[Elecraft] 4-pound Field Day, anyone?

[David Cutter]

Perhaps one of the modern Android or Iphones has an application that will 
run psk or other digital modes: that would bring the weight down.  Perhaps 
do the logging as well.  Be good for emergency use, too.

David
G3UNA


> Intriguing idea.  In my case it will take the form of a lightweight psk-31 
> station.  Our local club does FD every year so I may just use one of their 
> antennas or rig a 20m dipole (probably a sloper).  I will break the 4# 
> barrier by bringing my old P90 IBM thinkpad that has a psk-31 program and 
> this will force me to make up a soundcard I/F for the KX3.  I have a pile 
> of 12v 4AH gelcells which will suffice for power.  Our club call is AL7LE 
> but there is some talk of using a better callsign of one of the members 
> (might be KL7RA).
> > 73, Ed - KL7UW
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