[Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Jim Sheldon]

Check "spaceweather.com", we're in the middle of a pretty good sized geomagnetic storm with the planetary K index at 5 or higher.  No wonder the bands are dead!

Jim, W0EB

> On Mar 6, 2017, at 9:17 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> The bands are very dead tonight
> I was dialing around with my freshly built K2 and wondering if I messed something up when I put in the SSB board
> Then I turned on my K3 and found that the bands are just bad tonight.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>      From: tomb18 <tomb18 at videotron.ca>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 10:09 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2
> 
> Hi, I must confess that although I have interfaced my KX2 to my software I haven't really had a chance to use it as a pure radio, unattached to the computer. One reason was a lack of accessible antennas and time. Today however I received my MFJ 20m whip antenna and was playing around a bit tonight. Now I know it's not meant for 160m or 80 or 40, but shouldn't I hear something?  I mean even tuning to strong am bands, would I not hear these signals?Is this normal? Thanks for any advice.73 Tom va2fsq.com 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to hlyingst at yahoo.com
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to w0eb at cox.net