Yes, I have a counterpoise attached. I’m in my home office. The counterpoise just lies on the floor. I do not (yet) have an external antenna. My concern is that I hear nothing at all on any band at any time. It’s as if there is no antenna or a broken connection internally. My experience years ago was that I could regularly hear something on at least some bands.
Phil Cochran ________________________________ From: Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 3:41:21 PM To: Philip Cochran <[email protected]>; Marty Skitch <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New KX2 - what am I doing wrong? Phil, Do you have the counterpoise wire connected to a screw on the KX2? The AX1 is not much of an antenna without it. 73, Don W3FPR On 11/23/2020 3:27 PM, Philip Cochran wrote: > I tried 80, 40, 20, 17, and 10 meter ham bands. I tried WWV on 5, 10, 15, and > 20 MHz. I tried the common SWL frequencies. I tried mornings, afternoons > and evenings. What is puzzling is that I am hearing nothing but static. It > is as if there is no antenna. I tried a wire antenna in lieu of the whip. > Still nothing. I’ve either got some software switch set wrong or there is a > fault with the rig. > > FWIW - I was first licensed many years ago, built several analog radios from > scratch, built Heathkits, and had contacts from all over the world. Although > my knowledge is seriously dated I have a sense of what a good receiver can > pick up. My old Drake 2B could usually hear many stations at any time of day. > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
