Re: [Elecraft] Field day radio
The two tips I might offer are: (1) lockout all the bands you won't be using with the BND MAP function. The WARC bands as a minimum. Just makes it nicer when QSYing from one band to another. (2) Load the K3 utility and your field day config file on the computer you will be using. Just in case something really goes south and you need to recover rig settings quickly. We will be using my K3/P3 at K4BFT/4 FD (Huntsville AL Amateur Radio Club) again this year on 40/15CW. We were fortunate to win class 4A last year. GL & 73, Jim, N4KH -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Frank Precissi Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 1:37 PM To: Elecraft Group Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Field day radio This field day myself and a friend are loading my K3/P3 in the truck and going up to the high desert in way northern-california. We plan on running 1A on battery/generator. Any helpful K3 protips for field day would be appreciated. :) This thread makes me want to make a list of stations running K3's for FD so I can give a shout-out to my fellow Elecraft brethren if we QSO. Frank KG6EYC On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 4/24/2014 9:25 AM, george fritkin via Elecraft wrote: > >> If any of you guys have both,which combo would you take >> > > The last two Field Days I've been part of a group that runs either 1A > battery or 2A battery from solar power, and we run 5W. Although there > are several KX3s in the group, we choose to run K3s so we can use P3s. > The K3s need a bit more current than the KX3s, so if you're pinched > for solar power, the KX3 would be the better choice. Also, I'm a > member of a big contesting club, and several of our members report > that the KX3 performs quite well in a contesting environment. > > One important caveat though -- don't even think of running SSB QRP on > Field Day. We learned that the hard way last year. We could run rates > of 70 Qs per hour on CW, but were lucky to do 5 an hour on SSB. > > 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 > vad...@gmail.com > -- CW: NAQCC #6554 | SKCC #10435 | FISTS #16155 | SOC #1038 | FPQRP #3186 Digital: FHC #4224 | 30MDG #6370 | DMC #5698 Gear: K3 #7164 | P3 #3134 | KX3 #1787 http://vadept.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 n...@comcast.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
Re: [Elecraft] Field day radio
Well, count me (us) as biased. For the past few years, the Zuni Loop QRP Field Day has been an almost-exclusively Elecraft event. Most stations use a K2, and one operator brought his K3. Last year, Cam received his KX3 just in time to bring it and put it through its paces. I expect that we'll see more KX3s this year. BTW, this will be the 30th anniversary of the Zuni Loop Mountain Expeditionary Force Field Day, from 7,000' in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California. In honor of the anniversary, I secured the special event callsign K6Z. Hope everyone will look for us when the time comes. 72/73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/24/2014 9:25 AM, george fritkin via Elecraft wrote: Time is coming for field day. I operate as a one op, solar power usually from a not very populated state. Last year it was Wyoming, this year maybe in VE land some place. Lets get to radios. Last year it was one of my K3s and I did well. I try to run 5watts for the multiplier, but if conditions are bad I'll use 100 watts and take the lower multiplier and shorter battery life This year I am fortunate to have a KX3 and KXPA100, but I also have a Ten-Tec Argo Vl and the 418 amp.If any of you guys have both,which combo would you take, __ 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] Field day radio
All great tips so far. I know this is an Elecraft group, "but can we all get along". Both have merits Keep the suggestions coming. As I said last year I was in some obscure county in Wyoming. I was like a DX station in a pile up. George, W6GF Thanks for the info On Thursday, April 24, 2014 10:47 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On 4/24/2014 9:25 AM, george fritkin via Elecraft wrote: > If any of you guys have both,which combo would you take The last two Field Days I've been part of a group that runs either 1A battery or 2A battery from solar power, and we run 5W. Although there are several KX3s in the group, we choose to run K3s so we can use P3s. The K3s need a bit more current than the KX3s, so if you're pinched for solar power, the KX3 would be the better choice. Also, I'm a member of a big contesting club, and several of our members report that the KX3 performs quite well in a contesting environment. One important caveat though -- don't even think of running SSB QRP on Field Day. We learned that the hard way last year. We could run rates of 70 Qs per hour on CW, but were lucky to do 5 an hour on SSB. 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 georgefrit...@yahoo.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Field day radio
This field day myself and a friend are loading my K3/P3 in the truck and going up to the high desert in way northern-california. We plan on running 1A on battery/generator. Any helpful K3 protips for field day would be appreciated. :) This thread makes me want to make a list of stations running K3's for FD so I can give a shout-out to my fellow Elecraft brethren if we QSO. Frank KG6EYC On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 4/24/2014 9:25 AM, george fritkin via Elecraft wrote: > >> If any of you guys have both,which combo would you take >> > > The last two Field Days I've been part of a group that runs either 1A > battery or 2A battery from solar power, and we run 5W. Although there are > several KX3s in the group, we choose to run K3s so we can use P3s. The K3s > need a bit more current than the KX3s, so if you're pinched for solar > power, the KX3 would be the better choice. Also, I'm a member of a big > contesting club, and several of our members report that the KX3 performs > quite well in a contesting environment. > > One important caveat though -- don't even think of running SSB QRP on > Field Day. We learned that the hard way last year. We could run rates of 70 > Qs per hour on CW, but were lucky to do 5 an hour on SSB. > > 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 vad...@gmail.com > -- CW: NAQCC #6554 | SKCC #10435 | FISTS #16155 | SOC #1038 | FPQRP #3186 Digital: FHC #4224 | 30MDG #6370 | DMC #5698 Gear: K3 #7164 | P3 #3134 | KX3 #1787 http://vadept.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Field day radio
Everything with a grain of salt. As in all Ham operations, it is LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. The the station, and 3rd, the operators. And oh yeah; propagation. In the past we have run QRP with K2 transceivers and solar power, and set a national record in our class. See the 2005 score line at http://www.eaars.org/fd7qpstats.pdf and photos at http://www.eaars.org/05fieldday.html SSB was an integral part of the operation with one K2. That position made 822 Qs. CW ops had two positions, and made a total of 1,193 Qs. -Original Message- From: Jim Brown Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 10:36 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Field day radio CUT One important caveat though -- don't even think of running SSB QRP on Field Day. We learned that the hard way last year. We could run rates of 70 Qs per hour on CW, but were lucky to do 5 an hour on SSB. 73, Jim K9YC - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4570 / Virus Database: 3920/7389 - Release Date: 04/24/14 __ 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] Field day radio
On 4/24/2014 9:25 AM, george fritkin via Elecraft wrote: If any of you guys have both,which combo would you take The last two Field Days I've been part of a group that runs either 1A battery or 2A battery from solar power, and we run 5W. Although there are several KX3s in the group, we choose to run K3s so we can use P3s. The K3s need a bit more current than the KX3s, so if you're pinched for solar power, the KX3 would be the better choice. Also, I'm a member of a big contesting club, and several of our members report that the KX3 performs quite well in a contesting environment. One important caveat though -- don't even think of running SSB QRP on Field Day. We learned that the hard way last year. We could run rates of 70 Qs per hour on CW, but were lucky to do 5 an hour on SSB. 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] Field day radio
You're asking that question in an Elecraft group? Why bother? Keith, XE3/K5ENS -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Field-day-radio-tp7587794p7587798.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Field day radio
Stupide me. I sent the email before I signed it!!! George, W6GF On Thursday, April 24, 2014 9:25 AM, george fritkin wrote: Time is coming for field day. I operate as a one op, solar power usually from a not very populated state. Last year it was Wyoming, this year maybe in VE land some place. Lets get to radios. Last year it was one of my K3s and I did well. I try to run 5watts for the multiplier, but if conditions are bad I'll use 100 watts and take the lower multiplier and shorter battery life This year I am fortunate to have a KX3 and KXPA100, but I also have a Ten-Tec Argo Vl and the 418 amp. If any of you guys have both,which combo would you take, __ 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
