[Elecraft] K2 # 2469

[Dan Holloway]

Greetings,

This is my first posting so please bear with me; I am just beginning to =
learn my way around this.

I have just returned to Darwin, Australia after testing my new K2 on =
Troughton Island (IOTA OC-154).  While I certainly didn't set the world =
on fire out there due to a marginal antenna (20m GP, elevated at 10', 4 =
radials, 18' RG-58) and very little air-time, once I realigned the CW =
filters, I was amazed at the K2 in general, especially the ATU, which =
apparently tuned the GP from 7 to 28 MHz, something my earlier IC-738's =
ATU would not do.

I was especially pleased to work Nao, JA6PA/qrp who was using K2 #1477.

Others worked were W1MK(MA), K1TL(RI) and N1NK(RI) on 15m CW just before =
the contest on 16-17 March.  New England is real DX from the Timor Sea.  =
I was running 8 watts at the time.  When I get my beam back up, I'm sure =
such DX contacts will be made much more often.

My next goal is to download Spectogram and align the BFO/filters more =
precisely.  However, my thanks to KR5L for his method of getting the CW =
filters very close.  Then I'll try some of the mods noted on Elecraft's =
website.

I am planning to get my 3 el triband beam back up at my home QTH here in =
Darwin around May; it is committed for an IOTA "DXpedition" in April.  =
So, if anyone wishes to make a sked for a QRP QSO with VK8 when the =
antenna is up, I will do whatever I can to accommodate.

By the way, can anyone steer me to the Elecraft database?  The website =
is so extensive that I can't find it again.  I hope I am not confusing =
it with another site but I believe it is where I posted my details.  My =
email address has since  changed and I would like to access the database =
and correct my information.

Thanks.

73 de Dan, VK8AN
K2 # 2469


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