Hi Doug, Congrats on your good showing in the contest. I worked several while walking and had a nice view from the top of the hill.
In my tests, the MFJ whip could handle a lot more power than the Maldol. The Maldol faded after 20 or 30 seconds at 10 watts, as indicated by the SWR steadily going up. A more scientific test would be a good idea. But I don't think the Maldol HF whips are available anyway, so it's a mute point. Wayne N6KR On Feb 19, 2017, at 3:18 PM, Doug Millar via Elecraft <[email protected]> wrote: > I got my KX2 on Thursday (It fills out a pretty big Elecraft "stable"). I got > on the ARRL CW DX contest with a dipole and 2 element beam at 25'. I was able > to work all continents on 10watts. Europe was the most difficult. I worked a > bunch of JA's on 40 at night. I ended up using one of my Begali paddles with > the rig. (I think it weighs more than the radio!) The interface with N1MM was > simple and works very well. The receiver is very strong and only got clicks > from stations a hundred hz away. > Here's what I liked the most. The filter and NB buttons are next to the > volume and selectivity knob. And on the left side. (Probably because I am a > leftie) I like the band switch. The peg is perfect The radio barely got warm > all day/night. I tried driving my Ameritron 1306 with it and got 300w output. > It helped on a few contacts. Very happy with the radio. Way to go E'craft! > I like the suggestion of the MFJ whip on 20. Is it better than the > Maldol? > Doug K6JEY > > Dr.Doug Millar EdD. > K6JEY > [email protected] > 562 810 3989 cell/text > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
