[Elecraft] Baluns and QSO Party

[James Lytthans]

I use an LDG balun on my K2/K1. with a 40m twin lead dipole.  It works great
and is quite compact. The price is $25 kit or $30 wired.  Check out:
   http://www.ldgelectronics.com/ba-1.html

Incidentally, I worked the North American QSO Party this weekend from our
condo in Mammoth Lakes, CA.  I made 150+ contacts on SSB with the K2 and a
Super Antenna  C-clamped to the second story balcony railing (metal).
Mammoth Lakes is about 8500', but with 11,000+ mountains around it. 35
states were worked, plus all Canadian Provinces,  Curacao,  Barbados, St.
John, etc.  At 10 watts, the S-readings were generally only about two to
three S-units under what I gave out, with great audio reports using the Heil
mike (which was defective out of the box BTW!).  Most contacts were made on
15 and 10m.
Great little radio, that #2195!!

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Jim Lytthans
Anaheim, CA
Member Local 47 AF of M
Principal Clarinet - La Mirada SO, Pomona
Concert Band and Claremont Symphonic Winds
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~dooley/csw.html