[Elecraft] K3 and KSYN3A in FD

[Ray Sills]

My local club decided to call off their FD plans, due to the bad WX in  
our area.  They were going to use a new site, which is located on  
elevated ground... normally a good thing.  But the possibility of  
lightning was in the forecast, so perhaps discretion was the better  
call.

So, I set up with my KX3 and an AlexLoop, and made a few dozen  
contacts.  I had some family obligations over the weekend, so I didn't  
spend too much time on the air.  Nevertheless, the KX3 made a fine  
showing.  I have a suspicion that quite a few of the stations I worked  
were using K3s.  I say that because those were stations that were  
running, and when I would zero beat their frequency, I'd usually have  
them respond to my -single- call.  We wrap up the QSO in fifteen  
seconds of so.  Took me more time to make the log entry than the  
QSO.  :)
That tells me that the other guys had no problems fending off QRM,  
especially at multiple transmitter sites.

I worked only CW on 40 and 20, with the KX3 at 5 watts.  The KX3 made  
a fine showing.  It seemed almost too easy.

73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211