I snuck in about an hour of FD operation late tonight, setting up camp in the back yard. The KX1 is perfect for this type of ad-hoc installation -- just toss a wire in a tree and plug in the attached keyer paddle. Signals were quite good, and I worked about 20 stations using 2 W (internal lithium AA battery pack). EU was pounding in on top of the FD activity. And on 30 m, FO and ZL were coming in. 30 m is a great band during FD for those who want to escape from it, at least briefly.
My daughter (age 10) came out in her PJ's to investigate. She was quite exited by all the signals and the red and white glow from the KX1's LED display and logbook lamp. My wife suggested that next year I the kids camping for FD and keep the tradition going.... 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ 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
