Kim, My sentiments exactly. Maybe someone with one of those better band scopes can explain why it's needed and worth paying for, but I've had my O II for three years and find its sweep function usefu
Thanks, Charles. That's helpful info, to me anyway. I consider myself a serious DXer but, these days, only a casual contester (I fool around in them, generally S&P style, for a few hours at a time bu
Hi Bob, Yes, I've checked out the reviews, etc., of the K3, as have many on this list. It's not a simple process, because of the way Elecraft has chosen to market it: there is the bare-bones radio an
Hi Barry, Yes, you're right. The K3 has a better sub receiver (for amateur band use) than the Orion or O II. I had forgotten about that, probably because all I ever use the sub receiver for, besides
Hi all, Despite Scott's post last week that the Argonaut V has been discontinued, it still appears with the current models and not in the archive. No doubt an oversight. 73 Ray W2RS ** It's only a de
Another look: According to the westegg calculator (the more conservative of the two Joel mentions, the KWM-2/PM-2 combination that I bought in 1962 for $1300 would be $8821 in 2007, nearly twice the
The O II meets my current needs, and I do not consider the K3's incremental performance improvement to be worth trading rigs for. However, when I next consider a new main station radio, I will certai
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Scott, If you're reading this, does your latest status post mean that the O II firmware will be released when it is ready, or will it still be held up while the Orion version is being tested? 73 Ray
I agree -- unless you're a VERY serious contester. :) Which, for the record, I'm not. I am, however, a serious DXer, on CW and a little RTTY. I hardly ever operate phone. It may seem strange to some
Hi Ron, Thanks for the info. I'll bear it in mind. In my experience as a CW DXer, the best approach is not to zero-beat the last station worked, unless you have a rock-crushing signal (which I don't)
Jim, I feel for you! Fortunately, being 25 miles south of Tucson I rarely encounter strong local signals, except for one guy on 160 with key clicks who shall be nameless. He isn't running T-T or Elec
I've had great success with the US Interface Navigator. 73 Ray W2RS In a message dated 12/3/2008 6:30:56 P.M. GMT Standard Time, fraz1@bellsouth.net writes: I use a laptop with USB port and Vista OS
I have them both, and hardly ever use the 600. 73 Ray W2RS In a message dated 12/3/2008 6:21:12 P.M. GMT Standard Time, fraz1@bellsouth.net writes: I have the 600 Hz filter installed. Anyone have goo
Thanks for both replies Ray. Do you use Vista with the Navigator? (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) _______________________________________________ TenT
George, I don't have a K3 but I second your motion about the O2 noise blanker. I find the HW noise blanker a big help on 160 but only when there are no strong signals to pump it. The DSP NB doesn't d
I don't know the Rascal interface box but I am running PSK31 on my Orion II using the US Interface Navigator. I have the O II AUX gain set all the way up at 100 and control the audio input level with
Sorry for the off-topic post, but I know there are many former W1MX members on the TT list, some of whom might not have seen this. If you're interested, go to the web site mentioned for further info.
I use the Navigator with my O2 and Argo 5. Works great. 73 Ray W2RS In a message dated 1/30/2009 1:06:53 A.M. GMT Standard Time, jmiller1706@cfl.rr.com writes: I am using the sound card direct to the
I don't consider myself an expert, but in my considerable experience with G5RVs and similar antennas, any G5RV can be improved by putting an antenna tuner between the coax and the balanced feedline.