[Elecraft] 04 SS Phone / K2

[Dan Allen]

I have a fairly early (and QRP) K2 (S/N 1757), and have been trying for the 
Elecraft WAS award ever since I completed it.  I have needed 11 states for 
the last two years, and have been unable to add a single one even though I 
have really tried.

Yesterday, I remembered the SS fairly late in the afternoon (about 1600 
EST), and thought that might be an excellent way to add a state or two. 
Even with a long dinner break, I was able to pick up 7 of those 11 stations 
before the SS ended!  All QRP, and all SSB.  All on a 90 foot wire out of an 
upstairs bathroom window to a pine tree using an SGC-230 autotuner (a really 
old one).

Now I am looking for Delaware, Hawaii, Montana, and Wyoming!  Hawaii is 
going to be the hard one from here in South Carolina. I hope I don't have to 
wait on the sunspot cycle for that one!

Dan Allen
KB4ZVM
K2 S/N 1757
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TJM" <tjmc at erols.com>
To: <qrp-l at mailman.qth.net>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; <njqrp at njqrp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 9:39 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] 04 SS Phone / K2


> Another SS over till next year.
>
> But this one was fun... 73 mults/296q's/20+ hrs.
> Worked 6 other Q stations ( including another K2 - N9NE ).
> Nice to see I'm not the only QRP masochist!