I appreciate you complete and considered response! 😁
P3 is sold.... Will post the 2x SP3 later tonight. Still prayin' over
the radio's future. 😁
73,
Clay E. Autery, Jr.
KY5G
On 9/14/2023 8:52 PM, Kenneth Christiansen wrote:
I managed to lose the EMAIL from the ham that wanted to sell his K3S
and get a KX3 setup for his motor home. I have been using Elecraft
rigs for camping for the last 23 years and sure do like them. I have a
100 w K3S with built in tuner, cw filters, the upgraded low noise etc.
I have a K4 at home with the KAT500 and KPA500. My camper is a 16 ft
fiberglass SCAMP trailer. I used a KX3 and 100 watt amp for camping
for many years. When I got the K4 I considered selling the K3S but
instead started using it in my camper. It is so much easier to set up
then the KX3 and works better for me than the KX3. I run the K3S and
P3 direct off the camper battery and have a 100 watt solar panel for
charging. I use a 32 ft vertical mounted on the hitch of my trailer
and a 5 to 1 UNUN that operates against the chassis of the trailer on
40 thru 10 meters. I also have a loading coil for 80 and 160 using
this same vertical. I find it works so well and is easier to set up
and take down than my old KX3 setup. I have talked 300 miles to our
160 meter net several times on Sunday mornings and run form 5 to 50
watts on the other bands for CW. The camp spots are often quiet and I
fIind I can work more stations from the camper than I can at home
because of the lower RF background noise.
To make a long story short I recommend using the K3S in a camper if it
is already bought and paid for as you will spend more money setting up
another radio in your motor home and it will be less handy to set up
and take down and there is no other radio that will work as well in
the camper.
73 Ken W0CZ
I am 81 years old and still enjoying camping
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