to
operate an existing station... seriously doubt you will be able to lawfully
operate your own station on board a foreign flagged ship from dockside in
either place.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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over again to satellite equipment vendors who should
really be the ones that have to explain it to their customers - so not
surprising to
see spectrum perversion throwing a googlie at amateurs.
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in comparison to
others on the market.
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. This is
unfortunate, as there are other attributes of the K2 that are far superior
to my other equipment.
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of this interest to catch stuff like CW PTT earlier on.
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do to a radio can probably appreciate what it's like to sit on an INRAD
prototype for the K2 not be able to use it. ;^(
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with a QRP Elecraft rig, or with
marginal antennas or whatever).
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radios in a serious
contest station. And unlike my grandfather's SX-71/AF-67, there
are contesters interested in buying K2s now.
73 HLNY, VR2BrettGraham
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Don replied (and I trust will not mind my keeping it on the list, as
my intention is more than helping him
.
Not recommended for audiophiles or those who are interested
in more casual operation.
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in most other respects.
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the correct behavior all along.
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- no difference: same-same.
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fields induce phase noise.
I figured somebody would bite - thank you.
(apologies to K6SE ;^)
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distances involved (in wavelengths), this should
be a piece of cake when at HF folks are pumping 1.5 kW into one
driver of a triband yagi whilst listening on another driver of the same
antenna on another band (separation being a dozen or two of
centimeters at most).
73, VR2BrettGraham
on this list given some of the classic spam I receive, there is a lot
of creativity going into finding addresses to send stuff to.
Partially serious, partially humorous somewhat relevant - cheers, Earl.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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production soon. A frustrating little tease for those who are right
now in the process of, or could be induced into making a purchase
decision. ;^)
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lines power, if K2 encoder's
lock is used as trigger for enabling switching to external
encoder. If encoder isn't plugged in, K2 still stops tuning when
locked - seems easy... probably forgot about something. ;^)
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is still safe back
in Dad's basement ;^).
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- seems to encourage.
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into the lines in the ribbon itself
(power?).
Have a look with a 'scope probe around the ribbon note the
difference in RXD TXD-induced spikes coming from the ribbon.
Anybody have any idea why RS232-in-converted-to-TTL should
be worse than TTL-converted-into-RS232-out?
73, VR2BrettGraham
to the interface chip - not sure why 232TTL
would cause this TTL232 wouldn't.
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than rise time
of essentially the same thing coming in from some sort of external
device?). Maybe the K2 shapes the data like a CW waveform? ;^)
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are read.
No idea if the reaction is immediate on return to receive (didn't
bother to check), but display changes on next update.
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W3FPR replied to N2DH:
The allen wrench size for the FT-100 knob is metric and as I recall it is
2mm, I could be wrong (blame fuzzy memory), but it is very close to that
size - I do know 2.5 mm is too big.
Yes - 1.5 mm.
73, VR2BrettGraham
was at Seattle's Space Needle. Anybody try /pm
there with a KX1 yet? The 80m inverted-vee 40m full
sloper we had strung from the very top would be fun with
_any_ rig if it were possible to do something like that again!
73, VR2BrettGraham
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KR2Q asked:
I have received some good (private) replies to my query about the need
for accuracy and I've learned a lot about how other think.
Shown below is one reply that I feel is worth sharing. I'm not an
engineer, so I found this to be especially enlightening. I assume
some (many?) will
G3RXQ asked F4FNT about the Dell OEM UPS (probably
meaning power supply) for his laptop that made noise
G4ILO then added:
By any chance was the UPS manufactured in China ?
That's not a very fair bet; almost every bit of consumer electronics is
manufactured in China or has most of its
WA6HHQ reported:
We're testing this right now.
Which was later clarified to be not VE3QF's A2-approach.
Would you be so kind as to confirm that what has been
implemented is triggered by keying input whilst in SSB?
If so, will this new feature be user selectable?
If not, can it be?
Someone replied to a query to Elecraft posted to the list:
First of all, nothing has been implemented yet.
Second, let's not complicate things here.
The only thing being suggested is that the K3 be capable of CW while one
is operating SSB. This feature is currently found on several Yaesu and
Software isn't bug free until you stop using it.
73, VR2/KBrett7Graham/p.
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W9DHI suggested, after NZ0T asked VK5ABQ if it would
have to be shipped up-side-down:
No but it goes down the drain anti-clockwise.
snip
For all you guys in the US, I have listed below the alternative shipping
costs for my K3 order which I'll place soon. I live in South Australia.
US
To a computer, USB devices have vendor, product revision IDs.
But we seem to differentiate them by chipset.
I'll bet that folks' experiences (good bad) would make sense if
looked at from how the computer sees things...
73, ex-VR2BG/p.
K2AV replied to AE6RH, who described a situation on 75m
where it appears he was hearing the Hainan woodpecker
the K3's NB took it down by two S-units, following some
previous posts about the K3's NB effectiveness on this type
of impulse noise:
NOTHING removes ALL noise. The K3 can pretty much
The discussion in this thread completely misses the point: there are
administrations who do not allow people to be in possession of radio
equipment capable of operating on frequencies those people aren't
allowed to use.
This is probably more common in Asia now than anywhere else.
Singapore is
about every day on 80-10m, so somebody must
have had an opportunity by now...
73, VR2BrettGraham.
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. If you have a
spectrum analyzer, it is very clear what is going on.
Oh, how I hope the K3 is suitable for other than just those
in ITU Region 2. ;^)
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during development apparently so far no
customer has had an opportunity to try one in such an
environment, as it does not exist in NA.
Perhaps with K3s arriving in UK, one of the Gs will take one
on holiday to 5B have a go.
73, VR2BrettGraham
W4TV suggested to N1EU:
I'd add one more development that I feel is necessary. Software
that interfaces to rigs over the single RS-232 port need to learn
to play with each other.
That is not an application software matter - it is something the
radio manufacturers will need to fix in their
that there is not a single
radio that is capable- in either hardware or software - of
reliably servicing two different radio control applications.
Maybe there isn't, especially if one insists on not working
with the radio as the manufacturer intended.
73 HLNY, VR2BrettGraham
you describe could happen if the serial bus has been
changed, but then that deviates from how the manufacturer
intended the product to be used.
73 HLNY, VR2BrettGraham.
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Wonder if any of the K3 beta-testers have a strong out-of-band
energy environment comment on how well it deals with the
sort of power the likes of close-by SW b'cast can produce?
I mean really strong OOB, as in -20 dBm or louder stuff at
the end of the feeder.
How is the K3's AGC image
Some time back, somebody asked about how the K3's NB
handles the Hainan woodpecker. I don't think I saw any
response, though may have missed it.
Hainan is QRV 24/7 whenever there is something they want
to watch going on, such as the recent VK/W war games in
VK4. Several pulse rates are used
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N6TR replied:
Wonder if any of the K3 beta-testers have a strong out-of-band
energy environment comment on how
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K6DGW replied to N6RY's apparently somewhat-not-serious
response:
How about some simple countermeasures
AE6WA said:
OTHR is a big problem in NA, at least on the west coast. On 40M in the early
AM it can prevent operation over the entire CW segment using my current
equipment (no noise blanker). This is a primary focus of my wanting NB
capability.
I have yet to hear a report of any tester on the
F6DRO: Rodent urine can be very corrosive - the combination of
rodent urine fecal matter even more so the former often
comes with the latter.
If not cleaned immediately - and cleaned properly - can come
back to haunt you. GL.
73, VR2BrettGraham
a few other things.
On Nov 6, 2007, at 7:35 PM, VR2BrettGraham wrote:
WA6VNN responded to K7SVV:
Did any of you see the ARRL bulletin about Motorola buying
Vertex? It has
been a long time since I have seen a U.S. company buying a
foreign company.
Maybe now we'll be able to get the HF Power
operate, these points may or
may not be a concern might not even be noticed.
None of my RTTY operation is pedestrian I must
admit item #4 is very, very obvious more than just
a bit annoying when combined with #3.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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as it was clearly not intended originally with mods, is
still probably a bit shy of what might have been possible
if was a design goal - though it certainly beats any
backpack type radio I have had or used.
73, VR2BrettGraham
to be absolutely certain you are
inside the band.
Now time for another hike.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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for IF shift is entirely possible,
since knobs are already used as interface to change
frequencies of stuff inside.
Firmware says no (apologies to Little Britain ;^)
Saying it can't be done not appreciating what IF shift
is good for probably helps keep it that way. ;^(
73 HLNY, VR2BrettGraham
) by
the firmware not allowing selection of anything but
the OEM filter.
73, VR2BrettGraham.
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There is a tremendous amount of use of amateur
service spectrum contrary to provisions of the ITU -
the R1 boys are very good at exposing just who is
doing what...
73, VR2BrettGraham
(450 km from Hainan woodpecker, heard world-wide on 40m).
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We should all be so lucky to live long enough for
Oldtimer's Disease to eventually kick in whilst we
are still active doing something. ;^)
Cut the poor bloke some slack...
73, VR2BrettGraham.
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have to ration precious rice money for a killer post-K2 rig!
73, VR2BrettGraham
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-fed wires, etc. I just find ground makes things worse
sometimes I sit right under my antennas. Like black
magic, RF is. Extra grounding might not be your friend.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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You must
? Divide-from-VHF PLL is start
towards Tony's W4ZV's previous mention of close-in
performance - GM4ESD, got any other ideas? Then add some
first-string big-box features based on modules there's
something for everybody.
Nice to dream, isn't it? ;^)
73, VR2BrettGraham
as it
doesn't seem to behave as they expected it to (read last
sentence of last paragraph again).
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solid-state kit form of a modernized
TS-820, provided it has decent IF filters or chance to put
something better (preferably plural) in that would make it
possible to not need VBT.
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comparison with other radios,
so we had best shut up, mate.
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would
be like now if there was no Incentive Licensing, or
if international opinion would have allowed dropping
the Morse requirement around that time? ;^)
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You must
to the wire) - otherwise
both elements need trimming WA1X's approach (I think it was)
is probably the best way to go about it.
Enjoy!
73, VR2BrettGraham
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this discussion.
GL.
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Okay, found it - WA1X's technique for tuning a Moxon rectangle:
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00852.html
My apologies for not finding it sooner.
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things need good CW rig for CQ WW CW,
so fingers crossed part of problem here is like that at K0ARO
therefore may help get to the bottom of it all in time.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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reading in this
thread - in particular the applicability of skills honed through
radiosport to non-radiosport operation in general the characterization
of radiosporting enthusiasts.
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is something I do _not_
consider to be acceptable (even as preventative maintenance),
anybody have any experience with potential replacements
that stand up better to use?
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You must
to be RFI.
The VFO A to VFO B switch happened twice this morning - both
times during period of receive with no operator interaction with the rig.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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be another AuxBus timing thing.
I gave everything socketed a push last time the covers were off reseat
the CPU next time I'm in there.
73, VR2BrettGraham
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I now have the rig jumping from VFO A to VFO B, in addition to phantom
displays of power level (the latter
.
But this apparently is not an issue in either R1 or R2.
73 HNY/HLNY, VR2BrettGraham
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flattened by 3-5 dB).
But my K2 still is inferior to a TS-950S with its horrific audio
IMD spurs across the output that is as good as torture to
listen to - those really weak long path signals at bottom of
cycle simply are below what this K2 can hear.
73 HNY/HLNY, VR2BrettGraham
-Original
I'd previously credited LA3ZA with the AGC image mod.
That should go to TF3MA.
Cheers to LA3ZA for gathering up the myriad of K2 mods together
in one well organized place, though!
73 HNY/HLNY, VR2BrettGraham
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A lonely G3UCK said, seemingly talking to himself:
No comments from Elecraft or elsewhere on my posting below, so perhaps my
conclusions are wrong or maybe I'm just expecting results too quickly.
Any
views anyone?
I have wondered about this IARU R1 Recommendation about S-meters. In
order
G3UCK now at least has ex-VR2BG to talk to:
Very interesting, Brett, and thank you for your comments and the
research you have done. I *was* beginning to feel a little isolated by
lack of comment from anyone hihi! Although I did receive one reply
offlist reporting experience similiar to
N1AL said:
I realize that IARU Region 1 recommendations officially apply only to
Region 1 (Europe, Africa, Middle East, N. Asia) but since I don't know
of any other official recommendation that's the one I used for the P3.
Not sure who has adopted the Recommendation. As GM4ESD mentioned,
N4LQ said:
This file was made about a year ago and sent to Elecraft.
A Winkeyer USB was used to generate 45 wpm and key the K3. This playback has
been slowed so you can hear the uneven elements.
The second half shows how the problem goes away when the K3 is locked in
Transmit mode.
W8ZN shared:
Most of the YaKeIc I've ever worked with have this issue. Anytime you
use ALC to control the power output there is a chance that that can
happen if you are turning the power way down. When the rig is first
keyed, there is a window before the ALC voltage is set properly that
can
M0TRN replied to K8AZT:
I had this happen to me a few days ago where I was calling CQ on 7.015 and
was spotted on 14.0614 by Tim KQ8M's skimmer. I emailed KQ8M to ask him if
there was a problem with his skimmer. He replied that he wouldn't rule out
that the problem was in his Rx setup, but it
AK5X asked:
Anyone have any ideas as to what this is?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ak5x/8380898512/in/photostream
It's over-the-horizon radar.
West from W5 is consistent with what I saw from XV out of the SE (last
August) from JA3 just a bit west of south (last November).
Intersection
W5TVW asked:
TOO MUCH, especially on weekends! Shouldn't there be a small segment of
the bands set aside for non contest use? Or would this be asking too
much??
It takes the level of activity of a contest to keep amateur allocations
free of over-the-horizon radar.
On 2013-03-17 - during
Breaking out what KA1J said in reply to ex-VR2BG/p in another thread:
As to the OTHR, I can't say I have been aware of it at my QTH and
that may be a result on none locally or maybe a lack of adequate
antennae (all wire antennas hung in trees). But, my second radio was
a Drake TR7 and the
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