K6ACJ
I got my BatterySpace LiFePO4 battery and ran my K3 on it at 50W (about 12A) and then down to 30W to get under 10A pull, slow CW in a QSO with K6ACJ Bill. It's charging again now.

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- posted by Leigh @ 07:08 z 0 comments

 
E51MMM
Not much on today but I heard E51MMM in the Cook Islands on 7.005 switch to working split and gave a couple of calls at 5, 10, and 50W and finally 120W from my Elecraft K3, but I was too early in the pileup. I switched to later and got answered quickly.

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- posted by Leigh @ 06:55 z 0 comments

 
CQWW DX
Placeholder for log:

    14.010 CW 2007-11-24T01:00:00Z js1oyn
      14.018 CW 2007-11-24T01:13:00Z hl2aej
      14.026 CW 2007-11-27T01:14:00Z ja6zpr
      14.036 CW 2007-11-27T01:18:00Z jr3nzc
      7.007 CW 2007-11-27T06:39:00Z je1ekt
      7.009 CW 2007-11-27T06:42:00Z j3a
      7.019 CW 2007-11-27T06:52:00Z 6h1ay
      7.027 CW 2007-11-27T06:58:00Z ea8/oh24nl
      7.029 CW 2007-11-27T07:06:00Z vp5w
      7.029 CW 2007-11-27T07:10:00Z e51a
      7.034 CW 2007-11-27T07:17:00Z p49y
      7.040 CW 2007-11-27T07:29:00Z 3x5a
      7.041 CW 2007-11-27T07:35:00Z ct4nt
      7.042 CW 2007-11-27T07:40:00Z vp2msc
      7.024 CW 2007-11-27T07:42:00Z kh6lc
      21.003 CW 2007-11-27T18:16:00Z n3rs
      21.005 CW 2007-11-27T18:22:00Z xr3a
      21.007 CW 2007-11-27T18:26:00Z ys/k9gy
      21.006 CW 2007-11-27T19:26:00Z zy7c
      21.030 CW 2007-11-27T19:30:00Z oa4ww
      21.011 CW 2007-11-27T19:34:00Z lp3u
      21.013 CW 2007-11-27T19:39:00Z lw1e
      21.014 CW 2007-11-27T19:45:00Z ce4ct
      21.015 CW 2007-11-27T19:49:00Z hc8n
      21.015 CW 2007-11-27T19:50:00Z ls1d
      21.020 CW 2007-11-27T19:57:00Z vp5w
      21.021 CW 2007-11-27T20:00:00Z vc3a
      14.012 CW 2007-11-27T20:29:00Z kh6lc
      14.024 CW 2007-11-27T20:29:00Z ve7gl
      14.031 CW 2007-11-27T20:33:00Z vp5w
      14.033 CW 2007-11-27T20:37:00Z of8l

Labels: Contest, DX

- posted by Leigh @ 21:00 z 0 comments

 
K3 PTT

I bought an inexpensive $15 headset for my K3, but didn't want to use VOX because of in-shack "QRM." For the 2007 Sweepstakes I used an MH2 in the front Mic jack as the PTT button, but decided to try for something better. Read about how I built it.
- posted by Leigh @ 19:29 z 0 comments

 
EA8URL
I built my Elecraft K3 and tested it a bit before I put it on the air in the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes. So my first QSO was there, with K1LZ, but I'll report on the K3 and SS later. Just now I had the first CW QSO on 18.077 with EA8URL who gave me 599. I tried at 10W first but got no answer so I cranked up to 120W and still no answer. Then I noticed I had my SteppIR pointed 180 degrees so I pressed the button and probably should have gone back to 10W but I got the answer immediately at 120W.

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- posted by Leigh @ 17:44 z 0 comments

 
K3 Assembly Photos

Here are my K3 Assembly photos
- posted by Leigh @ 19:21 z 0 comments

 
HP1JRA
I talked to HP1JRA Julio in Panama who says to QSL Via EA5KB on 7071 with 5W. Julio gave me 599 and I sent 599.

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- posted by Leigh @ 05:30 z 0 comments