Ralph,
Humph!My XYL holds an advanced licence so I have no chance..:-(
Hard enough trying to get time on my radio..:-(
Doh!..OUR radio..excuse me too much...Grin
73's
Gary
On 9 April 2011 15:49, Ralph Parker ve...@dccnet.com wrote:
Now to figure out how to tell the missus!
(I don't
Hi Guys,
None of those XYL blandishments would work with my beloved of over 48
years married life. At the time we got engaged, I gave her a string of
pearls. She asked me, How much did they cost? I should have
recognised the warning signs then.
Several years ago, we were in Sorrento in
Daughter are a worry though...my daughter lives in Las Vegas, NV, and when I
told her there was a package arriving from Watsonville and to send it on to
me, she asked what is it?, so I tolds her.
The response was I was spending her inheritance..:-(
Oh, and yep, she is licensed too
I really
Having just stuffed another few options into my K3, with predictably
gratifying result, my thoughts naturally go to what the next step might be.
Let's see. P3: would be nice, but when I had an LP-Pan I hardly used it.
Also: no room on the shelf. KPA500: Again, no room unless I decided to
retire my
Erik
The first thing you need to do is to redesign your shack to cover the
addition of new equipment both ham and computer. I wish you good luck!
73 ES CUL DE N3KHK
John R. Klim II
ARRL LM, AMSAT LM
10-10: 68135
30MDG: 1820
QSL: LoTW,
Dave and company,
What Dave says has been standard manufacturing practice for decades.
Companies produce what they are best at and purchase power supplies at
prices considerably lower than they could equal. Elecraft is a designer of
first class RF equipment but there are others out there who
Let me build your K2. My prices are reasonable, and you receive a new radio
with the options you want. For the next week I will not charge for the first
internal option. As an example, if you want a K2 and SSB board, you only pay
for the building of the K2. Please respond of off the
My XYL is headed to istanbul for a month of touring around turkey. I am so home
free.
Sent from my iPad
On Apr 9, 2011, at 12:40 AM, Gary Gregory garyvk...@gmail.com wrote:
Daughter are a worry though...my daughter lives in Las Vegas, NV, and when I
told her there was a package arriving
Pf,
Most of the screws in the K3 are #4, and the thread size is in turns per
inch (4-40). These are standard sizes here in the US - no metric size
hardware is used in the K3 as far as I know.
You have the reference link correct.
There is also some #2 hardware used in the K3 - it is the
Voacap has Hamcap's 2 main features, doesn't require any installation or
data links, and works by pushing a single button. My understanding of the
physics of propagation is minimal, so it tells me everything I want to know.
Hamcap is overkill for me.
Tony KT0NY
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I've always thought that Elecraft should come out with a VHF/UHF all
mode rig based on the K3.
Yes, I know about the outboard transverters but I'm talking about some
thing like the old Yaesu FT-736 or Icom IC-910 based on the K3.
I've never liked
Wayne is going to have to see some demand out there. Any of these
generate the same kind of interest as KRX3 or KPA500 or KAT500? 73,
Guy.
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 10:05 AM, R. Kevin Stover rksto...@mchsi.com wrote:
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I've always thought that
The really bizarre fact is that our Congress adopted Metric as the US
Standard system of weights and measures in the 1800's but they failed to
pass a law requiring its use.
Ron (been converting between the systems all my life and not loving it)
AC7AC
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That is an extremely small market. There is a reason the rigs you mentioned
are no longer around. Serious ops go the transverter route.
Dale W4OP
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Small addition / correction.
Nearly all consumer electronics is produced using metric hardware,
mainly because it comes from Asian sources. With the exception of the
odd drive types (Torx, one-way, etc.), the sizes roughly approximate
the American standards in terms of TPI, torque settings, etc.
No one has mentioned the other set of tools required to work on British
bikes: Whitworth. Yes, I have three sets of tools to work on American,
Japanese, and British gear. Now tell me how the threads are the same on
metric bolts from across the world. From what I have learned there is no
No one has mentioned the other set of tools required to work on British
bikes: Whitworth. Yes, I have three sets of tools to work on American,
Japanese, and British gear. Now tell me how the threads are the same on
metric bolts from across the world. From what I have learned there is no
INTRO: I am a past K2/100 Kit (fully fleshed out--the K2, not me) owner,
and a present K3/100 FB owner, with also the XV144 outboard unit. Also
in the stable is an ICOM IC-910H. The K3 6 meter section is fleshed out
with a TE0552G, and the 910 works into a TE1452G. So I have 100 watts on
HF
Several years ago at the Elecraft stand in Dayton I saw a prototype
1500-watt solid state amp. At the time I understood from the folks
there (and maybe from some e-mails) that it had been built using some
high-power transistors made by a company in Oregon (I think) with which
K4XU is/was
Two sets of wrenches? How are you going to work on 1953 MGs and other British
antiques without Whitworth?
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ
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On 4/9/2011 9:37 AM, Dale Parfitt wrote:
That is an extremely small market. There is a reason the rigs you
mentioned are no longer around. Serious ops go the transverter route.
Dale W4OP
Satellite users don't and I'm sure if some of the
In a recent message, Pete Smith n...@contesting.com writes
Might it be feasible to build and sell a 1500-watt amp for
something approximating three times the cost of the KPA-500?
By all means have a go at building one, Pete, and let us know how you
get on.
There would be very limited demand for
On 4/9/2011 15:23, John Ragle wrote:
WOULD NOTS:
I definitely WOULD NOT choose the KPA500. 500 watts is just too much
for HF, unless one only operates SSB or AM.
I don't think the majority of contesters and DXer K3 owners agree with you.
73 de Brian/K3KO
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Hello all. I have the above configuration. I have been trying for months
now to get all of them to talk.
I had Ameritron check my cable and test it, they say it works. I sent them
just recently the ARI , cable and ALS. They tested all and say it works.
I have been working with Elecraft and
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On 4/9/2011 5:43 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Sorry for those in Metric Land who do not understand the US hardware
system. We tried to go metric many years ago and failed.
Not really true, Don. It is slow, but here in the Colonies, we *are*
going metric ... inch by inch.
73,
Fred K6DGW
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There would be very limited demand for a higher power PA outside the
USA if Elecraft produced one.
It might be just right as a driver for some of those I and other
northern Mediterranean amplifiers.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 4/9/2011 11:37 AM, David Pratt wrote:
In a recent message, Pete
If there were a standard for metric threads around the world it would
speed the adoption of metric nuts and bolts in the US. As it is I can
purchase bolts from Houston and nuts from Cleveland and know they will
mate. The same is not true if I buy nuts in Japan and try to mate them
with
Don, thanks for the info. I just lifted one end of D19 from the board and
indeed it is a dead short. I powered up the K1 without the band module
installed and it powered up fine, so that indeed is the problem.
Since I am so D*n stupid, I don't think I'll use the K1 without the Zener
installed. It
I owned and assembled a K3/100 about two years ago and was impressed with
the high quality of the radio, its design and support from other owners and
Elecraft.
Everything about it worked fine except that it seemed that I could never
quite adjust the sound of a person on SSB to the point where it
We are waiting for the KPA5000 er KPA1500
On 4/9/11 9:45 AM, Brian Alsop wrote:
On 4/9/2011 15:23, John Ragle wrote:
WOULD NOTS:
I definitely WOULD NOT choose the KPA500. 500 watts is just too much
for HF, unless one only operates SSB or AM.
I don't think the majority of contesters and
The new DSP board addresses some of those concerns. Moving FC of the
SSB filters helps a bunch too.
On 4/9/11 10:49 AM, Tom Stone wrote:
I owned and assembled a K3/100 about two years ago and was impressed with
the high quality of the radio, its design and support from other owners and
The K3 has wonderful arm chair audio. Even though you can adjust the audio
in the menu, I use a S/W program K3_EZ that can set up your K3 without going
in the menu. You can set both receive and transmit audio. I also run the
K3 through an amplifier that feeds two great book case speakers
Whitworth? Luxury!
My first motorcycle, a Triumph, had nuts with a BSP thread - British
Standard Pipe.
73, Pete G4PLZ/F5VNB
On 09/04/2011 17:02, Kevin Rock wrote:
No one has mentioned the other set of tools required to work on British
bikes: Whitworth. Yes, I have three sets of tools to
Tom:
My K3 (300 series) does the same. Shifting the Filter Band Pass to the low
side does help my ears. I normally do not have a problem with high pitched
audio as my hearing starts down hill above 1300 Hz, but not so with the K3
audio. I eventually learned to live with it.
Carry-on
An 8877 is more tempting!
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At first, I thought there was something in a menu setting or a
control I wasusing incorrectly that wasn't allowing me to add more
lows (if that's what you call it) that was causing the problem, but
that wasn't the case.I called Elecraft and talk to people about
it, but no cause could be
Hi Pete,
Well sort of... The tank and some Amal carb stuff did but the
bike
itself had BSC
(British Standard Cycle) threading. It was based on Whitworth thread angles
but was
a fine thread system that most of were 26tpi. Then of course there are
your BA
(British Association)
I just replaced my DSP board with the upgraded one, and I agree with the
previous posters who said it improves the audio.
That said, I found that, even with the latest firmware, my choices for the
LO cut are 0.15, 0.25, 0.35, 0.45.
I keep looking for the ideal setting for a given station and
You guys are lucky to still have your XYLs. My best friend died in January.
If she was still here and if I wanted a KPA500, she would tell me the same
thing that she said when I wanted a K3, You want it, buy it.
Now I regret not giving her everything she wanted.
Wes N7WS
ps. I don't want a
Here! Here! I'm totally with you on that one. Size is an issue for me.
While KX1 is small, I want smaller.
While on this subject of mono-band qrp transceivers - having built
almost everything in the Elecraft catalog multiple times (3 x K2, 2 x
K1, 3 x KX1), I was wondering if anyone had some
Why bother. I have enough 8877 amps already. In fact,I have two that auto
tune and auto band switch. And the dollars per watt (capable) is much less than
the KPA500.
Love my two K3s.
George, W6GF
--- On Sat, 4/9/11, William Levy wgl...@gmail.com wrote:
From: William Levy wgl...@gmail.com
Kevin, for me personally it would be a plus to have HF 10W in there as a
backup to the main HF rig, but it wouldn't have to be a mandatory
ingredient. It could be another option along with the various VHF/UHF bands.
Why, if we were to lose 70 cm (let's not be pessimistic and assume that we
will)
I've recently lost the ability to communicate with my K3. I've tried it
on two different computers, both with real serial ports, and used two
different cables. I've got PTT-KEY set to dtr-off and dtr PTT still
works, but I am unable to communicate with the radio with the K3 utility
or any rig
100 watts to 500 watts is ~7 dB, or just about an S-unit. 7 dB is the
difference between a dipole and a tribander. Clearly there has been a
super amount of interest in the KPA500, and just as clearly, 1500 watts
and a 6-element beam at 90 feet will work to rule. This argument has
been made and
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Thanks for the explanation Don, I had it mostly figured out by doing an
inventory and reading that wikipedia page.
If I may suggest, your words could be adapted to expand pages 7-8 of the
assembly manual and save us metric types some headscratching.
Pf
Don == Don Wilhelm
I have just been given a Collins 30S-1 1KW amp in mint condition. I either
will use it with my K3 or sell or trade it for another amp. Has anyone had
experience with the K3/30S-1 interface and operation?
73 Palmer Byrne W7NMD
Mountain Home, AR
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Satellite use was the major impetus for producing multi-mode
multi-band VHF/UHF radios in the 1990's. The cost for launching ham
satellites has rendered putting up anything but small FM repeater
sats beyond reach ($10M), so the demand has dropped.
When the FT-847 came out in time for Oscar-40
Doug,
I would suggest you adopt the Ugly Construction or Manhatten
Construction methods to put it together.
I would also suggest you look at the design of the SWL-40, it is one of
the better mono-band ones IMHO, because it uses a superhet receiver
rather than the more common DC receiver.
A
For a homebrew rig, I would recommend looking at the recent QST articles by
W7JI describing his 40 meter receiver and transmitter. I believe they were
in the Feb and April 2011 issues.
Just finished building the receiver, and it works quite well. Fairly easy
build with all parts inexpensive and
XYL Rose is almost at 100 confirmed towards DXCC. Probably 130+ wrkd.
The 7 towers in the yard were no problem so the KPA500 isn't a big thing
here.
K9IL W9DHD
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Purely from a VK perspective:
Many times we hear stations from the US calling DX with their beam heading
to VK. Whilst their signal is in the S7 - S9+ we answer the call only to get
reports of S2-S5 with QSB.
We are then proudly told they are using 'Legal Limit' and a 3 element
tri-bander at
Should point out that the TX and RX EQ feature came later on as a
firmware upgrade, but I would definitely agree that post DSP board
upgrade and RX EQ, you can make it sound like anything you want,
including shrill for the contests. The K3 is the only RX that I
have ever had that can receive
going metric ... inch by inch.
USA went to liters from quarts in family size carbonated beverage
containers when the companies discovered they could downsize just
slightly and charge the same.
I discovered the truth about metric threads trying to replace some
metric screws that I dropped in the
Is it normal that the hole for VFO B didn't have the paint masked on the
back of the front panel (like it is for vfo A) ?
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You missed the joy of tickling the Amal carbs, setting the spark advance,
pulling the compression release, oil leaks, and Lighting by Lucas: Prince
of Darkness :)
Changing the cardboard on the garage floor was a monthly ritual for my
BSA, Ariel, and Triumph. I miss them :(
73,
On 4/9/2011 11:47 AM, John Ragle wrote:
100 watts to 500 watts is ~7 dB, or just about an S-unit. 7 dB is the
difference between a dipole and a tribander. Clearly there has been a
super amount of interest in the KPA500, and just as clearly, 1500 watts
and a 6-element beam at 90 feet will work
My K3 is #642. It sounds fine on SSB. I do shift the passband down a
notch or two but that's because I can't hear much above about 1 KHz. Do
I need to upgrade the DSP board?
73,
Fred K6DGW
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After frying D19 (see other thread) I searched around San Diego for a 1N4753
with no success but did locate an NTE147A which is 33V 1W. as opposed to the
32V 1W. I presume this is a satisfactory replacement.
Is that the case?
Thanks again.
Joe
AF6NI
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Joe,
That should work if it fits the space.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/9/2011 5:57 PM, af6ni wrote:
After frying D19 (see other thread) I searched around San Diego for a 1N4753
with no success but did locate an NTE147A which is 33V 1W. as opposed to the
32V 1W. I presume this is a satisfactory
Fred,
Do I need to upgrade the DSP board?
I added the lowpass filter but did not do a complete DPS board
upgrade. My headphones, including the CM-500 are all high
enough impedance that I don't notice any significant low end
loss (I set the 50 Hz and 100 Hz bands to -16 dB anyway) so
I could
Looks about the same size Don, I'll keep my fingers crossed.
First off -- I got a repair to finish that's at the other end of the ham
radio spectrum. I had a LV transformer go on my Collins 32V2. It's been
replaced, and now I need to get the bloody 100# radio back in the cabinet
and up on the
For Sale: Elecraft AF1 audio filter. Built in January, 2011 and encased in
finished red oak cabinet. Used very little in perfect condition. $50
shipped CONUS. If interested contact me at k9os...@yahoo.com.
Bob - K9OSC
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Regarding machine screw sizes, American Standard.
Screw numbers start out at o which has an OD of .060 inch. Each
successive number has .013
inch added to it to arrive at its OD. Thus a number 1 screw has an OD of .073
inch, a number 2 screw
has an OD of .086 inch, and so on
I also had the same problem as Tom did, I bought my K3 a little over 2
years ago ( ser # 22xx range)
I use mine only for VHF work, an with the rig running in the background
listing for band openings I was getting headache's...could figure it out for
the longest time but some complants on the
On 4/9/2011 2:15 PM, Kevin Rock wrote:
Changing the cardboard on the garage floor was a monthly ritual for my
BSA, Ariel, and Triumph. I miss them :(
A dear departed friend of mine was an owner/driver/rebuilder of
Jag-u-ars (former aircraft engine mechanic on SAC B-36 planes)
and he
My XYL, N0MLJ and I have an agreement: to buy new stuff I must sell old
stuff. So a minty ALS-600 and a really nice AL-80A will be going up for
sale shortly. This should bring the monetary difference down to a few
hundred dollars.
right now the shack table goes (left to right) K1, K2, K3, P3
Andrea and I have an agreement too, we made it when I retired in 2000.
We call it The Equal Hobby Allowance Principle. Her hobby is
needlepoint which, surprisingly, is about as expensive as ham radio. My
stuff is generally more expensive than hers, but she buys a lot more of
hers than I buy
Boy we sure have a bunch of wimps here. Just tell the old lady you are buying
some more ham gear! (Would some one pass me the cheese and an extra blanket
for the couch!!)
Love my two K3s
George, W6GF
--- On Sat, 4/9/11, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
From: Fred Jensen
Actually my wife's estate bought my K3.
Kevin. KD5ONS
On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:38:27 -0700, george fritkin
georgefrit...@yahoo.com wrote:
Boy we sure have a bunch of wimps here. Just tell the old lady you are
buying some more ham gear! (Would some one pass me the cheese and an
On 4/9/2011 4:38 PM, george fritkin wrote:
Just tell the old lady you are buying some more ham gear! (Would
some one pass me the cheese and an extra blanket for the couch!!)
Love my two K3s
Precisely why I aim for win-win solutions on the home front.
Fred K6DGW
I found that the upgraded board removed a harshness which I always
thought sounded like distortion, and this in spite of my reduced
hearing at those frequencies. I think it actually does some more that
is not alluded to by Elecraft. My guess is that the low end change is
involved in some level of
I would even be willing to pay in advance for this one... If it were
Elecraft, I know it would be great! 73 de Greg-N4CC
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pete Smith
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 9:21 AM
David -- the limited market would be uh -- Great Britain -- although I know
of a few Alpha's over there -- all run at 400 watts of course. 73 de
Greg-N4CC
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Pratt
Sent:
Actually, my wife has the (or had - we're both retired) same profession
as I do. She's pretty freakin' smart (she's a computer engineer).
Keeping the level of respect up has worked well for 20 odd years. The
Equal Hobby Allowance Principle actually works pretty well considering
her hobby is
The weekly SSB net will be held tomorrow (4/10/11) at 1800z on 14.316 MHz.
This is tail ending with the Icom net that will be ending at
that time on that frequency. I will be the net control from western Oregon.
We'll try to pull all of you in. See you then.
73,
Phil, NS7P
A wise man builds a comfortable dog house. With 240 volts available.
73,
Rick Dettinger K7MW
On Apr 9, 2011, at 4:38 PM, george fritkin wrote:
Boy we sure have a bunch of wimps here. Just tell the old lady you
are buying some more ham gear! (Would some one pass me the cheese
and
Joe:
Think of the good it does to keep you in shape. What's a 140 lbs to a fit
Collins collector.
Bill-w7kxb
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 15:16:36 -0700
From: astro_cr...@hotmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 33V 1W for D19?
Looks about the same size Don, I'll keep
It amuses us in Metric World to pretend we don't understand non-metric
thread sizes. Fact is I still have AF, Whitworth and metric wrench and
socket sets in the workshop. The metrics get used the most though. The
only time I get caught out is with left-hand threaded parts, because I
don't have a
Bill,
Who says we are all fit. I just had a mini-vacation, and after doing
more than my usual share of walking, my legs are telling me that I
should not spend so much time at the workbench.
We had a great time, and enjoyed the beach as well as historic
Wilmington, NC. The dogwoods and
Paul,
For left-handed threads, just reverse the lever on the socket wrench!
Let's see -- the left handed monkey wrench is one of those rare instruments.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/9/2011 9:17 PM, Paul Saville wrote:
It amuses us in Metric World to pretend we don't understand non-metric
thread
I'll second that!
On 4/9/2011 10:21 AM, Pete Smith wrote:
Several years ago at the Elecraft stand in Dayton I saw a prototype
1500-watt solid state amp. At the time I understood from the folks
there (and maybe from some e-mails) that it had been built using some
high-power transistors made
Hi Ross,
Get yourself an RS232 tester. There's one at amazon.com for $6. With it
you can quickly tell if the serial port on either end is working.
BTW, you do have the RS232 baud rate the same on the computer and
radio??
Cheers,
Fred
KE7X
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From:
Good Evening,
It finally stopped snowing for a few days. Plus, yesterday we got to
see the sun for the entire day! Wow, it was a very nice day. It almost
got warm. But my forecast for next week has more snow in it and no sun.
We need to enjoy those few sunny days we get. It was a
Let's let this thread rest for now.
73,
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On Apr 9, 2011, at 2:08 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV olin...@bellsouth.net wrote:
going metric ... inch by inch.
USA went to liters from quarts in family size carbonated beverage
containers when the companies
That's no problem. Didn't you know that you can just turn the right-hand ones
upside down?
Of course, sockets are another story.
On 4/9/2011 6:17 PM, Paul Saville wrote:
It amuses us in Metric World to pretend we don't understand non-metric
thread sizes. Fact is I still have AF, Whitworth and
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Ross Primrose N4RP n...@aiko.com wrote:
I've recently lost the ability to communicate with my K3. I've tried it
on two different computers, both with real serial ports, and used two
different cables. I've got PTT-KEY set to dtr-off and dtr PTT still
works, but I
I enjoy QRP Give me a KX1 that does 20, 15, and WOW, 10
mtrs! The 80mtr end
is of no use, push it up to some real low power QRP bands. Then a handheld 2
watts would
be incredible! And maybe options for 17 and 12 mtrs.
On 4/9/2011 8:31 PM, Alexander Sack wrote:
What are you serial port settings on both your computer
One thing that often goes wrong to kill RS232 is different speed
settings on radio and computer. They must match. 38,400 is a great
choice. Set the computer in your logging software, set the
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