Talking of birds Julian and qrp I've just returned from the Gambia where I did some 20m cw as C56ETF. The pile-ups were impressive but I still kept my binoculars next to my key to check out that new one in the trees outside the balcony....never had to contend with avian qrm before either - some of them are *so* loud both in looks and call!
I was pleasantly surprised at the number of qrp stations I worked in the pile-ups. I never seemed to wind the K3's filtering right down in split, preferring instead to use the excellent AFX to pluck out stations calling slightly off the main frequency and that way I could detect the occasional "..QRP.." from the rabble. When the rest of the pile-up finally realised I wasn't going anywhere until I worked the 'QRP' guy I was able to complete. Wasn't aware I missed any qrp that called. The K3 (with a 20m wire dipole) worked really well but the customs at Banjul did try to extract 40% import duty from me for it...! 73, Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF/C56ETF Julian, G4ILO wrote: > > I like watching birds, but I don't tick 'em off in a book, and I don't > drive hundreds of miles just to spot a rarity. > > Same with radio. It's nice to work something unusual but if I can't do it > with moderate power and antennas I'm not bothered about it. > > Anyone can work a long distance with high power and a huge antenna. What > never stops being amazing is when someone hears you from thousands of > miles away and you're using barely enough power to light a torch bulb. > > Even the guy at the other end whose antenna, receiver and ears make the > contact possible, can still appreciate the wonder of that. > > It'd be nice to be able to run the legal limit into a big beam, but I bet > if I could I'd soon get bored with it. > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Re%3A-Re--Your-Opinion%3A-The-realit..-tp2430731p2472514.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
