[Fourlanders] 6 Meter Contest Update

[Jim Worsham]

Someone needs to get a better antenna or something!  I know that rig works
better than that!  Also, I would have remembered the call if I hadn't been
struggling to pull the signal out of the noise.  Good to talk to you again
Gordon.  When are you going to join us on the mountain?

73
Jim, W4KXY

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
Richard P. Feynman

-----Original Message-----
From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gordon Macie
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 10:17 AM
To: fourlanders at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] 6 Meter Contest Update


Receiver must not be too good. Couldnt hear my big signal very well.
Of course the op didn't know who I was either ... He must be getting old 
:) :) :)

Gordon N4LR   (Love Radio)

on a ragged old FT-2000 for 6.

--- On Mon, 6/8/09, Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Fourlanders] 6 Meter Contest Update
> To: fourlanders at contesting.com
> Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 12:37 AM
> Hello everyone.  I just wanted
> to give you all an update on contest
> preparations for 6.  Without going into all of the
> details of learning the
> ins and outs of a new rig I was able to get the K3 and
> computer setup and
> working today.  I made several contacts on 6 and was
> able to confirm that it
> works and sounds great!  I was even successful at
> getting WSJT to run with
> it.  There are a couple of remaining issues though:
> 
>  
> 
> 1.    The version of Writelog I am running
> is 10.67B dated May 2008.  Not
> really an issue but I suggest that everyone verify that
> they are running
> this version of Writelog.  The K3 worked with it just
> fine by selecting K2
> in the menu and setting the baud rate.
> 2.    There is no jack on the front of the
> K3 for a CW paddle proving
> again that no rig is perfect.  This is going to make
> plugging different CW
> paddles in difficult.  Unless you want to use my
> Bencher I suggest that you
> hard core CW guys come up with a spare paddle that you can
> all live with and
> bring that to the mountain for the 6 meter station.
> 
>  
> 
> In the category of things every rig should do, the K3
> allows you to set a
> delay between the time it keys an external power amplifier
> and the K3
> transmits.  The delay can be as much as 100 ms to
> allow the relays in the
> amplifier to settle.  This means that Bob doesn't have
> to worry about me
> toasting the TR relay in his amplifier and no sequencer is
> required.  Why
> Yaesu, Icom and Kenwood don't do that in their rigs is
> beyond me.  It is an
> obvious and most likely easy thing to do (software). 
> Anyway, I am going to
> leave everything together and continue testing for a couple
> of days.  If
> anyone wants to hear the K3 on 6 just let me know and I
> will get on the air
> with you.
> 
>  
> 
> 73
> 
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
>  
> 
> It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't
> matter how smart
> you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's
> wrong.
> 
> Richard P. Feynman
> 
>  
> 
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