Re: [Elecraft] Band button

2008-07-06 Thread N2EY
. Hence Clinton B. Desoto's book title 200 Meters and Down (yes, it should be metres) 160 is the longest wave hams can use, hence it's the top band. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used

Re: [Elecraft] Band button

2008-07-05 Thread N2EY
yes it's trivia, but it's my trivia de Jim, N2EY ** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

[Elecraft] Lightness of the K3

2008-07-01 Thread n2ey
I have to ask Is the lightness of the K3 unbearable? (runs, hides, looks for missing sock) 73 de Jim, N2EY ...bowler hats? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list

Re: [Elecraft] FD: QRO + QRP with pwr multiplier

2008-06-30 Thread N2EY
in the same FD group. Just IMHO 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] They Laughed At My K1

2008-06-29 Thread N2EY
energy source (usually a solar panel). At K3TU we earned this bonus with a K2 and solar panel. IMHO it would be a great thing if a multi-rig FD setup could have different power levels on different band/modes. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K3 Key-down on power-up [Solution?]

2008-06-29 Thread N2EY
. Yet the let me run the 40 meter CW setup overnight on FD that year. The rig was a Drake R-4B/T-4XB, worth something like $1200 at the time. More like $5000-6000 in today's money. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars

Re: [Elecraft] FD - Some Comments about the Event

2008-06-29 Thread N2EY
for next year! 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

Re: [Elecraft] Bass in audio is good

2008-05-05 Thread n2ey
is the issue, why are any modes wider than a few hundred Hz allowed? Ten CW or PSK31 QSOs can fit in the space of one SSB QSO, so why is SSB still allowed? 73 de Jim, N2EY ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

Re: [Elecraft] Bass in audio is good

2008-05-05 Thread n2ey
-Original Message- From: Joe Subich, W4TV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Most HF users want AM and ESSB (occupied bandwidth greater than required for communications quality - 2.6 to 2.8 KHz) banned. On what information do you make this claim? 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] Bass in audio is good

2008-05-05 Thread N2EY
generally use it? Should we channelize our bands because that's what other services do? I say there's room for all. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Wanted 60Hz vibrating reed freq meter

2008-04-28 Thread N2EY
, 1971, there was an article about a line voltage and frequency monitor. The frequency measuring section consists of a couple of resistors, a pair of zener diodes, a 0.22 uf capacitor, a bridge rectifier, a calibration pot and a 0-1 mA meter. I built one and it works very well. 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] CW Mistakes

2008-04-27 Thread N2EY
to slow the aging process is to learn new things throughout life. Particularly things that are *very* different than what you've done before, not just extensions of existing stuff. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos

Re: [Elecraft] CW Mistakes

2008-04-26 Thread N2EY
and inexperienced operators at the other end. So if someone won't/can't QRS for a beginner, it says more about that person's skills than it does about the beginner. IMHO 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http

Re: [Elecraft] CW Mistakes

2008-04-25 Thread N2EY
and procedures. Make a list of the common ones and have it handy. Listen to a few QSOs and get the general idea of how it's done. 6) Not asking questions or requesting help. (you've avoided this one!) 73 es GL de Jim, N2EY ** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - some FW wishes...

2008-04-24 Thread n2ey
-Original Message- From: Alexandr Kobranov [EMAIL PROTECTED]   # General LOCK for all knobs (if somewhere - sorry, not found)    If you can lock *all* the knobs, how do you ever unlock the rig? 73 de Jim, N2EY ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] Alternatives to PowerPoles?

2008-04-07 Thread n2ey
the same; you never have the wrong end, multioutlet systems are all the same. --- And there's still the original question: what would you use instead? If there were a gendered PowerPole configuration, would that solve the problem? 73 de Jim, N2EY

[Elecraft] Alternatives to PowerPoles?

2008-04-06 Thread N2EY
to argue, just wondering about alternatives. Ten Tec and some others use Molex but they're not genderless, they're one-use, etc. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid

Re: [Elecraft] Wait times... [OT]

2008-04-05 Thread N2EY
to counter the enormous propeller torque. Forget to do so and the plane would crash. That sort of thing was accepted as the price of high performance. Think about how many features there are in any Elecraft rig and how few real problems. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Planning your

[Elecraft] OT: Pilotless F-106

2008-04-04 Thread N2EY
/71fis.htm 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

Re: [Elecraft] Just Say No.

2008-03-01 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 2/29/08 8:08:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it was made in China? No. Justno. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel

Re: [Elecraft] K3 build rate

2008-03-01 Thread N2EY
the backlog was building; now it's been reduced. Perhaps the publication of the reviews and the record-breaking results of Ducie Island (at the bottom of the cycle, too!) will generate huge numbers of new orders. Meanwhile - where's that piggy bank? 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please

[Elecraft] Would This Power a K1 or KX1?

2008-03-01 Thread N2EY
In case anyone missed this on QRP-L: http://www.thebackshed.com/Windmill/assemblyMini1.asp 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID

Re: [Elecraft] Chasing the numbers

2008-02-28 Thread n2ey
shows the quality of a design is a combination of the numbers and other factors, like how tiring is it to operate the rig, how well it makes contacts of the kind you like to make, etc. IOW, for me, the real test is this: How much fun do you have with the rig? 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] Someone suggested camo ...

2008-02-27 Thread N2EY
, (thank you Steven Wright) N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

2008-02-24 Thread N2EY
hours of experience testing and using it, and who signs his name to his words. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598

Re: [Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

2008-02-24 Thread N2EY
it? Whatever, their experience is still just as valid as anyone elses. If, indeed, it's a real experience. We don't know for sure if solardx has ever been near a K3. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Attn CPU gurus - one more thing

2008-02-23 Thread N2EY
this up. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] Class - A operatiom (was K3 #441 received)

2008-02-20 Thread N2EY
%) the distortion product would have to be only 10 milliwatts. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp0030002598

Re: [Elecraft] Best way to secure RF ground from 2nd floor?

2008-02-19 Thread N2EY
as mentioned in an earlier reply. Have you tried just using the coax as a ground conductor, without the capacitors, and the center conductor tied to the shield? 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please

Re: [Elecraft] wish list for K3/RTTY

2008-02-15 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 2/15/08 11:11:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about a little bit of Ozone smell too? Sure - just go here: http://w5jgv.com/downloads/MVI_0101.AVI 73 de Jim, N2EY ** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards

Re: [Elecraft] electronic product standards

2008-02-13 Thread N2EY
, mikes with up/down frequency switches, etc. One more reason to use CW! 73 de Jim, N2EY ** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565

Re: [Elecraft] K3 : standby current

2008-02-09 Thread N2EY
the 23:1 compression ratio of the engine, *and* feed the glow plugs which required more than 30 amps. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030002548

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Battery ratings

2008-02-09 Thread N2EY
, the same battery will appear to have fewer AH - at a discharge rate of 10 A, it may only last 2 hours before reaching 1.75 volts per cell. OTOH, at low rates the cell may deliver much more than the 8 hour rating. Similar results from accepting higher or lower final volts-per-cell. 73 de Jim N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] New concept/tool for CW dxing

2008-02-06 Thread N2EY
make myself miserable). They call it golf because all the other four-letter words were already taken. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300025 48

Re: [Elecraft] K3 (yada yada)

2008-02-06 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 2/6/08 10:27:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The term yada yada became popular after its use in the tv comedy show Seinfeld. Not that there's anything wrong with that! 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time

Re: [OT] Re: [Elecraft] New concept/tool for CW dxing

2008-02-06 Thread N2EY
, etc., etc. Should such a station be allowed to compete in the same entry class with stations that actually need an operator? IOW, where is the line drawn? 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never

Re: [Elecraft] OT: new concept/tool for cw DXing and contesting.

2008-02-03 Thread N2EY
, decided where the best points-rate could be found, etc. He just sat and watched it go, and occasionally keyed it manually just to have something to do. The article was in QST for May, 1953. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http

Re: [Elecraft] OT: solved: K7NEE/8R1 Dan (Guyana) on 30m

2008-02-02 Thread N2EY
Part 97. FCC doesn't always go after the licensee right away, either. Sometimes they wait until the licensee tries to renew the license. Again, all IMHO and IANAL. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys

[Elecraft] Believers, Translations, 2nd Receivers, Bugs, Fixes, Deposits, etc.

2008-01-20 Thread N2EY
, safe and sound. Then they collapse on the sand, soaked and exhausted. Grandma's only comment is: He had a hat. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] QST Labs review? -- Pool?

2008-01-16 Thread N2EY
be an extended report on the website, same as with the K2. - They will probably want a couple of ops to try it out, just to see how different people react to it. --- How about a pool? My guess is the K3 review will appear in QST for December, 2008. Anybody else? 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] AM bandwidth, the rest of the story :=)

2008-01-15 Thread N2EY
in the 1930s. Special experimental permit or some such. WW2 caused reduction to 50 kW - I don't know if WLW was allowed to increase power after the war. Google WLW for history, pictures, etc. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http

Re: [Elecraft] dipole antenna efficiency

2008-01-06 Thread N2EY
, the feedline, matching networks, etc. We have to consider all of them together. And like the links of a chain, the weakest one will be the problem. A great antenna in poor surroundings will work poorly, etc. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape

Re: [Elecraft] dipole antenna efficiency

2008-01-05 Thread N2EY
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Re: [Elecraft] dipole antenna efficiency

2008-01-05 Thread N2EY
). 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

[Elecraft] Re: [QRP-L] Re: As good as it gets...for now?

2008-01-01 Thread N2EY
. If you are trying to work someone a few hundred miles away, a vertical may not put enough RF at the correct radiation angle. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304

[Elecraft] Sienna Transceiver

2007-12-30 Thread N2EY
... Frankly I don't see any reason to prefer the Sienna over a K3. I do see a couple hundred to a thousand reasons to prefer a K3 over a Sienna. Still, as KK7P points out, is is a good thing to see another American company producing a serious HF transceiver kit. 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] Kinda OT, about changes ....

2007-12-30 Thread N2EY
reasons, chose the K3. It is a joy to be able to have the choice. Consider the choices in new ham rigs available in 1967 and the choices available now. And what they cost. Good times then - and good times now. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See AOL's top rated

Re: [Elecraft] Which Heil Prosets should we carry?

2007-12-29 Thread N2EY
order rather than a couple of smaller orders. 2) You are guaranteed that the unit you buy will work with your Elecraft rig. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304

Re: [Elecraft] K1 band selection -Friendly opinions

2007-12-29 Thread N2EY
together are only 250 kHz, which is narrower than any other single Region 2 HF amateur band). Plus 30 meters is CW/data only in the USA. There's also the fact that their propagation isn't much different from the adjacent bands, with the possible exception of 30 meters. 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Tuners

2007-12-08 Thread N2EY
the ATU at any time. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

[Elecraft] 66 cents a day

2007-12-01 Thread N2EY
Collins used a half-century ago: their gear was expensive to buy, but its resale value was also high. Here's another way to look at it: If it costs you $1200 to own your K3 for 5 years, that's 66 cents a day. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Check out AOL's list

Re: [Elecraft] OT - American hamming in UK

2007-11-30 Thread N2EY
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: US call areas

2007-11-26 Thread N2EY
callsign in the new district could be impossible. Now we have a choice. A good thing IMHO. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301

Re: [Elecraft] Transmission line loss

2007-11-17 Thread N2EY
- some folks like knowing that they have the highest efficiency reasonably possible. 73 es GL de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

Re: [Elecraft] Kester Resin Five 50/50 alloy solder

2007-11-17 Thread N2EY
point than 60/40 or the eutectic 63/37 mixes usually used for electronics. Save it for big stuff like antenna connections and PL-259s. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list

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

2007-11-13 Thread n2ey
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Re: [Elecraft] Co-ax for the K2

2007-11-13 Thread N2EY
frequencies, then you have found the right solution for you and should go forward with whatever coax fits that solution... Agreed - but a good match doesn't have to be a perfect match. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] K3 Serial Number 000037 is in Switzerland

2007-11-12 Thread n2ey
://youtube.com/watch?v=QsWd5QC7K5E http://youtube.com/watch?v=FatHLHG2uGY http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo 73 de Jim Two Sheds N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

Re: Re[2]: [Elecraft] OT: Motorola buys Yeasu. Wow!

2007-11-08 Thread n2ey
hams on what it really takes to run a business. Any business. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

Re: Re[2]: [Elecraft] OT: Motorola buys Yeasu. Wow!

2007-11-07 Thread n2ey
. Perhaps the day of the distributor is ending, and factory-direct/internet sales is the new paradigm for a lot of things. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http

Re: [Elecraft] K2 and the CW SS

2007-11-06 Thread N2EY
everything, he just sat and watched it and occasionally keyed it manually just to have something to do. The article was in QST. May, 1953. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] Sweepstakes

2007-11-05 Thread n2ey
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Re: [Elecraft] Sweepstakes

2007-11-04 Thread N2EY
finding new ones harder and harder as the contest goes on. It also means you have to use completely different judgement than other contests, because the station you spend five minutes dragging out of the mud on 80 may be twenty over on 20 in a few hours - or minutes. 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] K3 S/N 25 arrives

2007-10-31 Thread N2EY
go... 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ 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] OT: News Article on Tin Whiskers Ruining Electronics

2007-10-19 Thread N2EY
and it does the job. Maybe there's a message there we hams need to spread. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber

Re: [Elecraft] K3 15khz 2nd IF?

2007-10-15 Thread n2ey
the secondary-image problem worse, while a higher IF meant more tuned circuits were needed. The introduction of practical high frequency xtal filters ended that design. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've

Re: [Elecraft] [BL1] Seems lossy in all useful configurations

2007-10-14 Thread N2EY
the matching job. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ 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 Manual Question

2007-10-11 Thread N2EY
the printing dialog box allows you to select only the even-numbered pages or only the odd numbered pages. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Manual Question

2007-10-10 Thread N2EY
. It seems to me that having the manuals and revisions on the website is the best way to go. That way, anyone can see them. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] Re: CX Report

2007-10-09 Thread N2EY
of sunspot cycle. Besides - how many contests are more than 24 hours? 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post

Re: [Elecraft] OT - Heath CW Twins

2007-10-06 Thread N2EY
up with the optional CW IF filter. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info

Re: [Elecraft] The State of the Art

2007-10-04 Thread n2ey
? This is an exciting time to be a part of our hobby, amateur radio! IMHO, it's always been an exciting time. We had great rigs in the past and great rigs today. Even better, we have a choice! 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together

Re: [Elecraft] Heath vs Elecraft

2007-10-02 Thread N2EY
1955. 18,000 tubes. So no, Elecraft is not Heath reincarnated. One more similarity: Great manuals. I began wondering what The Aptos Wonders would have engineered with Heath era technology. Don't know the answer. I do: Great rigs! 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] Heath vs Elecraft

2007-10-02 Thread n2ey
of Elecraft is due in some part to the QRP movement, which started in the late 1960s. Lots of homebrewing, articles, and small companies making kits, which reached a growing community of hams all through the 70s/80s/90s. All of which is a Good Thing. 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] Today's HW-101?

2007-10-02 Thread n2ey
(audio filter, NB, 160/2nd rx, etc.) that were never available for the '101. And that the HW-101 did not have RIT nor even the option for a second VFO. However, the HW-101 smells better. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM

Re: [Elecraft] Today's HW-101?

2007-10-02 Thread n2ey
have to keep in mind the state of the art and economy of their times. Plus inflation. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Digest, Vol 41, Issue 51

2007-10-01 Thread n2ey
of the standard paradigms of the past 20-30 years of HF ham rigs, and made a lot of hams happy in the process. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

Re: [Elecraft] Sherwood on ARRL Testing Methodology

2007-10-01 Thread n2ey
ham's main interest. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K rig's longevity?

2007-09-30 Thread N2EY
new parts to replace the old (usually done to mechanical pieces) - finding old caches of parts (this is how I fixed a GE Fanuc Workmaster unit to program Series Six PLCs a few months ago) - cannibalism of parts-rigs to keep good ones working. 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] K rig's longevity?

2007-09-29 Thread N2EY
. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ 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] Best band for low cost DXing?

2007-09-28 Thread n2ey
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 in the marketplace

2007-09-22 Thread N2EY
me. Sorry for the rant, thanks for the BW 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list

Re: [Elecraft] smaller?

2007-09-20 Thread N2EY
, plentiful, and large over a big panel space would sell well. How much more would you be willing to spend for one? 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] Six Days, not Seven Days

2007-09-19 Thread n2ey
-Original Message- From: Thom LaCosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] created Heaven and Earth in Seven Days.    Six days. Seventh day was a rest day. Which Eric and Wayne haven't gotten in a while, I bet! 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] smaller caps?

2007-09-19 Thread N2EY
into drives the size of a washing machine. No thanks. The greying of America and of ham radio indicates the need for bigger type, bigger radio buttons, etc., AND louder cel phones and louder everything, too. How much more are you willing to pay for it? 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] How Many Hams In USA?

2007-09-15 Thread N2EY
, putting up a wire for your radio set was something everyone did. Now it's forbidden in many places! In the 1950s, a lot of Americans were moving out to the 'burbs, with lots of room and no restrictions. That's changed greatly. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See

Re: [Elecraft] How Many Hams In USA?

2007-09-14 Thread N2EY
by the loss of the 1960s, and then the steady growth from 1970 to 1990. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must

Re: [Elecraft] Revised Shipping date for K3

2007-09-14 Thread N2EY
that the weekend it came out). SPOILER: At the end of Deathly Hallows, Harry discovers that Rosebud is a sled. Then he wakes up, middle aged, next to Suzanne Pleshette. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft news story

2007-09-14 Thread N2EY
later), the difference swelled even more. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber

Re: [Elecraft] Use of Heathkit SB200 amp

2007-09-13 Thread N2EY
a sledgehammer to drive a 3d finishing nail The problem is, how do you tune up the SB-200 with such low drive power? --- I'm curious to know what is changed by the low drive mod for the SB-200. Thanks 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http

Re: [Elecraft] Time to Move On

2007-09-13 Thread n2ey
. 73 de Jim, N2EY (didn't we have this discussion before?) Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

Re: [Elecraft] manuels

2007-09-11 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 9/11/07 12:09:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Take a look at the ORION 2 manuel. Perhaps the best I have ever seen. Makes the JA books really look sick. Does it include assembly instructions? 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] K3 manual

2007-09-11 Thread n2ey
of that is extra room. It's all there for a reason. You watch - there will be some neat stuff for that space. The folks at Elecraft probably haven't even thought some of it up yet. 73 de Jim, N2EY Email and AIM finally together. You've

Re: [Elecraft] Balanced AT

2007-09-10 Thread N2EY
to be separated from other conductors by a couple of line-spacings. You also don't have a lot of flexibility on how much line there is from the antenna to the first switch. If you don't QSY a lot, it's certainly doable. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new

Re: [Elecraft] Big Rigs?

2007-09-09 Thread N2EY
! Exactly 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ 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] Optimized mic ?

2007-09-08 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 9/6/07 1:32:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jim N2EY wrote: Ancient Ones is a term of respect. Understood. In this part of the UK this usually refers to those who lived here some thousands of years ago, whereas Elders are still living. I did

Re: [Elecraft] Big Rigs?

2007-09-08 Thread N2EY
that the K3 has taken a bit longer than originally projected. Quick, cheap, good: Pick any two. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You

Re: [Elecraft] Optimized mic ?

2007-09-08 Thread N2EY
is an improvement over Old Rig is how many points I could make with it in contests like Sweepstakes). 73 de Jim, N2EY ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft rigs...

2007-09-07 Thread N2EY
in the 1960s, W9BRD's How's DX column carried a story about how the author was trying out a new rig loaned by a friend. Nice little modern transceiver (NCX-3?) but the shack Siamese cat, Madame Mu, didn't like it because she could not comfortably rest atop it. 73 de Jim, N2EY

Re: [Elecraft] Balanced AT

2007-09-07 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 9/7/07 2:08:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I use an SG237 The SG-237 is an unbalanced tuner. 73 de Jim, N2EY ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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