tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post2988406277358414626..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: ARRL DX ContestQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-45796885756479620872013-02-20T08:23:03.092-05:002013-02-20T08:23:03.092-05:00I have to offer my congrats although tempered with...I have to offer my congrats although tempered with a "Shame, Shame" wag of the finger for the QRO operation! ;)<br /><br />I also was cherry picking but kept it all at 5 Watts from the FT817 and for a brief time the HB1B/10 foot high delta loop and a random wire...Put in a approx. 8 hours time total and ended up with a total of 60 contacts and 40 countries/entities.<br /><br />The sweetest and most surprising contact was Saturday night on 20 meters with ZL3IO via the HB1B and random wire ant. from the kitchen table while having a late night snack!<br /><br />Biggest disappointment was not completing WAC, Asia eluded me this time... <br /><br />I give all 60 of my Q's credit for putting up with my 14 wpm straight key fist! My goal for 2013 is to finally gain the coordination to use a paddle!!! <br /><br />72/73,<br />Jim K2MIJ Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895099960137304856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-87974660846952932592013-02-18T20:03:57.533-05:002013-02-18T20:03:57.533-05:00Hi Larry,
Same impression here - not too many ZK/...Hi Larry,<br /><br />Same impression here - not too many ZK/ZL stations on the air. It seemed mostly a NA/EU contest. Even the two major DXpeditions (5X and 9U) stuck to the WARC bands or RTTY during the contest.<br /><br />I guess you'll be going after 9U (on now), XT and TX5 (next week) now that you have that 100W afterburner.John AE5Xhttp://www.ae5x.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-39680786954753651092013-02-18T19:08:23.758-05:002013-02-18T19:08:23.758-05:00Franklin,
Congrats on Uganda. I worked them many...Franklin,<br /><br />Congrats on Uganda. I worked them many years ago. Next time will be QRP.<br /><br />I agree - get them in the log first, worry about the "niceties" later!<br /><br />72 de Larry W2LJLarry W2LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511736425569962662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-6224880811218818252013-02-18T12:58:02.065-05:002013-02-18T12:58:02.065-05:00I agree with your DX philosophy. If I'd had wo...I agree with your DX philosophy. If I'd had worked exclusively QRP this weekend, I'd have never worked Uganda. It was tough enough to work them once with my modest wire antenna. Glad you had fun and thanks for the cool blog! 73 Franklin KA8SYV Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com