[Elecraft] K2 QRP fun in ARRL DX SSB

[goldtr8 at charter.net]

I spent way more than that on the shack so it looks like I should have a 
big antenna budget!!

However there is the XYL antenna filter also in the mix that prevents 
budget and certain things in the yard.   However slowly but steady 
always wins or good things come to those who wait.

Clearly in my limitd antenna farm so far the loop performs better than I 
even imagined it would and I still have a section that I can re-shoot 
with the spud gun to get it higher.

~73
Don
KD8NNU


On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Ray Sills wrote:

> Once again, those experiences reinforce the idea that if you have 
> $1000 to spend on a shack, spend $500 on the antenna.  :)
>
> 73 de Ray
> K2ULR
>
>
> On Mar 4, 2012, at 7:32 AM, goldtr8 at charter.net wrote:
>
>> As good as the Elecraft stuff is the Antenna makes a big difference.
>>
>> I could hear and work guys on the big loop that were below noise on 
>> the
>> dipole.
>>
>> ~73
>> Don
>> KD8NNU
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 6:48 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote:
>>
>>> Last summer I picked up a mis-assembled KSB2 on the cheap to add  to 
>>> my
>>> 2004
>>> vintage K2.  After fixing a few assembly problems and installing the
>>> updated
>>> crystal set, I checked it out with a few QSOs but had not used it 
>>> much
>>> on
>>> SSB since then.
>>> Yesterday I decided to pull it out and try a few QSOs on 10m in the
>>> ARRL
>>> contest.  Wow what a pleasant experience!  The SSB received audio
>>> sounds
>>> absolutely great and my TX audio (Heil HC4 headset) worked well 
>>> enough
>>> to
>>> get through to most stations in just a few calls.  I was amazed to
>>> actually
>>> break a modest pileup on FO5QB!
>>>
>>> After ~1 hour of purely S&P operating, I had 81 QSOs in 24 
>>> countries,
>>> including all continents except Asia (not heard due to poor
>>> conditions).  Of
>>> course stacked 6el Yagis deserve a little credit!  :-)
>>> Thank you Elecraft for a great QRP rig...even on SSB!
>>>
>>> 73,  Bill  W4ZV
>>>
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