[LCC] low band antenna experience, now rig preferences..

Sun Jul 18 02:35:45 EDT 2010

Agreed Dan.  I personally cant stand those 1000D's at Pat's, and would
definitely prefer my Icoms.  BUT, being a shoot from the hip contester, I
just don't have the time to pack all my station up, bring it down there,
tear up his and replace it with mine and do it all in reverse at the end.

Too much trouble!

But I do seem  be able to contest decently with them, so in the long run it
works out.  Having a bandscope would be nice though.

Charlie

Ki5xp

From: lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Dan Edward Dba
East edwards
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 4:03 PM
To: Steve Lott; Keith
Cc: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: Re: [LCC] low band antenna experience, now rig preferences..

an old-timer in baton rouge once told me:

"a new rig is like a new girlfriend. you have to know what to touch, and
when...."

enthusiasm for a new receiver helps keeps us interested. but, i always
thought a

great op could sit down i front of any rig and 'pass a good time' in a
contest...

even if he might PREFER a different rig, its still fun. and you still do
your best...

btw, the w8ji key click / noise blanker mods that charlie put in pats
Ft-1000's

seemed to work REAL nice...great job charlie !!

another thing: i notice a lot of guys have trouble hearing on the low bands
with

the QRN. hot tip: use FAST AGC. i know, its tiring...but remember what

Cher told her last boyfriend ?

"GET OVER IT..."  after a while you get used to it..

w5xz

--- On Fri, 7/16/10, Keith <Keith at nelasat.com> wrote:

From: Keith <Keith at nelasat.com>
Subject: Re: [LCC] low band antenna experience
To: "Steve Lott" <lottsphoto at gmail.com>
Cc: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
Date: Friday, July 16, 2010, 3:49 PM

"Wining" contest op...hihihi!  I have no antenna farm here in Rayville or
anywhere.  I live in the middle of the golf course here in Rayville. All I
have at this time is a ground mounted SteppIR vertical and a fairly good
radial system.  This makes my station very difficult.  I have all the noise
from the vertical and I hear from all 360 degrees.  That doesn't stop me
from contesting. And my K3 makes it work.  I can hear through the noise and
seperate the signals very well.  And having owned an Icom and FT-1000MP Mark
V, I know what hears better under these tuff conditions.  Maybe someday I'll
get to operate at a real contest station.  As long as I can bring my K3.
hihihi

Keith, K5ENS

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Steve Lott 

To: Keith 

Cc: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org 

Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 2:00 PM

Subject: Re: [LCC] low band antenna experience

Keith

tell us about your antenna farm

we already know ur running a k3 and an amp

just wandering what the wining contest op from Rayville, LA is running

aside from a K3

steve

kg5vk

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Keith <Keith at nelasat.com> wrote:

I had a contester tell me once that nobody with a 3 element tri-bander at 50
feet could WIN a contest.  I agree.  I also say that even if you are the
loudest station on the air in order to WIN a contest you still need to hear
all the 3  element tri-banders on the air.  QSO's mean points. You aren't
going to do that with a good receiver.  You need the best receiver to back
up that loud voice.  If you truely want to WIN.

Keith, K5ENS

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