One of the reasons we went with an SMA jack rather than BNC for the K3's 2-meter module is that the threaded SMA jack works very with a whip and a right-angle adapter. When the adapter is cinched down (finger-tight), the whip resists rotation.
I had a chance to test this last night. With batteries in the KX3, I attached the whip and walked around the house keying up local repeaters. The whip stayed in place. Today I'm working on reducing 2-meter FM current drain when the receiver is squelched. The idea is to shut the module (and other circuitry) off most of the time, powering it back up to look for a signal that would open the squelch. This would be especially useful when running from internal batteries or emergency power. I'm experimenting with a cycle of 180 ms off, 20 ms on, which seems fast enough to catch any normal repeater activation. Input on this topic would be welcome. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ 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
