Damn' Straight! Worked Israel on Tuesday afternoon on 20Meters. Had the Mosley Tri-Bander pointed his direction, got him on the third attempt over a massive pile-up.
I didn't even need the amplifier (2KW) for it. Never bothered to turn it on.
Last night I got Russia (RU1A) over the north pole on 20M using my beam and 1500 Watts. Today I managed to get E77DX (Bosnia-Herzegovina) on 20 Meters with the beam and 100 Watts.
Over 140 confirmed countries under my belt thus far.
Clearly, you guys know HF. I don’t want to have to rely on repeaters. Can you recommend an HF radio to start off with? Nothing too fancy, too heavy or too powerful. If we’re off grid we have to consider our capacity to generate enough power. Thanks!