My KX1 just came back from Don Wilhelm who installed the 30/80 module for me and along the way fixed my low power output problem.
It was an improperly tinned/wound toroid!?%# Thanks Don. Your as good as your reputation!! I got on the air right away and had a short QSO with Seattle WA. Im in SF. BTW, my KX1 is fully loaded (including the paddle). The antenna I used was a trapped dipole resonent at 7.140. I was calling on 7.040. The KXAT1 did not make a very good match but I did call cq and got thru with a 229 report. Today I lengthened the dipole to give me a 1 to 1 SWR from 7.000 to 7.060. It works fine and made contacts with Napa, CA., and AZ. The same day I got the rig back from Don. I got my #534 wire from the Wireman and I already have a Pomona 3296 so tommorrow I am going to start testing random length wires. Ill post the results of my test as well as the questions I have about the KX1/KAT1s abilities to match dipoles and Yagis to the Antenna thread. This short note is just to let you know I am up, running and and happy. Jack Regan, AE6GC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
