Hi Bill:
Not to knock the K3 performance at all (I have one and love it), but you
really have the following to thank:
1. VP6DX's location has no man-made noise.
2. Phased parallel Beverages looking at you (see their website
antenna layout).
3. Probably the finest 160 operators on the planet (e.g. DL3DXX & others).
Oh, I wasn't trying to blame it all on the K3... just that they (the group)
had excellent operators/location/antennas/equipment. It usually takes ALL
of that!
This reminds me of some on the QRP list who crow about "their" performance.
Most of the heavy lifting is actually done by the stations on the other end
of the QSO who have exceptional RX capabilities.
IN NO WAY was I even considering touting ANYTHING on this end, Bill. It
HAD to be on their end...
As I recently wrote to Dave, W7AQK:
I just KEEP ON STEPPING ON MY OWN TOES every time I dance!
Those guys out there on Ducie have been having it MUCH TOO EASY...
they NEEDED a challenge and it was I who gave it to them... and
dammit, they overcame the challenge to work me anyway... <G>
It was DEFINITELY NOT MY PERFORMANCE, but theirs.
73,
Tom
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