A speedy QRP park activation with the Elecraft KX2 and AX1 at the BRP Folk Art Center!
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
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Thanks for watching!
73,
Thomas
K4SWL
Thank you for the RST information! Much appreciated! Happy holidays!
OK. It is your fault. I watched a few of ur videos and now I’ve joined the POTA group and have 5 contacts as a “hunter “. Thank you for getting me to try this aspect of our hobby.
Woo hoo! That makes my day! :)
Around here bears come in one of 2 sizes-big bears and the biggest bear you’ve ever seen! I always leave my car unlocked at home because they’ll Just rip off the door handles - all 4 of them - if it’s locked. Fortunately, when They get in they don’t do much damage, pretty much just bear prints everywhere! Thanks for another great video!
Your bears are MUCH more of an opponent compared with our generally shy and smaller black bears. :)
Great real-time videos as usual. Keep up the great videos and park activations.
Fb quick act. Tom! Thanks fer the vid man. Always excited to see you at the top of the sub list. Hope you are enjoying the sfi 120😁
I'm certainly trying, OM! :)
Thomas - Nice video, as always. Great to see that a short activation can come together so well. 73 de Brian - K3ES
Great stuff Thomas! Love your real-time activations. Hope your car is successfully de-beared. Don't feed the bears! Here in Florida we have the same thing with Gators.....don't feed the alligators! Best 73, George K2WO
Our saying here is "A fed bear is a dead bear." Sadly, when people feed bears, they turn into nuisance animals and can even become aggressive. Wildlife management ends up euthanizing the poor critters.
@@ThomasK4SWL Yep....same thing here with gators. They end up being euthanized. Very sad situation. For the most part, gators have no interest in people, but when fed they can become very unpredictable.
Watched this today (same day it was posted) and I hrd you on 40m. but way way down. I listened amost the whole time you were there, and could not get enuf of a signal to jump in. thought abut it few times but did not want to cover up someone who had a better shot at it than i did.
And it turned out that way most times whenI would have jumped in. some weak station worked you. so rather give the shot to someone else, rather than cover them up etc. Every time this happens I sit here thinking Man! I wish he was kicking out just 2 more watts! ! ha ha. So To-Mas! till next time 73 thnx fer the activations and the videos. de Ellis WA1RKS
Ha ha! Thank you for trying and listening, OM. So I was definitely weak on 40. A couple of regulars noted this as well. Later, I worked 20M at a different park and it was much better.
Great discussion on RST. On CW I like RST in the exchange for POTA because I am not great at copying and, even though it’s not particularly important information, it gives the whole exchange enough structure to help me fit it all into place. When I give out RST they may not be S-meter accurate, but they are honest.
My understanding of RST is that S isn’t supposed to be an S-meter reading, but more like what you are now doing. Either way, all good.
That antenna continues to amaze me. Another nice activation Tom. Hope you were able to get your car fixed that day. My x6100 is coming today so hopefully I can do a report soon. 73 and Merry Christmas to you and family.
Excellent, Scott! So unfortunately, no car work done then. In fact, it's in the shop right now. One part held up everything. I've been using a rental car while here with the family in the Outer Banks of NC.
Boy the last two times I’ve gotten skunked trying to work you. Today is the second time. I had my new Kx2 on the desk and got ghosted.
I thought at one point I heard an "EV" and called back (if memory serves) but heard no reply. Next time, OM!
If I am not mistaken, that is a Garmin Instinct watch.
It is indeed!
yay, another video to relax with this morning! 72 de AI5DD P.S. your friends probably log their POTA logs to LoTW etc as well, which I do even if I activate. I'm kind of curious why POTA doesn't require a signal report exchange, since that is vital to a valid QSO. You're correct about the readability and strength on what you hear, when the RST system was created there was no S-Meter, also S-Meters are not very precise and vary from radio to radio, especially if you have filters running.
Good question--I wish I had an answer for you about that. I might need to search the FAQs on the POTA site--I'm sure they've gotten this question before. SOTA does the same thing.
Great video
Great video and discussion on RST Thomas. I'm curious how you are using the paper log in conjunction with the HAMRS app. And why use both.
Frankly, I just like having a paper copy and am so used to making one, I do it even though I keep full logs electronically.
Excuse me for asking an off topic question, but do you leave the doors unlocked on your car, or do the bears break into the car?
So there are a couple of philosophies about leaving doors unlocked. If unlocked, the bears get easy access to open and can actually leave the car with little damage. If the doors are locked--and this happened to a neighbor--all four handles might be ripped of and all four doors scratched and dented. There no really good option other than to have a garage or something to protect the vehicle.
Move back to UK thomas … no bears here 😎. The AX1 is an incredible antenna
The thought has crossed my mind! :)
How long was that 40M counterpoise you use with the AX-1?
It's either 31 or 33'. I think 31'.
Thomas…. Sorry about the bear damage. I think I would be thinking of making him/her stew. Here in Idaho, it is a delicious alternative to eating crow. 72! de W7UDT Rand (dit dit)
HA HA HA!
Thomas, as always I enjoy your videos. I’m considering buying the AX1 for use with my KX2 and is it worth the cost and how does it perform on phone? Thanks in advance 73 de W8RLP Roger
So, in general, CW is a more efficient mode than SSB. With that said, if you push 10 watts with the KX2, I bet you'll be impressed what you can do with the AX1. I may have to attempt an SSB activation with the AX1 soon. I have certainly used SSB in at least one of my AX1 activations--just can't remember which one! :)
@@ThomasK4SWL Thanks for your info. Have s merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 73 Roger
Ive used the mfj monoband version of the ax1 and made plenty of contacts with it on ssb. The trick is being chased, either sota or pota
Thomas! You got a new pencil! Congratulations, and thank you for such a great series of videos. Very inspirational. Bill K7YIC
Ha ha! Thank you, Bill!
The RST is completely subjective. It has nothing to do with your S-meter reading. When activating, I appreciate a RST report to let me know how I'm getting out, but like you, I don't log them. As for giving RSTs to hunters, I'm working portable with low power, small antennas, and the hunter is at home with his best antenna and potentially a lot more power. I don't think he needs a accurate RST from my little portable station!
Fantastic, wish I had more time to learn CW, lol wish I had more time for the hobby in general !
Thomas, have you heard of the MFJ-935 loop tuner ? I've seen some videos on it and decided to get it to tinker around with different loop sizes depending on the bands I want to work, what particularly interested me was the ability to handle 150 Watts, very convenient for the 891 but has the potential to be a very compact high power quick to deploy setup and just take a little 8.4 Ah LiFeP04 battery I got from Hobby King.
MFJ have a smaller tuner too for up to 20W the MFJ-9232. Looks pretty cool.
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I was not familiar with that loop tuner. Thanks for the tip!