Hi Smith, You've probably read all of the eHam reviews so you have a basic understanding of the Pixel loop. As others have stated it hooks up easily to the K3 using the KXV3A board. The transmit protection feature provided by Pixel is very reliable and easy to implement. Compared to my vertical it is a vast improvement on 80 and 40 meters. On 30 meters sometimes it is better and sometimes not. I use a hex beam on 20 and above and the loop can't compete with a directional antenna. On 160 meters I have a pretty quiet dipole so generally the dipole and the loop are equals.
When conditions exhibit in and out fading the loop is very effective with a sub receiver in diversity mode. Without in/out fading it's usually sufficient to just press the K3 RX ANT button to quickly decide whether the loop or your main antenna is better. If you have a sub receiver you can use a simple external splitter to send the loop signal to both the KXV3A input and the sub receiver aux input. I originally had the loop at about 8 feet high and it worked very well. I later raised it to about 22 feet and it works about the same. Try to keep it clear of your house as it will pick up electrical noise from the house when it is pointed in that direction. 73, Mike K2MK w9hak wrote > Has anyone used the Pixel magnetic antenna with > their K3? I am instrested in your results and how > you attached the Pixel antenna to your k3. > > Smith Bradford > W9HAK -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-using-Pixel-magnetic-antenna-tp7574734p7574744.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
