Hi,
I'm the owner of K2 #5346 and so far the customer service I have gotten
from Elecraft and especially from Pam was fantastic. I've ordered quite
a lot of thing and didn't yet have the time to do the full inventory
(K2, KDSP2, KSB2, KPA100, KNB2, K160RX). I do an inventory before each
major
Bob Sosin wrote:
The other week I sent an email to support at Elecraft with one
technical question and a parts question. In considerably less than an
hour, I had a
[...]
Minutes after this, I received an acknowledgement from the parts
department, and the part in question went out in the next
Hi group!
Up for sale here is my K1-4 #2143. The rig is professionaly built and
has the backlight option installed (backlight can be turned off by
means of the AGC ON/OFF function in the menu). The AGC response time
has been modified by changing C31 to a lower value, according to
suggestions
Amen to that!!!
Julius
n2wn
If people told you Elecraft had good customer
service, they did not represent it correctly.
Actually, Elecraft service is world class, excellent,
exemplary, unrivalled.
I am sure there is a practical explanation to why your
experience is contrary to what so many
Hello eveybody, I often use my K2 with a homebrew PA and a homebrew tuner, I
can easily take the reflectionvoltage from the foresaid antennatuner and I
should like to use that voltage to decrease the input from the K2 to the PA if
the SWR should become to high. Anybody already experience ?? How
Hein,
You could do that by sending commands via the KIO2 interface to the K2 - but
you would have to implement a microprocessor in your amplifier to accomplish
that feat. See the KIO2 Programmers Reference document.
The KPA100 accomplishes similar function, but communicates to the base K2
via
Rregarding my recent post about service...MAN! What a multitudinous
response!. Everyone it seems if thrilled with service from
Elecraft. Some emails were received within an hour of my
posting...and they keep coming.
Yes, I did email to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address (Scott King). Yes I
I'd like to get opinions from the group on this idea:
My K2 has the KAT2 which means the original antenna jack is covered up and
not used. I hate
waste so I've been thinking how I could use it. Couldn't I install a SPDT
switch or relay so I could
select either the original jack without the
Ken,
Don't do that - leave the original jack covered and just forget that it is
there. If you use it with the KAT2 installed, the K2 will not properly
control power output (it knows the KAT2 is installed and will be looking for
the power output level to come from the wattmeter in the KAT2).
Doug, could you contact me off list? [EMAIL PROTECTED] 73 and tnx for the
bandwidth, mike ku4yp
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I considered decoding the xverter select lines for this ... and
modding the KAT2 to not override the RF sense, that way you could map a
transverter band to the port. After switching to XV series transverters,
tho, I don't really have a reason.
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Ken Bessler wrote:
Once again, I throw myself on the mercy of the wizards of K2.
Just finished KPA100, did all of the sequential tests, got the right
numbers, did the alignment routines, buttoned it up and now it works
just like it did before - quite well until I enage the amplifier by
going to 12 watts. Then
He's 579 in Coopersburg running 5 watts to his K2.
Ken
K3VV
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And now for a partial score in the Philadelphia-Atlanta game. Atlanta, 12!
Come on guys. If you have a message with some geographical context, tell us
where you are. 579 is not very impressive in Coopersburg, but is very
respectable in New Zealand. I wonder which Eastern state containing some of
The following note, which I lifted from my archive of ICOM reflector stuff,
does not say the K2 is totally protected, but it appears that the
careful design of the K2 is substantially better than anyone else. At
least the author is perceived as an authority in the area,
The problem still persists of needing a variable preamp on the separate
antenna input as well as protection for keying the amplifier. K9SV is the
authority on this apparently but I am sure he will still sell a preamp to K2
owners!
73,
Charlie, W0YG..
- Original Message -
From:
I'm a little confused about measured transmitted power when in SSB vs
CW.
As an example, I have an XV50 Transverter that is adjusted to produce
20 watts RF out when using the K2 'tune' control. This output is
adjusted by reading 20 watts on an external power meter. The power
indicator LEDs are
-Original Message-
Matt wrote:
I'm a little confused about measured transmitted power when in SSB vs CW.
As an example, I have an XV50 Transverter that is adjusted to produce 20
watts RF out when using the K2 'tune' control. This output is adjusted by
reading 20 watts on an external
For the last 6 months, K2 #4913 has performed almost flawlessly - almost.
Several times, I've returned to the shack and turned up the AF gain to find
that the XFIL setting had changed.
See, I never turn 4913 off - I just put all the controls and filters to a
default setting, stow the
mic and
It depends on the wattmeter. If the wattmeter had a PEP or peak-hold
mode, it would show the actual peak power. Many simple meters are
affected by the duty cycle of the signal, especially analog ones where
ballistics come into play.
There are a number of meters on the market that show peak
Hi group I managed to remove L30 L34 L1 and L2 from the board without damaging
it .Had to brake the inductors up to get them off without doing any damage to
the board I have e-mailed elecraft for new ones.K2 #5341 is now up and running
on 40m will start assembly part 3 tomorrow
Chris
All's well that ends well. I called Elecraft today and they
explained that the two parts requested were shipped over a week ago
but I never received them (I did not recv an indicator that shipment
was done). A second set of parts were apparently shipped on Feb 8
and I received them today
Ken,
I can only guess, but that kind of behavior strongly suggests an
intermittent connection (read = bad solder joint) somewhere. I only know of
one other person who leaves their K2 powered on all the time - and Steve
follows this reflector, so perhaps he will provide his experience.
73,
Don
Matt,
I would surmise that you are being confused by your external wattmeter. The
XV50 LEDs will flash on voice peaks, but if your wattmeter is showing you
average power, its indication will be much less than the peak power.
This 'confusion' leads many folks to overdrive their equipment on SSB.
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