Category: KH1
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I had an idea yesterday
(it does happen from time to time) while soldering a 5.5 x 2.1 barrel connector onto a piece of 20 AWG silicone zipcord. Easier to show a picture than describe it in words: I have a powerpole Y-connector around somewhere, and I was thinking about making another one, when it occurred to me to just…
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Finishing touches to the minimalist EFRW
Last weekend, when I put the little EFRW together, I searched the radio room for the assorted heatshrink tubing collection and came up with nothing. I’m sure it will turn up one of these days … Twelve dollars and three days later, I had a new box of clear, glue-lined tubing, and I was ready…
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Winter weather
Thanks to K4SWL for this article, which really helped me make the selection ! Thank you for visiting driftlessqrp! More, soon!
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Day 1: learning the KH1 menus
It’s a very cold, but sunny day, following on a scant inch of snow overnight, so playing with the new radio has been an indoor thing today. The KH1 has a lot of menu functions that I am working through with the aid of the Owners Manual. I found the real-time clock, and set the…
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Hello, KH1 !
Every individual piece of the Edgewood package came separately packed, so a bit of assembly was needed; installing the battery and the log tray, mostly … putting the pen and whip into their clips finished the job. There it is. A complete radio station that will fit in my back pocket! I think I’ll want…
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a Black Friday tale …
Ever since the moment I saw it, I have wanted an Elecraft KH1, and I have held back for one reason or another, time after time, for two whole years! This video: “Wayne Burdick N6KR Elecraft Cofounder Talking About the New KH1 Transceiver at SOTA Luncheon” is what sold me originally; I just watched it…