Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Hi everyone, I've wrestled with this too. My 9 year old son really enjoyed learning how to send his name perfectly in CW while being graded by the KX2's decoder. He wouldn't stop until he got it perfect - no spaces or anything! But my 11 year old gave up sorta quickly. I drag them on SOTA

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

www.sotawatch.org is the main site.  Like everything else, one size does not fit all.  The programme [it started in the UK] offers a number of awards which attract some but not all folks.  Some are just outdoor folks who would be hiking/camping anyway.  Some don't hike but derive pleasure from

[Elecraft] FS: Elecraft K3/K3s Main and VFO B Knob Combo, Black With Finger Dimple

For Sale - one Elecraft K3/K3s Main and VFO B Knob Combo, Black With Finger Dimple, mint condition, with Allen key. Unobtainable new. This is the first version of the combo knobs shown here: http://www.73cnc.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=K3COMBOBLK Note: these knobs have smooth

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Batt

Yes, I meant separate batteries, NOT the Elecraft battery. I should have made that clear. One possibility I've considered to reduce weight is a three cell battery holder for AA Li-ion batteries, good for about 800 mAh, as I have used with the KX1. With the KX2, they would be good for about

[Elecraft] K2 PLL range test fails

Since fixing my BFO range issue I started going through a full alignment. I roughly set the BFO for all the filters. I noticed my frequency display was off about 1500 Hz, so I re-set the 4MHz oscillator, then tried to run CAL PLL. The CAL PLL started, but never finished. It just sat right around

[Elecraft] FS: Weighted Tuning Knob with Ball Bearing Dimple & Aluminum Inlay for Elecraft KX3

For Sale - one Weighted Tuning Knob with Ball Bearing Dimple & Aluminum Inlay for Elecraft KX3, mint condition, with Allen key. Unobtainable new. See http://www.73cnc.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=KX3DELUXE $100 shipped (Priority Mail) conus - PayPal only Cheers es 73, Dave

Re: [Elecraft] K3 silent on power up

Folks, Have a K3 (#8829) that has been spectacular to date with one exception. Since first put together, about 10% of the time when powering up, the radio remains silent with the P3 flat lining. All front panel lights and the main display come on as normal with no error messages displayed.

Re: [Elecraft] Software Additions

Could the Elecraft radio software be changed so that K3/KSs radios (equipped with the proper AM or FM filter) have a "WDATA" mode that allows receiving and transmitting this 5 kHz bandwidth? The K3 has a 4.25 KHz hardware audio filter following the ADC. Using either the AM or FM filter,

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

I'm with Fred. I gave both of my grandsons a Kano and they have just love them . This is, essentially, a Raspberry Pi with a custom-built Linux operating system . They've learned Scratch, a procedural-type of programming language that uses

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

It sounds to me like the makerspace idea is pretty cool. I may have to join one here in Bozeman cause project space (and projects) are seriously limited in the new digs. Googling makerspace for Denver looks like there are number of places. Maybe some would be better than others for your

Re: [Elecraft] K2 BFO test failed

Don, My replacement BFO crystals arrived today and I installed them. My BFO range is now 5.66 kHz. FIXED! Thank you! I have to add a note about what I call "Elecraft Mojo". The crystals were back ordered so there was a delay before they could be shipped. The package was sent Friday from

Re: [Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

Congratulations to your having found the cause. I have experienced similar but from different cause, which was unstable connection inside the IF interface cable supplied with P3. After replacing the coaxial cable with my home made one, my P3 started working perfectly again. 73 de JH3SIF, Keith

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Batt

To directly answer the question, the balancing circuitry is built into the battery for the KX2. Typical for these types of enclosed batts. The balancing device fits within the depression of the cells. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

One of the past speakers at Pacificon sold it at a private high school as teaching how to talk to the ISS and satellites. Everything else came following that hook. On Oct 15, 2017 2:46 PM, "Richard Thorne" wrote: > Hi Knut, > > I've operated a couple SOTA's this year. > >

Re: [Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

Thanks Don, I decided to take a look again at the inside of the radio. Re-seated all the cards and then took the bottom off. Guess what, that single cable that attaches to the bottom of the board was disconnected, probably from when I was putting the filter in. I connected that up and all is

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Hi Knut, I've operated a couple SOTA's this year. So far other hikers have been quite interested in what I was doing and didn't seemed to be annoyed, just curious in what I was doing. Rich - N5ZC On 10/15/2017 4:21 PM, ab2tc wrote: Hi again, Not a bad idea. We were very successful in

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

I got started in 1958 (almost 60 years ago). There was no Internet, google, personal computers, or even hand calculators (unless you include the pencil). I was not introduced by a mentor (elmer) or any ham. It was some neighbor kids family table Zenith Ocean-O-Graphic radio. I was twelve

Re: [Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

Tested the cable and shield to shield, showed 0, pin to pin showed 0 and pin to shield showed 1. The cable appears to be OK. - NB8F - Andy Elecraft K3S - #11282 / KX2 - #1791 Elecraft owner since June 2017 Ham since March 2015 -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/

Re: [Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

Andy, Do you have another receiver? If so, connect it to the K3 IF OUT. If you hear signals, then the K3 is working fine, look at the P3 for the problem. OTOH, if you do not hear signals, review the work you have done - was a cable left unplugged inside the K3 or other "silly" stuff like

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Hi again, Not a bad idea. We were very successful in getting our four children interesting in the outdoors. The oldest daughter and her husband are even into backpacking in the back country (Algonquin park), something we never got into. The other three are very good hikers, too. I hate to be a

Re: [Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

NOTE I have also tried removing everything in-line and just having the antenna, radio and P3 connected. I also tried removing the new board, but I did not try removing the 6khz filter. This all worked fine before today. - NB8F - Andy Elecraft K3S - #11282 / KX2 - #1791 Elecraft owner

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Number of wives: 1.  Number of wives interested in ham radio: 0.  We have 4 kids, 11 grandkids, and 5 great grandkids [so far].  Number showing any interest in my ham radio: essentially zero.  Joe, at perhaps 14, came in and asked what I was doing.  When I told him I was competing in a

Re: [Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

I did. In the video, it shows me receiving a CW signal. I can receive and transmit fine on both of my antennas. I have been listening to the PA QSO Party all afternoon as well. For whatever reason it still doesn't show any signals on the P3. -Andy On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Ian Kahn

Re: [Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

Andy, This may be a dumb question, but did you reconnect your antenna feed line? I can't tell you how many times I've made that mistake. :-) 73 de, Ian, KM4IK On Oct 15, 2017 3:51 PM, "NB8F" wrote: > Today I went about upgrading my K3S with the KBPF3 board and a 6khz filter. >

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

I'll try a completely different tack. If you like the outdoors, how about Summits-on-the-Air (SOTA)? You'll get to spend time planning your SOTA adventure, and taking the hike to the peak. He'll get to see you operating and hopefully that will encourage him to be interested as well. He can

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Hi all, Interesting OT thread. It's getting closed to the limit for OT threads, but I'll risk another entry anyway. It reverberates with me since I just became a grandfather. Of course I have another 10 years or so before I have to really start thinking about this. On G3RJV's book. It is very

[Elecraft] Antipode prop revisted

Further research shows articulate article (sorry, could'nt resist) by renown author K9LA: http://k9la.us/Propagation_to_the_Antipode_Revisited.pdf Enjoy y 73 Tom HP1XT __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Batt

Scott, The stock battery pack is sealed as one unit, not 3 individual cells. Perhaps you are talking about a possible alternative battery supply and not the one sold by Elecraft. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/15/2017 3:59 PM, K9MA wrote: One possibility would be to get a 3-cell battery holder, and

Re: [Elecraft] 630 meter band approvals ...

New website (under construction): http://www.kl7uw.com/630m.htm 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Dubus-NA Business mail: dubus...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Lat/Long map

Hi Bill, Thanks for putting out the lat/long link. The best part for me was the antipode link found on that web site. So much easier to figure out the A/P rather than playing with DXAtlas to find. As CX7TT, my A/P was in the Yellow Sea...draw line from Seoul to Shanghai and that's where it

[Elecraft] Software Additions

As I grow older with hearing loss I have become interested in the multitude of digital modes that are available because they don't rely on good hearing. A bandwidth of up to 5 kHz is used by the popular WSJT-X software. Could the Elecraft radio software be changed so that K3/KSs radios (equipped

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Batt

Tony, Lithium Ion is a different chemistry than li-po. I would choose to be safe rather than sorry and buy both the battery and charger. If you are going to be operating portable over a long weekend, consider a 2nd battery. Yes, it can be powered from an external power source through the

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Batt

One possibility would be to get a 3-cell battery holder, and charge the cells independently.  A charger which charges several cells simultaneously, but independently, would assure balance.  Unless you use smaller cells, however, the will have to be external. 73, Scott K9MA On 10/15/2017

[Elecraft] P3 not showing anything

Today I went about upgrading my K3S with the KBPF3 board and a 6khz filter. I moved all my filters down one slot and put the 6khz filter in the first slot. I installed the KBPF3 board, turned it on in the config etc. I then went to the K3 utility and configured my filters, all seemed to go well.

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Batt

Hi Don, I am sure they have done it correctly but I have a number of different charges for li-po and other type batts so was just thinking of either not getting the charger or just providing another batt as it only seems to connect via 2wire connection for powering the rig. 73 de g6glp On

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Ted, G3RJV - the Reverend George Dobbs has spent a lot of time and energy creating easy to build radios. He has also done a lot with children to help their interest in building and radio. His name is familiar to most QRPers and until last year has presented at FDIM - always quite

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 Batt

Tony, The battery must be removed for charging. The charger and battery are from the same manufacturer and I figure they have "done it right" whether that be a balancing circuit in the battery pack or some device in the charger. 73, Don W3FPR On 10/15/2017 2:36 PM, Tony G6GLP wrote: Hi

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Companies like Elenco still make the 150-in-1 and 300-in-1 Electronic Project Labs that let you easily walk through theory and application with quick results yet still allow you to do the builds and easily modify circuits. Safely. They have the "Snap Circuits" line of kits for things like building

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Some of us "homebrew" in software. Then there is the whole "maker" community that should be a nice fit. 73 -- Lynn On 10/15/2017 9:20 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote: That’s a good question. Most kids’ grandpas, even it they’re hams, don’t have a workbench filled with boat anchors torn down in

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Your foil antenna sounds a great deal like Marconi's first antenna used on the family estate to prove radio waves were not just "line-of-sight". https://readtiger.com/img/wkp/en/Marconi%27s_first_radio_transmitter.jpg 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From:

[Elecraft] KX2 Batt

Hi All, Decision made  now and I am going for the KX2 but now I have a question about the Batt Li-ion. The charger looks like it charges down the power lead and I am wondering how the balancing is done. Does the pack have its own balancing circuit or what. 73 de Tony G6GLP --- This email

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

I second this. My first foray into electronics in general and radio in particular came from the old Radio Shack / Science Fair "160 in one" and "200 in one" project kits. Prepare for a spaghetti-wire mess of jumpers between spring terminals, but it was a really great means for me to begin to

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Edward I’d suggest anything under the Snap Circuits brand https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002AHQWS/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?ie=UTF8=1508086022=8-12=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65=snap+circuits The kits are easy to manipulate, marked clearly (with proper symbols) and use real components. My kids love them /Rod

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Ted, When my now-21 yr old son was about 14, he had by then earned his Technician and learned CW. At that point he had an iPod and put an iambic keyer app on it. He thought it would be fun to use as a key but I pointed out that that would be modulated CW and not actual CW. Using his

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

That’s a good question. Most kids’ grandpas, even it they’re hams, don’t have a workbench filled with boat anchors torn down in some state of repair or restoration, or aren’t into home brew of much more than getting a relay to work, wiring a connector, or something similar. They may not even

[Elecraft] Suggestions for Introducing a 10-year-old to Amateur Radio and Electronics

Looking for suggestion about books or kits or whatever else that might interest a ten year old to electronics and to amateur radio. He is adept at mechanical things and pretty bright. What else could he be? He’s my grandson. But his understanding of electronics is well insulated by