[Elecraft] running QRP in a major contest
Dave Gingrich K9DC
[email protected]
Wed May 22 12:18:13 2002
On Wed, 22 May 2002 [email protected] wrote:
> TECHNICAL & TECHNIQUE
>
> Tip of the Week -- (Contributed by Tom, W4BQF) If you are running QRP
> in a major contest, do your best to zero beat the station that you're
> calling. Most 'running' stations are using a 500 Hz bandwidth or less.
> If your signal is outside that narrow receiver bandwidth, most likely
> the CQing station is not going to tune to copy a very weak signal.
> Most 'run' operators can hear everything within their bandwidth and
> will answer you, but seldom will they tune 400-800 Hz outside their
> bandwidth to do so. (It is also a good idea to adjust a kit or
> homebrew rig's transmit offset to be sure that it places your signal
> at the right frequency for the receiving station. -- Ed.)
>
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>
> Now the question.... how does one adjust the K1/K2 to meet this criteria?
S.O.P. for the K1/K2. Just follow the instructions in the manual.
Dave K9DC