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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New">Just think of what their scores would have
been if they had K3's!!!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New">Keith, K5ENS</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=marsh@ka5m.net href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net">Marshall Stewart</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Keith@nelasat.com
href="mailto:Keith@nelasat.com">'Keith'</A> ; <A
title=lcc@louisianacontestclub.org
href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=lottsphoto@gmail.com
href="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com">lottsphoto@gmail.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 16, 2010 9:20 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [LCC] low band antenna
experience</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My point was simple
too. “The reviews state….” describes the use of K3s by a majority of
participants in the WRTC2010 competition. The rest of the story is that
3 of the 5 top WRTC2010 teams used FT-1000MPs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Marsh, KA5M
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Keith
[mailto:Keith@nelasat.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, July 16, 2010 7:19
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Marshall
Stewart<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> <A
href="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com">lottsphoto@gmail.com</A><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [LCC] low band antenna
experience</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My point to Mark using
Icom 756 Pro II's was simple. Your antenna system only gets you so far.
Admittedly a long way. The Elecraft K3 is a great radio for pulling
out weak signals or signals that are near the noise level or close in working
with crowded bands during contests. You need a great receiver to do
that and the K3 has one of the
best.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Keith,
K5ENS</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">----- Original Message -----
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face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=marsh@ka5m.net href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net">Marshall Stewart</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=Keith@nelasat.com href="mailto:Keith@nelasat.com">'Keith'</A> ; <A
title=lcc@louisianacontestclub.org
href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=lottsphoto@gmail.com href="mailto:lottsphoto@gmail.com">Steve Smith
KG5VK</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:09 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> RE:
[LCC] low band antenna experience<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Or, you could use
an FT-1000MP like the 1<SUP>st</SUP> and 2<SUP>nd</SUP> place team
used….<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 3.0pt"><B><FONT
size=5 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><A
title=http://blog.g4ilo.com/2010/07/its-all-down-to-your-ears.html
href="http://blog.g4ilo.com/2010/07/its-all-down-to-your-ears.html">It's all
down to your ears</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">via <A
title=http://blog.g4ilo.com/ href="http://blog.g4ilo.com/">G4ILO's Blog</A>
by Julian on 7/15/10<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>There was a lot of
excitement on the Elecraft email reflector over the fact that the majority
of participants in the World Radio Team Championship 2010 (WRTC 2010) were
using Elecraft K3s. There was even more glee when it was discovered that
Scott Robbins W4PA, former Ten-Tec product manager, and Tim Duffy K3LR of
Team Icom had taken K3s. This was like the President of Coca Cola serving
Pepsi at his anniversary party!<BR><BR><A
title=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yDaKhJLpQjc/TD7fgu4toWI/AAAAAAAAAXI/mYFYsAGTW0M/s1600/ft-1000mp.jpg
href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yDaKhJLpQjc/TD7fgu4toWI/AAAAAAAAAXI/mYFYsAGTW0M/s1600/ft-1000mp.jpg"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><IMG
style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 188px"
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title=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yDaKhJLpQjc/TD7fgu4toWI/AAAAAAAAAXI/mYFYsAGTW0M/s1600/ft-1000mp.jpg
border=0 src="cid:1B8D5BD299644DA7A129A73D64413CFA@keith" width=400
height=188></SPAN></A>There have not been many comments now the <A
title=http://www.wrtc2010.ru/result_table.php
href="http://www.wrtc2010.ru/result_table.php">results are out</A>, which
show that the top two teams, from <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region> and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Estonia</st1:country-region></st1:place> respectively, were using
FT-1000MPs. The USA team of N6MJ and KL9A in third place used K3s, as did
K5ZD and W2SC who came fifth, but the fourth placed S50A and S57AW again
used FT-1000MPs as did the Lithuanian entry in seventh place.<BR><BR>So
let's get this straight: the winning stations and several others in the top
ten used a now obsolete radio that was introduced in 1996 which has
frequently been criticized as inferior to the K3? I suspect the fact that
many international competitors took K3s may have more to do with the fact
that the Elecraft radio is small enough and light enough to be taken on an
aircraft as hand baggage. And I suspect that the reason for the success of
the stations using FT-1000MPs is that there is more to winning a contest
than having a receiver with the best performance numbers.<BR><BR>Anyone want
to swap an Elecraft K3 for an FT-1000MP? (Only joking.)
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Keith<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, July 15, 2010 12:20
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
lcc@louisianacontestclub.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [LCC] low band antenna
experience</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Maybe you could gain by
the use of Elecraft K3's....</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The reviews state....
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">There
is no transceiver in the amateur marketplace that has the close-in dynamic
range performance of the K3 with narrow roofing filters installed, and most
aren’t close to the K3.</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Also
noted was.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Radios
used at last weeks WRTC2010 competition:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"lists
that Scott Robbins, <BR>the Ex-Product Manager of the Ten Tec Orion
transceiver <BR>product line, brought with him, for his personal use...
<BR><BR>...An Elecraft K3! <BR><BR>That's like Col. Sanders going to
Chick-Fil-A for lunch! Or <BR>Papa John ordering Pizza Hut for Dinner!
<BR><BR>And, contesting Jedi and CQ WW Champion Multi Multi station
<BR>owner Tim Duffy, who operates the defacto "NASCAR Factory <BR>Team" for
Icom (complete with "Team ICOM" uniforms), and who <BR>apears in
advertisements touting the superior performance of <BR>the Icom 7XXX line of
transceivers, brought with him for his <BR>personal use... <BR><BR>...An
Elecraft K3! <BR><BR>That's like Dale Earnhardt bringing a <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toyota</st1:City></st1:place> Camry to drive
<BR>in the Daytona 500! <BR><BR>The list is sort of like discovering
that Bill Gates uses <BR>an Apple Mac Book running OS/X to do Microsoft
presentations <BR>with! <BR><BR>Now, we all know that the invitees to this
party could <BR>afford to bring *anything* they wanted to bring. Im
also <BR>sure that any rig manufacturer would have been happy to <BR>supply
them with anything they wanted, just for the <BR>asking... <BR><BR>But they
both showed up with K3's. So did most of the <BR>competitors!
<BR><BR>Why?"....<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Doesn't
take much thought,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3 face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Keith,
K5ENS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>