[Fwd: [elecraft] Elecraft KX1 featured at Pacifcon 2006 HFpack Forum Oct. 14th Saturday]

[John Young]

I want more information on the 20m loop antenna.
Sounds like fun.  Wish I could be there.

73 John
WA8KNE


Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:     [elecraft] Elecraft KX1 featured at Pacifcon 2006 HFpack 
> Forum Oct. 14th Saturday
> Date:     Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:52:27 -0000
> From:     wb6mlc <kac at ix.netcom.com>
>
>
> Hi gang,
> The HFpack HF Portable Group is very pleased to welcome Elecraft
> to our forum at Pacificon 2006 at the San Ramon, CA Marriott. Wayne, 
> N6KR and Eric, WA6HHQ are our featured guest speakers this year.
> The title of their segment will be, " Ultra-Portable HFpacking with
> the KX1".  Following their talk, local HFpackers will be conducting 
> our first "KX1 Pow-Wow",which features live "in the room" QSO's with 
> Pedestrian mobile KX1's. We will be using amplified speakers and extra
> wireless PA mics so everyone can hear the CW. Also, an Open discussion
> forum combined with a Powerpoint presentation of HFpackers using their
> KX1's wraps up the Pow-Wow.
> Real users will discuss the following topics:
>
> 1) Is building the KX1 easy? How long does it take?
>
> 2) How does one pack the KX1 when portable or Pedestrian Mobile?
>
> For the "in the room" live QSO's,  we are designing a broadband wire 
> loop for 20M coupled with a ferrite transformer to a BNC
> male connector. This loop was recently tested at a NorCal Meeting
> with good results. The compact loop should be efficient enough to
> work throughout the Marriott hotel, and is easy for the internal
> antenna tuner to match. Our goal is to use the KX1's like handheld
> HT's during the convention for fun.
> KX1 owners, and newbies should attend our forum to see Wayne and Eric 
> speak, and to participate in the discussion. Bring your KX1's and toss 
> a wire into the trees during our HFpack Zombie
> Walk in the Marriott Parking lot. We operate Pedestrian Mobile HF
> around 10PM on Saturday,and had worked many stations on 40M running
> only 5 watts. Last year we worked stations 900 miles away. Some
> HFpackers may be using their KX1's Pedestrian mobile with backpack
> mounted antennas.  
> At the end of the entire forum, we will be conducting a Door Prize
> Raffle with donations from Elecraft, LDG, SuperAntennas, Buddipole
> Antennas, HFprojects kits, Doug Hendrick's kits, and Norcal. All we 
> ask is that you must be PRESENT to WIN during the raffle.
> So if you are interested in buying an Elecraft KX1, or wish to see
> what others are doing when portable, or Pedestrian Mobile, the "HFpack
> Technology" Forum is not to be missed.
> 73,
> Ken WB6MLC  "HFpack Events Coordinator"
>
> PS.. It would be greatly appreciated if the moderator could cross
> post the above announcement to the regular Elecraft Reflector. :-)
>
>
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