[Elecraft] K2: A small milestone!

[David Wilburn]

What modes?


Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982
K3/100 - S/N 766

"For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will 
never know."


Mike K8CN wrote:
> Although this will come as no surprise to many readers of this forum, it is
> possible at the very trough of the sunspot cycle to persist and even prosper
> in QRP mode:
> 
> K2/10, #5569, was placed in service on 29 August 2007, and has always been
> operated at 5 W or less.  
> QRP DXCC achieved 22 May 2008 thanks to 5B/LZ2HM.
> Antennas used: 20 meter attic dipole; 135 foot doublet, ladder line fed, at
> 50 feet.
> Longest path: VK3XU, near Melbourne, at approximately 10,527 miles (> 2000
> miles/watt; 40 meter grey line!)
> 
> I offer this as encouragement to those who occasionally lament the dearth of
> sunspots and opt for QRO!
> 
> Cheers, and a spot of bubbly to all,
> 
> Mike, K8CN
> Durham, NH