Re: [Elecraft] KX3 feature request: LCD contrast menu setting

2014-06-17 Thread Sven Ladegast
Hello Wayne, many thanks for the positive feedback! I think this will help making this neat little rig even better. vy 73! Sven, DJ2AT Am 17.06.2014 16:54, schrieb Wayne Burdick: Good idea, Sven. I've added this to the wish-list. Wayne N6KR On Jun 17, 2014, at 5:50 AM, Sven Ladegast wrot

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day tips

2014-06-17 Thread Milt -- N5IA
I concur with all of the tips except the saying “Don’t waste your time with SSB on FD”. And I will add that anytime you go above Class 2A there should be at least ONE SSB station. You will note the quantity of SSB Q's by one SSB station vs. the two CW stations in the listing below. All the

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day tips

2014-06-17 Thread Bill Frantz
On 6/16/14 at 11:30 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote: 4) Don't waste your time with SSB on FD. CW can be reasonably competitive QRP, and a lot of fun. SSB only be described as a struggle, and is definitely not fun. Been there, done that, burned the Tee shirt. :) The last deta

[Elecraft] Field Day Elecraft Operation

2014-06-17 Thread John K7JLT
We are making antennas for field day & will have K1, KX1, K2, and 2+ K3's in operation, QRP battery of course. If you are a serious CW operator or just want a test drive a Elecraft radio,come join us in the hills above Salem, OR where the food is good. Lots of different antennas to try out. Direc

[Elecraft] KX3 feature request: LCD contrast menu setting

2014-06-17 Thread Sven Ladegast
Hello folks! I noticed when using the KX3 portable with the backlight disabled the LC display becomes hard to read at certain lower viewing angles. It would be nice if there would be a LCD contrast setting in the menu that lets the user control the contrast setting at his preferred viewing a

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 mini observations

2014-06-17 Thread Oliver Dröse
To be honest I already waited for the first such comment to appear. Sorry Slava, this is not against you personally. I simply cannot hear all the praise anymore for cases which were wrong right from the beginning (and from people not even owning the product in question). Amazingly I already g

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day tips

2014-06-17 Thread Jerome Sodus
About #1 below and the wire in the tree with radials off the ground... I was instantly reminded about Al Brogdon W1AB and his "Killer Antenna". He wrote about it in 2006 in his ARRL book "Low Profile Amateur Radio" (Chapter 8 and also pages 44-48) and in QST-July1999. The "Killer Antenna" is some

Re: [Elecraft] K3/0 mini observations

2014-06-17 Thread Slava Baytalskiy
Now i ask you: where else would you get an even remotely similar level of service and commitment to customer? __ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:27 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi Oliver, > >> The mini is used in tilted postion like the KX3. So I would

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day tips

2014-06-17 Thread David Gilbert
I agree with all of that, Jim. In 2000 Bob, K7ZB, and I set what was then the all time Field Day record for the 1B-2OP Battery category by following those exact same tips. Getting 10 points per QSO for QRP CW is an insurmountable advantage compared with SSB and higher power levels, and anten