[Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

[Wilford D Lindsey]

Hey everybody:

I can verify an amazIng opening on *40 metres* early this AM @ 0500 mountain time.....when I worked HK1MW with only one watt into my trusty homebrew wire vertical with 4 counterpoise wires.  He had to ask for several fills but only becus of rude operators from EU who simply not stand by until he cud make out the final "z" in my call.  But to his Korean doggedness, he kept with it until we had a complete QSO.  

I was thrilled, as this was my very very first QSO with a KX1 (traded for, but new to me, built a year ago).  I ckecked the power out later wid an OHR WM-2. 

Thanks for letting me share this small vIctory, important when pain prevents sleep and I spend 24 hours a day "living" in this old wheelchair (!).  Thanks to all the folks at Elecraft as always fer producing such a great rig as the KX1.  It's simply fabulous, IMHO.

73,
Doc/K0EVZ

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-----Original Message-----
From: goldtr8 at charter.net
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Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 07:40:28 
To: Wayne Burdick<n6kr at elecraft.com>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; <KX3 at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

I knew I should have stayed up all night making contacts.

At 10:30 PM EST 20m was open in MI, my problem was that I did not have 
any energy it was a long week at work. :-(

~73
Don
KD8NNU


On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 12:52 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> In northern California I'm hearing dozens of very strong EU stations 
> on 20 meter SSB. Wow.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
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