It's KV1V, but probably not -- I've mostly been working FT8 from my (noisy, urban, antenna-limited) home QTH, and I don't think you were one of the couple of folks I managed to reach on CW from my girlfriend's (quiet, rural, big enough to have a full-size 40m dipole) QTH.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:42 PM Gary K9GS <k...@gjschwartz.com> wrote: > I agree Julie,Just curious, what is your call? I wonder if we've > worked?73,Gary K9GS > -------- Original message --------From: Bill Johnson <k9...@live.com> > Date: 6/9/21 11:32 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Al Lorona <alor...@sbcglobal.net>, > Julia Tuttle <ju...@juliatuttle.net> Cc: Elecraft Reflector < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gurus Here, here, > Julie!BillK9YEQHave a great day!Bill________________________________From: > elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> on > behalf of Julia Tuttle <ju...@juliatuttle.net>Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 > 9:36:00 PMTo: Al Lorona <alor...@sbcglobal.net>Cc: Elecraft Reflector < > elecraft@mailman.qth.net>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] GurusI'm gonna second > "above all, have fun"!If it brings you joy to have the highest performing > rig you can, cool, andI hope it serves you well.But if a different aspect > of a radio, or even one you can't name, bringsyou joy, that's also cool, > and I'm happy it makes you happy!My KX3 isn't at the top of the Sherwood > list, it doesn't have a panadapter(...yet), and connecting it up for > digital modes is a bit of a rat's nest......but I'll be darned if it isn't > just fun as shit to use. The UI is wellthought out, the VFO knob is a work > of art, (surprisingly) the compact sizemakes it more approachable/friendly > for it, and the community here aroundit (as heated as it can get) is > tighter-knit.None of those show up in a spec sheet or lab testing Get what > makes *you*happy, and share your experience so the next ham can do the > same.Cheers,JulieOn Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 21:57 Al Lorona < > alor...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:> When this subject appeared last week I had > composed a reply but then slept> on it and canceled it the next morning, as > I probably do 80% of the time.>> In this my second attempt, let me say that > I've always been amazed at the> power wielded by Rob Sherwood. Thousands of > hams hang on his latest tests.> If he deems a new radio exceptional in some > way, that can mean many> millions of dollars for a manufacturer.>> And yet, > if there were no such thing as gurus on the web and at places> like Dayton > expounding about how Brand A is better than Brand B, how would> you answer > the questions, "Do I like this transceiver?," and, "Is it any> good?">> > You'd probably get on the air and use it, and decide that way.>> But we > constantly have gurus telling us that Brand A is the 'best' which> > horrifies us if up until now we liked Brand B better. Against our personal> > experience we flip-flop and say, "Gee, I used to like Brand B, but Brand A> > must be better because the gurus say so.">> Yet, there will always be guys > who'll be tortured owning a transceiver> that has the 2nd highest dynamic > range, or the 3rd best distortion. Never> mind if they can't actually hear > the differences.>> It's how a rig *sounds and feels* during actual > operating that's most> important. Not the numbers. For instance, Wes made a > comment about his> tuning knob, and although some of you might have laughed > at that... it's> darned important! That's the kind of thing I'm talking > about.>> Here's my opinion on ranking receivers by 2 kHz 3rd order dynamic > range:> almost any modern receiver has enough dynamic range to make this > ranking> more and more meaningless as time goes on. Sherwood himself has > said that> 90 dB or above is plenty enough. To understand why, see this > post from 2016> by one of the old guys on this reflector:> > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-The-Way-We-Rank-Receivers-long-td7623639.html>>> > Lastly, if you've been enjoying your rig for years and then hear someone> > else complain about a flaw you weren't even aware of, don't panic. There> > are a million reasons why his concerns might not involve you in the > least.>> Above all, have fun.>> Al W6LX/4> > ______________________________________________________________> 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> > Message delivered to > julia@juliatuttle.net______________________________________________________________Elecraft > mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: > http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:elecr...@mailman.qth.netThis > list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to > k9yeq@live.com______________________________________________________________Elecraft > mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: > http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:elecr...@mailman.qth.netThis > list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to k...@gjschwartz.com > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to ju...@juliatuttle.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
