[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-06-12 Thread kevin 

Good Evening,

   The sun has come out.  That has been rare lately.  A few minutes 
earlier today followed by rain.  From the Bay Area to Idaho it's cool 
and misty.  Out on the Plains I got reports of 90 degrees.  Summer may 
be there but the dry season is not yet here.


   Propagation was OK to poor.  ESP one moment to a solid 339 the next 
:)  Lots of noise.  The sun reports are quiet so it must be from some 
other star.  I never thought I would miss the blank sun.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K7TXA - Jim - ID

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

N1AL - Alan - UT

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS







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GEEK WARNING

   I read many suggestions for logging software for Linux, Windows, and 
for Macintosh operating systems.  CQRlog runs natively under Linux and 
is vetted as part of the System76 ecosystem of tools.  It also is highly 
rated by those who use it. That is good for option one.  However, it 
does modify my operating environment by adding database and 
supplementary libraries.


   Option two is easy since I already have Virtual Box installed.  I 
will clone one of my Win7 virtual machines and install N1MM's 
application.  That gives me a clean installation without modifying my 
working environment.  When I am done with the VM I can move it to a 
server so the drive space on my laptop is freed up.


   I plan to try both to see which fits me better.  I may also leave 
the database (mySQL) on the box for other purposes.  I like to keep my 
laptops very free of clutter so I can clone one to the other, or to a 
back up file on the server quickly.




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Re: [Elecraft] Options for contest logging software under Linux

2022-06-12 Thread Jack Brindle via Elecraft 
Kevin;

I’m curious, why do you wish to run N1MM Logger? It is a very good contest 
logger, but for general purpose logging there are better choices.
As for running it under virtualization, I ran it using Virtual Box (on the Mac) 
until I had a really good reason to use VMware Fusion - that was when
I joined the Fusion development team. I’m no longer with VMware, and rarely use 
N1MM (except for Field Day while I was in CA). But, when
I need it, it still runs great in Fusion.

So, if you need it, go ahead and try it with Virtual Box. I think you will be 
happy with it. If you are looking for a general-purpose logger, then search for 
one of the several that are available for linux.

73,
Jack, W6FB


> On Jun 12, 2022, at 3:31 PM, kevin  wrote:
> 
> I run versions of Linux on five of my computers.  I would like to implement 
> N1MM's logging software on one of them.  It appears I have three options:
> 
> 1) Install N1MM directly and use wine to run it.
> 
> 2) Install N1MM in a Windows 7 virtual machine under Virtual Box.
> 
> 3) Use another logging application specific to Linux.
> 
> 
> For option 1 I found this link describing the installation and support 
> methods -
> 
> https://www.nf8m.com/nf8m/n1mm-on-linux/
> 
> Does anyone have any other links for this option?
> 
> 
> Option 2.  Has anyone tried using N1MM's app using Virtual Box? I am more 
> comfortable with it than I am with using winetricks.  I have modified com 
> port status under Virtual Box for some of the applications I write.  It is 
> involved but I have already done the homework.
> 
> 
> Option 3 - does anyone know of good logging applications for Linux?
> 
> 
> Or the option I have not listed: logging on paper which is my normal method.
> 
> Any information, opinions, or options I have not covered?
> 
>73,   Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread Jack Brindle via Elecraft 
Ah, but Kevin, this topic is for Mac logging… I will agree that SkookumLogger 
is really good for contesting. I don’t think I would use it for general 
logging, though.

I’ll ask my question of Kevin in his topic… ;-)

73,
Jack, W6FB


> On Jun 12, 2022, at 7:35 PM, kevin  wrote:
> 
> My two Macintosh boxes have Motorola chip sets so I doubt this will run on 
> them :)
> 
> Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> On 6/12/22 17:01, Walter Underwood wrote:
>> The MacHamRadio blog is a good way to track releases of new ham radio 
>> software for the Mac. I follow it via RSS in NetNewsWire.
>> 
>> https://www.machamradio.com 
>> 
>> This page lists hardware and software for the Mac.
>> 
>> https://www.machamradio.com/links/ 
>> 
>> wunder
>> K6WRU
>> Walter Underwood
>> CM87wj
>> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
>> 
>>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:08 PM, a4...@sy-edm.com wrote:
>>> 
>>> Kevin,
>>> SkookumLogger is my #1 logger on a Mac. The source code is available - 
>>> so you can add your own features (I added a Voice Player for example as my 
>>> K3S does not have that hardware).
>>> 
>>> RumLog is a good all-round logger also, easy to configure to work with 
>>> WJJTX also for maintaining an ft8/4 log should that interest you.
>>> 
>>> Try them both - they are free
>>> 
>>> Tim
>>> DU3TW/DV3A
>>> 
 On Jun 13, 2022, at 01:37, Kevin McQuiggin  wrote:
 
 Hi Richard:
 
 I will second Rich Lim’s positive comments re MacLoggerDX (MLDX). I’ve 
 been using it for several years now. It is a fantastic logging application 
 with full LoTW/QRZ/eQSL/etc upload integration. It also tracks 
 grids/states/DXCC/zones etc and tracks award eligibility. It does spots, 
 has an interactive map, and has many other features.
 
 User support is top notch, as Rich noted. Don VE3VRW (the developer) also 
 accepts good suggestions from the user base and incorporates them into 
 beta releases, and then eventually into the production releases, which 
 come out 3-5 times a year.
 
 MLDX also integrates easily with “GridTracker”, a free MacOS application 
 that displays grid squares and QSOs that your radio is hearing in real 
 time. This is actually more valuable info that what pskreporter reports, 
 as MLDX/GridTracker is displaying the stations you are actually receiving.
 
 73,
 
 Kevin VE7ZD/KN7Q
 
 
> On Jun 12, 2022, at 10:22 AM, Rich Lim via Elecraft 
> mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
> 
> Another option is MacLoggerDX (MLDX). It is a paid application but works 
> beautifully well. It is full featured and has lots of bells and whistles, 
> some which I thought I wouldn’t need or use, but having them opened my 
> eyes to the possibility. For example, I use MLDX as my main Mac logging 
> program and when I run WSJTx it will receive broadcast QSO info from 
> WSJTx and log it directly into my main database. It has a telnet 
> application to spot dx and if you like it can qsy you to that station 
> with a mouse click. It’s again one of those things you don’t know you 
> need or want until you try it. It integrates w LoTW, EQSL and Club Log. 
> Plus the owner Don Agro is a great guy, he will reply to queries often in 
> a few minutes after you send an email. It’s worth a look.
> Rich KQ9L
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
> 
> On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 12:10 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:
> 
> I'll second the nomination of RUMlog for general QSO logging on a Mac. I
> don't care for the contest section but I haven't really spent enough time
> with it for my observations to be definitive. It does not appear to 
> support
> SO2R or SO2V and doesn't have nearly the configurability of N1MM, my
> preferred contest logger. But for general QSOs, RUMlog has everything I
> might ask for, much better than limping along with a contest logger.
> 
> 73,
> 
> /Rick N6XI
> 
> On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM Richard  wrote:
> 
>> I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably 
>> one
>> that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.
>> 
>> Any recommendations?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Richard Kunc
>> W4KBX
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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread kevin 
My two Macintosh boxes have Motorola chip sets so I doubt this will run 
on them :)


   Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 6/12/22 17:01, Walter Underwood wrote:

The MacHamRadio blog is a good way to track releases of new ham radio software 
for the Mac. I follow it via RSS in NetNewsWire.

https://www.machamradio.com 

This page lists hardware and software for the Mac.

https://www.machamradio.com/links/ 

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)


On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:08 PM, a4...@sy-edm.com wrote:

Kevin,
SkookumLogger is my #1 logger on a Mac.  The source code is available - 
so you can add your own features (I added a Voice Player for example as my K3S 
does not have that hardware).

RumLog is a good all-round logger also, easy to configure to work with 
WJJTX also for maintaining an ft8/4 log should that interest you.

Try them both - they are free

Tim
DU3TW/DV3A


On Jun 13, 2022, at 01:37, Kevin McQuiggin  wrote:

Hi Richard:

I will second Rich Lim’s positive comments re MacLoggerDX (MLDX). I’ve been 
using it for several years now. It is a fantastic logging application with full 
LoTW/QRZ/eQSL/etc upload integration. It also tracks grids/states/DXCC/zones 
etc and tracks award eligibility. It does spots, has an interactive map, and 
has many other features.

User support is top notch, as Rich noted. Don VE3VRW (the developer) also 
accepts good suggestions from the user base and incorporates them into beta 
releases, and then eventually into the production releases, which come out 3-5 
times a year.

MLDX also integrates easily with “GridTracker”, a free MacOS application that 
displays grid squares and QSOs that your radio is hearing in real time. This is 
actually more valuable info that what pskreporter reports, as MLDX/GridTracker 
is displaying the stations you are actually receiving.

73,

Kevin VE7ZD/KN7Q



On Jun 12, 2022, at 10:22 AM, Rich Lim via Elecraft mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>> wrote:

Another option is MacLoggerDX (MLDX). It is a paid application but works 
beautifully well. It is full featured and has lots of bells and whistles, some 
which I thought I wouldn’t need or use, but having them opened my eyes to the 
possibility. For example, I use MLDX as my main Mac logging program and when I 
run WSJTx it will receive broadcast QSO info from WSJTx and log it directly 
into my main database. It has a telnet application to spot dx and if you like 
it can qsy you to that station with a mouse click. It’s again one of those 
things you don’t know you need or want until you try it. It integrates w LoTW, 
EQSL and Club Log. Plus the owner Don Agro is a great guy, he will reply to 
queries often in a few minutes after you send an email. It’s worth a look.
Rich KQ9L

Rich


Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 12:10 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:

I'll second the nomination of RUMlog for general QSO logging on a Mac. I
don't care for the contest section but I haven't really spent enough time
with it for my observations to be definitive. It does not appear to support
SO2R or SO2V and doesn't have nearly the configurability of N1MM, my
preferred contest logger. But for general QSOs, RUMlog has everything I
might ask for, much better than limping along with a contest logger.

73,

/Rick N6XI

On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM Richard  wrote:


I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one
that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Richard Kunc
W4KBX
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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread Walter Underwood 
The MacHamRadio blog is a good way to track releases of new ham radio software 
for the Mac. I follow it via RSS in NetNewsWire.

https://www.machamradio.com 

This page lists hardware and software for the Mac.

https://www.machamradio.com/links/ 

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:08 PM, a4...@sy-edm.com wrote:
> 
> Kevin,
>   SkookumLogger is my #1 logger on a Mac.  The source code is available - 
> so you can add your own features (I added a Voice Player for example as my 
> K3S does not have that hardware).
> 
>   RumLog is a good all-round logger also, easy to configure to work with 
> WJJTX also for maintaining an ft8/4 log should that interest you.
> 
>   Try them both - they are free 
> 
>   Tim
>   DU3TW/DV3A
> 
>> On Jun 13, 2022, at 01:37, Kevin McQuiggin  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Richard:
>> 
>> I will second Rich Lim’s positive comments re MacLoggerDX (MLDX). I’ve been 
>> using it for several years now. It is a fantastic logging application with 
>> full LoTW/QRZ/eQSL/etc upload integration. It also tracks 
>> grids/states/DXCC/zones etc and tracks award eligibility. It does spots, has 
>> an interactive map, and has many other features.
>> 
>> User support is top notch, as Rich noted. Don VE3VRW (the developer) also 
>> accepts good suggestions from the user base and incorporates them into beta 
>> releases, and then eventually into the production releases, which come out 
>> 3-5 times a year.
>> 
>> MLDX also integrates easily with “GridTracker”, a free MacOS application 
>> that displays grid squares and QSOs that your radio is hearing in real time. 
>> This is actually more valuable info that what pskreporter reports, as 
>> MLDX/GridTracker is displaying the stations you are actually receiving.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Kevin VE7ZD/KN7Q
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 10:22 AM, Rich Lim via Elecraft 
>>> mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Another option is MacLoggerDX (MLDX). It is a paid application but works 
>>> beautifully well. It is full featured and has lots of bells and whistles, 
>>> some which I thought I wouldn’t need or use, but having them opened my eyes 
>>> to the possibility. For example, I use MLDX as my main Mac logging program 
>>> and when I run WSJTx it will receive broadcast QSO info from WSJTx and log 
>>> it directly into my main database. It has a telnet application to spot dx 
>>> and if you like it can qsy you to that station with a mouse click. It’s 
>>> again one of those things you don’t know you need or want until you try it. 
>>> It integrates w LoTW, EQSL and Club Log. Plus the owner Don Agro is a great 
>>> guy, he will reply to queries often in a few minutes after you send an 
>>> email. It’s worth a look.
>>> Rich KQ9L
>>> 
>>> Rich 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 12:10 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'll second the nomination of RUMlog for general QSO logging on a Mac. I
>>> don't care for the contest section but I haven't really spent enough time
>>> with it for my observations to be definitive. It does not appear to support
>>> SO2R or SO2V and doesn't have nearly the configurability of N1MM, my
>>> preferred contest logger. But for general QSOs, RUMlog has everything I
>>> might ask for, much better than limping along with a contest logger.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> /Rick N6XI
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM Richard  wrote:
>>> 
 I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one
 that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.
 
 Any recommendations?
 
 Thanks.
 
 Richard Kunc
 W4KBX
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Re: [Elecraft] Options for contest logging software under Linux

2022-06-12 Thread Brian Hunt 
Kevin,
For option 3 you might take a look at the groups.io linuxhams. A quick search 
there unearthed xlog. Don’t know anything about it but the write up says 
general and contest logging. 

Dual booting the computer you want to use for contesting could be option 4. 

73,
Brian, K0DTJ


> On Jun 12, 2022, at 13:32, kevin  wrote:
> 
> I run versions of Linux on five of my computers.  I would like to implement 
> N1MM's logging software on one of them.  It appears I have three options:
> 
> 1) Install N1MM directly and use wine to run it.
> 
> 2) Install N1MM in a Windows 7 virtual machine under Virtual Box.
> 
> 3) Use another logging application specific to Linux.
> 
> 
> For option 1 I found this link describing the installation and support 
> methods -
> 
> https://www.nf8m.com/nf8m/n1mm-on-linux/
> 
> Does anyone have any other links for this option?
> 
> 
> Option 2.  Has anyone tried using N1MM's app using Virtual Box? I am more 
> comfortable with it than I am with using winetricks.  I have modified com 
> port status under Virtual Box for some of the applications I write.  It is 
> involved but I have already done the homework.
> 
> 
> Option 3 - does anyone know of good logging applications for Linux?
> 
> 
> Or the option I have not listed: logging on paper which is my normal method.
> 
> Any information, opinions, or options I have not covered?
> 
>73,   Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread a4...@sy-edm.com 
Kevin,
SkookumLogger is my #1 logger on a Mac.  The source code is available - 
so you can add your own features (I added a Voice Player for example as my K3S 
does not have that hardware).

RumLog is a good all-round logger also, easy to configure to work with 
WJJTX also for maintaining an ft8/4 log should that interest you.

Try them both - they are free 

Tim
DU3TW/DV3A

> On Jun 13, 2022, at 01:37, Kevin McQuiggin  wrote:
> 
> Hi Richard:
> 
> I will second Rich Lim’s positive comments re MacLoggerDX (MLDX). I’ve been 
> using it for several years now. It is a fantastic logging application with 
> full LoTW/QRZ/eQSL/etc upload integration. It also tracks 
> grids/states/DXCC/zones etc and tracks award eligibility. It does spots, has 
> an interactive map, and has many other features.
> 
> User support is top notch, as Rich noted. Don VE3VRW (the developer) also 
> accepts good suggestions from the user base and incorporates them into beta 
> releases, and then eventually into the production releases, which come out 
> 3-5 times a year.
> 
> MLDX also integrates easily with “GridTracker”, a free MacOS application that 
> displays grid squares and QSOs that your radio is hearing in real time. This 
> is actually more valuable info that what pskreporter reports, as 
> MLDX/GridTracker is displaying the stations you are actually receiving.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Kevin VE7ZD/KN7Q
> 
> 
>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 10:22 AM, Rich Lim via Elecraft 
>> mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> Another option is MacLoggerDX (MLDX). It is a paid application but works 
>> beautifully well. It is full featured and has lots of bells and whistles, 
>> some which I thought I wouldn’t need or use, but having them opened my eyes 
>> to the possibility. For example, I use MLDX as my main Mac logging program 
>> and when I run WSJTx it will receive broadcast QSO info from WSJTx and log 
>> it directly into my main database. It has a telnet application to spot dx 
>> and if you like it can qsy you to that station with a mouse click. It’s 
>> again one of those things you don’t know you need or want until you try it. 
>> It integrates w LoTW, EQSL and Club Log. Plus the owner Don Agro is a great 
>> guy, he will reply to queries often in a few minutes after you send an 
>> email. It’s worth a look.
>> Rich KQ9L
>> 
>> Rich 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>> 
>> 
>> On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 12:10 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:
>> 
>> I'll second the nomination of RUMlog for general QSO logging on a Mac. I
>> don't care for the contest section but I haven't really spent enough time
>> with it for my observations to be definitive. It does not appear to support
>> SO2R or SO2V and doesn't have nearly the configurability of N1MM, my
>> preferred contest logger. But for general QSOs, RUMlog has everything I
>> might ask for, much better than limping along with a contest logger.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> /Rick N6XI
>> 
>> On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM Richard  wrote:
>> 
>>> I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one
>>> that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.
>>> 
>>> Any recommendations?
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Richard Kunc
>>> W4KBX
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Re: [Elecraft] Options for contest logging software under Linux

2022-06-12 Thread David Herring 
Kevin,

Windows VM on Virtual Box would be a slam dunk, but that does take up a lot of 
your computer’s resources.  But, once it’s installed and windows is running, 
N1MM and most all other windows apps will run FB and not know the difference. 

If you are leaning toward a wine solution, you may consider using Crossover 
rather than straight up wine.  Crossover is a commercial-off-the-shelf wine 
package and it has a cost, but I think it has a free trial period so you can 
test to see if works for you. Because it is more of a commercial endeavor so 
many things are better supported.  N1MM is on the listed of supported apps in 
Crossover, though full disclosure I have not actually tried it.  I do run a 
number of other windows apps in it just fine.  codeweavers.com

Just an idea…


73,
Dave - N5DCH




> On Jun 12, 2022, at 2:31 PM, kevin  wrote:
> 
> I run versions of Linux on five of my computers.  I would like to implement 
> N1MM's logging software on one of them.  It appears I have three options:
> 
> 1) Install N1MM directly and use wine to run it.
> 
> 2) Install N1MM in a Windows 7 virtual machine under Virtual Box.
> 
> 3) Use another logging application specific to Linux.
> 
> 
> For option 1 I found this link describing the installation and support 
> methods -
> 
> https://www.nf8m.com/nf8m/n1mm-on-linux/
> 
> Does anyone have any other links for this option?
> 
> 
> Option 2.  Has anyone tried using N1MM's app using Virtual Box? I am more 
> comfortable with it than I am with using winetricks.  I have modified com 
> port status under Virtual Box for some of the applications I write.  It is 
> involved but I have already done the homework.
> 
> 
> Option 3 - does anyone know of good logging applications for Linux?
> 
> 
> Or the option I have not listed: logging on paper which is my normal method.
> 
> Any information, opinions, or options I have not covered?
> 
>73,   Kevin.  KD5ONS
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Re: [Elecraft] Collecting stamps vs. seashells -- and why this is not wildly O.T.

2022-06-12 Thread Robert Strickland via Elecraft 
Once one becomes competent at CW, other modes loose much of their 
attraction.


...robert   KE2WY

On 6/12/2022 16:24, w7a...@gmail.com wrote:

I found Wayne's post to be both amusing and insightful.  "Collecting" is a
big part of many hobbies, and ham radio is no exception.  Nearly all of us
collect something, if not a lot of things, as part of our practice of this
hobby.  We collect certificates indicating accomplishments like WAS, WAC,
DXCC, etc., we may become collectors of keys and paddles, or of "boat
anchors", and on and on.  Certainly nearly every one of us has a collection
of QSL cards!

  


Before ham radio  I collected a lot of things as a youth.  Stamps were one
of the things I collected, and I was frequently purchasing packets of stamps
from companies I saw advertising in various magazines.  This was kind of a
neighborhood thing, as several of us all did the same thing.  Perhaps the
strangest thing we collected was a list of  license plate numbers of out of
state cars passing through our little town of Bend, Oregon.  The ultimate
objective was to hopefully have at least one identified plate from every
state!  I came close!!  It's ironic how similar this process is to
WAS-Delaware was one of the few states I never documented!

  


In my case, collecting became an early obsession in my ham radio life.  I
was licensed at 13, and had managed to accumulate enough paper route money
to purchase a BC-348 receiver.  However, initially I had no transmitter.  My
two "Elmers" were quite aware of this problem, and at one of our local ham
club meetings they announced that they were going to donate all the
necessary parts, and expertise, allowing me to construct my own
transmitter-with considerable assistance from them!!  That process included
making a chassis from sheet aluminum and winding a home made power
transformer large enough to power an 807!   The whole process, from the time
my Elmer scribbled out a schematic on paper to completion, took about 10
days or so.  One of my Elmers (W7GNJ) owned a bike shop (where the
construction process took place), and it's amazing how many parts he had
tucked away in corners and boxes there!

  


There was a "hitch" to this gift.  My Elmers wanted to make sure that  I
became reasonably competent as a CW op.  So, they put a price on this gift.
I had to collect 150 QSL cards, signifying CW contacts, before I could fully
claim actual ownership of the transmitter!

  


The process took several months and 2 or 3 batches of QSL cards purchased
from either Walter Ashe or World Radio Labs (100 for $1)!  Not everyone was
willing (or able) to exchange cards.  Completing that requirement was more
rewarding to me than just about any other "certificate" I've ever gotten.
Also, I think I can say I did become reasonably competent at CW.  At least
competent enough to be invited to become an NCS on the Oregon State CW Net.
I've been a 95% CW op ever since!

  


Dave W7AQK

  

  

  

  


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[Elecraft] Options for contest logging software under Linux

2022-06-12 Thread kevin 
I run versions of Linux on five of my computers.  I would like to 
implement N1MM's logging software on one of them.  It appears I have 
three options:


1) Install N1MM directly and use wine to run it.

2) Install N1MM in a Windows 7 virtual machine under Virtual Box.

3) Use another logging application specific to Linux.


For option 1 I found this link describing the installation and support 
methods -


https://www.nf8m.com/nf8m/n1mm-on-linux/

Does anyone have any other links for this option?


Option 2.  Has anyone tried using N1MM's app using Virtual Box? I am 
more comfortable with it than I am with using winetricks.  I have 
modified com port status under Virtual Box for some of the applications 
I write.  It is involved but I have already done the homework.



Option 3 - does anyone know of good logging applications for Linux?


Or the option I have not listed: logging on paper which is my normal 
method.


Any information, opinions, or options I have not covered?

   73,   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[Elecraft] Hardrock 50 amp w/ATU and KX interface for sale

2022-06-12 Thread K4HYJ via Elecraft 
See my add here:

https://elecraft-kx.groups.io/g/WTBandFS/message/50

 

or contact me directly.

 

Hank

K4HYJ

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[Elecraft] KX3/KPA100/Powerwerx Revisited

2022-06-12 Thread Jim Ruff via Elecraft 
Thanks everyone for your quick responses.  So far, none of the suggested 
solutions have worked, so I hooked the KPA100 up to a different power supply, 
an Alinco DM-330MV, and I had the same whirling noise, only not quite as loud.  

This leads me to believe that something in the KPA100 is causing some kind of 
line noise to the power supply.  Is there a fix for this?  If not, the noise 
doesn't really bother me, but is this noise affecting my signal when I TX?  
That is my real concern and I should have made that clearer in my first email.
Thanks,Jim W7JHR



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[Elecraft] Logging Education

2022-06-12 Thread Richard 
To all those who responded (or my still respond) to my inquiry about Mac 
logging software — thanks. Very helpful stuff.

Cheers!
Richard Kunc
W4KBX
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Re: [Elecraft] The Most Interesting Ham in the World

2022-06-12 Thread Fred Jensen 
Hmmm ... I contest with an N3ZN single-lever on the right but ragchew 
with a Begali MagPro on the left, but not at the same time.  My Elmer, 
Art W6RMK, taught me to send right so I could write left in my log.  
When logs no longer mattered to the FCC, I began to migrate casual Q's 
to the left.  Most of us correctly-handed lefties are fairly 
ambidextrous ... it's the tyranny of the majority all over again


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

John Harper wrote on 6/12/2022 6:09 AM:

Here he is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rrlHjy9K9c

John AE5X
https://ae5x.blogspot.com



He is the most accomplished “fist,” able to operate CW with both hands

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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread Kevin McQuiggin 
Hi Richard:

I will second Rich Lim’s positive comments re MacLoggerDX (MLDX).  I’ve been 
using it for several years now.  It is a fantastic logging application with 
full LoTW/QRZ/eQSL/etc upload integration.  It also tracks 
grids/states/DXCC/zones etc and tracks award eligibility.  It does spots, has 
an interactive map, and has many other features.

User support is top notch, as Rich noted.  Don VE3VRW (the developer) also 
accepts good suggestions from the user base and incorporates them into beta 
releases, and then eventually into the production releases, which come out 3-5 
times a year.

MLDX also integrates easily with “GridTracker”, a free MacOS application that 
displays grid squares and QSOs that your radio is hearing in real time.  This 
is actually more valuable info that what pskreporter reports, as 
MLDX/GridTracker is displaying the stations you are actually receiving.

73,

Kevin VE7ZD/KN7Q


> On Jun 12, 2022, at 10:22 AM, Rich Lim via Elecraft 
>  wrote:
> 
> Another option is MacLoggerDX (MLDX). It is a paid application but works 
> beautifully well. It is full featured and has lots of bells and whistles, 
> some which I thought I wouldn’t need or use, but having them opened my eyes 
> to the possibility. For example, I use MLDX as my main Mac logging program 
> and when I run WSJTx it will receive broadcast QSO info from WSJTx and log it 
> directly into my main database. It has a telnet application to spot dx and if 
> you like it can qsy you to that station with a mouse click. It’s again one of 
> those things you don’t know you need or want until you try it. It integrates 
> w LoTW, EQSL and Club Log. Plus the owner Don Agro is a great guy, he will 
> reply to queries often in a few minutes after you send an email. It’s worth a 
> look.
> Rich KQ9L
> 
> Rich 
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> On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 12:10 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:
> 
> I'll second the nomination of RUMlog for general QSO logging on a Mac. I
> don't care for the contest section but I haven't really spent enough time
> with it for my observations to be definitive. It does not appear to support
> SO2R or SO2V and doesn't have nearly the configurability of N1MM, my
> preferred contest logger. But for general QSOs, RUMlog has everything I
> might ask for, much better than limping along with a contest logger.
> 
> 73,
> 
> /Rick N6XI
> 
> On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM Richard  wrote:
> 
>> I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one
>> that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.
>> 
>> Any recommendations?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread Rich Lim via Elecraft 
Another option is MacLoggerDX (MLDX). It is a paid application but works 
beautifully well. It is full featured and has lots of bells and whistles, some 
which I thought I wouldn’t need or use, but having them opened my eyes to the 
possibility. For example, I use MLDX as my main Mac logging program and when I 
run WSJTx it will receive broadcast QSO info from WSJTx and log it directly 
into my main database. It has a telnet application to spot dx and if you like 
it can qsy you to that station with a mouse click. It’s again one of those 
things you don’t know you need or want until you try it. It integrates w LoTW, 
EQSL and Club Log. Plus the owner Don Agro is a great guy, he will reply to 
queries often in a few minutes after you send an email. It’s worth a look.
Rich KQ9L

Rich 


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On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 12:10 PM, Rick Tavan  wrote:

I'll second the nomination of RUMlog for general QSO logging on a Mac. I
don't care for the contest section but I haven't really spent enough time
with it for my observations to be definitive. It does not appear to support
SO2R or SO2V and doesn't have nearly the configurability of N1MM, my
preferred contest logger. But for general QSOs, RUMlog has everything I
might ask for, much better than limping along with a contest logger.

73,

/Rick N6XI

On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM Richard  wrote:

> I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one
> that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Richard Kunc
> W4KBX
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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread Rick Tavan 
I'll second the nomination of RUMlog for general QSO logging on a Mac. I
don't care for the contest section but I haven't really spent enough time
with it for my observations to be definitive. It does not appear to support
SO2R or SO2V and doesn't have nearly the configurability of N1MM, my
preferred contest logger. But for general QSOs, RUMlog has everything I
might ask for, much better than limping along with a contest logger.

73,

/Rick N6XI

On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM Richard  wrote:

> I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one
> that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Richard Kunc
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[Elecraft] K3/P3 for sale - correction

2022-06-12 Thread Ed Schuller via Elecraft 
Obviously “local sale” is no longer correct!
Thanks 

I’m selling my K3/P3…..
K3-F 100 W
Main rx filters (all 8 pole): 1.8 kHz, 1 kHz, 400 Hz, 250 Hz. 

KUSB
KXV3
KRX3 sub rx - 2.1 kHz, 1 kHz  and 500 hz filters

P3 includes P3SVGA and P3 TXMON with coupler 

The K3 had a complete refresh in 2018, including upgrading the DSP…

Includes all manuals, cables for P3 and TX Mon, and KE7X book..


$2350 (plus shipping)

73,
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[Elecraft] K3/P3 for sale

2022-06-12 Thread Ed Schuller via Elecraft 
I’m selling my K3/P3…..
K3-F 100 W
Main rx filters (all 8 pole): 1.8 kHz, 1 kHz, 400 Hz, 250 Hz. 

KUSB
KXV3
KRX3 sub rx - 2.1 kHz, 1 kHz  and 500 hz filters

P3 includes P3SVGA and P3 TXMON with coupler 

The K3 had a complete refresh in 2018, including upgrading the DSP…

Includes all manuals, cables for P3 and TX Mon, and KE7X book..

I’d prefer a local sale….so I’m sending this to this list first!

$2350 (plus shipping)

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] Collecting stamps vs. seashells -- and why this is not wildly O.T.

2022-06-12 Thread w7aqk1 
I found Wayne's post to be both amusing and insightful.  "Collecting" is a
big part of many hobbies, and ham radio is no exception.  Nearly all of us
collect something, if not a lot of things, as part of our practice of this
hobby.  We collect certificates indicating accomplishments like WAS, WAC,
DXCC, etc., we may become collectors of keys and paddles, or of "boat
anchors", and on and on.  Certainly nearly every one of us has a collection
of QSL cards!  

 

Before ham radio  I collected a lot of things as a youth.  Stamps were one
of the things I collected, and I was frequently purchasing packets of stamps
from companies I saw advertising in various magazines.  This was kind of a
neighborhood thing, as several of us all did the same thing.  Perhaps the
strangest thing we collected was a list of  license plate numbers of out of
state cars passing through our little town of Bend, Oregon.  The ultimate
objective was to hopefully have at least one identified plate from every
state!  I came close!!  It's ironic how similar this process is to
WAS-Delaware was one of the few states I never documented!

 

In my case, collecting became an early obsession in my ham radio life.  I
was licensed at 13, and had managed to accumulate enough paper route money
to purchase a BC-348 receiver.  However, initially I had no transmitter.  My
two "Elmers" were quite aware of this problem, and at one of our local ham
club meetings they announced that they were going to donate all the
necessary parts, and expertise, allowing me to construct my own
transmitter-with considerable assistance from them!!  That process included
making a chassis from sheet aluminum and winding a home made power
transformer large enough to power an 807!   The whole process, from the time
my Elmer scribbled out a schematic on paper to completion, took about 10
days or so.  One of my Elmers (W7GNJ) owned a bike shop (where the
construction process took place), and it's amazing how many parts he had
tucked away in corners and boxes there!

 

There was a "hitch" to this gift.  My Elmers wanted to make sure that  I
became reasonably competent as a CW op.  So, they put a price on this gift.
I had to collect 150 QSL cards, signifying CW contacts, before I could fully
claim actual ownership of the transmitter!  

 

The process took several months and 2 or 3 batches of QSL cards purchased
from either Walter Ashe or World Radio Labs (100 for $1)!  Not everyone was
willing (or able) to exchange cards.  Completing that requirement was more
rewarding to me than just about any other "certificate" I've ever gotten.
Also, I think I can say I did become reasonably competent at CW.  At least
competent enough to be invited to become an NCS on the Oregon State CW Net.
I've been a 95% CW op ever since!

 

Dave W7AQK

 

 

 

 

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[Elecraft] SSB Net 6-5-2022

2022-06-12 Thread Eric Lanzl 
Here is the list of stations checking in to the Sunday 6-5 net. Thank you to 
the relay stations for their help.
Sunday SSB Nets:1800Z  14.303.5 alternate 14.3101900Z    7.280Zoom meeting 
2000Z Contact Carl K8NU for the link0100Z    3775 
Every on is welcome to join.


Call  Name    State  Radio    Serial # QRP  
  Notes

WB9JNZ  Eric   IL  K3 4017  
    NetControl 

N6JW   John  CA    K3 936       
 Relay Station 

AE6JV Bill    NH    K3 6299     
 RelayStation  

KK5LD    Dan   TX    K3 986     
    

K8NU  Carl   OH    YaesuFT   DX101D     
    

K1NW  Brian RI  K3 4974     
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NC0JW    Jim    CO    KX3  1356     
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Re: [Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread Bayard Coolidge, N1HO via Elecraft 
 I've been using RUMlogNG for years, and it's worked beautifully for me, and 
it's well-maintained. It integrateswith LoTW beautifully, as well as other 
databases. There are numerous rig control features available that Idon't 
personally use, since I tend to use WSJT-X or JTDX, and it does cooperate with 
those two programs sothat when you finish a QSO, the data is sent from them to 
RUMlogNG and is plopped into my log automatically.For example, it will track 
the frequency data from a K3 or K4D, and some ops use it to directly key it on 
CW.For manual (i.e., non-digital) modes, QSO entry is simple, straightforward 
and intuitive.

It's available directly from the AppStore or you can go to DL2RUM's website 
directly, and is free.

I also use it for contest logging - there is a pull-down menu that sets up a 
separate logging interface configuredfor the specific contest you're working, 
to present real-time scores, missing multipliers, etc.

The formatting of this e-mail may've been messed up by Yahoo, and should not 
reflect on the value of RUMlogNG :-)

HTH, and 73,

Brandy, N1HO (EL96xh)
On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 08:07:40 AM EDT, Richard  
wrote:  
 
 I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one 
that I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Richard Kunc
W4KBX
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[Elecraft] The Most Interesting Ham in the World

2022-06-12 Thread John Harper 
Here he is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rrlHjy9K9c

John AE5X
https://ae5x.blogspot.com


> He is the most accomplished “fist,” able to operate CW with both hands
simultaneously
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[Elecraft] Mac Logging Software

2022-06-12 Thread Richard 
I’m looking for a simple basic logging program for the Mac, preferably one that 
I can tailor to my needs, one that would be good for SSB contacts.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

Richard Kunc
W4KBX
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3/KPA100/Powerwerx Question

2022-06-12 Thread df...@darc.de 
Oh, danke. Der Satz war aber auch absolut korrekt - seems to be even on points 
:)


73
Hans, DF3DD



> Am 11.06.2022 um 01:56 schrieb Alan Bloom :
> 
> Dein Englisch ist viel besser als mein Deutsch!
> 
> 
> On 6/10/22 15:44, df...@darc.de wrote:
>> Or this. While vacuuming it’s recommended to block the fan so it cannot 
>> rotate. In some cases, when the blades are driven bei the airflow too fast, 
>> the fan works as a generator and sends some voltage into the unit - which 
>> can be harmless but also can destroy sensitive electronics (if there is any 
>> inside the supply).
>> 
>> 
>> 73
>> Hans, DF3DD
>> 
>> (Please forgive my english, it was 50something years ago when I learned it 
>> at school. And forgive if I write naturalnesses instead of real hints.)
>> 
> 

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