I am feeding it with about 80 ft of coax. Barry I would never dream of asking for the "secret recipe"!😜
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2016, at 2:28 PM, Barry LaZar <k3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > SSB at QRP levels can be a bit challenging. I do have a KXPA100 and use it. > However, I only run QRP seriously for Field Day with a group who are doing > the same with KX3s. We do very well at 5 Watts, but we do have a few acres of > antennas. I have found two things that make a very big difference, antenna > height and minimizing antenna system loses. > > You say you are running a fan dipole. You don't say what you are feeding it > with or how long your feed line is. I have a dipole up 40 feet and feed it > with open wire to a good 4:1 current balun where I transition to LMR-400 to > come into the house. You may not need a 4:1 balun for a fan dipole, but a > good 1:1 balun. And, this is only needed if you have a fairly long run or > want to extract the very last milliwatt out of your system. I would tell you > what we do for Field Day, the extremes we take, but that would give away our > competitive secret. ;-) > > 73, > Barry > K3NDM > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Eballina" <eball...@cfl.rr.com> > To: "Barry LaZar" <k3...@comcast.net> > Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Sent: 6/21/2016 2:12:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPA100- How impactful to making contacts? > >> Thanks Barry, up about 30 feetr al top of >> of inverted V. Ends of antenna up about 25 ft. SSB phone preferred but did >> pick up PSK31 Signalink but prefer voice. >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 21, 2016, at 1:54 PM, Barry LaZar <k3...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> You don't say how high your antenna is or what modes you are using. >>> However, If you aren't already there, I would get my antenna up at least >>> about 35 feet, 60 feet would surely be better. At QRP power levels, I would >>> focus on CW or PSK31, or one of the other weak signal modes. The exception >>> is 10 or 15 meters where anything that can be radiated seems to work. The >>> problem is 10 and 15 aren't open all the time meaning you are going to need >>> to do a lot of listening on these bands if you want to be successful. There >>> is a trick you might want to employ, using the beacons that are there and >>> knowing their schedule. Just leave your receiver on on one of them, and >>> when you hear it, you know the band is open to that part of the world. >>> >>> 73, >>> Barry >>> K3NDM >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Road Runner" <eball...@cfl.rr.com> >>> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> Sent: 6/21/2016 1:08:06 PM >>> Subject: [Elecraft] KXPA100- How impactful to making contacts? >>> >>>> Have had my KX3 for a couple of weeks and love it. Biggest issue I have is >>>> even at 15 watts, unless conditions are right, I am having issues making >>>> DX contacts. The KX3 is connected to an Alpha Delta 80-6 meter fan dipole. >>>> I have been thinking about getting the KXPA 100 but wonder whether it will >>>> be enough of a bang for the buck. I use this at a summer cottage, at home >>>> I started with a Kenwood Ts-590SG and eventually upgraded the rig with an >>>> Ameritron 811H to get more punch. I have no problems getting picked out of >>>> pileup so now... >>>> So my question is for those of you that have gone the upgrade path to >>>> KXPA100... Did you get enough punch or are you wishing you had gone with >>>> more power? I am not really too crazy about going all the way to the >>>> KPA500... >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> Message delivered to k3...@comcast.net > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
