David knows me too well - LOL. He brought his QRP K2, a 6 & 2 meter transverter and a large handful of Elecraft's mini-modules to the Kansas State ARRL convention and helped N3ARU and I put on a super demo with a pair of K3's plus the K2 on real antennas and operating on the same band (in different modes) without interference. Sure got the attention of a bunch of people.
I actually have another ham (that has an Alpha 9500 amp) that's also a CW contester, living within 5 blocks of me and as I've said before, prior to the K3 I was unable to operate the same band he was on in a contest without using all the attenuator whatever rig I had at the time had in it. Now, I don't even know he's on unless I roll across him in searching the band. His rig is a Yaesu FT-1000D and I suspect when I crank up the KPA500, he's going to notice I'm on anywhere in the CW portion of a band. The FT-1000 has some sort of roofing filter, but I have no experience with it so don't know how effective it really is compared to the K3. Jim - W0EB > Somebody check is temperature QUICK! I think he has a fever!! > > Jim, I suspect you'll enjoy the amp. Just having a full K-line > sitting there will be nice. > > David > > On 9/17/2011 9:03 AM, Jim Sheldon wrote: >> Dang it, I just had to go against my principles and set up for >> QRO operation. Ordered a KPA500 to complete the K-Line station. >> There have been times when even 100 watts was marginal on RTTY >> and I really like that mode. Never had an amp that would stand >> up to the rigors of RTTY rag chewing before, so it will be nice >> to be able to punch a button and compensate for marginal >> conditions. Especially when working some of my old friends >> overseas. >> >> Wife got her new kitchen and bathroom and asked me what I wanted >> for myself. Told her either a KX3 (not available yet) or the >> KPA500 which was much more expensive. She grabbed the keyboard >> on my computer, hit the Elecraft website and looked it up. Said, >> "Order it!", so I did, along with the Aux cable to allow me to >> use my external FSK interface and still have the KPA500 talk to >> the K3. Never had a full QSK amp before either, so this one will >> be really nice. >> >> Jim - W0EB >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3901 - Release Date: >> 09/16/11 >> > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3901 - Release Date: > 09/16/11 ______________________________________________________________ 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
