>>>W1ZI wrote: It is a pity that the Elecraft CW net had to be cancelled because QRM from contests would have overwhelmed it. John Ragle -- W1ZI ==================================================== I agree with John to a certain extent. I am not a CW OP but the K3 is certainly converting me. In CW contest I do strictly a S&P(Search and Pounce for those that don't contest). This means a lot of tuning. With hearing that is getting old and subject to poor hearing in noisy situations, I tuned across MANY holes big enough for a CW NET. All you have to do is use the capabilities of you radio, SHIFT, WIDTH, FILTERS, and you can operate in a small bandwidth. The high end of the CW portion of the bands aren't that crowded. And there's the WARC bands sitting there doing almost nothing!!! So come guys, used your heads and your radios to their full capabilities and there shouldn't be a problem.
I'd like to thank Elecraft for making a me a better CW contester, DXer and even RAG CHEWER (Although with a Keyboard). Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.com K3 S/Ns - 3278, 4086 P3 S/Ns - 51, 1814 KPA-500 - S/N 27 KAT500(s) to come soon. /=====/ On 2/20/2012 3:08 AM, David Gilbert wrote: > <snip>...I'd offer the opinion that crisp operating practices learned > in contesting beat casual roundtable chats with friends hands > down...<end snip> > > Dave AB7E > > > > On 2/20/2012 12:25 AM, John Ragle wrote: >> Prompted by some of the comments about contests and complaints under >> this topic, I second this sentiment with a vengeance. As I have >> written to the reflector before, I think these do not go very far >> toward justifying the spectrum space that we have been given by the >> public, and they mean that I simply have to shut down my HF >> operations when there is a big contest weekend. (Fortunately, the >> VHF/UHF contests are more >> neighborly.) >> >> John Ragle -- W1ZI >> >> /=====/ >> >> On 2/20/2012 1:34 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> As far as contests are concerned, I believe they are out of control, >>> but that's MY opinion... -- Sent from my lovely old Dell XPS 420 ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
