[Elecraft] Paddling Up River?

[Don Wilhelm]

Frank,

You were not specific about your antenna except the length and the feedline.
If it is center fed, and you are using it on 40 meters, that should be a 
good antenna - 15 meters might be also possible, but it is not optimum.
If you are using it on other bands or if the feedline is not connected 
in the center, then you should feediit with balanced feeders if you 
expect it to work well - OR - put traps in the antenna.

So if your data mode operation is on 40 meters, and your antenna is 
center fed, then it should work OK  Give it a shot there, and if still 
unsuccessful, try increasing the power, and/or, ask a local to listen 
for you to see if you have a working signal.

73,
Don W3FPR

Frank MacDonell wrote:
> Looking for some advice. I am a new ham running a K3/10 with 66 feet
> of stranded copper in the attic using RG213 as a feedline. Using
> Fldigi, I hear and de-code CW, PSK, Olivia and Hell very well and from
> all over the world. When I call CQ I see it on the waterfall, hear
> sidetone and see 4 ALC bars on the K3.............but never an answer.
> Is it because I am using 5 watts from an attic location or maybe
> antenna problems? I don't believe it is the DATA A issue since I
> downloaded the most recent version of the K3 software. Any ideas?
> Thanks.
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