I gotta say, the K3 has made a contester out of me. I've been a ham since '78 and avoided contests like the plague for over 3 decades - too much "mush"...inseparable stations, endless noise, etc - who needs the fatigue?!
But November's CQWW and this weekend's ARRL DX contests have been pure fun for me. I started out sticking my toe in the water during 1 or 2 smaller contests, then bought the K3 just under a year ago. Man, what a difference. I now see the attraction - and the addiction. This was also the first time I've ever operated QRO (AL-811). A fly in the ointment had me back at 100 watts for a while and, while I missed the power level, I was back to QSK. I wish there was an amp that offered 500 watts *and* QSK - I hear there may be one coming soon...! I'm in the market. John AE5X http://www.ae5x.com/blog ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
