[Elecraft] Gurus

Fri Jun 11 02:05:42 EDT 2021

I don't know what to say about the call I just got: K7FU.

On Thu, 10 Jun 2021, Julia Tuttle wrote:

> Oh, I know, it was a deliberate choice -- my Elmer (from, jeez, 20 years
> ago) K1AJ said he picked his for the sound, so I did too.
>
> I do occasionally get out on CW with it though!
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021, 00:35 Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:
>
>> Man, what a great cw call, totally wasted on FT8 :-)
>>
>>
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Email: buddy at brannan.name
>> Mobile: (814) 431-0962
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jun 10, 2021, at 12:00 AM, Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's KV1V, but probably not -- I've mostly been working FT8 from my
>> (noisy,
>>> urban, antenna-limited) home QTH, and I don't think you were one of the
>>> couple of folks I managed to reach on CW from my girlfriend's (quiet,
>>> rural, big enough to have a full-size 40m dipole) QTH.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:42 PM Gary K9GS <k9gs at gjschwartz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree Julie,Just curious, what is your call?  I wonder if we've
>>>> worked?73,Gary K9GS
>>>> -------- Original message --------From: Bill Johnson <k9yeq at live.com>
>>>> Date: 6/9/21  11:32 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Al Lorona <
>> alorona at sbcglobal.net>,
>>>> Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <
>>>> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gurus Here, here,
>>>> Julie!BillK9YEQHave a great
>> day!Bill________________________________From:
>>>> elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
>>>> behalf of Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net>Sent: Tuesday, June 8,
>> 2021
>>>> 9:36:00 PMTo: Al Lorona <alorona at sbcglobal.net>Cc: Elecraft Reflector <
>>>> elecraft at mailman.qth.net>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] GurusI'm gonna second
>>>> "above all, have fun"!If it brings you joy to have the highest
>> performing
>>>> rig you can, cool, andI hope it serves you well.But if a different
>> aspect
>>>> of a radio, or even one you can't name, bringsyou joy, that's also cool,
>>>> and I'm happy it makes you happy!My KX3 isn't at the top of the Sherwood
>>>> list, it doesn't have a panadapter(...yet), and connecting it up for
>>>> digital modes is a bit of a rat's nest......but I'll be darned if it
>> isn't
>>>> just fun as shit to use. The UI is wellthought out, the VFO knob is a
>> work
>>>> of art, (surprisingly) the compact sizemakes it more
>> approachable/friendly
>>>> for it, and the community here aroundit (as heated as it can get) is
>>>> tighter-knit.None of those show up in a spec sheet or lab testing Get
>> what
>>>> makes *you*happy, and share your experience so the next ham can do the
>>>> same.Cheers,JulieOn Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 21:57 Al Lorona <
>>>> alorona at sbcglobal.net> wrote:> When this subject appeared last week I
>> had
>>>> composed a reply but then slept> on it and canceled it the next
>> morning, as
>>>> I probably do 80% of the time.>> In this my second attempt, let me say
>> that
>>>> I've always been amazed at the> power wielded by Rob Sherwood.
>> Thousands of
>>>> hams hang on his latest tests.> If he deems a new radio exceptional in
>> some
>>>> way, that can mean many> millions of dollars for a manufacturer.>> And
>> yet,
>>>> if there were no such thing as gurus on the web and at places> like
>> Dayton
>>>> expounding about how Brand A is better than Brand B, how would> you
>> answer
>>>> the questions, "Do I like this transceiver?," and, "Is it any> good?">>
>>>> You'd probably get on the air and use it, and decide that way.>> But we
>>>> constantly have gurus telling us that Brand A is the 'best' which>
>>>> horrifies us if up until now we liked Brand B better. Against our
>> personal>
>>>> experience we flip-flop and say, "Gee, I used to like Brand B, but
>> Brand A>
>>>> must be better because the gurus say so.">> Yet, there will always be
>> guys
>>>> who'll be tortured owning a transceiver> that has the 2nd highest
>> dynamic
>>>> range, or the 3rd best distortion. Never> mind if they can't actually
>> hear
>>>> the differences.>> It's how a rig *sounds and feels* during actual
>>>> operating that's most> important. Not the numbers. For instance, Wes
>> made a
>>>> comment about his> tuning knob, and although some of you might have
>> laughed
>>>> at that... it's> darned important! That's the kind of thing I'm talking
>>>> about.>> Here's my opinion on ranking receivers by 2 kHz 3rd order
>> dynamic
>>>> range:> almost any modern receiver has enough dynamic range to make this
>>>> ranking> more and more meaningless as time goes on. Sherwood himself has
>>>> said that> 90 dB or above is plenty enough. To understand why, see this
>>>> post from 2016> by one of the old guys on this reflector:>
>>>>
>> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-The-Way-We-Rank-Receivers-long-td7623639.html
>>>>>
>>>> Lastly, if you've been enjoying your rig for years and then hear
>> someone>
>>>> else complain about a flaw you weren't even aware of, don't panic.
>> There>
>>>> are a million reasons why his concerns might not involve you in the
>>>> least.>> Above all, have fun.>> Al W6LX/4>
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