[Elecraft] Portable QRP with a KX1

[Paul Huff]

Over the past two weeks my wife and I have done quite a bit of travelling - 
Columbus, OH to visit our daughter, Wheaton, IL to visit my mother, and 
Ludington, MI for a few days of personal R&R.  I took along my 
"shack-in-a-box" which consists of an Elecraft KX1, a pack of 10 NiMH AA 
batteries, a Palm paddle, and a 40-ft random-wire antenna with three 16-foot 
radials all made from very thin bead wire.  In each location I managed to 
find a few minutes to slip out to the backyard or to a nearby park, shoot 
the antenna up into a convenient tree (slingshot), and enjoy a few QSOs with 
a "mighty" three watts of power.  Most of my contacts were made on 20 and 40 
meters, with one or two on 30.  I worked KS, FL, PA, VT, MO, VA, CT, WA, NJ, 
and OH, along with a couple of DX - an EA6, and an EA7.  I had an absolute 
blast!

73,
Paul - N8XMS
(Back home in Livonia, MI)