Re: KPA500 - just 500 watts?
Posted by
wayne burdick on
Jan 25, 2011; 6:47pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KPA500-just-500-watts-tp5959017p5960009.html
[hidden email] wrote:
> The question of "how much power is enough?" is always good for a lot
> of chatter.
Indeed.
This thread is always entertaining to those (including myself) who
have completed DXCC with less than 5 watts and a random wire. Not that
I'm biased. It was a struggle, and there's definitely a time and place
for more power.
But occasionally I like to drop down to nearly nothing to remind
myself that, when the bands are really open, you *can* do it with a
lot less.
Eric doesn't talk about his own QRP accomplishments much, but he
worked over 100 countries on a NorCal 40 (one of my first designs)
running just a few watts. In fact that's how we first met; I think he
called me to (a) thank me for the design and (b) boast just a little
to someone who would appreciate it :)
Wayne
N6KR
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