[Elecraft] Take the plung!

[Dave Sergeant]

On 30 Jan 2011 at 21:52, Jerry Muller wrote:

> I hope not too many of you guys called me this last weekend on 160 and I
> couldn't hear you. I was using diversity RX with some pretty big
> beverages on the SUB. There were more than a few times when I could tell
> someone was calling but I couldn't pull out enough to get a QSO. Thanks
> to those who kept trying.
> 

I see I have worked you 14 times over the years on various bands over 
the years Gerry with my K2 at 5W and wire antennas. I do recall hearing 
you briefly yesterday morning on 160m and called you, but working that 
sort of distance in a Top Band contest with 5W into a 32ft vertical 
over lousy ground is perhaps a little too optimistic... But 34 DXCC 
including VY2ZM is not too bad a result.

229 countries from 28,000 QSOs on my K2 without sending /QRP once shows 
that you don't need that 1500W to work the DX....

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com