[Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

[Fred Smith]

Doc:

I know where you are at a good day nets me 3-3 1/2 hrs of sleep a night then
up and into the shack. I'm waiting on my K2 so still using my IC-703 Plus
with W4RT duel filters it does a good job still waiting to compare the 2
radios. Finally made a QRP contact with 7O6T 5w on 17m 02:37 5/6/12 was very
pleased but had a 5x9x20 on him just luck.

73,

Fred/N0AZZ

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wilford D Lindsey
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 4:36 AM
To: goldtr8 at charter.net; elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net; Wayne Burdick
Cc: Elecraft; KX3 at yahoogroups.com; WD Lindsey K0EVZ
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Amazing opening on 20 meters right now

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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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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