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Saturday, July 21, 2007

Low power success



Although the FCC allows amateur radio operators up to 1500 watts of output power on most high frequency bands, the majority of hams usually transmit at between 50 and 100 watts of power. This is plenty of power to reach around the world. There is a secondary part to this hobby and it is called QRP(means low power). An equal amount of success can be had by using only 5 watts of power, or even less. There are special radios designed for this. My radio happens to be the KX1 byElectraft. I use this little radio designed to fit into backpacks and for use on field days when I spend the winter months in Florida. I simply clamp the antennas to my balcony railing in the condo and have fun. I contacted 30 different states, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba on only 4 watts of power. It is more challenging than the big rig, but well worth it.


The pictures are of the tiny little radio and the antenna setup.

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One of the wonderful aspects of using Morse code as a communications mode is that it is very indifferent as to the operator’s age. A good fist (one who sends well) can be ten years old or one hundred. I say this is wonderful because I am happily enjoying my sixty ninth year. I am new to the hobby of amateur radio, however, since I passed my technician test in September of 2006 and was awarded the license and call sign of KD8EJY by the FCC. I then passed my General exam in November and was granted my vanity call sign request of K8ASA by the FCC Although I am new to the amateur radio hobby, I am not new to Morse code. The ASA in my call sign refers to the Army Security Agency who sent me to a special school in 1956 to become efficient in Morse code. I was sent to Ethiopia for two years to give the army the benefit of my new skill. While back in those days my knowledge of Morse code was beneficial to our national security, 51 years later it now brings me pure pleasure. There has been a hiatus of fifty years between my army discharge and my becoming a ham and I do truly regret the fact that I missed out on all those years of enjoyment with the amateur radio hobby.
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