[Elecraft] re: Wait a minute, that's not NZ! (ZL7C via the K1)

[bejones@hursley.ibm.com]

> I also worked ZL7C on 18MHz last Tuesday morning (at the third 
> call!!), it has eluded me on the other bands though.  At 19132km 
> ((11888 miles) it is my best miles/watt from my K2 with 5W - and 
> confirmed as in the log.
> 
> Then on Thursday I worked BW3/UA3VCS in Taiwan to bring my country 
> score up to 150 - nearly half way to Honour Roll!!
> 

I too worked ZL7C, this time on SSB (on 20m - 10W to a dipole) the 
day before CQWW started. From the UK ZL7 is almost antipodean so 
my K2 has definitely been around the world.

Adding another 8 countries (4D70 (DU), ZS, 6Y, 6W, TY, TT, 9M2, 
VP2M) during CQWW brought my SSB count up to 170 countries so 
my K2 has now spoken to half the world also.

In case anyone knows the them my hat off to the ops of 6Y2P (I think I 
remembered the call right) who was almost inaudible with me yet 
managed to pull out part of my very tentative call first time - 
considering how good I figure the RX is on my K2 that guy must have 
some ears! Also to the op of 4D70xx (can't remember the call and the 
log is at home) who heard a station ending in Bravo and hung on in 
there while I gave my suffix at least 30 times
over 7 or 8 overs before he could finally get the UKB. He turned away 
several other (probably much louder/easier)stations caling to complete 
my QSO. Considering this was in the midst of a contest it was a true 
courtesy and greatly appreciated.

Brian G0UKB
K2 #1115