[Elecraft] QRP viability during solar cycle min?

[Vic K2VCO]

Darwin, Keith wrote:

> How limiting will 5 or 10 watts (even with that Elecraft Mojo) be under
> current conditions?  Are we entering into conditions where QRP with
> simple antennas will become rather frustrating?  Is it K2/100 time?

You can still make plenty of contacts with 10 watts.  During the day, 20 
meters is usually open, and 40 in the evening.  I worked Europe from 
here (California) with 5 watts on 40 meters during a sunspot minimum 
with a vertical.  30 meters can be quite good as well.  If you could get 
another 10 feet of height for your dipole, that would be a big 
improvement.

But you will make more good QSOs with 100 watts.  My advice is: get the 
KPA100.  You can operate at 5 or 10 watts output as much as you want, 
but you will be able to turn up the power when you are not heard or 
start to have difficulty during a contact.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco