Actually there are 8 K3's on Kermadec...so they told us. Even have one set up as a 6M beacon.
Forgot to ask what amps they were using...oh well..:-) 73's Gary On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 2:27 AM, Jim Sheldon <[email protected]> wrote: > Yup, > I just worked ZL8X on 30 meters a while ago. My IC-7000 (soon to be > replaced by a K3/P3 combo) could barely hear them off my Butternut HF2V > vertical, but once I got the split set to where they were listening, grabbed > 'em first call. I know they have some K3's there and I'd almost bet dollars > to donuts that the op on the Kermadec end was running one. I'd also bet > that if I had a K3 in place of that little IC-7000, I wouldn't have had any > trouble hearing them at all. > > Jim - W0EB > > > Isn't it amazing the subjects that come up when someone's favorite > > non-Elecraft radio company is getting it's butt kicked in the > > contest wars. That "more K3 than anything else combined" at the > > WRTC really rankled some nerves. I don't think I have ever heard > > "will the company still be here in 10 years" used before in a > > discussion about what radio to buy. They are really getting > > desperate. > > > > 73, Guy. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679, P3 #546 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
