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TJM

04 SS Phone / K2

Another SS over till next year.

But this one was fun... 73 mults/296q's/20+ hrs.
Worked 6 other Q stations ( including another K2 - N9NE ).
Nice to see I'm not the only QRP masochist!

This year I added a 160m dipole which ended up more like a loop due to
yard and trees at about 60ft up. And due to this found working the lower
bands a breeze for the locals... and still had some good gain on the
upper bands.

In all the K2 worked FB, the 1600 filter on SSB was good enough to fight
the big-dogs in the air.

till next year,
all best,
Tom aa2vk

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dlajr

Re: 04 SS Phone / K2

I have a fairly early (and QRP) K2 (S/N 1757), and have been trying for the
Elecraft WAS award ever since I completed it. I have needed 11 states for
the last two years, and have been unable to add a single one even though I
have really tried.

Yesterday, I remembered the SS fairly late in the afternoon (about 1600
EST), and thought that might be an excellent way to add a state or two.
Even with a long dinner break, I was able to pick up 7 of those 11 stations
before the SS ended! All QRP, and all SSB. All on a 90 foot wire out of an
upstairs bathroom window to a pine tree using an SGC-230 autotuner (a really
old one).

Now I am looking for Delaware, Hawaii, Montana, and Wyoming! Hawaii is
going to be the hard one from here in South Carolina. I hope I don't have to
wait on the sunspot cycle for that one!

Dan Allen
KB4ZVM
K2 S/N 1757
----- Original Message -----
From: "TJM" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 9:39 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] 04 SS Phone / K2

> Another SS over till next year.
>
> But this one was fun... 73 mults/296q's/20+ hrs.
> Worked 6 other Q stations ( including another K2 - N9NE ).
> Nice to see I'm not the only QRP masochist!

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Dan Barker

RE: 04 SS Phone / K2

You should have been on ECN last week. There was a KX1 very decent signal
from HI here on Lookout Mountain (GA/AL/TN) border. In fact, AH6RE was
louder than Net Control!

Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456

<snip>
Hawaii is going to be the hard one from here in South Carolina.
</snip>

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k6mr

Re: 04 SS Phone / K2

In reply to this post by TJM

Not that anyone would doubt it, but the K2 can also be a player in the
big leagues too: I had 1335q x 79 mults, although the K2 did have a
Henry 2K helping it along. I received a number of comments of
"excellent sounding signal". Using a Heil DX-4 headset mic.

And next year I should have a second K2 ready (and maybe even an
Elecraft amplifier).

Who needs $10K radios..........?

Ken K6MR

TJM wrote:

> Another SS over till next year.
>
> But this one was fun... 73 mults/296q's/20+ hrs.
> Worked 6 other Q stations ( including another K2 - N9NE ).
> Nice to see I'm not the only QRP masochist!
>
> This year I added a 160m dipole which ended up more like a loop due to
> yard and trees at about 60ft up. And due to this found working the
> lower bands a breeze for the locals... and still had some good gain on
> the upper bands.
>
> In all the K2 worked FB, the 1600 filter on SSB was good enough to
> fight the big-dogs in the air.
>
> till next year,
> all best,
> Tom aa2vk
>
>
>

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Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy-2

Re: 04 SS Phone / K2

Now that's a thought Ken, Elecraft amplifiers. Anyone listening in Aptos CA?

73, Geoff. GM4ESD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Beals" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 04 SS Phone / K2

> Not that anyone would doubt it, but the K2 can also be a player in the
> big leagues too: I had 1335q x 79 mults, although the K2 did have a
> Henry 2K helping it along. I received a number of comments of
> "excellent sounding signal". Using a Heil DX-4 headset mic.
>
> And next year I should have a second K2 ready (and maybe even an
> Elecraft amplifier).
>
> Who needs $10K radios..........?
>
> Ken K6MR
>
>

Bill Coleman-2

Re: 04 SS Phone / K2

In reply to this post by k6mr

On Nov 22, 2004, at 8:57 PM, Ken Beals wrote:

> Not that anyone would doubt it, but the K2 can also be a player in the
> big leagues too: I had 1335q x 79 mults, although the K2 did have a
> Henry 2K helping it along. I received a number of comments of
> "excellent sounding signal". Using a Heil DX-4 headset mic.

I had a similar result 855x80 with a K2/100 and no amplifier, although
I did work about 20 Qs on the second (non-Elecraft) radio.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901

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