Having operated pedestrian mobile many times, I’d like to offer a few suggestions for those new to the use of short whips (like the AX1). These and other tips appear in the AX1 manual.
* Elevate the antenna whenever possible. For example, if you’re using a KX2, HT-style, your transmitted signal will almost always be stronger if you’re standing rather than sitting on the ground. (Exception: sitting on the edge of a cliff is probably just as good as standing. Don’t do anything risky :) * Initially, try to find strong stations to call (S7 or higher), especially when using SSB. High signal strength at your end is often indicative of good propagation and/or that the station is using a gain antenna. * Try the higher-frequency bands first. 17 meters in particular is an outstanding QRP band. When I call strong stations on this band using 10 W SSB and the AX1, my success rate is something like 80%. * ALWAYS use a counterpoise wire (one is supplied with the AX1). Otherwise your transmitted signal will be down as much as 20 dB. * If you use the AX1 with the AXT1 tripod adapter, use a short length of coax, especially on 17 and 15 m were the rig’s ATU is required to achieve resonance. Happy hiking— Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
