[Elecraft] KX3 Field Day tips (batteries, local oscillator isolation, antenna spacing)

2013-06-18 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi all, Here some tips for getting the most out of your KX3 at field day: 1. BATTERY OPERATION: To conserve battery power, use 5.0 watts or less when running from a 12-V source, and 3.0 watts or less when running from an 8-10 V source (including internal batteries). At these levels, the KX3

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Field Day tips (batteries, local oscillator isolation, antenna spacing)

2013-06-18 Thread Mark Goldberg
I have an issue to report and it seems this thread as good a place as any. It might help someone else trying the same thing. On 6 meters only, it seems the LO leaks out on the outside of the antenna connector. I can hear it in another radio on the same frequency and the RX ISO has no effect. I

[Elecraft] KX3 Field Day tips

2013-06-18 Thread Doug Ellmore Sr.
Wayne, Thanks for the info on the KX3s for Field Day. Do you have any setting you recommends for the K3s in combination with the KX3s for Field Day? Doug Ellmore, Sr. d...@ellmore.net www.ellmore.net/na1dx Elecraft K3 #7232 __