K3 CW signal
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I know people say that the K3 has a very good CW signal but I was blown away this morning on a 20m contact this morning when, right after the 579 signal report, the op said "UR RIG HAS VY CLEAN NOTE SOUNDS LIKE A K3" on the opening exchange! He was running 1980's Heathkit gear and didn't know what I was running.
Kudos to the Elecraft team for a rig that is identifiable for the qualify of it's signal. Ken WA8JXM ______________________________________________________________ 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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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Ken <[hidden email]> wrote:
> ....UR RIG HAS VY CLEAN NOTE SOUNDS LIKE A K3... ========== Yes, actually one of my clubmates (the DX Hogs, MVDXCC.org) came up to me at a meeting and complimented me on my CW keying. Like a lot of DX clubs, ours has a membership that includes a lot of older guys (just to give you some idea, there are 29 members on the Honor Roll), and many of them haven't bought a new radio since the days of the FT-1000D. Nonetheless, when a new rig does enter the roster, the K3 is the radio of choice, and its CW is the big selling point. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 ______________________________________________________________ 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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Here's a real "two fer" comment. I recently built an ultra-stable VFO and
use it to control the frequency of a 1954 Globe King 500 (which has been extensively key shaped!). In a recent QSO, someone who works me regularly with my K3/KPA-500 sent "b4 u told me u wr using the GK 500 i was sure u wr using the K3, the signal sounds great." Rob K6RB > I know people say that the K3 has a very good CW signal but I was blown > away this morning on a 20m contact this morning when, right after the 579 > signal report, the op said "UR RIG HAS VY CLEAN NOTE SOUNDS LIKE A K3" on > the opening exchange! He was running 1980's Heathkit gear and didn't > know what I was running. > > Kudos to the Elecraft team for a rig that is identifiable for the qualify > of it's signal. > > Ken WA8JXM > ______________________________________________________________ > 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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Funny you should mention that Ken. Right after this weekend's CONTEST I
send the following e-mail to one of the guys in my contest club. He has a multi-multi (that's multiple radio/multiple operator) contest station entirely using K3's. I've edited out his callsign to respect his privacy. Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I listened quite critically to your 40M signal Saturday night. After EU SR and before the Asia/Pacific stuff got really rolling I had some time on my hands. Anyway, K9ABC had one of the BEST sounding signals I've ever heard. Very crisp, no clicks, etc. I was able to listen with my K3 right up close on both sides of your signal without even having to crank the filters in tight. That's much more than I can say for other signals on the band. You've got everything dialed in just right! **** On 2/20/2012 11:48 AM, Ken wrote: > I know people say that the K3 has a very good CW signal but I was blown away this morning on a 20m contact this morning when, right after the 579 signal report, the op said "UR RIG HAS VY CLEAN NOTE SOUNDS LIKE A K3" on the opening exchange! He was running 1980's Heathkit gear and didn't know what I was running. > > Kudos to the Elecraft team for a rig that is identifiable for the qualify of it's signal. > > Ken WA8JXM > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com ************************************************ ______________________________________________________________ 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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