Don, Isn't that the nice thing about Amateur Radio, *different strokes for different folks. **And as our knowledge expands, we can try different things or not.*
Myself, I really enjoy integrating a lot of "operating software tools" in my station. But, even with the DX Cluster up in the background, many times I just sit listening to a randow frequency or watching the RF spectrum of my Win4K3 driven scope powered by a K3 or KX3. I can't tell how many times I've been on some random frequency with nothing going on, and then someone pops up and calls CQ or asks if the frequency was in use. Just last night, BD9XE/QRP popped up last night on a random 20m cw frequency and I worked him before he was ever spotted. In this way, I learn about propagation openings, propagation timing, and such. When it comes to radios, the thing that excites me about the K3 and KX3 rigs are that you can operate using knobs or software. The Elecraft K3 and KX3 rigs gives you the best of many worlds...and over time the gear keeps getting better. *Back to different strokes for different folks*...A radio buddy, K3FK was asked by a reporter at our Field Day event in 2013, and I paraphrase, "what is it about ham radio that interests him", he answered "what is it about catch and release fishing that attracts people?" Doug NA1DX ------------------ Message: 1 Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:35:26 -0400 From: Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TS-990 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I am "old school". Yes, I have a 6 core AMD computer with 8GB of memory dedicated to the ham station, but I do not use it a lot for rig control - its main use right now is to give me a panadapter display, but that part will soon be replaced by a P3. I still paper log, and automated spots do not excite me - I can bring up the spots on the computer and then dial the K3 to that frequency should I be so inclined. It causes me to think about what I am doing in the hamshack. Those hams who arbitrarily click on spots do not excite me. I prefer to hear the DX first rather than just transmitting without regard to others just because a spot says there is something of interest at that frequency. In other words, if you can't hear them, don't transmit - the ham bands would be much more sane if everyone did likewise. Just my not so humble opinion. 73, Don W3FPR ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
