[Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

[d.cutter at ntlworld.com]

Be interesting to know what antennas/rigs/power the leaders were using.  Is there a web site that covers this?
David
G3UNA

> 
> From: "Tom Althoff" <althoff at verizon.net>
> Date: 2006/12/04 Mon AM 11:07:22 GMT
> To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO
> 
> 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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