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I didn't know Marlon Brando was a ham... his call was KE6PZH / FO5GJ.
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Interesting. I suspected he might be a ham from the fact that I saw a 6 element beam on his property from a news helicopter flyover on the morning after he died. I looked up the name in the online callbook, but didn't find it, so I fugured the beam must belong to one of his staff. Does anyone know anyone who ever worked him? jw -------Original Message------- From: David Walker Date: 07/14/04 06:59:52 To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] Famous Ham I didn't know Marlon Brando was a ham... his call was KE6PZH / FO5GJ. Dave. _______________________________________________ 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. 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 |
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In reply to this post by David Walker-8
To all fo you out there interested in famous Hams; then please check out
this URL http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html Wayne and Eric, I think I'm going to have to have Gerry add your names and calls to the list! 73 de Larry W2LJ - Vivat Morse! © ® [hidden email] http://www.qsl.net/w2lj ARRL Lifemember QRP ARCI #4488 NJQRP #47 FISTS #1469 QRP-L #778 FP #612 QRPp-I #759 ARS #1528, AmQRP, CQC #746 K1 #1647 - K2 #4090 for QRP Icom IC-751A for QRO Butternut HF9V and G5RV antennas _______________________________________________ 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 |
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In reply to this post by David Walker-8
I know Joe Walsh from the Eagles is an active ham. I was thrilled to have rx'ed an email from him a few years ago. He's a Colin's collector and does alot of 10mx AM ops.
Cheers all, Dave. _______________________________________________ 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 |
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In reply to this post by N5DWI (ex-K5HOQ)
David
Extract from the RSGB news:-- One of the best-known names in cinematic as well as amateur radio circles, actor Marlon Brando, died on the 1st of July at the age of 80. Known to hams world-wide as KE6PZH and FO5GJ, Brando is listed on the FCC database as Martin Brandeaux. He was on the air occasionally through the years with his FO5 callsign from his private island in French Polynesia. In an interview with Larry King on CNN recorded in 1994 and shown again this week, Brando confirmed his continued interest in amateur radio. In response to a caller's question, he said amateur radio provided him with the opportunity to "just be himself". Peter GM8GAX K" #4027 ----- Original Message ----- From: "N5DWI" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Famous Ham > > Interesting. > > I suspected he might be a ham from the fact that I saw a > 6 element beam on his property from a news helicopter > flyover on the morning after he died. > > I looked up the name in the online callbook, but didn't find it, > so I fugured the beam must belong to one of his staff. > > Does anyone know anyone who ever worked him? > > jw > > -------Original Message------- > > From: David Walker > Date: 07/14/04 06:59:52 > To: [hidden email] > Subject: [Elecraft] Famous Ham > > I didn't know Marlon Brando was a ham... his call was KE6PZH / FO5GJ. > > > Dave. > _______________________________________________ > 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. Change, sub, unsub etc.): 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. 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 |
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In reply to this post by Larry Makoski W2LJ
Eric is on the list. Where is Wayne?
I also found an old friend of mine from Wisconsin. The Banjo Man, Rich Richelieu great guy. I never knew he was a radio amateur though. Made very nice banjos in Oregon, Wisconsin for years. He used to play at all our "family" get togethers. Kevin. KD5ONS On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:18:56 -0400, Lawrence Makoski <[hidden email]> wrote: > To all fo you out there interested in famous Hams; then please check out > this URL > > http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html > > Wayne and Eric, I think I'm going to have to have Gerry add your names > and calls to the list! > > 73 de Larry W2LJ - Vivat Morse! © ® > > [hidden email] > http://www.qsl.net/w2lj 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 |
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In reply to this post by Larry Makoski W2LJ
On Jul 14, 2004, at 3:18 PM, Lawrence Makoski wrote: > To all fo you out there interested in famous Hams; then please check > out > this URL > > http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html > > Wayne and Eric, I think I'm going to have to have Gerry add your names > and calls to the list! <blush> Not until my music career takes off, OK? :) Wayne --- http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ 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 |
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In reply to this post by Peter Howson
OK you Elecraft gurus, I've got one for you:
K2/100 #3664 with all mods to date, all options installed, using KAT-100 tuner. Normal assembly, amplifier in the radio box, tuner in the skinny package underneath the radio. Antenna is a random vertical loop, about 125 feet or so around, peak at about 50 feet. Feeding with coax, and have a ferrite choke at the feedpoint. I'm not sure that has anything to do with it, since my previous antenna was a 100 foot wire fed against radials, and problem was also occurring. At first I suspected RF into the power supply or radio, but now I'm not sure. The main reason I suspect RF is that the problem goes away if I use a dummy load. It also occurs on two different power supplies. Occurs most notably on 40 meters. Power set to max will make it occur every time, reducing the power will reduce the occurrences until at about 25 watts it does not occur. On RTTY, any transmission longer than about 7 or 8 seconds causes the K2 to demand an approximately 35 amp current spike from the power supply just after the K2 returns to receive mode. This causes the supply voltage to drop to about 8 volts, so the K2 does a sort of power up reset (Elecraft in the display, frequency changes to the remembered power up frequency, etc.). I'm monitoring the supply current with a sense resistor (0.03667 ohms) using a scope in differential mode to monitor the voltage across the resistor. If the transmission is less than the 7 or 8 seconds, no problem. The current spike starts about 1.5 to 2 ms after the K2 returns to receive mode, and the high current lasts about 2 ms, tapering off a bit before it returns to normal receive current. The power supply recovers pretty quickly, the whole glitch is over in 3 ms. I think the only reason the glitch stops is that the K2 reset puts it back in receive mode and shuts off whatever is pulling the current. This supply is an Astron RS-35A with all the recommended RF bypassing done. I have an MFJ 25 amp switching supply, and the problem also occurs, although the current spike is obviously big enough to drive that supply into total shutdown. Regular key down transmit current is about 15 amps. This will naturally also occur with the radio in SSB mode putting in the RTTY tones. I also duplicated it using just a plain tone into the microphone. This problem does not occur in CW mode. I can leave a full power carrier on as long as I want and no problem on return to receive. Some other observations: if I disconnect the KAT-100 and use an external tuner on the antenna, the problem goes away. When the radio returns to receive mode, the bargraph seems to take about a half second to go down to zero. On CW I notice that the bargraph instantly falls to zero when you come out of tune mode. Also, sometimes when I activate the RTTY tones, it seems that the power control has lost control, since I get about 170 watts out (read on external wattmeter). This doesn't happen every time, and I haven't figured out exactly what triggers it. Sometimes it settles out at 110 watts just fine. This really smells like RF getting in somewhere, but I can't figure what it's doing to the radio to begin to try and choke it off. All the audio cables have chokes/shielding/beads/bypasses. Looking at the KPA-100 schematic, it would seem that the only devices capable of that kind of a current spike are the finals or the TR switch diodes, and I can't figure how they would be turning on on the return-to-receive cycle. It seems like some sort of stored energy being dissipated as the transmitter is shut off. I'm leaning toward the SSB module since there is no problem in CW mode ( I know, just stay on CW!!), but I can't make the connection between the SSB module and the PA.. Any ideas you folks can toss my way I'd appreciate. Since I didn't have any problems in the initial construction, I didn't get to dig into the schematics the way some of you have. I'm hoping someone can take all these pieces and complete the puzzle. tnx, Ken K6MR _______________________________________________ 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 |
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> This really smells like RF getting in somewhere, but I can't figure what > it's doing to the radio to begin to try and choke it off. All the audio > cables have chokes/shielding/beads/bypasses. Looking at the KPA-100 > schematic, it would seem that the only devices capable of that kind of a > current spike are the finals or the TR switch diodes, and I can't figure > how they would be turning on on the return-to-receive cycle. It seems > like some sort of stored energy being dissipated as the transmitter is > shut off. I'm leaning toward the SSB module since there is no problem > in CW mode ( I know, just stay on CW!!), but I can't make the connection > between the SSB module and the PA.. > Any ideas you folks can toss my way I'd appreciate. Since I didn't have > any problems in the initial construction, I didn't get to dig into the > schematics the way some of you have. I'm hoping someone can take all > these pieces and complete the puzzle. > tnx, > Ken K6MR You are certainly digging into this one ! Don't know if it may help, but as you are heading towards RF feedback thru the SSB module you might like to try a mod that I put in my K2. I was getting RF into the KSB2 on 40m despite good external decoupling. I added a 1mH RF choke in series with the input to U3 (pin 4) and a 0.001uF between pin 4 and ground. It got rid of the problem. Worth a try, and will do no harm. Let us know how you get on. 73 Stewart G3RXQ _______________________________________________ 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 |
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