[Elecraft] Another Elecraft Tale

[George Thornton]

This is indeed an awesome area.   I have done some SCUBA diving near this location at a place called God's Pocket.

This is not a warm or dry place.  I think water temperature even in the summer is about 48 degrees.  

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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Slava Baytalskiy
Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2014 5:57 AM
To: eric norris
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Another Elecraft Tale

Hi Eric!
Wow, awesome! You got any pictures of the area? It must be breathtaking...
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On Aug 7, 2014, at 1:12 AM, eric norris via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> 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.  
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> 72,
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