Re: [Elecraft] Emergency in 3 Land

2005-12-24 Thread Lonnie Juli
.I don't need any transverters and the K1 just seems like a let down after the K2 and KX1. As an owner of a K1, K2 and KX1 I'd have to disagree. The K1 is a great rig (not just a little rig) and it's fun to work on and work with. If you need an extra challenge you could always build it for

Re: [Elecraft] K1 paddle

2005-03-08 Thread Lonnie Juli
Bob, There are quite a few small paddles. Some are made from binder clips or plastic boxes and brass spacers while others are finely crafted instruments. Since they are all small and lightweight, you usually end up with one hand holding the paddle while you send with the other. Some do have

Re: [Elecraft] ECN/30 - Success!? (I think)

2005-02-24 Thread Lonnie Juli
Dan, Nice Job! I was happy to find you right on frequency and right at the top of the hour. You were RST 439 here in Brooklyn but you were slow enough and gave enough repeats that I was able to figure out what was going on just about all the time. It was fun to check into my first

Re: [Elecraft] K2 in ARRL CW DX contest

2005-02-21 Thread Lonnie Juli
Bob, Glad to hear that you had fun. Picked up a few QSOs at 3w with the K1 on 40 and 80 using a Spiro trapped vertical wire. It's nice to know that some of the hard core contesters actually listen carefully enough to hear the QRP signals. I'm not really fast enough to mix it up with the big

Re: [Elecraft] Which Rig to Buy

2005-02-20 Thread Lonnie Juli
How about a K1 on 160 and 80 and a KX1 for 40, 30 and 20? You could always pack another KFL1-2 for 17 and 15 if you wanted. Lots of bands, great rigs and it'll all fit in one small case. My K1 is set up for 80 and 40 now as I hardly ever have room for a 160 antenna but it's about the

RE: [Elecraft] KFL1-2 vs KFL1-4

2005-01-25 Thread Lonnie Juli
Don, Yes, yes, please, please. I'd love to put the K1 on 160! Please send the info. 73, Lonnie -Original Message- From: W3FPR - Don Wilhelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KFL1-2 vs KFL1-4 Lonnie, I see