Man, what a great cw call, totally wasted on FT8 :-)
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Email: bu...@brannan.name Mobile: (814) 431-0962 > On Jun 10, 2021, at 12:00 AM, Julia Tuttle <ju...@juliatuttle.net> wrote: > > 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 bu...@brannan.name ______________________________________________________________ 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
