[Elecraft] KX3 tx not getting out

[David Bunte]

Bill -

I also suspect you have a problem between the radio and the ether.  I am
currently vacationing in Central Florida.  I borrowed a KX3 from a
friend... threw up about 125' of wire fed at one end through a 9:1 un-un.
The antenna is about 35 to 40 feet up at the feed point and the far end is
7' from the ground... not ideal by any means, but it went up in a matter of
minutes, and the trees are so dense here it is the best I could do.  It has
been up for just under two weeks and I have worked 60 countries.  I have
worked out of the US on 80-40-30-20-17-15-11 & 10 meters.  Several of the
QSOs have included rag chews with ZL, JA, DL and others... many long chats
with US stations, and a tremendous amount of fun.

Keep trying different combinations and I wish you well.

73 de Dave - K9FN


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 7:24 PM, <k3ndm at comcast.net> wrote:

> Bill,
> I don't understand why you should be having such bad luck. I have a KX3
> feeding a number of antennas and get out pretty well. I check in to ECARS
> on 7255 KHz. NA1DX was just down in Aruba with his KX3 and a Buddipole. He
> worked most of the states and continents.
>
> I would suspect that the problem is between the radio and the ether. Check
> and make sure that the coax is good, the SWR of the antenna itself is not
> too high >2.5:1, and that you are transmitting on the receive frequency;
> make sure that you are not set up for split operation. This latter point is
> something that has happened to me a few times. Nothing else comes to mind.
> My experience has been when the KX3 speaks, hams listen.
>
> 73,
> Barry
> K3NDM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Haden" <bhaden at flexbrite.com>
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 2:29:24 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 tx not getting out
>
>
>
> I set up two portable antennas, a Buddipole as a dipole and a Chameleon
> VL1 plus extended Mil pole vertical with 4 grounded radials. They are on a
> 52 ft. hill overlooking the Gulf of Mexico about 100 yds. away.
> I receive on 6-80 fairly well ( lots of static though )and the internal
> ATU tunes below 1.5 on all bands.
> I have tried transmitting on every band to every strong received signal
> but not one reply.
> Don't know if I'm getting out at 10 watts or npt.
> AGC cuts off much of the TX during TX down below 10 but some reads at or
> above 10.
> Should I turn off AGC ,get closer to the antennas, move the antennas or
> just hook up my ICOM 7100 and send 100 W ?
> UNUNs on both antennas, lots of coax feed line (100 ' Rg8u on Cham. ,nd
> 50' LMR 400 on Buddipole, set for 20M ) and antennas are on tripod or
> clamped to wooden rail.
> This is a field portable exercise so no permanent mounts.
> They are too close together but I am able to receive at S9.
>
> 73
>
> KF5TEU
>
> Bill
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