I don't have a "real" antenna nor another xcvr to help me tune and calibrate the K1, so after the initial receiver alignment I went right to building the ATU. In my impatience to get on the air I just unwound a 30' roll of hook-up wire and strung it around my office between storage cabinet door handles. I get about a 2:1 SWR on 40 M and better than 1.2:1 on the other bands. First CQ in the neighborhood of 7040 MHz gets me a call from W0SJS. Only about 500 miles away but amazing given the setup. I'll eventually finish the tune-up and calibration but I'm amazed at how well it works right out of the box, so to speak. No wonder you guys love these things for backpacking and DXpedizing. Craig _______________________________________________ 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
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