[Elecraft] HD8R

[Drew AF2Z]

Thanks, Bill.

Sometimes I use the CW msg memories on my K3 but find it is more fun 
with a manual key. I guess it is less monotonous than pushing the msg 
button over and over.

Here are a couple other DX vids featuring the venerable K3:

3DA0RU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB4w8arHNjk

S9OK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qokp7yVYfDs

7P8RU vid is coming soon...

73,
Drew
AF2Z




On 11/11/21 10:39, Bill Lederer wrote:
> Drew:
> 
> Cool collection of keys!
> 
> Congrats.
> 
> I was quite lucky to work them with my KX2 and a random wire out the 
> window from my office during work hours. (Big Iron, rather Silicon is in 
> the basement shack.)  I would hit the MSG then PRE to send my call. 
> After several hours of trying I was able to snag them. This was on 15 
> meters.
> 
> And from what I can tell, they had a super operation. Good ops, and they 
> appeared to hear quite well.
> 
> Bill
> w8lvn
> 
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 9:42 PM Drew AF2Z <pubx1 at af2z.net 
> <mailto:pubx1 at af2z.net>> wrote:
> 
>     I got HD8R with 100 watts CW to endfed wire antenna. Here's a short
>     video of my trusty old K3 and Bunnell sideswiper in action:
> 
>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=folzh8pE6WM
> 
>     73,
>     Drew
>     AF2Z
> 
> 
> 
>     On 11/07/21 11:05, Jim Sheldon wrote:
>      > My K3S died a couple of weeks ago and I haven't found the power
>     supply
>      > problem yet - difficult tracing as I don't have the board trace
>     layout
>      > so finding components off the schematic isn't easy, LOL.
>      >
>      > On a lighter not, I replaced it as the shack rig with my KX2 and
>     I've
>      > been having a blast trying (and sometimes succeeding) to work the
>      > Galapagos DXpedition HD8R.
>      >
>      > With the ARRL Sweepstakes contest on this weekend, HD8R has been
>      > concentrating on the WARC bands and so far I've worked them on
>     20, 15
>      > and 12 meters (12 just a few minutes ago, using my Tri-Band
>     Cushcraft
>      > A3S  beam as the antenna.  Got 'em on the 2nd call much to my
>     surprise.
>      > The KX2's internal ATU had no problem matching the beam on 24.894
>      > (1.0:1) and signals have been pretty decent on 12.
>      >
>      > Ant loads on 17 meters too but signals are up and down on
>     18.074.  Fun
>      > to keep trying though and the KX2 is running great at 10 watts on
>     a 5 AH
>      > battery.
>      >
>      > Jim, W0EB
>      >
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