[Elecraft] Re: about this K2 mojo

[JS]

First of all, I love K2 and built a number of them.  However, I have similar 
experience for my other rigs.  Sometimes, what happened will depend on band 
conditions.

72/73

Johnny Siu VR2XMC
builder of s/n 1146, 3837, 4165, 4255, 4597
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "n5pip" <n5pip at cfl.rr.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:01 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Re: about this K2 mojo


>
>
> I'll echo what Chris wrote.
> I just received my K2 on Monday (4/11/05), purchased from the estate of 
> George W5YR (SK).
> I was tuning through 17m at 2357z on 4/12/05. Heard a strong 59 station 
> running a pileup on 18.135. K9SG/PJ2.
> What the heck, I'm running 10w into a vertical. Let me give it a try. 
> Whoa!! He's answering me! And we exchange 5x9 !!!
> 15 minutes later (0112z, 4/13/05) I'm trolling through 20m. A strong S9 
> station at 14.202 . A huge pileup. Well, my 10w is fired off again. What? 
> he's calling for the Papa India Papa station to try again. This is getting 
> really interesting. So I go back, "N5PIP/QRP". K9LZJ/PJ2 replies, "You're 
> 5x3, try lower power". So now I'm REALLY sitting up straight, I lower to 5 
> watts, get another 5x3. Lower again to 1 watt. Still 5x3. Lower to 1/2 
> watt, then 1/10th watt. Still getting 5x3. Now we're BOTH amazed. He wants 
> to know what rig I'm running.  "ELECRAFT K2, of course", I proudly reply. 
> He replies something to the effect that he's going to have to seriously 
> look into Elecraft a bit further.
>   Now I want to know, do Wayne & Eric pay commissions?????!!!!
>   To paraphrase an older popular commercial, "When Elecraft speaks, people 
> listen".
>
> 73 de Stirling, N5PIP
> K2 #0489