[Elecraft] K2 and Field Day Ops

Mon May 3 19:09:44 2004

Since I do have some field day experience, I will comment on this.

Operating both a CW and SSB station on the same band on field day is =
best
accomplished by planning, planning and planning.  Physical separation of =
the
antennas seems to be the simplest solution.  You are allowed 300 meters
(1000 feet) diameter for your field site, so if you can get the physical
separation of the two antennas as far apart as possible you will have =
good
results and minimize interference between the two stations.

The other way to minimize interference is to operation both stations at =
QRP
5 watt power levels.  This is what our club does.  I normally make =
between
400 and 500 QRP QSOs during our field day.  Not great, but a lot of fun, =
and
QRP is more of a challenge.

The last comment I will make, is that I highly recommend using a center =
fed
zep antenna instead of a dipole, and operate the zep on all bands trying =
to
stay away from the same band that the other station is operating on.

73's and good luck on field day!
Jerry KC4YDP

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] =
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On Behalf Of Jack Shrawder
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 4:51 PM
To: Elecraft List List
Subject: [Elecraft] K2 and Field Day Ops

As a newbie Field Day coordinator for our Lake Tahoe club, I'm thinking=20
about using my K2/100 (3256) as one of the Field Day stations. My=20
thought were to use my K2 as a 20 meter CW station and one of the Club=20
radios on 20 meter SSB. However, I've been cautioned by some club=20
veterans that it won't work to have a 20 meter CW station working at=20
the same site as 20 meter SSB station--they will just interfere with=20
each other. I think I've read on this reflector about the excellence of=20
the K2 in working in strong signal environments so wanted a second=20
opinion. What problems will I be creating trying to run a K2/100 and a=20
brand X together on 20 mtrs one using a Yagi and one using a dipole? If=20
there are problems, what might be the solution?  Hope this isn't too=20
dumb of question.

Jack KT6JS
South Lake Tahoe, CA
"Success is the only option."
--Dave Borges, DC

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