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I just placed the order for the 100 watt amp.
I figured if I want to rag chew on CW I might need more then the 12 to 14 watts of basic K2. Besides, the Elecraft stuff is so fun to build! Despite being sick all week and having a death in the family, I have been speeding up my CW copy, with only numbers and really poor sending being a problem now. I sent an Email to Jack Smith about a Z90 panadaptor kit, but there are none left. That would have been just the thing to go with the homebrew receivers and the K2. Has anyone built the kpa100 and the high power auto ant tuner into a standalone remote package? Is that possible? Thanks for any info, Brett N2DTS _______________________________________________ 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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Brett gazdzinski wrote: > I sent an Email to Jack Smith about a Z90 panadaptor kit, > but there are none left. > That would have been just the thing to go with the homebrew receivers > and the K2. > > > For Brett and the list. Yes, all the Z90/91 kits are spoken for. However, if there is enough demand, there might be a "son of Z90" kit later this year, more aimed at the K2 user, with reduced price and simplified functionality. It would also include an updated K2 IF buffer output board, perhaps slightly reduced in size via more components on the bottom. Whether this happens will depend on expressions of interest. I have a two simple projects to wrap up to show at Dayton (the Z1502 TDR adapter and, of more interest to the K2 community, the Z100 LED Tuning Bar CW and RTTY tuning aid, currently undergoing beta testing). So, if enough K2'ers want a panadapter I'll work on the new edition. Way too early for detailed information, other than it will likely have one selectivity position, around 2 KHz BW and will scan 500 KHz at max and perhaps 50 KHz at minimum. It will not have the signal generator output and will be capable of working with perhaps 2 IF frequencies, and those IF frequencies will be determined by a combination of hardware and software, i.e., no DDS in this model, as a cost-reduction feature. It will have software similar to the Z90-Control version 2.0, including "point and shoot" tuning for K2 transceivers. I would like to package it in a case similar in styling to the K2, but that's a real price point problem for the small volume I anticipate. If you want to see this happen, send me a message expressing your interest in purchasing such a kit, assuming a reasonable price. And, tell me how important it is to you to (a) have an LCD display versus computer-only and (b) would you be willing to pay an extra $75 for a K2-styled enclosure. (This also limits the size of the LCD, but that's probably necessary in the first place for reduced price design.) Jack K8ZOA www.cliftonlaboratories.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 Brett gazdzinski-2
Hi Brett,
First, my condolences to you and your family for the recent death in your family. I split my kpa100 into an EC2 enclosure with the kat100 this past winter. If you search the reflector archives, you will find lots of info for doing this. I used the info found on Lyle Johnson's KK7P website: http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html. It contains a very detailed explanation with lots of pictures. Placing the kpa100 with the kat100 is very slick in that the RF and AUX BUS connections are internal between the two boards. It is a very neat looking setup. My design considerations were to allow me to remove the basic K2 from my setup for portable ops without some of the hassle of exchanging the tops (not that it is that much of a hassle). I also added the KB2 battery option and KAT2 to my basic K2 at the same time. Works well for me - YMMV. 73, Dave W8FGU > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] [mailto:elecraft- > [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Brett gazdzinski > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:17 AM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: [Elecraft] ordered the kpa100 > > I just placed the order for the 100 watt amp. > I figured if I want to rag chew on CW I might need more then > the 12 to 14 watts of basic K2. > > Besides, the Elecraft stuff is so fun to build! > > Despite being sick all week and having a death in the family, > I have been speeding up my CW copy, with only numbers and > really poor sending being a problem now. > > I sent an Email to Jack Smith about a Z90 panadaptor kit, > but there are none left. > That would have been just the thing to go with the homebrew receivers > and the K2. > > Has anyone built the kpa100 and the high power auto ant tuner > into a standalone remote package? > Is that possible? > > Thanks for any info, > Brett > N2DTS > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Brett gazdzinski-2
Hi Jack,
I'm definitely interested in the K2 version panadapter. How about designing it to fit in the Elecraft EC2 case and selling the boards & components and let the buyer do the packaging. Shouldn't be a big deal for a kit builder to put a few holes in a case to mount the controls and connectors. No built in display needed if you can use a pc as the display. Keep us posted. See you in Dayton. Ken, KB8KE K2 #5534 ----- Original Message ---- From: Jack Smith <[hidden email]> To: Brett gazdzinski <[hidden email]> Cc: [hidden email] Sent: Monday, April 9, 2007 10:29:33 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ordered the kpa100 Brett gazdzinski wrote: > I sent an Email to Jack Smith about a Z90 panadaptor kit, > but there are none left. > That would have been just the thing to go with the homebrew receivers > and the K2. > > > For Brett and the list. Yes, all the Z90/91 kits are spoken for. However, if there is enough demand, there might be a "son of Z90" kit later this year, more aimed at the K2 user, with reduced price and simplified functionality. It would also include an updated K2 IF buffer output board, perhaps slightly reduced in size via more components on the bottom. Whether this happens will depend on expressions of interest. I have a two simple projects to wrap up to show at Dayton (the Z1502 TDR adapter and, of more interest to the K2 community, the Z100 LED Tuning Bar CW and RTTY tuning aid, currently undergoing beta testing). So, if enough K2'ers want a panadapter I'll work on the new edition. Way too early for detailed information, other than it will likely have one selectivity position, around 2 KHz BW and will scan 500 KHz at max and perhaps 50 KHz at minimum. It will not have the signal generator output and will be capable of working with perhaps 2 IF frequencies, and those IF frequencies will be determined by a combination of hardware and software, i.e., no DDS in this model, as a cost-reduction feature. It will have software similar to the Z90-Control version 2.0, including "point and shoot" tuning for K2 transceivers. I would like to package it in a case similar in styling to the K2, but that's a real price point problem for the small volume I anticipate. If you want to see this happen, send me a message expressing your interest in purchasing such a kit, assuming a reasonable price. And, tell me how important it is to you to (a) have an LCD display versus computer-only and (b) would you be willing to pay an extra $75 for a K2-styled enclosure. (This also limits the size of the LCD, but that's probably necessary in the first place for reduced price design.) Jack K8ZOA www.cliftonlaboratories.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 _______________________________________________ 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 Dave Van Wallaghen
Additionally, I believe all the Elecraft documentation (for the KPA100
and the KAT100) now cover mounting these in the second enclosure. David Wilburn [hidden email] K4DGW K2 #5982 Dave Van Wallaghen wrote: > Hi Brett, > > First, my condolences to you and your family for the recent death in your > family. > > I split my kpa100 into an EC2 enclosure with the kat100 this past winter. If > you search the reflector archives, you will find lots of info for doing > this. I used the info found on Lyle Johnson's KK7P website: > http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html. > > It contains a very detailed explanation with lots of pictures. Placing the > kpa100 with the kat100 is very slick in that the RF and AUX BUS connections > are internal between the two boards. It is a very neat looking setup. > > My design considerations were to allow me to remove the basic K2 from my > setup for portable ops without some of the hassle of exchanging the tops > (not that it is that much of a hassle). I also added the KB2 battery option > and KAT2 to my basic K2 at the same time. Works well for me - YMMV. > > 73, > Dave W8FGU > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [hidden email] [mailto:elecraft- >> [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Brett gazdzinski >> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:17 AM >> To: [hidden email] >> Subject: [Elecraft] ordered the kpa100 >> >> I just placed the order for the 100 watt amp. >> I figured if I want to rag chew on CW I might need more then >> the 12 to 14 watts of basic K2. >> >> Besides, the Elecraft stuff is so fun to build! >> >> Despite being sick all week and having a death in the family, >> I have been speeding up my CW copy, with only numbers and >> really poor sending being a problem now. >> >> I sent an Email to Jack Smith about a Z90 panadaptor kit, >> but there are none left. >> That would have been just the thing to go with the homebrew receivers >> and the K2. >> >> Has anyone built the kpa100 and the high power auto ant tuner >> into a standalone remote package? >> Is that possible? >> >> Thanks for any info, >> Brett >> N2DTS >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > 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 Jack Smith-6
I would take one if it worked on the K2 and the
455 kHz of the homebrew receivers. I would use it mostly on the AM mode, those steady carriers show up real well on a panadaptor! I don't need anything fancy, but would want a built in screen. A case is not important, it would be kind of cool to build it into the receivers themselves. A tube AM receiver with a digital readout and a panadaptor, what a mix of old and new! Brett N2DTS > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Smith [mailto:[hidden email]] > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:30 AM > To: Brett gazdzinski > Cc: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ordered the kpa100 > > > > Brett gazdzinski wrote: > > I sent an Email to Jack Smith about a Z90 panadaptor kit, > > but there are none left. > > That would have been just the thing to go with the homebrew > receivers > > and the K2. > > > > > > > For Brett and the list. Yes, all the Z90/91 kits are spoken for. > > However, if there is enough demand, there might be a "son of Z90" kit > later this year, more aimed at the K2 user, with reduced price and > simplified functionality. It would also include an updated K2 > IF buffer > output board, perhaps slightly reduced in size via more components on > the bottom. > > Whether this happens will depend on expressions of interest. I have a > two simple projects to wrap up to show at Dayton (the Z1502 > TDR adapter > and, of more interest to the K2 community, the Z100 LED Tuning Bar CW > and RTTY tuning aid, currently undergoing beta testing). > > So, if enough K2'ers want a panadapter I'll work on the new > edition. Way > too early for detailed information, other than it will likely > have one > selectivity position, around 2 KHz BW and will scan 500 KHz > at max and > perhaps 50 KHz at minimum. It will not have the signal > generator output > and will be capable of working with perhaps 2 IF frequencies, > and those > IF frequencies will be determined by a combination of hardware and > software, i.e., no DDS in this model, as a cost-reduction feature. > > It will have software similar to the Z90-Control version 2.0, > including > "point and shoot" tuning for K2 transceivers. I would like to > package it > in a case similar in styling to the K2, but that's a real price point > problem for the small volume I anticipate. > > If you want to see this happen, send me a message expressing your > interest in purchasing such a kit, assuming a reasonable price. And, > tell me how important it is to you to (a) have an LCD display versus > computer-only and (b) would you be willing to pay an extra $75 for a > K2-styled enclosure. (This also limits the size of the LCD, > but that's > probably necessary in the first place for reduced price design.) > > > > Jack K8ZOA > www.cliftonlaboratories.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 Brett gazdzinski-2
Thanks. Its been a rough week. Thanks for the link, I saw that before but did not know how to get back to it. Looks very sharp, I could put the amp/tuner away on the floor out of the way, and could still use the basic K2 barefoot. And I suppose you can change things around and put the amp in the K2 when you wanted to... Very flexible! Brett N2DTS > > Hi Brett, > > First, my condolences to you and your family for the recent > death in your > family. > > I split my kpa100 into an EC2 enclosure with the kat100 this > past winter. If > you search the reflector archives, you will find lots of info > for doing > this. I used the info found on Lyle Johnson's KK7P website: > http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html. > > It contains a very detailed explanation with lots of > pictures. Placing the > kpa100 with the kat100 is very slick in that the RF and AUX > BUS connections > are internal between the two boards. It is a very neat looking setup. > > My design considerations were to allow me to remove the basic > K2 from my > setup for portable ops without some of the hassle of > exchanging the tops > (not that it is that much of a hassle). I also added the KB2 > battery option > and KAT2 to my basic K2 at the same time. Works well for me - YMMV. > > 73, > D _______________________________________________ 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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