My site has a new journal entry where I walk through my first few days with my Elecraft KH1 Transceiver.
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/New_KH1_Elecraft_HF_Radio/
The KH1's quick setup and pedestrian portable capabilities allowed me to get some radio fun in while on a family weekend away. My first QSO was with Colorado - 1,871 miles away - while I was sitting on the beach in southern Maine.