[Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report

[George Thornton]

I have a similar sized lot and am located in a city.

Antennas are everything on HF and the bigger the better.

I tried just about everything but eventually sprung for a rooftop tower and a SteppIr 3 element.  Huge improvement.   Much better than a dipole.

I hear the hex beam antennas work pretty well, are less intrusive and don't require as much in the way of a tower or rotor.   

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Karl W Hubbard via Elecraft
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2023 6:30 PM
To: Dave New, N8SBE <n8sbe at arrl.net>; Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report


Hi gang.
I tried making QSO last night but missed  my last week’s  savior relay on RI. I could hear Bill in NH and then later Steve in GA and finally Merv on Cape Cod , all 5/9s but unable to work the net with 100W on my KPA100 and KX3 portable  with vertical  low band coil Buddipole with SWR at 1.4

I’m 30 miles from the NE coast of NC so probably can hear FL as well.
Ugh, this lack of a good antenna like a dipole is killing me. Not sure an EFHW or OCF will cut it either on TX. I wonder if I should just spring for a KPA1500, but I don’t think that is comparable with KX3. At cross purposes using  a portable QRP rig with a blaster. I can put any hideous vertical in the parking lot, but 90 feet x 60 feet not big enough for wires. 73s Karl. AF5LQ Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


On Sunday, January 8, 2023, 10:23 PM, Dave New, N8SBE <n8sbe at arrl.net> wrote:

3784 kHz, 9PM ET Sunday (0200Z Monday).

Thanks to the following check ins (w), and relays (r):

  Call    State Radio/Amp      Name
1 N8SBE    MI    K3s/KPA500    Dave (w),(op)
2 WB9JNZ  IL    FTDX101d      Eric (w),(r)
3 K8NU    OH    FTDX101d      Carl (w)
4 AE6JV    NH    K3/Xpert 1.3K  Bill (w),(r)
5 WM6P    GA    K4D/KPA1500    Steve (w),(r)
6 W8LVN    IL    K3s            Bill (w)
7 W4KBX    FL    IC7300/KPA500  Richard (w)
8 W2OE    MA    FTDX101mp/KPA1500 Merv (w)
9 W8RNG    OH    IC7300        Tim (w)
10 KE4WY  KY    K4D/KPA1500    Jim (w)
11 WW4JF  TN    K3s/KPA500    John (w)
12 K9ZTV  MO    FT897D        Kent (w)
13 KE3KQ  PA    K4D            Ben (w)

An interesting conversation ensued surrounding the various RF
front ends found in current modern radios, and the pros and cons
of each.  Homework will consist of reading up on this so we can
all be better informed by next week...

Hope to see you next week, and tell your friends!

73,

-- Dave, N8SBE
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