Edward, Welcome. I have been a Ham for many years, but I am just getting back into the hobby. I don't have an HF rig, so right now I am building the KX1 just as you, so I thought I might have a couple of thoughts. I am a "soldering robot" who can follow directions well - but I don't understand a lick of electronics theory!
For power, I just went down to the local battery mart and purchased a 12V SLA battery, similar to the ones used for security system backup batteries. Then I just have alligator clips that attach to the batter, a fuse inline, and the J1 plug at the other end. Because I live in an antenna restricted neighborhood, I am opting for the PAR Electronics End-Fedz antenna. It is very discrete and I could easily take it down if needed. Plus it will work when we go camping. They have gotten good reviews and they are priced in my budget. I am currently working on Section 2 of the construction manual. I hope to have this section completed this weekend. It is very fun to build, and so far simple if you follow the directions. As you have seen, the guys on this list are a HUGE help if you run into trouble!!! Let me know if you have any questions. Burke Jones N0HYD Olathe, KS On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Edward Doyle <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy, > > I am new to amateur radio and just upgraded to General a few months > ago and have some basic questions on a power supply for the KX1 and > how to make a wire antenna. I am going to add the auto tuner and the > optional 80 and 30 meter board later. So as far as a power supply can > I use an old AC adapter as long as it is within 8 to 14 VDC and if so > how should it be connected to the connector for J1. Or would a > commercial type application be a better choice. As far as the antenna > is concerned what type of wire should be used and how is connected to > the connector. I hope that as I start building my kit that these > answers will be a little more obvious but I am trying to get as much > information as I can before I start building. > > Thanks, > > Ed > KE7HGA > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >
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