Hi all - Just returned from a "trip of a lifetime" cruise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. On 3 sea days, with permission from the engineer, I operated from a rear deck with my KX1 and a 25-foot end-fed wire. I worked Italy, Romania, and Germany (tho the German could not copy 100%). With 2 watts on 6 AA cells, this was a real smiler! Monty K2DLJ