Bruce, N7RR, forwarded this email to me regarding his QRPp QSO with the mighty RockMite. Hi Bart --
Thanks for answering my call this evening. I was running 500 mW with a
Small Wonder Labs Rock-Mite on 7029.57 kHz to a dipole strung from the
house roof to a backyard tree. That's cool that we were able to
exchange a bit of information between Washington and Minnesota in spite
of some fading and static on my signal. As a young boy I lived in
Circle Pines, Minnesota, not so very far from you. Here's my log entry:
05-15
|
0309-0319 Z |
7029.57 |
K8IRC |
CW |
Bart |
Pengilly MN |
449 |
559 |
Rock-Mite 500 mW to dipole, his 75 W to 2-element Quad |
Now here's the neat news. I've been teaching amateur radio to 6th and
7th graders in the Blaine Middle School "Math Champs" program. They are
learning Morse at a character speed of 20 WPM. After they pass their
VEC exams, they will each be building an identical Rock-Mite 40
transceiver. You just proved what that little radio can do! I'm
sending a copy of this email to all of the Math Champs to inspire them
to keep studying so they will qualify as radio amateurs. Maybe you can
duplicate our QSO with a number of them this summer when they will be
operating their Rock-Mites from their own homes.
73, Bruce N7RR |