[Elecraft] ZLX8 - K3 firmware

[Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO]

ZL8X is running seven (7) stations concurrently. See their website: 
http://www.kermadec.de/organisation/equipment/index.php

They may be running K3s, but they make no mention on their website of what 
brand of equipment they are using, and Elecraft is not one of their sponsors 
(nor are any of the other radio companies -- IKenSu etc.).

Worked them on 40 CW this morning with 100W to a non-resonant SWL sloper 15 
ft up at the top end. After two hours banging away at the pileup (which was 
nearly 3 kHz wide, BTW), I was about to give up when I was finally able to 
find a contact's transmit frequency and tail-end him -- switching back and 
forth using the RIT button with XIT turned on. This would have been MUCH 
easier with a P3 or with a KRX3, or both! When each QSO transmission is 
about 2-3 seconds long, this is really doing it the hard way. But I did it, 
and I'm in their online log this evening.

To all veteran HF CW DXers -- If I were going to get EITHER a KRX3 or a P3 
to make working split pileups more efficient and productive, WHICH should I 
invest in first?

Bill W5WVO


-----Original Message----- 
From: Rich - K1HTV
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 01:17
To: 'Johnny Siu'
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ZLX8 - K3 firmware

Hi Johnny,
   I think you meant ZL8X. I'm sure glad that they are using a K3 on that
Dxpedition to Kermadec. They must have been using it on 160 Meters this 
morning
when I worked them. I was running 100 Watts to an Inverted-L from my VA QTH.
They were Q5 here on my K3 with the APF turned ON. There is nothing wrong 
with
the APF, but I did notice that when I reduced the RF gain control a bit the 
copy
became better. Must have been hitting the DSP with a bit too much of my 
local
noise.

ZL8X on Kermadec Island is K1HTV country #221 with 100 Watts. I can thank 
having
K3 on both ends of the path, as also occurred for my 160M QSO with Dave,
KH2/N2NL a few weeks ago.  Thank you Elecraft!

73,
Rich - K1HTV

= = =

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Siu [mailto:vr2xmc at yahoo.com.hk]
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 19:02 PM
To: Elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] ZLX8 - K3 firmware

Hello Group,

K3 is the main radio in ZLX8.  Do you know which version of Firmware they 
are
using?

Yesterday, I hear ZLX8 at 20 metre 59+.  I returned to them with my QRP K3, 
also
received 59 signal report.  My KPA3 is under repair by Elecraft.
cheers,


Johnny VR2XMC





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