Kevin: I have listened for several weeks and today was the first time that I could hear your transmission on either 20 or 40 meters. I am sure it is not your problem since I am using a vertical and have a very high local noise level. Yes, I live about 0.25 miles from the Pacific and elevation here is 6 feet.
I hope to improve the signal on 40 meters this week> I am going to be putting a terminated folded dipole with 90 feet of wire on each leg fed through a 9:1 balun and terminated with a 450 ohm noninductive resistor. I should be able to get the center up about 45 to 50 feet. If nothing else I hope it will improve the my noise where I can copy weaker signals. I sure hope so. Thanks for your patience and hope to check it again. 73 Marv K3S, KPA 500, Kat 500, P3 KX3, KXPA100 with KXAT100 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 7:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Hi Marv, I was copying you between S3 and S7. From what I could find on a map you live at or near sea level. I live at 2000 feet which seems to be out problem. The mountain I live on blocks a direct path between us so our only path is straight up and down. I was just outside thinking about how to make an antenna which would be better for those folks who live in Washington & Oregon. I have a doublet at 80 feet with one lobe pointing into Alaska and the other into the southeast. Thanks for the persistence. Kevin. On 10/29/2017 6:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: > By asking for relays I was able to check in on the Elecraft Nets on both 20 > and 40 meters today. I was unable to hear Kevin on 20 meters but could tell > he was transmitting on 40 but his signal was at my noise lever (which is > high}. Kevin must have a quite location because he was able to copy me > running a 100 watts from my K3S. Thanks Kevin. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
