[Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes
I worked a huge number of QRP stations during the CW Sweepstakes this weekend. Many more than has been usual. Must be all of those new KX3 operators taking it out for a spin. 73, Mike K2MK -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-in-Sweepstakes-tp7565078.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes
Worked a few on mine on 20M using buddipole in back yard. Lots of fun. - Original Message - From: Mike K2MK [mailto:k...@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 03:36 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes I worked a huge number of QRP stations during the CW Sweepstakes this weekend. Many more than has been usual. Must be all of those new KX3 operators taking it out for a spin. 73, Mike K2MK -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-in-Sweepstakes-tp7565078.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes
Hooked mine up to my Butternut HF2V vertical and got on 80 "early" Sunday morning. Ran it at 5 watts on internal 2.5 amp hour NiMH batteries. Made 25 contacts for 19 sections in just over an hour with it and the battery voltage only dropped from 10.2 to 9.6 indicated. Not a serious contest effort and 80 meters only but I did submit a "check-log". I heard KH7X in Hawaii on the low end and he was booming in. He changed bands before I had a chance to call him so I don't know if my setup could have made the trip. I had absolutely no problems with hearing anyone, even the really weak ones nestled right up to the 40 over 9 stations and only 2 of the stations I called failed to answer and they had signals that were less than S8 here in Kansas. Beautiful little rig and I couldn't be happier with it. 72/73/OO Jim - W0EB FP#-616 > I worked a huge number of QRP stations during the CW Sweepstakes > this > weekend. Many more than has been usual. Must be all of those new KX3 > operators taking it out for a spin. > > 73, > Mike K2MK __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes
I noticed that too..seemed like there were almost as many Q stations as there were A stations; and some loud ones at that. :) On 11/5/12, Mike K2MK wrote: > I worked a huge number of QRP stations during the CW Sweepstakes this > weekend. Many more than has been usual. Must be all of those new KX3 > operators taking it out for a spin. > > 73, > Mike K2MK > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-in-Sweepstakes-tp7565078.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 > __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes
Mine performed very well: 305 QSOs and 72 sections for 10 hours of operating time, using my HF6V vertical antenna. The great dynamic range and no-ring filtering makes a receiver that's easy on the ears: it is much less fatiguing than my old rig. When the clock struck 0300Z, I said "What? Time's up already?" This rig makes the operating fun--thank you Wayne, and everyone at Elecraft! __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes
Also had a great time giving my KX3 its first taste of a "real" contest in the CW SS. I made 388 Qs operating about 20 hours or so. Missed the clean sweep by one section. I was bummed because I'd had no idea I could get that close and should have spent more effort on sections early in the contest. I did enjoy working all 50 states in less than a day at 5 watts out though. The rig did really well. I had N1MM logging and sending. I could use the KX3's paddle for fills and have the end panel key jack set up for hand key so N1MM could key via that port. Slick. I should have done the "per-band" filter adjustment since I did hear some opposite sideband among all the super strong signals. At the end I realized I had just about zero "listener fatigue" from radio noise, artifacts, etc. A pretty subjective observation, but it did seem to jump out at me that my ears weren't ringing. 73- Nick, WA5BDU TU NR 389Q WA5BDU CK 62 AR On 11/6/2012 8:54 PM, Tim Groat wrote: > Mine performed very well: 305 QSOs and 72 sections for 10 hours of > operating time, using my HF6V vertical antenna. The great dynamic range > and no-ring filtering makes a receiver that's easy on the ears: it is > much less fatiguing than my old rig. When the clock struck 0300Z, I said > "What? Time's up already?" This rig makes the operating fun--thank you > Wayne, and everyone at Elecraft! > __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 in Sweepstakes
Congradulations Nick What kind of antenna did you use? On Nov 7, 2012 6:29 PM, "Nick-WA5BDU" wrote: > Also had a great time giving my KX3 its first taste of a "real" contest > in the CW SS. I made 388 Qs operating about 20 hours or so. Missed the > clean sweep by one section. I was bummed because I'd had no idea I > could get that close and should have spent more effort on sections early > in the contest. > > I did enjoy working all 50 states in less than a day at 5 watts out though. > > The rig did really well. I had N1MM logging and sending. I could use > the KX3's paddle for fills and have the end panel key jack set up for > hand key so N1MM could key via that port. Slick. > > I should have done the "per-band" filter adjustment since I did hear > some opposite sideband among all the super strong signals. > > At the end I realized I had just about zero "listener fatigue" from > radio noise, artifacts, etc. A pretty subjective observation, but it > did seem to jump out at me that my ears weren't ringing. > > 73- > > Nick, WA5BDU > > TU NR 389Q WA5BDU CK 62 AR > > > > On 11/6/2012 8:54 PM, Tim Groat wrote: > > Mine performed very well: 305 QSOs and 72 sections for 10 hours of > > operating time, using my HF6V vertical antenna. The great dynamic range > > and no-ring filtering makes a receiver that's easy on the ears: it is > > much less fatiguing than my old rig. When the clock struck 0300Z, I said > > "What? Time's up already?" This rig makes the operating fun--thank you > > Wayne, and everyone at Elecraft! > > > > __ > 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 > __ 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
