Call: K6DGW Opr: K6DGW Club: Northern California Contest Club Class: Skinny (weight = 0.84 lbs) Power: 3W (to start with, rig quit at ~1.8W) Exchange Sent: 5NN CA 3W Operating Time: 1.45 hrs QSOs:
40: 8 20: 8 TOTAL: 16 (19.0476 Q's/lb) Rig: KX1 (#897) stock w/paddle (battery holders removed) Power: 1 9V Energizer Ant: 3 el triband @ 70' Sloping Vee (230' per leg) Things I (might have) learned: 1. One 9V Energizer will NOT power a KX1 for 2 hours in search and pounce mode to make 16 QSO's. The KX1 quit when the power fell to about 1.8W -- 2 9V Energizers would bring the weight to nearly 1 lb. 2. It didn't matter ... by the time the power dropped too low on battery #1, everyone had moved to 80. 3. Maybe should have CQ'd, killed the battery sooner, but made more Q's. 4. Some hams have really remarkable copying skills! I had to have been right at or in the noise for them. Only 95.6 more Q's and I'd have tied N6RO. 5. I'll practice sending with the buttons and maybe ditch the paddle next time. Maybe two strips of phosphor bronze held between my fingers? A fun 1.45 hours, and I kept my clothes on. 73, Fred K6DGW Auburn CA CM98lw _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com