[Elecraft] KX-2 wish list

[Erik Basilier]

WB3LQF wrote:

"..and if the band wasn't "open" then I doubt that even a hundred watts
would have been enough power.  With QRP, timing is everything, in my opinion
and experience."

 

Timing is a lot of it. Conditions and location also mean a lot. Given a
multiband rig and antenna, one can usually find a band where one can hear
activity. If one does not want to wait for the best time, received signals
are sometimes weak even from 100 watt stations. Then they often have trouble
copying your 2 watts. A few dB improvement may make all the difference. How
often one gets into such a situation depends on personal habits. When I
operate portable it happens about one time out of two, because I don't
cherry pick times of operation, nor locations, and I still want a qso even
when the bands don't sound good.

 

73,

Erik K7TV