Re: [Elecraft] "ant err pr flt" error message?? also antenna adjacency problem??

2014-04-16 Thread Stan Gibbs, KR7C
If you want to understand the inter-radio interference issues you face, the potential for damage they may cause, techniques to measure their magnitude, and measures you can take to minimize them, I suggest you get a copy of "Managing Interstation Interference" by George Cutsogeorge, W2VJN. It is a

Re: [Elecraft] "ant err pr flt" error message?? also antenna adjacency problem??

2014-04-15 Thread Edward R Cole
This has been discussed recently so there may be something in the reflector archive. Space loss formula are for far-field situations: Pn = 32.4 + 20Log(F) + 20Log(d), where Pn is in dBm, F in MHz, d in km Antennas as close as you have are in the antenna near-field which has much more complicat

Re: [Elecraft] "ant err pr flt" error message?? also antenna adjacency problem??

2014-04-15 Thread Fred Jensen
On 4/15/2014 6:33 AM, Julie Royster wrote: QUESTION 1: The KX3 has been using an inverted V wire antenna. At its closest point to a vertical antenna for our K3 they are about 30 feet apart. Is this too close? Probably. Conductors in the near field of an antenna essentially become p

Re: [Elecraft] "ant err pr flt" error message?? also antenna adjacency problem??

2014-04-15 Thread Toby Pennington
Nr 2Be very careful using 500 watts out on a vertical only 30 feet away to the "v" antenna of your KX3 as you will blow out the front end on the radio, usually diodes etc. The best thing to do is to disconnect the antenna of the rig not being used. Voltage can come in on your antenna

[Elecraft] "ant err pr flt" error message?? also antenna adjacency problem??

2014-04-15 Thread Julie Royster
Hello all, we just got back our KX3 after under-warranty repair. The technician included a message that the parts he replaced were usually damaged if 1) Connected to an antenna during a thunderstorm (nope, not here) 2) Power over 100 watts on "an adjacent antenna" QUESTIO