Re: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Phil Wheeler]

Those MFJ single-band whips are not particularly 
sensitive on lower bands, since they are sharply 
tuned for the band in question for best results.


You shouldn't judge the KX2 based on that test.  
If you have the internal ATU (or some external 
ATU) connect a wire and a counterpoise. You'll 
have better results.


Phil W7OX

On 3/6/17 7:09 PM, tomb18 wrote:

Hi, I must confess that although I have interfaced my KX2 to my software I 
haven't really had a chance to use it as a pure radio, unattached to the 
computer. One reason was a lack of accessible antennas and time. Today however 
I received my MFJ 20m whip antenna and was playing around a bit tonight. Now I 
know it's not meant for 160m or 80 or 40, but shouldn't I hear something?  I 
mean even tuning to strong am bands, would I not hear these signals?Is this 
normal? Thanks for any advice.73 Tom va2fsq.com


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Re: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Walter Underwood]

The KX2 is intentionally deaf on the AM broadcast bands.

Do you have the preamp on? The KX2 and KX3 are designed to be used with the 
preamp on.

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> On Mar 6, 2017, at 7:31 PM, Jim Sheldon  wrote:
> 
> I just shut things down for the night.  I could absolutely no signals on any 
> band 160 through 10.  80 and 40 were even completely devoid of signals and 
> they usually have activity well into the night.  You just picked a poor time 
> to try that whip Tom.  Morning should hopefully be better.
> 
> Jim, W0EB
> 
>> On Mar 6, 2017, at 9:09 PM, tomb18  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, I must confess that although I have interfaced my KX2 to my software I 
>> haven't really had a chance to use it as a pure radio, unattached to the 
>> computer. One reason was a lack of accessible antennas and time. Today 
>> however I received my MFJ 20m whip antenna and was playing around a bit 
>> tonight. Now I know it's not meant for 160m or 80 or 40, but shouldn't I 
>> hear something?  I mean even tuning to strong am bands, would I not hear 
>> these signals?Is this normal? Thanks for any advice.73 Tom va2fsq.com 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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Re: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Nate Bargmann]

WSJT is still running strong on 40m here in northeast Kansas.  The storm
line east of here has clobbered 80 and 160m tonight.

73, Nate

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Re: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Jim Sheldon]

Check "spaceweather.com", we're in the middle of a pretty good sized 
geomagnetic storm with the planetary K index at 5 or higher.  No wonder the 
bands are dead!

Jim, W0EB

> On Mar 6, 2017, at 9:17 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft 
> <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> The bands are very dead tonight
> I was dialing around with my freshly built K2 and wondering if I messed 
> something up when I put in the SSB board
> Then I turned on my K3 and found that the bands are just bad tonight.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  From: tomb18 <tom...@videotron.ca>
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net 
> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 10:09 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2
> 
> Hi, I must confess that although I have interfaced my KX2 to my software I 
> haven't really had a chance to use it as a pure radio, unattached to the 
> computer. One reason was a lack of accessible antennas and time. Today 
> however I received my MFJ 20m whip antenna and was playing around a bit 
> tonight. Now I know it's not meant for 160m or 80 or 40, but shouldn't I hear 
> something?  I mean even tuning to strong am bands, would I not hear these 
> signals?Is this normal? Thanks for any advice.73 Tom va2fsq.com 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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Re: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Jim Sheldon]

I just shut things down for the night.  I could absolutely no signals on any 
band 160 through 10.  80 and 40 were even completely devoid of signals and they 
usually have activity well into the night.  You just picked a poor time to try 
that whip Tom.  Morning should hopefully be better.

Jim, W0EB

> On Mar 6, 2017, at 9:09 PM, tomb18  wrote:
> 
> Hi, I must confess that although I have interfaced my KX2 to my software I 
> haven't really had a chance to use it as a pure radio, unattached to the 
> computer. One reason was a lack of accessible antennas and time. Today 
> however I received my MFJ 20m whip antenna and was playing around a bit 
> tonight. Now I know it's not meant for 160m or 80 or 40, but shouldn't I hear 
> something?  I mean even tuning to strong am bands, would I not hear these 
> signals?Is this normal? Thanks for any advice.73 Tom va2fsq.com 
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[Harry Yingst via Elecraft]

The bands are very dead tonight
I was dialing around with my freshly built K2 and wondering if I messed 
something up when I put in the SSB board
Then I turned on my K3 and found that the bands are just bad tonight.




  From: tomb18 <tom...@videotron.ca>
 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 10:09 PM
 Subject: [Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2
   
Hi, I must confess that although I have interfaced my KX2 to my software I 
haven't really had a chance to use it as a pure radio, unattached to the 
computer. One reason was a lack of accessible antennas and time. Today however 
I received my MFJ 20m whip antenna and was playing around a bit tonight. Now I 
know it's not meant for 160m or 80 or 40, but shouldn't I hear something?  I 
mean even tuning to strong am bands, would I not hear these signals?Is this 
normal? Thanks for any advice.73 Tom va2fsq.com 


Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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[Elecraft] Questions about the sensitivity of the KX2

[tomb18]

Hi, I must confess that although I have interfaced my KX2 to my software I 
haven't really had a chance to use it as a pure radio, unattached to the 
computer. One reason was a lack of accessible antennas and time. Today however 
I received my MFJ 20m whip antenna and was playing around a bit tonight. Now I 
know it's not meant for 160m or 80 or 40, but shouldn't I hear something?  I 
mean even tuning to strong am bands, would I not hear these signals?Is this 
normal? Thanks for any advice.73 Tom va2fsq.com 


Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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