[Elecraft] Finally made first contact with K1

[Michael Babineau VE3WMB]

Joseph Trombino Jr" <w2kj at bellsouth.net> wrote :

> Uh oh Stephanie.....now you are getting hooked on two of the most 
> addictive
> facets of amateur radio....CW and QRP.
>
> <snip>
>
> Before you know it you will be building more QRP kits....another fatal
> addiction that afflicts a lot of hams.
>
Joe is right !  Now that you have built and used your K1 it is only a 
matter of
time before you can't resist the urge to buy a K2 and next it will be 
the KX1 ...
soon you'll be lying awake at night pondering what additional options
you can put into your Elecraft rigs and craving the smell of fresh 
roasted
solder flux ;-)  !

Congratulations Stephanie and keep it up. The first few CW QSOs after a 
sabbatical
away from radio can be a bit scary but you'll find that your code speed 
will pick
up quickly.

Cheers,

Michael VE3WMB

P.S. I would also suggest a support group for your inevitable 
addiction. Drop a note to the great guys at VE3QDR
(Durham Region QRP Club), try ve3kqn at rac.ca.

P.P.S BTW Joe, it was great to work you in the November Polar Bear 
Moonlight Madness Event. Your RH40
sounds great !