[Elecraft] TX5K

[Fred Smith]

Did you work them on 160m phone (they weren't going to work 160 phone
according to them) I missed them on that and 12m SSB. Most all the early
info shows them shutting down today, haven't looked at their web site.

Good job to you! I hope we can work them as well on their next big
DXpedition (deep breath) I think a lot of people need it. These guys did a
great job and I liked the log as well as any I have ever seen.

BTW I tried for 20 mins the other morning after I had worked them QRO on 80m
SSB (1st call lucky) with my KX3 I was never heard. The noise floor was
rather high but I thought with their superior equipment 8>) that they might
hear me but no joy it was a poor band/mode choice, but I tried you never
know.

Fred/N0AZZ



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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dyarnes
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 3:01 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] TX5K

Hi All,

Apparently they are starting to shut things down--a bit early it seems!  My
DX cluster had a note that the 160/80 antennas are down now!  Nothing on
their blog about that.  Supposedly they still have almost 2 days to go.  At
this moment they only have 40 SSB  up and running!

I guess I've worked them everywhere I can.  I have them on all CW bands
(except 6 meters, of course), and all SSB bands except 80 meters (and 6
meters).  Also on 3 digi bands--30, 20, and 17.  19 band slots in all.  It
has been fun snagging them, and the Elecraft stuff here all performed just
great!  I'm particularly please with how much easier things are now that I
have the KAT500.  With my antenna situation here it really makes a big
difference.  Clipperton isn't so far away that it is a big deal to work
them, except the competition is ferocious.  The folks who worked them
running QRP have much bigger bragging rights.  Well done!

The real kick in the pants is working them on RTTY without a computer!  That
feature in the K3 (and the KX3) is sooooo cool!  This time around I just
loaded a couple of memories with the ID info and the report info.  I've done
it with direct paddle input in the past, but using the memories makes it a
snap on DX stuff.  I wanted to try it with the KX3, but the competition was
so heavy, and my antenna so inadequate, I had to go to the K3 with a bit
more power.

Working them on 160 SSB, but not 80 SSB was something of a surprise.  I bet
I'm in just the wrong spot propagation wise for 80 meters.  I could even
hear some of the Europeans working them.  Guess I should have started trying
a lot earlier!

The TX5K website is pretty slick!  You can see confirmation of your QSO
within just a minute or two.  These DXpeditions get fancier all the time
with this logging info.

Anyway, I had fun.  Hope a lot of other folks did too.

Dave W7AQK












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