Living in a densely populated area like I do and with indoor antennas - no chance!
If my 10 watts can't make a particular contact then it's no big deal to me. It's only a hobby, a pastime, not life or death communications, not worth causing interference to the neighbours. I don't understand why people have to get so competitive about radio. The ordinary business of making a living in the real world is competitive enough for me. Getting my web pages on to the first page of Google search results is a more worthwhile challenge than trying to work a bunch of guys perched on a piece of rock in the Pacific Ocean. What I want from a hobby is relaxation. The thrill I get from making contacts with low power more than makes up for the ones I don't make, many of which 100W might not have made either. I envy those who can put up towers and beams and run high power, but it's just like I envy those who run luxury cars, or own a yacht or a villa in the south of France. It would be nice to have those things, but I don't need them, and don't imagine I will ever be able to afford them, so I don't lose any sleep over not having them. -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com On 9/6/07, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just wait until you see the Elecraft 1500w power amp - I bet you'll have > your order sent off within 48 hours. _______________________________________________ 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
