[Elecraft] K3 converts during CQWW

[Bob Evans]

We had a Multi-Single effort in CQWW from K5NA here in south Texas.  We used
K3s in the 20M and 40M position with FT1000 MK-Vs at the 80/10 and 160/15
stations.  We had 2 K3 owners in the group and 2 MK-V owners.  By the end of
the contest (where we logged almost 3K QSOs, 167 zones and 571 countries),
the 2 MK-V owners were ready to jump into K3s.  I had actually never owned
an FT-1000 of any flavor, so it was very interesting to hear the difference
for myself.  The MK-V just sounded "mushy" (very technical term) when
compared to the K3s.  The K3s REALLY allowed us to essentially play in our
own little world as a RUN station and work very weak stations right through
the 40 over 9 signals next to us.  We also remarked at how none of us were
as fatigued as we would normally be after a 48 hour contest.  Admittedly, it
is much less fatiguing to have a good rate for a majority of the contest
rather than a bad rate, but the K3s did us a major favor by offering AFX to
ease our listening.  One of the MK-V owners had actually just received a new
K3 a few days before the contest, but didn't want to install it in place of
his trusty old MK-V.  After the contest, I think he wouldn't have minded if
we had K3s at all 4 positions.  I'm sure they will be there next year.

 

K5NA M/S in CQWW

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:   79    23       77
   80:  259    31      113
   40: 1196    38      145
   20: 1163    36      140
   15:  204    30       86
   10:   17     9       10
------------------------------
Total: 2918   167      571  Total Score = 5,650,128
 
73,
Bob K5WA

 

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