[Elecraft] My KX-1 do crazy things...

[Fred Jensen]

Don Wilhelm wrote:

> Can you create the same conditions when driving a dummy load?
> If it happens only when using an antenna, then yes, your body may be 
> acting as part of the antenna system and can cause strange behavior.
> 

I had the same problem as Panos when I was trying to operate K6DGW/MM 
with my KX1 from a cruise ship balcony on a Panama Canal trip in 2005. 
There wasn't much room for my wire antenna and it was obvious I was part 
of it ... likely the dummy part of the load :-)  I had the counterpoise 
grounded to the ship, but it was about 2.75 meters long.  I discovered 
that if I grounded the radio itself directly to the ship [fortunately, I 
had a couple of short clip leads with me and I managed to get the teeth 
of one through the paint on the rail [there is a LOT of white paint on 
ships], the problem went away.  www.foothill.net/~andreaj/Ham43.htm

73,

Fred K6DGW
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