[Elecraft] My K2 is unbelievable!

[Gary D Krause]

I had a blast on 20 meters last night.  The band was really bad and there were 
very few weak signals.  I installed the SSB board a couple of nights ago and I 
wanted to test it out on the air.  I called and called CQ most of the evening 
but, no luck.  So, I went to the CW portion of the band and just happened to 
hear Pedro in Mexico calling CQ.  We had a great chat and we were both running 
5 watts QRP.  He is my first DX contact with the K2.  I went back to SSB but, 
there wasn't much to listen too.  I tried calling again.  At eight o'clock I 
gave up.

Thirty minutes later I tried again.  I called with no response.  Tuning 
further up the band I came across Mike in Farmington, Maine booming in here 
(Wyoming) with a 20 over nine signal.  I figured if anyone can hear me, he 
could.  We had a great conversation.  He was running 1000 watts and a 
tribander.  I told him that I was running 10 watts with a quarter wave 
vertical.  He couldn't believe it.  Anyway, he was my first contact with SSB 
and I am pretty excited to know that it works great even in crummy conditions!

I just had to tell someone.  This rig is fantastic!

Thanks,
Gary, N7HTS