What it's all about (first QSO with K2).

[Darwin, Keith]

So how did the K2 work?  Wonderfully.  QSK is smoother than the TenTec's
I've owned.  Audio is cleaner than any other rig I've owned.  The rig is
easy to use and works well.  I already miss IF shift a bit but I'll
learn to live without it.  10 watts CW isn't much but was enough to do
the job.
 
Tuned the antenna to 40 meters.  Dialed in 7120 KHz, the SKCC hunting
ground.  Hooked up my Speed-x straight key and called CQ at 10 watts a
few times.  In the middle of a CQ call, I heard another station call CQ
a bit off freq.  Chalk one up for QSK.
 
I tuned him in and answered his call.  His fist was a bit rough but I
could get 90% of what he said.  We chatted for over 30 minutes.  I gave
a 479, received a 459.  Broadcast QRM at 2300 UTC was getting bad as the
QSO went on.  I certainly appreciated the cleanness of the K2 receiver
under those conditions.  Other guy turned out to be 88 yrs old and using
a straight key.  I really enjoyed chatting with him and was quite
grateful to Elecraft, the K2 and this reflector for allowing me the
privilege of meeting this OM on the air and getting to know him just a
bit.
 
Sometimes a contest-grade receiver is useful for completing a
non-contest, non-DX QSO.
 
He has no QSL cards (said so during the QSO) which is a bit of a
disappointment.  I'd like a card from him.  Still, the memory of the QSO
and my log entry will serve to keep the experience from disappearing.
 
At age 88, his remaining time on the air is up in the air.  I may get a
chance to work him further down the log, or maybe not.  Knowing that
makes last night's chat that much more memorable.
 
Just one of many future QSOs the K2 and I will be enjoying!
 
73!
 
- Keith KD1E -
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[Steven Pituch]

Hi Keith,
I have run into this before.  Since I make my own QSL cards I just make a
blank one up for the other ham (with his call) and send it to him with an
SASE.  Write a nice letter to him also.  It works every time.  A QSL card is
just a receipt.

Steve, W2MY


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He has no QSL cards (said so during the QSO) which is a bit of a
disappointment.  I'd like a card from him.  Still, the memory of the QSO and
my log entry will serve to keep the experience from disappearing.
 
73!
 
- Keith KD1E -

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[S55M]

Hello Elecrafters!

Every day i recieve at least 40 e-mails trough this reflector. Most of them
are about things wich are just opinions and not directly related to Elecraft
stuff.
Such huge traffic forces me sometimes to delete all mails in folder without
reviewing msg per msg.
Please gentelmans, let's keep e-mail qrm a bit down and use this reflector
for tehnical help and Elecraft related stuff and not like public forum about
anything connected to Ham radio, so PLEASE think three times before posting
a message wich will then be sent to thousends of us.
Thank You!
Or maybe it's time to sign off from this beautifull reflector and open one
Elecraft technically oriented?

73's and GD DX
de
S55M-Adi
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[Darwin, Keith]

Well, I sort of like some level of "QRM" on the list.  Without some
off-topic chat, the list becomes sterile.

I've subscribed to a list that is just like you described.  I get maybe
5 messages per week, every one of them on-topic.  There is so little
activity that the list is pretty much worthless.  You have to have some
traffic to have enough excitement and activity to make a list worth
while.

I delete over 1/2 the posts to this list based on the subject line.  If
the subject doesn't interest me be it Elecraft related or not, I just
nuke it so as to not waste time on it.

My beef isn't the QRM level, but the number of posts that are good and
worth reading.  Man, there is too much good stuff on this list.  Reading
all the good stuff - now THAT takes some time.  Hitting shift-click and
then delete, well that is very quick and easy.

And yes, the QRM level can get rather high at times, but the OT threads
usually run their coarse and die of their own accord.

- Keith KD1E -

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Please gentelmans, let's keep e-mail qrm a bit down and use this
reflector for tehnical help and Elecraft related stuff and not like
public forum about anything connected to Ham radio, so PLEASE think
three times before posting a message wich will then be sent to thousends
of us.

*snip*
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