To several who posted their interest in the K3 QRP experiences let me add several anecdotes from last night alone. I heard a South American SSB station calling QRP - I had no trouble hearing him at all here in New Hampshire - I called back at 100w repeatedly and he never heard me although he worked several US stations. A short while later I was working Australia, 12m JT65. We had such an easy time of it we dialed down the power - I was working him with 1/2 watt with my G5RV antenna (he had a dipole). Isn't propagation wonderful! And isn't the K3 a nice tool.
In the last year or so with the K3 I have had several good experiences of dialing down the power and still working some great DX, including SSB. I have plans to move into an antenna-restricted community (with some serious concerns about operability), but I believe I'd rather have fun overcoming that hardship with some stealth and a good pair of K3 ears, rather than with the braun of a tower and the full legal power limit. (Now, if we could only convince those illegal, foul-mouthed yahoos on 20 and 40m to go QRP!) Bruce / KE1CY -- Bruce Chadbourne 8 Forest Dr Merrimack NH 03054 ______________________________________________________________ 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
