[Elecraft] A suggested VFO parking place

[Wayne Burdick]

Whenever I'm not using the K4 for something in particular, I leave it parked at 14.060 MHz, with the AF gain just high enough to catch my attention if a signal appears. I use a medium bandwidth (1 kHz) to allow for signals a bit off-frequency.

For those who didn't know: this is the most common QRP CW watering hole. Even if the rest of the band seems dead, you'll still hear weak-to-moderate signals pop up near this frequency throughout the day. They'll often be calling CQ SOTA or CQ POTA (Summits and Parks on-the-air).

If you hear these stations, please give them a call. The ops often put in a huge amount of logistic effort to get to unique locations. Some do it every week, and some have "bagged" hundreds of peaks. Some wear packs, some use goats :)

Given that these are QRP frequencies, it's common courtesy to use low power, typically 5 or 10 watts.)

73,
Wayne
N6KR