[Elecraft] K3 and transverters

[Don Wilhelm]

Jim,

"mountains around DC" ???
I used to live in Barnsville, MD overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, and 
that is about as close to "mountains around DC"  as it gets.  I cannot 
recall the height of Sugarloaf Mountain, but it was not that great, and 
it was private property when I was there in the 1980s - but the owners 
provided a path to the summit for visitors.

It was often referred to as a "bump out of place".  One must go quite a 
ways Northwestward from DC to encounter mountains.   Western Maryland 
yes, Southern Pennsylvania, yes, but much of Maryland is the eastern 
coastal. plains was flat and without "bumps"- yes those Eastern coastal 
plains do turn quickly into mountains, so your choice of position is a 
big factor in your assessment of vertical altitude.

If one wants mountains when in Maryland, it is advised to head for 
Western Virginia and the Shenandoah Mountain range.  Southwest of 
Maryland is the great Shenandoah National Park where My family 
vacationed for many years.  My children grew up on the instructions from 
the park rangers at Big Meadows.

73,
Don W3FPR

  9/16/2012 2:06 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 9/15/2012 10:43 PM, Vic Goncharsky wrote:
>> What I am personally looking for is information about on the air performance of 144 and 432 Elecraft transverters in strong signal environments like VHF/UHF contests in dense areas with multi-kilowatt  folks occupying mountain tops all around.
> I recall such a review in QST something like 4-5 years ago. Obviously it
> applies to the outboard unit, and I think I recall it being the 2M
> version.  Check the ARRL product review archives. Members can download
> the pdf.  I do remember that it was tested in a contesting environment
> (east coast, maybe New England or the mountains around DC) with a lot of
> strong signals, and that it was a very positive review.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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