Re: [Elecraft] K4 Issue

2020-06-23 Thread Bill Frantz
West Valley Amateur Radio Association has had similar results running category nAB for large n (10-15). We run 5 watts and use K3, K3S, KX3 and Flex radios. We take care in our antenna setup to put the antennas in each other's null area. When we have problems, it is due to batteries running

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Issue

2020-06-23 Thread Jim Brown
On 6/23/2020 5:49 PM, K8TE wrote: I experienced similar issues with my K3 and an IC-7600 several years ago at a different FD site. A contester neighbor ran an IC7600 into a legal limit amp. 15 miles away, he chewed up almost 20 kHz of whatever band he was on running CW, and he was always

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Issue

2020-06-23 Thread K8TE
I have a neighbor who lives about 500 ft away with a new IC-7300. I have told many people the IC-7300 is an interesting radio for $900-1,000, but it ain't no K3! For example, several years ago we had three K3 transceivers on 20m--CW, SSB, and GOTA. They were about 500 feet apart from each

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Issue

2020-06-22 Thread Don Wilhelm
i have a friend who bought a K3S, and then he bought a 7300 because he wanted something smaller. He said there were signals on the K3S that he could not hear and copy on the 7300. So that is one users impression. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/22/2020 8:46 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote: Nothing wrong with the

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Issue

2020-06-22 Thread Lyn Norstad
-Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nr4c Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 5:51 PM To: Jim Borowski Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Issue Found it! I bought an ICOM 7300. I figure if I feed it right and provide

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Issue

2020-06-22 Thread Nr4c
Found it! I bought an ICOM 7300. I figure if I feed it right and provide the right fertilizer, it will grow into a K4D by Christmas. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Jun 22, 2020, at 12:57 PM, Jim Borowski wrote: > > I am having depression for lack of excitment about the hobby

[Elecraft] K4 Issue

2020-06-22 Thread Jim Borowski
I am having depression for lack of excitment about the hobby connected with lost of hope and social distancing on the air waves for fear lack of sunspots when and if the K4 is ever delivered. Last I heard July or August.  People keep asking me when arrive now I tell them July or August but not