[Elecraft] New to the list

[Joseph Street]

I had sent this replay yesterday but just realized it only went to K4TO and not back to the list.  Thanks to all who responded with your kind welcome messages.

Like Kevin I have been inactive for decades but recently decided to jump back in.  I am rather limited antenna wise at home but I did construct a well made 6 ft dia copper pipe magloop with vacuum variable over the summer which should be reasonably efficient on 30 and 40m although it will tune down as low as 80m but efficiency will be poor and the Q is about 1450 so it's very narrow down that end.  The home QTH is horrible with electrical noise I've discovered after installing a KiwiSDR but using a loop on ground seems to make a huge S/N improvement with the broad band RX situation.  The good news is all the Elecraft stuff was nicely packaged into a gator case so I can easily take it out where I can put up a better antenna in the field.  I have a couple of 31 ft poles and have constructed a 20m half square which should be a good performer especially as cycle 25 picks up over the next few years.  A bunch of extras came along with the gear from W6QR including a nifty book but I've already started diving into the manuals. I got a helluva good deal on this stuff. Pretty exciting times!

Joe