[Elecraft] KX3 for SWLs?

[Chris, G5VZ]

The KX3 works superbly well with a voltage probe antenna, such as the 
PA0DRT Mini Whip design.

I've used my KX3 with a NASA Marine HF Active Antenna, too.

All small, neat, tidy and high performance for listening. Performance 
comparing very well with full-size  antennas.

Chris
G5VZ / WG5VZ

On 18/08/14 17:10, Chris Chien wrote:
> I agree. I used a short whip simply to see if the KX3 is suitable for
> portable SWLs.
> In this case, I would say a short whip doesn't make KX3 a descent shortwave
> receiver.
>
> 73,
> AC9FU
>
>
> 2014-08-18 23:59 GMT+08:00 Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>:
>
>> The Grudig has more gain because it is designed to be used with a short
>> whip. The KX3 is built for high dynamic range with full-size antennas, so
>> it will perform better with a long wire, dipole, vertical, etc., cut for
>> the band in use.
>>
>> But if you have no choice but to use a short whip with the KX3 sometimes,
>> you can increase the PREAMP menu setting to 30 dB (a per-band setting).
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 18, 2014, at 7:46 AM, Chris Chien <auspicious3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Someone said the KX3 makes a descent shortwave receiver using telescopic
>>> antenna.
>>> I connected a whip antenna with loading coil for 20m, and compared the
>>> performance side by side to a Grundig G3 shortwave radio. The latter was
>>> using its own internal telescopic antenna.
>>> However, the G3 radio turned out to be better than the KX3 in terms of
>> both
>>> signal strength and clarity on SSB and AM.
>>> Is this normal for KX3? Has anyone ever tried using the KX3 with a simple
>>> whip?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> AC9FU
>>> Chris
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