Brian, I will be QRV at Undara Volcano National Park (VKV-01) with a complete K-Line so will let you know. May 18th-May 24th, 10/15M openings to the US expected to be good.
You can look here for more info: http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/activities.htm 73's Gary On 26 April 2011 07:54, gary bartlett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was all set to take my P3 to CY0 with N0TG and crew because I had > convinced myself that it would be the perfect tool for pile-up management > as > the DX station. I even went so far as having (very nice) matching K3/P3 > cases made up by Rose. The P3 case has sufficient remaining room for > cables, keyers, paddles, spare batteries, small tools, and cans, and is a > convenient complement to the K3. Unfortunately the trip fell through > because of weather and everything below is still theory. > > I figured that I could use the P3 to look around any given band > before I started creating a pile-up to see how much damage I might be > doing, > and once I found the best (i.e., least offensive) portion of the band, I > was > going to use the Span adjustment in Tracking Mode to set the upper boundary > of the pile-up so as to be able to contain the mess without worrying about > undue growth. > > Then I was going to use the QSY knob regularly to drive the K3, when > required, to quiet areas of the pile-up and/or also to search through the > pile-up for my next target after I had finished with the one that was > already in the queue. Both were intended to assist in keeping the rate up. > I was also curious to know if one could become as proficient with the P3 > using the QSY knob in the Tracking Mode as one could by the conventional > method of tuning around with the K3 and listening only. One certainly can > use that technique successfully in S&P contesting and I predict that one > can > learn that skill in DXpeditions such that one was not always stuck with a > single method when running pile-ups. > > As a contribution to the overall operation, I had a multi-band wire > dedicated to my K3 and I intended for all operators to use that with the P3 > as a decision-making tool when moving around the bands at their stations. > Maybe catch an odd opening that way at a time when such occasional openings > were starting to show up in the current cycle. > > Finally, I was guessing that the P3 would be the perfect tool for > keeping QRM off my transmit frequency since interference would be so > obvious, and I could then use a little TX frequency agility to dance around > them. > > This was before the introduction of the P3 Fixed-tune Mode which > probably would have made things even better again for a P3 nut. > > I heard a DXpedition recently in which it was clear that the > operator was monitoring his TX QRG in something close to real time, so > perhaps someone has now already used a P3 on a DXpedition and can report on > its utility for that purpose. > > 73, > Gary, VE1RGB > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Alsop > Sent: April 25, 2011 9:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 and SSTV > > Even more basic, why would a DXpedition want to bring a P3 along? Extra > box, weight, cables and no benefit. > > 73 de Brian/K3KO > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! ______________________________________________________________ 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
