[Elecraft] 20 meter CW

[Stephen Selberg]

Well this thread took a turn I didn't expect it to. Thanks to all replied.
Just for clarification I'm sending /7 while traveling in the 7 area for the
reason someone else mentioned, so they don't turn their beam towards San
Francisco when I'm actually up in Lake Tahoe. I actually think that
happened last night in the one QSO I didn't sign /7.

Back to the original topic of the thread, I was able to make a few contacts
on 20 last night using cw with the mp1 antenna and 5 watts. Nothing
spectacular but it did work. I was unable to try it on 40 as my mighty fine
junk analyzer decided to fail me last night. i think an elecraft version of
the analyzer would be a hot item!! (hint hint) We had rain and thunder
storms here last night so I wasn't about to stand out there and play with
the coil on that thing. Next test will be to take the antenna to the beach
and give it a try there. I'm thinking I'm just going to divert money from
my KpA500 fund to buy an alexloop unless anyone has any serious objections
to that antenna. In that case please reply directly.


But thanks to all who replied. Thinking we should shut the thread down.


73,

Steve KS6PD



On Wednesday, July 3, 2013, Richard Fjeld wrote:

> Wow.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: N3XX
>   To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:21 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 20 meter CW
>
>
>   Hi all,
>
>   It is very simple to check the callsign on qrz.com and see the qth.
>
>   I have a "3" callsign, and live in the 4th call area.  All my contacts
> are
>   uploaded to LOTW as N3XX.  If I were to work you as N3XX/4 then upload as
>   N3XX, you won't get a qsl match on LOTW if you upload my callsign as
> N3XX/4.
>   I know I could add the callsign N3XX/4 to LOTW, but would you really
> want to
>   do have to upload your contacts as callsign/number?  If I were to upload
> as
>   N3XX/4, and others upload only my callsign, N3XX, no qsl match.
>
>   If I send /4 after my callsign, where am I?  Am I at home, or actually
>   operating portable from another qth.
>
>   If I send /4, then qsl cards start arriving for N3XX/4.  That's not my
>   callsign.  When I receive a card, I want it to have my callsign on it
>   without the /4.
>
>   What about trying to get through a pileup with a portable callsign, or
> which
>   group to call with if the DX station is going by the numbers?
>
>   I know it might be convenient for some, but to me, sending /# after the
>   callsign causes a lot of problems for people with callsigns in a
> different
>   call area than the number indicates.
>
>   Sorry, but I will never send my callsign as N3XX/4.  I don't see a good
>   reason for it, and feel that it would only create more confusion.
>
>   73,
>   Tim - N3XX
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Richard Fjeld" <rpfjeld at embarqmail.com>
>   To: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <ron at cobi.biz>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 8:40 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 20 meter CW
>
>
>   >I wish others who have moved out of their call sign area would sign
> witn a
>   >slash/area.
>   >
>   > Many times I have spun the beam a 180 around to answer a call sign from
>   > that area only to find out he was in the area I was first aiming to.
>  It
>   > takes a long time.  Now, if I had a SteppIr........
>   >
>   > Dick, n0ce
>   >
>   >  ----- Original Message -----
>   >  From: Ron D'Eau Claire
>   >  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>   >  Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:35 PM
>   >  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 20 meter CW
>   >
>   >
>   >  Rather superfluous now that the call sign no longer identifies the FCC
>   >  engineering district of the home station.
>   >
>   >  That was one of the all-time bad moves by the FCC, IMHO, but it was
>   > popular
>   >  among Hams who moved out of the district but couldn't bear to give up
>   > their
>   >  call sign.
>   >
>   >  73, Ron AC7AC (ex, W6QAS, ex AC6Y, both random call assignments by the
>   > FCC.
>   >  I put my call where my mouth was when I moved to Oregon and let the
> FCC
>   >  computer assign me a random 7 area call and got AC7AC.  It's longer
> but
>   > it's
>   >  a neat call.)
>   >
>   >  -----Original Message-----
>   >  From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>   >  [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Frantz
>   >  Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 3:56 PM
>   >  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>   >  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 20 meter CW
>   >
>   >  When I am in New Hampshire I sign AE6JV/1 on PSK although it isn't
>   > required.
>   >
>   >  Ch