Re: [Elecraft] K3 KRX3 Fantastic in ARRL 160 M!

2008-12-09 Thread Mike Harris
G'day, | Joe's ability to pull them out. The other bad thing was Joe was only | able to work 4 JA's rather than the hoped for 100. | One thing Joe told me was to NOT use functions on the K3 and KRX3 when | transmitting. Not a plumber his he. Regards, Mike VP8NO

[Elecraft] K3 KRX3 Fantastic in ARRL 160 M!

2008-12-08 Thread Ed Gray W0SD
How the K3 and KRX3 did in the 160M ARRL Contest: W0DB operated W0SD in the ARRL 160M contest. To make the top 10 last year and this year we just live to far west so we just can't work the DX multipliers like they can to the east of us. We are a long ways from JA as well and the activity

Re: [Elecraft] K3 KRX3 Fantastic in ARRL 160 M!

2008-12-08 Thread Gill W4RYW
Ed, I agree with your evaluation completely - There is not a more demanding contest for a receiver than the 160M CW. I was BLOWN AWAY by the unbelieveable performance of my K3. I don't have the sub rcvr (yet) but your write up is quite convincing. I am about 100 Mi from the W8JI contest station