Thanks Barry, up about 30 feetr al top of of inverted V. Ends of antenna up about 25 ft. SSB phone preferred but did pick up PSK31 Signalink but prefer voice. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 21, 2016, at 1:54 PM, Barry LaZar <[email protected]> wrote: > > You don't say how high your antenna is or what modes you are using. However, > If you aren't already there, I would get my antenna up at least about 35 > feet, 60 feet would surely be better. At QRP power levels, I would focus on > CW or PSK31, or one of the other weak signal modes. The exception is 10 or 15 > meters where anything that can be radiated seems to work. The problem is 10 > and 15 aren't open all the time meaning you are going to need to do a lot of > listening on these bands if you want to be successful. There is a trick you > might want to employ, using the beacons that are there and knowing their > schedule. Just leave your receiver on on one of them, and when you hear it, > you know the band is open to that part of the world. > > 73, > Barry > K3NDM > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Road Runner" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 6/21/2016 1:08:06 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] KXPA100- How impactful to making contacts? > >> Have had my KX3 for a couple of weeks and love it. Biggest issue I have is >> even at 15 watts, unless conditions are right, I am having issues making DX >> contacts. The KX3 is connected to an Alpha Delta 80-6 meter fan dipole. I >> have been thinking about getting the KXPA 100 but wonder whether it will be >> enough of a bang for the buck. I use this at a summer cottage, at home I >> started with a Kenwood Ts-590SG and eventually upgraded the rig with an >> Ameritron 811H to get more punch. I have no problems getting picked out of >> pileup so now... >> So my question is for those of you that have gone the upgrade path to >> KXPA100... Did you get enough punch or are you wishing you had gone with >> more power? I am not really too crazy about going all the way to the >> KPA500... >> >> Sent from my iPad >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
