[Elecraft] QRP with the KX3

[Fred Smith]

Had mine over a year and it still amazes me at the contacts I make all of
them phone BTW. Hope to be on Digital sometime this year.

I think the only piece of Elecraft gear I do not own now is the amp/Hi-Power
Tuner for the KX3. All I can say is "YES" to Elecraft and many "THANKS"


73,
Fred/N0AZZ
K3 Ser # 6730--KX3 # 5210--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100
P3/SVGA--KAT500--W2
Amps Elecraft KPA500 HF/6m--Alpha's 9500 HF--87A HF--Mirage B-5030-G
300+w--(2) B-5016-G's 165w 2m



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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Matt Zilmer
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 9:31 AM
To: Sean Wall
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] QRP with the KX3

Excellent!  And it will just keep getting better as you get more used to QRP
operation.

In Summer 2012, I was out back dabbling around using the KX3 at 100 mW CW on
a dipole at 30 feet, calling CQ on and off at 10106 KHz.  Heard a weak
signal reply, and cranked up the AF gain into the headphones.
Worked a QRP backpacker station in western PA from SoCal.  Turns out I was
on her calling frequency and she was just finished setting up. And she was
using a KX3 running 250 mW!

2115 miles on 100 mW is 21,150 MPW one way, the other was 8,460 MPW.
Others here have similar stories, and none of this is extraordinary.

QRP takes competence, patience, and persistance, but it can be very
rewarding.

73,
matt W6NIA


On Mon, 3 Mar 2014 10:09:29 -0500, you wrote:

>Wow, Ted!  That's awesome.  Can't wait to try my KX3.
>
>73, Sean KK4YPE
>
>
>
>
>On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Keith Onishi <jh3sif at sumaq.jp> wrote:
>
>> Congratulations, Ted. Excellent job with the indoor antenna.
>> I have worked 6W2SC from Japan through long path on 14/18 CW and 
>> VP2MRV through short path on 14 CW with my KX3 5W and 2 element cubical
quad.
>> KX3 is excellent in QRP. More than that is it can pick up weak 
>> signals with strong signals nearby.
>>
>> 73 de JH3SIF, Keith
>>
>> 2014/03/03 11:48?Dauer, Edward <edauer at law.du.edu> ?????
>>
>> > Did it today:  KMPW (thousand miles per watt) - from /2 in Bellport 
>> > NY to UY6IM in Donetsk, Ukraine, on 10M CW.  Google Earth says it¹s 
>> > 5001.19 miles.  KX3 running on batteries hence limited to 5 watts; 
>> > antenna an indoor dipole strung between second floor bedroom 
>> > doorknobs.  Others have done orders of magnitude better, but the first
one¹s a kick anyway.
>>  Great
>> > rig; wonderful receiver; love it.
>> >
>> > Ted, KN1CBR
>> >
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