[Elecraft] K3 and whats next from Elecraft

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

Hi Jim,

I also remember those days ;-)  My first QSO was on a Benton Harbor Lunch Box on 2m AM:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/FirstQSO.jpg

I guess that is where the challenge of working DX on VHF started for me.   At first 
it was the just the challenge of reaching outside the county, then it was the next 
state, and soon it was working more distant states on meteor scatter and then the 
other side of the world on EME.

Elecraft has provided amazing equipment to further DXing on 6m and 2m EME, with their 
"digital ready" K3.  You might be surprised by the large percentage of serious EMEers 
who use K3's now!  Although built as a great rig for HF, it is the "rig of choice" 
for MANY on JT65 mode and VHF DXing and EME.

Hats off to Elecraft for making such a great tool for us!  VY 73, Lance

On 8/23/2013 6:30 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
>
> I can remember when the only options to get on 6m and 2m, other than homebrewing, 
> were things like the so-called "Benton Harbor Lunch Boxes" sold by Heathkit.
> Even then I longed to operate on those bands, if even only on AM.

-- 
Lance Collister, W7GJ
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