How are folks ordering this antenna? The web site says “coming soon” with no place to order it now. I signed up at Dayton for the advanced notice list, but never got notified. Are these early orders coming from that list?
73, Carl Sent from my iPhone =========================== Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 c...@n8vz.com www.n8vz.com EM89wh IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 PSK and JT65 Forever! =========================== > On Oct 16, 2018, at 12:02 PM, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com [KX3] > <kx3-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Having operated pedestrian mobile many times, I’d like to offer a few > suggestions for those new to the use of short whips (like the AX1). These and > other tips appear in the AX1 manual. > > * Elevate the antenna whenever possible. For example, if you’re using a KX2, > HT-style, your transmitted signal will almost always be stronger if you’re > standing rather than sitting on the ground. (Exception: sitting on the edge > of a cliff is probably just as good as standing. Don’t do anything risky :) > > * Initially, try to find strong stations to call (S7 or higher), especially > when using SSB. High signal strength at your end is often indicative of good > propagation and/or that the station is using a gain antenna. > > * Try the higher-frequency bands first. 17 meters in particular is an > outstanding QRP band. When I call strong stations on this band using 10 W SSB > and the AX1, my success rate is something like 80%. > > * ALWAYS use a counterpoise wire (one is supplied with the AX1). Otherwise > your transmitted signal will be down as much as 20 dB. > > * If you use the AX1 with the AXT1 tripod adapter, use a short length of > coax, especially on 17 and 15 m were the rig’s ATU is required to achieve > resonance. > > Happy hiking— > > Wayne > N6KR > > ---- > http://www.elecraft.com > > __._,_.___ > Posted by: Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> > Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • > Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) > > Have you tried the highest rated email app? > With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app > on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes > (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with > 1000GB of free cloud storage. > > VISIT YOUR GROUP > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > > SPONSORED LINKS > > > > . > > > __,_._,___ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
