[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for September 11th 12, 2011

2011-09-11 Thread Kevin Rock
Elecraft CW Net Report for September 11th 12, 2011 Good Evening, The nets went very well today. Although twenty was not as long as normal forty meters more than made up for it. I just noticed the number of check ins on each is pretty balanced. After counting I find it is exactly

Re: [Elecraft] Heathkit Returns!

2011-09-10 Thread Kevin Rock
When my dad got out of school after the war engineers were required to work on the factory floor until they got a promotion. Then a while at foreman until the other engineers thought their training period was up. My father was a metallurgical engineer (MetE 49) who graduated from South

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-09-10 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, A long hot day. Today was the hottest day of the year at 88 degrees. I am not sure what it got to in the valleys this is warm enough. Fire danger is rising quickly. In the Cascades there are a number of large fires with more being added each week. Lightning strikes are

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 from Oregon via KD5ONS

2011-09-09 Thread Kevin Rock
One more try at K6JSS/7 this morning. Starting at 1500z I will skip across a few bands and see who I can find. I will try 7030 or 7040 today to see if that area elicits more contacts than does 7060 kHz. 14060 kHz seems to provide 90% or more of my contacts so I will spend more time

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 from Oregon via KD5ONS

2011-09-09 Thread Kevin Rock
Eleven more contacts in my hour of effort this morning. 40, 20, and 15 meters each gave me contacts. 15 was noisy but I got one Ohio station through just fine. Forty meters was the workhorse band though. It was fun to put in an hour a day this week. Now I have to wait for another 25

Re: [Elecraft] my story for Solid Copy

2011-09-09 Thread Kevin Rock
I think Heathkits' greatest contribution to amateur electronics builders were their fine manuals. I built my first Heathkit at age 9 and made it through OK. However, they should have added a first aid section in the back of the manual for those of us just getting started with hot soldering

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 from Oregon via KD5ONS

2011-09-08 Thread Kevin Rock
I will be on the air again starting at 1500z I will alternate between 7060 and 14060 khz. I will try 21060 kHz a couple times too just to see if the sun has opened it again. See you in a few minutes if you want Oregon. Kevin. KD5ONS

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 from Oregon via KD5ONS

2011-09-08 Thread Kevin Rock
Bands were not as good today. Weaker signals, lots of QSB, and QRN was high. The sun acted up and now things are noisy. But I worked four bands: forty, thirty, twenty, and fifteen meters alternating through them for an hour. Got six stations all on twenty meters. I will try again

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 from KD5ONS - Oregon

2011-09-07 Thread Kevin Rock
Starting at 1500z I will run for an hour. I will try these bands in this order: 40, 30, and then 20 meters. Thus, 7060, 10116, and 14060 kHz. That way I can cover more ground in my one hour of operation. Kevin. KD5ONS If anyone wants to spot me however you do that feel free. By the time I

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 via KD5ONS from Oregon

2011-09-07 Thread Kevin Rock
My one hour stint at the rig gathered 12 contacts today. At one point there was a pile up. I had not heard a pile up in so long it took me aback :) But I got the first part of the first call and last part of the last call and worked from there until I thinned the herd. See you again

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 from Oregon

2011-09-06 Thread Kevin Rock
K6JSS/7 will be on the air from Oregon within the next ten minutes. I'll be running on 20 meters at or near 14060 kHz. I plan to run for an hour while I read and work contacts. I will try to be on each morning near 1500z for the alloted time period. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 from Oregon

2011-09-06 Thread Kevin Rock
My first run as K6JSS went OK. I ran for a little under an hour and got a couple. I will try again tomorrow at 1500z. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] K6JSS/7 - tomorrow's tentative schedule

2011-09-06 Thread Kevin Rock
Starting at 1500z. I will try these bands in this order: 40, 30, and then 20 meters. So, 7060, 10116, and 14060 kHz. That way I can cover more ground in my one hour of operation. Kevin. __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] switching on click .. long thread

2011-09-04 Thread Kevin Rock
I have run my K3 from batteries for many years. Since I first got it in fact. I do have a power supply just in case but 4 Trojan T-105s keep its fire lit. I do not experience any thumping, whooshing, ringing, or other noises. Except one: the relay clicking in. But, I expect that. It

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for September 4th 5th, 2011

2011-09-04 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, I have a fitting bit of video queued on the other computer waiting for me to finish this. Dr. Who is lying in a boat shaped rather like a small Viking craft. Quite apt because they are lighting him on fire and pushing him into the lake. He is dead. But Time Lords don't

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-09-03 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, A fairly chilly week requiring a continuous fire to stay warm. Luckily the temperature has risen again so I get an extension to my two week long summer season. The forecast is for another week of sunny weather with temperatures reaching as high as 81 degrees. In Portland

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 28th 29th, 2011

2011-08-28 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Both nets were not too bad. QRN was bad on 20 meters but less bad on 40 meters. I was very surprised to hear Dave check in. He told us there was not much damage and he was OK. He was weaker than normal but considering a hurricane had just passed it is good he was on

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-08-27 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Another week of summer weather. It is nice to finally have warm days and not so cool nights. Almost a month since I last needed to heat the house too. Looks like next week will have some rain and cold days but mostly it will be high 60s and sunny. Summer was late in

[Elecraft] Fwd: Hurricane Frequency Listings

2011-08-25 Thread Kevin Rock
Frequencies to monitor and avoid for the duration of Hurricane Irene. Kevin. KD5ONS --- Forwarded message --- Original Message Subject:Fw: Hurricane Frequency Listings Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:43:08 -0700 (PDT) Hurricane Frequency Listings

[Elecraft] Old drives, old formats. Re: Pretty-printed manuals...

2011-08-21 Thread Kevin Rock
I have boxes of those 5 1/4 diskettes plus a few 8 inchers. Everything I wrote in the '70s and most of what I wrote in the '80s is now unavailable to me. Just the musty printouts give me a trail of provenance. Some of the algorithms I created back then would still be of value but I cannot

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 21st 22nd, 2011

2011-08-21 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, I am glad I moved the forty meter net to one hour later. It worked out very well. All the way into CT and TX and MN. Much better than just CA and OR. I did get a TX to TX relay though. Probably ground wave to Dave but I was hearing John at 559 so I could copy him

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-08-20 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Unbelievable weather today; 77 degrees and more warm weather coming. A few sunny days with 68 degrees followed by a few more days at 70 or better. Maybe summer is starting. A little late but that's OK. The nighttime lows will also rise, up into the mid and high 50s.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 14th 15th, 2011

2011-08-14 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, There was a little noise but the stations I heard were quite loud. Except for Fred. Then he tuned and blasted in. I missed the explanation since my ears were still ringing but found out he was running 500 watts from his K3. Once again weather reports were of much

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-08-13 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Another very chilly week with one more on the way. Folks are already talking about how much it feels like Fall. Next week some days won't get into the 60s so it is cooling off. Not that it ever got hot. 77 was the hottest day all year. But only five days in the 70s is

[Elecraft] KX3

2011-08-12 Thread Kevin Rock
I have sent some emails to both Wayne and Eric about the KX3 and received no response. Do I need to join the yahoo groups KX3 list to get the news on this rig? 73, Kevin. KD5ONS __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 7th 8th, 2011

2011-08-07 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Two decent nets today. Twenty meters was fairly open and I could hear most folks really well. One guy from the Northwest Territories was booming in while only running 10 watts, VE8RT. Two were ESP but I dug them out: K0DTJ and WB3AAL. Ron was much worse than Brian but I

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-08-06 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, On July 27, 2003 I worked the twelfth operator to check in to my little net. I was very green at the job, this being only the sixth time I had run them and was basically playing it by ear. Then Tom Hammond arrived. He helped me organize the nets a little differently and

Re: [Elecraft] Tom Hammond, N0SS, silent key

2011-08-05 Thread Kevin Rock
Don't worry Joe, I am sure my Pat is right now introducing him around so he gets to know everyone. She never met him but I am sure the two would have been fast buds. Now is her chance to get to know him as well as you did. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:12 -0700,

Re: [Elecraft] T1 Operational Temperature Limits?

2011-08-01 Thread Kevin Rock
-30? What about the really cold temperatures you get in late January and early February? I am from Wisconsin and it hit -65 one night. It was rather brisk out to say the least. You may want to bring the T1 inside at that point and keep it warm. I doubt the T1 is built to milspec

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-07-31 Thread Kevin Rock
A very late Good Evening to you, It has finally happened, I have gone a full week without having to start a fire to stay warm. It was chilly many times but I found another way to keep the house warm until the sun heated the roof enough. Today the temperature rose above 70 again and I

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 31st August 1st, 2011

2011-07-31 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Neither band was as good as it was last week. That is not saying I did not get checkins but they were not as strong. I also got odd weather reports from the South. Triple digit temperatures? Hmmm... must be something in the water. I awoke to a very crisp bedroom since

Re: [Elecraft] Deposits etc.

2011-07-30 Thread Kevin Rock
I was thinking of asking about making a deposit on one just yesterday. I whole heartedly agree with this plan! 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:17:47 -0700, 7000...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I'll admit it. I'm more excited about this radio than any piece of gear I can

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Announcing the Fort Tuthill Arizona 2011 QRPConferenceand Campout!!

2011-07-26 Thread Kevin Rock
Hi Dave, Is it going to be warm there? Today I have to start a fire because it is getting too cold to type. Ft. Tuthill sounds like fun. I have been to Flagstaff a few times. Once for the observatory and another time just to go camping. When I lived in Albuquerque Flagstaff was the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Musing..

2011-07-26 Thread Kevin Rock
I think 160m to 2m is asking a little much from a fractal patch antenna. But from 20m to 2m should be within the ballpark of a dedicated antenna designer. I don't think there is enough space on the rig for those lower bands. But some of the grad students at the U of New Mexico were

Re: [Elecraft] K1-4 backorder - how long will the wait likely be?

2011-07-26 Thread Kevin Rock
When I glanced at the Subject line I was a bit taken aback thinking you had ordered a K1, a K2, a K3, and a K4. Since the K4 is only in the wish phase your order will take one very long time to arrive :) 73 GL with your rigs to come. Kevin. KD5ONS On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:53:19

[Elecraft] I had a dream

2011-07-25 Thread Kevin Rock
I was musing today about my K3. I like the receive equalization feature. It allows me to boost the sidetone frequency and attenuate all the others. I thought further. Why can't the equalizer attenuate everything except my sidetone? Say your sidetone is 600 Hz. Do you really need to

[Elecraft] Where is CONFIG: DUAL PB?

2011-07-25 Thread Kevin Rock
I keep searching the CONFIG menu and cannot find DUAL PB anywhere. Does anyone know where it is hidden? Kevin. KD5ONS uC 04.16 partial menu list in suspected area where DUAL PB may be found: ... CW WGHT DATE DATE MD DDS FRQ DIGOUT1 EXT ALC FL4 BW ... According to the manual it should

Re: [Elecraft] Where is CONFIG: DUAL PB?

2011-07-25 Thread Kevin Rock
Yes, before you ask, tech mode is on but that should not be necessary for this feature. Kevin. On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:36:02 -0700, Kevin Rock kev...@coho.net wrote: I keep searching the CONFIG menu and cannot find DUAL PB anywhere. Does anyone know where it is hidden? Kevin

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 24th 25th, 2011

2011-07-24 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Propagation was better this weekend. There was a contest to avoid on twenty meters but I got a number of folks checked in there. Some QSB to fight but mostly lots of rabid contesters. On forty meters I had one op with a new 500 watt amp from Elecraft. Woo it was loud!

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-07-23 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, The weather has gotten warmer. After tomorrow I will have had 5 days above 70 degrees. The forecast was for 80 degrees but that has been revised downward to 76. It got all the way up to 75 today with a lot of sun. Very warm now. However, on Monday the temperature goes

Re: [Elecraft] Q signal trivia

2011-07-18 Thread Kevin Rock
I have always wondered why it is written in the possessive form. Why not write it 73s instead if you want to make it a plural and not possessive? Kevin. KD5ONS On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:57:43 -0700, Gary D Krause n7...@bresnan.net wrote: I think the reason 73's came about is that many

Re: [Elecraft] Q signal trivia

2011-07-18 Thread Kevin Rock
competition. Of course, the Chicago Manual of Style disagrees... :-) 73, Mark, KD4D On 7/18/2011 12:19 PM, Kevin Rock wrote: I have always wondered why it is written in the possessive form. Why not write it 73s instead if you want to make it a plural and not possessive? Kevin. KD5ONS

Re: [Elecraft] Q signal trivia [OT!!!]

2011-07-18 Thread Kevin Rock
My editor would have blue penciled that is a NY second :) But this is so far off topic as to be squashed rapidly. Kevin. KD5ONS On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:34:42 -0700, Mark mebly5...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Kevin: Depends on your style guide... :-) Apparently, both usages are common.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 17th 18th, 2011

2011-07-17 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Twenty meters was very nice today. Twelve checkins over a period of about 40 minutes. Much nicer than last week's skunk :) Most of the signals were quite strong while a few of the eastern stations had some QSB. Some of the southern stations had fast and slow QSB which

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-07-16 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, I keep hearing about warm weather and sunny skies but it is so rare here I can count the days over 70 degrees on the fingers on one hand with some left over. Most days this week I have had to start a fire to stay warm. Today it got all the way up to 56 degrees. Luckily

[Elecraft] First Skunk for ECN

2011-07-10 Thread Kevin Rock
I called CQ for 20 minutes but heard no one respond. The first skunk I have ever had for the Elecraft CW Net. Not a bad string though; nine full years without a miss. Oh well, it had to happen sooner or later. I just checked, the antenna is still attached :) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th 11th, 2011

2011-07-10 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, What in the world has happened to propagation lately? On twenty meters before the net I scanned the band and found a number of folks on the air. But when I called the net I heard nothing for the entire time. First skunk for me in nine years. I guess it had to happen

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-07-09 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, The weather has been quite changeable this week. High temperatures in the mid 70s, then the mid 50s, and now back in the mid 60s. Cloudy and cold with some rain to sunny and rather warm (apologies to those in warmer climes) in the mid 70s. But the changeable nature with

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Build

2011-07-08 Thread Kevin Rock
I was at a Red Cross EOC during a training drill as an ECOM operator. The stack of radios were on a folding leg table with an aisle for people to pass on the back side of all of those radios. When I walked into the radio room the first thing I saw were all the low voltage lines exposed to

Re: [Elecraft] K3: remote control

2011-07-05 Thread Kevin Rock
Instead of a full blown computer at the remote site why not just design an app for an Ethernut board? If you have IP access to the site then the Ethernut board can run the K3 from firmware. Set the watchdog timer so if there are any glitches it times out and resets the board. Send the

Re: [Elecraft] K3: remote control

2011-07-05 Thread Kevin Rock
Plus it is only a few chips on a board to get the job done. Firmware is dead simple too. Simple solution, why hasn't anyone built it yet? Kevin. KD5ONS On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:57:19 -0700, Rick Prather k6limae...@gmail.com wrote: Seems to me that with all the recurring interest in

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-07-02 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle

Re: [Elecraft] Straight key first?

2011-06-29 Thread Kevin Rock
You will easily use a straight key if you ever need to now that the rhythm of the code is built into your mind. Good luck and have fun, Kevin. KD5ONS On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:14:43 -0700, Wayne Conrad wcon...@yagni.com wrote: I'm too new to this to know much, but it seems to me

Re: [Elecraft] Straight key first?

2011-06-29 Thread Kevin Rock
I once had an op check into ECN who I knew but his fist sounded rather odd. Spacing was good but the keying sounded flaky. He was also slower than his normal speed. After the nets he emailed me and told me his story. He had been using two pieces of stranded wire to send code. I think

Re: [Elecraft] Iambic Keying (WAS: Straight key first?)

2011-06-29 Thread Kevin Rock
Or you could do what I did: shatter my right wrist in so many places they had to pin it together. For eight weeks I was in a cast that held my hand immobile; thus necessitating my entry into the world of left handedness. I learned to do every thing with my left hand, most especially

Re: [Elecraft] K3 in the Media

2011-06-28 Thread Kevin Rock
I agree. I started on paddles and used them for four years before I ever tried a straight key. By then the rhythm of the code was built in so using the key was simple. But I could only send for ten minutes or so before noticing how hard it was. I think I could run a key for a few hours

Re: [Elecraft] Straight key first? (was: Re: K3 in the Media)

2011-06-28 Thread Kevin Rock
The decoder on the K3 can be used to monitor one's sending. Getting the word spaces correct can be checked with it. However, thinking, copying, and sending simultaneously with the slight delay inherent in the decoder is like juggling five balls at once. It can be done but it makes life

Re: [Elecraft] No RTFM

2011-06-24 Thread Kevin Rock
A 500 question essay exam format should prove adequate. Or maybe an oral examination equivalent to a thesis defense. No longer than five hours in duration please. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:28:27 -0700, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: Should we offer a

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

2011-06-22 Thread Kevin Rock
I think stacked and phased 20 element Yagi-Udas will get me the title at 150 miles!! How much aluminum can one put into the sky? Kevin. KD5ONS On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:40:45 -0700, Bill K9YEQ k9...@live.com wrote: Wayne, You have now thrown the gauntlet! 73, Bill K9YEQ

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

2011-06-22 Thread Kevin Rock
I know a guy in Minnesota with a ton of hard line on a very tall tower. I think his 6m antenna is attached part way up the side at about 1000 feet. I think you may want to convince him to add an XG3 beacon on that hardline during his off hours. Or raise the 6m loop up a bit and put it at

[Elecraft] [K3] AGC-OFF

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
I was having a hard time making out characters today during my daily sked into the Southeast. The QSB was a fast flutter and was chopping up the letters badly. I was running fast AGC and thought maybe slowing it down may help. It did - a little. So I took the next logical step and turn

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
Nothing heard yet. How far below 50.025 does your K3 hear it? Kevin. KD5ONS CN85jq On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:48:15 -0700, Doug Phillips w7...@msn.com wrote: After corresponding with Wayne a little today, I have my XG3 running a 0dBm into a Parr 6M stressed Moxon aimed South at about 45'

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
I have scanned from 50.020 to 50.030 on both my 6 meter horizontal loop and on my G5RV. No signals at all except for one birdie. Kevin. KD5ONS CN85jq On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:48:15 -0700, Doug Phillips w7...@msn.com wrote: After corresponding with Wayne a little today, I have my XG3

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
of arrival of the Eu signals. 73, Geoff GM4ESD Kevin Rock On June 21, 2011 at 22:06 Z, Kevin Rock wrote I have scanned from 50.020 to 50.030 on both my 6 meter horizontal loop and on my G5RV. No signals at all except for one birdie. Kevin. KD5ONS CN85jq

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
. But that was during the huge sunspot event in the late 1950's. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Do we have any experts at path-loss calculations (over typical Seattlian terrain) on the list? Wayne N6KR On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Kevin Rock wrote: I should be line of sight to Seattle. I

Re: [Elecraft] XG3 6M beacon W7RDP/B on the air

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
Kevin's noise floor. 73, Geoff GM4ESD On June 21, 2011 at 23:40 Z, Wayne Burdick wrote: Do we have any experts at path-loss calculations (over typical Seattlian terrain) on the list? Wayne N6KR On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Kevin Rock wrote: I should be line of sight to Seattle. I

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner the T1

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
I was playing with NECwin+ and found an interesting antenna. Later I found it had already been invented but it was fascinating to see how the numbers worked. It was an off center fed doublet with the feed point at the 3/8 - 5/8 point. It worked well without a tuner for almost all bands.

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] AGC-OFF

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
amplifier IC. That will require a $110 factory repair, plus postage. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Big Bear Lake, CA -Original Message- From: Kevin Rock Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:12 AM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] AGC-OFF I was having a hard time making out

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] AGC-OFF

2011-06-21 Thread Kevin Rock
I just realized I picked up my operating traits of always wearing headphones and riding the RF gain 50 years ago. Shocked me to think I have been listening to shortwave for so very long! I may be getting old :) But I did learn them from a WWII radio man while wearing his vintage phones.

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Net in VK

2011-06-20 Thread Kevin Rock
wrote: The time difference between VR2 and VK is minimal. How about including VR2 as well? TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC -- *寄件人﹕* Gary Gregory garyvk...@gmail.com *收件人﹕* Kevin Rock kev...@coho.net *副本(CC)* elecraft@mailman.qth.net *傳送日期﹕* 2011/6/21 (二) 12:17

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for June 19 20, 2011

2011-06-19 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Twenty meters worked wonderfully this afternoon. Many more contacts than recent weeks have provided. There was QSB and a number of storms across the country but turning up the RF gain helped dig out the weaker stations. Forty meters has become quite the local net over

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-06-18 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, I just checked my weather forecast and was shocked! On Tuesday the thermometer will peak at 70 degrees! Such heat is just not normal. Another spate of summer-like heat for a short period then back to more normal 50 degree temperatures. I shall need to stock up on ice

Re: [Elecraft] [KX1] On the trail with the KX1 -- Antenna ?

2011-06-17 Thread Kevin Rock
On Mt. Hood we just laid the antenna down on the talus and it worked fine. I've done the same thing in New Mexico and in Oklahoma. In OK it was not talus but sand on Black Butte. Kevin. KD5ONS On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:28:03 -0700, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: This summer I plan

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement.

2011-06-11 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Last week I was unable to get home in time to run either net. Errands kept me in town much too late. I am sorry I was unable to run them. However, this week I shall not leave my property the entire weekend so I will be on tomorrow. After two days of heat in the low

Re: [Elecraft] (no subject)

2011-06-06 Thread Kevin Rock
Octave is an open source alternative to Mathematica. I have found DSP packages for it. The command structure is much like MatLab so those of you fresh from academe will find it familiar. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:45:50 -0700, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Digital Signal Processing, was (no subject)

2011-06-06 Thread Kevin Rock
Wayne has firmly denied any desire to build a TARDIS into any future Elecraft product. I am unsure why. Kevin. KD5ONS On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:52:13 -0700, John Ragle tpcj1...@crocker.com wrote: ... http://www.dspguide.com/ You can't beat free...I wish I had had this book in the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-06-04 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Afternoon, The weather is balmy and the wind is gentle. It is amazing what 72 degrees F feels like after months of cold and wet. Very sunny and bright today. As I was driving in my truck it got hot in the cab. I am just not prepared for the heat of a 70 degree day :) For my

Re: [Elecraft] The last of the through-hole kits

2011-06-03 Thread Kevin Rock
We are already starting the next stage with SIPs and SOCs. Imagine owning your own chip fab so you can take open source IP and craft functional blocks in silicon. Then stack and bond these units into a full blown IC. Mix and match to craft all sorts of neat gadgets. How is your mastery

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Seapac Hamfest, June 3,4,5.

2011-06-02 Thread Kevin Rock
First warm day in months! I hope the sun shows up down at the beach too. Kevin. KD5ONS On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:27:33 -0700, Phil Hystad phys...@mac.com wrote: For Wayne or Eric... This weekend is the Seapac hamfest in Seaside Oregon where Elecraft usually has a booth. Questions:

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Seapac Hamfest, June 3,4,5.

2011-06-02 Thread Kevin Rock
Who is Brett? Kevin. KD5ONS On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:34:29 -0700, Greg a...@cablespeed.com wrote: Does not look like there will be a KX3 there. Of course Lisa will be there. Brett, Dick (software guy) and myself will be there. Looking forward to a fun weekend. 73 Greg AB7R On

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for May 22nd 23rd, 2011

2011-05-28 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Afternoon, I hope you are experiencing a warmer day than I am having. 47 degrees F for the high is not what I would expect for late May. Yesterday it snowed for a few minutes before it turned into pellets. There were a few seconds of sun today so all is not bad. I am also

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-05-28 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, The snow of yesterday has turned into the hail of today. Still cold; high of only 47 degrees F but there were actual minutes of sun (if one adds up the spots here and there). My forecast does have a few 50 degree days later in the week but not much in the way of steady

Re: [Elecraft] Es Season seems to have arrived

2011-05-22 Thread Kevin Rock
Operating conditions are never off topic on this Reflector. I enjoy hearing how the bands are performing whenever possible. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Sun, 22 May 2011 15:21:05 -0700, Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to those who commented on the sporadic-E on 6M. I have

Re: [Elecraft] K3 External Key ...

2011-05-21 Thread Kevin Rock
How many remember inputing a program with the front panel switches on your wirewrapped computers? I am so happy that tape came along to end that tedious procedure. Kevin. KD5ONS On Sat, 21 May 2011 19:38:33 -0700, Andrew Moore andrew.n...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, May 21, 2011 at

Re: [Elecraft] K3 External Key ...

2011-05-21 Thread Kevin Rock
Or walking across campus with a box of cards when all of a sudden you slip on the ice and they blow into a snowbank. I was glad my mother was nowhere around because I used my father's DI language instruction fluently :) Luckily it was so cold the snow was dry so I could blow most of them

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-05-21 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, There were three sunny days this week. Yippee! Temperature spiked at 65 degree yesterday, the warmest it has been since last year. It was nice to be able to open the windows and let the air flow through. Looks like more sunny days will be coming next week so maybe the

Re: [Elecraft] NET

2011-05-15 Thread Kevin Rock
I have not changed net frequencies. Of which net are you referring? 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Sun, 15 May 2011 10:45:41 -0700, Phil LaMarche plama...@verizon.net wrote: What's the new frequency please? Philip LaMarche __

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for May 15th 16th, 2011

2011-05-15 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, The two nets were plagued with QRM. Mostly tuners with one tester. I sometimes wonder about people. Twenty meters was clear and I was able to land two stations in Connecticut. One of them was Bill, K1EV. I asked him to call the net and he got Dave, W8OV, who had just

Re: [Elecraft] Monitor output...

2011-05-14 Thread Kevin Rock
I am running two 27 monitors from one video card. There is an adaptor on one cable to allow it to work with either input to the monitor. These monitors: Asus VE278 Q, have VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs. I am using DVI on one and HDMI on the other because I don't want to run two video cards on

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-05-14 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Today was very nice. Quite warm though; it got to 62 degrees under a sunny sky. It felt hot out. First time in a long time I walked around outside in a t-shirt. Luckily the biting flies have not yet appeared. Once it gets warm they show up for two weeks. Then they are

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for May 8th 9th, 2011

2011-05-08 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, A pleasant day today. Chilly, with rain, but there were openings in the clouds which let light blink through every so often. About one minute of sun for every hour today. I received reports of temperatures ranging from 96 degrees down to 60 degrees; none of which

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-05-07 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, The weather has been cool this week but I have seen a few minutes of sun. More flowers are blooming and I think most of the frost danger has passed. Logging season is in full swing. After a full month of gravel trucks driving by starting before dawn I saw my first truck

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for May 1st 2nd, 2011

2011-05-01 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, The twenty meter net went fairly well with some QSB but little noise. Check ins were from the Middle West, Texas, Alaska, Colorado, and California. Forty meters was noisy with not much activity. I hit my recorded CQ a few times when the stations grew quite sparse but

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2011-04-30 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, I hope your weather is warmer than mine. A few more days of snow this week was not pleasant. An inch on the ground one day with a little more the next. Supposedly spring is at hand but only a few signs of it are showing. Flowers are very confused. I have trilliums

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

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

Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

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

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

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

Re: [Elecraft] nets

2011-04-28 Thread Kevin Rock
Hi Scott, The Elecraft CW Net is on Sunday at 2200z and z (3 5 PM PDT). Frequencies are approximately 14050 kHz and 7045 kHz respectively. Thank you for asking and please join us as often as you can. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:56:41 -0700, Scott

[Elecraft] Try ECN if the QRM is so bad. Re: SSB Net Frequency (14.316, etc.)

2011-04-28 Thread Kevin Rock
For those of you with no notch there is always the CW net each Sunday. Please join us. There is little QRM to fight and when it does occur a simple closing down of the filters makes it easy to block. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:51:29 -0700, John Cooper w...@gt.rr.com

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for April 24th 25th, 2011

2011-04-24 Thread Kevin Rock
Good Evening, Twenty meters was decent but there was a little noise. Nothing like the noise on forty though. As in recent weeks the propagation on both bands was not very good. With the high noise level on forty I was wondering if would get anyone but just kept poking the send button

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