joe817 wrote:JALLEN wrote:Decent gear, not an exceptional antenna "farm" for a top contester.
I'm surprised you are unfamiliar with Elecraft. They have been making radios for the DX/contester set for ~20 years now, very highly thought of. My brother, also a ham since childhood, who used Drake, TenTec very high quality gear, made me laugh, saying when he saw the K3, he was like Mr. Toad in "The Wind in the Willows." He loves his. I have a K2, the older little brother model. I would get a K3, but since I am restricted on antennas, it seems silly, overkill.
Well that goes to show you...I've been off the air for 20+ years. No wonder I've never heard of Elecraft!
I cut my teeth on a Heath HW-101 if that tells you anything. Built my own dipole antenna from Radio Shack parts and talked allll over the world. The antenna array he has I would love to have. Especially on top of that 70' f.s. tower.
I had a HW-101 as well. Put up a 40 meter dipole on the roof. I had a lot of fun working DX.
