Just wanted to pass along my first impressions of the AX1 on a recent SOTA activation. I picked up the antenna at the Seapac hamfest in Oregon last week,and then a group of us hams were headed to a SOTA site this last Sunday in the Oregon cascade range. We went to Clear Lake Butte not far from Mt Hood to a fire lookout tower site. A 2 mile hike up a pretty steep road but we made it. I set up my KX2 and the AX1 on a picnic table and spread out 3 13 foot radials. It tuned right down to 1:1 on 20 and in very short order I had 15 contacts from North Carolina to Texas,Arizona,Colorado,Missouri and some west coast guys. Running 5 W cw,and then switched to 17 M for a few more coast to coast Q’s. Of course we had a 4500 foot elevation and practically no noise but still it performed very well. Of course the tiny size is a plus when you’re backpacking up a steep grade! Wayne and Eric have another winner on their hands. Thanks guys!
Dan Presley 503-701-3871 danpresley@me. com n7...@arrl.net ______________________________________________________________ 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
