[Elecraft] KX3 - Reminder - Special Event Station K2N on Wednesday 19 September

[stan levandowski]

We'll be operating three (3) KX3s from Radio Central aboard the historic 
USS SLATER (DE-766) on Wednesday 19 September, from 1600 UTC to 2400 
UTC.

We're calling it the "QRP CW DE-Xpedition".

Full details, participants, frequencies, QSL info are under callsign K2N 
at qrzed dot com.

We'll be using the SLATER's authentically restored shipboard antennas - 
one KX3 connected to an 80 foot vertical on the starboard side for 20 
meters; one KX3 connected to a 70' vertical on the port side for 17 
meters, and one KX3 connected to a 190' long wire running amidships to 
the fantail for 40 meters.  Our counterpoise is a 1200 ton warship 
sitting in the Hudson River at the Port of Albany, New York.

An unexpected surprise was to have Piero Begali ship us four 
pre-production "Adventure" paddles to put through their paces - two dual 
lever iambic versions; two single lever mono versions.

I've had the mono version here at my shack for a few days now, for 
*practice* ;)     Sorry but no pictures and no product review from me. 
It's not my place.

Let me just say this:  "WOW-- its graceful lines, its creative design, 
its diminunitive size, its sturdy construction, its crisp action, its 
Begali feel.....WOW!"

It's going to be very,very difficult to say "goodbye" to this 
"KX3-friendly" paddle on Wednesday night.

On Thursday morning, I will begin siphoning off dog food money and 
grocery money so I'll be ready to purchase one when they go into 
production!

Hope to work many of you on Wednesday,

73, Stan WB2LQF
www.wb2lqf.com 
K1#2994      K2# 6980      K3#5244      KX1 #2411      KX3#0325 
K9#1 (Cocoa the Chihuahua)