[Elecraft] KX3 - First 2 meter CW contact

[Oliver Dröse]

Congrats Jim!

Also thanks for our 10 m QSO last weekend! ;-) Did you use your KX3 or 
something bigger?

Wayne did a great job with the new firmware, SSB output is up to almost 
3 watts now but only with COMP off. As soon as you turn COMP on output 
power drops down to 1 watt again until you "turn all lights on", i.e. 
push COMP to a full 30. Even then output is only 2.2 watts then. Suppose 
Wayne will take a look at it again this week. Problem is it seems he 
cannot reproduce it while we have 2 units here showing the same 
behaviour. Doesn't make things easier but Wayne would not be Wayne if 
... ;-)

73, Olli - DH8BQA

Contest, DX & radio projects: http://www.dh8bqa.de


Am 29.11.2014 22:59, schrieb Jim's Desktop:
> Just finished a 15 mile CW QSO on 144 MHz using the KX3's internal 2 
> meter transverter.  Antenna on my end was a Ringo Ranger (vertically 
> polarized) only 12 feet off the ground and the antenna on his end was 
> also a Ringo Ranger but his was on a real short (6 foot) ground 
> mounted mast.  There is quite a bit of hilly terrain between us and 
> signals were only 539 both ways but with the low noise on the band 
> copy was real easy.  We tried SSB but I don't have the latest Field 
> Test firmware in my KX3 and the transverter is putting out maybe a 
> watt on SSB.  It does the full 3.0 watts on CW.  Also as previously 
> reported, CW using the internal keyer is kind of messed up.  It misses 
> character elements and gets choppy at times.  I didn't have time to 
> try external keying with my bug but that will come in another test 
> tomorrow.
>
> Jim - W0EB
> Park City, KS
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