[Elecraft] My K2 is unbelievable!

[Curt Milton]

Gary

very FB.  sometimes the missing 10-13 dB (2-3 S-units)
is not so big a loss on a clear freq, on bands where
you can get above the QRN.  

when you have the itch for some SSB activity see who
is strong on 20m, and look for sporadic E on 10
meters.  

it is not so hard to wire this rig up for PSK31 - see
the app note on the elecraft site.  and its too good
of a CW rig not to use it on this mode.  

i may take my recently completed 100w addition to the
K2 for a spin this weekend in the WV contest.  i
enjoyed this rig for several years without the extra
8-10 dB, so do appreciate your rig as is.  

73, curt


--- Gary D Krause <n7hts at bresnan.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
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