Guess we'll have to keep a much closer watch on you in ARRL 160 Gary ;o) Nice selection of antennas, you're ahead of the pack already!
The second Rx has come in handy in a pileup. It'll be interesting to see how goofy things can get using it after some sleep deprivation. CU in the fray, Julius Gary Bartlett VE1RGB wrote: > > For those of you who may be considering the erection of a K9AY > loop, particularly K3 owners with the KRX3, I have written up a report of > my > early experience with this listening antenna at my little contest station. > That story can be found at > http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jhsmith/myweb4/index.htm. Scroll down the > right-hand side of the page. > > > > Let me quick to reiterate what it says up front in that > report: > this is a very non-rigorous, unscientific, non-engineering kind of > narrative > based on a very short period of evaluation. It is entirely anecdotal. My > installation is far from optimum and I would even be reluctant to let Gary > Breed look at it for fear he might ask me to take it down (just kidding). > It is anything but certain that my experience will translate to yours. > Having said that, I would be very quick to recommend that anyone with a > local noise problem give this antenna a shot. It's easy to build even for > us old guys and it clearly has the potential for doing rather remarkable > things. [While you're on that page, look on the left hand margin and read > the more professional engineering reports about other antenna topics > written > by a real engineer, VE1ZAC]. > > > > Now, why is the K3 in the subject line? > > > > I have three single-element multi-band transmitting antennas > and > now the K9AY in addition to a short (300-foot) Beverage as listening > antennas. My first try at diversity receive using K3 #095 with a recently > installed second receiver instantly suggested that a two-receiver radio > will > turn out to much more than just a tool for easily working split (although > it is almost worth the cost of the KRX3 for that pleasure alone). I was > immediately struck by how much control I had suddenly gained over my > entire > antenna farm since evaluating and selecting the right combination of > antennas from my suite for any given situation while in the diversity > receive configuration becomes dead simple after pushing a couple of > buttons. > And everyone knows that the variables in the equation mean that it is > difficult to predict what the right combination should be. In one > instance > last night on 40M, I listened to a CW QSO between a K4 and a LZ. The K4 > was > being received almost entirely on the Beverage and showed up in my right > ear. The signal from the LZ, on the other hand, was being received almost > entirely on the K9AY loop and was being routed to the left ear. Hearing > the > signals bounce back and forth between NA and EU was fascinating. While it > is true that in this instance, any one of my transmitting antennas by > itself > would likely have been adequate, that example does seem to suggest that it > is only a matter of time before this versatility pays off for real. I > believe I have increased my potential for achieving another DXCC entity or > maybe being able to work a rare DX station in an international contest by > being able to quickly optimize the use of my antennas, each with its own > unique but generally unpredictable characteristics. > > > > For those sitting on the fence, I hope that this information > encourages you to take another step. > > > > 73, > > > > > > Gary, VE1RGB > > [email protected] > > (902) 860-0810 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ----- Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3 #1875 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K9AY-K3-Diversity-Receive-at-VE1RGB-tp3804084p3809077.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
