Re: [Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS

2021-10-21 Thread Phil Kane
the regional service manager but fortunately never had to use it. My one and only problem was resolved locally to my satisfaction the first time without "sturm und drang". In sum - you get what you pay for. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Sil

Re: [Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS

2021-10-21 Thread Phil Kane
ng around in those white "Xfinity" trucks are not Comcast employees - they are "job shop" contractors who have no authority to speak for the company on policy matters. Did they really shut your service off? Read your contract - you my have arbitration rights before a shut-

Re: [Elecraft] Suggestion re dealing with Xfinity and similar

2021-10-20 Thread Phil Kane
ill answer questions as needed and as my health situation allows. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane ARRL Volunteer Counsel __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfa

Re: [Elecraft] TVI and More

2021-09-22 Thread Phil Kane
THEIR problem. Offer to make a reasonable number of on-the-air tests of your station as necessary to reveal the effectiveness (or non-) of any remedial measures. Otherwise any any problems with the affected deices will land on you. Just some valuable advice. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2

Re: [Elecraft] KX144 (kind of)

2021-09-21 Thread Phil Kane
and IC-2830 "base"? Doubtful 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailma

Re: [Elecraft] Ground Wire & Coax

2021-08-25 Thread Phil Kane
On 8/25/2021 9:38 AM, Dave wrote: Humor: The real question here is why does the Kindle Edition weigh in at .7 pounds! How many electrons can dance on the head of a PIN diode? :) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington

Re: [Elecraft] Ground Wire & Coax

2021-08-24 Thread Phil Kane
On 8/23/2021 9:45 PM, James Bennett via Elecraft wrote: Luckily we’ve got no Telco line coming into the house, nor CATV - it is all fiber here. Even more reason to have it Located...ditto for your water, gas, and electric services. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402

Re: [Elecraft] Ground Wire & Coax

2021-08-23 Thread Phil Kane
munication site power and grounding. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elec

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Buyers remorse

2021-08-09 Thread Phil Kane
fan in top of the heat sink activated by the PTT circuit - serves the same purpose..not loud at all. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

Re: [Elecraft] K2 / ESD / Diodes D16 7 D17 replaced

2021-06-29 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/29/2021 11:16 AM, Ray wrote: In the Early days we used a NE-2 for front end Protection….. Are NE-2s still available?? :-) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap

2021-06-29 Thread Phil Kane
guy in the neighborhood who claims that he can read me when I use 100 W into MFJ's "finest".) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon _

Re: [Elecraft] Old DOS computers

2021-06-28 Thread Phil Kane
se as well). The next try will be on a 3-1/2 inch floppy (have one of those floating around??) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft ma

Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap

2021-06-28 Thread Phil Kane
red access to the roof. The other two Board members were too dumb to do anything but approve it. Even after I was off the Board in a power play the antennas stayed there until we moved in 1999. Note - I have no intention of serving on a Condo or HOA Board again even for a sack of gold. 73 de K2

Re: [Elecraft] K2 initial impressions

2021-06-26 Thread Phil Kane
e teaching that to every new (and not-so-new) ham. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 Same call since 1952 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailm

Re: [Elecraft] OT Need copy of "Antenna Zoning and the Radio Amateur " second edition

2021-05-26 Thread Phil Kane
Utah. He is listed in the ARRL website for Volunteer Counsels. A building permit is a different kettle of fish. Cross that bridge after the :Land Use permit business is settled. Let me know how things go. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane ARRL Volunteer Counsel ___

Re: [Elecraft] Microphone Jack Cover

2021-05-11 Thread Phil Kane
136/ref=sr_1_15?dchild=1=so-239+cap=1620755738=8-15> Much as I love building and scrounging, sometimes buying is more direct and timely, especially when, like myself, one does not have shop facilities or a decent workbench to make stuff any more. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/10

Re: [Elecraft] Speaker upgrade

2021-04-28 Thread Phil Kane
One or two less boxes on the crowded desktop. Right now Door Number Four sound the easiest. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Project Closed. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ___

Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class

2021-04-27 Thread Phil Kane
, the other on his shoulder, and carried him out door. Never saw the kid in class again!! :D) Try doing that today and the lawsuits will go on until the kid is out of college (paid for by the school district, of course). :) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing

Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class, ~1975

2021-04-26 Thread Phil Kane
-1960s) with a 100-line data switch that took up a whole floor of the building. Today such a switch would be the size of a big refrigerator. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

Re: [Elecraft] OT: High school drafting class, ~1975

2021-04-26 Thread Phil Kane
K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] Speaker upgrade

2021-04-26 Thread Phil Kane
output. I can find several blue-tooth "receivers" that would do that job except that they don't have a second input. I'm not in any shape to build a mixer - it has to be plug-and-play. Any ideas? 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest

Re: [Elecraft] best grounding technique

2021-03-21 Thread Phil Kane
of the costs of the infrastructure and equipment including labor. As hams, we do what we can. especially those of us who live in areas where it's rare to get lightning more than once a year if that much. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon

Re: [Elecraft] best grounding technique

2021-03-20 Thread Phil Kane
safe. With thanks to my late colleague, Tom Croda, the recognized national expert in the field of comm site power and grounding, who came to work for my firm after retiring from Sprint and proceeded to teach us the right way to do those things. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5

Re: [Elecraft] Can I rent a K4?

2021-02-03 Thread Phil Kane
n the gear was returned in the same shape as when rented. I took advantage of that several times. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones for Hearing Loss

2021-01-26 Thread Phil Kane
ll with my computer and radios. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ele

Re: [Elecraft] Automatic lightning protection for radios

2021-01-25 Thread Phil Kane
in Washington, DC it was like ever day or two in the summer. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Phil Kane
hing to do with the content as long as it does not involve planning or committing that criminal act. Yes, there are limits to First-Amendment-protected speech. (Pardon me if I'm teaching first-year Constitutional Law.) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in t

Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

2021-01-18 Thread Phil Kane
to be issued. Violators can't say that they weren't warned. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 (30 year veteran of FCC Field Enforcement) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] tip of 3.5 mm plug remains in key jack

2021-01-15 Thread Phil Kane
. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] Nifty K2 manual

2021-01-05 Thread Phil Kane
On 1/5/2021 8:55 AM, Neil wrote: I have been in touch with Dave at Radio World UK and he has informed me they do _*NOT*_ have the Nifty K2 manual Oh well, we tried! Thanks, Neil. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington

Re: [Elecraft] Nifty Manuals - Elecraft K2

2021-01-04 Thread Phil Kane
will post the results when they reply. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] Long messages

2021-01-04 Thread Phil Kane
provisions for Dual-Key Encryption in current versions. It even has a routine to transfer your file structure and address book from Outlook into T-Bird "hands-free". Totally customizable. I've been using it ever since I switched from IBM OS/2 to Windows almost 15 years ago. 73 de K2ASP

Re: [Elecraft] WTB: Nifty K2 Manual

2021-01-02 Thread Phil Kane
On 1/1/2021 7:35 PM, John Mcclun wrote: Looking for a Nifty K2 manual. If you have please let me know the cost, thank you Ditto for me as well. Serious sellers only, please. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Kane
10 update turning my OS sound selection on after I have turned it to "No Sounds". 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft ma

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Kane
not incidental to legal communication. You hit the nail on the head. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Kane
Bad form. They should know - or be taught - better. Forgive me, I'm and old f*** who's only been licensed 69 years. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington Coun

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Kane
two chairs with one bottom. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Kane
n four or five short easy-to-follow sentences? Maybe this should be included in license review classes. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ El

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Kane
e operator. Using a sound card, specific and limited to the radio use, is a vast improvement over using the OS sounds device to maintain legality. I go one better - I use a specific computer only for ham radio use. Happy New Year. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From

Re: [Elecraft] External sound card advice needed to attach to K3

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Kane
ounds". As both a telecommunications engineer and a communications attorney I have never had to deal with the legality or illegality of "operating system sounds". 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaver

Re: [Elecraft] Genius vs. Stupidity

2020-12-23 Thread Phil Kane
over and over again and expecting different results." 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailm

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Kit Assembly

2020-12-02 Thread Phil Kane
de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] K3- Replacement 12-Volt Power Cable

2020-11-29 Thread Phil Kane
installed is to secure one end of the cable, un-mate the APP housings at the other end, separate the parallel conductors, and twist them together again one over the other as "DIY" twisted pair, then remate the housings. Works fine albeit shortens the cable a bit. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane E

Re: [Elecraft] Sorry

2020-11-27 Thread Phil Kane
other synagogues than mine are handling the pandemic spacing problem, but that doesn't apply to Elecraft... 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

Re: [Elecraft] K2 purchase considered

2020-11-21 Thread Phil Kane
eyesight) I was fortunate to have a local builder (now moved away) assemble my K2 with all the bells and whistles 15 years ago. Even though I can't use it much for the last 8 years (antenna restrictions) I still love it. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing

Re: [Elecraft] Smoke detectors

2020-10-30 Thread Phil Kane
ys and games. The sealed batteries in the ones that we have are replaceable but the cells within them are not. Experience with the "10-year" batteries is that they start getting flaky at about 7-8 years, but the building management is very cooperative about replacing them when they start chirpin

Re: [Elecraft] Question about shipping.

2020-10-09 Thread Phil Kane
On 10/9/2020 9:03 AM, Nr4c wrote: > I take it you didn’t save the one they sent it in. Or you bought a pre-loved > item Or it was built from a kit, as mine was. But I do save shipping boxes, to the chagrin of my wife-- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Cl

Re: [Elecraft] OT: W vs K broadcast station callsigns

2020-10-06 Thread Phil Kane
rd XXXnnnn call letters. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] OT: W vs K broadcast station callsigns

2020-10-06 Thread Phil Kane
efinition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon _

Re: [Elecraft] Something to discuss other than K4

2020-09-24 Thread Phil Kane
e ago. It's "great" that all that time and brain power was spent on rediscovering the wheel. Are chrome-and-vinyl dinette sets still being sold? 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beavert

Re: [Elecraft] Status of Add-ons for K3?

2020-09-20 Thread Phil Kane
record player. We never "colorized ours.. Late 1940s. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.q

Re: [Elecraft] Why predistortion ?

2020-09-15 Thread Phil Kane
ion I was confusing "predistortion" with "pre-emphasis" which in the FM broadcast field refers to the intentional introduction of nonlinear audio frequency response of the transmission chain, recovered by "de-emphasis" in the receivers. Now I understand better what the

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] A Very Quiet Day

2020-09-11 Thread Phil Kane
f insulators. Yet one of the "cures" of QRM from electrical lines is to wash the insulators. Many large utilities have a specialized vehicle for that. We have buried utilities here so there's no insulators to wash.... 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] WWV Time Transmissions

2020-08-31 Thread Phil Kane
as a ploy so that Congress would maintain this funding? > Clever of him. Stir, stir, stir. Glad that smarter heads prevailed. But that "de-funding" and "re-funding" is old news. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest B

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 microphone nut size

2020-08-29 Thread Phil Kane
egal for use in the US. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 microphone nut size

2020-08-28 Thread Phil Kane
On 8/28/2020 1:49 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote: > Metric 6 mm is close enough to thread on but wrong threads per inch? Remember that US electronics is slowly going Metric inch by inch :) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Bea

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 microphone nut size

2020-08-28 Thread Phil Kane
you will have a spare jack when the time comes to replace it. We all learn the hard way sometimes (I plead guilty to that). 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washingt

Re: [Elecraft] OT: RF interference from grow lights (maybe).

2020-08-21 Thread Phil Kane
the years, it's to the advantage of the utility to find and fix such leaks (if that is the problem) because it loses money to have energy delivered to a non-paying load. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washin

Re: [Elecraft] OT construction question

2020-08-17 Thread Phil Kane
e a slightly larger rectangular hole in the panel that will > pass the back part of the APP. All that's left is the mounting holes. > > Here's a picture (link is case-sensitive): > <https://www.qsl.net/k2vco/APP_Holder.jpg> Nice job! 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane (ex-4X4UQ - Ramat G

Re: [Elecraft] K2 transmit limitations

2020-08-11 Thread Phil Kane
does. I'm not saying it's right or wrong - I'm saying that's what it is. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane (Esq / P.E.) Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraf

[Elecraft] [K2] Alinco EMS-14 mic with K2?

2020-08-04 Thread Phil Kane
. It should be plug-and-play compatible using the cables that worked with the Adonis mic but unfortunately the mic does not activate the K2. Does anyone have any experience using the Alinco EMS-14 mic? 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Fores

Re: [Elecraft] what tripod to use?

2020-08-01 Thread Phil Kane
On 8/1/2020 12:24 PM, CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft wrote: > Still quite popular over here, though not as expensive: > https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-rotary-airer-40m/p/0432698 Will it work for bands other than 40m :) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a

Re: [Elecraft] what tripod to use?

2020-07-31 Thread Phil Kane
hangs washing out to dry? As a suburban dweller who has used an electric clothes dryer all of my adult life I haven't seen one of them for many decades. :) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington Count

Re: [Elecraft] Reliable PL-259 UHF connector engagement

2020-07-29 Thread Phil Kane
ound them to prevent a subscriber's fingers from loosening them. It also works on non-"tamper-proof" connectors that are difficult to reach. I have one in my collection. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Sil

Re: [Elecraft] Waterproof SO-239 covers

2020-07-17 Thread Phil Kane
ife > by doing nothing more than that. I apologize to all - I did mis-speak. Just a good "past snug" is about what I meant. And yes, a proper wrap if Rescue Tape will keep it dry - or so my experience has shown. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in th

Re: [Elecraft] Waterproof SO-239 covers

2020-07-16 Thread Phil Kane
rse, does not apply to items that the Postal Service will not handle, such as batteries and corrosive liquids. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ___

Re: [Elecraft] Waterproof SO-239 covers

2020-07-16 Thread Phil Kane
hreads first, then seal them. The sockets & > shells will be pristine when you go to use them. Don't forget to tighten the connector 1/4 turn after "finger tight" with a pair of pliers to make a real seal. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing

[Elecraft] [K2] Interfacing a DTMF Pad

2020-07-14 Thread Phil Kane
?Will a simple Y connection suffice? 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listi

Re: [Elecraft] WTB: *****NIFTY MANUAL FOR K2*****

2020-07-07 Thread Phil Kane
On 7/6/2020 2:02 PM, Wes wrote: > Stopping after your first sentence would have been a good idea. But is it still available from Nifty? I don't think so. If I am wrong I will get one for myself. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon

Re: [Elecraft] Requesting help with computer issue -

2020-06-28 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/28/2020 1:48 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote: > The Cinnamon desktop is more windows-like than Windows 10. It took some doing but I made Win 10 look and feel like "real windows" (Win 7). 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 power cable polarity?

2020-06-27 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/27/2020 5:12 PM, Jay Rutherford wrote: > You really need to check before connecting a power supply. My Tecsun PL600 > charger shows positive on the outside shell. Who ever dreamed that one up?! Telephone industry standards have the negative 48V as the "hot" side. 73 de K

Re: [Elecraft] Requesting help with computer issue -

2020-06-27 Thread Phil Kane
dio stuff - W10 has a will of its own, it seems. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman

Re: [Elecraft] KX2 power cable polarity?

2020-06-27 Thread Phil Kane
. Your multi-meter is your friend. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecra

Re: [Elecraft] Requesting help with computer issue -

2020-06-27 Thread Phil Kane
r laptop without a big screen is a pain. I just up-sized to a 27" - the largest that would fir the geometry of my operating position. Let us know what happens, Ted. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaver

Re: [Elecraft] Computer control software

2020-06-20 Thread Phil Kane
> Have a great weekend all. And to you all as well. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mail

Re: [Elecraft] Data protection and recovery techniques

2020-06-13 Thread Phil Kane
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmf

Re: [Elecraft] Data protection and recovery techniques

2020-06-13 Thread Phil Kane
t past.There is a linux version called NovaBACKUP Data Center that is distro-independent. (No, I don't own stock in NovaStor.) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington Count

Re: [Elecraft] Computer Monitor Recommendations

2020-06-13 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/13/2020 11:20 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > > Did you unplug the  wall wart (or the monitor) from the wall? That PSU, > whether external or built into the monitor, usually a major noise source. In a two-word answer from an experienced RFI chaser -- of course! :) 73 de K2ASP -

Re: [Elecraft] Computer Monitor Recommendations

2020-06-13 Thread Phil Kane
as the next-to-last on the shelf. The guy there said that large screen monitors were going very fast because the work-at-home folks were realizing that a 15" laptop screen just doesn't cut it for all-day use. No EMI that I can detect by on-off testing (there's plenty from other nearby sources).

Re: [Elecraft] Q codes

2020-06-11 Thread Phil Kane
lew of Q-Signals that pertained to commercial message traffic procedure, which also would not come up in our ham QSOs. I forgot most of them by now. :) 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washin

[Elecraft] Fwd: K3 on motorboat.

2020-06-10 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/9/2020 10:53 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >> EE is an art and not science > > That is NOT even slightly true. ART did not put us on the moon or build > the Mars rovers. Engineering is the thoughtful application of scientific > principles and knowledge to solve practical problems. Without science

Re: [Elecraft] K3 on motorboat.

2020-06-10 Thread Phil Kane
If it lives up to its claims, I would consider it as a replacement for my ineffective mag-loop -- until I saw the $6K+ price tag. I have to look over my shoulder (or my checkbook's shoulder) to even scrape up 500 bucks to replace my standby batteries 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s

Re: [Elecraft] OT Bluetooth Serial adapters

2020-06-07 Thread Phil Kane
to use wired accessories. The mouse and the dongle are now being used with a Surface. That leaves the keyboard "stranded". Are "replacement" dongles available so that keyboard can be used with another computer or is the keyboard usable only with that dongle? 73 de K2ASP - Phi

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Birds and DX

2020-06-07 Thread Phil Kane
s exhibit the same reaction about messing with their birds. The wife of one of my ham colleagues is very much a birder and that leads to do some interesting interaction. He put all of his antennas on his van - and no birds perch on it. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >Fro

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Birds and DX

2020-06-07 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/7/2020 7:44 AM, Mike Short wrote: > Make a cage using non-conducting mesh and pvc pipe to put over the antenna. My loop is set on a covered porch. Birds don't rest on it - neither do radio signals (big disappointment documented elsewhere in this reflector). 73 de K2ASP - Phil K

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Birds and DX

2020-06-07 Thread Phil Kane
13 Antennas". The crows loved to dive-bomb and perch on it while ignoring all the other places provided by the antennas and left us plenty of "souvenirs" as a token of their affection.. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon F

Re: [Elecraft] Self-fusing liquid electrical tape

2020-06-05 Thread Phil Kane
nd then another layer of that concrete. Expensive? You betcha, but cheap insurance for sites costing well over a million dollars just for the infrastructure. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington

Re: [Elecraft] Self-fusing liquid electrical tape

2020-06-05 Thread Phil Kane
o through that exercise? 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft H

Re: [Elecraft] Self-fusing liquid electrical tape

2020-06-05 Thread Phil Kane
spect that very few hams, let alone residential or even commercial electricians, would go to that length. My mentor in that area, the late Tom Croda, who during his lifetime was the national expert in comm site power and grounding, would not settle for anything less. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] Self-fusing liquid electrical tape

2020-06-04 Thread Phil Kane
eyes? 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://

Re: [Elecraft] FIXED--was NOT the feedline

2020-06-04 Thread Phil Kane
d skin off an apple and leave the green under-skin intact. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailma

Re: [Elecraft] FIXED--was NOT the feedline

2020-06-04 Thread Phil Kane
On 6/3/2020 9:17 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > It's also FAR easier than 3M mastic tape to open up if you need to > change something. That's what they make X-acto knives for. I never reuse "taken off" tape. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in

Re: [Elecraft] FIXED--was NOT the feedline

2020-06-03 Thread Phil Kane
as bright and shiny as they were when first installed. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mail

Re: [Elecraft] RE; How well does the K3 work with lower power supply voltage . . .

2020-05-30 Thread Phil Kane
y AGM or gel-cell, the only type to use in standby communication battery service? 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] Quiet Ductless HVAC System

2020-05-27 Thread Phil Kane
etting that to happen. The first thing is to get the manufacturer - or the industry as a whole - to admit that there's a problem. Good luck on that one, too. We've fought that on the susceptibility-to-unwanted-pickup aspect for decades with very spotty results. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day

2020-05-25 Thread Phil Kane
jan 27AGM (75 AH) batts. We're planning to move a year from now and I hope that the existing ones will hold out until then. Makes swapping them easy (local pickup from the wholesaler). 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washin

Re: [Elecraft] New Astron Switching PS RFI?

2020-05-17 Thread Phil Kane
de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq

[Elecraft] Fwd: Establishing A New Station

2020-05-14 Thread Phil Kane
ave a better signal with my dummy load at 100 watts. If you are getting good luck you must be doing something right. At east you have the advantage of 34 stories - good for you. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County)

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones

2020-05-10 Thread Phil Kane
I ("Tennessee Valley Indians)? Not since I have been running my K2. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane ARRL Volunteer Counsel __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.h

Re: [Elecraft] Headphones

2020-05-09 Thread Phil Kane
On 5/9/2020 7:08 PM, Nr4c wrote: > Beg to differ. Part 15 devices have no legal protection from interference. You use at your own risk. That's what I said. We deal with that professionally. >> (2) this device must accept any interference received, including >>> interference that may cause

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