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Craig Smith

More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

Wanted to join the other Craig and Mark in expressing my pleasure in using
my K2 this weekend on the 160 meter contest. Very modest setup here due to
HOA restrictions on antennas (none allowed). Many neighbors were up on
their roofs this week putting up Xmas lights, so I took that opportunity to
get up on my roof and attach an extension to the "inverted L" I have draped
over the roof. Ran a AWG26 black stealth wire from the end of the antenna
to a pine tree in the front yard - maximum height about 22 feet and less
than 1/4 wavelength - non optimal for 160! But managed to load it with the
K2 internal tuner.

Had only made two QSOs on 160 previously in my ham career, so didn't know
what to expect. But with 5 Watts operating about 4 hours each evening I
managed 131 QSOs and 39 sections from here in Colorado. Delaware and
British Columbia was best "DX". Best of all was enjoying the way the K2
operated - flawlessly, just as it did for Field Day, Sweepstakes and the CQ
WW DX contest. Thanks Elecraft!

73
... Craig AC0DS

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Tom Althoff

Re: More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

Sounds like everyone was putting their K2's through the paces over the
weekend.

I only got a chance to play for about 45 minutes in the ARRL 160M contest
with 75Q's and 29 sections at 5W to a dipole at 30 ft.

But last weekend in the CQWW running 100W I broke the old SOSB/80/LP record
for the 2nd call area and N2WN broke the national and 4th call area records
in the same category. Both of us were using K2/100's.

Great little radios that let you slide up along side a 40 over 9 big gun
CQ'ing and work the faint DX 500 Hz away!

Tom K2TA
K2/100 #1117

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig D. Smith" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:13 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

>
> Wanted to join the other Craig and Mark in expressing my pleasure in using
> my K2 this weekend on the 160 meter contest. Very modest setup here due
> to
> HOA restrictions on antennas (none allowed). Many neighbors were up on
> their roofs this week putting up Xmas lights, so I took that opportunity
> to
> get up on my roof and attach an extension to the "inverted L" I have
> draped
> over the roof. Ran a AWG26 black stealth wire from the end of the antenna
> to a pine tree in the front yard - maximum height about 22 feet and less
> than 1/4 wavelength - non optimal for 160! But managed to load it with
> the
> K2 internal tuner.
>
> Had only made two QSOs on 160 previously in my ham career, so didn't know
> what to expect. But with 5 Watts operating about 4 hours each evening I
> managed 131 QSOs and 39 sections from here in Colorado. Delaware and
> British Columbia was best "DX". Best of all was enjoying the way the K2
> operated - flawlessly, just as it did for Field Day, Sweepstakes and the
> CQ
> WW DX contest. Thanks Elecraft!
>
> 73
> ... Craig AC0DS
>
>
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David Cutter

Re: Re: More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

In reply to this post by Craig Smith

Be interesting to know what antennas/rigs/power the leaders were using. Is there a web site that covers this?
David
G3UNA

>
> From: "Tom Althoff" <[hidden email]>
> Date: 2006/12/04 Mon AM 11:07:22 GMT
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO
>
> Sounds like everyone was putting their K2's through the paces over the
> weekend.
>
> I only got a chance to play for about 45 minutes in the ARRL 160M contest
> with 75Q's and 29 sections at 5W to a dipole at 30 ft.
>
> But last weekend in the CQWW running 100W I broke the old SOSB/80/LP record
> for the 2nd call area and N2WN broke the national and 4th call area records
> in the same category. Both of us were using K2/100's.
>
> Great little radios that let you slide up along side a 40 over 9 big gun
> CQ'ing and work the faint DX 500 Hz away!
>
> Tom K2TA
> K2/100 #1117
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig D. Smith" <[hidden email]>
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:13 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO
>
>
> >
> > Wanted to join the other Craig and Mark in expressing my pleasure in using
> > my K2 this weekend on the 160 meter contest. Very modest setup here due
> > to
> > HOA restrictions on antennas (none allowed). Many neighbors were up on
> > their roofs this week putting up Xmas lights, so I took that opportunity
> > to
> > get up on my roof and attach an extension to the "inverted L" I have
> > draped
> > over the roof. Ran a AWG26 black stealth wire from the end of the antenna
> > to a pine tree in the front yard - maximum height about 22 feet and less
> > than 1/4 wavelength - non optimal for 160! But managed to load it with
> > the
> > K2 internal tuner.
> >
> > Had only made two QSOs on 160 previously in my ham career, so didn't know
> > what to expect. But with 5 Watts operating about 4 hours each evening I
> > managed 131 QSOs and 39 sections from here in Colorado. Delaware and
> > British Columbia was best "DX". Best of all was enjoying the way the K2
> > operated - flawlessly, just as it did for Field Day, Sweepstakes and the
> > CQ
> > WW DX contest. Thanks Elecraft!
> >
> > 73
> > ... Craig AC0DS
> >
> >
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Tom Althoff

Re: Re: More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

Browsing through the soapbox comments at the 3830 Reflector at
www.contesting.com is about the only way to find out rigs/antennas vs
scores.

A guy did pull out all the Soapbox comments separated from the score
announcements at the following link:
http://www.eskimo.com/~mwdink/3830/

73 de Tom K2TA

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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO

> Be interesting to know what antennas/rigs/power the leaders were using.
> Is there a web site that covers this?
> David
> G3UNA
>
>>
>> From: "Tom Althoff" <[hidden email]>
>> Date: 2006/12/04 Mon AM 11:07:22 GMT
>> To: <[hidden email]>
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO
>>
>> Sounds like everyone was putting their K2's through the paces over the
>> weekend.
>>
>> I only got a chance to play for about 45 minutes in the ARRL 160M contest
>> with 75Q's and 29 sections at 5W to a dipole at 30 ft.
>>
>> But last weekend in the CQWW running 100W I broke the old SOSB/80/LP
>> record
>> for the 2nd call area and N2WN broke the national and 4th call area
>> records
>> in the same category. Both of us were using K2/100's.
>>
>> Great little radios that let you slide up along side a 40 over 9 big gun
>> CQ'ing and work the faint DX 500 Hz away!
>>
>> Tom K2TA
>> K2/100 #1117
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Craig D. Smith" <[hidden email]>
>> To: <[hidden email]>
>> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:13 AM
>> Subject: [Elecraft] More 160 meter Elecraft MOJO
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Wanted to join the other Craig and Mark in expressing my pleasure in
>> > using
>> > my K2 this weekend on the 160 meter contest. Very modest setup here
>> > due
>> > to
>> > HOA restrictions on antennas (none allowed). Many neighbors were up on
>> > their roofs this week putting up Xmas lights, so I took that
>> > opportunity
>> > to
>> > get up on my roof and attach an extension to the "inverted L" I have
>> > draped
>> > over the roof. Ran a AWG26 black stealth wire from the end of the
>> > antenna
>> > to a pine tree in the front yard - maximum height about 22 feet and
>> > less
>> > than 1/4 wavelength - non optimal for 160! But managed to load it with
>> > the
>> > K2 internal tuner.
>> >
>> > Had only made two QSOs on 160 previously in my ham career, so didn't
>> > know
>> > what to expect. But with 5 Watts operating about 4 hours each evening
>> > I
>> > managed 131 QSOs and 39 sections from here in Colorado. Delaware and
>> > British Columbia was best "DX". Best of all was enjoying the way the
>> > K2
>> > operated - flawlessly, just as it did for Field Day, Sweepstakes and
>> > the
>> > CQ
>> > WW DX contest. Thanks Elecraft!
>> >
>> > 73
>> > ... Craig AC0DS
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Elecraft mailing list
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>>
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