Re: [Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use

2020-03-05 Thread Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS
Hi Wayne, many thanks for that comments. It is good to know that USSF troopers are equipped with your KX2, lol... I am using KX3 in backpack in similar conditions (except copter crash) and I have to confirm that it survived everything and works like champ. The only size and weight is higher

Re: [Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use

2020-03-03 Thread Mike Morrow
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Re: [Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use

2020-03-02 Thread Don Wilhelm
Most any wire you put up can be made to radiate. The problem is matching the feedpoint to the feedline. If you want to use coax for the feedline, you must provide a proper matching network at the antenna (balun or otherwise). Open wire line can be used with a matching network in the shack.

Re: [Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use

2020-03-02 Thread Fred Jensen
Thanks for sharing this Wayne.  That was our experience in SE Asia in the 60's too, sans KX2 of course.  If we could get the dipole 6-10' high, we were good for both the day and night in-country nets and could also work our HQ & Maintenance Depot at Clark AB in the Philippines 24 hrs.  The

Re: [Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use

2020-03-02 Thread Robert G Strickland via Elecraft
One such letter cancels a year of gripes. Be proud, Elecraft. ...robert KE2WY On 3/2/2020 14:52, Wayne Burdick wrote: Hi all, I forwarded a few questions from HF Pack list members to a Special Forces commander whose unit has been using KX2s in the field for three years. He passed along the

Re: [Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use

2020-03-02 Thread ockmrzr
As we Vets say, F**K'n-A! 73 de Bruce, N7TY Yuma, AZ www.qsl.net/n7ty -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: 2 March, 2020 07:53 To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use Hi all, I

[Elecraft] Comments from Special Forces personnel on KX2 use

2020-03-02 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi all, I forwarded a few questions from HF Pack list members to a Special Forces commander whose unit has been using KX2s in the field for three years. He passed along the following additional comments: "We prefer to use Off Center Fed Dipoles (OCFD). They work for us because