Since taking over the reins of Directive Systems from Dave over 9 years ago (boy does time fly!!) we've sold exactly 3 of the DS88-8 antennas. Since they were "different" to manufacture than any othe
Folks, In preparation for this weekends 222 and up contest, I converted a couple of my 3456 transverters to 3400 using a DigiLO from DEMI/Q5. I took a bunch of pix of the process and hopefully this w
Hi all, Looking for LDF5 connectors for 7/8" LDF5-50A Heliax. I prefer the older style like L45W, not wild about the newer "posistop" connectors. I could use male or female N, UHF or 7/16" DIN, let m
Well that was interesting, very unsettled condx. I'm sure the Perseids didn't help. Managed 60 Q's and 40 grids. TNX to all that got on. Terry Price - W8ZN ___________________________________________
While it's not the end all be all box we would all like, it is a step in the right direction. Let's be realistic, 222 and 902 aren't bands anywhere but here so they aren't going to include them just
Dave's account is spot on. I didn't remove the high current 50V to the FETs during receive, I just removed the bias which is what the protection board seems to do if high SWR is encountered. Since FE
Hi Chris, Unless you can find a IC-375 or a FT-736 with a 220 module in it, a transverter is probably it. A DEMI or now sold by Q5 Signal transverter is the best. There are some cheap ones on ebay fo
Well I think FT8 is a problem when it comes to passing and the "fix" that was installed earlier this year is not a good answer. FT8 does make working weaker stations easier especially if the other op
Folks, I have a quantity of very nice laptops that will be available in the next week or so. These have been removed from service and a fresh load of Windows 11 has been installed along with Open Off
Hi Michael, What kind of problems are you having? With the proper USB driver, it's pretty easy. Are you seeing the VCP in device manager? 73, Terry - W8ZN --Original Message-- From: VHFcontesting [ma
Michael, Right click on the start icon in Windows and select device manager from the drop down. In device manager select com ports. When you plug in the USB cable a new com port should appear if you
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Well if it switched you to 50.313 then WSJT is talking fine to the K3. Hello Terry, Scott, and George, George's attached document gave me a clue to try. WSJT-X gave me choices of USB, COM3, and COM4.
Hi Kevin, Don't know about the K4 but I have four K3's and they remember every VHF band so when I QSY say to 222.100 and then to another band, when I come back to 222, it is on 222.100 and the same m
Ed et all, I think the entire reason the K3 works so well and fits so many niches is Elecraft listened. Both Wayne and Eric answered questions and suggestions directly from their reflector. The close
You are right, the K3 doesn't "look" like a $5000 radio, it just works like one. The thing I love about the K3 is within the first 30 minutes on touching one when they first came out, they were VERY
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of my good friend John Walker, WZ8D. John was a great operator, rover, pilot, and friend. The airwaves in SW Ohio will not be the same. RIP John. Te
Well, the sun, moon and stars (and my schedule) have all aligned and I'll be on for the sprint tonight from FM09TE running 1500w. My az/el rotor got destroyed over the winter but I was able to get a
Folks, You kinda get out of VHF what you put in to it. Look at what Dave has done for 222 in just the last year. Every Tuesday night there is tons of activity, probably more than you see on 2m. My ne
With the current SDR designs, it would be easy to incorporate 222 and just disable it for other countries, much like they do now for 2m operation where some countries don't have the full 4 MHz we do.