[Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Phil Wheeler]

Those MFJ single-band whips are not particularly 
sensitive on lower bands, since they are sharply 
tuned for the band in question for best results.

You shouldn't judge the KX2 based on that test.  
If you have the internal ATU (or some external 
ATU) connect a wire and a counterpoise. You'll 
have better results.

Phil W7OX

On 3/6/17 7:09 PM, tomb18 wrote:
> 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