[FARC] Introduction and mobile operation question

[kirktal7237 at msn.com]

Hello David and welcome to FARC.  My name is Kirk (KB3ONM).   I would say 
definitely you can make Wisconsin to Boston on 5 watts with PSK31.   I've 
worked the South Pacific and South America with 15 watts on 20m PSK31 using 
a 20m shortened (20 ft.) dipole.   PSK31 is very efficient and with a little 
propagation you can work the world with it.   PSK31 was the first Ham mode 
that let me do any kind of HF DXing and I still use it quite a bit.

73
KB3ONM
Kirk


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From: "David Kindred" <david at retroscape.com>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:25 AM
To: <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [FARC] Introduction and mobile operation question

> Hello, everyone,
>
> Since I'm brand new to FARC I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is
> David (KB3NAI), we have 3 sons (10 - 13) and live in Kemptown in the
> southern tip of the county. I've had my ticket for a couple of years,
> but I'm a really inexperienced ham, having only been having fun with
> APRS and chatting a bit on 2m during that time. My equipment is limited
> to a D700 and a VX-150 HT. I don't know any local hams, other than
> having an acquaintance with the very cool Joe (NE3R), and didn't know
> any hams growing up, so the full scope of amateur radio is still a bit
> of an unknown to me. I'm hoping that my membership in FARC will cure my
> ignorance and give me the chance to make some more friends. I'm also
> hoping to perhaps find an Elmer!
>
> Our family is planning a camping trip to the upper midwest over the
> summer. I thought it would be an awful lot of fun to set up a radio and
> communicate from "the wilderness" (actually campgrounds with showers)
> with a friend in Boston during that time. My funds are somewhat limited,
> so forking out $500+ for equipment, unfortunately, doesn't appear an
> option for me. The QRP project outlined in our most recent QST looked
> intriguing. It only works on 40m. Do you think it likely that 5w could
> make it from, say, WI to Boston on 40m for PSK31? If not, do you have
> any suggestions for what would make for a reasonably-priced mobile HF
> setup?
>
> Thank you all!
>
> 73,
>
> --David, KB3NAI
>
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