[Elecraft] Re: WPX CW - QRP

Steven J Baumrucker, MD author at xtn.net
Wed Jun 2 09:06:42 EDT 2004


Awesome.  I made 10-15 DX contacts with my K-1, sitting at a makeshift
operating station on my front lawn, using a 26-27 foot wire tossed up in
a tree with a single counterpoise and the internal tuner.  I only had 1
hour to try and the bands were pretty dead.  

Next DX CW contest it's KX-1 in the field all the way.

What's everyone doing for Field Day?


--steve


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I beat ya', Wayne. I used my KX1 in WPX for 10 Q's; four from the shore 
of Lake Cayuga, NY and six from my hotel room on the Cornell campus. One

was an OH, the rest were US.  ;-)

/Rick N6XI

wayne burdick wrote:

>
> I went for a short hike (about 2 miles) and worked three stations in
> the WPX -- using the KX1 handheld with the Maldol whip, and trailing 
> ground wire, at 2 watts  ;)   If you haven't tried this, you don't 
> know what you're missing. (To be specific, fresh air, the challenge of

> a short antenna, exercise, etc.)






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