[Elecraft] Well, I just dipped my credit card in the water.

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Great Bill! 

I can tell you from experience that 10 dB (1.5 S-units) makes avoiding
interference with your and your neighbor's electronics at lot easier in an
apartment setting. And, with an antenna about 60 feet long (folded around
corners, etc) strung near the ceiling of a top floor 2nd story apartment, I
worked a LOT of stations on 40 through 15 meters, including a fair share of
casual DX.

The lower power eliminates any concerns with RF exposure, especially on  the
higher frequency bands too. 

If you can toss a wire out of the window into a tree, or if you have an
accessible attic space above your apartment (most have an access hatch in a
bedroom) you'll get out even better. 

73, Ron AC7AC 

-----Original Message-----

I ordered a portable "getting started" type super delux thing, with most of
the options... a kx3...

Now to see how fast the folk at Elecraft are..<G>

(I suspect rather zippy, having seen some of the comments in here.)

10 watts is a lot of DB down from 100... like 10db down.. And the antenna
*will* be a problem at this location.  (apartment life..)

Ordered a more-or-less complete starter rig to get things on the air.. Now
to find appropriate power supplies...