[Elecraft] KXPA100- How impactful to making contacts?

[Phil Wheeler]

Nor would I :-)

Phil W7OX

On 6/21/16 11:31 AM, Eballina wrote:
> I am feeding it with about 80 ft of coax. Barry I would never dream of asking for the "secret recipe"!😜
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>> On Jun 21, 2016, at 2:28 PM, Barry LaZar <k3ndm at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> SSB at QRP levels can be a bit challenging. I do have a KXPA100 and use it. However, I only run QRP seriously for Field Day with a group who are doing the same with KX3s. We do very well at 5 Watts, but we do have a few acres of antennas. I have found two things that make a very big difference, antenna height and minimizing antenna system loses.
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>> You say you are running a fan dipole. You don't say what you are feeding it with or how long your feed line is. I have a dipole up 40 feet and feed it with open wire to a good 4:1 current balun where I transition to LMR-400 to come into the house. You may not need a 4:1 balun for a fan dipole, but a good 1:1 balun. And, this is only needed if you have a fairly long run or want to extract the very last milliwatt out of your system. I would tell you what we do for Field Day, the extremes we take, but that would give away our competitive secret. ;-)
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>> 73,
>> Barry
>> K3NDM