Re: [Elecraft] Ducie Island - ARRL News Letter Excerpt
They said The outstanding receiver and transmitter characteristics allowed us to run two positions simultaneously on any band -- even the very narrow 30 meter band -- with absolutely no interference. Good design makes the complex appear simple: the ins and outs of this sophisticated radio were quickly mastered by the operator team, none of whom had seen a K3 before the expedition. I think an important item to remember from the Ducie site: ..7 stations on Ducie Island. Most (if not all) will have a KW amplifier. Same bandrunning a KW ! that adds a bit of DBs to the island. bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
Re: [Elecraft] Ducie Island - ARRL News Letter Excerpt
Yes, but, the antennas were some distance apart and they had very good filters in their antennas. Don't try this at home... unless you have a similar set up. David G3UNA They said The outstanding receiver and transmitter characteristics allowed us to run two positions simultaneously on any band -- even the very narrow 30 meter band -- with absolutely no interference. Good design makes the complex appear simple: the ins and outs of this sophisticated radio were quickly mastered by the operator team, none of whom had seen a K3 before the expedition. I think an important item to remember from the Ducie site: ..7 stations on Ducie Island. Most (if not all) will have a KW amplifier. Same bandrunning a KW ! that adds a bit of DBs to the island. bill ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
[Elecraft] Ducie Island Confirmations
I know that many of you on the list were active working Ducie Island. I got a pleasant surprise today. I downloaded my confirmations from LOTW and all 7 were confirmed by the Ducie Island folks! This is the first time I can recall that a major DXpedition used this method for confirmation. I also have sent request and $$ for a real card which I'm anxious to see. But if you're on LOTW you might check for some good news ;) 73 ... Craig AC0DS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
[Elecraft] Ducie ...
All this talk of easy RTTY QSOs got me going: I rigged my K2 with a couple of patch cords to the sound card and figured out MMTTY: I just made my first ever RTTY QSO to VP6DX with 5W on 30M ... I've got them QRP/CW on 80-10 and RTTY on 30. I'll keep trying for 160 but my best antenna for that is a 40m dipole, so I rarely hear them much less try to transmit :-) 73 de chris K6DBG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
Re: [Elecraft] Ducie ...
Chris and All, I don't know if it's too late or not, as they may be packing things up at VP6DX as we speak. But give that antenna a try on 160. The K3's ATU seems to be very wide ranged. I worked VP6DX on all modes from 10 through 160--that's 20 out of 22 possible (didn't hear a peep on 6 meters), which is as much as anyone had I think. All of that was done with an R8 Vertical, which isn't supposed to work below 40 meters. And no computer was used either--just the CW input to the K3 converted to RTTY on the 3 bands on which they operated that mode. Anyway, the point is that the K3 does a lot more than one might think. It won't make a bad antenna good, but it certainly will deal with some strange arrangements! This is another plus for the K3 over the Orion II. The ATU in my Orion II absolutely won't handle anything on 80, let alone 160, with my R8. I was getting a 1 to 1 match on 80, and a 2.5 to 1 on 160. It would be nice to have an antenna for those bands, but I just can't do it here. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm going to be able to work those bands regularly, but it is kind of fascinating to find that the K3 will do so much more than just about any other radio out there. Having said that, I don't think I will press my luck and stress out the K3 on 160 with something like RTTY! But in a pinch I might be able to at least say Hi to someone. Dave W7AQK - Original Message - From: Chris Kantarjiev [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:56 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Ducie ... All this talk of easy RTTY QSOs got me going: I rigged my K2 with a couple of patch cords to the sound card and figured out MMTTY: I just made my first ever RTTY QSO to VP6DX with 5W on 30M ... I've got them QRP/CW on 80-10 and RTTY on 30. I'll keep trying for 160 but my best antenna for that is a 40m dipole, so I rarely hear them much less try to transmit :-) 73 de chris K6DBG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
Re: [Elecraft] Ducie ...
Good job, Chris No rtty here, but I did work them everywhere but 6 and 10m. Not sweating 6m, as I don't work that, but really bummed I could never hear them on 10m. Oh, well, there will be another VP6 DXpedition someday, if I'm still around :-) 73, Bob N6WG - Original Message - From: Chris Kantarjiev [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:56 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Ducie ... All this talk of easy RTTY QSOs got me going: I rigged my K2 with a couple of patch cords to the sound card and figured out MMTTY: I just made my first ever RTTY QSO to VP6DX with 5W on 30M ... I've got them QRP/CW on 80-10 and RTTY on 30. I'll keep trying for 160 but my best antenna for that is a 40m dipole, so I rarely hear them much less try to transmit :-) 73 de chris K6DBG ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
[Elecraft] Ducie Sounds Great!
The k3s on Ducie aresount great here in Kansas. Starting at 5:38 this morningI worked them on 80 SSB, 80 CW, 40 SSB and 40 CW ... all in about 35 minutes. The audio on the rigs were just fantastic. Clear. CW is sharp and nice to copy Tomorrow160 meters They have some fantastic ops with great ears. Lee - K0WA In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
