To all who have replied so far, thank you. It looks like I'll be making a call to Elecraft in the morning for the mod kit. That will certainly help.
After I get the mod kit installed I will go thorough the entire alignment procedure again paying particular attention to the sensitivity portion. Using the range nomograms from several sources, like the ARRL VHF book, and the indicated performance of the stations in the Kansas City area, this setup should be able to work that path with no enhancement. It won't be strong but should be reliable. Thus KC seems to be a good location for the other end of my test path. I may find I just need to add another preamp. (The transmit power won't hurt either.) I was concerned that I had a problem with coax or connectors as well, so after I got the eleven element up, I got out the MFJ-269 and did a sweep. I had a good solid dip at the expected frequency so the coax is not acting like a dummy load. Thanks again for the help, David ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3863 - Release Date: 08/28/11 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
