[Elecraft] I love my K3s and my HI-Z Rx antenna

[Gary Smith]

I love my K3s and I love my HI-Z array, 
they work beautifully. I hear signals that 
are so faint but I hear them clearly with 
only background noise.

I know I am praising the K3s and HI-Z 
array but this goes for my old K3 and HI-Z 
Triangular array as well. Earlier this 
year I bought a K3s, retiring my K3 and I 
replaced my HI-Z triangular Rx antenna 
with a HI-Z 8 element Rx antenna a few 
months ago. It is a stellar antenna. 

I replaced both because I wanted the best 
I could have at this QTH for reception on 
the low bands. The difference between my 
enhanced K3 and the K3s is not tremendous 
Rx wise but I wanted what little there may 
be, the same for the HI-Z Triangular. My 
160 antenna is a sloper with a max height 
of maybe 50'.

Last year I was using the K3 and the 
Triangular. With that, I just received a 
certificate from the ARRL for last year's 
160 Meter Contest, giving me 1st place, 
single op QRP in CT and 4th place United 
States and Canada. This with an average Tx 
antenna and much QRM from RFI due to the 
electric AMTRAK lines 75' away.

If it weren't for the abilities of this 
fine K3 and this Rx antenna, I would have 
never been so lucky as to do as well. So 
this is a shout out to Elecraft for 
producing a magnificent radio and to HI-Z 
for a magnificent Rx antenna.

Thank you, Elecraft.

73,

Gary
KA1J