[Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

[Tom Althoff]

Sounds like everyone was putting their K2's through the paces over the 
weekend.

I only got a chance to play for about 45 minutes in the ARRL 160M contest 
with 75Q's and 29 sections at 5W to a dipole at 30 ft.

But last weekend in the CQWW running 100W I broke the old SOSB/80/LP record 
for the 2nd call area and N2WN broke the national and 4th call area records 
in the same category.  Both of us were using K2/100's.

Great little radios that let you slide up along side a 40 over 9 big gun 
CQ'ing and work the faint DX 500 Hz away!

Tom K2TA
K2/100 #1117

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig D. Smith" <craig at powersmith.net>
To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:13 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO


>
> Wanted to join the other Craig and Mark in expressing my pleasure in using
> my K2 this weekend on the 160 meter contest.  Very modest setup here due 
> to
> HOA restrictions on antennas (none allowed).  Many neighbors were up on
> their roofs this week putting up Xmas lights, so I took that opportunity 
> to
> get up on my roof and attach an extension to the "inverted L" I have 
> draped
> over the roof.  Ran a AWG26 black stealth wire from the end of the antenna
> to a pine tree in the front yard - maximum height about 22 feet and less
> than 1/4 wavelength - non optimal for 160!  But managed to load it with 
> the
> K2 internal tuner.
>
> Had only made two QSOs on 160 previously in my ham career, so didn't know
> what to expect.  But with 5 Watts operating about 4 hours each evening I
> managed 131 QSOs and 39 sections from here in Colorado.  Delaware and
> British Columbia was best "DX".  Best of all was enjoying the way the K2
> operated - flawlessly, just as it did for Field Day, Sweepstakes and the 
> CQ
> WW DX contest.  Thanks Elecraft!
>
> 73
>          ... Craig AC0DS
>
>
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