Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dwight Anderson]

Hello Kevin;

You make this net such great fun!
Just saying thanks!

Dwight
WM5F

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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 6:16 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

Twenty meters was quiet and weak with moderate QSB.  Forty meters was such 
that none of the people I called could hear any of the others. At times I was 
trying to work three signals at once. But even though the order may be off we 
got it done.  Except for dragging in WG7??  Forty meters was noisy from a 
number of sources, QSB was higher, and the band was weak except to WM5F and 
W6JHB.  However, when forty meters gets to this stage the next few nets are 
usually better.

Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed the transition into fall.  
Grass is turning brown.  The sun is setting noticeably earlier, the 
hummingbirds are thinning out, the salmon berries are almost gone, and the 
foxgloves have gotten the the very last blossom.  It's time to start gathering 
wood before the winter rains make the tracks too muddy.

Hopefully they'll find a way to put out all the fires we have out west.  I 
read this article earlier today proposing a concussive means of separating 
flame from fuel. 
https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/shocking-wildfires-into-submission-a-proposal/
Whatever helps them gain control of these firestorms is OK with me; even if it 
is loud.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN

W0CZ - Ken - ND


   On 7045 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W6JHB - Jim - CA

N6KR - Wayne - CA

WG7(X?) pieced together from a number of folks but no response on call.


73,

Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] A little late, but.... CQ WPX (CW) going on right now

[Dwight Anderson]

Thanks Wayne!!! 

 I am having a blast just with the KX3,  PX3, and KXPA100, what great designs!!!
The 20 M band is going great!!!
I'm just spending a few minutes here and there today and got through on the 
first try to UK, Finland, Slovak, and Czech.

Back to the radio 

Much Regards,
Dwight
WM5F



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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2018 7:50 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Cc: k...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Elecraft] A little late, but CQ WPX (CW) going on right now

Hi all,

I should have sent this yesterday, but it’s not too late to get in on the 
action: It’s the CQ WPX CW weekend. This is one of the best contests of the 
year in which to work some new countries, test your antennas, try a new rig, 
etc. 20 meters, in particular, is really hopping.

The exchange is simple; just   (starting with ‘1’). Full 
rules here:

   http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm

This is a great contest for QRP, because all of the big-gun contest stations 
worldwide are using their high-gain antenna arrays (which help with signal 
strength on both ends). 

I was out hiking using the KX2 and the AX1 20/17 meter whip prototype (4’ long) 
today. Made about 10 contacts in 10 minutes with 10 watts (parallelism not 
intended :)  Best DX was Uruguay. 

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dwight Anderson]

Wow,  makes me want one!!! 

The QSB and noise was running S7, pretty extreme, but the signal broke
through and sounded very clean here in ID.

Much Regards
Dwight
WM5F

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Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 5:47 PM
To: Brian Hunt 
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

It was a KPA1500 engineering prototype.

73 de Dick, K6KR

> On Aug 6, 2017, at 17:41, Brian Hunt  wrote:
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> That 1500 watts sure sounded sweet!  
> 
> 73,
> Brian, K0DTJ
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Re: [Elecraft] mic

[Dwight Anderson]

Hello Fred;

I did not find much information on the web about using aviation headsets on
ham radios.   However if you search for using these headsets with gamming
computers, there is a lot more information.

Eventually I found the following information.

I was surprised how much I like the noise cancellation and the quality of
the sound.  I have a window fan running in my shack in the summer. 

I found the following adapter that worked for my KX3 and a Bose Aviation
headset.  At least for my headset the noise cancelation is only the
earphones not the microphone.  


http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/general-aviation-twin-plugs-to-pc-headset-a
dapter.html?___SID=U

http://www.pilotshop.com/catalog/pspages/pilotUSA40.php

or here

I did find a schematic on the web but never tried to build it.

https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?1985-How-ToAdapt-Aviation-Headset
s-To-Computers

Much Regards
Dwight
WM5F

snip **
Just curious ... I inherited a David Clark noise cancelling aviation
headset/mic from a neighbor who was a US Forest Service pilot.  I've never
tried it, the connector is strange.  


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