First of all, I love K2 and built a number of them. However, I have similar
experience for my other rigs. Sometimes, what happened will depend on band
conditions.
72/73
Johnny Siu VR2XMC
builder of s/n 1146, 3837, 4165, 4255, 4597
----- Original Message -----
From: "n5pip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:01 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Re: about this K2 mojo
I'll echo what Chris wrote.
I just received my K2 on Monday (4/11/05), purchased from the estate of
George W5YR (SK).
I was tuning through 17m at 2357z on 4/12/05. Heard a strong 59 station
running a pileup on 18.135. K9SG/PJ2.
What the heck, I'm running 10w into a vertical. Let me give it a try.
Whoa!! He's answering me! And we exchange 5x9 !!!
15 minutes later (0112z, 4/13/05) I'm trolling through 20m. A strong S9
station at 14.202 . A huge pileup. Well, my 10w is fired off again. What?
he's calling for the Papa India Papa station to try again. This is getting
really interesting. So I go back, "N5PIP/QRP". K9LZJ/PJ2 replies, "You're
5x3, try lower power". So now I'm REALLY sitting up straight, I lower to 5
watts, get another 5x3. Lower again to 1 watt. Still 5x3. Lower to 1/2
watt, then 1/10th watt. Still getting 5x3. Now we're BOTH amazed. He wants
to know what rig I'm running. "ELECRAFT K2, of course", I proudly reply.
He replies something to the effect that he's going to have to seriously
look into Elecraft a bit further.
Now I want to know, do Wayne & Eric pay commissions?????!!!!
To paraphrase an older popular commercial, "When Elecraft speaks, people
listen".
73 de Stirling, N5PIP
K2 #0489
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