Of course a great antenna makes a huge difference. But I do enjoy the ultimate challenge provided by compromise antennas, and sometimes a whip is all you have time to deploy.
Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Jul 27, 2017, at 9:55 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wayne, > > After I used my KX2 using a KXB2 on the beach on the Windward side of Oahu, > interfaced with a low end laptop on battery power and connected to a half > wave dipole, a half wave from the surf, and hearing the quiet noise floor, q5 > sigs and being heard and spotted all over north America and working into n > NA, the EU and Asia qrp??? > > This is an awesome little go anywhere rig. > > But I do think that a big part of that formula was that nice wire at the > beach with an infinite GP.. and not sure the whip would produce that result.. > but probably could do pretty well in the same environment none the less. > > Grab and go rig.. best one around. > > ~Chris > N6WM > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:04 PM > To: John AE5X <[email protected]> > Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2 added to Sherwood's list > > Similar to our lab measurements. (Not bad for a 13 oz radio. If this were > 1999, it would have been at the top of the list :) > > Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet? > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > >> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:11 PM, John AE5X <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added >> yesterday: >> >> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html >> >> John AE5X >> http://ae5x.blogspot.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 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]
