[Elecraft] # 5607 first contact QRP!

[EricJ]

There are lots of "hangouts", but they are kind of limiting. They are 
handy when you are rockbound, or when you're collecting paper for QRP 
club awards. But why restrict yourself to a few channels when you have a 
rig that isn't restricted. That's where QRP signals belong--from one end 
of the band to another.

I rarely even mention that I'm QRP unless it comes up and I get a chance 
to convince someone to try it and give them a signal report. I don't 
force someone to try to ragchew when I'm 339, but if someone is 58 or 
better, I'm usually strong enough to get an acceptable signal report and 
have a casual QSO.

Try some of the weak signal digital modes too. When the objective is 
solid communication and not signal strength, they produce amazing 
results with VERY little power. You have a solid rig for running them, too.

Anyway, enjoy the rig. It will be good company on business trips.

Eric
KE6US



On 2/5/2014 12:40 AM, Dale - K7DNH wrote:
> While on a business trip to Lake Havasau City, AZ I made my first ever QRP
> contact this evening, and with my newly assembled KX3 # 5607 with W1AW/4 in
> Georgia.  Using 5 watts and received "59 - nice signal for QRP from out
> west". Of course he has a beam pointed to the west so that helped a great
> deal.. but I was still pretty excited about it! Took me about 15 minutes to
> get through the "west coast wall" but that is to be expected.
>
> Now to start learning where QRP folks hang out in the bands. I did join the
> KX3 yahoo group and looking forward to learning more about QRP.
>
> Thanks for letting me beat my chest a little.
>
> Dale
> K7DNH
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