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#2581
General Discussion / Re: Intro. Hello across the board.
January 14, 2013, 11:48:40 AM
Welcome aboard  :) Enjoy the forums.

Gil.
#2582
Digital Modes / Re: Winmor, Winlink with my KX3?
January 13, 2013, 06:06:56 PM
Thanks, much appreciated!

Gil.
#2583
General Discussion / Re: Husband hospitalized.
January 13, 2013, 06:05:31 PM
Very sorry for your loss Tess, my condoleances..
Welcome back.

Gil.
#2584
Digital Modes / Winmor, Winlink with my KX3?
January 11, 2013, 02:42:28 PM
Well, I want to set it up for myself.. For Winlink and also experiment with Olivia...

Gil
#2585
Digital Modes / Winmor, Winlink with my KX3?
January 11, 2013, 11:33:16 AM
Excellent, thank you!
Now I need the Winlink box.
Won't be long before I can order one..

Gil
#2586
Digital Modes / Re: Winmor, Winlink with my KX3?
January 11, 2013, 01:13:08 AM
QuoteQuery to #1 geek child-unit is pending.

Thank you! Too bad they don't make a multi-platform version.
Windows sucks, I usually try to stay well away from it...

Gil.
#2587
Digital Modes / Re: Winmor, Winlink with my KX3?
January 10, 2013, 02:54:41 PM
QuoteOn the other hand, you can fully expect to arrange with your fellow preppers or other correspondents to send text-only or even small spreadsheet type files via the radio port like we do now with our small group of PREPNET folks, including Tim, Tom and some others.  Works well and would be especially useful for prepping purposes.

That is the whole point yes..

I don't use Windows, so I need to install it fir$t.

Isn't there some kind of automation with the SDR (KX3 is an SDR) going on to find relay stations?

Anybody has an old genuine XP CD for me?

Thanks!

Gil.
#2588
Digital Modes / Winmor, Winlink with my KX3?
January 09, 2013, 06:12:27 PM
So, in plain English, what do I need to send and receive emails with my KX3?

Gil.
#2589
Morse Code / Re: QRP CW has come a long way
January 09, 2013, 04:24:22 PM
What could be used to build a hand crank or bicycle generator?

Gil.
#2590
Morse Code / Re: QRP CW has come a long way
January 08, 2013, 09:22:48 PM
QuoteI gather you like resonant stuff, but have you ever thought of picking up or building Elecraft's little T1 just to have in the kit?

I have thought about it, yes, and will get one some time. My K1 has the auto tuner, and I will get one for the KX3. I do like resonant antennas, just to squeeze a bit more power out, but sometimes, you just can't reduce SWR... Especially when operating near metal structures, using random wires, antennas on bands they are not designed for, or things that are not supposed to be antennas.!

QuoteWhen I think of what an underpowered radio used to weigh (after being militarized), jeebers.

Speaking about militarized, the only thing I don't like about Elecraft products is their lack of weatherproofing... Other than that, I don't think they have competition out there.

Gil.
#2591
Morse Code / Re: QRP CW has come a long way
January 08, 2013, 07:33:43 PM
Excellent story, thank you! Of course they didn't call it QRP back then, I assume, but it has indeed come a long way. The same principles apply however, mainly, portability.

For me, QRP means just that, small, simple and portable, with low current drain. The low power is a consequence of these requirements. So, when people argue about whether 6W is QRP or not, I roll my eyes... It's not so much about the power, although it is very interesting to see what can be done with very little. If there was a pocket size radio that had a 100W output and drew only a couple amps, I'd be the first one to buy it. We can't change the laws of physics, so it isn't going to happen.

The painting is great by the way, I'd love a print for the shack!

Morse code is also the hero here. There was no technology to encrypt voice back then, or data modes, that I know of... It still works as well today.

I just sold my K2 and my Icom IC-271 to buy the Rolls Royce of QRP radios, the Elecraft KX3. It is awesome! Filtering CW down to 50HZ! I'm in QRP heaven. It outputs 12W, but yes, for me, that is still QRP. On the internal batteries, power is 3-5W. It even allows me to send RTTY or PSK31 using the paddles. Decoded text scrolls on the screen. It's 160-6m, and a 2m module is in the works.

Anyway, I will be ordering a book soon: "The Clandestine Radio Operators" by Jean-Louis Perquin.

QRP is a necessity...

Gil.

#2592
Hello Bob,

The problem with epoxy is that it can't be powder coated.
They have nice Hammertone powders perfect for the task..

Gil.
#2593
Excellent, mine is just a small ammo can.. Make sure the front doors are well connected to the body of the cabinet. Chicken wire would not work, holes are too big. I wouldn't use anything like a mesh anyway. The holes have to be smaller than the wavelength of the "distrubance," or something like that... Anyway, there should be no gaps anywhere...

Gil.
#2594
Man I'd like to have a cabin in Idaho! What's the range with the WiFi?

Gil.
#2595
Well, part one was easy... The wiring is pretty bad. Capacitor leads are not even trimmed. The key jack hole has burrs all around. Now I need to either borrow a torch or get someone who knows what they are doing to fill those holes with a TIG welder. The transformer works, but it is very noisy. Hopefully it will quiet down when bolted back on the chassis. With 120VAC in, I see 640VAC out (320VAC at center tap). The other voltage looks like about 21VAC, which I need to look into..

There is a Yahoo group for the AC-1: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amecoac1/

If anyone knows anything about screen printing on metal cases, please enlight me! Thanks.

Gil.