Baker Island, the K3, and APF

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I managed to get Baker Island in the log on 15-80 meters on FT8 (it took BOTH the KAT500 and KAT3 for 60m, but that's another story).  I had filled some other slots, too.
What I really wanted was 40 CW, my favorite band from my Novice days in the the 70s.  I camped out on 7023 for hours, sometimes nearly all night.  I just couldn't quite hear them well enough on my vertical to call.  Then last night, around 2:30 am PDT, I heard them coming up.  I tried every cw filter width, in between, nothing quite worked.  Then I remembered way back when Wayne had announced the new APF feature for the K3-- I had never used it, but I remembered the raves about it.
I punched up APF, and BANG I could hear them!  Some calls later, they were in the log.
They went QRT around 5am PDT.
Damn. That was fun.  
73 Eric WD6DBM

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Every time I use APF I am amazed...  It takes a signal I can almost not
hear, and makes it Q5.

73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
https://www.nk7z.net

On 07/05/2018 04:39 PM, eric norris via Elecraft wrote:

> I managed to get Baker Island in the log on 15-80 meters on FT8 (it took BOTH the KAT500 and KAT3 for 60m, but that's another story).  I had filled some other slots, too.
> What I really wanted was 40 CW, my favorite band from my Novice days in the the 70s.  I camped out on 7023 for hours, sometimes nearly all night.  I just couldn't quite hear them well enough on my vertical to call.  Then last night, around 2:30 am PDT, I heard them coming up.  I tried every cw filter width, in between, nothing quite worked.  Then I remembered way back when Wayne had announced the new APF feature for the K3-- I had never used it, but I remembered the raves about it.
> I punched up APF, and BANG I could hear them!  Some calls later, they were in the log.
> They went QRT around 5am PDT.
> Damn. That was fun.
> 73 Eric WD6DBM
>
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