What is this??? (re: sweeps...)
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I bought a K2 because it is a great rig...
I joined the reflector.... I am only at Assembly stage 2 due to Wilma. Direct hit here. And what happens the next week end? CQWWSSB... Try passing H&W during that. I did not expect 30 emails in one day about contesting.... I've been a ham 28 years,and there is a place for contesting. I guess I was mistaken thinking this was a K2 technical reflector. 73 de Bob K3YT _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Not at all, Bob. This is very definitely a technical reflector
with emphasis on the Elecraft radios. However, I might point out that contesting is not just operating, it has a very technical base. Many excellent contest operators operator from stations that are very technically sound, even advanced over what many of us can realistically put together. As the "mandatory" Elecraft content for this msg, I just point out that more and more contesters are using Elecraft radios one way or another. I ran my K2 at 5w this weekend and a borrowed receiver to make up a "sort of" SO2R station, standing for Single Operator 2 Radios. Normally this would be a two transceiver setup, but the second receiver really did me gather up more QSOs. Hope to hear you trying out a contest sometime, just to see what the shouting is all about. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG The Little Station with Attitude -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of [hidden email] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:32 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] What is this??? (re: sweeps...) I bought a K2 because it is a great rig... I joined the reflector.... I am only at Assembly stage 2 due to Wilma. Direct hit here. And what happens the next week end? CQWWSSB... Try passing H&W during that. I did not expect 30 emails in one day about contesting.... I've been a ham 28 years,and there is a place for contesting. I guess I was mistaken thinking this was a K2 technical reflector. 73 de Bob K3YT _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I think contesting with a K2 is great.
See my Elmers back in the 70's stressed use only the amount of power necessary for the QSO. I think there is mention of that in Part 97. Yes I have done some contesting, and enjoyed it. I believe that now with all the "new blood" it should have limitations or if you prefer restrictions on the amount of a band that is "legal" for a contest. My elmers also mentioned something about contesting being a good way to test your station and equipment for when the Amateur Radio Service was needed in time of emergency. At the time of the CQWWSSB test there were still 300,000 customers (not people, customers) without mains power here in Palm Beach County. I sold my last amp 6 years ago. 100 watts max now, and I have dipoles in my attic for 17 and 20 that I used to pass H&w for my neighbors right after the storm. As for my K2, I am not finished but think the rig is excellent. Great kit and so far not a hitch. But then again I have the experience and tools. Came out of U of Cincy EE program with a job offer to Motorola Potable Products Division in Plantation and my novice call of WD8PLA. Have had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Been here in South Florida since 1978 and soon learned the importance of emergency preparedness. And thanks for the advice, yes I will continue to delete the contest posts... 73 all de Bob K3YT in Boynton Beach -----Original Message----- From: Robert Tellefsen <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email]; [hidden email] Sent: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 18:26:41 -0800 Subject: RE: [Elecraft] What is this??? (re: sweeps...) Not at all, Bob. This is very definitely a technical reflector with emphasis on the Elecraft radios. However, I might point out that contesting is not just operating, it has a very technical base. Many excellent contest operators operator from stations that are very technically sound, even advanced over what many of us can realistically put together. As the "mandatory" Elecraft content for this msg, I just point out that more and more contesters are using Elecraft radios one way or another. I ran my K2 at 5w this weekend and a borrowed receiver to make up a "sort of" SO2R station, standing for Single Operator 2 Radios. Normally this would be a two transceiver setup, but the second receiver really did me gather up more QSOs. Hope to hear you trying out a contest sometime, just to see what the shouting is all about. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG The Little Station with Attitude -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of [hidden email] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:32 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] What is this??? (re: sweeps...) I bought a K2 because it is a great rig... I joined the reflector.... I am only at Assembly stage 2 due to Wilma. Direct hit here. And what happens the next week end? CQWWSSB... Try passing H&W during that. I did not expect 30 emails in one day about contesting.... I've been a ham 28 years,and there is a place for contesting. I guess I was mistaken thinking this was a K2 technical reflector. 73 de Bob K3YT _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: What is this??? (re: sweeps...)
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G'day,
> I bought a K2 because it is a great rig... > > I joined the reflector.... <snip> > I did not expect 30 emails in one day about contesting.... <snip> > I guess I was mistaken thinking this was a K2 technical reflector. Welcome to the club. This reflector can often go off the rails as do others. "Towertalk" was building up a head of steam over competing theologies last week, the moderator was off-line for a couple of days. N6WG does make a valid point about contesting having a technical base, however, much of what was written didn't have anything that was specific to integration of Elecraft equipment into a high technical capability contest station. Clearly the thread indicated that operators are a different issue. When it gets too bad I just temporarily suspend the list and pick up anything interesting later from the archives. Now then, maybe if I rephrase a previous query, does anyone know what advantage would KPA100 v1.10 firmware offer in the next big contest over the v1.09 I currently have. Is it anything significant or just a maintenance tweak. Also, how many make use of all the MCU space dedicated to CW message memories. Would trimming them down a little or maybe retaining three the current size and the rest smaller make space for firmware enhancements. I am not alone in looking for mode retention when switching between VFO's within the current band. Regards, Mike VP8NO _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: What is this??? (re: sweeps...)
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Mike Harris wrote:
> > Also, how many make use of all the MCU space dedicated to CW message > memories. Would trimming them down a little or maybe retaining three > the current size and the rest smaller make space for firmware > enhancements. I am not alone in looking for mode retention when > switching between VFO's within the current band. Showing my total lack of technical smarts.....perhaps one solution to the problem of "space" might be the use of an external plug-in, much like the thumb-drives, flash cards for lots of CW things. Heck, someone might write an embedded logging program. etc. 73,Thom-k3hrn www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page, Free Classified Ads for amateur radio, QRP IRC channel Elecraft Owners Database www.tlchost.net/hosting/ *** Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Also, how many make use of all the MCU space dedicated to CW message memories. Would trimming them down a little or maybe retaining three the current size and the rest smaller make space for firmware enhancements. I am not alone in looking for mode retention when switching between VFO's within the current band. _____________________________ I realize this is more or less the opposite of what you are asking for, but WB9KZY has a scheme for doubling the CW message memory on a K2: http://jacksonharbor.home.att.net/memdk2.htm. Maybe it gives some useful ideas for other kinds of memory expansions also. By the way, it seems to me that the external EEPROM only holds Morse code memories, calibration data and frequency memories. If that is the case, then there would be little chance of trading code space against CW message space. 73 Sverre LA3ZA http://www.qslnet.de/la3za/ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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