He will probably hear as well as he's heard using QRP.
I still use the TX inverted-L on receive and think that I have general parity
between hearing and being heard running only 500W (7-10 dB below my neighbors).
Wes N7WS
On 8/7/2019 2:02 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
and then you need to be able to hear the people calling so you will want some
kind of receiving antenna.
On 8/7/2019 11:13 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
Hi Pat,
Your #1 friend will be 127' of vertical(ish) wire (ie: inverted L) and a few
ground radial wires or better still 3-4 raised radials and a tall palm tree,
otherwise I am afraid you'll be sorely disappointed in any kind of short
compromise (loaded) antenna with summer (QRN) condx and QRP and/or LP (K2 is
15w, correct?).
There's no getting around physics and you're going to be very weak and a
full sized antenna is going to be your best bet to being heard.
GL
Mike VE9AA
Planning on going to some island in the Caribbean this December. Unless I
find
a friendly ham, will bring along my Elecraft k2 and operate qrp or lp.
Looking
for ideas on an easy to setup small vertical antenna to bring.
N8vw
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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