[Elecraft] k3 and field day

[Jim Lowman]

One of the gang brought his K3 to Field Day last year, but I think he 
was pretty much the sole op.
We operate in the four-transmitter class, so there isn't much need even 
to change bands.
Although, we've had pretty much an exclusive K2 Field Day since they 
were available.

I remember when I got my Ten-Tec Omni-VI+ ten or so years ago.
One of the club members asked - in all seriousness - if I was taking it 
to Field Day.
I think my response was something along the lines of, "You've got to be 
high!"  :-)
The response was a combination of concern that it would be difficult to 
operate, that someone might mess it up, and taking a rig of a certain 
size or value out in the elements.

Back in the late 60s, when I was a fairly new ham, I took my Drake 
"4-Line" twins to Field Day to run the 40m SSB station.
Back then, the controls on a given receiver/transmitter didn't vary much 
from manufacturer to manufacturer, and transmitters tuned up the same way.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 5/11/2012 10:13 AM, Rose wrote:
> Been there, done that, as they say ... (;-)
>
> If you still want to do it, I strongly suggest you copy all
> the radio's parameters to a laptop so you can "fix" it on
> the fly.
>
> My K3 no longer goes to FD ...
>
> 73!
>
> Ken -K0PP
>
>