[Elecraft] FD!

[pjhend@ameritech.net]

Hey Guys!

K2 #2278 and K1 #956  worked with the W9DUP club station and attracted
lots of attention! It was lots of fun to show off the "guts" to club
hams and visitors alike. One ham broke down by early Sunday morning and
said he would go ahead and order a  K2 if I would just shut up about how
much fun they were to build and operate!   :-)  Set up included a
borrowed deep cycle marine battery charged by  four 1-amp solar panels
easily running both rigs at 5 watts.

The temp. climbed to just under 100 degrees with the Elecraft siblings
performing flawlessly. I was a little concerned because the temp and sun
were so hot that the K2 case almost got too hot to touch. I needn't have
worried!  I did pick up a few "passengers" over the weekend - when I
took the lid off at home, I found that 2 flies, a big ant, and a moth
had sacrificed themselves inside the K2. I don't think they were
electrocuted, maybe just passed away from heat-stroke inside the radio!
(note to myself: plug up the "unused option holes" before next foray
into the woods)   :-)
Hope everyone had as much fun as i did!

73

Paul
KB9YVP