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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ม.ค. 2017
- I'm startin' the year with a long overdue review of the QRPworks Sidekar. A super portable CW appliance built for the KX3. Oh yeah, theres a new weather girl in town & you don't want to miss her first time propagation report.
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Nice video review, Bob. I got one of these SideKars a few weeks ago and have quickly found how useful it can be. Still learning all the functions available, or getting used to them, but it extends the fun-factor of my KX3. Thanks - VE7JBT
Kool sidekar,Happy New Year. KC2NXP
Another great job being informative and entertaining. Wendy is great! The strangest thing happened after watching her weather report.. my take-off angle increased sharply. 🤔🙂 I hope to see more cool vids in the future. You guys are a good team. (Don’t delete this, the take-off angle bit was too damn funny 😉 .
Great video Bob...Happy New Year from down under. 73s VK6MMB Manjimup Western Australia OF85bs
+Michael Mackay-Blair you too and thanks for your support.
K6UDA more than welcome mate. ps Wendy is nice. (being polite, which is rare for a sailor)😆
Bob good job showing what the sidecar can do. You might what to say how much power the assessor uses when battery operated. That is what make the difference.
You know, thats the big thing I forgot. The unit uses very little power and won't be detrimental to most batteries.
How do you like those "handles" on the side of your KX3? Did you get a "plug" for the keyed hole?
+Paul Chance the handles are ok, more like a cheap insurance policy for when I do something stupid. They do make some operations a pain in the ass. I've never seen plugs. I'll have to look into that.
i see the tab on the sidecar. rotating along side not folded away. and that works best with a rivet as the pivot. but folding the tab would add slop to the install.
Shel over at QRPworks said they changed the design and fixed that issue.
Thanks jerry. Trying to decide between KX3, X5105 and the FT 817. For SOTA and camping as i travel in small teardrop trailer. Any thoughts? I live up near Nevada CIty
Curious what you ended up with? I have a line on a used KX3 (complete package) and I'm having a hard time trying to talk myself out of it.
@@jjsemperfi i ended up with KX3. Love it.
@@KentWilliams Very cool. I think this is going to be hard to pass up. Thanks
Bob,
Nice review of the Sidekar. Tell Wendy I bought two T-Shirts. :-) 73 WB3BJU
You Rock Dude.
Yay Wendy!
I have been asking the HAM community for a few years , does this side car, or any program or SDR system allow you to enter non programmed text on a key board and then transcribe/encode and transmit as CW through the KX3? It's incredible that I can't get a straight answer on this.
Yes it does.
hey guys , ive got a icom 5100, im trying to reach a Dstar repeater, im about 39 miles away from the nearest one. All i have is a slim jim dipole, so i Know i need a REAL antenna, any suggestions... IM in a apartment.
Would that also work on the KX2?
Yes. They have a kit for the KX2.
What happened to the blonde, the one who was wearing the headset? My vote is for her in your videos.
She got a real job.
Great news for her!
Okay, I know this is an old YT but..what is this thing for? YOu have a key. YOu can decode. All in the KX3. More trouble than it's worth?
haha - is that your GF? She's outta your league - kudos
WENDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
So where is the review of the Sidekar? PSK, RTTY capability? Logbook funktion? Showing the SideKar in action? Compared to the PX3 more lines, I believe up to 80 caracters, right? CW capability explained insted of just saying it won't let you cheat? About the weather girl, and the burping, just cut it out. You can be funny and informative without burping and click bait girly girls. We are mostly men and appriciate apretty lady, right but a review is not the place for this. Just my 2 cents.
Wendy is better looking than you are. Sorry!''
JD
Not thrilled with the objectifying of women, especially when my teenage girls who are interested in ham radio watched the video and weren't happy about the "move the camera up here, my eyes are up here" routine. If you want a men's only video channel, then, no problem. But, what do I tell my daughters?
wait till they get to college or worse yet, join the u.s. military.
Begging for money.....pathetic.
You lost me with the burp. Is that a Trump thing, being unfiltered?
Nice video Bob.