[Elecraft] FOR SALE: KBPF3A GENERAL COVERAGE RECEIVE OPTION, 1 each

2023-09-16 Thread Clay Autery
*KBPF3A General Coverage Receive (module plus extras), 1 each* *$199.95 + Shipping* (world-wide) Shipping + Full purchase price insurance, carrier of my  choice, but will consider recommendations. _*Payment *__(in order of preference):__ _ *1)**Zelle

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread jerry
On 2023-09-15 17:31, Wayne Burdick wrote: I was 8 years old. *** I've been trying to interest my 9 year old in electronics & radio. Am leveraging his love for making things. Which mostly is alas focused on Legos. When the COVID hit, I immediately got on Amazon and ordered the biggest,

Re: [Elecraft] For Sale: Complete K3s setup

2023-09-16 Thread Michael Gillen via Elecraft
SOLD! > On Sep 16, 2023, at 6:40 PM, Michael Gillen wrote: > > Sale pending. > >> On Sep 16, 2023, at 5:23 PM, Michael Gillen via Elecraft >> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> For sale is my elecraft K3s station setup including K3s, KPA500, KAT500, and >> P3. Smoke free adult owned no

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread Dave Kelley
Very similar story to mine. When I was 8 years old, my parents gave me a crystal radio kit for Christmas 1972. I built it, ran the antenna wire to a tree outside, and could hear only Top-40 radio from the AM station that was about half a mile away. It was magical. I fell in love with radio to

[Elecraft] For Sale: Complete K3s setup

2023-09-16 Thread Michael Gillen via Elecraft
Hello, For sale is my elecraft K3s station setup including K3s, KPA500, KAT500, and P3. Smoke free adult owned no contesting. I am the original owner of the K3s serial number 11636: K3s "Casual Package" 100w internal amp, internal antenna tuner, 2.7 KHz filter, MH-4 hand mic Added 2.1 KHz

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread John Magliacane via Elecraft
On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 08:35:40 PM EDT, Wayne Burdick wrote: > I was 8 years old. My dad had bought me a Radio Shack Science Fair 8-Note > Electronic Organ kit for Christmas, along with a soldering iron. Sounds like one of their P-Box kits. When I was around the same age, my Father

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread Dave Kelley
Oops. I have been licensed 46 years, not 56. Not that I'm showing my age. On 9/16/2023 2:02 PM, Dave Kelley wrote: Very similar story to mine. When I was 8 years old, my parents gave me a crystal radio kit for Christmas 1972. I built it, ran the antenna wire to a tree outside, and could hear

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2023 16 Sep 13:24 -0500, jerry wrote: > On 2023-09-15 17:31, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > I was 8 years old. > > *** I've been trying to interest my 9 year old in electronics & radio. Am > leveraging his love for making things. Which > mostly is alas focused on Legos. Don't push too hard.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/16/2023 7:09 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: Don't push too hard. Even though dad fixed some TVs up until I was six or seven, I didn't gain an interest in electronics until after high school at age 17. As a youth I had Lego, Tinker Toys, and Erector Sets. All were educational in various ways.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread Karl W Hubbard via Elecraft
Oh those days. I got my first crystal radio with the co,  stylus, and crystal back in 1966 but could only get one of the super giant AM radio stations, WKBW,  out of Buffalo NY spewing 50,000 watts on 1520 from the towers about 5 miles away.  Having a problem with my KX3 in that with my KPA100

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2023-09-16 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I was pruning begonias when an Oregon Nuthatch landed on the lip of the water basin next to me.  Three common species are the Oregon Junco, the Oregon Chickadee, and the Oregon Nuthatch.  Each of them has a patch of rusty brown on them.  Otherwise they are like their cousins

Re: [Elecraft] For Sale: Complete K3s setup

2023-09-16 Thread Michael Gillen via Elecraft
Sale pending. > On Sep 16, 2023, at 5:23 PM, Michael Gillen via Elecraft > wrote: > > Hello, > > For sale is my elecraft K3s station setup including K3s, KPA500, KAT500, and > P3. Smoke free adult owned no contesting. > > I am the original owner of the K3s serial number 11636: > K3s

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread George Thornton
Disregard, sent to wrong addres -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of George Thornton Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:02 AM To: Rick Bates, NK7I ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread George Thornton
The other thing about this video is that he did not test the 180-600 at different apertures. Reports from earlier videos say it does better at f8 instead of wide open. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Rick Bates, NK7I Sent: Saturday, September

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread Rick Bates, NK7I
Satin, crinkle black...  Or flat two tone green a la Heathkit. Rick nk7i On 9/16/2023 8:00 AM, Mike Morrow wrote: How long before you painted it flat black? :-) Mike / KK5F -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick Sent: Sep 15, 2023 7:33 PM I was 8 years old. My dad had bought me a

Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

2023-09-16 Thread Mike Morrow
How long before you painted it flat black? :-) Mike / KK5F -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick Sent: Sep 15, 2023 7:33 PM I was 8 years old. My dad had bought me a Radio Shack Science Fair 8-Note Electronic Organ kit for Christmas, along with a soldering iron. That night I built