First post by KG4RDW

[KG4RDW]

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[KG4RDW]

Thanks for the welcome!  I have been a licensed ham a lot of years but probably don't have an hour of on-air time.  I am hoping to change that and plan to pursue POTA with a wire antenna, FT-817 and luck.  QRP is my main interest and I am planning to try and learn CW.  I am an old guy that stands a wee bit taller than my hair.  My hearing aids tend to give me fits with CW but gonna stab at it again.  HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!!

[K3MRI]

On 1/1/2023 at 8:11 AM, KG4RDW said:

Thanks for the welcome!  I have been a licensed ham a lot of years but probably don't have an hour of on-air time.  I am hoping to change that and plan to pursue POTA with a wire antenna, FT-817 and luck.  QRP is my main interest and I am planning to try and learn CW.  I am an old guy that stands a wee bit taller than my hair.  My hearing aids tend to give me fits with CW but gonna stab at it again.  HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!!

Hey Dave. Welcome aboard and good for the QRP... There's something magical about reaching out across a land or an ocean using 5W!! I had a phone contact with Poland from Mt. Pisgah in North Carolina with 3 Watts!!