K1 Fun in ARRL DX test...

[Tom Althoff]

I played around during the last hour of the ARRL DX contest over the weekend.   After a few Q's with my K2/100 I switched over to the K1.   Bam!  Bam!  I was raising EU's with one call using 5W to a rotary trap dipole at 35 ft.   Worked 28 countries on 40/20/15 in 35 mins.   It was like riding on Space Mountain for the first time!

It dawned on me.   There has always been a discussion of K1 vs K2 (apples and oranges in favor of the k2 of course) but I had the overwhelming feeling that if I could forgo the internal battery and noiseblanker in exchange for a 160-10M K1 that it could be my ONLY radio.   It was that much fun!

So after the 800W and 1500W amps...somewhere down the road I would love to buy and build a 160-10M K1-9 that did not require module changes.  

Did I say a K1-9?  Maybe it should simply be called the K9? <Ruff!  Ruff!>

Or the Elecraft Pup?

Tom K2TA
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[ayoshida]

Hi Tom

I agree !

I enjoyed ARRL test last week end with my K2/5w.
I had 120 QSOs and 20,000 points.


73 de aki, ja1nlx
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Althoff" <[hidden email]>
To: "Elecraft" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:15 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1 Fun in ARRL DX test...


I played around during the last hour of the ARRL DX contest over the
weekend.   After a few Q's with my K2/100 I switched over to the K1.   Bam!
Bam!  I was raising EU's with one call using 5W to a rotary trap dipole at
35 ft.   Worked 28 countries on 40/20/15 in 35 mins.   It was like riding on
Space Mountain for the first time!

It dawned on me.   There has always been a discussion of K1 vs K2 (apples
and oranges in favor of the k2 of course) but I had the overwhelming feeling
that if I could forgo the internal battery and noiseblanker in exchange for
a 160-10M K1 that it could be my ONLY radio.   It was that much fun!

So after the 800W and 1500W amps...somewhere down the road I would love to
buy and build a 160-10M K1-9 that did not require module changes.

Did I say a K1-9?  Maybe it should simply be called the K9? <Ruff!  Ruff!>

Or the Elecraft Pup?

Tom K2TA
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