The QRPer Board

Well…I hope others chime in, as I’ve never had a K2… Like you I am a portable QRP/SSB op with my KX2 and KX3…with resonant antennas. Recently achieved SOTA Goat status with these 2 radios….again, all SSB. I even operate standing up… Nevertheless I’ll tell you what I think. I recall reading somewhere...

Hi Brian….yeah…..I need to spent some time to master the throw-line approach….. I keep putting it off (even though I own the same set-up Thomas (K4SWL) currently uses…brand new…still in the bags they came in..🤨 ) I started with a SotaBeans 33’ telescoping fiberglass pole to hang my 40/20 EFHW….and n...

Best of both? I operate SOTA in Pennsylvania, and on occasions I find stringing up 65’ EFHW antennas a challenge with so many tree branches snagging even an S-clip….thankfully the copper clad steel 26 AWG wire has yet to break…but I prefer not to look for trouble when driving to summits often requir...