[Elecraft] more Kixie field fun!

[Phil Wheeler]

Lloyd Lachow wrote:

>  Our room, unfortunately, was only on the third
>floor, facing not the sea but the parking lot. I
>tossed a 42' wire out the door, over the balcony and
>into a convenient palm tree, and snaked a 16' rf
>ground along the floor. It was an enjoyable
>alternative to reading in bed, but nobody, seemingly,
>heard me with my 1.5 W and that "antenna." Good SWL,
>though!
>

Lloyd,

re SWL:  How does the KX1 compare to a consumer-type SWBC receiver?  
Still building mine so I have yet to be able to make that assessment.

73, Phil