Re: [Elecraft] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
Although smaller than most of the other dxpeditions, our trip to Tiree (Inner Hebrides, MS0WRC) last October used 4 K3's (all owned by team members) and one FT2K. We made 12500 Q's in the week on SSB and CW and continually got unsolicited complimentary audio reports from them. There was one posting on Youtube from a Russian in his car working me on 20m and I have to say my audio sounded great! :) The one audio complaint we got was from the Yaesu. The other issue we found in the week was a noise which we originally thought was interaction but despite fitting stubs we could not clear it. It turned out to be phase noise from the Yaesu! No problems at all with the 4 K3's and a great time was had by all :) The K3 is a fabulous dxpedition radio, we only had one KPA500 and that was on the CW station. That is one very boring amplifier, it just sat in the corner and worked its socks off ;) Thanks guys 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters If you feel you would like to donate to help the running of the cluster, please visit http://www.gb7mbc.net. My thanks in advance :) __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
snip The K3 is a fabulous dxpedition radio, we only had one KPA500 and that was on the CW station. That is one very boring amplifier, it just sat in the corner and worked its socks off ;) end snip But, Ian, isn't this one of those rare cases when boring is good? No breakdowns, no spurrious emissions to worry about, etc. :-) 73, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com K3 #281, P3 #688 -- __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
Absolutely, my point exactly! :) 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters If you feel you would like to donate to help the running of the cluster, please visit http://www.gb7mbc.net. My thanks in advance :) On 9 February 2012 19:20, Ian Kahn km4ik@gmail.com wrote: snip The K3 is a fabulous dxpedition radio, we only had one KPA500 and that was on the CW station. That is one very boring amplifier, it just sat in the corner and worked its socks off ;) end snip But, Ian, isn't this one of those rare cases when boring is good? No breakdowns, no spurrious emissions to worry about, etc. :-) 73, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com K3 #281, P3 #688 -- __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
When it comes to amplifiers, boring is definitely good. A long time ago I was operating a DX contest at a multi-op. One of the amplifier power supplies was in a heavy steel cabinet on casters underneath the operating table about 4 feet away. It was about 3 am and very quiet in the shack (CW contest and only a few people awake/operating) when the capacitor bank in the power supply let loose. I saw the flash first and a split second later felt the BOOM. It was like being in a house that was just hit by lightening and literally sounded like a shotgun going off next to my head; and I was wearing a headset. Kinda wakes ya up :)) On 2/9/2012 1:20 PM, Ian Kahn wrote: snip The K3 is a fabulous dxpedition radio, we only had one KPA500 and that was on the CW station. That is one very boring amplifier, it just sat in the corner and worked its socks off ;) end snip But, Ian, isn't this one of those rare cases when boring is good? No breakdowns, no spurrious emissions to worry about, etc. :-) 73, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com K3 #281, P3 #688 -- __ 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 -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
According to latest info on the DXpedition's Clublog page,from N2OO: All logs have been uploaded except for one small log which must wait until the team returns to the mainland. I do not know what band/mode or specific timeframe log is on that laptop but it was from February. The log is not lost. Just a problem with that laptop. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 2/7/2012 1:36 PM, Tony Estep wrote: On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Joe Subich, W4TVli...@subich.com wrote: VP6T and TN2T set the standard when it comes to handling logs and confirmations. Unlike HK0NA who appear to have lost significant sections of their logs... === Ah yes, sad but true, Joe. I forgot about that because it didn't happen to hit me. Judging from their posts, they may be able to recover the missing sections. This is purely a guess but they did retrieve some of the lost QSOs while still on the island. Luckily, they were so loud for so long that everyone had many chances to snag them on any given band/mode, and re-work them if necessary. The VP6T logs were great. The best was a Liberian expedition last year that had real-time logging; your call was in the on-line log before the last dit had died away. Tony KT0NY Tony KT0NY __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
Ah, yes, Tony. Today's need for instant gratification has not bypassed the ham radio community. We probably invented the term. (And the boys at Elecraft help keep it alive for us every day) ;o) 73, Terry, W0FM -Original Message- From: Tony Estep [mailto:estept...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: VP6T and TN2T set the standard when it comes to handling logs and confirmations. Unlike HK0NA who appear to have lost significant sections of their logs... === Ah yes, sad but true, Joe. I forgot about that because it didn't happen to hit me. Judging from their posts, they may be able to recover the missing sections. This is purely a guess but they did retrieve some of the lost QSOs while still on the island. Luckily, they were so loud for so long that everyone had many chances to snag them on any given band/mode, and re-work them if necessary. The VP6T logs were great. The best was a Liberian expedition last year that had real-time logging; your call was in the on-line log before the last dit had died away. Tony KT0NY Tony KT0NY __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
Thanks for noticing, Bill :) The HK0NA crew certainly did a great job, as have other recent DXpeditions using K3s, etc. DXpedition use of our gear has been a source of input and inspiration for us, and we provide a lot of support to the teams. Many hardware and firmware refinements now in shipping products can be traced to the kind of stresses put on the gear in inhospitable terrain and climate. We're now looking forward to a few micro DXpeditions featuring the KX3. 73, Wayne N6KR On Feb 7, 2012, at 8:20 AM, cqbi...@q.com wrote: Surprised the lack of comments on this subject, unless I missed it. I do want to thank the Elecraft gang for their support of the HK0NA operation. I have been a ham for 57yrs and had NEVER chased a single HF DXpedition, but I got the bug with this one. What an amazing performance by the DXpedition team in all respects. The collection of operators was outstanding and the Elecraft gear sounded great. I wonder how many of the team had actually used a K3 before the DXpedition? I'm guessing more of them will be in the future! Hi Hi I worked them on 14 - band/modes with 100w and nothing but dipoles on 160/80/40/20. Thank heavens for antenna tuners. I was shut out on 80, 160 and 6m but heard them on both 80 and 160 well enough to call them, just too much competition and tropical QRN on their end. Thanks again Elecraft, well done. Some fun photos involving Elecraft gear on the DXpedition website under Island Reports and Photos See HK0NA dot com. 73 Bill K0AWU -- K3 -#3460 __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
Wayne I was especially impressed by the prompt response of Elecraft yesterday to the ham who is in Togo with damaged gear. Actions like that speak louder than words. Congratulations. Marcelo, PY1KN Thanks for noticing, Bill :) The HK0NA crew certainly did a great job, as have other recent DXpeditions using K3s, etc. DXpedition use of our gear has been a source of input and inspiration for us, and we provide a lot of support to the teams. Many hardware and firmware refinements now in shipping products can be traced to the kind of stresses put on the gear in inhospitable terrain and climate. We're now looking forward to a few micro DXpeditions featuring the KX3. 73, Wayne N6KROn Feb 7, 2012, at 8:20 AM, cqbi...@q.com wrote: Surprised the lack of comments on this subject, unless I missed it. I do want to thank the Elecraft gang for their support of the HK0NA operation. I have been a ham for 57yrs and had NEVER chased a single HF DXpedition, but I got the bug with this one. What an amazing performance by the DXpedition team in all respects. The collection of operators was outstanding and the Elecraft gear sounded great. I wonder how many of the team had actually used a K3 before the DXpedition? I'm guessing more of them will be in the future! Hi Hi I worked them on 14 - band/modes with 100w and nothing but dipoles on 160/80/40/20. Thank heavens for antenna tuners. I was shut out on 80, 160 and 6m but heard them on both 80 and 160 well enough to call them, just too much competition and tropical QRN on their end. Thanks again Elecraft, well done. Some fun photos involving Elecraft gear on the DXpedition website under Island Reports and Photos See HK0NA dot com. 73 Bill K0AWU -- K3 -#3460 __ 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 __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: ...The HK0NA crew certainly did a great job, as have other recent DXpeditions using K3s... = That would include recent expeditions VP6T and TN2T, and no doubt others as well. A great field test for the gear, and a great way to make ops all over the world aware of Elecraft radios. And of course, great gear with which to actually operate a DXpedition. The HK0NA operation was outstanding in every way, and will be a great role model for future expeditions. Tony KT0NY __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
On 2/7/2012 8:45 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Thanks for noticing, Bill:) The HK0NA crew certainly did a great job, as have other recent DXpeditions using K3s, etc. Yes, and more DXPeditions would be using K3s if the JA companies didn't have deeper pockets than Elecraft. Think about the cost of doing that for a small company the size of Elecraft, and you realize that it isn't easy. For one trip that I was aware of the details, Eric could provide two radios, but Icom gave them a half dozen 7600s and even paid shipping, but demanded exclusivity.. On later trips that same group made the decision for K3s, and I don't think they were supported by Elecraft! 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
Re: [Elecraft] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
That would include recent expeditions VP6T and TN2T, and no doubt others as well. VP6T and TN2T set the standard when it comes to handling logs and confirmations. Unlike HK0NA who appear to have lost significant sections of their logs, VP6T had *confirmations* on Logbook of the World daily along with ClubLog updates and TN2T had their logs on LotW seemingly before getting home. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2/7/2012 12:04 PM, Tony Estep wrote: On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Wayne Burdickn...@elecraft.com wrote: ...The HK0NA crew certainly did a great job, as have other recent DXpeditions using K3s... = That would include recent expeditions VP6T and TN2T, and no doubt others as well. A great field test for the gear, and a great way to make ops all over the world aware of Elecraft radios. And of course, great gear with which to actually operate a DXpedition. The HK0NA operation was outstanding in every way, and will be a great role model for future expeditions. Tony KT0NY __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
AND the original, highly successful, multiple record setting K3 DXped to VP6DX. That one set the stage for all the succeeding K3 DXpeds that have built upon the success of VP6DX. And HK0NA will NOT be the last. More K3 DXpeds are in the works. How time flies. It is difficult to believe that 4 years ago today (the Tuesday after the Super Bowl) the VP6DX team was flying from Papeete, Tahiti to Magareva in the Gambier Islands to rendezvous with the Braveheart. 73 de Milt, N5IA -Original Message- From: Tony Estep Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:04 AM To: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com wrote: ...The HK0NA crew certainly did a great job, as have other recent DXpeditions using K3s... = That would include recent expeditions VP6T and TN2T, and no doubt others as well. A great field test for the gear, and a great way to make ops all over the world aware of Elecraft radios. And of course, great gear with which to actually operate a DXpedition. The HK0NA operation was outstanding in every way, and will be a great role model for future expeditions. Tony KT0NY __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: VP6T and TN2T set the standard when it comes to handling logs and confirmations. Unlike HK0NA who appear to have lost significant sections of their logs... === Ah yes, sad but true, Joe. I forgot about that because it didn't happen to hit me. Judging from their posts, they may be able to recover the missing sections. This is purely a guess but they did retrieve some of the lost QSOs while still on the island. Luckily, they were so loud for so long that everyone had many chances to snag them on any given band/mode, and re-work them if necessary. The VP6T logs were great. The best was a Liberian expedition last year that had real-time logging; your call was in the on-line log before the last dit had died away. Tony KT0NY Tony KT0NY __ 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] Thanks Elecraft -- HK0NA DXpedition
It is a bummer that with my work and travel schedule they lost one of my five contacts with them but oh well life goes on. Maybe I will get lucky and they will recover them. Funny about TN2T because about two hours after I paid for the QSL card handling I received the LOTW confirms. Now I will be doubly confirmed for the Congo. Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Feb 7, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: VP6T and TN2T set the standard when it comes to handling logs and confirmations. Unlike HK0NA who appear to have lost significant sections of their logs... === Ah yes, sad but true, Joe. I forgot about that because it didn't happen to hit me. Judging from their posts, they may be able to recover the missing sections. This is purely a guess but they did retrieve some of the lost QSOs while still on the island. Luckily, they were so loud for so long that everyone had many chances to snag them on any given band/mode, and re-work them if necessary. The VP6T logs were great. The best was a Liberian expedition last year that had real-time logging; your call was in the on-line log before the last dit had died away. Tony KT0NY Tony KT0NY __ 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
