[Elecraft] AXE1

[Wayne Burdick]

Hi Bryan,


> On Sep 12, 2019, at 12:25 PM, Bryan Brauer <bryanbrauerpe at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I received my new AXE1 yesterday, and today deployed the antenna with the
> AX1, connected directly to my KX2 a la HT.  I stretched out the
> counterpoise wire and tied the end to the branch of a bush, suspending it
> about 4 feet above ground.  The antenna is somewhat noisier than my NVIS
> dipole, but sitting on my deck at my Sea Ranch QTH I was able to check into
> the Jefferson Noon SSB Net 7204KHz  with 10 watts, getting a good signal
> report.  Much better performance than I expected!


Glad to hear you received the AXE1 and gave it a shake-down. Operation with any very short antenna is a challenge, of course, but sometimes it's the quickest way to get on the air.

Anyone else try their AXE1 extender yet?

73,
Wayne
N6KR