In article , "Bert Craig"
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"N2EY" wrote in message
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"Bert Craig" wrote in message
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Woohoo!!! Long Island, NY to Dijon, France...with 3 Watts! (3,749Miles
apart!) I was very excited to work HI with 5 Watts some mos. back, and
glad
to feel likewise again last night. I didn't think I'd be able to be heard
through the other stations calling Paul, F9KP.

oh mama mia!

Isn't it farther from LI to HI than to F-land?

True, but I only used 3 Watts for this one.

hmmmm.....distance/power....carry the three.......

There's something I feel is worth mentioning. When he came back with a
partial call sign followed by a ?, the freq went dead silent and I was
allowed to repeat my call a few times completely in the clear...very
kewl!

Very!

I've seen (& been) in a few pile-ups on 10 phone and I much prefer this.

I recall trying to work VY1JA in SS last time I used the K2 in that contest. Of
course there was an enormous pile on him (YU/NWT is *the* toughest section in
SS). He worked a bunch, then sent "QRP ONLY" and us peanut whistles had a shot
at him. And yes, the bigger guns stood by while we did. Good ears, that one!

Of course it was a classic case of game theory in action. 'JA wanted to work
the most stations possible, and sorting-by-power let him work more. The
higher-power folks in the pack realized that doing what the rare one wanted
would increase the chance of a QSO, so they cooperated.

I did not use the K1 for this one. Instead, I used it's kissing
cousin...a
NorCal 40 A.

More like little brother, wouldn't you say? Nice little rig at a nice
price, too.

On seconf thought, I suppose you're right. Both Burdick designs.

Yep. I wonder how many he's designed? More than me, for certain!

btw, it is just about 81 years since the first transatlantic 2 way QSO
on "short waves". Americans 1XAM/1MO and 1QP (in CT, right across the
Sound from you) at this end, and French 8AB at the other end.
November, 1923. They ran a bit more than 3 watts, though.

Thanks for the info, kewl indeed.

Yep, they were the very first.

73 de Jim, N2EY