Ah! So "zero power" on a K3 is not actually zero?! Good to know!
Ken WA8JXM On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 9:46 AM Mike Furrey <mikefur...@att.net> wrote: > I accidentally made a QRP Q on 160 ... I had just moved and set up my > station and wanted to test a feature off the air but couldn't find a dummy > load. Sooooo, I cranked the power of the K3 to zero, dropped my call, NO3M > came back with a report. That dude has some ears! > 73, Mike WA5POK > > On Monday, July 1, 2024 at 10:59:20 PM CDT, Ken WA8JXM < > wa8...@gmail.com> wrote: > > For the younger crowd, 25 watts was the max power allowed in several 160m > segments (especially the opposite coast) back in the 60's and 70's. 100w > was the max anywhere in the U.S. > > When I first got on 160 in 1964, working two states away was > often considered DX for me! > > Yes, there were exceptional stations, but they were rare. > > Ken WA8JXM > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 1:57 PM Radio KH6O <radio.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Is anyone regularly using say, 25W or less on 160? > > > > -- > > 73, > > Jeff KH6O / 6 > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
