[Elecraft] I used to hate contests!
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Sun Dec 8 10:40:00 2002
Parker and John -
Could you give details of your antenna for 160m - type, height, length, etc?
Thanks Tim NZ7C
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From: <[email protected]>
To: "Parker Buckley" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I used to hate contests!
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> On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Parker Buckley wrote:
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> > Over the weekend, with intemittent operation, I worked 106
> > stations on 160M with K2 2636 at 5 watts to a folded
> > inverted L. I just finished the K2 a few weeks ago and got
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> Not final (I hope) numbers but, thus far I've worked 358 W/VE and 1 DX
> station, QRP 5w on my K2 driving a 540ft 160m loop antenna this weelend.
> I have had more than my fair share of repeats requested but, like you
> Parker, with the exception of one or two stations, if I could hear them, I
> worked them!
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> This is my first contest ever and I've worked more CW this weekend than
> all previous CW work combined but, it has been a true joy with the K2! I
> kinda feel sorry for the people who are trying to use other radios. ;-)
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> > I'm getting the fever, which would never have happened QRO!
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> My K2 will do QRO but, I decided to try QRP for the contest. I told
> myself, "Self... If you can't work anyone QRP, you can always go QROooo
> so, what have you got to lose?" The answer is absolutely nothing!
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> I need 13 more states and I'll have 160m WAS QRP on the K2! How cool is
> that with a couple of days effort?
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> Oh, and if anyone out there worked me, K4WTF, on your K2, please forward
> your SN# information to me. I am working towards the Elecraft CC Award.
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> 73 de John - K4WTF
> K2/100 #2490
> Elecraft WAS #8
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