[Elecraft] AXE1

[rich hurd WC3T]

I got my shipping notification today.  Prepping for my stint as a ham
volunteer next weekend in the Bike MS “City to the Shore” ride, so it might
be a little while before I get on the air with it. I’m looking forward to
it.

On Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 20:27 Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
>
>
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