Dummy that I am, I left my counterpoise wires at home with my 817. I'll learn.... ;-)
Bill Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Bill K9YEQ <k9...@live.com> wrote: > Be sure to use a counter poise! The walkabout is a poor performer without > one. > > 73, > Bill > K9YEQ > K2 FT 35, KX1 FT 35, KX3 FT 12 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Tubbs > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 1:54 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX1 and Walkabout > > I've got one more day with my KX1 in Cabo and thought I'd give the rig one > more shot before I leave tomorrow. I tried it earlier but couldn't hear a > thing, despite the relative quiet down here. On all bands (80, 40, 30,and > 20). Admittedly I'm just using a Walkabout antenna connected directly to the > KX1 off my 4th floor balcony, but I'd think I'd at least hear something. > > My balcony faces due East and I've tried both early morning (2300 local) and > mid afternoon (1400). One or two sigs down at the base of a couple of bands > but nothing else. Would the bands be that dead down here or might I just > have the effects of a limited antenna system? > > Bill > WK6A > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 15, 2012, at 11:12 PM, Buck k4ia <k...@aol.com> wrote: > >> Is there an adjustment for the spring tension? I am spoiled by my >> Begali and these feel like I am lifting weights. >> -- >> Buck >> k4ia >> K3 # 101 KX3 #715 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
