[Elecraft] Field Day Guide to K3 and P3 by K2QY--RECAP

[Scott W2NTV]

nice job John... what did you guys run this time around.. 3a ?? how did 
you do over all  you think??


On 6/28/2013 9:01 AM, John Fritze wrote:
> I gave my presentation on the Friday prior to Field Day.  I had a couple of
> questions on clarifications and afterwards several hams came up to me and
> thanked me because they felt it was a big help.  I especially focused on
> the TAP/HOLD differences and the fact that most functions are clearly
> marked.  I noted that ergonomically the layout of the K3 has similar
> functions in the same general area on the panel.
>
> So the result on Field Day this year was that the several operators who
> used my K3 felt much more comfortable with it.  I did need to answer a
> couple of queries on the fly but over all most of the ops enjoyed using my
> K3 and P3.  One of the most timid of last years ops told me she really felt
> that the K3 was pretty easy to use now that she understood the TAP/HOLD
> functions.  In fact she would consider an Elecraft product next time she
> was in the market.  Most of the ops really loved the P3 and it's ability to
> easily hunt and pounce.
>
> I showed a couple of hams how easy it was to be running on a frequency and
> hunt and pounce using the 2nd receiver on the same band.  That totally
> amazed a couple of people.
>
> As a bonus, our club has 2 Kenwood 930s, one of which is having issues.  So
> next year, we will probably be using not only my K3, but my KX3 with the
> 100W amp for a second station.  Retiring one of the 930s (thankfully) since
> they have no filtering.....
>
> As with several FD operations we can run CW and SSB on any band at the same
> time.  The K3 output is very clean, not causing any RFI issues (as
> expected).  The 930s do not cause RFI in the K3, even though they have
> issues with each other on some bands.
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