Just as the 160 meter contest was starting my shack computer crashed big time (
power supply failure) . I unpacked my other computer, loaded and configured
software, installed drivers for usb to serial cables and then it was time to
give it a quick test before contesting. My dummy load was still
As Jim mentions, this is a good article worth saving and it includes one of my
favorite and often used antenna, the 20 meter EDZ - 86 feet long. I have also
used this antenna on bands above 20 meters and on 10 it produces a nice
clover-leaf pattern with gain. I had two of these at right angles t
After the CQWW 160 contest this past weekend, I checked my signals on the
Reverse Beacon Network and it appeared that the AC0C skimmer (545 miles NW of
me) was picking up a spur on 1855.7 kHz! This occurred only at the AC0C skimmer
and did not show on any other skimmers and only when I was runni
After reading everyone's posts (THANKS!) and doing a bit more digging, I found
this on the reverse beacon web
page:http://content.reversebeacon.net/sites/reversebeacon.net/files/users/user3/The%20RBN%20and%20You.pdf
About half way down, "Images from mis-adjusted receivers – two spots, same
call,
In suburbia Houston, I was fortunate to have some nice very tall pine trees in
which I had an inverted L with one elevated radial (up 20') bent to fit the 60'
x 90' lot. It was fed through a ferrite bead balun. Power output was 600 watts.
The rx antenna was a K9AY and one side of the rx antenna
I use the HiQ 4-80 with a 2' mast extender mounted on the back bumper of a
F150. At the base of the antenna I have a hb box of six relays to switch in the
appropriate capacitors to match the feed point impeadance and I use the
Ameritron SDC-102 memory controller that does a good job of going to
I have found Ham sticks work fine on 20 and up but I won't talk about what
happen to a 75 meter ham stick we were tinkering with and forgot to turn off
the mobile amp!
On Fri, 4/1/16, Jim Brown wrote:
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Mobile operation "bi
I just set up to operate in the 6 meter contest and after no contacts, trying
with two different microphones (first the Elecraft mic, then a Heil mic) on the
front panel, a check with a local said he only hears white noise when I
transmit. I am missing something. I am transmitting into a 2 eleme
Yes, Higher at night than during the day. We did have rain move through Friday
and Sunday here in East TN. NR in K3 helped a lot.
73, Mike
On Monday, November 26, 2018 6:35 PM, Robert G Strickland
wrote:
Was it me/here, or did others encounter high band noise conditions
during the CW
I use an 1/8 wavelength top-loaded vertical up a tree with one 1/8 wavelength
elevated radial. I had it tuned dead on at 1830 and it works quite well for
what it is BUT with the rain the last several nights, the ground is wet, tree
is wet, antenna is wet, the 1:1 SWR point moved down about 50 kH
I am not sure what kind (size, shape) of Li batteries are in the KX2 but as a
caver I use 18650 Li batteries in my lights. I have found the Nitecore D4
intelligent charger that works on both 120 VAC and 13 VDC that does a good job
of charging a variety of Li and Ni-cad batteries either at home o
http://novel.gatecreeper.com
Mike Furrey
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Suddenly my K3, upon touching the key will power off. When I power on, I can
make a contact or two and then off again. This started with three hours to go
in FD (operating 1D at home). Checking the archives it seemed it was a thermal
problem so I partially disassembled the radio, cleaned out dus
As an avid caver (ham radio got me into caving 50 years ago ... another story)
here are a couple of links to what hams have done underground. The big
drawbacks are cost and hauling the gear. Currently a group is investigating
using the family radios for digipeating. http://aprs.org/cave-link.htm
Check INRAD on the Vibroplex web page. They have the adapter, very well
assembled at a very reasonable price.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:26 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
I have my father's Heil headsets and he
had an Icom adapter for it. I'm only using
Elecraft from now on
I will do my darnedest to stick around 'till have the sun's life has been
reached ... or at least to go fishing with Leroy.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Thursday, January 26, 2017 8:27 PM, lmarion wrote:
When stars reach middle age, half of ~10 billion for our sun,they phase into
a state where
I have been using that Powerwerx power supply since before Elecraft started
listing them on their web page and it is a good, quiet power supply. I use a
big linear power supply at home and the Powerwerx unit for portable operations
since it is a good compact supply. I got one for my newly licens
00 and
the LDG 200pro antenna tuner.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Monday, February 13, 2017 2:33 PM, Bob Steding
wrote:
Is there a problem using the Powerwerx to power both the K3S and the KAT500,
or would I need a second Powerwerx?
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Mike Furrey wrote:
I have
I have not but you certainly can do it. The length of the tube will determine
the peak resonant frequency and you would have to experiment with the length to
tune it to the pitch you like best to listen to.
Remember the days you would blow across a bottle to make a tone? The more you
drank out
I have had the Comet analyzer for a year. Although a bit pricey for the number
of functions, what it does, it does very well and is a very solid, well built,
and easy to use device. With that said, I will add a VNA unit to my arsenal of
analyzers soon.
It sure would not hurt my feeling to see
I finally figured it out ... I was making a few Qs but the received signals
were so so weak ... I made sure ATT was off, had preamp on, checked antennas,
plugs, switches, etc and I had written it off that the bands were just really
bad. Then I saw it ... some how I had pushed in the RX ANT butto
Hi!It must be something simple I am missing but for some reason, I cannot get
the K3 to transmit RTTY from MMTTY only on 30 meters. I have checked all
settings but nothing. It is fine on 160 - 6 meters (just checked) but on 30,
nothing. If I unplug the cables from the computer and use the keyer
Mode is also
FSK-RTTY. I think that’s a ‘by band’ configuration.
Just an idea ...
-- Mike Flowers, K6MKF, NCDXC - "It's about DX!"
> On Mar 14, 2018, at 4:25 PM, Mike Furrey wrote:
>
> Hi!It must be something simple I am missing but for some reason, I cannot get
&
The 12AT7 sounds familiar in that multivibrator circuit. Was it built from a
schematic in an older handbook? I have some from that era in my storage unit.
The next time I am there (next week) I can dig one out and look.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Monday, May 15, 2017 10:41 AM, Russ wrote:
Fol
Hi Jorge,The "Y"connector will not work, There is a very specific connector
with three rings and a tip needed for that single new style jack on the laptops
because that jack incorporates both a mono input for the mic and a stereo
output for the headphones. A very specific connector I found that
Hello Mike
thanks very much for the informations
Is this one?
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-PCV-05-Combo-Adapter/dp/B00IM36VU0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502546701&sr=8-2&keywords=sennheiser+pcv+05+combo+audio+adapter
73,Jorge
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A friend bought a HiQ to put on his own car. His wife took one look at it and
said, "OH HELL NO!" It now resides on my pickup.
Stealth and mobile are two words that don't go together.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Saturday, August 19, 2017 7:49 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
I can’t believe you still
When I moved from Houston and house with beams to a Florida apartment but with
a big tree outside my door, I ordered the KAT3A. The KAT3 made easy work of my
stealth antenna on 40-6 meters.
Yes, I have a manual tuner and yes I have an LDG 200Pro auto-tuner but the
KAT3A was a huge convenience. G
I use a pair of old radio shack minus 7. Not only do they sound good but also
look good with the K3.
73, Mike WA5POK
--
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 4:16 PM PST Bob Gibson via Elecraft wrote:
> What seems to be the best speaker for the k3? I'm using a A-COM and I am
>j
What Jim said. I use a Shure 444D that I have had for 45 years. Not only do I
get good audio reports but it looks pretty good next to the K3.
73 Mike WA5POK
--
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 11:03 AM PST Jim Brown wrote:
>On Mon,2/9/2015 10:26 AM, David Hay wrote:
>> I want
I use a 50 year old Shure 444D, I did make an adapter from the K3 to the 1/4
phono plug on the Shure. Works FB not to mention it matches the K3 pretty well.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 11:41 AM, "d...@lightstream.net"
wrote:
Hello Gordon,
I've been using the Heil HM-12 wi
Go with the powerwerx unit. I have, it is a very good, compact power supply.
http://www.powerwerx.com/power-supplies/?gclid=CMD4tdLG8sACFc1i7AodNwMAqw
73, Mike WA5POK
On Sunday, September 21, 2014 10:37 AM, Jeff Herr wrote:
this one is smaller. http://www.gammaresearch.net/hps-1a.ht
I have fixed two broken Heil headsets with copious amount of JB weld. Looks
like ... well anyway that worked well. They never broke again at those spot.
I bought an aviation headset dirt cheap at an estate sale and converted it for
ham usage. That thing will never fail.
73, Mike WA5POK
My K3 will be on in WTX section this weekend as W5ACQ
73, Mike WA5POK
On Friday, November 6, 2020, 01:02:03 PM EST, Ken Widelitz
wrote:
Please exercise your Elecraft radios of any denomination this weekend in CW
Sweepstakes, even if you are not a "contester," Sweepstakes starts 2100
Hi All!A few months ago I acquired a used K2, s/n 13xx, firmware 2.04, and the
sidetone setting is U8-2 but I do not have any sidetone and no matter which
hoop I jump through in the menu system, I cannot get the sidetone to function.
The radio would not let me make the change to U6-25 no matter
For a desk mic, I use a Shure 444D. Not only do I get good audio reports but
it looks pretty good with the K3.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Friday, November 1, 2024 at 11:14:11 AM CDT, Bob McGraw
wrote:
I'm using a Shure SM-58 for the mike and a foot switch to handle the
PTT. I get "great au
I use a K3 barefoot ... 100 W in contests and I am amazed that the number of
Asian stations that call in running QRP. May have to dust off the K2 for a
contest.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Monday, December 30, 2024 at 02:48:50 PM EST, Gerry leary via Elecraft
wrote:
Hello Ted, I’m right there
Good Morning Roger!
I have almost the exact same thing except mine is on the front panel.I made
adapters to use the 444 with my K3, Swan 140, Yaesu rigs, and Collins.
73, Mike WA5POK
On Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 06:59:11 PM CDT, Jim Brown
wrote:
On 6/22/2025 3:38 PM, Roger Rose wrote:
I WAS going to do a 1B from my Terlingua property BUT with all the rain as of
late in this WTX desert and the possibility of getting stuck in that awful
bentonite clay, I am plopping the K3 on the dinning room table and battery on
the dinning room floor and operate 1E from the comfort of my hou
I kept a rig in my classroom, always on in the background at very low volume.
I had a small display of QSL cards and envelops with stamps. I also kept an old
Hammarlund HQ150 in the room and would let a student tune in a SW broadcast
station to listen to while they worked on labs. That generate
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