Thanks, all, for the information and opinions. Sometimes it's not what we
asked but what we /should/ have asked that's useful, either to the OP or
others. So I appreciate all the information and advice offered.
Some explanation: As it happens, I did read the installation sections of the
KX3 manual/manuals, which seemed well-written and clear. But, not having
seen a partially built KX3, it occurred to me that I might be missing
something. In the case of the K3, which I own but purchased used and
therefore did not have opportunity to build, there seem to be a few very
definite maxims for installing initially vs. installing later. I considered
that perhaps the same /might /be true of the KX3. I mean, the model
identifiers are quite nearly the same, aren't they? (Sometimes I think we
need and should have definite, reserved punctuation for sarcasm, humor.
etc.)
Living, as I do, in a recently constructed Southern California community, my
HOA has a rule that /absolutely/ prohibits visible and possibly invisible
transmitting and receiving antennas, except to the extent regulated by law.
So, at best, my HF antennas of record are severely compromised. When
one is driven to attempt using the rain gutter as an antenna, an antenna
tuner is more than a mere convenience.
[Having used the H-- word, please let me offer a couple of precautionary
notes: Advice to move seems to me more than a little ignorant of the local
housing market--or perhaps just a great deal out of date. And unnecessary,
holier-than-thou statements such as, "I'd never live in an HOA community,"
are just that--unnecessary, most especially when the speaker/writer is
ignorant of the life-situation of the one whose choice as to only one
attribute of a multi-attribute preference is being publicly excoriated.
Being new to this board and having read only a few dozen or so replies to
postings, it is perhaps impolitic for me to say, but I think that in some
few cases, perhaps a somewhat better understanding of the context of an OP
and the OP's question might sometimes lead to very slightly more accurate
and practical advice.]
Thanks again!
Chrs,
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