Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hi-Fi audio amplifier kit

2011-04-29 Thread Sverre Holm (LA3ZA)
I have built the Pluto semi-kit from Linkwitzlab and recommend it. It is an active loudspeakers with an unconventional soundstage and design, look at http://www.linkwitzlab.com/. Sverre LA3ZA -Sverre, LA3ZA K2 #2198, K3 #3391 LA3ZA Unofficial Guide to K2 modifications -- View this message

[Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Ian Maude
Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence. The net will run next week as normal. 73 Ian (GR0VGS :) ) -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455 http://www.m0scg.org.uk

Re: [Elecraft] Yaesu FL-7000

2011-04-29 Thread Barry Simpson
Hi Larry I have interfaced my FL7000 for auto band change as per the N0SS details and it works perfectly. 73 Barry VK2BJ On 29 April 2011 02:45, Larry Boekeloo lboeke...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I don't recall ever seeing this on the reflector so here goes Is anyone running a Yaesu

[Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread eric norris
Dear Gang: It's 2:30am and the demons have come for me.  I must own a KPA500.  I MUST!  I will now reduce the price on my PRISTINE, ALWAYS BABIED, PRE-MFJ AMERITRON AL-1200 amplifier to $1300!  One owner!  Non-smoking environment!  I EVEN have the shipping boxes!  1500 watts 160-10, this thing

Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread John Harper
If I were within driving range of you, I'd cancel my KPA-500 order and snap that thing up in a heartbeat! John AE5X http://www.ae5x.com/blog Dear Gang: It's 2:30am and the demons have come for me. I must own a KPA500. I MUST! I will now reduce the price on my PRISTINE, ALWAYS BABIED,

[Elecraft] Change of email address

2011-04-29 Thread Stewart
Hello, From Tuesday 3rd May 2011 my email address will be:- stew...@twinwood.me Best regards Stewart Baker __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hi-Fi audio amplifier kit

2011-04-29 Thread Ross Primrose N4RP
No kits, but very complete information to build your own for several solid state projects here: http://www.passdiy.com/ 73, Ross N4RP On 4/28/2011 10:36 PM, Johnny Siu wrote: Thanks for all your replies. However, I forget to clarify that I am looking for solid state power audio amplifier

Re: [Elecraft] K2 transmit low power, high current

2011-04-29 Thread Wayne Conrad
Installing T4 correctly appears to have done the trick. Output power went up and current draw went down, and seem reasonable. The xmit mixer buffer output voltages changed after fixing T4, but are still out of whack: All measurements Vrms using RF probe, key down) Xmit mixer

[Elecraft] Rose the carrying case Lady

2011-04-29 Thread Dave Anderson, K4SV
Hi All, I wonder if Rose, who makes the great carrying cases for Elecraft gear, is on vacation or has changed her email.  I have tried contacting her without reply. Thanks in advance,   Dave Anderson, K4SV Tryon, NC  828 777-5088   www.K4SV.com

[Elecraft] K2 measuring non-RF AC voltages with a DC meter

2011-04-29 Thread Wayne Conrad
My poor old multimeter doesn't measure sub-volt, non-RF AC voltages, as is needed for some K2 signal tracing (such as sidetone). Could the RF probe assembly circuit be modified so that I can use my DC meter to measure, for example, audio frequency AC?

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hi-Fi audio amplifier kit

2011-04-29 Thread Phil Townsend
Great sounding stuff from a kit. http://www.bottlehead.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hi-Fi audio amplifier kit

2011-04-29 Thread Phil Townsend
Tripath based diy kit These sound VERY good and cheeep! http://diyparadise.com/charlize2.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Apparently a lot of people are succumbing to the same demons.. ;-) 73, Eric WA6HHQ --- On 4/29/2011 2:29 AM, eric norris wrote: Dear Gang: It's 2:30am and the demons have come for me. I must own a KPA500. I MUST! I will now reduce the price on my PRISTINE, ALWAYS BABIED, PRE-MFJ AMERITRON

[Elecraft] Great audio Kit

2011-04-29 Thread Phil Townsend
http://www.pmillett.com/Jonokuchi.htm __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net

Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread n5ge
Yes, they are, and its even worse after the demons get you to order one. They start putting dreams of the delivery guy handing you the box in your head while you sleep, which in turn causes you to go to the Elecraft site four times a day to check the Shipping Status link. 73, Tom Amateur Radio

Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread Wes Stewart
I don't have a KPA-500 on order, but I would too. --- On Fri, 4/29/11, John Harper j...@ae5x.com wrote: From: John Harper j...@ae5x.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500 To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 6:08 AM

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Fred Jensen
You mean it isn't canceled because of some little family wedding? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org On 4/29/2011 12:52 AM, Ian Maude wrote: Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence. The net will run next

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ICE still functioning?

2011-04-29 Thread gary bartlett
Both K4XU and K9YC pointed to the same Inrad literature on Inter-station Interference to find my answers, and thanks to both as well as to others who chipped in.I'm now off to school. 73, Gary, VE1RGB -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread John Harper
The built units shipped April 15 according to the E website. Didn't you receive yours yet - it's been two weeks. John AE5X http://www.ae5x.com/blog you sleep, which in turn causes you to go to the Elecraft site four times a day to check the Shipping Status link.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 measuring non-RF AC voltages with a DC meter

2011-04-29 Thread Wayne Conrad
On 04/29/11 07:58, Wayne Conrad wrote: My poor old multimeter doesn't measure sub-volt, non-RF AC voltages, as is needed for some K2 signal tracing (such as sidetone). Could the RF probe assembly circuit be modified so that I can use my DC meter to measure, for example, audio frequency AC?

[Elecraft] FT-100 Knob?

2011-04-29 Thread TJ Campie
Just got off the phone with Yaesu and they're out of stock on FT-100 knobs and rings. She said I'd have to special order with a lead time of 4-6 weeks. Does anybody on the list have one they'd like to part with? Thanks. 73 de W0EA TJ

[Elecraft] SSB voice auto-tune

2011-04-29 Thread Eduardo González
It is feasible to implement SSB auto-clarifier (Spot function on SSB) on firmware of K3? I'm a researcher in Digital Signal Processing and based on the work of Robert Dick (Tune SSB Automatically, Robert Dick, QEX, January 1999, pp 9-18), i wrote code to do auto-clarification in real time and

[Elecraft] [K3] SSB voice auto-clarifier

2011-04-29 Thread Eduardo González
It is feasible to implement SSB auto-clarifier (Spot function on SSB) on firmware of K3? I'm a researcher in Digital Signal Processing and based on the work of Robert Dick (Tune SSB Automatically, Robert Dick, QEX, January 1999, pp 9-18), i wrote code to do auto-clarification in real time and

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Kevin Rock
Who is getting married? Kevin. KD5ONS On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:50:41 -0700, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: You mean it isn't canceled because of some little family wedding? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 -

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Ha, ha! Somebody needs to convince William and Harry to get Ham licenses and install a K-line station. I can just hear it now, Gotta QRT OM, Grandma and Kate are calling! Be more fun than when the King of Jordan, JY1, was on the air. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Who is getting

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Rick Dettinger
I guess they would GB1 and GB2! JY1's XYL was JY2. When you are the king, you don't need a suffix! 73, Rick Dettinger K7MW On Apr 29, 2011, at 2:08 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Ha, ha! Somebody needs to convince William and Harry to get Ham licenses and install a K-line station.

Re: [Elecraft] SSB voice auto-tune

2011-04-29 Thread Hank Garretson
As a hearing-challenged K3 operator, this is something I would love to see (hear!). 73, Hank, W6SX 2011/4/29 Eduardo González edujo...@gmail.com It is feasible to implement SSB auto-clarifier (Spot function on SSB) on firmware of K3? I'm a researcher in Digital Signal Processing and

[Elecraft] looking for a kxpd1 or the bracket

2011-04-29 Thread John Cooper
Anyone have a kxpd plug in keyer for the kx1 and or the bracket that fits it to the k2 tilt bail their not using? wt5y __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] SSB voice auto-tune

2011-04-29 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
I’m not a big SSB operator, but I really dislike hearing a mis-tuned SSB signal. However, in recent years that's become a non-issue for me with rigs like the K3. It's very rare QSO's aren't on an even KHz frequency - frequently in 5 kHz increments. The stability and accuracy of rigs like the K3

[Elecraft] Rose the carrying case Lady, UPDATE

2011-04-29 Thread Dave Anderson, K4SV
Hi Everyone, Ken, Rose's husband called me today and let me know they are both under the weather but are feeling better and are on the mend.  He said to let everyone know as soon as they are able they will be back doing business as usual. Ken mentioned they have received emails and orders and

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread n5ge
Yep, my wife went to Austin to visit the grandkids today, and before she left she told me not to record anything because she had a four hour recording of the wedding scheduled. When I asked who was getting married there was a sudden short but very intense thunder storm right over our home. :o)

Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread n5ge
Place tongue in cheek... Nope, I ordered a kit so I those who got the first batch could beta test them. Retrieve tongue from cheek... 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:30:58 -0500, John Harper j...@ae5x.com wrote: The built units shipped April 15 according to the E

[Elecraft] Low Battery message

2011-04-29 Thread Georgek5kg
As I am transmitting, I am getting an occasional quick flashing of a low battery message on my K3's display. Please let me know what is causing this. Tnx, George, K5KG George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell __

Re: [Elecraft] Low Battery message

2011-04-29 Thread Don Wilhelm
George, If you are having this message on the K3, then it indicates that the power supply voltage is less than the menu setting for CONFIG: BAT MIN. OTOH, if you have a K2 rather than a K3, the switch for the voltage metering may be in the wrong position. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/29/2011 9:54

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Gary Gregory
Good Grief..I am SOO over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of highlightsjust in case 'we' missed somethingThen all the talking heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress' 'the hairdo''the shoes' 'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmdid I miss something? I am just

[Elecraft] KPA-500

2011-04-29 Thread Gary Gregory
Hi Folks, The local amateur club had a club meeting, coffee session and show and tell this morning. I set the KPA-500 on the table with the cover removed and much interest was generated. I gave a talk on the amplifier and amplifier was very well received. One comment was that on arrival home he

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Fred Jensen
On 4/29/2011 7:54 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: Good Grief..I am SOO over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of highlightsjust in case 'we' missed somethingThen all the talking heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress' 'the hairdo''the shoes' 'the suit' and the list goes

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Kevin Rock
I am so very glad I do not own a television and avoid the news. Hype like this totally passes me by. Thank you God! Kevin. KD5ONS On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:28:10 -0700, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote: On 4/29/2011 7:54 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: Good Grief..I am SOO over 'The

[Elecraft] Fwd: [QRP-L] IHAB-4 BAlloon Launch Tomorrow

2011-04-29 Thread Kevin Rock
Far more exciting than two Brits getting married. Kevin. KD5ONS --- Forwarded message --- From: WA0ITP wa0...@mchsi.com To: qr...@mailman.qth.net Cc: Subject: [QRP-L] IHAB-4 BAlloon Launch Tomorrow Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:24:54 -0700 The Iowa High Altitude Balloon project is

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
I find it nice to be reminded of traditions and institutions that span the centuries with such beauty and pageantry in spite of the foibles of us individuals (in the Royal family and everywhere). We Hams have such traditions too, but when someone wonders what a Wouff Hong is I am afraid our

Re: [Elecraft] OT: AMERITRON AL1200 AMPLIFIER FOR SALE to buy KPA500

2011-04-29 Thread ai6ii
I ordered a factory built on April 6th and haven't heard anything about a delivery date yet...drool..any one get their order yet? ..drool.drool.. Actually I took the AL-811 off the desk to make room for the KPA500 a few days ago. I am so ready to go. ..mike AI6II

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

2011-04-29 Thread Dave Van Wallaghen
Yes, you right Ron. Gentlemen like you, Fred, Don (and of course Eric and Wayne) have given me great direction in my young amateur radio path. My grandfather (the original W8FGU) gave me a boost when I was a kid, but you all have given my the drive to dig deeper into the mystery of radio.