[Elecraft] Me and my K3 in the ARRL RTTY Roundup

[wt6p]

Hi all.

I must chime in here as well.  I rarely post to reflectors, but must echo
the feeling of Joe and Jim!

I have been running RTTY for a number of years, beginning with a modified
Hallicrafters HT-37, TS-570, Kenwood 940, ProIII, 1000mp and K2.  I must
admit I was totally amazed with the performance of the K3.

I too built the keying interface using transistor switching and being able
to run pure FSK has made all the difference as well as being able to use the
Dual Bandpass filters.  I only have a 5 band fan-dipole at 38' right now,
but with the radio features, I was able to maintain a 37 qso/hr rate for the
8 or so hours I was able to work the RTTY Roundup.  For those whom I worked,
I used my club call, NA6E.

I do not have the PanAdapter, so I scanned the band for search/pounce and
the DBF let me key in on each signal without the annoying side signals. 
Running stations was a dream, requiring only minor RIT adjustments to keep
the lines centered!

Writelog and MiTTY worked flawlessly, decoding right through the filter
without issue.  The K3 transmitter held up fine business at 75 watts for the
entire time and the final temperature never rose above 42c.

I have had many radios and finally have one that will be a permanent fixture
(only rig!) in the shack.  The tower and HexBeam are next!

Many thanks to Elecraft for another great product and many future years of
hamming fun!

Mark - WT6P, NA6E Memorial ARC
Kingman, AZ
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