Hi Bryan,
> On Sep 12, 2019, at 12:25 PM, Bryan Brauer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I received my new AXE1 yesterday, and today deployed the antenna with the > AX1, connected directly to my KX2 a la HT. I stretched out the > counterpoise wire and tied the end to the branch of a bush, suspending it > about 4 feet above ground. The antenna is somewhat noisier than my NVIS > dipole, but sitting on my deck at my Sea Ranch QTH I was able to check into > the Jefferson Noon SSB Net 7204KHz with 10 watts, getting a good signal > report. Much better performance than I expected! Glad to hear you received the AXE1 and gave it a shake-down. Operation with any very short antenna is a challenge, of course, but sometimes it's the quickest way to get on the air. Anyone else try their AXE1 extender yet? 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ 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]
