Every so often I get asked how I get the power down to 2 mWatts. It really is not that hard. The rig for most of these QSOs is and Elecraft K1. The power is set at 500 mWatts most of the time on the rig as measured by an OHR WM-2 wattmeter. This meter has three scales, 0-10 watts, 0-1 watt, and 0-100 mWatts. In line with the rig is a Ten Tec model 290 step attenuator. This attenuator is designed to cut the power from 5 watts down to 20 mWatts. But it works just as well to cut it from 500 mWatts down to 2 mWatts. I have found that the power levels implied by the attenuator match very closely those shown by the OHR wattmeter. The antenna for most, but not all, of these QSOs is a simple coax fed tuned dipole hung from the trees behind the house.