[Elecraft] K2 #6100 is alive!

[Gary D Krause]

Congratulations Greg!  I'm working on #6113.  It sounds like you have 
installed the SSB board as well.  I also have the SSB board to install but, I 
think I will wait to see how it works on CW first after I have finished the 
rig.  Have fun and I hope to work you on the air!

Gary, N7HTS


On Wed, 23 May 2007 09:47:43 -0400
  Greg Derda <gderda at gmail.com> wrote:
> My XYL wasn't quite as excited about this as I had hoped, so I've got to 
>tell someone .... ;-)
> 
> I wired my TenTec 701, and the mic header, last night, and made my first 
>contacts with K2 #6100.  The first, from my QTH in North Georgia, was using 
>8w on 10m, to Pennsylvania - the band was up and down and we each exchanged 
>only 5-3 reports.  The second was much more exciting, and marks (to me) the 
>point at which I consider the radio "complete."  I used 8w to break into a 
>small DX pileup on 20m, and Carlos (I can't think of his call), in Costa 
>Rica, gave me a 5-7 report, and voluntarily added that I had "great audio"! 
> My antenna was a 125' doublet at 50', fed with 600-ohm open feed and an 
>MFJ-949E.
> 
> Although I plan to add a KPA100 and KDSP2 next, I have decided that I don't 
>need to be in a hurry.  I am looking forward to learning what all I can do 
>with this radio on low power, and the received signals are so strong that 
>noise is not an issue at this time - What's amazing is that I find myself 
>using the Attenuator regularly!!
> 
> Thanks to all for the great replies to my earlier newbie questions!!
> 
> 73,
> Greg
> KI4MMM
> 
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