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Title: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: W1RKW on October 23, 2011, 11:21:14 AM Admins: I meant to put this in the 10m category. Please move it.
He's working a huge pile up. Coming into CT loud and strong at 11AM. 10m is hot today. Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: KX5JT on October 23, 2011, 11:47:31 AM Awesome! I have his book. Is he on AM?
Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: Steve - K4HX on October 23, 2011, 12:42:59 PM He was on last Sunday too. I just got a QSL card from him for a Q we had on 40 meters about a year ago.
Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: W0BTU on October 23, 2011, 12:51:44 PM I've been listening above 29 MHz for a couple of hours or more. Heard other stations, but not John D.
I actually made a couple of contacts on 10 meter AM yesterday. It was exhilarating! :-) Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: W1RKW on October 23, 2011, 03:06:28 PM I neglected to mention he was on 28.475 USB.
Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: Todd, KA1KAQ on October 24, 2011, 12:24:39 AM He had an excellent signal last weekend, was listening to him from Steve's place. Very good audio for SSB, he has a fairly deep voice but very easy to understand.
Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on October 24, 2011, 03:17:34 AM I've worked 4U1UN on 6 meters. :D
Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: Jim KF2SY on October 24, 2011, 05:35:54 AM I worked him on 20 M last Spring. He was splattering up and down the band with his K3 and linear. I don't think anybody told him about the splattering. Nothing but compliments about his signal. Guess it matters who you are. Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: Steve - K4HX on October 24, 2011, 08:57:55 AM I've heard some other K3s splatter. QST measured the transmit 3rd-order IMD at -29 dB. That's pretty horrible considering some rigs made 25-30 years ago were at -35 or better.
Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: ke7trp on October 24, 2011, 12:05:29 PM Thats worse then an FT101. That explains alot thought. There is a nearby operator with a K3 into a Damn Ameritron 811H amp (probably mistuned) that takes out 100 KC blocks of the band. He keeps talking about VIZWARS, what ever the heck that is.
C Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: Steve - K4HX on October 24, 2011, 01:26:37 PM VIZWARS
Ha! I hear that quite a bit on the bands lately. ;D Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: KB2WIG on October 24, 2011, 01:41:27 PM 'VIZWARS" are gremlin like creatures that predominately inhabit co-axial cables. Operators of home brew ladder line, and to a lesser extent 'window' line, are rarely bothered by the VISWARS.
klc Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: Todd, KA1KAQ on October 25, 2011, 08:10:45 AM I've heard some other K3s splatter. QST measured the transmit 3rd-order IMD at -29 dB. That's pretty horrible considering some rigs made 25-30 years ago were at -35 or better. I've heard several folks mention this, but his signal on 10 was okay when I heard him. I tuned above and below listening to other stations. Maybe he cleaned things up. Then again, when you take a bunch or pre-assembled boards and shove them into a box (or as Elecraft calls it, "Modular No-Soldering Kit"), anything could result. It's a far cry from something like a Heathkit that you actually built up from the component level, aligned, and proceeded to troubleshoot as needed. One step away from buying a Yaecomwood. Title: Re: ON4UN on 10meters. Post by: K5UJ on October 25, 2011, 09:05:13 AM One step away from buying a Yaecomwood. I guess if it is an American plastic radio, you could call it a "Rice-a-Roni box" |