[KX3] SOTA Spotting with KX3

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[KX3] SOTA Spotting with KX3

Gary Hawkins
Is there anyway to use the KX3 running barefoot to SOTA spot?  In a
number of recent SOTA activations cellular spotting has proved
impossible and thus I'm unable to send in a SOTA spot.  This makes
activation difficult, particularly when band conditions are poor.  I
could by an APRS enabled handheld but it's a pretty costly option to
provide another potential spotting solution.  Thus, I was wondering
whether is possible to spot using one the the KX3 digital modes and
perhaps something stored in memory.

73's Gary
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Re: [KX3] SOTA Spotting with KX3

k6dgw
On 5/5/2014 10:46 AM, Gary Hawkins wrote:
> Is there anyway to use the KX3 running barefoot to SOTA spot?  In a
> number of recent SOTA activations cellular spotting has proved
> impossible and thus I'm unable to send in a SOTA spot.  This makes
> activation difficult, particularly when band conditions are poor.  I
> could by an APRS enabled handheld but it's a pretty costly option to
> provide another potential spotting solution.  Thus, I was wondering
> whether is possible to spot using one the the KX3 digital modes and
> perhaps something stored in memory.

If you're on CW, call CQ.  The RBN will find you, KU6J's server will
match you against your alert window, and spot for you.  Doesn't work on
SSB, however on SSB, put a complete frequency in your alert so people
will know where to wait for you.  N4EX will find you and spot you.  If
you just put "14, 10, 12" in the alert you're a lot harder to find.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org


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Re: [KX3] SOTA Spotting with KX3

Raymond Sills
Well... there's the answer!!

73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211


On May 5, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:

> On 5/5/2014 10:46 AM, Gary Hawkins wrote:
>> Is there anyway to use the KX3 running barefoot to SOTA spot?  In a
>> number of recent SOTA activations cellular spotting has proved
>> impossible and thus I'm unable to send in a SOTA spot.  This makes
>> activation difficult, particularly when band conditions are poor.  I
>> could by an APRS enabled handheld but it's a pretty costly option to
>> provide another potential spotting solution.  Thus, I was wondering
>> whether is possible to spot using one the the KX3 digital modes and
>> perhaps something stored in memory.
>
> If you're on CW, call CQ.  The RBN will find you, KU6J's server will  
> match you against your alert window, and spot for you.  Doesn't work  
> on SSB, however on SSB, put a complete frequency in your alert so  
> people will know where to wait for you.  N4EX will find you and spot  
> you.  If you just put "14, 10, 12" in the alert you're a lot harder  
> to find.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
> - www.cqp.org
>
>
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