[Elecraft] K1 #2999 Receive seems a little quiet on 20

[Don Wilhelm]

Don,

Unless you do an A/B test using the same antenna for 20 meters and a 
similar transceiver, it is difficult to make any valid judgement.  Yes, 
40 and 20 have very different characteristics, and vary themselves a lot 
from day to night - it is all in the propagation conditions at the time.

A low level signal generator such as the Elecraft XG2 or XG3 can be used 
to do an MDS measurement on each band - that will give you the real 
information you seek, but I do not know of another valid method other 
than the A/B comparison.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/3/2011 3:44 PM, Don Baucom wrote:
> I have a K1 with a 40/20 filter board. The receiver is much louder on 40. The
> signals just jump out with plenty of audio. On 20 the signals are not as
> strong. Every once in while I will hear a strong signal on 20.
> I suspect that 20 is just not as loud. I have made contacts on 20 to include
> England. When I do a A/B receiver test with my Yaesu FT-450D, it seems like
> they are in line.  Should I assume this is related to the bands being
> different.
>