Elecraft CW Net Report for October 15th & 16th, 2006
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Elecraft CW Net Report for October 15th & 16th, 2006
 
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Wow is all I can say.
What a great way to spend a Sunday evening. The NCS hat got bounced around and there were check ins from all over. Then there was Carter, N3AO. Eastern Pennsylvania better watch out! There are buttons popping off this guy's vest. Congratulations to Kay and Carter, they've just become grandparents. A fine baby boy has come into the world. Now it is your duty to spoil him rotten ;) And get him operating QRP of course! A KX1 should be just about the right size for him. Ask Wayne and see what he thinks. Then there was Ray checking in on both bands with his KX1 from North Carolina. I am not sure what he feeds that rig but he somehow manages to break pileups and fight his way through heavy QSB. Must be spinach! On forty meters I had been warned to watch out for Dale, K6PJV, working from Ft. Stevens, Oregon. That is 48 miles from me as the crow flies. He made it but the going was rough. I passed him to Tom for a real check in ;) When Ken checked in on forty I started wondering. Then sure enough I understood; he was running a straight key. Commendable fist too with little notice of the switch from his keyer. True amateur spirit. But I would have to say the same of you all. Very polite, fine operators. Like I said before, what a great way to spend a Sunday evening! On to the lists => On 14050 kHz at 2256z: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 QNI #165!!! Thanks for the help. K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608 You may need to send that rig back to Wayne for special tests :) N6JW - John - CA - K2 - 3290 N3AO - Carter - PA - K2 - 678 Congratulations!! K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398 K5BGB - Rod - TX - K2 - 1126 I heard you at 239. N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031 QNI #135!!! AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 N9SF - Bob - IN - K2 - 5308 KI8JM - Bob - OH - K2 - 3630 K4ZMV - Jim - GA - K2 - 5731 Welcome to ECN! On 7045.5 kHz at 0157z: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 W0CZ - Ken - sunny ND - K2 - 1031 Straight key night is not too far off. K6PJV/7 - Dale - OR - K2 - 5345 AE6GC - Jack - CA - KX1 - 1403 QNI #5! VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 N6JW - John - CA - K2 - 3290 N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 I could just make you out on 40. KJ7BS - Mark - AZ - K2 - 539 QNI #5! K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608 If there are any errors in the above lists please email me the corrections. Thank you for the fun times. One of these days I am going to take this show on the road again. Next week I may be operating from a new location. But that one will only be thirty feet away in my new work area. I think Tom may be jealous though since he uses his bench for building, repairing, and operating. I am in the same boat and am taking steps to give myself plenty of room. I do not like having to move everything multiple times a week to simply work on something else. I will have at least three benches with plenty of shelf space soon. I don't know how long this happy state will last but I will enjoy it until my documentation and projects overrun the space alloted them. Can you imagine having a dedicated operating position? Most of us can only dream. I am not sure how folks in RVs manage. Until next week stay well and stay warm, 73, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
RE: Elecraft CW Net Report for October 15th & 16th, 2006
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It was good to get back on the net. As many of you know, my K2 has been
inoperable for about a year. I had worked with Gary and determined the final transistors were shot. That is where things went terribly wrong. Let me say now, building the Elecraft K2 was my first major build. I had built several smaller, less complex, projects, but this was by far the most intense. The K2 worked the first time out and I loved it. I built it in 1998. I've never done any troubleshooting or repairs or mods to any of my projects, so I have little experience there. In replacing the final transistors and the other parts, I had a difficult time unsoldering the parts for removal (I could not clear the solder from the through holes). I did the absolute wrong thing, I used a very small drill (much smaller than the through holes) between my fingers to remove the solder and open the hole. Unfortunately, this destroyed the through-hole plating and broke the connection between each side of the PCB (I would never have found that, but Gary did). Gary repaired my sloppy repair and made sure K2 # 00539 was in good working order before returning it to me. LESSON # 1: NEVER, NEVER use a drill bit to remove solder. LESSON # 2: Solder wick is, at best, used for removing EXCESS solder, not unsoldering parts. LESSON # 3: Invest in a solder rework station with good suction to remove the solder in through-hole boards. I learn something every time I deal with QRPers. Thanks you to everyone who has shared so much. I will continue to learn from you and maybe some day I can do the same for someone else. Mark Saunders, KJ7BS Glendale, AZ TinyTrak4 Beta Tester Elecraft K2 # 00539 FISTS # 2972 SKCC # 2240 -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Kevin Rock Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:29 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 15th & 16th, 2006 Wow is all I can say. What a great way to spend a Sunday evening. The NCS hat got bounced around and there were check ins from all over. Then there was Carter, N3AO. Eastern Pennsylvania better watch out! There are buttons popping off this guy's vest. Congratulations to Kay and Carter, they've just become grandparents. A fine baby boy has come into the world. Now it is your duty to spoil him rotten ;) And get him operating QRP of course! A KX1 should be just about the right size for him. Ask Wayne and see what he thinks. Then there was Ray checking in on both bands with his KX1 from North Carolina. I am not sure what he feeds that rig but he somehow manages to break pileups and fight his way through heavy QSB. Must be spinach! On forty meters I had been warned to watch out for Dale, K6PJV, working from Ft. Stevens, Oregon. That is 48 miles from me as the crow flies. He made it but the going was rough. I passed him to Tom for a real check in ;) When Ken checked in on forty I started wondering. Then sure enough I understood; he was running a straight key. Commendable fist too with little notice of the switch from his keyer. True amateur spirit. But I would have to say the same of you all. Very polite, fine operators. Like I said before, what a great way to spend a Sunday evening! On to the lists => On 14050 kHz at 2256z: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 QNI #165!!! Thanks for the help. K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608 You may need to send that rig back to Wayne for special tests :) N6JW - John - CA - K2 - 3290 N3AO - Carter - PA - K2 - 678 Congratulations!! K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398 K5BGB - Rod - TX - K2 - 1126 I heard you at 239. N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031 QNI #135!!! AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 N9SF - Bob - IN - K2 - 5308 KI8JM - Bob - OH - K2 - 3630 K4ZMV - Jim - GA - K2 - 5731 Welcome to ECN! On 7045.5 kHz at 0157z: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 W0CZ - Ken - sunny ND - K2 - 1031 Straight key night is not too far off. K6PJV/7 - Dale - OR - K2 - 5345 AE6GC - Jack - CA - KX1 - 1403 QNI #5! VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 N6JW - John - CA - K2 - 3290 N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 I could just make you out on 40. KJ7BS - Mark - AZ - K2 - 539 QNI #5! K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608 If there are any errors in the above lists please email me the corrections. Thank you for the fun times. One of these days I am going to take this show on the road again. Next week I may be operating from a new location. But that one will only be thirty feet away in my new work area. I think Tom may be jealous though since he uses his bench for building, repairing, and operating. I am in the same boat and am taking steps to give myself plenty of room. I do not like having to move everything multiple times a week to simply work on something else. I will have at least three benches with plenty of shelf space soon. I don't know how long this happy state will last but I will enjoy it until my documentation and projects overrun the space alloted them. Can you imagine having a dedicated operating position? Most of us can only dream. I am not sure how folks in RVs manage. Until next week stay well and stay warm, 73, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. 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