[Elecraft] Re: KX1 - Icefishing + FYBO

Dennis Payton Dennis Payton" <[email protected]
Sun Feb 8 23:06:00 2004


I just read my post and realize I said the KX1 tuned my antenna to 1:1 on 30
and 40, but I meant to say 20 and 40.

> Saturday was the first time I've operated my KX1 out of the house, and I
> took it icefishing with me so I could make some FYBO contacts. I hadn't
set
> up a vertical out in the middle of a lake before, so it was a learning
> experience, and a bit of a comedy of errors at first, but the next time
> should be a breeze. The rig worked fabulously! I used the Ade Weis SDRV
and
> hurriedly hooked it up wrong but didn't notice until I was taking it down.
> The KX1 tuned it to 1:1 on 30 and 40, and two of my first three contacts
> commented on my strong signal, so it must not have hurt me much.
>
> Denny Payton    N9JXY
> Auburn, IN
>