I have a bazooka match. Does that mean I'm a big gun? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 5:39 PM To: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - station "pistol size"
It serves to pass the time until our KX3s are delivered! Enviado desde mi oficina móvil BlackBerry® de Telcel -----Original Message----- From: Mike Morrow <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 18:25:54 -0500 (GMT-05:00) To: Elecraft<[email protected]> Reply-To: Mike Morrow <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - station "pistol size" And this exercise serves what purpose? Mike / KK5F Non-PhD -----Original Message----- >From: "Robert G. Strickland" <[email protected]> >Sent: Jul 3, 2012 2:39 PM >To: Elecraft <[email protected]> >Subject: [Elecraft] OT - station "pistol size" > >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 >-- >Robert G. Strickland, PhD, ABPH - KE2WY [email protected] Syracuse, New >York, USA > >______________________________________________________________ >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] 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] 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] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
