[Elecraft] KX-1 80M Question

[Phil Hystad]

Ross, I live up in the northwest (Seattle area) and I think there is an 8-lane freeway between the Northwest states (Washington, Idaho, Montana at least) and Alaska.  I have had great signal reports with QRP power (on 20 meters) into KL land and some of those with portable antenna (one on a Buddistick).

I am working on my own WAS/KX3 barefoot CW only and I don't have Virginia yet.  If I don't get a VA contact in the next several months I might hunt you down for a schedule :-).

73, phil, K7PEH

> On Mar 16, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Ross Primrose <n4rp at n4rp.com> wrote:
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> Working portable from MT I worked a KL and a bunch of east coast stations one evening on 80m SSB with 5W into a horizontal end-fed half-wave at about 20'.  I'm sure it wasn't armchair copy for any of them, but it's definitely doable. From my home QTH in VA, I've completed WAS on 80m SSB with 5W, but that was with a combination of a 160m horizontal loop at 35' and a full-sized 80m wire vertical over 56 75' radials.  YMMV ;)
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> 73, Ross N4RP
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> On 3/16/2015 1:03 PM, J wrote:
>> I'm considering replacing the 30M module in my KX-1 with a 30/80M module,
>> and had a few questions first:
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>> What chances of contacts with 4 watts on 80M. using a typical end-fed
>> antenna suspended from a tree or hotel balcony?  (Seems like higher bands
>> are easier at QRP)
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>> My KX-1 has the KXAT-1 ATU.  Will the KXAT-1 also attempt a match on 80M?
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>> Has anyone had success with ONE antenna and counterpoise length that will
>> load properly on 80/40/30/20 using the KX-1/KXAT-1?  (I'm thinking a length
>> which avoids High-Z on these bands)
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>> 73, Jay
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>> W6CJ
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