[Elecraft] [K2] Radio Owls' Field Day

[Fred Jensen]

On 6/28/2012 12:55 PM, Al Lorona wrote:

> 2/ Even though I hadn't used the K2 since last Field Day I never once thought,
> "Okay, I'm operating an Elecraft K2," in order to think about how to do
> something. Instead, I *never* adjusted a control other than the tuning knob;

My experience with all my E-gear as well.  My K3 is pretty much "Big 
Knob" only.  While running in a contest, I'll turn on RIT [sort of wish 
that was saved by band or was immune to band changes] to find off-freq 
callers, and I don't ever watch the radio, I watch the P3.  In QRPTTF 
out on a hill top, I hung my K2 around my neck, found a frequency, 
locked the VFO, and you can probably count the number of times I did 
something to the radio on the fingers of one hand, even if you're 
missing your thumb and a finger.

Despite the number of control actions, I rarely change things.  Now with 
4.51, NB and NR are just "always on."  For the record, I'm pretty much 
CW only, SSB mileage might vary, don't know.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
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