I don't know what to say about the call I just got: K7FU.
On Thu, 10 Jun 2021, Julia Tuttle wrote:
Oh, I know, it was a deliberate choice -- my Elmer (from, jeez, 20 years
ago) K1AJ said he picked his for the sound, so I did too.
I do occasionally get out on CW with it though!
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021, 00:35 Buddy Brannan <[email protected]> wrote:
Man, what a great cw call, totally wasted on FT8 :-)
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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On Jun 10, 2021, at 12:00 AM, Julia Tuttle <[email protected]>
wrote:
It's KV1V, but probably not -- I've mostly been working FT8 from my
(noisy,
urban, antenna-limited) home QTH, and I don't think you were one of the
couple of folks I managed to reach on CW from my girlfriend's (quiet,
rural, big enough to have a full-size 40m dipole) QTH.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:42 PM Gary K9GS <[email protected]> wrote:
I agree Julie,Just curious, what is your call? I wonder if we've
worked?73,Gary K9GS
-------- Original message --------From: Bill Johnson <[email protected]>
Date: 6/9/21 11:32 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Al Lorona <
[email protected]>,
Julia Tuttle <[email protected]> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <
[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Gurus Here, here,
Julie!BillK9YEQHave a great
day!Bill________________________________From:
[email protected] <[email protected]> on
behalf of Julia Tuttle <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, June 8,
2021
9:36:00 PMTo: Al Lorona <[email protected]>Cc: Elecraft Reflector <
[email protected]>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] GurusI'm gonna second
"above all, have fun"!If it brings you joy to have the highest
performing
rig you can, cool, andI hope it serves you well.But if a different
aspect
of a radio, or even one you can't name, bringsyou joy, that's also cool,
and I'm happy it makes you happy!My KX3 isn't at the top of the Sherwood
list, it doesn't have a panadapter(...yet), and connecting it up for
digital modes is a bit of a rat's nest......but I'll be darned if it
isn't
just fun as shit to use. The UI is wellthought out, the VFO knob is a
work
of art, (surprisingly) the compact sizemakes it more
approachable/friendly
for it, and the community here aroundit (as heated as it can get) is
tighter-knit.None of those show up in a spec sheet or lab testing Get
what
makes *you*happy, and share your experience so the next ham can do the
same.Cheers,JulieOn Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 21:57 Al Lorona <
[email protected]> wrote:> When this subject appeared last week I
had
composed a reply but then slept> on it and canceled it the next
morning, as
I probably do 80% of the time.>> In this my second attempt, let me say
that
I've always been amazed at the> power wielded by Rob Sherwood.
Thousands of
hams hang on his latest tests.> If he deems a new radio exceptional in
some
way, that can mean many> millions of dollars for a manufacturer.>> And
yet,
if there were no such thing as gurus on the web and at places> like
Dayton
expounding about how Brand A is better than Brand B, how would> you
answer
the questions, "Do I like this transceiver?," and, "Is it any> good?">>
You'd probably get on the air and use it, and decide that way.>> But we
constantly have gurus telling us that Brand A is the 'best' which>
horrifies us if up until now we liked Brand B better. Against our
personal>
experience we flip-flop and say, "Gee, I used to like Brand B, but
Brand A>
must be better because the gurus say so.">> Yet, there will always be
guys
who'll be tortured owning a transceiver> that has the 2nd highest
dynamic
range, or the 3rd best distortion. Never> mind if they can't actually
hear
the differences.>> It's how a rig *sounds and feels* during actual
operating that's most> important. Not the numbers. For instance, Wes
made a
comment about his> tuning knob, and although some of you might have
laughed
at that... it's> darned important! That's the kind of thing I'm talking
about.>> Here's my opinion on ranking receivers by 2 kHz 3rd order
dynamic
range:> almost any modern receiver has enough dynamic range to make this
ranking> more and more meaningless as time goes on. Sherwood himself has
said that> 90 dB or above is plenty enough. To understand why, see this
post from 2016> by one of the old guys on this reflector:>
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-The-Way-We-Rank-Receivers-long-td7623639.html
Lastly, if you've been enjoying your rig for years and then hear
someone>
else complain about a flaw you weren't even aware of, don't panic.
There>
are a million reasons why his concerns might not involve you in the
least.>> Above all, have fun.>> Al W6LX/4>
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