[Elecraft] KX1 Field Day fun
I snuck in about an hour of FD operation late tonight, setting up camp in the back yard. The KX1 is perfect for this type of ad-hoc installation -- just toss a wire in a tree and plug in the attached keyer paddle. Signals were quite good, and I worked about 20 stations using 2 W (internal lithium AA battery pack). EU was pounding in on top of the FD activity. And on 30 m, FO and ZL were coming in. 30 m is a great band during FD for those who want to escape from it, at least briefly. My daughter (age 10) came out in her PJ's to investigate. She was quite exited by all the signals and the red and white glow from the KX1's LED display and logbook lamp. My wife suggested that next year I the kids camping for FD and keep the tradition going 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Field Day fun
Hi Wayne, Sounds like a super fun time!!! I sure wish my son or XYL would take some interest in the radio. For sure head out next year with the kids and have a blast. -- Mike WE0H K2 #6698 Wayne B wrote: I snuck in about an hour of FD operation late tonight, setting up camp in the back yard. The KX1 is perfect for this type of ad-hoc installation -- just toss a wire in a tree and plug in the attached keyer paddle. Signals were quite good, and I worked about 20 stations using 2 W (internal lithium AA battery pack). EU was pounding in on top of the FD activity. And on 30 m, FO and ZL were coming in. 30 m is a great band during FD for those who want to escape from it, at least briefly. My daughter (age 10) came out in her PJ's to investigate. She was quite exited by all the signals and the red and white glow from the KX1's LED display and logbook lamp. My wife suggested that next year I the kids camping for FD and keep the tradition going 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Field Day fun
My best fun was when I talked our big CW guy from using the K1 rather than my K3... His comment was life is too short for QRP. A few hours of coaxing later and he was breaking pile ups with the 7W from the K1. The look of amazement every time someone answered him was priceless! ~KC7OTG Also the fact that this is the second FD that the K3 has been in and it died last time has gotten me a bunch of ribbing... The fact that Elecraft took such good care of it and it performed with such flying colors with matching filters and a SubRX has redeemed it Now I'm doomed to the tent and being the only one still awake... Still pulling in 54Q's an hour Can't go to bed till that drops to single digits. On Sun, 2009-06-28 at 00:04 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote: I snuck in about an hour of FD operation late tonight, setting up camp in the back yard. The KX1 is perfect for this type of ad-hoc installation -- just toss a wire in a tree and plug in the attached keyer paddle. Signals were quite good, and I worked about 20 stations using 2 W (internal lithium AA battery pack). EU was pounding in on top of the FD activity. And on 30 m, FO and ZL were coming in. 30 m is a great band during FD for those who want to escape from it, at least briefly. My daughter (age 10) came out in her PJ's to investigate. She was quite exited by all the signals and the red and white glow from the KX1's LED display and logbook lamp. My wife suggested that next year I the kids camping for FD and keep the tradition going 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KX1 Field Day Fun
Sounds like a super fun time!!! I sure wish my son or XYL would take some interest in the radio. For sure head out next year with the kids and have a blast. -- Mike WE0H K2 #6698 Hi Mike, I have conducted ham radio classes for a lot of years and could never intrest my wife in the hobby until I mentioned to her that is was best that she not try, because she most likley count not pass the code or written test. She is now W0JAN! 73 K0ARO Kurt __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Field Day fun
Hey Wayne, I live on almost 3 acres about 1/4 mile from Lake Erie here south of Detroit. My property is surrounded by large maple and cottonwood trees. For the last couple of years, we've set up a temporary gazebo in the yard and ran an extension cord out to it from the house. I threw a homebrew ladderline fed doublet in the trees and ran the feedline into the gazebo. I put up some string lights to see fairly well at night. Last summer I worked Italy with my K3 and 5 watts and I've worked stations all over the country /QRP. It has become the standard operating position during the summer months. I rarely work from my basement shack. I don't have any kids, but the XYL and my 13 year old yellow lab enjoy sitting out there with me. We use the general coverage module to find some Big Band music on AM to have dinner with. My only concern is that my dog is getting better at CW than I am ;-) I do love the size of the K3 for just this situation and I know it was one of your design considerations. You'll never see my complain about the size of this rig ;-) So I say keep the tradition going - it is a great way to operate and enjoy the outdoors! And sounds like a good avenue to get your daughter interested. 73, Dave W8FGU --Original Message-- From: Wayne Burdick Sender: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] KX1 Field Day fun Sent: Jun 28, 2009 3:04 AM I snuck in about an hour of FD operation late tonight, setting up camp in the back yard. The KX1 is perfect for this type of ad-hoc installation -- just toss a wire in a tree and plug in the attached keyer paddle. Signals were quite good, and I worked about 20 stations using 2 W (internal lithium AA battery pack). EU was pounding in on top of the FD activity. And on 30 m, FO and ZL were coming in. 30 m is a great band during FD for those who want to escape from it, at least briefly. My daughter (age 10) came out in her PJ's to investigate. She was quite exited by all the signals and the red and white glow from the KX1's LED display and logbook lamp. My wife suggested that next year I the kids camping for FD and keep the tradition going 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX1 Field Day fun!
Wayne, My KX1 field day experience was similar to yours. Using an external R/C car rechargeable 9.6 Volt battery pack for extended power reserve and a simple antenna up in the tress I had no trouble working many stations from New York to Hawaii and north to Alaska. What a blast! Thanks for a great rig design 73, Bill KX1, K2, K3 I snuck in about an hour of FD operation late tonight, setting up camp in the back yard. The KX1 is perfect for this type of ad-hoc installation -- just toss a wire in a tree and plug in the attached keyer paddle. Signals were quite good... 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
