[Elecraft] KXPA100- How impactful to making contacts?

[Barry LaZar]

You don't say how high your antenna is or what modes you are using. 
However, If you aren't already there, I would get my antenna up at least 
about 35 feet, 60 feet would surely be better. At QRP power levels, I 
would focus on CW or PSK31, or one of the other weak signal modes. The 
exception is 10 or 15 meters where anything that can be radiated seems 
to work. The problem is 10 and 15 aren't open all the time meaning you 
are going to need to do a lot of listening on these bands if you want to 
be successful. There is a trick you might want to employ, using the 
beacons that are there and knowing their schedule. Just leave your 
receiver on on one of them, and when you hear it, you know the band is 
open to that part of the world.

73,
Barry
K3NDM

------ Original Message ------
From: "Road Runner" <eballina at cfl.rr.com>
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 6/21/2016 1:08:06 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] KXPA100- How impactful to making contacts?

>Have had my KX3 for a couple of weeks and love it. Biggest issue I have 
>is even at 15 watts, unless conditions are right, I am having issues 
>making DX contacts. The KX3 is connected to an Alpha Delta 80-6 meter 
>fan dipole. I have been thinking about getting the KXPA 100 but wonder 
>whether it will be enough of a bang for the buck. I use this at a 
>summer cottage, at home I started with a Kenwood Ts-590SG and 
>eventually upgraded the rig with an Ameritron 811H to get more punch. I 
>have no problems getting picked out of pileup so now...
>So my question is for those of you that have gone the upgrade path to 
>KXPA100... Did you get enough punch or are you wishing you had gone 
>with more power? I am not really too crazy about going all the way to 
>the KPA500...
>
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