[Elecraft] Another Elecraft Tale

[eric norris via Elecraft]

A couple of weeks ago I went on a kayaking trip to the northeast corner of Vancouver Island.  With my luggage already overweight,  I debated whether to bring my KX1 or KX3.  I knew I would have only one night camping on a remote island in which to operate, and the KX1 made more sense.  I brought the KX3.

I threw a wire into a very wet tree, and using the internal batteries, started to tune around.  Near 14.060 I heard a W5 camping on a lake in New Mexico having a QSO.  I waited for him to complete, and gave him a call.  To my surprise, he called back.  Though he was a solid 579 at my tent QTH overlooking Johnstone Straight, he gave me a 429 and it took some repeats before he got my info right.  What a thrill!   It was a joy to tune around and hear such a low noise floor--the only noisemakers for miles were the occasional cruise ship.  Later that night, I heard a pod of orcas breathing in the cove outside my tent, including at least one calf.  

And I was maybe ten miles from Telegraph Cove.  

72,

the former WD6DBM/VE7

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