[Elecraft] KX-1 Operation

[Ray Sills]

And you have to turn on the ATU... plus "tune" the antenna at each  
location.  The ATU will go through it's paces, and then show you the  
SWR after you un-key.

73 de Ray
K2ULR

On Mar 12, 2011, at 8:05 PM, Mike WA8BXN wrote:

> Hotels can be very noisy. I would try to get the antenna wire out a  
> few feet
> from the building before letting it drop down.
>
> During the day, good chance you would not hear much on 80 meters.  
> Try your
> experiment outside in the evening.
>
> Do you have the built in tuner? Without it, that 24 foot wire is  
> not going
> to work very well.
>
> 73/72 - Mike WA8BXN
>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: arnie lewin
> Date: 3/12/2011 7:50:31 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX-1 Operation
>
> Dear folks:
>
> I am using, for the first time, a KX-1. The antenna, as recommended  
> on the
> Elecraft FAQ page, is a 24 foot wire and a 16 foot radial. They are
> Connected to the KX-1 with a BNC to a double banana plug.
>
> I am on the road from time to time and spend a number of evenings  
> in hotel
> Rooms. Earlier this week, I fired up the KX-1 for the first time since
> Purchase.
>
> I took the 24-foot antenna and dropped it out the 6th floor window.  
> That
> Gave me about a 2 to 3 foot horizontal run to the window and the  
> remainder
> Straight down.
>
> The radial was spread out in the opposite direction along the  
> "dresser" and
> Then dropping down to the floor for the duration.
>
> Turning it on, I heard absolutely no signals on 75, 40 or 20.
>
> Today, I was outside and spread out the antenna and radial in a  
> horizontal
> Fashion at about a 45 degree angle to each other.
>
> Signals were heard on 20, but again, nothing on 40 or 75.
>
> What suggestions do the seasoned KX-1 users have?
>
> Thank you VERY much
>
> Arnie
> W7BIA
>
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