I'm usually just an avid reader of this listserve, but lately the conversations have been about products that have really enhanced my hamming experience over the years. I got the K1 about 19 years ago, and the AX1 is my most recent toy from Elecraft Land. I have many toys from that land, so a few weeks ago I was taking my son to have his 12 mile run in a park here in NJ, and I thought I'd sit at a picnic table and try to make a few contacts. The K1 was the easiest to disconnect from my setup, so I grabbed it, a small 12v battery, and the AX1 for about two hours of playing in the WPX cw contest. During that time, I made 28 contacts (of course all were 599) on 20 and 15 running 5 watts. Many over 1000 miles in distance. What a rush! My only problem was how to connect the radial to the K1 since it has no easy ground connection. Solved by connecting the radial to the nut that holds the antenna connector to the case of the rig. A great day.
There is serious mojo in both those products, I would never have believed that the AX1 would work that well. Nice to keep learning new thing, not only by following the list, but getting inspiration and acting on it as well. Thanks! 73 bob wb2udc ______________________________________________________________ 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
