K2 during the CQWW cw contest

[DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL]

HI all:

Preaching to the choir (mostly).

I gave the K2 (cw only, no KPA100) a thorough workout in the most
recent CQWW cw contest (this past weekend).

Nice radio.  Probably the best receiver (crushproof) I've used on the
low bands from this location.  I used a single filter setting for the
entire contest (~400 hz).  I'll probably pick up another one for SO2R
operation (single op, 2 radio) for next year (unless the K2 Mk2 or K3
comes out by Dayton -- or sooner).

I sure do wish it had:
1.  full time display of VFO B (very helpful)
2.  full time display of the offset for the RIT/XIT...working by
"feel" is not so great when I know that I want to call up 0.1 or 0.2
or 0.5 or even 1.5kc.  This is not easy to do in the current
configuration when you are working guys quickly (near-mandatory
requirement)

That said, here are my results:
Q = number of QSO's
Z = number of CQ zones
C = number of DXCC countries

qrg     Q    Z     C
160    14    4     4
 80     59  11   30
 40    173  24   74
 20    262  23   85
 15    237  21   78
 10     22   12   17

sum  767   95   288
score:  812,343

Operated for 39 of 48 hours.

de Doug KR2Q
K2/5285
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[Stephen W. Kercel]

Fellow Elecrafters:

I worked 5A7A with a K2 running 5 Watts on 80 meters from my Maine
QTH. My antenna is a dipole about 45 feet high.

The magic is still there.

73,

Steve Kercel
AA4AK


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[Laurie Landry]

Doug,
    Fantastic results.  What were you using for antennas?
Laurie, VE1AWJ

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[Tom Nickisch]

I worked 5A7A too on Sunday morning the 19th of sweeps.  Although I was running 100 watts and they were calling CQ and not haveing very much luck.  I assume everybody was busy with with sweeps, or if they wern't then they didn't want to deal with it.  A couple of days later I went online and found my call in there log.  Pretty cool on five watts for you.  My thumbs up to you.
   
  Tom W8AMZ
   
 

"Stephen W. Kercel" <[hidden email]> wrote:
  Fellow Elecrafters:

I worked 5A7A with a K2 running 5 Watts on 80 meters from my Maine
QTH. My antenna is a dipole about 45 feet high.

The magic is still there.

73,

Steve Kercel
AA4AK


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