Re: [Elecraft] OT: Help me identify this capacitor?

2005-01-13 Thread Mark Bayern
I'm not sure what the question is, but those look like 4500 micro-farad, 150VDC electrolytic caps. What would the HP manual tell you about them? On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:12:18 +1200, Richard T. Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since this list is a font of everything electronic, can y'all help me

Re: [Elecraft] next up: advice about what girl to marry!

2005-04-05 Thread Mark Bayern
On Apr 5, 2005 11:56 AM, EricJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a nameless ham on one of the several cw nets I am on who has NEVER sent my call properly. His only consistency is a self standing dah followed by a string of 7 dits for the 6 in my call. Maybe he's sending six dits for the

Re: FW: Re: [Elecraft] FORTH

2005-04-18 Thread Mark Bayern
If the strip reader was built in you had the HP-65. Later the HP-41 (31?) series had a strip reader as and optional plug on unit. I used the HP-IL to RS232 converter with my HP41. Mark On 4/18/05, Dan Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reminds me of my first, professional, programming job. The

Re: [Elecraft] 2 K2s?

2005-06-23 Thread Mark Bayern
What do you guys think? Also, is there a support group for those who are addicted to building these things? I thought this was the support group for those who are addicted to building Elecraft rigs?? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to:

Re: [Elecraft] mounting

2005-06-23 Thread Mark Bayern
I would like to get my K2 up off the desk and mount it under a shelf. You'll probably need an external speaker. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub,

Re: [Elecraft] MY SECOND K2

2005-09-01 Thread Mark Bayern
I don't think that's quite true. BC stations survive direct hits every day. well ... sort of. I used to make a reasonable living repairing BC stations in upstate NY. Got real good at repairing HV power supplies. It is fun to stand at the base of an AM tower and watch the arc fly across

Re: [Elecraft] Do we get K3 ship notification?

2008-04-02 Thread Mark Bayern
Check your Lisa gram (a/k/a Katie gram), the one that arrived at this QTH included the following line of text: A shipping notification will be sent within 24 hours of your shipment. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be

Re: [Elecraft] Assembly mat

2008-04-02 Thread Mark Bayern
I am thinking I will get some aluminum sided insulation that you see in rolls at Lowes and use it as an assembly mat. The normal anti-static mat has a high resistance per square. An aluminum mat will have a very low resistance. How much damage is done to a powered up board when it is placed the

Re: [Elecraft] Last-minute order change

2008-04-02 Thread Mark Bayern
Whatsay? I'd say this is the wrong place to ask. Call Elecraft! Mark AD5SS On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Dave Hachadorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After receiving one's Katiegram, can you change the order from factory-assembled to a kit? I would like to build it myself, but delivery of

Re: [Elecraft] Assembly mat

2008-04-02 Thread Mark Bayern
Right! get a conductive mat, with a HIGH-RESISTANCE per square. Mark ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Expedition version

2008-04-05 Thread Mark Bayern
..make that QRM On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Mark Bayern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Salt water is funny stuff. It seems to work better around rare DX islands than it does, like say, from a beach in Florida. Wonder why? Fewer neighbors with QRN generators

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Expedition version

2008-04-05 Thread Mark Bayern
Salt water is funny stuff. It seems to work better around rare DX islands than it does, like say, from a beach in Florida. Wonder why? Fewer neighbors with QRN generators? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a

Re: [Elecraft] K3: 7.2 pound tuning knob

2008-04-05 Thread Mark Bayern
The K3 was shipped 8-9 months too soon, given the immature state of the firmware. This behavior would have been wildly and viscously attacked if exhibited by a Japanese manufacturer. ...only because a Japanese manufacturer would have made you purchase the next model to get newer firmware

Re: [Elecraft] OT - End of the line for XP

2008-04-09 Thread Mark Bayern
Hang in there -- if you have to do MS stuff don't drop XP until we see what Windows 7 looks like. Mark ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Microphone selection

2008-05-01 Thread Mark Bayern
I think what I want rules out most Heil communication microphones. I probably need a studio microphone with push to talk. I have an external PTT ... Well if you want studio microphones, Heil is a possibility, you just need to be on the 'pro' side of the website, and not the 'communications'

Re: [Elecraft] More on K3 trouble

2008-05-07 Thread Mark Bayern
The proset, even for the K2, has a stereo connector for the headphones and a mono connector for the mic. I purchased one from Elecraft for the K2, and it is working well on the rear panel connectors of the K3. Mark On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Bruce McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Firmware Fatigue - was K2 v K3

2008-05-08 Thread Mark Bayern
Software isn't bug free until you stop using it. The only way to know your program is correct is to never find the first error -- Harlan Mills ca. 1969 (back when the comp sci guys were seriously working on formal methods to prove program correctness) Mark AD5SS

Re: [Elecraft] Dayton 2008

2008-05-16 Thread Mark Bayern
Anyone hear if Elecraft or any of the other guys made any new product announcements at Dayton today? I haven't heard of any from Elecraft. Wayne didn't mention any in his talk at the Kit Building forum. Budd W3FF however, showed up that the FDIM evening vendors event with a thing that appears to

Re: [Elecraft] Interesting Stuff At Dayton

2008-05-19 Thread Mark Bayern
Additionally, it really constitutes a 2nd receiver, which l sorts of possibilities. ... well ... it is a 2nd receiver for any signal that is available to it from the K3's IF. That means only signals that make it through the passband filter. Mark AD5SS On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 5:56 PM,

Re: [Elecraft] Interesting Stuff at Dayton

2008-05-19 Thread Mark Bayern
Au contrare - K3's IF output is shown on the schematics to clearly be taken before the crystal filters. Maybe I should have said, 'bandpass filters'? I checked before I wrote the message and knew that the IF pickup is before the roofing filters. ...sorry for any confusion Mark AD5SS On

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Honchos!!!

2008-05-20 Thread Mark Bayern
You must have missed the post this afternoon from Eric with the subject 'Lead Time': We are continually ramping up our production rate on a weekly basis. We are definitely producing now at a sustained rate higher than we were 3-4 months ago, and our plans in place are for this to increase another

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Band changing...

2008-05-29 Thread Mark Bayern
Sure sounds easier than turning off the plate supply, opening the top of the cabinet, changing the coil(s), closing it up, turning the HV on again, then tuning the rig for the new band. Mark AD5SS On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:04 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 5 presses?

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Band changing...

2008-05-29 Thread Mark Bayern
You forgot to add changing the coils in the HRO receiver :^) Also forgot changing the crystal ... but you get the point. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Band changing...Devils Advocate...

2008-05-31 Thread Mark Bayern
The Art of Computer Programming was written in the mid-60s, and would certainly have fixed the usage of the term by then. _was_ written in the mid-60s? ... volume 1 maybe. Volume 4 is currently shown as 'in preparation'. When I first realized that the work had expanded to 7 volumes I was afraid

Re: [Elecraft] K3 for sale?

2009-09-16 Thread Mark Bayern
This reflector is probably good place to watch. Occasionally someone offers up a K3 for sale. An alternative is to call Elecraft. They have K3s -- maybe not pre-owned, but ... Mark On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Simon Worsley simon.wors...@yahoo.com wrote: Does anyone know where I can buy a

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Will I Lose the 120 Watt Max If I update The Software?

2009-09-21 Thread Mark Bayern
This is of course ignoring the dirty signal you are producing. Maybe he's CW only and doesn't need a linear amp. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Upcoming K3 features

2009-09-27 Thread Mark Bayern
Rick, So far when I've had to get into the K3 for options mods, the instructions that came with the option or mod explained very carefully and clearly how to get into the specific area of the K3. Mark On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Richard Jones r...@prismnet.com wrote: Hey Dave, I

Re: [Elecraft] Eric-WA6HHQ

2009-10-02 Thread Mark Bayern
I'm wondering if the original question was really about the concentric knobs. At one point I heard of a few problems ... but usually by the time I'd anything hear it was, I'm amazed Elecraft got the new knobs out to me so quickly!. Mark AD5SS On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Eric Swartz -

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft HF amplifier?

2009-11-17 Thread Mark Bayern
Elecraft has developed and shown QRO amplifiers in the past. Here is a comment from Eric that he posted 10/31/07 about the delay getting the amps into production: Actually, the main reason for delay on the KPA800/1500 Amps was the K3. Almost 12 months ago we decided that we could not bring both

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Thinking return to K3.

2010-01-06 Thread Mark Bayern
Another Elecraft feature to add to Wayne's list: - a reply to your question from the rig's designer. On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: (Disclaimer: I'm biased, by definition :) __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] K2 PTT Problem

2009-01-28 Thread Mark Bayern
How do I do a master reset and where would I find a list of all the Menu Sounds like you need to read the manual. Electronic copies can be obtained from the Elecraft website. Be careful with that master reset. It should have no effect on any PTT problems, but it will loose all the filter

Re: [Elecraft] Calibration of KXV3 module

2009-02-11 Thread Mark Bayern
Will the stubby helical whip really be 50ohms at the freq out from the XVTR OUT jack? Are you willing to bet your calibration on it? Mark AD5SS On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:26 PM, James Sarte kc2...@gmail.com wrote: Dear group, Page 50 of the user manual states that a 50 ohm resistor should

Re: [Elecraft] How long until K3 is declared the greatest rig of all time?

2009-02-17 Thread Mark Bayern
I bet Eric is coming along to squash this thread soon! You win! On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Vic K2VCO v...@rakefet.com wrote: Wes Stewart wrote: OK, I considered it: The Swan was a ten-meter transceiver that received on 11-meters. My K3 receives the BC band to 30 Mhz, including

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - strange problem

2009-05-15 Thread Mark Bayern
Anyone on the list experience this problem before? Yep. Not me, but here is the description of the KPA3 12V sense mod on the Elecraft website: This modification adds a diode to the KPA3 12V sense circuit to hold the voltage to no more than 0.6V when the K3 is turned off. Without it, some K3s

Re: [Elecraft] KXV3 versus KXV3a

2009-05-21 Thread Mark Bayern
Then VLF, then 70Mhz ... 70MHz? How much of the world has a 4 meter (metre?) allocation? Wonder if 'somebody' is already looking at satellite operating features... W2CVZ was asking about satellite ops when the K3 was first announced and the answers ended up in the faqs. Looks like we're

Re: [Elecraft] K3/100 kit

2009-05-22 Thread Mark Bayern
I'm just getting back onto Ham radio after 50 years. KF7CNJ? I'll assume that was not your orignal call. hiI was originally licensed in the early '70s but dropped out in the '90s. It took my son (W2CVZ) to get me back into the hobby. If I get the K3/100 Kit, what is needed to put the kit

Re: [Elecraft] K3/100 kit

2009-05-22 Thread Mark Bayern
I find I have no problems working with screws in a horizontal axis. A good (Wiha or equiv.) screwdriver will hold a screw with the shaft of the screwdriver horizontal. For example to put the top cover on the K3 you could put the K3 on its side (side feet down on the counter, handle up), put a

[Elecraft] How susceptable is K2 to antenna static shock?

2009-06-30 Thread Mark Bayern
Has anyone seen the K2 act like this before? Yes.  In my case D16 and D17 of the KPA100 had failed. These are the diodes in the swr/power monitor. When the K2 controller doesn't get a power reading it just keeps on trying. Eventually you reach the current limit. On a slightly different topic,

Re: [Elecraft] K2 using the PA xmit RCA jack output for AUX VDH out

2009-07-08 Thread Mark Bayern
Questions to think about: Will you pickup the 12V before or after the rig's current monitoring resistor R115)? Before or after the power switch? Will the power used cause F1 to trip? Mark On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:05 AM, dwbw...@fastmail.fm wrote: Hey Gang, I don't believe I will ever use an

Re: [Elecraft] Collins Filters for the K3???

2009-07-17 Thread Mark Bayern
better? Collins? Maybe he has the (Inrad) 8pole filters, and thinks they are better. If anyone has put Collins filters in the K3 they haven't made much noise about it on the mailing list. Wonder what the center freq of the filter was? I thought most old Collins stuff used 455Kcs as the IF

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Operating Guide

2009-07-18 Thread Mark Bayern
How about the official _free_ one? Check out elecraft.com. Look for the manual for the K2 and manuals for every option your K2 has installed. Mark AD5SS On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 8:50 PM, bicyclepeddl...@netzero.com bicyclepeddl...@netzero.com wrote: Hi, I recently purchased a prebuilt

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and amplifiers such as ALS-600

2009-07-22 Thread Mark Bayern
Amplifiers are not such that 100 = 500 so 10 = 50. Solid state at least, look at the charts for the 2 meter amps for instance) Doesn't work that way. _Linear_ amplifiers do hold true to the 100in=500out, so 10in=50out statement. If they are not linear amps, don't use them for anything other

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 63, Issue 39

2009-07-30 Thread Mark Bayern
please unsubscribe me. The best way to accomplish that is to do it yourself. Look at the bottom any email from the reflector. It has the links necessary to manage it yourself. The first link http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft includes the option to unsubscribe. Mark AD5SS On

Re: [Elecraft] multiple posts re: sidetone range

2008-10-01 Thread Mark Bayern
Evidently emails to Wayne and Lyle get forwarded automatically to the reflector. ?? Seems very unlikely. Are you sure your email tool isn't doing a 'reply to all' instead of a 'reply to sender' ?? In gMail a 'reply' just goes to the person who posted the message. A 'reply to all' (which I've

Re: [Elecraft] Young K2 Builder

2008-10-01 Thread Mark Bayern
As the subject of this posting suggests I'm quite a young builder; aged 20. Congratulations! But I don't think you're the youngest to build an Elecraft radio. Last year we were hearing on this reflector about a K2 school project which I think was a high-school aged group. Someone on this list

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - What's Next (Was K3's approaching 2000)

2008-10-03 Thread Mark Bayern
I think I saw something two years ago at HamComm that would fit your description. It was being demo'd by a guy name Eric. grin Mark AD5SS On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Phil Debbie Salas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like a 400-600 SS amplifier, full QSK, covering 1.8-54 MHz. Auto-band

Re: [K3] [Elecraft] K3 Obsolete?

2008-11-11 Thread Mark Bayern
The D/A converter is listed as obsolete and no longer available. From what I see on the TI site, the part you mentioned is listed as 'not recommended for new designs'. While there is no factory stock at the moment they are expecting 10K on Dec 15th, so it is still in production, and distributors

Re: [K3] [Elecraft] K3 Obsolete?

2008-11-11 Thread Mark Bayern
it should be this one for the DSP http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tms320vc33.html That page _DOES_NOT_ say the chip is 'obsolete', it says 'Product is Not Recommended for New Design'. Go ahead and do a text search on the page, the word obsolete is not on the page. If you read to

Re: [K3] [Elecraft] K3 Obsolete?

2008-11-11 Thread Mark Bayern
Same thing. You're obviously not familiar with semiconductor marketing, and how they spin things. No it is not. It can also mean that they have a newer model that is more cost effective, easier to build, faster, etc ...Eventually any chip will be obsolete, but this only means what it says,

Re: [Elecraft] QST Review: Minor Quibble

2008-11-26 Thread Mark Bayern
Why not reformat that email and send it to the Editor of QST? Mark AD5SS On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:46 PM, Dr. James C. Garland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This really IS a minor quibble, but the QST review noted that some hams might prefer the larger and more widely spaced buttons and knobs on

Re: [Elecraft] Mystery Solved

2007-11-30 Thread Mark Bayern
Maybe Elecraft should offer rosin-scented candles or aerosol cans as an option -- sort of a Ham's version of new car smell. Or, you could build a clock for the shack! http://www.transistorclock.com over 1200 parts to solder -- lots of rosin smoke Mark

Re: [Elecraft] K3 issues..

2007-12-03 Thread Mark Bayern
It does not seem right to ship radios without most of the features they were supposed to have, no other manufacturer could get away with that, or do I have it all wrong and the things listed above work great on all the new K3's? Yep, you have it all wrong. Elecraft can ship K3s with a promise

Re: [Elecraft] Separate list for K3

2007-12-04 Thread Mark Bayern
In my opinion ... the K3 technical stuff could stay here. All the moaning and groaning about shipment dates and how Wayne and Eric should run their company could move to another list. Mark On Dec 4, 2007 12:53 PM, B. Scott Andersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am wondering if it might be

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping Status Page

2007-12-06 Thread Mark Bayern
FWIW... not worth very much ... the author writes authoritatively but doesn't even sign his work or document the source of the delivery estimates. Mark ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the

Re: [Elecraft] Shipping Status Page

2007-12-06 Thread Mark Bayern
All you need to do is look at history tab Thank you for making the history visible. Where's -your- work, Mark? My work? I have no work related to spreading rumors or guessing what Elecraft will do in the future. Since I'd like this reflector to be mainly devoted to technical issues ... this is

Re: [Elecraft] Crybabies - Woe is me - I have a contract

2007-12-13 Thread Mark Bayern
All anybody is asking for is a useful and believable shipping schedule/commitment. Fine ... BUT THIS EMAIL REFLECTOR IS NOT THE PLACE TO ASK!!! None of us on the reflector can help -- you must contact Elecraft. I checked on my order about 6 weeks ago, and I probably will ask again in mid

Re: [Elecraft] K3 AM mode

2007-12-15 Thread Mark Bayern
It appears the firmware now does AM. From the latest firmware release notes: Current K3 Firmware Revisions Last Release: Dec 14, 2007 MCU: V 1.49DSP: V 1.46 * Noise Reduction significantly improved. Also, NR can be used with narrow filters in CW mode. *

Re: [Elecraft] New Orders

2008-02-04 Thread Mark Bayern
You should receive an email acknowledging your order. (At least I received one for my order.) The status page you have heard of is probably the now famous (or infamous?) shipping status page: http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_shipping_status.htm It will give you an idea how many months you have

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Type font question

2008-02-15 Thread Mark Bayern
We used a slashed zero on DEC (Digital Equipment Corp.) computers. My experience with them was from 1966 to about 1975. At the time others were using a rounded O(letter oh) and a squared 0(zero). I found the slashed zero much easier to use. Mark AD5SS

Re: [Elecraft] Filter question

2008-02-18 Thread Mark Bayern
From the K3 FAQs (see http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3FAQ.htm) Q: I'm still not clear on the general-coverage (GC) receive option -- if it is indeed optional or available by default in a minimally configured radio. The basic radio, as well as the subreceiver, has a full array of ham-band-only

Re: [Elecraft] Can't turn K2 volume all the way down...

2008-02-21 Thread Mark Bayern
I can't turn the volume all the way down my my K2/100 SN #2289. You might check out this app note -- early K2's had some issues with the AF gain pot. http://www.elecraft.com/Apps/K2_AF_pot/K2_AF_gain_app_note.htm Mark AD5SS ___ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Build Comments

2008-02-27 Thread Mark Bayern
When you do get to order your K3, it will have all those mods incorporated, so you'll have a better rig than those who have one now. I hope we're not trying spread some FUD. In the past Elecraft has made sure that any improvements are available to all. Every K2 ever built can be brought up

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Hardware changes

2008-02-27 Thread Mark Bayern
Pay a premium? Nope -- pretty soon I can a new one at list price configured the way _I_ want it configured. Now if someone wants to sell below list ... Mark AD5SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

Re: [Elecraft] SMD video? (was: Mystery Mods)

2008-02-27 Thread Mark Bayern
... The flux, Quik Chip, etc are nice but not really necessary I find the flux is very important -- makes it much easier to solder with fewer solder bridges. Mark AD5SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a

Re: [SPAM] RE: [Elecraft] K3: secret hardware changes?

2008-02-28 Thread Mark Bayern
Speaking of secret hardware, how about secret firmware... there must be an easter egg somewhere in all that K3 code, right? Yep, just like the ones in the K2, K1 and KX1. ... oh wait ... ahhh ... you mean there aren't any known easter eggs in all that code?

[Elecraft] Re: [HamRadioHelpGroup] Re: Elecraft K3

2008-02-28 Thread Mark Bayern
at this time. For your best shot at the info you require I suggest you join the Elecraft K3 group here on Yahoo. Or you could join the official Elecraft mailing list -- Elecraft List elecraft@mailman.qth.net. Start at http://www.elecraft.com/eist.html. I would think that _ALL_ the current K3

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Updates

2008-03-05 Thread Mark Bayern
Discovered the value of transparent Scotch tape. ah yes. The day we switch to optical readers was a day of celebration! The old mechanical readers were slow and noisy. Mark AD5SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Serial

2007-06-25 Thread Mark Bayern
Michael, What? You can't look it up yourself? You can't ask me? Check the Elecraft website for the manuals. The command set is documented in the KIO2 Programmer's Reference manual, the comm parameters are in the KIO2 manual. KIO2 manual (with baud rate, etc)

Re: [Elecraft] KAT100

2007-06-28 Thread Mark Bayern
Nope. Not enough room. The K2/100 is quite full. BTW, a K2/100 doesn't need the KIO2 option, it is built into the KPA100. Mark AD5SS On 6/28/07, Scott McDowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Can the KAT100 be installed inside the K2/100 when I have the following options already installed?

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Accessory Connector

2007-08-29 Thread Mark Bayern
Come on! Why is the ridiculous Molex connector considered a standard? Not because it's any better than the APP but because it's what the manufacturers could get for pennies per connector. I designed a CNC control in the middle 70's and we used Molex connectors for DC power connections to the

Re: [Elecraft] Reverse re-work eliminator

2007-09-08 Thread Mark Bayern
... I've been obsessed lately considering ways to get the K3 mounted into an Altoids tin. Not going too well so far... That sounds like a difficult task! Most folks here are still waiting to get a K3 and you're already trying to make it smaller. Wasn't last weeks discussion about making the

Re: [Elecraft] first keyer

2007-09-10 Thread Mark Bayern
Ah . my first keyer came from Bell Labs! Funny round things in it. Had 3 leads and a tab on the funny case. Used a mercury wetted relay in a great big tube like a shot gun shell I built an Accukeyer out of TTL chips around 1974. You guys are making me feel like a youngster...

Re: [Elecraft] Help me buy a DMM

2007-09-24 Thread Mark Bayern
P.S. As a former GM of HP's division responsible for DMMs, I should suggest you spend $8k for a 3458A. :-) maybe ... but I can drop a Fluke, pick it back up and keep using it. What happens when the 3458A gets dropped? BTW -- who uses 8 1/2 digits of precision? Who calibrates it? Mark AD5SS

Re: [Elecraft] k3 weekly update

2007-09-27 Thread Mark Bayern
Copied from the 9/18 K3 update, written by Eric: Wayne and I discussed the schedule and our open issues today. While we both felt that we may start shipping in two weeks, we agreed we should add a week to that and conservatively set the official K3 first ship date for Monday Oct 8th. ...so the

Re: [Elecraft] A newer battery technology.

2007-09-28 Thread Mark Bayern
The fanatic R/C'ers say Andersons have too much resistance. Yeah but, what currents are they running? W2CVZ's RC car has a motor controller that claims to handle 350A pulses. At that kind of current the resistive losses get real high, real fast. (Those high currents are another reason they like

Re: [Elecraft] K3: RS-232 cable

2007-10-11 Thread Mark Bayern
As far as I remember, the K2 serial cable was just a standard 3 wire cable, ... What is the point that I am missing? If your K2 cable had only three wires, signal ground, send data and receive data, there is no _major_ difference. Just the 'normal' pin 2/3 confusion. Some K2 cables include the

Re: [Elecraft] K3: RS-232 cable

2007-10-11 Thread Mark Bayern
Big difference. Send Data and Receive Data on the K3 are opposite that of the K2. Big difference? I said 'no _major_ difference'. Crossing pins 23 will not destroy anything. Since the beginning of time ... well ... at least since the beginning of DTE and DCE RS-232 devices, pins 23 have been

Re: [Elecraft] Backpacking case suggestions for KX1

2005-08-31 Thread Mark Bayern
http://www.wa5znu.org/log/2005/03/kx1-bag.html -- this is a better URL -- it works! Mark AD5SS On 8/31/05, Leigh L Klotz, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike, You would be surprised what you can fit in a waist pack. See http://wa5z.u.org/log/2005/03/kx1-bag.html for pix of what I use. I

Re: [Elecraft] Re: OT: Affected areas/ net frequencies

2005-09-01 Thread Mark Bayern
On 9/1/05, Paul T. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are correct that the Red Cross does not have Amateur Radio operators at its shelters at this time. We are in the Life and Safety phase of this I understand why you're not involved in HW traffic at this time. However, I've never seen the

Re: [Elecraft] OT: pwr rating of RG6, etc

2007-11-13 Thread Mark Bayern
A couple of points: 1 -- While the feedline might have a 1.5:1 swr, a tuner at the rig can allow the rig to see it as 1.0:1. 2 -- If the feedpoint of the antenna has an impedance close to 75 ohms, RG-6 would be the _correct_ feedline to use. (Correct meaning best match to the antenna and lowest

Re: [Elecraft] Future firmware bonus - K3

2007-11-14 Thread Mark Bayern
This type of operation was discussed when the K3 was originally announced. It seems to take more than just firmware -- questions were raised about shielding ... I see it is in the FAQ under Transverter Topics along with the original question, 'can the TX freq be changed while transmitting

Re: [Elecraft] K3 #77 yet another problem

2007-11-22 Thread Mark Bayern
I don't know the K3 yet, but ... If you have LOTS of ALC, doesn't that indicate that something has limited the transmitter? Something has caused it to cut back? Mark On Nov 22, 2007 3:35 PM, Doug Person [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, maybe I missed something - but this seems pretty

Re: [Elecraft] k2 rf board latching relays k1-k17

2007-01-13 Thread Mark Bayern
Look for a long (10+ inches?) square plastic tube -- inside you will find the relays. Mark AD5SS On 1/13/07, Dennis Vavra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On page 35, left column, step 4, it requires install of k1-k17. I cannot locate these parts in the inventory Appendis A. I do not know what they

Re: [Elecraft] K2 grounding

2007-01-22 Thread Mark Bayern
The KPA100 has a ground lug. Mark AD5SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] PROs/CONs on KPA100

2007-01-23 Thread Mark Bayern
Then there is always liquid nitrogen. g Better check the temp specs on the finals -- might be TOO cold. Mark On 1/23/07, Gil Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amateur astronomers use Peltier devices to cool the CCD on their astrocameras. The Peltier unit cools and circulating water/alcohol

Re: [Elecraft] building a K-2 compared to HW-9

2007-02-19 Thread Mark Bayern
Well ... the K2 has a lot of parts, but it is built one part at a time. Have you downloaded the K2 manual from the Elecraft website? Reading the manual should give you a good feel for the difficulty in of building the unit, and the troubleshooting information available. Of course if you do have

Re: [Elecraft] Contesting with my K2

2007-02-19 Thread Mark Bayern
Tune Button – How about making it so that hitting Tune automatically reduces transmitter output to just a few watts for the tune operation, then returns the K2 back to it's previously set output when tuning is complete? Running an Elecraft tuner? The K2/100 drops down to 20 watts when running

Re: [Elecraft] I fried my N-Gen module

2007-02-28 Thread Mark Bayern
Maybe the lesson here is: If you're using the ngen, stock a few spares of the MMIC ?? Mark On 2/28/07, Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I did the same thing only last week (for the 4th or 5th time). Fortunately, I have replacements on hand so I was able to recover in a few minutes

Re: [Elecraft] K2 first on-air test

2007-03-19 Thread Mark Bayern
I only had one minor issue and one issue that I will need to resolve. The minor issue is that the stand is too high to use if you are constantly tuning the bands. A center position would be helpful. From the Elecraft website: ETS15 Tilt Stand 1.5 $14.00 While this tilt stand won't do much

Re: FW: [Elecraft] Took one turn off all the toroids

2007-03-23 Thread Mark Bayern
I am still in the coil world, where a TURN is a turn In the toroid world a wire going straight though a toroid counts as one 'turn'. Mark On 3/23/07, Brett gazdzinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took one turn off all of them because I counted the first turn as a turn, not 2. So I had 1

Re: [Elecraft] KPA100 RFC10 choke

2007-04-07 Thread Mark Bayern
OK ... what is preventing you from installing the choke? My K2/100 has it and does not have the oscillation problem. Mark AD5SS K2/100 5340 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Optical Encoder Test Problem

2007-04-14 Thread Mark Bayern
Sounds like you are missing one channel of the encoder -- first step is to check the soldering. Looks like the two encoder channels ENC A and ENC B go to the RF board via pins and 13 of J1. Check the soldering on those pins on the RF board and the front panel board, also pins 9 and 16 the MCU

Re: [Elecraft] K3 auxbus support

2007-04-28 Thread Mark Bayern
auxBus peripherals. It will support the transverters and KRC2, but Amazing ... you answered my transverter question before I was able to type it in. Lets talk satellite work -- can the xmit freq be changed while transmitting (doppler?) can the sub receiver be receiving at the same time as the

Re: [Elecraft] K3: Power On/Off software control?

2007-04-28 Thread Mark Bayern
...hmmm... If it can 'wake' on serial activity it wasn't really off. It is probably too early to know but are we talking micro-amps or 100s of mills while in 'sleep'? Mark On 4/28/07, Lyle Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can the rig be turned on/off with a software command? That would make

Re: [Elecraft] No plans for separate forums (K3 or otherwise)

2007-04-29 Thread Mark Bayern
We won't be splitting up the reflector. Thank you ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Pie In the Sky(?) Wish List

2007-05-09 Thread Mark Bayern
And of course the ability to send SSTV with your paddles just like RTTY and PSK31. :-) ...my question to Michael was 'how would the picture be displayed?' -- never thought about asking how it would be generated. Mark AD5SS ___ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] #6107 - First Snag

2007-05-25 Thread Mark Bayern
IMO, the bail is the most difficult piece of the assembly. I used longer screws while assembling the thing and then changed them out, carefully!, one at a time to screws of the correct length. There were some great discussions on the forum a few years ago about the tilt bail. Lots of different

Re: [Elecraft] Spilling the HF beans .....

2007-06-03 Thread Mark Bayern
I wasn't really complaining. I just am trying to figure out what is considered off-topic and what is not. It appears to be a perplexing puzzle on many email reflectors. I have determined that a topic will be quashed as off-topic IF: ... No need to be so cynical. My guess (and it is just a

Re: [Elecraft] foreign travel with radios

2007-06-05 Thread Mark Bayern
You should at the UAE to the list. I showed up in Dubai at about 1AM with an HT in my carryone. BIG MISTAKE! After a lengthy time with the customs and the local police, they held the HT and let me enter. I managed to get the HT back as I left -- the customs officer watched me place it in my

Re: [Elecraft] K2: Firmware Escrow

2007-06-10 Thread Mark Bayern
Am I the only one who finds this entire topic cheeky and tiresome? Not sure about your definition of 'cheeky' -- but it is tiresome. If someone is that concerned about future software support, try getting a radio with out any software. Maybe they should just buy a Ten-Tec, or an I/Y/K. Those

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