On Fri, 2013-03-22 at 12:15 -0700, Donald Bush wrote: > Great stuff Gil....low power really works if your patient and use a > decent antennas. I'm currently at 300 countries confirmed using 5 > watts or less. I just worked the Clipperton Island DX-pedition last > week on 40 with ONE WATT.....and I'm in their log.Yes, the contact was > on 40 LSB!! > Best regards with many 72...73. > Don sr. --WA2TPU --
Thanks Don, that's amazing! Personally, I'd rather use the money I would use to buy an amp to get more QRP kits. I plan on building a KX1, just for fun (already built a K1 & K2), and just secured a Weber MTR which I should receive this week.. A few Watts is indeed enough for CW. I have been tempted to get an amp, but then thinking about it, I realized it wouldn't make much difference. I couldn't take it out camping without having to carry a big battery anyway; not practical. And I would have to change my antenna, power supply and probably a couple other things to accommodate the extra power. Just to warm up the air around. No Thanks. Sometimes I turn my KX3 power down, just out of curiosity, and it has worked down to 100mW! Faint but readable, 830 miles distance. Usually, anything at or above 1W goes through. I had Russia on 5W using my homebrew magnetic loop (21ft perimeter) inside the house! It wasn't even oriented the right way. I think anyone who needs an amp actually needs a better antenna... (I use a PAR End-Fed). So, I'm going to skip the KX3 Amp and get the auto tuner, charger and 2m module.. Ya'll have a great week-end, Gil. ______________________________________________________________ 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
