[Elecraft] Early morning DX

[vze3v8dt at verizon.net]

Well, early for me at least.  The dog woke me up around 5:30 AM local 
time.  Normally I don't get up for another couple of hours, but if I do 
I go back to bed.  Well, knowing how things are going to be at work 
today and needing to get a head start, I got up, showered and a chance 
to play a bit of early morning radio.  Figured it would be a good time 
to check out the bottom of 40m for some greyline.  Sure enough!  I heard 
3D2NA (after several attempts to copy with very quick QSB and QRN).  
Well, I used to do lots of DXing and am pretty up on prefixes, but I 
didn't remember that one.  After working Nao I looked him up and found 
he is currently operating from Mana Island in the Fiji Islands 
(OC-121).  A quick calculations shows 7900 miles or about 1580 
miles/Watt.  Hmm, maybe I'll wake up early again tomorrow and try even 
lower power! 

Mark, NK8Q
K2 #4786