[Elecraft] K3 - on the bands

[Radio Amateur N5GE]

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:48:46 -0700 (PDT), Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net>
wrote:

>Now I am concerned about the performance of my K3. 
> This weekend...signals were weak and at times "wattery" on 20 meters.  
>I wonder what other people thought.  There was very little propagation to 
>Europe...heck...even to Oh or MI.  So, are the bands crappy or should I
> have an issue with my K3, coax, or antennas.  Yes, I could work people,
> but the 20 meter band was not very good.  Is that right or am I off?
>
>Lee - K0WA
[snip]


The bands were not good over the weekend.  My experience was the same
as yours from 30m up, except for 17m which seemed pretty good, but not
as good as usual.

Tom, N5GE

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