I was thinking... maybe a rock and string?.... oh.. I know it isn't a pistol.. but sometimes I can hit things....does that count?? --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 22:00:17 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - station "pistol size" > > On HF I think I am a water pistol ;-( > > > On 7/3/2012 7:39 PM, Robert G. Strickland wrote: > > Hello, all... > > > > I made a comment in another thread that my station was a "little > > pistol." That got me thinking and wondering about how to "size" a ham > > station. "Big Guns" are rather obvious. Now, how about a "small gun," a > > "big pistol," a "little pistol," and finally "bow and arrow?" Clearly, > > this is very subjective, For example, my station: in the city on a small > > lot, SkyHawk at 60ft, 80/40m compromise wires, nothing on 160m, 500w > > amp, and K3. I can juuuust get into the top 10 in the CQWWcw from WNY > > [most of the time], I've worked 335 DX on assorted bands, 5Band-DXCC is > > forever waiting on 80m, and it's generally hard to hold a run frequency > > when a band opens strongly. What size is this station? Anyone who comes > > up with "pea shooter" will be so noted <g>. How about your station? > > Happy 4th. > > > > ...robert > > > -- > Lance Collister, W7GJ > (ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ) > P.O. Box 73 > Frenchtown, MT 59834-0073 > USA > TEL: (406) 626-5728 > QTH: DN27ub > URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj > Windows Messenger: [email protected] > Skype: lanceW7GJ > 2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815 > > Interested in 6m EME? Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME > email group, or just fill in the request box at the bottom of my web > page (above)! > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
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