[Elecraft] KX1: broadcast breakthrough on 20m

[Stephen Prior]

I have just returned from a few days away in Italy with my xyl.  Being
limited with what we could take (we were flying, usually we drive), I took
along my KX-1.  It was the first time that I had used it this year- blame
the K3 for that!

When I used it last (in CT and EA in summer 2008) I posted to the reflector
that I had suffered Broadcast interference on 20m after the radio had
suffered a rather severe blow caused by my son tripping up over the antenna
wire and launching the KX-1 some distance!  As a result of this mishap I
discovered that I had a broken bnc socket which I have since replaced.  I
imagined that this might have been at the root of the problem and that all
would be well.

However, on the aforementioned trip I threw about 10m of wire out of the
hotel window (just to listen) and was surprised to find three or four strong
broadcast stations around 14.2MHz, so strong in fact that they were badly
interfering with QSOs.  I cannot help but think that there is something else
awry with the KX-1.  I have checked the filter alignment and all seems okay
according to the manual.  Is there anything else I should check for?  I
don't expect the kind of performance I get from the K2 or K3, but it seems
to me that the KX-1 should be performing better than this.

Any suggestions appreciated

73 Stephen G4SJP