GM,
Powersonic sells automatic chargers for SLA batteries that do just what you
described, Don, The PSC 12500A is the right charger for the KBT-2. That's
the 0.5 amp charger. I keep my KBT-2 on float/charge with the PSC 12500A
with the battery switch off unless I am on battery power, and
I normally don't chime in on these things... My initial reaction after
reading Mr. Screeden's comments was what a pompous jerk! But after
re-reading the article, I think Mr.Screeden is referring to Ham radio is
all you got left when he is stating pretty close to nothing and not
being
Modern technology renders everything else obsolete only if power is
available... In the recent past we had a major power outage in the
northeast...EVERYTHING was out, the radio and TV stations, the cell phones, the
cable, the Internet, the land line telephones, even our repeaters, rendering my
Jason:
Re: The media is a joke. Amen.
Having worked for several highly visible Government agencies, I was always
amazed at media accounts of our activities. They were nothing like the real
story.
Thomas Jefferson once said that while he believed in freedom of the press,
he thought that the
Hello All:
The other day CNN showed the FEMA Field Command Center. Many people had
chest-pack radios that looked about the size of a FT 817. They appeared to
have short whip antennas (about 12 inches). Does anyone know what these
radios are, or who makes the chest-packs?
TNX,
Paul Rubin N8NOV
In a message dated 9/6/2005 2:04:35 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How many of you have bought a spare k2 and inventoried it than put it
back in the box and have it on a shelve waiting for the price to go up
like heath kits have done?
see ya
It isn't necessary to
You have hit right on the head what a lot of the folks seem to have missed.
The technology is only as good as the power available. K series, etc. are a
decent fit in those areas [battery/ portable] applications.
During the power outage we had, I cranked up the 2020 and found out the extent
Dwight,
I totally agree with your comments, enuff said about CW, let's get back
to Elecraft discussions! :-)
73, Bob VE3XM
K2 S/N 02676
K2/100 S/N 04031
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I have a KX-1 (#957) with all options I would like to trade on an FT-817 (I
need two and six meters). If anyone is interested, please contact me
off-reflector. thanks and 72, Ci
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Well, someone else said the quote was taken out of context, though nobody
has provided the context so I don't understand the basis for that claim.
Here's the quote that we have from the WSJ:
Something is better than nothing, that's right. But ham radios are pretty
close to nothing.
If you read
Elegance. Excellence. Usefulness.
These three qualities are of paramount importance to me: Elegance of product
design, excellence in product execution, and overall product usefulness
while meeting key objectives. In large part, these hallmark qualities are
what has set Elecraft apart from myriad
Well, someone else said the quote was taken out of context, though
nobody has provided the context so I don't understand the basis for
that claim.
Furthermore, I spent several minutes searching for a retraction or apology
on the Motorola site and across the Internet and found no reference to
Well stated, Mitch. As one of the other contributors and pre-orderers, I
can state unequivocally that these guys poured hundreds of hours into
the details of this product, with very professional results.
Larry N8LP
Mitch Easton wrote:
Elegance. Excellence. Usefulness.
These three
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, EricJ wrote:
Your post didn't include this quote from Mr. James Screeden who is a Vice
President at Motorola working in the field, drawing a salary, and tending to
the needs of his commercial accounts, NOT the suffering people of New
Orleans.
A well meaning member of the
This is the original WSJ article:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB112597561578132422-u6wVATR7vnguM__uPJ3YNkKhKcw_20060906,00.html?mod=blogs
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HURRICANE KATRINA
As Telecom Reels
From Storm Damage,
Ham Radios Hum
By CHRISTOPHER RHOADS
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET
I have built over 100 K2's to date, and all of the other Elecraft kits.
Let me build your radio. My rates are reasonable and you get a built
radio ready to play.
73
Alan
W1HYV
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Thanks, Ken, for posting the entire article. To me it is a very well
written, complimentary article. The final paragraph points out that in
telecom it is no different than any other business sector.
Just look what the Walmart Super Stores and the Home Depot's have done to
the local grocery
Point well taken and it appears that he may have been taken in the
appropriate context. I find it ironic that he is stating this stuff
while their equipment is of course not working anymore :-)
This whole tragedy is really allowing ham radio operators to shine. It
makes me proud of being a
Just got my K1 Backlight Kit, and installed it. It took maybe an hour. More
details on my website:
www.ke6us.com
The only problem I had was with the length of the LED backlight. Page 4
shows an illustration that says to cut it to 1-1/4, but doesn't say
anything about having to cut it in the
Fellow Elecrafters,
Since Katrina unleashed her wrath upon the Gulf states; there has been a
lot of discussion on this list and others about the value of Ham Radio
and emergency communications. This post is not intended to stir up any
controversy or debate; it's purpose is, however, to get
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