> Practical tests communicating between bush camp and home consistently > proved that 10W CW was clear copy every night, but SSB was hit and > miss. > 25 watts would have made all the difference. I would have been totally > happy with cw, except the other hams in my family are morse- > challenged.
My QTH has many disadvantages (noise, low antenna, wrong part of the country, etc.). But I still make lots of contacts at 10 W. I think we have to draw a distinction between "guaranteed" communications and "adequate, sometimes edgy" communications. The KX3 represents a compromise between portability and output power, putting it into the latter category. Yes, you may have to move to slightly higher ground or call three times rather than once, but IMHO this is part of the fun. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
