[Elecraft] Re: KX-1 30M Module

[Wayne Burdick]

Hi Steve,

You can add insulation to any of the KXB30 module's wires, and in fact adding
insulation to the "B" hole wire is on my list of KXB30 manual updates. Yes,
using insulation actually turns out to be more difficult for the short wires--at
least that's the conclusion I came to when installing the very first unit.

The reason the KXB30 installation requires discrete wires is that there just
wasn't room for connectors. In fact the original use for the space occupied by
this module was for a thin mylar speaker. The speakers we tested had such poor
efficiency that we decided to add 30 meters instead. I was initially worried
that such a module would not fit, and that we'd have to go all surface-mount
with it (pre-installed SMDs, of course). But as you can see, it does *just* fit.

Other suggestions for improving the manual are welcome.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

"Steven J Baumrucker, MD" wrote:

> I'm concerned about all the naked wire involved...was this
> substituted for insulated wire simply because cutting it perfectly to length
> for optimal tension would be too difficult?  I'm particularly concerned
> about the long wire going to the "B" hole.
> 
> On the other hand, it DOES work great and the increase in sensitivity at 6.2
> Mhz is insanely great.  Hey, I DO have faith in Wayne, et al., but this one
> just seems a bit weird, given that everything else simply plugs in to nice
> little sockets.
> 
> 73!
> 
> --Steve
> 
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