QRP Club
QRP Club => Welcome to the Club => Topic started by: k8pc on February 19, 2015, 23:54:43 UTC
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Hello, I am just getting into the QRP scene. I bought a Youkits HB-1B at Christmas to see if I would like using QRP. Well now I am thinking of buying a K3. I have been licensed for 40 years and just recently moved to Manassas, VA. I drastically downsized my station when I moved last May. I use to have a 70 ft tower with 2 el on 40 at the top and a TH7 below. I also had a kilowatt amp etc. Now I have a Hexbeam at 40 ft and just my ICOM Pro3. Found out being a ham was more fun when you couldn't just bully your way thru a pileup with a kilowatt. That led to the QRP rig. I also have a IC735 that is modified for QRP, but do not have it on the air yet. Just lazy I think.
73s,
Pat
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Hi Pat,
I think you are following the right path :)
I also used to have big gears and antennas but found out that making a QRP contact is more fun. In the seventies I owned a heathkit HW8 and now it is one of my favourite rigs again. You will soon find out that making 2-way QRP contacts is the most rewarding. I also enjoy running a contest with QRP power.
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Hi Pat,
welcome abboard. I also have a QRP modified IC-735 at work. Great gear for QRP work with it´s Notch filter, Passband tuning, NB and a 240 Hz CW filter. I use it together with an ZM-4 antenna tuner by QRP Shop, Berlin, Germany and some different wire antennas in my attic.
Hope to see you on air with IC-735/IC-735 and QRP/QRP :)) :))