[Elecraft] K3/0

[N2TK, Tony]

Joe,
Quite an accomplishment that you got to feel proud of, especially with low
power and the antennas you have.
73,
N2TK, Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 4:09 PM
To: n1al at sonic.net; Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/0



 > I have thought for many years that it would be a great feature if a  >
radio club could set up a super station and offer remote access to its  >
apartment-bound members.

I keep hearing this - and the "HOA limitation" - as justification for remote
operation.  As far as I'm concerned both just don't "pass the smell test."

We moved to Florida just over 13 years ago ... since we've been here the
only antennas I've had are a Cushcraft R5 and a low wire (80/40 trap dipole
or Windom no higher than 12 meters above ground).  I call
the antenna system the "HOA special".   I do not have 240 volts in the
shack and do not run an amplifier - highest power has been 200W from
FT-1000D or Mark V but it's been 100W since the K3 replaced all of the Yaesu
gear.

While we've been here I made DXCC Honor Roll mixed (one away on CW) and over
this past weekend I received the last of the confirmations for WAS on seven
bands (I'm still chasing four relatively populous states on 12 meters).  I
ran some reports against my log for the time being and find the following in
one sunspot cycle worth of part-time operation:

> *confirmed* (cards/Lotw) totals for current countries:
>
> Confirmed DXCC Challenge total (Phone, CW, RTTY, excludes deleted
countries)
>     bands     1815
>
> Confirmed DXCC Countries (excludes deleted countries)
>     mixed     311
>     phone     199
>     cw        298
>     rtty      263
>     160m      060
>     80m       116
>     40m       184
>     30m       261
>     20m       234
>     17m       280
>     15m       193
>     12m       246
>     10m       178
>     6m        063

The relatively low phone count reflects my dislike of that mode and the DXCC
Challenge total is about 500 less than my "all time" number since there are
quite a few common "old ones" that I have not bothered to work again on
160/80/40/15/10 since they were already confirmed - and I lack a real
antenna on 160.

Admittedly, I am not in an apartment but I would suggest a similar antenna
system on the roof of an apartment or other antenna limited space situation
would provide similar results.  admittedly these antennas and power level do
not make me first in a pile-up and it takes some effort to get thought in
some cases but the lack of big antennas is not a severe limitation unless
one wants to compete with the likes of K3LR/KC1XX/W3LPL/K1TTT/etc. in CQWW
or be first in every pile-up.

While I understand the desire "to be loud", even modest antennas and 100W
are a big change compared to fewer than 140 QSOs in the prior 14 years!

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 1/16/2012 2:21 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-01-16 at 14:11 -0500, N2TK, Tony wrote:
>
>> Maybe even a remote club where several hams can enjoy the remote 
>> antennas? I can picture a home station involving just a laptop and 
>> low power KX3 tied into nice unmanned hilltop station.
>> Maybe multiple rigs on the hilltop with amps, multi-antennas?
>
> I have thought for many years that it would be a great feature if a 
> radio club could set up a super station and offer remote access to its 
> apartment-bound members.  There was no Internet back when I was first 
> thinking of this so I envisioned microwave links between the 
> apartments and the station at the top of a nearby mountain.  But with 
> the Internet it is now much easier.
>
> And now with the K3/0 it is even easier still.
>
> Alan N1AL
>
>
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