While reports were sometimes just marginal, there were times when I had a steady steam of callers. Including number of Europeans and a few South American.īasically you can work DX on 40m with baby Genesis any time you want. In 17 days I've made over 400 contacts with all continents on 7MHz I always knew that 5 Watts on JT65 mode is plenty.
This is an amazing result but not really a total surprise. The goal was to work all 50 US states on 40m with 5Watts output. Seventeen days ago I've decided to put my G40 on the test. Is priceless and you can proudly call yourself an amateur radio OPERATOR. Knowing that you've achieved what you've planned with a piece of home-made equipment Set your goal: to work all 50 states or to work 50 DXCC (why not 100?). Of course some days are better than others, and timing is everythingīut persistence does pay off. Then you are missing a great deal of action. If you only enjoy building your radios but don't really spend time playing with it My point is this: it does not take much power on JT65 / JT9 mode to work the world. Nevertheless, it is just a matter of time and patience before working them all. Unfortunately with days getting shorter and spring time in US, the activity on 40m is somehow Keep in mind that each contact is over the distance of 14,000-16,000 km.
I've started the chase exactly a month ago and the total of US contacts is well over 400. MI form central and WY, SD, NE and MT form the Wild West.
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A quick update on chasing all US states with baby G40 running 5 Watts: