[Elecraft] Re: And now, for something completely different - XMTR DISABLER

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

Well, my 2nd thoughts were correct. TEST mode is reset when the K2 is 
turned off, so it cannot be SAVED as the mode of choice.

Sorry.

Tom

N0SS (erroneously) wrote:

>Why not just put it into TEST mode?
>
>Unless they're familiar with the rig, they'll never know how to get it out 
>of that mode.
>
>Come to think of it, I don't recall if TEST mode resets with a power-off 
>or not.
>
>Tom  N0SS
>
>At 04:20 PM 11/12/02, Eric Manning wrote:
>>This is a request for ideas  on  DEGRADING K2 performance. [Thought that 
>>might get your attention =) ]
>>
>>If you travel  internationally with your K2, you may have to enter 
>>countries for which you do not have permission to operate [for instance, 
>>stopovers on the way to your destination]. You could face seizure or 
>>confiscation of your K2 by Customs if you try to enter a country with the 
>>K2 but without such a document, and it is a royal pain to get these 
>>documents. [I just spent 3 months getting one.] It is also just about 
>>impossible to find a safe place to park a K2 in an airport [at least in 
>>the one I'm passing thru], and who wants to send it as checked baggage?? 
>>Not me!
>>
>>The answer , Brett Graham pointed out, is to alter the transmitter so it 
>>cannot transmit, thus making the Customs agents happy. [He suggested 
>>pulling something.]
>>
>>So:  Design Requirement:
>>
>>* Mod to   disable the  transmitter when the mod  is activated.
>>
>>Said activation:
>>
>>* must not completely disable the receiver - airport security wants to 
>>hear that white noise when you turn it on, as proof that it is not a bomb etc
>>
>>* must not require soldering  =)
>>
>>* preferable - but not essential - that it does not require opening up 
>>the box
>>
>>* if a piece is removed, it should be small and light so it can be tucked 
>>away in a wallet or pocket. It would be even nicer if it was something 
>>easily replaced locally -- like a fuse.
>>
>>*mod must be easily de-activated when it comes time to operate.
>>
>>Thoughts???