[Elecraft] First 80m QSO w/KXB3080 a little odd...

I finally got a chance to try my KX1 on 80m last night. I've had the new KXB3080 installed for several weeks and did the resistor/L3 power mods, but haven't actually gotten on the air before now. Late yesterday, about 2330 EDT I heard a weak station at around 3720. Zeroed him in with the K6XX

RE: [Elecraft] First 80m QSO w/KXB3080 a little odd...

Mike wrote: Late yesterday, about 2330 EDT I heard a weak station at around 3720. Zeroed him in with the K6XX tuning indicator, and replied to his call. He pause for a bit, then resumed calling CQ. Okay, I don't always get a reply -- my antenna is definitely not optimal for 80m, a 40m horizontal

RE: [Elecraft] First 80m QSO w/KXB3080 a little odd...

@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] First 80m QSO w/KXB3080 a little odd... Mike wrote: Late yesterday, about 2330 EDT I heard a weak station at around 3720. Zeroed him in with the K6XX tuning indicator, and replied to his call. He pause for a bit, then resumed calling CQ. Okay, I don't always get

Re: RE: [Elecraft] First 80m QSO w/KXB3080 a little odd...

Thanks to Ron for his excellent explanation and all the others who replied. Now that I know about the 1200 hz difference I will keep an ear out for this phenomenon. Do you think this would happen in the K1 also, or are the K1 filters sharper? I'm much more used to hearing very weak signals