I am fairly new to HF, and never thought I'd want to try QRP. But I'm fascinated by it now. I just finished building a K2 a couple weeks ago and was thrilled to get K5D as my first contact on the radio. 10 watts into a 67' dipole barely 20 feet off the ground. I know that K5D isn't halfway around the world, but just knowing I could get the Caribbean on a radio powered by a 2lb battery was a thrill! What was even better was seeing state-side ops bragging on the spotting networks about getting them with 100W and a dipole up 50'. Not to take anything away from them - don't get me wrong! Hey, I have a 100w radio too and won't ever stop using it at full power, particularly on SSB. But getting this contact has really cemented in my interest in low transmit power/portable power sources. And things can only get better, right? I have heard of these "sunspots" from past tales..........
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