Ok...it's an adopted K2 but I'll love it as if it was made with my own two
hands. Ser #1117 inherited via E-Bay. The stork has not delivered it yet
but we are preparing a nice room for it in the basement of our home.
It probably could use an internal battery option to make it perfect and
The ham who I bought my K2 from is searching for the 2 probes that come with
the K2 kit. He and I have no idea what they look like. Can someone provide
a photo of either or both probe or give a general description of the probes.
Are they molded plastic fancy probes or just a paper clip
#1117 arrived in the mail today! I am AMAZED at what is coming out of this
little box. I was listening to weak EU's on 40CW at 1900Z and flipping back
and forth between my Orion and the K2. Not a lot of difference. It will be
interesting to test tonight in the pileups to see how well
Ten-Tec recommended putting the matching speaker/power supply of my old Omni-V
on the RIGHT hand side of the radio. The audio lines ran on the left side and
the transformer in the supply caused hum on receive.
I'm experiencing similar AC hum on the K2 audio. The K2 sits on top of my
Titan
I was just testing out #1117 on 160M.
Symptoms:
Max power output 7W
Low background noise compared to 80M (80 = S3 background, 160 nothing but 1 LED
on big static crashes)
If I transmit a string of dits at 1W and listen on another radio, I have to
hunt to find the signal. It is at 1883.00.
recognize these added componants from some other valid mod that
might not be mentioned in any of the K2 docs or addendums?
If not...I'm pulling the extra capacitance out and starting from there.
Tom K2TA
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Sorry for the off-topic content.
Wow...it looks like the magic word was Ampex! It is good to know I have
something in common with at least 2 people here besides ham radio.
I had some old HS-100 discs that I hot-glued audio CD's in the middle of to
make them look like giant LP's. They made good
Correction: 17M is also behaving the same way.
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From: Tom Althoff
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:37 PM
Subject: Wierd SSB problem on my K2 on 20M
I know the BFO filter settings are saved with each mode and filter width
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From: Ron D'Eau Claire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Tom Althoff' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 6:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Wierd SSB problem on my K2 on 20M
My guess is that the BFO is misaligned, Tom. The BFO frequency changes
according
Gosh darn it!
I found out what I screwed up. I put 5 of the matched crystals in X7-X11,
and instead of putting the other two in X5 and X6 I put them in X3 and X4,
the BFO crystals!
Sorry to waste bandwidth on the reflector with my wiring errors.
I have a pile of crystals here that I pulled
I like the fall-back time shift because it lets me work grayline just before
I leave for work during the winter!
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From: Robert C. Abell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Kevin Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004
When I ordered my AtoB and KAF2 upgrades Elecraft asked me for my Serial
#...probably to determine if I really needed the AtoB upgrade kit. But it led
me to wonder if there is a list somewhere of K2 serial #'s crossreferenced to
the callsigns of K2 users?
I'd like to know how many are in the
I've e-mailed Dane directly but wanted to be sure my dibs were posted in a
public forum.
Here is my official statement...
I'LL TAKE IT!
Tom K2TA
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From: Dane Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 1:00 PM
Subject:
Let me try this again...I forgot to reply to the Elecraft group.
I've e-mailed Dane directly but wanted to be sure my dibs were posted in a
public forum.
Here is my official statement...
I'LL TAKE IT!
Tom K2TA
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From: Dane Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
I'm experiencing low (7-8 watts) output on 160M on my used K2. All other
bands run 12-18W. In manually inspecting each component for proper value I
notice that the caps for C13 and C14 in my unit are labeled .001M. Now
that would be 1,000pf. +/-20%, as low as 800pf or as high as 1200pf (if 20%
camper.
Wonder which gives me greater bragging rights...saying I built a K2 or
repairing and upgrading one that someone else built? 8-)
Again...I'm very thankful that this group is here for support!
73 de Tom K2TA
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From: Rich Lentz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Tom Althoff
With the new 2.04 upgrade I now have RTTY as a mode. Are the BFO settings
tied to the USB/LSB with a fixed offset or can the RTTY BFO settings be
adjusted too?
If so, does anyone have sample RTTY and Inverted RTTY BFO freq values?
Thanks!
Tom K2TA
with.
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To: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft Discussion List
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Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Audio mod for split operation
Tom,
Audible indication of split
Darn! I was hoping to QNI my first Elecraft CW net today with the new
improved K2 #1117. Oh well.
My new K2 is fully aligned and calibrated. I put it to a test along side
the Orion in the SS this weekend. Not a significant difference in the
ability to pull out weak stations along side
Ditto's here Fred! And it's good to see another TA on the reflector. I
grabbed S79MH on 28Mhz last week with 10W-PEP for a brand new 10M country
with the K2. Also had a ball battling it out with the big boys using 5W in
this weekend's Sweepstakes.
The K2 is 10 pounds of fun in a 5 pound
Another more subtle side effect of the degradation of received signals by
the NB is the apparant key clicks generated by very strong signals. Before
mentioning to anyone that they have bad key clicks it is suggested that you
check to be sure your noise blanker is turned off. Occassionally I
I just noticed that after I change bands it takes about 6 dits to get full
output. Once it gets there it stays there..no big deal. After I change
bands I hit a quick brrrp of dits and go on my way.
Hitting a single dit each time: The first 3 dits show 0 watts, 4th dit 1
watt, 5th dit 4
this is normal K2 behavior. sigh of relief
Tom K2TA
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From: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:36 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Power lag after changing bands...
I just noticed that after I change bands it takes about 6 dits
While playing with the K2 during SS I took advantage of the Fast Play mode
and found it fantastic for repeats etc. I kept thinking...wow..if this had
a button to press that would send a QSO # in CW and increment the number for
the next keypress I could do a quick hit but 1 hit but 2 and have the
One of the best reasons for the larger enclosure is to install the KPA-100
in the same unit as the ATU and keep the K2 with it's battery pack and
internal ATU intact.
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Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004
There's been mention in the archives of a so-called EC-1.5 possibly being
made available. I'm mainly interested in the KPA-100 to drive my KW but
don't want to keep swapping covers or have to buy the KAT100-2 just to drive
the amp input. The smaller cabinet would still allow me to mount just
Thanks for the info. I guess it's swap-em-back-n-forth until the XYL approves
the $280 for the KAT100-2 and EC-2. I'll start dropping hints for a February
birthday purchase.
Tom K2TA
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From: Don Brown
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net ; Tom Althoff
Sent
Thank you sir!
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From: wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: Rediculous, unreasonable and selfish firmware feature request..
I've added this to the wish
This might be helpful to you.
http://www.ac6rm.net/mailarchive/html/elecraft-list/2003-08/msg00473.html
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From: RMarch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 9:58 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Muting the K2
I am using the K2 on CW
I currently use a Heil ProSet Plus with the dual mike element boom on my
Orion. I want to buy the adaptor for the ProSet to connect to the K2.
The only mention I see of Heil in the Common Question Archive mentions
changing R14 on the KSB2 board from 1K to 10K. But this info dates from
2001.
For what its worth I bought an Altronix 6030 timer module for $11.00. It is
designed primarily for use in the security alarm business but it has a nice 1
or 2 second toggling relay mode.
I used the zero beat WWV matching a 500Hz sidetone to the WWV carrier in CW
mode and then setting the VCO
I see the current manual instructs the builder to wind 5 turns on T3. I
didn't see any mention of changing from 10 turns to 5 turns in the AtoB mod so
my #1117 still has a 10 turn bi-filar winding.
I'm get 12-18W output on all bands except 160M which is down at 9W. I'm
wondering if
If I stack two K2/100's on top of each other using only the rubber feet for
clearance would the lower K2 be at risk of overheating under contest level
activity?
Tom K2TA
K2 #1117-C
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Last week I ordered parts to upgrade my unbuilt KPA-100 that was manufactured
in Jan 2004 to the current revision.
Instead of receiving a FWKPA100 firmware, KPA100Modkt and KPA-100 Shield
upgrade all I recieved today was the shield upgrade. Mis-communication
somewhere I suppose.
I've been
I'm not sure if the mailing list allows posting of photos to the list so I'm
taking the conservative approach and providing links to some photos of my K2
with the new knob and paddle assembly.
K2TK drilled and tapped the Palm Paddle mini-paddle housing and attached it to
the right side panel
My theory?
Father Christmas needed to get his orders in before Dec 24th so the good G's
and F's could get their K2's built by Straight Key Night!
Cheers!
Tom K2TA
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From: Ken G3WCS [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Elecraft
First of all...my thanks to the folks at Elecraft for their helping out with
getting my KPA-100 upgraded before the CQ-WW CW test!
I did the mod, installed the new shield and clips, set up the bias and am
getting 100W out on all bands.
So Ser# 1117 is now a full fledged K2/100. It feels
I want to be able to switch between my MD2 mic which needs DC applied to the AF
line and my Heil Proset Plus headset which doesn't.
I'm not sure I could fit the resistor that comes with the MD2 inside the female
connector at the mic side so I'm looking into connecting pins 6 and 1 together
That's even better..no cutting of lands on the control board as I would have
had to do.
Thanks once again Don!
And Happy Thankgiving to all on the reflector.
73 de Tom K2TA
K2 #1117-C
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From: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED
for their help!
73 de Tom K2TA
K2 #1117-C
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From: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Walter Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tom Althoff
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Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] MD2 resistor
The fan in the KPA-100 seems to be designed to draw cool air into the
radiowhere does it exit?
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Thanks Ron -
A couple of people mentioned this so I took an insulated alignment tool and
poked between the fins and sure enough...this is where 90% of the hot air
escapes. (the other 10% enters through the microphone and exits through the
SO-239!).
73 de Tom K2TA
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While squeezing out CW using the internal keyer I occassionally manage to close
both paddles at the same time and generate a continuous tone.
I only see three menu choices. Normal paddle (auto-detect on) Reverse paddle
(auto-detect on) and Handkey (auto-detect off).
Am I correct in thinking
Thanks Mike! I found it on Page 95 of the Ref F, Jan 29, 2004 manual.
I'll change the setting for the contest this weekend.
73 de Tom K2TA
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From: Mike S [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004
FYI and FWIW -
I use the Heil ProSet Plus! with my Orion. I ordered the on sale Heil
Elecraft MD2 thinking it came with the adaptor for the 8 pin mic connector so I
could use my ProSet Plus! with both rigs and get a spare mike for only $15
morewrong!The 8 pin connector is soldered
I see old messages about undercharging the K2's internal battery if you don't
use more than 14VDC for the PS.I had a nice 15VDC 20W wall wart that I
thought would make a perfect PS/charger for the K2. The trouble is while
drawing 350ma in receive the K2 shows a supply voltage of 17.2 VDC.
Bob G3VVT wrote ...a string of 1N4000 series 1A diodes could bring down the
voltage to what you require...
I'm glad you mentioned it Bob. It's my favorite way to drop a DC supply a few
volts down. I have four 10amp rectifiers here which would give me 2.4V
drop..17.2 - 2.4 = 14.8.
The wall
Has anyone who experienced oscillation with their KPA-100 (internally or
externally mounted) seen a spur about 1Khz up from the main signal?
If I crank up my power to 100W a very brippy spur pops up just above my
signal only on 160M. If I keep the power at 95W or less it is not there.
Congrats!
Bob...that is a great score for 5W!I never heard a single VK or ZL on
80. Only Oceania was a single KH6.
My new K2/100 amp got finished in plenty of time for the contest but my 80M
dipole is cut for SSB and the power on the KPA-100 folded back to 55W so I
had to use my Orion and
I would like to be a part of that group Julius. Go ahead and submit your
log however. It's too late to put a group together for the 2004 CQWW CW.
I forget how far in advance you have to notify the contest committee. It
may be as little as 1 week prior to the contest. But you need to provide
Hi Ron! It was a Jan 2004 production release that was unbuilt when I
bought it 2 weeks ago. Elecraft was kind enough to ship me the new shield,
firmware and upgrade mods to bring it up to spec so it's up to snuff
including the mu-metal speaker shield.
I received a very interesting e-mail from
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-100 spur on 160M?
Is this spur present when running full power QRP?
Try 15watt to see if the spur is made by the K2 itself .
Turn PA off in menu or power K2
Well I just gave my KPA-100 a workout on 10M. I set the rig at 27WPM 100W
with a 20 second CQ (3 CQ's + 2 callsigns sent twice) with a 4 second pause in
auto repeat message mode.
I did not get an answer in the 30 minutes that I called but I also did not get
any Hi Temp warning. The
May I offer a word of advice. Don't get into a Zen like state as you put
the caps in etc. Read and check EVERY step. Don't think to yourself
Ok..I'm running .047 caps right now.
As per the 2nd step on Pg 2 of the KPA-100 manual Elecraft's insertion order
is left to right and front edge to
What times and frequencies (approx)?
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From: Edward R. Breneiser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 8:27 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] RE:WA3WSJ Covered bridge Activation in Lancaster
County,PA 12/4 #38-36-03
Hello all,
Look
I believe the reel antenna is active with a preamp powered from SW-100
depending on which switch position the freq range is set for.
It is a pretty impressive radio for the size. FM stereo at the headphone
jack, fixed level audio output jack for recording. Slow tuning rate for
SSB/CW. And
Ditto!
Great post Greg!
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To: G. Beat [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:44 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] OT: Repairing Astron RS-20
Greg:
Wish I'd had these (first two) references back
A lot of us do exactly that Gerhard. After I built my KPA-100 I found
myself yearning for the built-in battery and ATU so that is my normal
configuration. If I want to run LP or HP in a contest then I take off 6
screws and put in the KPA-100. Takes under a minute to do.
One trick is do NOT
I sold my Argo V to buy my K2. When W1AW was transmitting on 160M it would
pulse the AGC as far up as 15-17kHz from 1817.5. With my K2 I can copy
weak sigs on 1819.0 with no QRM from W1AW.
The Argo V has best freq display of any radio I've ever owned, makes a nice
10M FM radio, nice general
I don't see the new firmware on the official Ten-Tec firmware update site.
Where is it?
As of 5 mins ago the rfsquared website is showing ver 1.07 dated 6/25/2003.
My statement was based upon an e-mail directly from Ten-Tec where they
stated that they consider the Argonaut a finished project,
I've decided to leave my K2 as a K2/100 and order a KAT100-1 to set it on.
So if anyone is thinking about adding the KAT2 or KBT2 to their K2 I am selling
my old cover. It has the KAT2 auto-tuner and the KBT2 internal battery option
installed. The KBT2 is less than 3 months old.
I'm
I have version 1.02 of the KSB2 firmware installed in my K2/100.
I have no intention of adding the K60XV. What changes have been made between
1.02 and 1.08?
I see mention that 1.04 added support for the KPA-100. I wonder what problems
the KPA-100 has when used with version 1.02 of
I'm getting a birdy near 28.020MHz with my K2/100. Is there anything that can
be done to eliminate this or move it a few kHz?
Tom K2TA
K2 #1117
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Birdy on 28020 with K2?
Can you tell if it is coming in from outside, or generated internally?
73, Bob N6WG
on 28020.
73 de Tom K2TA
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From: Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Birdy on 28020 with K2?
Tom:
I'm getting a birdy near 28.020MHz with my K2/100. Is there anything
Is there anyone on this list who can confirm that the top cover screws of the
KAT100-1 are directly inline with the bottom cover screws of the K2?
Has anyone attempted to use 4-40 threaded rod and nuts to anchor the KAT100-1
beneath the K2? I would like to try that once I get my KAT100-1.
Please ignore...there is not a 1:1 relationship between the screws on top of
the KAT100-1 and the bottom of the K2. Drilling is required.
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Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:26 PM
Subject
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Mounting the KAT100-1 under the K2?
It seems to me that the right way to do this is a set of side panels
for the combined set of K2 and KAT100.
Some day, maybe.
73, doug
From: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date
Another wierd behavior of the 28020 birdy is that is tunes the opposite of a
normal cw signal and changes pitch in large steps. I wonder if it is a
harmonic of the HV oscillator in the KPA-100 beating with something related
to the main tuning oscillator?
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From: Russ
I agree with Adi.
I'm sitting here with a check for $3,300 that arrived yesterday from the
sale of my Orion to K9FLY. A ham in Germany got the Orion speaker, Inrad
filter and microphone for $200.
I took $280 and bought the KAT100-1 auto-tuner for my K2/100.
The Orion has better ultimate
I just finished the resistance check on my new KAT-100 and all looks ok. It
was a fun project to put together. Winding those large toroids is a breeze
compared to those in the K2 or KPA-100.
I am going ahead with my K2+1 (=K3?) where the KAT-100 will be an integral part
of my K2/100.
I
A few people have written with questions. Here are a couple more photos.
The top cover of the KAT-100 is not used.
Here's another photo of from the side showing how the two units are mounted to
each other:
http://www.k2ta.com/k2plus1_leftside.jpg
Also...as an afterthought I added a
For those who asked about cooling. There is no top cover on the KAT-100...the
bottom of the K2 is exposed (providing shielding between the KAT-100 and the
K2) and the position of the aux fan in the DB-9 location blows air across and
up through the ventilation holes in the bottom of the K2.
I
Hi William -
If you are a member of the ARRL you can download the reviews of each radio
plus the detailed reports too.
I've owned an ArgoV, Orion and K2.Orion had best receiver but did not
copy anything during close-in contest QRM/DX pileups that the K2 couldn't
copy too.
The ArgoV was poor
I've always experienced low RF output on SSB from my K2/100 when using my Heil
ProSet Plus headset.
While building my KAT-100 I also upgraded from 1.02 to 1.09 firmware on the
KSB2 board.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!Now I get full power output on all bands in SSB mode.
The sheet that comes with
Tried a couple of times to check in on 14.050 but no go.
When Tom, N0SS, first checked in he was 599. When it was turned back to
him later in the net he was in the noise.
Kevin..you were 579-599 at times I was hearing you via 2 paths...kind of a
self-QRM.
W0CZ and WU5X were both 599 here in
Interesting thread! Let me put my 2 cents in before it gets shut down...
At Prudential Ins. Co in Newark NJ we ran ASP on a 370. ASP stood for
Attached Support Processor and the 370 controlled two 360's.
We were force to learn JCL one night because our shift supervisor didn't
like operator's
Question for Wayne/Eric and anyone else familiar with the XV-50.
As some of you know, my KAT-100 tuner is built flush against the bottom of my
K2/100 as a solid brick with no external interface wire or power leads. This
was possible due to the brilliantly conceived 2D fasteners as well as
Hi Jules!
I have a temporary workaround that I use...albeit a pain in the butt one.
That birdy seems related to an oscillator in the KPA-100 (HV PS?)..although
Don can be probably be more specific.
I've found that by turning the power level down that the birdy shifts a bit
in
I thought new FCC rules are going to relax limitations on amplifier gain. I
vaguely recall the Elecraft guys saying they might change the drive level
requirements of the KPA-800 to allow full output power when drivin by 15W
after the new rules went into effect.
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I'll probably get thrown off of the Elecraft list for what I am about to
say...8-)
Don't get me wrong...I love QRPmost of my contest participation is at 5W.
I can work the world with 5W. And on 10M during a solar peak I can break
pileups with 5W.
But my experience is that 100W with a
The same skills you use when running QRP also work when running
QRO...listening to where the DX station is listening and transmitting WHEN
he is listening is the best way to work him.
You compare brute force QRO to carfefully timed QRP and then say QRP is
better. You can use the same careful
Add me to the list of people experiencing the K2/KPA-100/KAT-100 40M high
power reset problem.
Since my KAT-100 is built into the base of my K2/100 I do not have the
option of moving the KAT-100 farther from the K2/100.
One observation I made back when I was trying to track the problem down was
As long as we are dreaming...I wish the KPA800 photo had a K2 or some other
way of determining the size/dimentions.
If the KPA800/1500 is not much larger than a Ten-Tec Orion then I would love
to see a K3 that matched the amp in size.
Make it modular and expandable. Have slots on the
Eric - When can I buy an EC8 enclosure (based upon the KPA800 cabinet) to
begin my home brew K3? ;)
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While I currently never use RIT/XIT and rely on the A/B split feature I
think I am going to try to learn to incorporate their use in my daily
operation. Their advantage for most 5kHz splits would be to allow me to
leave VFO-A set for CW mode and CW freqs and VFO-B for SSB mode in the phone
Yes Jerry...had my first 6M QSO with my FT-817 and internally mounted T1
last night in preparation for the upcoming VHF contest. It tuned my 80M
dipole on 6M just fine.
Tom K2TA
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Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006
Nice setup Glen!
It's great to see so many Elecraft radios made it on the air for Field Day.
My hometown group gave up participating in FD this year so I decided that I
was going to take my Honda generator, put up a tent and put up a temporary
antenna on my own property to try to capture the
Here are three roughly equivilent Linux terms for Macafee AV and
Symantec/Norton AV..
F-Prot
RAV (Reliable Anti Virus)
Clam AV.
First it was the border wars between the Canada and the US and now we are
having religious debates!
Wayne...you better start shipping those KPA-800's soon! We're
I've sent Bob and Kent a few examples of QRP contests (and ARRL Sweepstakes)
where participants define QRP as 5W CW and 10W SSB.
Since this in an Elecraft list let's see what the Elecraft QSO Party rules
have to say about QRP power levels...
When using QRP calling frequencies, use QRP power
of the contest.
One safe rule of thumb... If you never exceed 5W regardless of mode ALL
contest sponsors will acknowledge you as a QRP entry in their contests.
73 de Tom K2TA
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From: Jack Brindle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Elecraft
John - Sony may still offer decently priced repair/swap. I don't know if
there is any Sony service center near you but there is a large facility in
New Jersey.
I have an SW-100 that bit the dust last year and for a flat $75 I got it
repaired...it looks like they gave me a replacment unit in
Hi Carter -
Instead of setting the K2 for Hand Key I chose to take advantage of the
auto-sense mode.
I connected a diode in series with the tip and a diode in series with the
ring across the paddle mini-plug and out to my sparkless Navy straight key.
So can send with the paddle and the
Consistantly over the past 40 years I reaffirm on a daily basis that, at
least on 40M, as the sun lowers in the west I can hear European stations
about 45 minutes to an hour before they can hear me.
I have no explanation for it but suspect that the signal level is the same
on both ends but
Sounds like everyone was putting their K2's through the paces over the
weekend.
I only got a chance to play for about 45 minutes in the ARRL 160M contest
with 75Q's and 29 sections at 5W to a dipole at 30 ft.
But last weekend in the CQWW running 100W I broke the old SOSB/80/LP record
for
Tom K2TA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO
Be interesting to know what antennas/rigs/power the leaders were using
Hi Mike!
I have the Palm Paddle tapped and screwed to the side of my K2. My K1 also
had one expoxied to the right side of the radio. I forgot who on this list
bought my K1-4 but he can tell you his experience.
There are magnets too but they don't stick well to the aluminum cabinet of
the K1.
As hinted to in Don's comments there is another reason for going with the
KPA-100.
I love the fact that the KPA-100 has an integrated solid state T/R switch so
you can run full QSK.
Most of the imported amps are relay driven via the PTT line or RF sensing
with a time delay and are not able to be
I'm sure this has been asked before but I sure would like to have VFO-B have
its own 'mode' register so I could store 28.025 as CW and 28.500 as USB.
Is that possible or is there no room at the inn?
Also, does the RS-232 command set allow querying which VFO is active? I use B
for SSB during
I should have said ..so I could store 28.025 as CW on VFO-A and 28.500 as
USB on VFO-B
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From: Tom Althoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 7:37 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Firmware request
I'm sure this has been
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