Tune into #elecraft channel once in a while - IRC.WorldIRC.ORG

[Rob Lundahl]

Here is a sample conversation from the #elecraft channel.
Try out your irc skills. It would be nice to have a little more activity.

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<n7gmt> well, not at "home" but ... :-)
<nv7f> yes, where can I buy that really small 50 ohm coax used inside
radios for connecting 50 ohm rf points
<n7gmt> that's either RC-174 or RG-316(?) (military equiv.)
<n7gmt> I think wireman carries it - http://wireman.com/
<nv7f> thank you, I will give it a try
<nv7f> don't want to stress the circuit board on this kit
<n7gmt> any place that sells coax will likely have it -- or can get it
<nv7f> only need 18 inches
<n7gmt> rr
<n7gmt> I picked some up at a local electronic supply house
<n7gmt> call around and ask for RG-174
<nv7f> ok great idea, we have standard supply here in salt lake
<nv7f> are you the moderator?
<n7gmt> the military-grade has teflon dialectric, iirc
<n7gmt> nope, just one of the senior flunkies
<n7gmt> yeah, standard should have it, iirc
* n7gmt works in S. Jordan
<nv7f> I build a tenna dipper and it works - maybe there is hope for me
<n7gmt> I got mine from Central Utah down in Provo
<n7gmt> :D
<n7gmt> good luck on that "hope" thing
<nv7f> I have to work up to the elecraft kit status - it may take a while
* n7gmt attended training recently where the pseudo-motto was "I feel
much better now that I have given up hope."
<n7gmt> the mini kits are quite easy
<n7gmt> I have built a KX1 and K2
<nv7f> yes, maybe an atu?
<nv7f> or a signal source generator
<n7gmt> yeah, I've done the T1 -- handheld auto tuner ...
<nv7f> Yes - a want a K2
<nv7f> good qrp rig
<nv7f> do you like the T1
<n7gmt> the only tricky thing (for me) on the T1 was getting the BNC
panel-mount connectors on without melting the dialectric
<nv7f> does it work?
<n7gmt> yes, I do.  it works well, is quite fast, and it fits in your pocket
<nv7f> Thats just what I want
<nv7f> I have gotten some great ideas off the reflector too
<nv7f> Like Kestler 44 solder!
<n7gmt> the T1, combined with the 1:1+4:1 balun (I forget the SKU) is
great for balanced-line doublets and horiz. loops
<n7gmt> yeah, I need to get some kestler ... some day <sigh>
<nv7f> great idea - I am a balanced line type
<n7gmt> "so much time, so little to do ... scratch that; reverse it"
-- Willy Wonka
<nv7f> Also the soldering iron at Circuits Specialist for $40 same as Hakko
<n7gmt> same quality as the Hakko?
<n7gmt> my wife got me a nice Weller station years ago, so I've never
gone shopping.
<nv7f> don't have it yet, go to the web site and check it out - looks
exactly the same
<nv7f> I use the hakko at the lab at the college with all the test equipment
<n7gmt> do you like the Hakko in the lab?
<nv7f> If there was more activity here this irc would grow - but it is
getting it started.
<n7gmt> yeah, we go in little spurts
<nv7f> yes, very much. Very good tips and good temp control. Highly recommended.
<n7gmt> mostly there's about a half-dozen of us that hang out in here
on a regular basis.
<nv7f> I am going to build a DC40A and then a MMR-40 SSB/CW rig.
<n7gmt> good to know @ hakko; I've heard good stuff on the reflector about them
<nv7f> check out ciruit specialists.
<nv7f> it is on the front page. And with a $50 order then give you
what looks like a very nice DVM
<n7gmt> NICE! @ qrpkits.com -- I might have to get those too
<nv7f> I am going to modify the DC40A with a ceramic resonator so I
can plug it farther - make it tunable.
<n7gmt> which reminds me ... I have a 20m RockMite still in kit form
hiding in the basement somewhere. :-/
<nv7f> The MMR-40 is having good success at the build level.
<n7gmt> need to go find that
<nv7f> yes
<nv7f> The DC40A is a good fixed freq rig. 2nd generation
<nv7f> But there is a mod to pull the xtal 2khz with a var capacitor
<n7gmt> that would be handy.
<nv7f> I may post this conversation on the reflector to get people
interested - what do you think?
<n7gmt> no skin off /my/ nose :)
<nv7f> Well I could say here is what's happening on the #elecraft
channel - tune in!
<n7gmt> but then they might show up and I would be forced to ignore them! ;-)
<nv7f> By the way the tenna dipper is a cool little kit - with a pic chip!
<nv7f> It send morse code of the freq of the antenna. Choice of 15wpm and 21wpm
<n7gmt> another project I'd like to pick up
<nv7f> Very useful and easy to build.
<n7gmt> hmm ... no 5WPM eh?
<nv7f> sorry
<nv7f> I admit it - I have to use the 15wpm
<n7gmt> <lol> well, all the more reason to increase my CW skills
<nv7f> It has 4 bands and you just tune till the led goes out - then
press a button and the freq is sent in CW!
<nv7f> Actually it has 8 bands - a high and low range
<nv7f> But you have to realign the osc for each range when switching ranges
<n7gmt> rr
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[Thom LaCosta]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Rob Lundahl wrote:

> Here is a sample conversation from the #elecraft channel.
> Try out your irc skills. It would be nice to have a little more activity.

I suspect that irc may be a foreign concept/territory for many.  I set up an IRC
channel for K3 discussions...and it too could use more activity.

I even made it easier to use it with a web-based interface.
http://www.zerobeat.net/qrp/k3chat.html

I've noticed that some folks like mailing lists and avoid forums and IRC and
vice versa.  I too dumb to discern...so I keep them all open (g).

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