[Elecraft] K3/P3 combo during ARRL RTTY RU

[James C. Hall, MD]

Hello All:

 

I wanted to give - or chime in with - my impressions of my K3 performance
with my new P3 panadapter. I run an SO2R setup with the K3 (with rebuilt
TL-922A amp) as the #1 rig and my venerable FT-1000MP MkV (with 87A amp) as
my #2 rig. The K3 is the only rig with a panadapter.

 

This was my first contest after a station rebuild project which lasted over
a year and a half. It felt great to get back in the saddle again and I
really love RTTY as a contest mode. I use N1MM Logger as my contest
software.

 

I found the use of the panadapter was quite useful when I switched roles for
the rig and used it for S&P. It was really neat to be able to spot RTTY
signals on a noisy 80M band and work them quickly. I have also found that in
a contest scenario, I have better luck turning off the dual peak filter and
just maintaining a narrow filter skirt around both mark and space. The
reason for this is that I can 'see the signal coming' when I tune for
stations much easier and can quickly 'lock on' and work them.

 

Now I wish I had a panadapter for the Mark V ! J

 

73, Jamie

WB4YDL





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