Re: [Elecraft] KX3 SOTA (Summits on the Air) today

2016-07-13 Thread Walter Underwood
The KX2 money would go to a PX3 for home. Need to sell my IC-703 to pay for that, come to think of it. I’ve shaved a lot of backpacking weight — I have a 1.5 pound two-person tent and a two-pound pack. But I don’t mind carrying the KX3. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 SOTA (Summits on the Air) today

2016-07-13 Thread Mark via Elecraft
Re:  ...But I do need to get out the cheat sheet out in order to get the KXPA100 cabling correct. I really should label those cables. ...or get a KX2 for portable use!!!  That would be a lot more fun than making labels. Mark, KE6BB

[Elecraft] KX3 SOTA (Summits on the Air) today

2016-07-13 Thread Walter Underwood
Played hooky from work today (skipped the company picnic) and activated SOTA peak W6/NC-209 (Sierra Morena). After a couple of navigation errors, it was a very short climb. I made three contacts on HF, including a summit-to-summit, then begged on the local wide-coverage repeater (N6NFI) for