Yes, Matt, I cringed when I saw those pics of the attenuator and loop antenna mounted directly to the KX3's 2M module SMA jack. I would do that using a solid BNC on something like my IC-T7A (very sensitive receiver), IC-W32A, IC-V82 or TH-D7A, but that setup using an SMA connection, IMNSHO, should have a jumper cable between the SMA jack and the attenuator/antenna assembly.
73 de Dennis KD7CAC Scottsdale, AZ On Sep 2, 2014, at 5:12 AM, Matt VK2RQ <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw the following blog post about someone using the KX3 with 2m transverter > for fox hunting: > http://www.n4kgl.info/2014/09/the-kx3-2-meter-module-is-handy-for-fox.html > > This sounds like a great idea, and would work well with the adjustable > attenuator mini module, if you put it in a metal box. Not too sure about the > strain of mounting an antenna directly on the SMA connector though. If the > KX3 had a feature where it would output a tone proportional to signal > strength, then this might be a good convincer when deciding on the 2m module. > > 73, > Matt VK2RQ ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
