[Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report
3784 kHz (we moved to 3786 kHz this evening), 9PM ET Sunday (0200Z Monday). Thanks to the following check ins (w) and relays (rel): Call State Radio/Amp Name 1 KIND MIK4/KPA500 Jan (w) 2 WB9JNZILFTd101dx/KPA1500 Eric (w) 3 K8NU OHFTd101dx/Mercury IIIs Carl (rel),(w) 4 KE3KQ PAK4D Ben (w) 5 W4CBS FLK4Don (w) 6 NA4C TNK4Vollie (w) 7 KA0RTMMNTS-590/KPA1500Mike (w) 8 AF5LQ NCKX3/KXPA100 Carl (w) 9 W3SA NCK4D/ALS600John (w) 10 N8SBEMIK3s/KPA500Dave (ncs) So-so conditions on 80M tonight, along with some local noise in my area, made copy difficult for some stations. Thanks to the relays, we were able to pull in check-ins from FL, TN, PA, MN, and NC. Hope to see you next week, and tell your friends! 73, -- Dave, N8SBE __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Regarding KX3 with KPA1500.
On 3/12/2023 3:37 PM, Steve L wrote: Recently I ran across several video presentations by Rob Sherwood NC0B, regarding today’s (and yesterday’s) transceivers. To my surprise, he sifts his focus from receiver performance testing (for which he is famous for) to transmitter cleanliness. He gives a number of real examples of the mess output by some of today’s top transceivers and amplifiers as well as the RF mess created by amplifying marginal QRP radios by certain amplifiers. I had not considered this before when thinking about the purchase of a new-to-me synthesized radio - and there are some significant and surprising differences! It's wonderful to see Rob working on this, but he is pretty late to the party. Elecraft engineer K6XX and I gave this talk to local contest clubs in 2013 http://k9yc.com/K6XXAmpTalk.pdf I published this report, analyzing the results of ARRL Labs testing in 2014. http://k9yc.com/TXNoise.pdf Six months later, I published my own measurements of my rigs and amps, and of rigs I'd borrowed from neighbors, including two problematic Yaesu rigs. All have been on my website since then. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Regarding KX3 with KPA1500.
Recently I ran across several video presentations by Rob Sherwood NC0B, regarding today’s (and yesterday’s) transceivers. To my surprise, he sifts his focus from receiver performance testing (for which he is famous for) to transmitter cleanliness. He gives a number of real examples of the mess output by some of today’s top transceivers and amplifiers as well as the RF mess created by amplifying marginal QRP radios by certain amplifiers. I had not considered this before when thinking about the purchase of a new-to-me synthesized radio - and there are some significant and surprising differences! Definitely worth a watch on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNh0wP9PlsM "Receiver Performance + What is the limit today?" by Rob Sherwood, NC0B youtube.com Let’s demand cleaner transmitters! Steve AA8AF __ 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
[Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Announcement
Please join us on 3784 kHz (NOTE THE NEW FREQUENCY), 9PM ET Sunday (0100Z Monday). Note that the net stays on the same local time, when we switch back and forth to/from Daylight time, so the UTC time changes, but not the local time. 80M has been good at that time of the evening, with strong signals and little QRN from thunderstorms these days. As we move into Daylight time and have longer daylight hours, this may no longer hold so true. Your net control this week will be Dave, N8SBE, although I've had intermittent antenna issues at high power the last few weeks. This seems to be an 80M only issue, for some reason. If I continue to have issues this evening, please listen for Eric, WB9JNZ, who did a stellar job a few weeks ago of taking over as NCS after my hi-power station went down. This week we had a couple of snowfalls, but the temperature was high enough that the sidewalks and driveway were 'self-cleaning'. Suits me, for sure. Hope to see you this evening on the net. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Regarding KX3 with KPA1500.
On 3/12/2023 7:46 AM, Steve Hall wrote: I have found that my KX3 with 15 Watts output will drive the 1500 to well over 900 Watts Yes, but IMD (clicks and splatter) will get nasty, and the KX3 will be pushed pretty hard. Maybe OK for occasional casual operation on a slow band where you're not bothering anyone, but doing it a lot could lead to radio failure. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
[Elecraft] W-2 meter
The W 2 is spoken for pending funds!! -- 73, Carl AB1DD Resistance is futile. (don't know about reactance, though) __ 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
[Elecraft] W-2 meter
I have An Elecraft W-2 watt meter/swr bridge that is in excess to my needs. It is in like new condition. Non smoking and no pet environment. It has 2 couplers, 1.8 to 54 MHz, 2 KW and a 144 to 450 MHz 200 W. All cables, power and interface included. The new price from Elecraft is about $690. I will let it go for $400 shipped in the US. -- 73, Carl AB1DD Resistance is futile. (don't know about reactance, though) __ 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
[Elecraft] Regarding KX3 with KPA1500.
I have found that my KX3 with 15 Watts output will drive the 1500 to well over 900 Watts. *Steve* *WM6P* __ 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
