K3 Huge Hit on CW During Field Day

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K3 Huge Hit on CW During Field Day

WB4MAK
Just a note to let folks know the K3 was a HUGE hit on CW during field day. I ran it at 100W for the full 24 hour period and I don't think the cooling fans ever really kicked in. We made about 270 Q's during the 24 hour period. Everthing worked flawlessly. The only problem was an operator error on my part 10 minutes before field day was to start. Somehow "VOX" got turned off and therefore the key wouldn't key RF. Murphy got me and I had to go back to basics to figure out that someone had messed with the rig and turned "VOX" off. I had it on the air by 2:01 PM EDT. I had it interfaced to CWSkimmer via Larry's LP-PAN, EM-U 0202, and CAT control. I also was using a W1EL WinKey II with N3FJP software for keying and logging when folks didn't want to use the Kent paddle that was attached. Everything worked fine. For the folks that didn't want to use all the automation it worked just fine for them as well. Now everyone wants a K3 that operated it. I should get a commission . 73, Mack WB4MAK
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Re: K3 Huge Hit on CW During Field Day

Ed K1EP
I don't have the numbers, but I think my K3 did about 1200 CW Qs at
our FD site, NS1RA.  We operated 4A.  For a very short time, I got a
chance to operate another radio, which was of the variety of the one
I sold after I got my K3.  Sure was glad I got the K3!  And like
Mack, I would like to know where I can collect my commissions.  (I
left the LP-PAN at home, didn't feel like lugging another computer to
the site and the one they had couldn't handle it.)


At 6/30/2008 10:57 AM, WB4MAK wrote:

>Just a note to let folks know the K3 was a HUGE hit on CW during field day. I
>ran it at 100W for the full 24 hour period and I don't think the cooling
>fans ever really kicked in. We made about 270 Q's during the 24 hour period.
>Everthing worked flawlessly. The only problem was an operator error on my
>part 10 minutes before field day was to start. Somehow "VOX" got turned off
>and therefore the key wouldn't key RF. Murphy got me and I had to go back to
>basics to figure out that someone had messed with the rig and turned "VOX"
>off. I had it on the air by 2:01 PM EDT.
>
>I had it interfaced to CWSkimmer via Larry's LP-PAN, EM-U 0202, and CAT
>control. I also was using a W1EL WinKey II with N3FJP software for keying
>and logging when folks didn't want to use the Kent paddle that was attached.
>Everything worked fine. For the folks that didn't want to use all the
>automation it worked just fine for them as well.
>
>Now everyone wants a K3 that operated it. I should get a commission .
>
>73,
>
>Mack
>WB4MAK

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