My tackle with reels is 7 lbs 9 Oz. All My clothes with my rainsuit is 18lbs. We bring our own beer. There's no way we will full the plane
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Hajo Dezelski <dl1...@gmail.com> Date: 2017-07-10 4:22 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Chris Tate - N6WM <ct...@ewnetinc.com> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] my KX2 experience and a minor structural issue Hello Chris, if your Kx2 is an early release, the plastic cover bends slightly after some time and it is possible that dust comes on the display. I contacted Elecraft and they sent me a slightly modified cover. Since then no problems with the rig. 73 de Hajo dl1sdz --- Cela est bien dit, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin. http://hajos-kontrapunkte.blogspot.de/ Am 10.07.2017 8:02 nachm. schrieb "Chris Tate - N6WM" <ct...@ewnetinc.com>: > Last week I was on holiday on Oahu with my wife and kids. I brought my KX2 > with me and was fortunate to hook up with a couple of fellow contesters, > Eran WH6R and Kimo KH7U and Rob KH6/W7NX. > > Rob was kind enough to provide me a 33 foot fiberglass mast, with a half > wave wire for 20m to set up on Kailua beach facing the mainland US. > > I was absolutely blown away by the effectiveness of this little KX2 paired > with this antenna, and I made contacts all over the world from Hawaii, and > was spotted on RBN all over the US with great sigs. I worked lots of folks. > > My assesment-- > KX2 paired with an effective radiator makes for a super fun QRP > experience. the radio performed great! a fantastic way to bring radio > along wherever and whenever.. > > My discovery.. A minor structural problem but one that Elecraft may want > to investigate > > As a long time Elecrafter, I have never posted anything critical on > elecraft equipment, but I did run into a small problem with this unit. I > was on a windy beach, and the fine sand seems to have gotten into the KX2 > via a gap in the front plastic display cover that will require me to > disassemble to clean up. Since the KX2 is designed for ultra portability, > I would suggest that some sort of gasket to seal the front of the unit may > really help in situations like this. I suppose I could design one myself > out of some thin rubber or foam, but wanted to share in the event the team > may want to modify it slightly. Visually looking at the plastic upon > return, I clearly notice a gap. This could be avoided with some sort of > seal. > > JM2C. > > Thanks Elecraft for making this rig, I love it.. and plan many more > outings. And to fellow KX2/KX3 owners, I highly recommend the experience > of the Half wave vertical in proximity to Salt water for an amazing qrp > experience. I hope I can figure a way to keep more of the sand and dust > out of the rig in the future via some sort of gasket or seal. > > Mahalo > Chris > N6WM/KH6 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 dl1...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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 tom...@videotron.ca ______________________________________________________________ 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
