First ever receive on 2200 meters with K3

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Last night WH2XRR was on 2200 meters WSPR, I copied him all night with my K3 modified for LF receive.  This was my first ever receive on the LF 2200 meter Ham band.  K3 did a great job.  I am using the K3, Signalink, and double size G5RV, with both sides tied together into the K3 receive antenna port, center pin.  WH2XRR is about 131 km from my QTH, I think he was the only US station on last night.
Emory  WM3M
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Congratulations, Emory, for going Where Few Have Gone Before. I'm glad the LF mods are doing the job.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Nov 7, 2015, at 5:36 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Last night WH2XRR was on 2200 meters WSPR, I copied him all night with my K3 modified for LF receive.  This was my first ever receive on the LF 2200 meter Ham band.  K3 did a great job.  I am using the K3, Signalink, and double size G5RV, with both sides tied together into the K3 receive antenna port, center pin.  WH2XRR is about 131 km from my QTH, I think he was the only US station on last night.
> Emory  WM3M



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Good Morning All,
 Below is a cut and paste from an email to Emory earlier today:
 
  I just read your email to the Elecraft email list.
 The rig I am using is a K3 with the new Synth boards and general coverage
band pass boards.
 I have the KXV3 set to "test". That turns on the transverter in/out which
I use for rx and tx.
 The tx out gives me about -30 dBm. I then use two Minicircuits ZHL-32 amps
with some attenuation to get to +8 dBm.
 That drives the Hafler P3000 amp to about 200 watts out.
 Output on 630 meters from the K3 is about 1.5 dBm, so not much
amplification to get some decent drive.
  The K3 dynamic range really comes into play on 630. I have WH2XXC about
12 miles from me. He is + 25 db as reported by WSPR, yet I can still decode
stations during his transmit segment that are -25 db as reported by WSPR.
 Gotta love that K3.

 
 Take care.
 Bill
 N3CXV / WH2XRR
 

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 From: "Wayne Burdick" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 11:58 AM
To: [hidden email]
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] First ever receive on 2200 meters with K3  
Congratulations, Emory, for going Where Few Have Gone Before. I'm glad the
LF mods are doing the job.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Nov 7, 2015, at 5:36 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Last night WH2XRR was on 2200 meters WSPR, I copied him all night with my
K3 modified for LF receive. This was my first ever receive on the LF 2200
meter Ham band. K3 did a great job. I am using the K3, Signalink, and
double size G5RV, with both sides tied together into the K3 receive antenna
port, center pin. WH2XRR is about 131 km from my QTH, I think he was the
only US station on last night.
> Emory WM3M

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