[Elecraft] Have we gone Off Track?

David Wilburn dave.wilburn at verizon.net
Tue Oct 16 17:59:54 EDT 2007


Is the beacon generating a specific tone?  WWV generates 500, and 600 
Hz tones, as well as others.  Spectrogram can be used to calibrate if 
a tone is available from the beacon.  N0SS site has downloads of the 
last shareware version.


David Wilburn
dave.wilburn at verizon.net
K4DGW
K2 #5982
FP#-1751


Darwin, Keith wrote:
> Yea, I think we have.  Or at least the list has shifted and isn't the
> same as it was.
> 
> It is the K3's fault.
> 
> Prior to the K3, we were all engaged in buying & building K1, K2, KX1
> and mini-module units.  Now with the K3, I suspect most of us are on
> hold.  We've ordered our K3 but are not ordering K1s, K2s, KX1s since we
> need that money to pay for the K3.
> 
> My plans have changed.  I was planning on a K1.  Instead I'm in K3
> limbo, waiting for my order to be filled.  I was planning on the DSP for
> my K2 but no longer.  K3 will do that.
> 
> So with no building going on at my QTH there's nothing to talk about
> except K3 deliveries, iambic paddles, and silly blonde jokes.
> 
> Will it ever come back?  Once the K3 gets out there I bet you'll see a
> bunch of traffic about the assembly and operation of that rig.
> Eventually the K3 wave will subside somewhat and you'll see more K1/2/X1
> posts in the mix.  I bet it will take many months (years?) though.
> 
> Of course, when Elecraft comes out with the KPA800 and KPA1500 kits,
> that will stir a bunch of kit building posts again.
> 
> - Keith N1AS -
> - K2 5411.ssb.100 -
> - K3 Wave 3 - 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john-n4dsp
> 
> This reflector used to be a Gold Mine for builders. It was fun sifting
> through it and learning what others were experiencing and solutions
> being offered by the Ron, Don, and Tom.
> 
> Lately it has become a place to post comments and feelings and most of
> the time nothing related to the reflector's original intention. Am I the
> only one to notice this? 
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