[Elecraft] K3S QST Article

[WILLIE BABER]

I like the size and weight of K3 also.  K3 fits right underneath the seat in front of you as a carry on, and K3 is as good or better than an Orion or FT-5000 that will not fit in there, hi!  What other contest radio can do this?  

Elecraft K2/100.  Yes, you can build it with the separate receive antenna and with computer control of the radio.

Of course K3 has other advantages, like diversity receive which is routine at n2cei 160m station in FL.  Plus there is a second K3 for S & P of mults.  This requires the K3 lock-out feature so that only one K3 is transmitting.

And there is remote control.  This year in CQ 160m contest  I couldn't make the trip to FL so the n2cei group sent to me the other half of the remote gear and I operated my leg of n2cei M/M 160m anyway, from Idaho.

Cool.

73, Will, wj9b, ID
occasional multi- op at big-gun ny4a NC and 160m superstation n2cei FL

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On Tue, 10/18/16, Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S QST Article
 To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
 Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 7:04 AM
 
 Since June, my K3 went
 out for the California QSO Party (CQP), a 
 special event station from Ely NV, and field
 day. Field day and 
 CQP were solar powered
 battery. The Ely event ended up being 
 battery because the generator was putting out
 S9 noise. The 
 field day was QRP while CQP
 and Ely were at 100W. Being able to 
 drop
 back to battery saved our bacon in Ely. For all these 
 events, and in the shack, I am very glad to
 have a radio with 
 the ease of use of the
 K3, which IMHO, is better than my KX3.
 
 On 10/17/16 at 4:47 PM, kstover at ac0h.net
 (Kevin) wrote:
 
 >How many
 people take their K3(s) out in the 
 >sticks...ever...save Field Day?
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