[Elecraft] K3S Radio check?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Cdx are punk here in the Northwest today. Very few signals below 21 MHz. 

If one of the little Elecraft sig gens is too pricy ($90 to $180), think
about assembling a little noise generator. I have one made out of a handful
of parts with the most expensive piece being the 9V battery. The late Tom
Hammond, N0SS, still has it on his web site:

http://www.mmccs.com/mmarc/n0ss/noise_generator_ac7ac-style.pdf

There are a couple of other versions on the same page. 

Once you note how your S-meter reacts to it on each band when the rig is
obviously working well you can use it to see if your rig has gone deaf
later. 

Ron AC7AC


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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S Radio check?

2.5 nothing band noise
5 nothing just band noise
10 signal S6.5 with lots of band noise but readable
15 S6.5~S7 readable and clear with band noise
20 S8.5 very strong with almost no noise
25 S9 solid tone of some kind, no other signal or sound evident.

I don't have the all band receive module if that matters..

I'm thinking everything is working and I just need better antennas.. ?
Thanks in advance.