Hello Sam,
life is too short and I heard 40 m has been good recently. The K3 is
illegal in Thailand; only the K2 is type approved. A borrowed Ft-757
DX plus some wire to the balcony does not even bring up the BBC on
6.195 sending from Singapore! To operate, I need to go to HS0AC, the
club station. There they have many antennas and transceivers. K3s
would make all the difference for the October WW contest and a multi
op set up...
If money is tight, get the low power version. A friend aligned the SWL
White Mountain SSB kit for me and worked France and Greece with a few
W from DL on a vertical. That was 2002. You will have fun with a K3
and there is nothing like using a high end transceiver!
Regarding CW, practice it several times a day, when you can. And get
on the air! I'll do that later today. My first QSO after years was
posted on the DX cluster and went badly. The next one will get better.
A K3 would surely motivate you to master CW! Lots of understanding QSO
partners out there - check it out!
I've a tendency of getting confused about what I really want and need.
so I end up buying transceivers like a TS-430 (yesterday). Much better
to focus on quality, not quantity. Get the best! ** I would buy the K3
with low power but the ATU and a 400 Hz filter for CW. Ask yourself,
would a beginner pass up the chance to practice driving a Porsche 911
just because he has yet to take the test?
GL es 73s de Chris HS0ZFE KF6VCI MI1ESG
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