Kevin, KD5ONS, ECN Guru made the remark in one of his ECN eMail announcments that the 'Pesky' KX1's always seem to get thru when the K1's and K2's can't and there must be an EleCraft secret behind this. T H E R E I S ! It's the fabled RF Hyper Wavefront Accelerator Circuit that has been kept secret for over 60 years. EleCraft uses this circuit in the KX1's final. Discovered during the Manhatten Project of WWII, this RF circuit accelerates RF electrons past the speed of light. Normal wattmeters can only detect 1/100 of the RF as it speeds past. Therefore, when the wattmeter is reading 5 watts, it's actually 500 watts! Small antennas such as Slinky dipoles, HamSticks, Quads(that's another whole subject) have been known to catch on fire or explode as the RF electrons pile up while waiting to radiate. It's still a mystery how EleCraft acquired this circuit as the Dept of Defense requires a 'Burn Before Reading' clearance for access. So, KX1 owners, keep your antennas waxed and fire hoses standing by while checking into the ECN and keep the power down to a couple hundred watts... 73, Art W6KY K1-2 K1-4 (Now, if I can just get my tongue outta my cheek) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
