Doug, The individual QSO Parties are great to pick up contacts with the various states, and also the more rare counties in those states.
>From your list, the New Mexico QSO Party is this coming Saturday. Three weeks from this weekend is the 7th District QSO Party with your needed states of Idaho, Montana and Nevada being out in force on all bands along with all the rest of the 7th District states. And that same weekend the New England QSO Party will also be running so you will have the chance at many Maine stations. So nearly half your needed states will be out in force and LOOKING for contacts with guys like you within the next 25 days. Go to the web pages for each of those QSO Parties to read the rules for the exchanges, etc. For a look at how we do it for the 7QP, go to http://www.ws7n.net/7QP/new/PicPage.asp?content=2012_7QP and click on the K7EAR tab. Note the K3 radios in the CW Bus photo. Also see http://www.ws7n.net/7QP/new/PicPage.asp?content=7QPFOTOS_2009 73, and good luck with the quest. Congrats on getting back into the hobby. Milt, N5IA 7QP Chairman for K7EAR Eastern AZ Amateur Radio Society, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Doug Ellmore Sr. Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] Hello from K3 Owner In January 2013, I started my return to the hobby (and contesting sport) of amateur radio focused on QRP. With the help of some friends, I moved quickly. In March 2013, I aquired K3 #7232. I sold my ICOM 706MKII and a triathlon bike to get the rig. The K3 arrived in time for WPX SSB and I made close to 200 contacts in less than 19 hrs. I worked 45 countries. WOW! I've been really amazed how well 5 watts does with my OCF Dipoles. I am working DX and getting 55-59 reports consistantly. I have erected an set of Buckmaster OCF dipoles which I have put together with a WX0B Stack Match at my QTH. I have also put up delta loops for 40, 20, and 15m. Check QRZ for the info. I am getting really good results. I had been keeping up on some of my basic opoerating skills up the last 3 years with my QRP buddies on the NA3DX Field Day Team. From 1996 to 2001, I was mostly SSB LP and HP. Now, I am working more CW because of the features of the K3 and will likely expand into RTTY and PSK after I get better at CW QSOs. I am amazed with how much CW is going on. It seem significantly more now than prior to 2001. In January/February, I uploaded my prior 1998-2001 contest logs and in LOTW and got 70 countries confirmed imediately. I have chased down WPX 300 and DXCC is in the queue for approval with over 120 confirmed via LOTW and QSLs. I have worked 80+ countries since January, all QRP. I am looking for help to get WAS completed. I am looking for anyone using LOTW from the following states: Hawaii Idaho Louisiana Maine Montana Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Tennessee West Virginia I work 6:30 am to 3:00 pm M-F with my day job, then coach HS track until 7pm EDT. Weekends I am more flexible. If you would be interested, send me an email at [email protected] and we can try to setup a schedule. It would be great to make some K3/KX3 contacts. 73 and GUD DX, Doug / NA1DX P.S. I am looking to sell my ICOM 703 to put towards a KX3. If you know anyone, send them my way. Doug Ellmore, Sr. - Head Coach, Southern HS Cross Country, Track and Field / www.southernathletics.org - Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Purple Swim Race Director / www.purpleswim.org [email protected] / [email protected] 301-807-2193 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6236 - Release Date: 04/10/13 ______________________________________________________________ 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
