[Elecraft] 9M6XRO with my K2/10

[Jim Allen]

Congratulations!  It is very exhilarating, isn't it?

QRP DXing isn't always easy, or successful, of course.  I've been running QRP mostly for the last year, with a rather modest dipole at ~32' for an antenna.  Every once in awhile, you get through on one or two, or a few calls.  Sometimes you get through but after waiting your turn.  Sometimes the pile up is so fierce you never get through before you give up and take your business elsewhere, or he does.  But, if the DX has a decent signal here, and the pile is not too large, you can usually get in there, with patience

From what I recall of my C-line/L-4B/giant quad days, it was gratifying to get yourself "in the log" but you expected to, and very quickly too.  This is different, a triumph of a different sort, maybe operating prowess is substituting for raw ERP or something, that puts a smile on your face, a song in your heart, and a spring in your step!

The Old Timer often taught that the secret to working DX is "when you hear 'em, call 'em!"  It's just that simple.

73 de W6OGC Jim Allen

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> On Dec 21, 2014, at 10:59 PM, Bernie KF0QS <hamdan at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> Today, there was a pileup on 9M6XRO (East Malaysia) on 10 meters.  Using my
> K2 at 5 watts (my antenna was a Cushcraft A3S at about 24 ft in elevation) I
> got through the pileup on about my third call.  What a surprise!
> 
> It's the first time I've broken through a pileup on QRP.  What fun!!
> 
> Thanks for reading.
> 
> 73 de Bernie, KF0QS
> 
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