[Elecraft] K2 #6980 -- ON THE AIR!

[stan levandowski]

Completed K2 #6980, including a very careful alignment, at 5:00 p.m. 
today, EDT here in NY.  Tests into a 50 ohm dummy load showed nearly 16 
watts output.  Without a tuner, my 20 meter dipole (which happens to be 
up in my attic) has a 2.1:1 SWR at 14.060 so I cranked the power down to 
a safer yet still respectable 5 watts and called CQ.

SM7GUY came right back with a 579 and we had a nice chat.  I grabbed a 
camera and took a picture of the K2 for my records, tuned to 14060, 
sitting amidst tools and test equipment, with my hastily scratched out 
copy from the QSO.  I sure hope Ingvar is willing to QSL!

I could not have asked for a better ending to my perfect Elecraft 
experience!


Stan Levandowski WB2LQF
HF QRP CW -- Doing more with less for over 50 years!
QCWA #35038   OOTC #4558   NAQCC #4740   SKCC #6488   FISTS #14992