Hi Ron, During the last sunspot cycle, I was playing around with my K2 trying different things with the rig. I think I was on 20 meters, but I can't remember for sure. I heard an "F" calling CQ (SSB) and I answered him. It turns out that it was a fire fighters club station in France. We had a nice and long QSO, and he gave me a 59+. After the QSO ended, I noticed I had turned the power all the way down while I was playing with the rig, adnd had forgotten to turn it back up! I checked, and I was running less than a watt! If I remember correctly, it indicated around 300 milliwatts! You are right! Milliwatts will cross oceans when the conditions are good!
Dan Allen KB4ZVM K2 S/N 1757 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <r...@cobi.biz> To: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: dummy load antenna > Heh, heh... Some years ago I was tuning around on 40 meters and heard a CQ > so I answered it. Turned out to be a Novice and I noted he was not in the > sub-band he was supposed to be in. > > He disappeared. > > A few minutes later my phone rang. It was the Novice, in a PANIC!!! He had > looked me up to ask what was happening. He was on 15 meters and I was on > 40. > > > Turned out we were about a mile apart and I was hearing his rig's xtal > oscillator on 40 that was tripled into 15 meters, and he was copying my > third harmonic. > > A nice eyeball QSO and some checks confirmed we were both entirely legal, > but it's a reminder that a few mW ERP can be heard. > > Ron AC7AC > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
