[Elecraft] kx3 aircraft radio

[rckchp at comcast.net]

I have heard WQ3W doing qso's on 17 & 20meters  from an Airbus A330  while in flight  many times, 

  and he gave my K2 a 59+ on the one occasion I called him....he usually has a pile up. 



Rich  K2CPE 

K2 #1102 



----- Original Message -----


From: "Mark Bayern" <plcmark at gmail.com> 
To: "David Christ" <radioham at mchsi.com> 
Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:46:50 PM 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kx3 aircraft radio 

> See April 2013 QST page 20. 

OK, I checked. Apparently this is not an April fool's article. 

However, the operator uses an aircraft HF radio for his amateur 
contacts. He does not put an amateur radio on the aircraft freqs, 
which is the subject of this thread. 

I do wonder what US Airways and the FAA think about a pilot engaging 
in a hobby while flying an A330 full of passengers? Being distracted 
while flying has been an issue: 
<http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/03/15/wayward.pilots.licenses/index.html?_s=PM:TRAVEL> 


Mark  AD5SS 



On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:15 PM, David Christ <radioham at mchsi.com> wrote: 
> See April 2013 QST page 20. 
> 
> David K0LUM 
> 
> On Mar 27, 2013, at 10:01 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: 
> But, according to a recent pose on this reflector, at least one commercial 
> airplane pilot Ham licensee uses the cockpit radio to work Ham stations on 
> the Ham bands when making long flights. That was surprise to me given my 
> experience with the limitations imposed on shipboard radio systems. 
> 
> 73 Ron AC7AC 
> 
> 
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