‰  NOW 35 WPM  ‰
A QRP TREK IN IRELAND PACKING LIGHT, QRP AND IRISH STYLE.  BILL
VANDERHEIDE, N7OU  WHEN I DECIDED TO GO FOR A 120 MILE TREK AROUND THE
WESTERN COAST OF IRELAND, I ALSO PACKED MY ELECRAFT KX1.  FOR 10 DAYS I
FOLLOWED THE DINGLE WAY, A SIGNPOSTED ROUTE ALONG THE DINGLE PENINSULA THAT
WINDS ALONG COUNTRY LANES, STEEP SEA CLIFFS AND LONG STRETCHES OF SANDY
BEACH.  THE KX1 WAS IDEAL FOR THIS KIND OF OPERATION.  EVEN WITH BATTERIES
IT WEIGHS LESS THAN A POUND AND IS TOTALLY SELF CONTAINED.  THE BUILT IN
TUNER MADE IT EASY TO LOAD UP A RANDOM WIRE DIRECTLY WITH NO FEED LINE.  I
SUPPORTED 26 FEET OF HOOK UP WIRE WITH MY 20 FOOT SUNNY DAY FIBERGLASS
FISHING POLE.  IT COLLAPSES TO 4 FEET, WEIGHS JUST 2 POUNDS AND DOUBLES AS
A WALKING STICK.  WALKERS ON THE STORM ALTHOUGH I LIKE TO DO LONG HIKES, I
AM NOT AS KEEN ON BACKPACKING OR CAMPING.  WITH A HEAVY PACK I FEEL LIKE A
BEAST OF BURDEN, AND AT NIGHT I WANT A RESTAURANT MEAL AND A REAL BED.  SO
THROUGH THE EFFICIENT SERVICES OF AN IRISH AGENT SPECIALIZING IN WALKING
TOURS, I SPACED MY NIGHTLY ACCOMMODATIONS EVERY 12 15 MILES.  THESE WERE
EITHER AT GUESTHOUSES OR BED AND BREAKFASTS.  MY RESERVATIONS ALSO INCLUDED
‰  FROM PAGE 74  ‰
W0LAW K4GK K4FQU KA4FZI 119 WU8H 116 WB8OIF K4BEH 115 NN7H 112 KD7THV W5XX
111 WA4UJC N3RB 110 WX4H N1IQI K1YCQ W5ESE WV8RG N7XG N7YSS N4ABM W0WSP
W7GB WE2G KK5GY 108 AF2K 107 KV4AN 106 N9WS N2VC AB1AV 105 K2TV W3CB NU0F
‰  END OF 35 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ