I saw a different image: Truck rolls off a mountain road. I can just reach my KX3 case with one hand. I get the zipper open after a bit of struggle, and get the radio free. I push two buttons and get the radio to power up from the internal batteries. Out comes the wire antenna. I find the key in the side zippered pocket, but can't get it screwed in with only one hand and I keep pushing the radio the more I try. I give up and pull the radio back. One button and I'm in SSB mode. I push the tx button and call mayday. After a few trys K6DGW responds. I give my location and he calls for help. He stays on the air with me until help arrives. Cell phone? No coverage.
Rich NU6T Tom H Childers <n...@n5ge.com> wrote: >Oops! > >K3 in the second paragraph should b "KX3" > >73, >Tom >Amateur Radio Operator N5GE >ARRL Lifetime Member >QCWA Lifetime Member > >On Fri, 03 May 2013 09:54:40 -0500, Tom H Childers <n...@n5ge.com> >wrote: > >>I can see it now. >> >>You're sitting in the easy chair, reading a book with a nice cup of >>tea on the table beside the KX3. You reach over to pick up the K3 >>then raise it to your mouth to speak into the internal microphone. >>The coax cable knocks the tea cup over which dumps tea into your mini >>power supply, causing it to lose all it's smoke and the power cord >>pulls your YF's favorite lamp over and breaks it. >> >>One hour later your YF banishes you from the den. >> >>;o) >> >>73, >>Tom >>Amateur Radio Operator N5GE >>ARRL Lifetime Member >>QCWA Lifetime Member >> >> >> >>On Fri, 03 May 2013 06:31:15 -0700, Richard <reh...@ix.netcom.com> >>wrote: >> >>>This is a good idea. I have my KX3 in a camera flash bag. Everything I >>>need fits into that bag-- except the hand mic. An internal mic would make >>>it ' grab-n-go'. >>> >>>Rich >>>NU6T >>> >>>Dave Lankshear <d...@lanks.plus.com> wrote: >>> >>>>That's a darned good idea, David. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>I'm looking at a camera right now and its mic orifice is only about half a >>>>mm in diameter and looking at the size of the camera, its whizzy in and out >>>>lens, battery et al, the mic must be very small indeed. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Maybe a $20 retro-fit kit? Mic, wiring and a tiny drillbit Hi! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>73 Dave G3TJP >>>> >>>>______________________________________________________________ >>>>Elecraft mailing list >>>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>>Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>>> >>>>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>______________________________________________________________ >>>Elecraft mailing list >>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >>______________________________________________________________ >>Elecraft mailing list >>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
