[Elecraft] Re: [QRP-L] T33C All K2 DXpeditiono on 24.925

Sun Apr 11 20:54:01 2004

Bob Nielsen wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 05:21:21AM -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> > On Sat, 10 Apr 2004, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote:
> >
> > > I just worked the T33C Banaba Reef DXpedition on 24.925. (Dave, K3LP was at
> > > the mic.) He says all 8 K2s are rock'in and roll'in. Three on CW, three on SSB
> > > and two on digital modes.
> > >
> > > Sounds like they are having a lot of fun. 50,000 QSO's so far and they expect
> > > to top 80,000.
> > >
> > > Pretty cool - but I'm a little biased... ;-)
> > >
> > > They should be there through mid next week. See:
> > >
> > > http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004/
> >
> >       I went to the above web page and they have a log search engine
> > and it's very satisfying to see we had a two way QRP DX contact on 15
> > meter cw. I didn't know they were QRP and thought I was not going to
> > work such a weak signal, but they came right back!
> >
> 
> I doubt if they are QRP.  Their web page says they are using seven
> K2/100s with six ACOM-1000 amplifiers, although they have been pretty
> weak when I have worked them.  They do have very good ears (and
> probably little noise) and came right back to my 5 watts on 17m.
> 
> There have been several reports on the DX reflectors that the online
> log has had problems with both extra indicated dupes and missing QSOs.
> It shows an extra 40M contact for me while my 15M contact is missing.
> 
> Bob, N7XY
> 
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Bob, I have encountered exactly the same web log problem - worked them
on 9 band/combinations from 40m to 12m inclusive, but the modes and
bands on the web do not relate to my log in some cases. I know they are
working on the problem. 

It was great fun to get them on so many bands, particularly on 40 with
my vertical antenna. Those K2/100's sounded very clean up here. Band
condx were strange here all week, to say the least.

73 to all
Lynn
KL7IKV
K2#3263 running 5 watts as always...