I just returned from a trip to the beach. We had a great time swimming, laying in the sun, and drinking beer but my attempts at Ham Radio were not very successful. I had brought along my K2 and an MP-1 that I had purchased earlier this summer from Elecraft. As usual the K2 worked great but I can't say the same for the MP-1. This is my second one. The first one was replaced by Elecraft because I had stripped the threads on top of the coil trying to get the whip screwed in. Whoever built it had done a terrible job. It was covered with filings and oil and had many sharp edges where it had been machined. I was very surprised because, all in all, the quality of the antenna looked very good except for the final machining and threading. Anyhow, Elecraft replaced it. When the replacement arrived, I took it out of the box and very carefully assembled it. It had the same problems as the first one so I spent some time cleaning the threads using a bolt that I got from the local ACE. Once they were clean, I had no problem screwing everything together. I put it back in the box and set it aside until I our vacation.
After enjoying the beach for a couple of days, I set up the station and got ready to work some holiday QSO's but, alas, this didn't happen. The new antenna had a loose connection. It turned out that the hole that the horizontal screw that secures the bottom of the coil was stripped making an intermittent connection. Now I don't know what to do. Do I try to fix it myself, send it back to Elecraft for another replacement, or send it to MP-1? I don't recall how long I have had it other than it was purchased earlier this summer. Has anyone else had similar problems with a new MP-1? John K7SVV _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
