Don't forget that, aside from CE marking, you are deemed to be techniclly
competent as an Advanced licence holder and can therefore build your own kit
and operate it within the terms of your licence. You are right in saying that
you can import your own kit for your own use and if you sell it,
Hi Elecrafters
There is a nice homebrew transceiver project in this
months QEX. This article can also be downloaded from
the QEX web page as it is the feature preview article.
Whats so impressive about this design is the
impressive size and the great performance numbers
which any transceiver
You are not a vendor, merely a kit builder, you are not in business. However,
it's an interesting question.
David
G3UNA
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/11/14 Wed PM 04:08:41 GMT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED], elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re:
On Nov 15, 2007 8:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Don't forget that, aside from CE marking, you are deemed to be techniclly
competent as an Advanced licence holder and can therefore build your own kit
and operate it within the terms of your licence. You are right in saying that
you can
Therefore this whole CE marking busines seems to me to be a total
waste of time, as it is either unenforced or unenforceable.
Without wanting to pass judgement on the sense of CE Markings or lack thereof,
one must not forget, that (at least in DL) if you want to use a new rig in a
new car, then
Hi Group,
Well, at last...my K3/10 has arrived in VK...delivery now Monday next
week according to UPS ( I'm quite a distance from Sydney, where the K3
will be spending the Weekend ). Many thanks to the overworked Lisa, who
is doing a fantastic job to satisfy a lot of very keen expectant K3
In the past the authorities were concerned with amateurs causing interference
to domestic radio/television reception and all other government services.
Now it is the amateur that has the problem.
We now have to contend with radio interference to our hobby from:-
TV's (LCD Plasma), Cable TV, PLT,
This is, unfortunately, so true. It is getting to the stage when I
wonder how much longer it is possible for someone in my situation to
operate a stealth station in a crowded urban housing estate. It is
not the limited size of my antennas that is the problem but the
interference I have to contend
Hi Glenn,
Seeing as you are so far from Sydney, I could pop down and pick it up for
you I’ll even give it a try out and will return it (maybe) after CQWW
next weekend.
Seriously though, well done, I would imagine this might be the first one in
the Lucky Country !!!
Regards
David, VK2NU
As for the situation in Germany, well if that's the law and people
will actually check up on it then you have to go along with it.
Actually what I sent to the reflector was about the German implementation of a
European Union regulation, i.e. it is also the law in the France, Italy,
Spain,
Julian G4ILO wrote:
Don't forget that, aside from CE marking, you are deemed to be
techniclly competent as an Advanced licence holder and can
therefore build your own kit and operate it within the terms of
your licence. You are right in saying that you can import your
own kit for your own use
On Nov 15, 2007 11:45 AM, Ian White GM3SEK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As soon as the documentation does comes into existence, the owners of
unmarked K3s will become legally entitled to attach a CE sticker
themselves. They don't need any documentation to do this; it is
sufficient to know that
In the case of vehicles it will be e marking (lower case).
David
G3UNA
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Date: 2007/11/15 Thu AM 09:24:45 GMT
To: elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 CE
Therefore this whole CE marking busines seems to me to be a total
waste of time, as
Julian G4ILO wrote:
As soon as the documentation does comes into existence, the owners of
unmarked K3s will become legally entitled to attach a CE sticker
themselves. They don't need any documentation to do this; it is
sufficient to know that valid documents exist. They'll be in the bottom
of
Toby DJ7MGQ wrote
Without wanting to pass judgement on the sense of CE Markings or lack thereof,
one must not forget, that (at least in DL) if you want to use a new rig in a
new car, then it *must* have a CE Marking.
In the EU anything added to a car, including radio equipment, must also carry
On Nov 15, 2007 2:15 PM, Dave G4AON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the EU anything added to a car, including radio equipment, must also carry
an e mark in addition to a CE mark.
More work for Eric and Wayne!
Wouldn't that apply only if it is fitted to the vehicle, not perched
on the seat and
Any new ideas out there? Anybody else have this same or similar problem?
Don't overlook the possibility that a socketed microprocessor chip got
one of its legs splayed out and isn't actually in the socket.
Scrutinizing solder joints won't help in that scenario, and it's easy
to overlook. It
Len,
Are you certain it is a relay problem?
Does your 4 band board work on 15/17 meters without manually setting any
relays?
If it is a relay problem, the reset state of the relays is with the 15
meter band selected and you should be able to align and operate it on
that band.
Can you turn
Julian, G4ILO, wrote:
Wouldn't that apply only if it is fitted to the vehicle, not perched
on the seat and operated while the vehicle is parked?
Yes, I am fairly certain that is the case. For a flavour of the
legislation, see:
http://www.hants.gov.uk/regulatory/tradingstandards/auto.html
In the EU anything added to a car, including radio equipment, must also carry
an e mark in addition to a CE mark.
According to 2004/104/EG, not anymore. A CE Marking plus the correct
documentation from the car manufacturer is all that is needed now.
vy 73 de toby
Yes, only if the equipment is a permanent part of the vehicle, like the
radio/stereo/etc does it need the e mark.
David
G3UNA
From: Dave G4AON [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/11/15 Thu PM 02:59:07 GMT
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 CE - needs e marking too for mobile use
On Nov 15, 2007 2:59 PM, Dave G4AON [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, I am fairly certain that is the case. For a flavour of the
legislation, see:
http://www.hants.gov.uk/regulatory/tradingstandards/auto.html
This is interesting:
Which items do not need to be e-marked?
[snip]
* Equipment
Good morning.
I finished building an XG2 last evening and used my Drake R7 and Orion II as the
test beds for the XG2.
Results: The R7 receives the 1 micro volt signals on all three bands better
than the Orion II (less RX noise and clearer tone). I did not do the SN
calculations
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:52:17 -0600
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Elecraft] XG2 - Kit and Drake R7 and Orion II Comparison
Good morning.
I finished building an XG2 last evening and used my Drake R7 and Orion II as
the
test beds
Hello All,
I have K1-4 #02257 40 30 20 15 w/ all options but BAT and Stand. Extra 2
band 80 17 include with docs. I am looking for K2 kits. DSP KIO or what have
you. Thanks, Bob W7WO K2 #4400
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Tom,
Interesting! I've got the XG2 and a R-4C. I was told by Rob Sherwood
(of Sherwood engineering) that at 1 micro-volt, the meter should be at
S-3 and 20 over when set to 50 micro-volts. Since my rig was nowhere
near that and I couldn't seem to make it any better when adjusting it, I
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:40:55 -0600, you wrote:
I don't remember exactly, but it was like this:
R7 S meter readings were all S9 at 50mv. With the preamp on they were all
around 20db over s9.
Orion II S meter readings were all around S9 at 50mv with the preamp off and 20
- 30db over S9 with it
K2 s/n 4276
Firmware Revision(s): 2.04P 1.09
After having a previous issue with the VCO alignment (p. 61), construction went
forward without a hitch. At this point, I figured that any gremlins had been
banished. Not so.
Another pesky gremlin has reared it's ugly head. During transmitter
William,
You said 40, 30 and 20 worked once, but not now - that says any problem
is in an area shared by all bands.
The first thing to do would be to check the coax cables, any adapters
and the dummy load for a bad connection. I prefer to reduce any extra
things in the setup because they too
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Curt,
There seems to be a misconception among hams that when using 450 ladder
line, a 4:1 balun is the best thing to use. While that may be true in
some cases, in many other cases, a 1:1 balun will serve better. It all
depends on the feedpoint impedance of the feedline at the shack end, and
Wayne,
Yeah... I was going from memory... Guess my refresh rate needs to be
turned up... {'-)
Regards,
kurtt
Kurt Pawlikowski, AKA WB9FMC
The Pinrod Corporation
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http://pinrod.com
wayne burdick wrote:
50 microvolts is S-9, not 20
I admit I enjoyed using a KAT100 at FD, but I wonder
how much value it would be at my station.
For feeding my wire antenna with balanced line, I
suspect I need an external balun, that has to go
someplace, and better to be attached to one of the
tuner inputs. Currently I use a manual MFJ tuner
For Field Day this year I had my K2 hooked up to a 130' dipole fed by ladder
line. We ran that to a 4:1 balun and a few feet of coax to the KAT100. It
tuned it up nicely on all bands. We had no trouble working anyone we called.
Craig
NZ0R
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Using any balun with an unbalanced tuner to feed balanced line can be
bad news (your mileage may vary, standard disclaimers apply). Under
highly reactive loads, a balun used like this can become quite lossy.
There's a couple articles in publications and on the Internet on this,
but Cebik's
Number 50, a kit, has just arrived in Austin and inventory has begun.
Best,
Dick, K5AND
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I just received a K3 cover I ordered from www.compucover.com. They make
covers in custom sizes. Not having my K3 yet, I guessed at the size from
the dimensions in the FAQ. Wish I could confirm that it fits. Their
price was $14.95 plus $12.00 shipping (I thought the shipping was a bit
high,
On Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 7:00 PM, Goody K3NG wrote:
Using any balun with an unbalanced tuner to feed balanced line can be bad
news (your mileage may vary, standard disclaimers apply). Under highly
reactive loads, a balun used like this can become quite lossy. There's a
couple
Congrats to Dick!
Is it done yet? ;-)
Is it done yet? ;-)
Is it done yet? ;-)
[Elecraft] arrival
Dick Hanson dick at dkhanson.com
Thu Nov 15 16:03:06 EST 2007
Number 50, a kit, has just arrived in Austin and
inventory has begun.
Best,
Dick, K5AND
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Has anyone found a good protective carrying case for the K3? I am looking
for something like a Pelican case, but not necessarily that heavy duty...
73 de Björn /SM0MDG
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You must be a
Barry,
Would you let us know how it fits after you get your K3?
John [K7SVV]
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From: Barry McWilliams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:42 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Covers
I just received a K3 cover I
You are quite correct. My favorite tuner of all is a link coupled
balanced tuner, and it is L B Cebik's favorite too - low loss and can be
configured to match just about anything - series tuning for low
impedances or parallel for higher impedances. I have built many over
the years. No balun
I've been using Cecil Moore's (W6RCA) No-Tuner with 450 ohm ladder
line for about 7 years along with a K2 / KAT-2 and it has been a
pleasure to use and pretty effective.
It's basically a box of 5 4pdt relays out in the yard that switches
in/out combinations of 16, 8, 4, 2 and 1 foot lengths
I've been very pleased with my MFJ-974, a true balanced tuner. My
measurements of feedline current with RF ammeters indicate that
overall it is as efficient as my home brew link coupled tuner with
plug in coils. I've used the MFJ tuner with several combinations of
feedline lengths and
K3 #56 is on the air ... made one 40M CW QSO
last night. Now I need to learn to operate it! (:-))
Ken Kopp - K0PP
K2 # 5665
K3 # 56
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You must be a
Great, Ken! There's always the Owner's Manual. I'm glad you were able
to make a QSO without consulting it, though ;)
Wayne
N6KR
On Nov 15, 2007, at 6:40 PM, Ken Kopp wrote:
K3 #56 is on the air ... made one 40M CW QSO last night. Now I need
to learn to operate it! (:-))
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I was inspired to try to adapt the headset I use for VOIP to the K2, since I
wanted to play with SSB a little. I got the idea from something that W2ENY is
selling on ebay :-) I'm writing this up so it's in the archives in case someone
else has the idea (and remembers to look).
How hard could
Look for BILTEMA aluminium case for tools.
Easy to specialize for K3 with extras.
Cheap (16 Euros) and strong enough.
Benny OH9NB
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