While not running QRP, my antenna in the ARRL 160 was loading up the rain gutter on ourone story rental duplex in Lawrence, KS. Maximum height is about 10 feet above ground, a marginalTop Band antena
Jon, Good job with a minimal setup. I worked ten stations using my homebrew 1924 4-coil Meissner osc, using a C-301A tube ('24 vintage) at about 4 watts input (maybe 1.5 out). The antenna was a 160m
YES! I ran QRP with 5 watts, putting in a total of about 11 hours. I'm 70 miles S of San Francisco, which is about 2,300 miles from NO3M and K8KS. Both of them pulled me out of the noise, with a lot
While some people do hear much better than they receive all the time in all directions, and are a waste of transmitter power, the issue often involves more than just power levels. Any analysis is fla
N6VW reports driving 5 watts into his apartment plumbing against the AC system ground and making a couples dozen QSOs in the 'test. _______________________________________________ Topband reflector -
Carl, Tree and all the rest I find it fascinating how just about any piece of random metal and low power will yield top band contacts. For the Stew Perry I propose an award for *"lamest antenna*" or
Outstanding idea Dave! Set a minimum number of QSOs/Watt to qualify and the Cuthbert Cup will become a coveted award. ________________________________ From: DAVID CUTHBERT <telegrapher9@gmail.com> T
I made roughly 40-50 sporadic contacts using a 1939 Meissner VFO at 5-6W and a 1934 National FB-XA, didnt even log them. Nothing spectacular since I wasnt interested in staying up past 10PM (-; Anten