> -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- > boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Grant Youngman > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:56 AM > To: Elecraft Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Your Opinion: The realities of QRP vs. QRO > > Spot on. New hams need to see what kind of experience they can have > with low power, old(er) radios, and "typical" antennas. >
I contacted K5D twice during their two weeks on the air. Once with my K3 and 20m dipole and once using a friends station in Canada with LOTS of power and an 80m Yagi at 150'. I have to admit it was kind of fun to stomp in on 80m when they started calling for 7's. There was an obvious queue of people waiting to get through in 7 land judging by the calls from 7's "pretending" they didn't realize K5D was still asking for 6's. :) Being 1st through was like shooting a deer with an elephant gun. The 20m contact from the K3 with the dipole was far more satisfying! I had tried for 2 previous nights but the conditions just weren't right. Hearing my call come back on the 2nd try caught me off guard! I was getting ready to settle in for another futile attempt against competition that sounded far more powerful than my barefoot setup. It was a pleasant surprise! :) 73, Adam http://ka7ark.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
