Ross, I live up in the northwest (Seattle area) and I think there is an 8-lane freeway between the Northwest states (Washington, Idaho, Montana at least) and Alaska. I have had great signal reports with QRP power (on 20 meters) into KL land and some of those with portable antenna (one on a Buddistick).
I am working on my own WAS/KX3 barefoot CW only and I don't have Virginia yet. If I don't get a VA contact in the next several months I might hunt you down for a schedule :-). 73, phil, K7PEH > On Mar 16, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Ross Primrose <n...@n4rp.com> wrote: > > Working portable from MT I worked a KL and a bunch of east coast stations one > evening on 80m SSB with 5W into a horizontal end-fed half-wave at about 20'. > I'm sure it wasn't armchair copy for any of them, but it's definitely doable. > From my home QTH in VA, I've completed WAS on 80m SSB with 5W, but that was > with a combination of a 160m horizontal loop at 35' and a full-sized 80m wire > vertical over 56 75' radials. YMMV ;) > > 73, Ross N4RP > > On 3/16/2015 1:03 PM, J wrote: >> I'm considering replacing the 30M module in my KX-1 with a 30/80M module, >> and had a few questions first: >> >> >> What chances of contacts with 4 watts on 80M. using a typical end-fed >> antenna suspended from a tree or hotel balcony? (Seems like higher bands >> are easier at QRP) >> >> >> My KX-1 has the KXAT-1 ATU. Will the KXAT-1 also attempt a match on 80M? >> >> >> Has anyone had success with ONE antenna and counterpoise length that will >> load properly on 80/40/30/20 using the KX-1/KXAT-1? (I'm thinking a length >> which avoids High-Z on these bands) >> >> >> 73, Jay >> >> W6CJ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to n...@n4rp.com > > > -- > FCC Section 97.313(a) “At all times, an amateur station must use the minimum > transmitter power necessary to carry out the desired communications.” > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to phys...@mac.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
