[Elecraft] Which k1-2 bands

Tue Dec 17 23:52:01 2002

20/40 IS VERY POPULAR
20 for daytime and 40 for night.  In fact both bands are usually active
most of the time.

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Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:54 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Which k1-2 bands

I've been of the air for a few years, and I have wanted to build a qrp
kit almost since my earliest moments in radio. I'd like to get a K1 but
need to save up, so I'm thinking of buying a K1-2. I'd like some help
picking out two bands - one for lunchtime qso's in the car - and one for
evening qso's in the apartment. I live in a 2nd floor apartment with a
34 by 16 ft attic space for an antenna (loop or short dipole). I'm
thinking about getting a hamstick (or 2) for the car to use on the go
and during lunch breaks. Without starting any major flames about
antennas and bands - I'd like to draw upon your operating experience to
find out which two bands you think would be the best initial choices for
fun qrp operation on the cheap - eventually saving up for a tuner, 4
band module (converting the 2 band module to 80/1?), battery, and noise
blanker. The only radio gear I have here is a dx-398 sw receiver with
ssb. The K1 will become my main rig for home and occassional trips.

My initial thinking has been 30/17. The hamsticks would require no tuner
(especially with the narrow WARC bands) - but any attic antenna would
need a tuner (unless I went with a pair of ham sticks with the dipole
option on the balcony - comments please).

Also - are there any k1 or k2 skeds I could try to tune into with my
rcvr to see which bands might perform best from the apartment in the
evening? (helping me take local qrn into consideration)

TNX & 72/73
AA0NI
Daniel Reynolds
Oklahoma City, OK

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