I agree with both Stan and Tony. Elecraft's introduction of the KX3 ahead of the 100 watt amp introduced a lot of folks to QRP. I worked All States QRP on the K2 and managed 45 DX entities with it. Ever since getting the KX3 in August ( and since I had to sell 3 radios to get it), I strived to get QRP DXCC. I finally got my certificate in the mail. Thanks to my Elecraft rigs - I now have two certificates on the wall for QRP operation. I can't believe there are already over 3000 KX3s now operating. QRP Is loads of fun. Just try the twice a year NAQCC milliwatt sprints. It takes a little patience and operating smarts but DXCC at 5 watts is very doable even with simple wire antennas - mine is a ZS6BKW.
Ariel NY4G K2 7205 KX3 1211 Sent from my iPad On Dec 18, 2012, at 11:40 AM, "stan levandowski" <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Tony. I've earned QRP DXCC, QRP WAC, all states except ID and > MT, and through patience and careful timing I've worked all the big > DXpeditions over the last couple years. My main antenna is a 44' doublet in > my attic. I generally use 3 watts. I credit Elecraft's introduction of the > KX3 *without* concurrently offering the 100 watt amplifier with exposing many > new folks to the world of QRP. It's great to hear so much exuberance being > expressed for QRP. I hope it "sticks" after the 100 watt amp hits the > market. 73, Stan WB2LQF > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Tony Castellano wrote: > >> I have been following this thread and decided it was time I included my >> comments. >> First of all, I operate only CW only QRP and never more that 5 Watts. >> About a year and one half ago I built a K2 and put up a 135 foot OCF dipole >> antenna. >> Since then, I have worked 168 countries CW, QRP. This includes South >> Shetland Island the other day. >> With my K2 and more recently my KX3, I have worked France, Brazil and Hawaai >> with 100 milliWatts. The Hawaai QSO >> equates to 50,000 miles per Watt. >> I have worked Japan with 1 Watt and Australia with 3 Watts. >> All it takes is patience and determination and of course great rigs such as >> the Elecrafts. >> I encourage any one who hasn't done so to put your high power amps aside, >> try QRP and discover the fun you are missing. >> >> 73 >> >> Tony Castellano W1ZMB >> [email protected] >> Hopewell Junction, NY >> RV-6 >> N401TC >> ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
