[Elecraft] BUG NIGHT

[EricJ]

I had a less charitable play on the word "Shifter" when I was using it. 

Thanks to Don, W3FPR, my 50 dollar Drake 2-NT now has a $600 VFO! At his
suggestion, I connected my K2 to the DL1 with a BNC T-fitting. I connected
the 3rd leg through an 0,01 uf cap to the Crystal socket on the front of the
2-NT. I set the power to 0.1 watts which gave me about 2v rms and generated
a nice clean full power signal from the Drake.

I still haven't solved how to key the K2 on from the 2-NT, though. There's a
VFO Key jack on the back of the 2-NT for just such a purpose, but I don't
think the K2 is going to like having 100 volts on the key input.

Just for fun, here is a picture of my Drake 2-line with K2 all lashed up
with a bizillion little jumpers to get it working:

http://www.ke6us.com/boatanchors.htm

Scroll down to the Drake 2-NT section.

Eric
KE6US
www.ke6us.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Westover [mailto:Westalto at worldnet.att.net] 
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 3:30 PM
To: EricJ; 'Darwin, Keith'; Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT

I always called it a Meissner Signal Drifter ;-).

Doug
W6JD
----- Original Message -----
From: "EricJ" <eric_csuf at hotmail.com>
To: "'Darwin, Keith'" <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com>;
<Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT


> I'll be there with my Speed-X key, Drake 2-NT and 2-B. I'll be 
> rock-bound since I haven't been able to find a VFO that costs less 
> than the
transmitter
> itself, but I did it 48 years ago, I can stand it for one night.
>
> Hmmm, I wonder if I could throttle back the K1 and use it as a 40m 
> VFO. In the 60's, I used to work QRP with my Meissner Signal Shifter 
> (an
appropriate
> name if I ever heard one) loaded directly into an antenna.
>
> Eric
> KE6US
> www.ke6us.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Darwin, Keith
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:05 PM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT
>
> SKN - I thought it stood for "Straight Key Night".
>
> I suppose there's room for bugs & such but to me that is getting away 
> from the "make CW with no crutches" thought.  It DOES work into the 
> nostalgia
of
> the evening though so if you're there with your old bug, I'll do my 
> best
to
> work you :-)
>
> I can't wait!  I've recently re-discovered how much fun a straight key is.
> I've been using it almost as much as my paddles.
>
> SKN - I can't wait!!!
>
> - Keith -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Indy
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 2:41 PM
> To: foc_members at yahoogroups.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net; 
> Key-Folks at googlegroups.com
> Subject: [Elecraft] BUG NIGHT
>
> New Year's Eve is traditionally is a time to review the year past, and 
> wax nostalgic.  For some years amateur radio ops have dusted off their
straight
> key and put it on the air.  But what about other, perhaps more 
> challenging antique keys of historic and nostalgic value?
>
> Semi-automatic keys, bugs, have also been coming out of hiding on this 
> night.  Each year more and more have participated in SKN (Silent Key
> Night) with these keys.  Last year such rare pieces were heard as: a 
> Dow Universal Rotary bug, a 1936 McElroy bug, a Vibroplex Upright, a 
> Speed-X 501, a Vibroplex Midget, a Vibroplex Double Lever, a blue Blue 
> Racer from 1917, a right-angle bug known as a Codetrol, a Melehan Variant.
>
> There are no "rules," no limitations, no points, no exchanges.  Just 
> have fun sharing stories about the history of and how you came by your
nostalgic
> key.  No need to worry about your fist, we are all just doing what we 
> can honoring something from our past.
>
> Hope to hear you, and best wishes for your new year!
>
> Fred - KT5X
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