I had some spare time so I turned on the K2 and tuned around on 40 meters, and was copying a slow CW qso between KC9DSE and KB3OXG? on 7111, in the old novice portion of the band. I think KB3OXG was new to CW also, and maybe, like me, in over his head, and he signed out quickly.
I could not resist calling James, KC9DSE with the K2 running about 15 watts. He came right back to my call, and then I got so excited I forgot how to spell, how to operate CW basically. In the middle of the QSO, a broadcast station came on and made it very hard copy for me, I can only guess how hard it was on the other end. I got so excited I sent a bit fast, so James sent the same speed which I had a hard time copying with the broadcast and QSB! Funny, I don't think I got as excited and worked up the first time I made a CW qso about 20 years ago. The XYL said I looked like a little kid at xmass when I told her about the contact! I think I need to practice both sending and receiving a lot more before I try any more contacts. It sure was exciting! Brett N2DTS _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
