Conditions seemed to favour short skip contacts, so for the most part exchanges were at good strength will virtually no QRM.
Topics discussed this week included: Poor ALC control from the K3 when running less than full power and how it's a problem running linear amplifiers on SSB and also when data modes at lower power levels. The new KDVR3 digital record card and using it to play back your audio on TX test to help set the TX equaliser, it was also noted that recordings taken off air play back without the equaliser, microphone recordings include the equaliser, which is very handy. Played back recordings of stations on the net were of excellent quality and virtually indistinguishable from the original station. Remote control via Ham Radio Deluxe: Discussions included comparisons between using Skype and "IP Sound", Skype appears to use little computer resources but of course needs an internet connection while IP Sound uses quite a lot of resources but will run on a home network without an internet connection. I use HRD/Skype and have both used it via my wireless laptop elsewhere in the house and others have accessed my station from as far away as Australia. I am using Perseus mostly, but the K3 would work just as well and may provide even better audio as Perseus needs a virtual audio card program to route the audio to Skype. HRD seems to have become the standard for remote operation and works very well. Paul, M1PAF, enlightened us with his project of a remote controlled balanced ATU which he is designing to work with his K3. It sounds very impressive and also very useful. Stations were: G0VGS, Ian M0CIC, Roy G0MJW, Mike MM0XDG, David M1PAF, Paul G4LWA, Alan 73 until next week Dave, G4AON K3/100 #80, Acom 1000 linear, dipole antenna _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
