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I used LP-Pan for the first time in the WPX contest. I was surprised to see
how the display exploded with signals at the beginning of the contest. Holly moley, where do they all come from? I like to believe I'm not into contesting all that much but have to admit I got really caught up in it this time. I started working all the big blips first and worked my way up 20 meters and then worked my way down on the slightly smaller blips. By the time I had taken care of all the bigger signals I started concentrating on the smaller ones. On Sunday morning I saw several signals above 14.110MHz that turned out to be Asian. Without a spectrum display I probably would never have tuned that high. I have the 500Hz and the 8 pole 250Hz filters. More than once during the contest I uttered to myself, "what a great radio". I kept the filter just below 250Hz most of the contest and found it amazing that I could easily work the weaker signals even while being blasted on either side of my passband by two very strong ones. Two stations would nearly have to be on top of one another before I couldn't work one of them. I use MixW for logging - mainly because I'm used to it and the spectrum display with a marker at 600Hz makes it very easy to zero beat. I think that may have helped a bit. I ended up with 360 Q's using 'search and pounce' (or in the case of LP-Pan, 'point and shoot') on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. I don't know how real contesters do it - my butt got so sore that I had to take a lot of breaks. If I can find a solution to that problem, I will do even better next time :). Tom, AK2B ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Tom,
Great report. I feel the same about the display. Being a Flex 5000 guy before the K3, I just had to purchase the LP Pan because I felt lost. Unless someone has used this tool, they just don't know how wonderful it is. I hope Lp will eventually have use of all the buttons on the screen like the Flex does. Makes radio fun. Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. www.instantgourmetspices.com www.w9dvm.com 800-395-7795 pin 02 727-944-3226 FAX 727-937-8834 NASFT 30210 K3 #1605 CCA 98 00827 W9DVM -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Tom Hall Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:10 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] CQ Contest I used LP-Pan for the first time in the WPX contest. I was surprised to see how the display exploded with signals at the beginning of the contest. Holly moley, where do they all come from? I like to believe I'm not into contesting all that much but have to admit I got really caught up in it this time. I started working all the big blips first and worked my way up 20 meters and then worked my way down on the slightly smaller blips. By the time I had taken care of all the bigger signals I started concentrating on the smaller ones. On Sunday morning I saw several signals above 14.110MHz that turned out to be Asian. Without a spectrum display I probably would never have tuned that high. I have the 500Hz and the 8 pole 250Hz filters. More than once during the contest I uttered to myself, "what a great radio". I kept the filter just below 250Hz most of the contest and found it amazing that I could easily work the weaker signals even while being blasted on either side of my passband by two very strong ones. Two stations would nearly have to be on top of one another before I couldn't work one of them. I use MixW for logging - mainly because I'm used to it and the spectrum display with a marker at 600Hz makes it very easy to zero beat. I think that may have helped a bit. I ended up with 360 Q's using 'search and pounce' (or in the case of LP-Pan, 'point and shoot') on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. I don't know how real contesters do it - my butt got so sore that I had to take a lot of breaks. If I can find a solution to that problem, I will do even better next time :). Tom, AK2B ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Richard, your comment about "Golden years" was right on. Amen. At 73
rotations, I'm a little slower, my right hand has a bit of the palsy, and I need a nap after lunch. But, I still love Ham radio. Fortunately, the great people at Elecraft came along. The K3 is, hands down, the best rig I've ever owned. During a contest, if other Hams can copy me, I can copy them (key clicks & splatter not withstanding.) 73, Fred, AE6IC. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Fred,
I was tuning around 10 during the contest and ran across a gent higher in the band signing /QRP. Turns out he wasn't in the contest, but I called him anyway and we had a nice QSO. He is 82 years old and was running a K2 and waiting on a K3. We chatted for a while. Think my straight key fist was horrible to start with... Sometimes these QSOs are more memorable than the contest. He was doing a good clip and it made for a fun few minutes away from S&Ping the band. 73, Julius
Julius Fazekas
N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3/100 |
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