Re: [Elecraft] 6m

Josep, Yes, the K3S covers the 6 meter and. Robie AJ4F On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 1:38 AM Josep via Elecraft wrote: > Hi guys, > maybe a silly question but, does all K3s have 6m band..? Looks like my > hexbeam resonates on that band according tomy Ant analyzer, but when I > connect the coax to

[Elecraft] 6m

Hi guys, maybe a silly question but, does all K3s have 6m band..? Looks like my hexbeam resonates on that band according tomy Ant analyzer, but when I connect the coax to the K3, it doesn´t. Any ideas.? 73,  JosepEA6BFMyWebsiteBUG #256  -  CWOps #3072  -  FOC #2182 (ex 1724)

Re: [Elecraft] 6M E-skip

, this year, to confirm 2261 contacts this year. It has been fun. Marv KG7V CN77 -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Jim Brown Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 7:43 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] 6M E-skip On 8/27/2020 12:26 PM

Re: [Elecraft] 6M E-skip

. It has been fun. Marv KG7V CN77 -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Jim Brown Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 7:43 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] 6M E-skip On 8/27/2020 12:26 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote: > Jim, I'd sub

[Elecraft] 6M E-skip

On 8/27/2020 12:26 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote: Jim, I'd submit that not only is 160M more challenging on the left coast, but 6M is worse since it tends to be N/S much of the time and even the coastline leans left so not many stations are south. ;-P   6M like 160, also 'spotlights' but in

[Elecraft] 6M K3,, KAt3, GAIN-LP, Power Out issues

Having issues with one of my K3 on 6M. One has been resolved. FW 6.67 installed. KAT3 was having trouble finding a match into a -25db load at 50.125MHz. It would take several seconds to resolve To an SWR of anywhere from 1.2 to 1.7 indicated SWR. During the searching sequence the display

[Elecraft] 6m Calibration Fails with FW 5.67

My K3S fails the 6m calibration with FW 5.67.   The FW instructions state that *some* KPA3A may go into oscillation, but then states that all KPA3As should use the ATN6 setting for TXGN HP.  Mine will not complete the 50W calibration with ATN6 activated and after the failure I it will only

[Elecraft] 6M Meteor scatter

In 2005 I worked MS on 6 Meter and had a blast.This morning thought I would give it a try with low powerK3 @ 70 watts with 5el yagi made 4 QSO's Thanks 73 all Ken K5DNL __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

In my opinion, although it works great on 6m, where high-speed meteor scatter techniques really shine (no pun intended) is when used on 2m and 1.25m bands. There are frequently enough longer pings and burns on 6m that SSB can be used effectively, especially during meteor showers. Many new (and

Re: [Elecraft] 6m Meteor Scatter

On 12/6/2018 12:59 AM, eric norris via Elecraft wrote: MSK144 encodes and decodes very differently than FT8. Lots of great info in this post. I'll expand on this comment. FT8, JT65, and JT9 are noise reduction modes -- the transmit the same message several times in the message cycle, and

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Many years ago I made some 600 mile contacts using 100w SSB on 6m with a 3-element yagi. Pretty sure it was during Perseids shower. BTW best frequency for ms is 44-MHz (that's where professional ms circuits are run) so 6m is the best band to try out ms. On Saturday I finally raised my new

[Elecraft] 6m Meteor Scatter

John, The best time for meteor scatter is at night or early morning.  At that time, your side of the Earth is facing the direction of the Earth revolving around the Sun, increasing the speed at which meteors and dust plow into the ionosphere, giving better "burns."  The worst time is around

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

/cgi-bin/pingtalk 73, Jim - N4ST -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of John Harper Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 09:17 To: Elecraft list Subject: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter Hi Eric, You've piqued my interest - I have a 3-el 6m Yagi

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Good point, Wes. If you have a really good station on both ends, SSB would be a lot faster and more fun in my opinion.  I used to get sked requests from K9NS for contest points on 50 and 144 a few years back. We used SSB and not digi mode. In September it took about 1 minute to complete with

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

SSB/CW is all I have ever used. I have 41 logged SSB MS with 24 cards for some of those. Leroy AB7CE -Original Message- From: Wes Stewart Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 12:44 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter Why not just use CW (or even

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Why not just use CW (or even SSB)? Disclaimer.  I have zero experience with 6M MS.  That said, I have confirmed QSOs with every continental state west of the Mississippi and a few east on 2M MS (or tropo) :-) Wes  N7WS On 12/5/2018 12:08 PM, Jim Brown wrote: While MS QSOs can be made with

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

While MS QSOs can be made with random CQing on 50.260, most are scheduled via Ping Jockey or ON4KST chat. There's a learning curve to operating MS, and QSOs via MS can take a while to complete. It's not unusual for it to take 30 minutes for "rocks" to align in the space between QSO partners to

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Use WSJT-X. Mode is MSK-144. Band is 6M. WSJT has the frequencies in the band table. 50.260 and 50.360 as I recall. If your station is configured for FT-8 and CAT control then you are ready to go. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2018, at 10:44 AM, Gordon LaPoint wrote: > >

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gordon LaPoint Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 10:44 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter On 6Mtrs what mode and frequency should we be using?? Thanks, Gordon - N1MGO On 12/5/18 11:29 AM, David Olean

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

On 6Mtrs what mode and frequency should we be using?? Thanks, Gordon - N1MGO On 12/5/18 11:29 AM, David Olean wrote: Sporadic meteors are arriving from all sorts of directions, and the best time for sporadic meteors is at 6 AM local time because that is the time when your location on Earth is

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Sporadic meteors are arriving from all sorts of directions, and the best time for sporadic meteors is at 6 AM local time because that is the time when your location on Earth is moving into the wind so to speak.  The Earth's travel in its orbit and the forward momentum of the spinning Earth

Re: [Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Meteors can enter the atmosphere from just about any direction.    I generally point east to north to west, although any meteors entering to the south of me would also leave trails that reflect radio waves.    Depending on activity, very low at present, one should look for predominant

[Elecraft] 6m meteor scatter

Hi Eric, You've piqued my interest - I have a 3-el 6m Yagi, 100 watts and WSJT-X. Where should I point the beam (I'm in TX) for maximizing my chances of receiving activity, ie is it based on meteor shower activity or does a receiver's location favor a given geographic area? Tnx/73, John AE5X

Re: [Elecraft] 6M Beacons

beacons moved up into the 50.150MHz region. A bad idea in my opinion. Jim KC7QY From: W2xj To: KC7QY Cc: "414c6432-07b4-4d92-a502-06e47f34c...@elecraft.com" <414c6432-07b4-4d92-a502-06e47f34c...@elecraft.com>; Elecraft Mailist Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2018 4:05 PM Subjec

Re: [Elecraft] 6M Beacons

Context? Sent from my iPad > On Jul 1, 2018, at 5:48 PM, KC7QY wrote: > > A quick check of Part 97 says: > Under 97.203 Beacon Stations > > > Jim KC7QY > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home:

[Elecraft] 6M Beacons

A quick check of Part 97 says: Under 97.203 Beacon Stations  Jim KC7QY__ 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

Re: [Elecraft] 6m REPORT

Richard, This is an issue on a small number of units. We know the cause and have a simple fix. Please call support on Monday. 73, Wayne N6KR http://www.elecraft.com > On Jun 10, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Richard Zalewski wrote: > > First attempt to put amp on 6m. No problem with antennas

Re: [Elecraft] 6m REPORT

I had it about a week ago on 15M and reported it to Elecraft. It hasn't recurred. 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- First attempt to put amp on 6m. No problem with antennas our output but display disappears after about a minute of calling cq on cw. At first only half the screen

[Elecraft] 6m REPORT

First attempt to put amp on 6m. No problem with antennas our output but display disappears after about a minute of calling cq on cw. At first only half the screen disappears with "50MHZ and PWR" only showing. Then screen goes completely blank. I have ferrite on everything between the power

Re: [Elecraft] 6m and 10m openings

Six meters is open so good here in NTexas, I have to take a coke/water/beer, etc. break ever so often! Even my dog is mad at me sitting in front of the rig (running primarily FT8). Surprisingly, the openings to EU and Asiatic Russia have been almost common place here recently! I'm having too much

[Elecraft] 6m and 10m openings

Right now in Iowa, S9 CW signals, mostly from W4-land (2 pm Central)... 73, RoyK6XK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

[Elecraft] 6m open NA to EU right now...

from W1 to W4 only - so far... John AE5X https://ae5x.blogspot.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

[Elecraft] 6M open from Indianapolis to the SE & SW

It has been pen solid for the pats hour. It is now 10:45PM EDT and in the past hour I have logged 74 different 6M FT8 transmitters ranging to the tip of FL and the Rio Grande. Michael Blake k9...@mac.com

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

On 11/06/17 22:41, Erik Basilier wrote: > I don't have any suggestions for a solution beyond what others have already > mentioned, but as a side note I would like to discuss the concept of "off > frequency". > > It seems to me that these days, on the HF bands that I frequent, more and > more

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Rhodes Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 6:10 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency ...would certainly be interesting to set those operators who tune for the "zeros" down in front of a vintage rig with a tunin

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

effort. 73, Erik K7TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ian Kahn Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 8:46 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency All, I've been operating a little in t

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

ct: Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency Ian, I don't have any suggestions for a solution beyond what others have already mentioned, but as a side note I would like to discuss the concept of "off frequency". It seems to me that these days, on the HF bands that I frequent, more and more people t

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

une 11, 2017 11:55 AM > To: Ian Kahn <km4ik@gmail.com>; elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency > > Have you experienced this on other bands, during casual operating since the > rig was returned to you? > > I find that when I am on

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

t] On Behalf Of Ian Kahn Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 8:46 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency All, I've been operating a little in the ARRL VHF contest this weekend, on 6m, and I'm having an interesting, and not good, experience. Everyone I try to work is reporting that I'm

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

Indeed! The huge gulf between "precision" and "accuracy." A display with gobs of decimal places can be colossally but precisely wrong. It is also true that frequencies that end in .000 are "better" for many people so I avoid them when looking for a run frequency. [:-) This problem on 6

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

You say RIT is not engaged, but what about XIT? Either of these being ON can cause an issue in this regard.Additionally, the way one person tunes to a SSB station may cause some frequency disparity between two stations. Excercise: with eyes closed, tune to a station and then look at

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 12:55 PM To: Ian Kahn, KM4IK <km4ik@gmail.com>; 'Ron Manfredi' <wa2...@optonline.net>; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency Ian, Can you receive any station at a known frequency. Here in the US it is easy

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

Ian, Can you receive any station at a known frequency. Here in the US it is easy to use WWV, but other standard frequency stations exist around the world. Tune to the standard frequency station and do the Reference Oscillator Calibration. K3 manual page 50. Use Method 2. I cannot

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

:55 AM To: Ian Kahn <km4ik@gmail.com>; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency Have you experienced this on other bands, during casual operating since the rig was returned to you? I find that when I am on SSB, I tune until my ear may likes what I am h

Re: [Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

Have you experienced this on other bands, during casual operating since the rig was returned to you? I find that when I am on SSB, I tune until my ear may likes what I am hearing , and as such, I may not be exactly on their frequency. (that is one reason for RIT!) Also, I have found that

[Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

All, I've been operating a little in the ARRL VHF contest this weekend, on 6m, and I'm having an interesting, and not good, experience. Everyone I try to work is reporting that I'm off frequency by about 500 Hz. I don't have RIT/XIT enabled. My K3, s/n 281, went to Elecraft earlier this year for

[Elecraft] 6M EME with K3s

I'm trying to do some EME on 6M with the internal sound card on the K3s. I'm using WSJT v10. KPA500 with a 6M7, no EL. I know this is marginal. I'd appreciate any notes from others who have done this. I have in the past done EME with my K3 (now sold) and a separate usb sound card so not a

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

Thanks Joe for a very helpful note. This will materially aid my 'birdie hunting' when I upgrade S/N 4474 with new synths and internal preamp in a couple of weeks time. 73 Dave G3WGN M6O WJ6O -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

My K3 with the new synth (and upgraded DSP board) has an unfortunate birdy on 50.276 (unfortunate because this is the JT65 calling frequency in the US). I know it is a DSP-type artifact because the pitch of the birdy changes with the IF Shift control. The IF shift control does not change the

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

The spur also changes with bandwidth. In my K3 it happens to fall at 50.279.00 with FC=1.50, BW=2.80 in DATA_A when the rig is at 50.276.00. When going to FC=2.20, BW=4.00 the spur moves to ~50.285.5 and in USB NORM it falls at 50.275.71 (zero beat). Again, this is fortunate in that the spur

[Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

Is there anyone out there yet who has done a detailed study of 6m birdies with the new synth and either external or internal preamp? A good friend with an early K3 is reluctant to upgrade to K3S as he hears a couple of dozen birdies on 6m with antenna disconnected. So how has this aspect of K3

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

David, Your friend states there are 2 dozen birdies on 6 meters with the antenna DISCONNECTED. This tells me nothing. Please tell him to connect a RESONANT 6 meter antenna to the radio then tell me how many birdies he hears. 73, Brian K3USC On Jun 23, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Wayne Burdick

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

David, When we designed the K3S, we very carefully evaluated internally generated spurs on all bands. We found that the KSYN3 and KSYN3A had roughly the same number. This is consistent with both being high-level signal sources; you can't get rid of spurs entirely. All but a very few are masked

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

Yes indeed. Checking for birdies or any such with an unterminated antenna jack is invalid. You can terminate with a dummy load, or more practically with an antenna listening to normal band noise. 73, Guy K2AV On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, Brian Hemmis bhem...@mac.com wrote: David, Your friend

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

...@aslinvc.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards Yes indeed. Checking for birdies or any such with an unterminated antenna jack is invalid. You can terminate with a dummy load, or more practically with an antenna listening to normal band noise. 73, Guy K2AV On Tuesday, June

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

) To: David Aslin G3WGN da...@aslinvc.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards David, When we designed the K3S, we very carefully evaluated internally generated spurs on all bands. We found that the KSYN3 and KSYN3A had roughly the same number

Re: [Elecraft] 6m birdies and K3S and/or new synth boards

On Tue,6/23/2015 10:44 AM, Brian Hemmis wrote: David, Your friend states there are 2 dozen birdies on 6 meters with the antenna DISCONNECTED. This tells me nothing. Please tell him to connect a RESONANT 6 meter antenna to the radio then tell me how many birdies he hears. It tells me a LOT.

Re: [Elecraft] 6M repeater use K3

@mailman.qth.net /divdivSubject: [Elecraft] 6M repeater use K3 /divdiv /divI've been trying to get my K3 to hit the WVARA repeater on 6M. The repeater is about 2 miles from the house, so power isn't an issue. I can hit it with my KX3 and the IC-706etc in my car. I can also use the K3 with the 2M

Re: [Elecraft] 6M repeater use K3

@mailman.qth.net /divdivSubject: [Elecraft] 6M repeater use K3 /divdiv /divI've been trying to get my K3 to hit the WVARA repeater on 6M. The repeater is about 2 miles from the house, so power isn't an issue. I can hit it with my KX3 and the IC-706etc in my car. I can also use the K3 with the 2M

[Elecraft] 6M repeater use K3

I've been trying to get my K3 to hit the WVARA repeater on 6M. The repeater is about 2 miles from the house, so power isn't an issue. I can hit it with my KX3 and the IC-706etc in my car. I can also use the K3 with the 2M internal transverter to reach 2M repeaters. I have the K3 in FM T mode,

Re: [Elecraft] 6M repeater use K3 - fixed

Well, I found the problem. I had been playing with PL DEV at Wayne't request back in September. Wayne wanted to know what the minimum deviation that would work on the transverters. On 9/6/14 at 8:36 AM, Wayne wrote: 2. To adjust the PL DEViation, locate the FM DEV menu entry, then tap '1' to

Re: [Elecraft] 6m......just my thoughts

My interest in 6M goes back to that memorable solar cycle around 1958, when from my QTH in WV I worked ZS in the morning, W6, in the afternoon, KH6 a bit later with a ground plane and 25W AM. As an active CW op on HF, I had great fun keying my 2E26 rig to work AU. 40 years later, I enjoyed 6M

Re: [Elecraft] 6m......just my thoughts

-round, you really need to allocate time to the other HF bands. Don, N5LZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Brown Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:01 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft

[Elecraft] 6m......just my thoughts

Being an HF DXer I'm down to one. 6 yr.s ago I'd tried 6m. A friend said load my TA 33 since I had no 6m antenna. Well I wrkd 25 countries with 100w an HF tribander.Then I put up a 3 ele 6m wrkd abt 60 countries. I've since put up a 5 ele 6m yagi with a larger one gg up this Spring. One of

Re: [Elecraft] 6m......just my thoughts

Not to rain on the folks in Europe or eastern US or even Texas but 6m is a totally different animal out west. It is still super fun but we get about 1/4 or less of the openings of these other regions. So yes put up a 3 element antenna but don't expect to even come close to those DX numbers.

Re: [Elecraft] 6m......just my thoughts

True, but when I lived in so cal I managed to work most of SA and the pacific rim as well as 48 states (missed AR and NJ) with that three element. Not that forlorn. 73 jeff wk6i On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Keith Heimbold ag...@hotmail.com wrote: Not to rain on the folks in Europe or

Re: [Elecraft] 6m......just my thoughts

To better put this in perspective out of the entire San Diego DX club we have only one member who has 6m DXCC and it has taken him many solar cycles to do it. And it was all from the west coast. The SDDXC is a pretty large club too. Last I looked we have a second member who is closing in on

Re: [Elecraft] 6m QRN on my K3

I wish it were than easy ;-) I can hear it fine and get a good bearing here at home with 4x9 element yagis, but I can't hear the noise at all with the dipole or vertical in the car. I just have to hope that the intermittent noise is on when I drive out to the spots along the line where the

[Elecraft] 6m QRN on my K3

Recently, I have started having a really bad wide band noise problem in one direction on 6m. It comes and goes, but is on much of the time. In the past, the IF noise blanker in the K3 has worked well for me, but with this noise, even WID7 setting only knocks it down from S7 to S6. Often the

Re: [Elecraft] 6m QRN on my K3

I hope they find a fix for it Lance, I have the same sounding noise at my QTH EdK7WIA -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/6m-QRN-on-my-K3-tp7574150p7574151.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] 6m QRN on my K3

please let me know. Mine sounds just like your recording. Sorry to say nothing I have tried helps much, except rain. Good luck.. 73 Emory WM3M -Original Message- From: Lance Collister, W7GJ Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 10:40 AM To: Elecraft Mailing List Subject: [Elecraft] 6m QRN on my K3

Re: [Elecraft] 6m QRN on my K3

Consider trying to triangulate it. Find the bearing from two locations and see where they cross on a map. Go to that area when it acts up again. Lather, rinse, repeat. :-) The bearing from most any Yagi should help. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 5/24/13 at 11:16 AM, w...@q.com (Lance Collister,

[Elecraft] 6m performance - K3 Vs KX3

Hello Elecrafters,   The pre-amp of KX3 in 6m can be set at 30dB.  Would this mean that KX3 has a better ear than K3 in 50Mhz?   Any ideas? TNX 73, Johnny VR2XMC __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] 6M on K3 (SAD)

I fired up the K3 for the recent Vhf contest. I have the preamp installed. I used the SmallIR at 3/4 wave with only 11 radials running 100 watts. I worked to east coast stations Q5 both ends. SWR was 3.2:1 as I need to add more radials. It was a pleasure. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original

[Elecraft] 6m EME DXpedition to ZK2 September 7-21, 2012

Hello! Well, I wanted to provide as much advance time as I could so you could mark your calendars and/or get everything in your 6m station optimized by the end of August ;-) As those of you know who completed JT65A mode contacts with me on 6m EME when I was in E51, 3D2 and 5W, I will do

[Elecraft] 6m kw solid state amplifiers at an affordable price

Hello 6m (or aspiring 6m) DXers! I have purchased a quantity of the Harris Platinum I Channel 2 amplifiers for the purpose of making them available at an affordable price to serious 6m operators - especially those in rare DXCC - who have been limited to barefoot power. 10w input produces

[Elecraft] 6M problem - resolved

Hello All: Just a note to update you on my K3 problem with 6M. It turned out that the 8.215MHz trap on the KAT3 board got fried during FD. Gary came to the rescue and I got the new parts today and installed them no problem. After tuning the trap, I was able to get 1:1 SWR with the dummy load

[Elecraft] 6M ATU problems

There -might- be an issue related to a forgotten low pass TVI filter tucked away under the desk. Some units were / are OK to 52 MHZ, but many aren't. They can be the source of strange rig behavior on 6M. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

Comparing 6m to 17m is not very fair. My impression of 17m is its an extension of 20m in nature and use. Some regard 6m is our lowest VHF band; others as the highest HF band. IMO it is neither. I find line-of-sight propagation quite inferior to 2m and even 70cm. As a band with ionospheric

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

- Original Message - From: WILLIS COOKE wrco...@yahoo.com To: Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW I don't feel that way at all. A contact in which only grids are exchanged leaves me

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

2010 06:12 To: Sandy Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW Heck I guess I'll stop doing that... I've just kinda learned from listening to the bands. I'm finally getting my speed up fast enough that actually carrying on a QSO is possible. At 8WPM your RST, Name, QTH, RIG and ANT

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

When I started ham radio, there were just two modes in use: CW and AM phone. RTTY certainly existed commercially, but I can not recall anyone mentioning that mode in those long-ago times. Moreover, transceivers didn't exist...one had a transmitter, a receiver, and an antenna change-over

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

Even if you send QRZ? de W5TVW K you may just get a callsign sent ONCE! This is standard contesting procedure. Sending your call more than once in clear conditions could be wasting time for those who copy CW well. And in a pile up sending your call the second time could be over the top of the

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Sandy Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 5:14 PM To: WILLIS COOKE; Jim Brown; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW This phenomenon is not restricted to 6 meters! The same thing happens on HF as well: people looking for club numbers, grid

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

I know this is not a 6 meter discussion group but I do have a K3. I am hearing a lot of people on 6 meters working DX which I cannot hear, also calling CQDX. I am wondering what kind of antennas you are using? I am using a 3 element SteppIr and am in FN42 Dave N1IX

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

dxing Ken K5DNL - --- On Tue, 7/6/10, David leDuc n...@n1ix.com wrote: From: David leDuc n...@n1ix.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 8:53 AM I know this is not a 6

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:53:44 -0400, David leDuc wrote: I am wondering what kind of antennas you are using? I am using a 3 element SteppIr and am in FN42 About a year ago, I put a 3-el SteppIR with 6M element on a tower. Before that I worked a lot of 6M DX with my K3 by loading my 40M dipole.

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

During the 2009 ARRL Field Day I was working from home on emergency power.  I had cobbled together a 6-meter preamp for the K3 and decided to take a listen.  I don't have a 6-meter antenna so I was using my paralleled wire 40-80 meter inverted V with almost 200' of RG214. Two of the local

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

http:www.k1htv.us = = = Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:53:44 -0400 From: David leDuc n...@n1ix.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 001a01cb1d12$a6627bc0$f32773...@com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I know this is not a 6 meter discussion group but I do

[Elecraft] 6M CW

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:29:08 -0700 (PDT), Ken McGuire wrote: I was frustrated at how slow the chats were on SSB (FM was even worse) - it seemed like they were wasting a perfectly good band opening ragchewing Yep. Same here. Often, an opening on any given path may be there only long enough to

[Elecraft] 6M CW

I understand how Jim and Ken feel. However, I find myself on both sides of the fence. Sometimes I get antsy wanting to work a particular grid square, but other times I get into a longer exchange--maybe the other station is in a location of particular interest, or whatever. Of course, not

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

: [Elecraft] 6M CW On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:29:08 -0700 (PDT), Ken McGuire wrote: I was frustrated at how slow the chats were on SSB (FM was even worse) - it seemed like they were wasting a perfectly good band opening ragchewing Yep. Same here. Often, an opening on any given path may be there only long

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Mon, July 5, 2010 10:41:55 AM Subject: [Elecraft] 6M CW On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:29:08 -0700 (PDT), Ken McGuire wrote: I was frustrated at how slow the chats were on SSB (FM was even worse) - it seemed

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

person has already gone. What kind of enjoyment is that? To each their own.. I'll save that kind of operation for Contesters... Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:29:59 -0700 From: wrco...@yahoo.com To: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW I don't

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

...@audiosystemsgroup.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW I don't feel that way at all. A contact in which only grids are exchanged leaves me with little satisfaction at all. I at least like to exchange names and QTH. I get enough of the quicky QSOs with contests

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

the politeness gone? 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message - From: WILLIS COOKE wrco...@yahoo.com To: Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW I don't feel that way at all. A contact in which only grids

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

The issue here is Awards. Working grids, states and countries on 6 meters. It is my feeling that is what makes QSOs so quick on 6 meters, or conducted in contest mode. Now, I am not an long time 6 meter operator (in fact, I've been on the band since July 1, 2010) but I have been able to

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM USSV DHARMA  --- On Mon, 7/5/10, WILLIS COOKE wrco...@yahoo.com wrote: From: WILLIS COOKE wrco...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW To: Jim Brown j

Re: [Elecraft] 6M CW

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:26:40 -0700, David Yarnes wrote: However, I find myself on both sides of the fence. Sometimes I get antsy wanting to work a particular grid square, but other times I get into a longer exchange First, there's no fence. Do what you wanna. :) But do what makes sense in

[Elecraft] 6m

I am a 'lifer' DXer. Any band. Mostly CW. After 9 band DXCC 355 worked, 6m is a new quest. 6m is like 160m. Windows . Grayline on 160m windows of short duration on 6m. If I want to chat I go on SSB mostly talk to local hams. Being in NW TN EM 56 during the summer season we get 15-30 min.

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