[Elecraft] K2/100 Operation in Tanzania

Tue Feb 24 22:12:01 2004

Very, very FB, Patrick !!!  Hope to catch you on next time.

73, Jamie
WB4YDL

On Feb 24, 2004, at 8:35 PM, Patrick Dal Porto wrote:

> Dear Eric and Wayne,
>
> I want to say thanks to all the folks at Elecraft.  I recently 
> returned from 5 weeks in Tanzania.  I was able to obtain a license 
> there with the call 5H9PD.  I took along the K2/100 and a fiberglass 
> fishing pole which supported my 40-10 vertical antenna.  The vertical 
> was mounted on a corrugated tin roof which served very well as the 
> ground plane.
>
> The K2 survived the whole trip without any problem.  That is saying a 
> lot.  The K2 was relatively pampered during the first part of the trip 
> since it was in the luggage hold of the airlines.  The real test came 
> during the 10 hour trip overland from Nairobi, Kenya to Mwanza, 
> Tanzania.  Very rough and tumble roads really tested the K2 and the 
> integrity of my teeth.  We all arrived intact.  The K2 performed 
> flawlessly for the next 4.5 weeks and handled the pile-ups with no 
> problem.  I made almost 2100 contacts during the periods I was able to 
> get some air-time.
> I hope to be back in Tanzania within the year and K2/100, Serial No. 
> 257, will definitely come along as I once again activate 5H9PD.
>
> Thanks for a great rig in a compact package that travels very well.
>
> 73,
> Pat W8FV, 5H9PD
>
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