[Elecraft] Trail Report

[n0tu/Steve]

Yesterday was FUN. Of course it went different than planned. Hiked in
to the FD site about 45minutes from TH. Then I spent more time
slinging the weight and untangling string from brush to get the silly
antenna up than operating. Started out w/88' CFZ fed w/40' RS twin
lead (hung @35' inverted vee fashiion) - Actually I didn't measure it
exactly but that's what I rolled off at OEM the local electronic
surplus candy store - so it may have really been 90-92'. Loaded great
on 20/30 w/KX1 but 9:1 on 40m according to the KX1's ATU? So I folded
back the ends on themselves about ~6' and SWR droped to 3.5:1 on 40m
while 20/30m still were 1.1:1 range. Could have trimmed it more but I
was burning daylight!

Cndx were so-so, weak sigs + slow QSB? It was getting on into the AM
so 40m was getting short. I couldn't raise anyone on 40m. Headed to
30m. it was busy with CHers (I think) on to 20m where I had 3-short Qs
on 20m with: n6voh/Barry in CA, nf0z /Larry in AZ and my bro-inlaw
ac7ma/Rich in WA Got good reprts considering the CNDX. Goats we're
getting restless butting heads etc. and got tangled in my feedline
while sparing and jerted the feedline outa the ATU!. So I finished the
Q with Rich on my cell. Never got to the EF setup before I ran outa
time. I got home just in time to spread horse manure w/tractor and
spreader for 7-hrs!! It's the same type of work I do at job! =8-)

Conclussion was YMMV
Steve/n0tu