[Elecraft] ARRL DX: 100!

[K7FD N7SG]

>Jim K7JIH wrote:

>I know of no one, off hand, that gets such a kick of our their K2.

Hi Jim! Hey, you're a close second, hi! Not to mention the other 2000-plus 
Elecraft fanatics on this list, ;)

The K2 really worked great, although 10W PEP doesn't truly qualify as QRP 
under ARRL rules. However, my only goal was to see what my stock K2 could do 
on SSB. When I started out I was thinking 100 qso's, not 100 countries, hi! 
But the log started to fill up and it started to look like it was 
possible...

...the turning point was working A41LZ in Oman. I thought if I'm being heard 
in that part of the world, there's a chance to pick up enough stuff 
inbetween here and there. The last 25 countries were a hodge podge of 
whatever I could find, hi! I will say it was more WORK than PLAY, hi!!

Some juicy ones that were heard but the pileups killed me: 9K, ET3, FR5, 
VQ9...

73 John K7FD




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