Maybe my K1 doesn't count as this is a KX1 thread, but on 9/10/2004 I worked 3DA0RN in Swaziland on 40 meter CW using my K1 at 5 watts. Swaziland is 10,561 miles so that is 2112 miles per watt.... Gonna send for my Certificate! 73, Art W6KY K1-2 K1-4
Alan Dewey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Last evening I was in my backyard on 40m with my KX1 that I just built 12 days ago. I was using a car battery so I had 3.1 watt output. Had a lots of trouble making a contact. I thought maybe I had gotten water in the coax of my temporary post-hurricane 18 ft high inverted vee in the back yard. Or, maybe all US hams were watching the presidential debates. I had a brief contact with KI4CKT in Kentucky (probably 700 miles) and received a 449 report. A llittle more tuning around and I came across RV6YZ/6. He was 589 here in southeast Florida. At 01:30z, after I put in about a dozen calls, operator Al gave me a 459 report. ! ! ! I probably deserved a 339 as it took many tries for him to confirm my callsign. I do not know where RV6 is, but I figure it is at least 2000 miles per watt. Where / how do I apply ? 73 de WB9JTK in Delray Beach, Florida _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
