[Elecraft] Finally a *real* Elecrafter

[Dan Romanchik]

I hate to admit this, but I finally finished the KX1 I 
purchased  over a year and a half ago. I made good progress 
in the beginning, then ran into a snag, so I decided to set 
it aside for a while. That "while" turned out to be over a year.

At any rate, #577 is now live and on the air. Power output 
(on 40m, at least) is pretty good at 3.5 - 3.8W with a 12V 
DC supply.

My first contact was with WD0K last night, with the KX1 
connected to my 40m dipole. What a rush it was to have him 
answer my call!

After making that contact, I finished building the antenna 
tuner, and my second contact this morning was with W0UE in 
Missouri with the antenna tuner inline. Both stations gave 
me a 559 report.

I've been a subscriber to this list for more than a year, 
but now I feel like a *real* Elecrafter.

73!

Dan KB6NU
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ARRL MI Section Affiliated Club Coordinator
Candidate for GL Division Vice Director, Fall 2005
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