Hi folks ... Today I made my 100th QSO using the AXE1. So far (40 and 20 meters combined) and with 5 or 10 Watts (KX2-KX3-AXE1-AX1), the average distance of contacts is 1581 km with a maximum of 5635 km. Very nice antenna for portable operations. ... 73, de Pierre VE2PID