and MacLoggerDX under MacOS. For remote rig control of my KX2 or KX3 I run Wizkers:Radio under Chrome on MacOS but I have not done much with Wizkers yet. For contesting, I run N1MM+ on VMWare but I don't have voice keying set up on N1MM+ 73 Pete - KW9E Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2016, at 12:43 PM, Michael Wong wrote: > > At the risk of starting a religious thread, I never said Macs were more > secure than PCs. On my Mac, I simply have more control of my security and > credentials than on a Windows computer from 20 years of deep Mac experience. > On Windows, I simply don’t have the deep knowledge of how to restrict my > usage to protect myself. Whatever the platform, careful computing habits are > the best defense from malware. > > Also, Microsoft is close to ending free Windows 10 updates (or may have > already ended that program.) VMs are a good compromise and others have > commented on those virtues. > >> On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:02 AM, John wrote: >> >> Michael, >> >> I'd be very wary of your last statement there. Your Mac is no more secure >> than a Windows computer (and in fact Apple collect a lot of data and hide >> the fact that they're collecting it, they just manage to hide it better than >> Microsoft do). Your assertion that you're safe just because you use a Mac >> is, at best, a false belief. >> >> I, and many other people, use a Windows PC on a daily basis, do all my >> online shopping on it etc, and I've not been a victim of any of the things >> you suggested will happen. Sure, I'm a careful user (by which I mean I apply >> common sense when browsing etc), but I'm at no more risk on my Windows PC >> than you are on your Mac. >> >> In response to Dick's question about cost, the only cost would be a Windows >> licence. With Windows 10 being free for a long time, you may still find that >> your VM can install, and be activated with, that for free. YMMV. Virtualbox >> is completely free to individual users (and I suspect other VM hypervisors >> mentioned in the thread such as Parallels and VMware Fusion are the same). >> >> 73, and a firm left handshake, >> John (XLX) >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of >> Michael Wong >> Sent: 12 October 2016 17:56 >> To: Richard Fjeld >> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator >> >> I second that. Lifelong Mac user. I have a cheap Windows laptop I only use >> for ham and games. I nuked the drive, installed a fresh, legal copy of >> Windows 10 and don’t use that computer to surf or watch videos or music. I >> don't download ANYTHING other than ham stuff, OS updates, and games from >> Steam or Blizzard, and simply haven’t entered my credit card information on >> anything on that PC. I purchase on the web on my Mac where I have control >> over my credentials and security. I also restrict my Windows PC to only my >> Gmail account. I’m not going to let my hobby computer be the vector of >> identity theft or ransomware. >> >> Michael, K2MAW >> >>> On Oct 12, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote: >>> >>> Just a suggestion; >>> >>> I don't know what all this would cost you, but $350 can buy a very >>> decent Windows laptop. I bought a Lenovo with an i5 cpu and 8 Gb of >>> ram plus an optical drive and more, from the Microsoft store for that >>> amount. You have to watch for good offers. >>> >>> Dick, n0ce >>> >>> On 10/12/2016 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: I give up. I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number of logging programs I’d like to try. It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. Advice? Thanks in advance, Ted, KN1CBR __ >>> >>> __ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Another option is Wine, I use that on my laptop running Ubuntu for a few programs that I used to use on Windows. Its a windows compatibility layer that runs on your host OS, Mac or Linux based. I tried it on my Mac (work computer) but didn't get it to work fully, however, that was more my dislike for Mac/Apple OS and also more likely my inexperience using Mac OS. https://www.winehq.org/ As others suggested, virtual VM's on one of the hypervisors mentioned would be fine too, but they have pluses and minuses as others have already pointed out, so I wont repeat again. Best regards, Cameron, - AF7DK/GM7LQR From: Elecraft on behalf of Peter LaBissoniere Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 11:41 AM To: Michael Wong Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator I run Windows 10 under the most recent version of VMWare Fusion on a late 2012 Mac Mini running MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) with 16Gb of RAM. So far it can easily run any Windows ham software I have thrown at it. I can remote into the Mac with VNC and control my Kenwood TS-590S with Kenwood's rig control software running on the VMWare Windows client, while running WSJT-X or WSPR-X, and MacLoggerDX under MacOS. For remote rig control of my KX2 or KX3 I run Wizkers:Radio under Chrome on MacOS but I have not done much with Wizkers yet. For contesting, I run N1MM+ on VMWare but I don't have voice keying set up on N1MM+ 73 Pete - KW9E Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2016, at 12:43 PM, Michael Wong wrote: > > At the risk of starting a religious thread, I never said Macs were more > secure than PCs. On my Mac, I simply have more control of my security and > credentials than on a Windows computer from 20 years of deep Mac experience. > On Windows, I simply don’t have the deep knowledge of how to restrict my > usage to protect myself. Whatever the platform, careful computing habits are > the best defense from malware. > > Also, Microsoft is close to ending free Windows 10 updates (or may have > already ended that program.) VMs are a good compromise and others have > commented on those virtues. > >> On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:02 AM, John wrote: >> >> Michael, >> >> I'd be very wary of your last statement there. Your Mac is no more secure >> than a Windows computer (and in fact Apple collect a lot of data and hide >> the fact that they're collecting it, they just manage to hide it better than >> Microsoft do). Your assertion that you're safe just because you use a Mac >> is, at best, a false belief. >> >> I, and many other people, use a Windows PC on a daily basis, do all my >> online shopping on it etc, and I've not been a victim of any of the things >> you suggested will happen. Sure, I'm a careful user (by which I mean I apply >> common sense when browsing etc), but I'm at no more risk on my Windows PC >> than you are on your Mac. >> >> In response to Dick's question about cost, the only cost would be a Windows >> licence. With Windows 10 being free for a long time, you may still find that >> your VM can install, and be activated with, that for free. YMMV. Virtualbox >> is completely free to individual users (and I suspect other VM hypervisors >> mentioned in the thread such as Parallels and VMware Fusion are the same). >> >> 73, and a firm left handshake, >> John (XLX) >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of >> Michael Wong >> Sent: 12 October 2016 17:56 >> To: Richard Fjeld >> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator >> >> I second that. Lifelong Mac user. I have a cheap Windows laptop I only use >> for ham and games. I nuked the drive, installed a fresh, legal copy of >> Windows 10 and don’t use that computer to surf or watch videos or music. I >> don't download ANYTHING other than ham stuff, OS updates, and games from >> Steam or Blizzard, and simply haven’t entered my credit card information on >> anything on that PC. I purchase on the web on my Mac where I have control >> over my credentials and security. I also restrict my Windows PC to only my >> Gmail account. I’m not going to let my hobby computer be the vector of >> identity theft or ransomware. >> >> Michael, K2MAW >> >>> On Oct 12, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote: >>> >>> Just a suggestion; >>> >>> I don't know what all this would cost you, but $350 can buy a very >>> decent Windows laptop. I bought a Lenovo with an i5 cpu and 8 Gb of >>> ram plus an optical drive and more, from the Microsoft store for that >>> amount. You have to watch for good offers. >>> >>> Dick, n0ce >>> >>> On 10/12/2016 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: I give up. I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Hello All, I didn’t read through all the responses, so apologies if this is duplicated. After running several emulators and not liking them much, I went with Apple’s Boot Camp and prefer it over anything else I’ve tried. It has been much more reliable for me. I use both OSs almost every day on the shack computer. Windows for amateur radio and the Mac OS for all my weather station data. The only problem is that the clock needs to be reset every time I launch Windows after the Mac OS. I know it is something in the registry but I am too Windows ignorant to fix it. HTH, 73 de Eric, KG6MZS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Setting Windows Clock
Eric, Atomic Clock Sync will allow you to set the clock easily in Windows. Check out http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/ 73, Don W3FPR On 10/12/2016 4:13 PM, Elecraft K3 wrote: Hello All, I didn’t read through all the responses, so apologies if this is duplicated. After running several emulators and not liking them much, I went with Apple’s Boot Camp and prefer it over anything else I’ve tried. It has been much more reliable for me. I use both OSs almost every day on the shack computer. Windows for amateur radio and the Mac OS for all my weather station data. The only problem is that the clock needs to be reset every time I launch Windows after the Mac OS. I know it is something in the registry but I am too Windows ignorant to fix it. HTH, __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Same here, Eric. And my clock is always OK when rebooting into Windows, though it may be off some integral number of hours for a minute or two. Phil W7OX On 10/12/16 1:13 PM, Elecraft K3 wrote: Hello All, I didn’t read through all the responses, so apologies if this is duplicated. After running several emulators and not liking them much, I went with Apple’s Boot Camp and prefer it over anything else I’ve tried. It has been much more reliable for me. I use both OSs almost every day on the shack computer. Windows for amateur radio and the Mac OS for all my weather station data. The only problem is that the clock needs to be reset every time I launch Windows after the Mac OS. I know it is something in the registry but I am too Windows ignorant to fix it. HTH, 73 de Eric, KG6MZS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
In the interest of reducing list email overload for others, let's wind down the OT 'Windows Emulator' posts and close the thread within an hour of this post. (Its now 2249 Z) Eric /elecraft.com/ On 10/12/2016 2:02 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: Same here, Eric. And my clock is always OK when rebooting into Windows, though it may be off some integral number of hours for a minute or two. Phil W7OX On 10/12/16 1:13 PM, Elecraft K3 wrote: Hello All, I didn’t read through all the responses, so apologies if this is duplicated. After running several emulators and not liking them much, I went with Apple’s Boot Camp and prefer it over anything else I’ve tried. It has been much more reliable for me. I use both OSs almost every day on the shack computer. Windows for amateur radio and the Mac OS for all my weather station data. The only problem is that the clock needs to be reset every time I launch Windows after the Mac OS. I know it is something in the registry but I am too Windows ignorant to fix it. HTH, 73 de Eric, KG6MZS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to eric.swa...@elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] PL259s
In the interest of reducing list email overload for others, let's wind down the OT 'Windows Emulator' posts now and close the thread. 73, Eric /Moderator at large, elecraft.com/ On 10/12/2016 11:05 AM, Jim Brown wrote: The Amphenol part number is 83-1SP (with nothing after that part number) for silver plated, not gold center (for which I see no value). I buy in 100-piece quantity from industrial vendors like Newark and Allied, sharing my order with other hams. The last time I bought (a year or two ago) I paid a bit more than $3. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
I used BOOTCAMP to set aside a portion of my hard drive for Windows and installed Win8.1 (now upgraded to 10). Now I can boot into either OS and use it. Works great. MAC hardware runs windows better than my old HP laptop. I also purchased VMWare Fusion and used the Bootcamp partition as my virrtual machine, Now I have the best of both worlds, …bill nr4c > On Oct 12, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Richard Fjeld wrote: > > Just a suggestion; > > I don't know what all this would cost you, but $350 can buy a very > decent Windows laptop. I bought a Lenovo with an i5 cpu and 8 Gb of ram > plus an optical drive and more, from the Microsoft store for that > amount. You have to watch for good offers. > > Dick, n0ce > > > On 10/12/2016 11:20 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: >> I give up. >> >> I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off >> Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I >> want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number >> of logging programs I’d like to try. >> >> It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps >> and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be >> best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a >> laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I >> will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. >> >> Advice? Thanks in advance, >> >> Ted, KN1CBR >> >> __ > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] PL259s
Cut and paste got me - corrected text below. On 10/12/2016 3:55 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: In the interest of reducing list email overload for others, let's wind down the OT 'PL-259' posts now and close the thread. 73, Eric /Moderator at large, elecraft.com/ On 10/12/2016 11:05 AM, Jim Brown wrote: The Amphenol part number is 83-1SP (with nothing after that part number) for silver plated, not gold center (for which I see no value). I buy in 100-piece quantity from industrial vendors like Newark and Allied, sharing my order with other hams. The last time I bought (a year or two ago) I paid a bit more than $3. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Is the K3 have low sensitivity on 10 M and 6 M
I am curious why a fellow ham and I who both live within two blocks of each other and have the same wire antenna, Except mine is a little higher. I have the K3 and he has a Kenwood and Yaesu and he is working people on 10 meters while I can only hear static. The same goes for 6 meters. I think I have worked maybe two stations on 10 meters. Those were the ones I heard. It the stock K3 sensitivity that far behind the others on 10 meters? Thanks in advance Gerald - KC6CNN - KC6CNN - Gerald K1 # 0014 K3 # 6294 KX3 # 757 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Is-the-K3-have-low-sensitivity-on-10-M-and-6-M-tp7623290.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3 SWR/Tuner Utility
Thanks to Barry K3NDM, I found a nice K3 utility to scan swr of a band and then do a KAT3 setup (tuner setup) so you can have instant tuned stacks on each band. http://www.na6m.com/EZ-K3/K3_EZ_V2008.zip The first time I used it to tune my Inverted L for 160m, it yielded the following results. SWR:| 4.0 + | 3.8 + | 3.6 + | 3.4 + | 3.2 + | 3.0 + | 2.8 + | 2.6 + | 2.4 + | 2.2 + | 2.0 + | 1.8 + | 1.6 + | 1.4 + * | * * * 1.2 + * * * * * * * * * * | * * * * 1.0 + * * * |---|---+---+---+---+---|---+---+---+---+---|---+---+---+---+---|---+---+---+---+---| MHz: 1.801.851.90 1.952.00 10/12/2016 9:04:25 PM NOTES: Frequency SWR - --- 00180 1.4 00181 1.3 00182 1.3 00183 1.2 00184 1.2 00185 1.1 00186 1.2 00187 1.2 00188 1.2 00189 1.2 00190 1.3 00191 1.2 00192 1.2 00193 1.1 00194 1.1 00195 1.2 00196 1.0 00197 1.0 00198 1.2 00199 1.1 00200 1.0 -- Doug NA1DX __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Windows Emulator
Ted, Firstly as others have said “do not give up” I too use professionally (for testing) Oracles excellent VirtualBox - it is decent VM which for home use will allow you to try almost any OS you wish to dabble in. VMWares’s products are also excellent - but are generally tailored for commercial/large scale VM applications. There are others KVM, MVS, Hyper-V etc Do not stress about hypervisor 1 or 2 - You will use a level 2 hypervisor - just accept that and carry on forwards. The only caveat with home VM’s are these a) You are always running 2 machines - you have the physical machine which requires resources such as CPU, memory and disk - plus you have the VM which also needs the same. So you need to make sure you balance the load between the two. b) If you “host” i.e. the machine where the VM software is installed can not see the device on a USB etc because there is no driver etc - then you will not be able to utilize this device inside the VM software. c) You often get what is termed ‘VM-bloat’ as you create a machine to run a skimmer, then another for Product-X - oh and another for product-Y - so keep an eye on your disk utilization - I used a separate 1Tb drive just to handle the 30+ VM’s I use !! So what have you got to loose - except a little disk space and time Best regards Tim - A45WG > On Oct 12, 2016, at 8:20 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: > > I give up. > > I have tried to be faithful to my decision of a few years ago, to swear off > Windows and work exclusively with Mac OS. But there’s just too much that I > want that isn’t available in OS – Spectrogram, for example, and any number of > logging programs I’d like to try. > > It’s not time yet for a new computer, and I want to keep all of my Mac apps > and files intact; so the question is what sort of Windows emulator would be > best to install in the Mac computers. I use a 4-year old MacBook Air as a > laptop and an even older iMac on my desk. Both now run OS X Yosemite and I > will not upgrade to Sierra, in case that matters. > > Advice? Thanks in advance, > > Ted, KN1CBR > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to a4...@sy-edm.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is the K3 have low sensitivity on 10 M and 6 M
Gerald, The K3's original preamp provides an MDS of about -135 to -136 dBm on 10 and 6 meters. This should suffice unless you have an extremely low noise floor. If you do, then you can install the KXV3B option, which has a second preamp that has a much better MDS -- around -144 to -145 dBm. The K3S comes with the KXV3B option. 73, Wayne N6KR On Oct 12, 2016, at 5:46 PM, KC6CNN wrote: > I am curious why a fellow ham and I who both live within two blocks of each > other and have the same wire antenna, Except mine is a little higher. I have > the K3 and he has a Kenwood and Yaesu and he is working people on 10 meters > while I can only hear static. The same goes for 6 meters. I think I have > worked maybe two stations on 10 meters. Those were the ones I heard. It the > stock K3 sensitivity that far behind the others on 10 meters? > > Thanks in advance > Gerald - KC6CNN > > > > > > - > KC6CNN - Gerald > K1 # 0014 > K3 # 6294 > KX3 # 757 > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Is-the-K3-have-low-sensitivity-on-10-M-and-6-M-tp7623290.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Tuneup, Rescue, Build your K2, K1, KX1, others
Alan, please email me at kd6...@sbcglobal.net I have a question on KX2's for you 73 Scott AKQ On Monday, October 10, 2016 1:35 PM, "Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX [via Elecraft]" wrote: Hello, Have you always wanted an Elecraft? A KX1, K1, K2, K3, whatever? Does your K2 need a tuneup? I build and service them all! See what my clients have said about my construction and service work at http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6768 Photos of the popular "Twins" -- the KPA100 and KAT100 in EC2 enclosure -- are at http://wilcoxengineering.com/kpa100-in-ec2/ In addition to tuning your rig, I can also rescue a building project you might have started some time ago. Cheers, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-478-0736 (cell, text) http://amazon.com/author/alandwilcox Williamsport, PA 17701 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Tuneup-Rescue-Build-your-K2-K1-KX1-others-tp7623209.html To unsubscribe from Elecraft, click here. NAML - K3 #348 KX3 #2499 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Tuneup-Rescue-Build-your-K2-K1-KX1-others-tp7623209p7623294.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] K3S QST Article
The November issue of QST arrived in the mail today. Nice article about the K3S, in case anyone hasn’t yet seen it. Ted, KN1CBR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Is the K3 have low sensitivity on 10 M and 6 M
If you are hearing static, then you have enough sensitivity. It sounds like the problem may be a very local source of noise which is drowning out the signals at your QTH, while your friend is far enough away from that source to not be bothered by it. Try using a portable radio to search for the static source. 73 Bill AE6JV On 10/12/16 at 5:46 PM, kc6...@gmail.com (KC6CNN) wrote: I am curious why a fellow ham and I who both live within two blocks of each other and have the same wire antenna, Except mine is a little higher. I have the K3 and he has a Kenwood and Yaesu and he is working people on 10 meters while I can only hear static. The same goes for 6 meters. I think I have worked maybe two stations on 10 meters. Those were the ones I heard. It the stock K3 sensitivity that far behind the others on 10 meters? Thanks in advance Gerald - KC6CNN --- Bill Frantz| I don't have high-speed | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | internet. I have DSL.| 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com