Fascinating. Thanks for giving a plug to VHF QRP! Starting in '57 I used a Gonset Communicator, and much later used Mizuho and Nishi-Musen HTs, an MFJ 9406, a Tokyo Hypower HT-750, IC-703, and now a barefoot KX3. VHF QRP goes a lot further than people think! And propagation is getting better every day now. 72, VE7VIE