[Elecraft] KX1 Question

[Martin Gillen]

Hi, Paul.

I find the opposite to be true!  When I connect my
26ft
wire to the BNC centre connector the receiver comes
alive
with signals!

When I connect the 16ft counterpoise to the outer of 
the BNC, the receive level doesn't change at all.
But it does match better :)

I also get much better signal reports when my
counterpoise is elevated 4 feet from the ground than
when it just lies along the ground, so the
counterpoise
is playing a more active role on the TX side than the
RX side.

How long was your random length of wire?

By the way if you go for the Pomona BNC to binding
post
adapter, be sure to get thick enough bannana plugs.

I got radio shack solderless bannana plugs and they
are a "loose fit" into the pomona adapter.  They are
very loose when connected horizontally into the
"main" bannana plug sockets of the adapter.

I have to insert them into the vertical holes, where
they are a bit tighter of a fit.  But they still
aren't
all that tight... when it's windy and my wire is
flying around, the movement of the bannana plug causes
a lot of noise in the receiver.

Martin.
VA3SIE/QRP/P.
Ottawa, ON, CA.

> If I insert a long random length wire 
> into the KX1 I don't hear receive too many 
> signals; advance or retarding the RF gain has 
> little audible effect in the headphones.  But, 
> when I also attach a wire to the outside of the 
> BNC connector and then to a ground, the receiver 
> comes alive with signals.


	
	
		
___________________________________________________________ 
Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com