Re: [Elecraft] Investments

The quilting machine my wife bought when she took it up would buy 2 fully loaded K3s "Contester/DXer" packages. That's just the machine not the fabric or thread. Before she passed I had gotten very well acquainted with the vagaries of quilting thread and fabric retailers. R. Kevin StoverAC0H

Re: [Elecraft] Prospective K4

Amen. R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. "If it doesn't work the first time you push the button it won't work the 20th.Just stop." -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2019 2:57 PM To:

Re: [Elecraft] K3s audio question

It sure does sound like a Skype issue. At work we use Skype and Cisco Webex for remote video display of meetings. In either app if you touch any button on the hardware or software IP phones, even to mute them, the software will mute the presentation. Is the K3s set to beep on button presses?

[Elecraft] KXAT100 Tuner

I must have missed it but I am getting ready to order a KX Line and don't see the KXAT100 option. R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. "If it doesn't work the first time you push the button it won't work the 20th.Just stop."

Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: AX1 Order Page Up but Broken?

Nicely done. Anybody suppose he'll find a more "reputable" mail list to troll on? R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. “If it doesn’t work the first time you push the button it won’t work the 20th…Just stop.” -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On

Re: [Elecraft] searching for post by Wayne n6kr about counterpoise

On the low bands 160/80 nothing beats a Beverage, built correctly. It's a very inefficient antenna and wouldn't radiate worth a crap. On the low bands we're looking for increased signal to noise ratio NOT maximum gain. 160m verticals can be pretty efficient radiators. They stink on receive because

Re: [Elecraft] Why Black

For those of us who are visually challenged black on anything is very tough. The one exception to the rule is computer screens. A black or dark background with light text really helps with the eye strain. I think Elecraft should seriously consider changing the color of the display. Orange

Re: [Elecraft] WWV/WWVH Closure

I assume the RPI is going to have some software that calculates and adjusts automatically on the fly for network latency from said NTP server. Oh by the way most all NTP servers get their time from an NIST time base...NOT GPS. R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. "If it doesn't work

Re: [Elecraft] WWV/WWVH Closure

The GPS system is vulnerable. The systems at NIST aren't nearly as vulnerable. GPS is a navigation system it is not a time keeping system. Every ballistic missile this country still has uses INS not GPS. It's "jam proof". R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. "If it doesn't work the

Re: [Elecraft] DX World Transceiver survey

It doesn't really mean anything. Nobody has ever heard of the website before today and they've got to be giggling about the surge it website hits. Now if this had been done on a high traffic site like QRZ.com and none of the manufacturers in the survey were "major" contributors to the website I

Re: [Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF variety

I used to golf with a guy from work who was ridiculously allergic to bee stings. His wife had to teach me how to hit him with the epi pen in case he got stung. Well...we were sitting back in the cart waiting for the foursome in front to clear the green. He reached down and grabbed his beer and

Re: [Elecraft] Bad KIO3B Board

Have you called Elecraft? R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. "If it doesn't work the first time you push the button it won't work the 20th.Just stop." -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of William Liporace Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 6:46

Re: [Elecraft] [El

Classic pissing contest about whose wire is better. What is the maximum current draw for the amp? #6 AWG copper is rated at 101 amps for chassis wiring and 37 amps for power transmission, not this case. #6 will fit a 75 amp PP connector. (stick it in the hole squeeze it and solder it) and has

Re: [Elecraft] TS520S and KPA500/KAT500

I have run a TS-520 on PSK and MFSK. Diddeling with the mic gain does nothing. I used the ALC out of the rig to control the power. Here is my tune up procedure. SSB mode, tune the final stage for maximum output. Send a tone and adjust the power output by setting the ALC voltage from the 520. I

Re: [Elecraft] Boldly OT: 6 meter Sporadic-E season and the FT-8 microjuggernaut

Just the opposite for me. I make my living in front of a keyboards and four 27" monitors. The absolute last thing I want to do when I get home or on the weekend is sit in front of the computer pounding function keys. I do use a shack computer obviously but just for logging and such. I miss the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 2M module SMA connector loosening

All, SMA's are also supposed to be torqued to 9 lb./in.. They make break over open end torque wrenches to do just that They are spendy so unless your installing hundreds of the things I'd use a deep well socket and a thin combination wrench of appropriate size. I haven't looked at the

Re: [Elecraft] Ham radio as a side dish

And expensive. R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. One of the guys that made sneakernet irrelevant, in my little corner of the world. "If it doesn't work the first time you push the button it won't work the 20th.Just stop." -Original Message- From:

Re: [Elecraft] K3S - To Tune or Not to Tune - That is the question

I believe the K3(s) starts folding back PO at an SWR of 2:1 or higher with 100W out. At 25 - 50W out you may never get to fold back unless your trying to use a light bulb for an antenna (tribute to N6BT). R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. One of the guys that made sneakernet

Re: [Elecraft] FW: How far can the KPA1500 amp be from the PS?

Who said move the amp outside? I said move the power run outside from the room where the panel is to the room that needs it. R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL, FISTS, SKCC, NAQCC. One of the guys that made sneakernet irrelevant, in my little corner of the world. "If it doesn't work the first time you

Re: [Elecraft] How far can the KPA1500 amp be from the PS?

Ed, I live in a 4 level split. Not a good situation for my knees and running power lines. I assume the breaker box is on an outside wall. Here is what I did . I went outside. My shack in on level three, half buried in soil. Ground level comes up to just below the windows. I had an electrician

Re: [Elecraft] Resistor and capacitor installation techniques: trim before or after soldering?

If I remember correctly they got soldered from the top side. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Mark Petrovic Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2018 12:28 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Resistor and

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Postal terminology

This is what we used to send my stepson and nephew care packages when they were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. 5 deployments between them. Mom/Aunt, God rest her soul, was in charge of filling the boxes and I got the PO duty, filling out paperwork and getting more boxes. Two and a half years.

Re: [Elecraft] Who would spend 30 hours+ building an Elecraft K2? (plus: special pricing)

I did in 2007. K2/100 #4684. An hour or so after work each night...maybe not if I had a bad day. Weekends were filled with everything K2/100 and add-ons. Mine is fully "stuffed". Sad part is I couldn't do it again. Since then I have lost about half of my eyesight. A couple of badly detached

Re: [Elecraft] PTT switch for K3

Well...back in the good ole days...yada, yada, yada. I said jack instead of plug. My bad. R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL FISTS NAQCC SKCC -Original Message- From: Dauer, Edward [mailto:eda...@law.du.edu] Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2018 12:38 PM To: ksto...@ac0h.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] PTT switch for K3

I rolled my own. Normally open push button switch built into an old 35mm film container a hunk of RG-174 coax and a 1/4 inch jack. You could spend a ridiculous amount of money and get the official Heil switch which was built into a pistol grip. R. Kevin StoverAC0H ARRL FISTS NAQCC SKCC