Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-14 Thread Wes
I was on for a very limited time, the hiking WX was too good to be inside during some prime time, and I was sorting out a new rig.  So I only logged 49 Qs (Jim was one of them) but they covered from ME to FL, the west, PNW. and a couple of South Americans. Wes  N7WS On 12/13/2020 9:22 PM,

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-14 Thread Mike Flowers
DX de Mike, K6MKF, NCDXC Secretary > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Mike Harris via Elecraft > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 03:29 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS I

[Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-14 Thread John Harper
Here are two screenshots taken 24 hours apart showing the change in band conditions from one day to the next during the 10m contest: https://ae5x.blogspot.com/2020/12/snapshot-of-10m-contest-on-cw.html John AE5X __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-14 Thread Mike Harris via Elecraft
Maybe I'm missing something but what has all this to do with a total lack of any TX as well as RX from the K3? More info is required. Mode, red TX light, power setting Hi/Lo, antenna selection. Regards, Mike VP8NO On 14/12/2020 03:13, Jim Brown wrote: That may be why you didn't hear

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-14 Thread Dean L
I presume you mean you had issues with your equipment? i made almost 200 contacts in about 3 hours in the late AM. Most contacts were from W4, KY,TN,NC,SC and w9 IN,ILL,. played around for a few minutes late afternoon and worked WA/OR/CA Great fun 73 Dean K2WW On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 10:27 PM

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-13 Thread Jim Brown
That may be why you didn't hear much. At this point in the solar cycle, most propagation on 10M is not very strong, so it takes the 10 dB or so advantage of CW over SSB to make many of the QSOs. I'd guess that half of those I made on CW would not have been possible on SSB. One of my buddies,

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-13 Thread Paul Van Dyke
A a winter weather front may have doomed signals Paul KB9AVO On Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 11:43 PM Paul Van Dyke wrote: > Sorry Jim > I was on SSB, we are looking as the antenna maybe too tight. I was told it > was a free for all on CW > > Paul > KB9AVO > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 11:23 PM Jim Brown >

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-13 Thread Paul Van Dyke
Sorry Jim I was on SSB, we are looking as the antenna maybe too tight. I was told it was a free for all on CW Paul KB9AVO On Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 11:23 PM Jim Brown wrote: > On 12/13/2020 7:46 PM, Paul Van Dyke wrote: > > Don't feel bad ... TH11DX, K3S, KPA1500... TX .. AR .. and a few others, >

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-13 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/13/2020 7:46 PM, Paul Van Dyke wrote: Don't feel bad ... TH11DX, K3S, KPA1500... TX .. AR .. and a few others, 10 seemed dead You can't be talking about this weekend -- I made 600 CW QSOs in 55 US, Mexican, and Canadian States/Provinces and ten other countries. I'd guess close to 100

Re: [Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-13 Thread Paul Van Dyke
Don't feel bad ... TH11DX, K3S, KPA1500... TX .. AR .. and a few others, 10 seemed dead Paul KB9AVO On Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 10:25 PM John Kountz wrote: > Gentlemen, > With all other bands functioning with grace and power, my K3 (#3271) its > 10 meter band is dead both barefoot and when connected

[Elecraft] 10 METERS IS OUT

2020-12-13 Thread John Kountz
Gentlemen, With all other bands functioning with grace and power, my K3 (#3271) its 10 meter band is dead both barefoot and when connected to my KPA 1500: neither receiving nor transmitting. Any suggestions? 73 John Kountz WO1S __