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wayne burdick

CQ WW CW report (pedestrian mobile with 4' whip)

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CQ WW CW is one of my favorite “sporting events” of the year. This year I tried something different, operating for about half an hour using the KX2 hand-held, at 10 W output, with a whip. Band conditions weren’t great, but I made about 20 contacts total using 15 and 20 meters, including quite a bit of DX (JA, YW, XF, KH, VY1). Couldn’t quite get Tonga (A31).

One thing that really helped was the rig’s dual watch feature. I was able to leave VFO A parked on a DX station that required “a few” calls to get through while tuning around with VFO B to find subsequent stations to call.

On top of that it was a beautiful day. I felt a bit sorry for all the guys who were stuck inside, even if they did have the edge with their KW+ stations and rotating towers :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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rich hurd WC3T

Re: [KX3] CQ WW CW report (pedestrian mobile with 4' whip)

Don't tell me -- the 4' whip wouldn't have been the AX1 by any chance,
would it have been? :)

Any possibility of offering the anti-rotation bail that is part of the AX1
kit as a separate item for purchase? I'm pining after it, but I can see
other uses for this bail (e.g., for the MFJ 1899T style antennas, or the
MFJ single band walkabout antennas (but I wouldn't be walking around with
them, hence my desire for procuring an anti-rotation bail.)

And if you need a field tester for this little baby, sign me up.

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72,
Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737
PA Army MARS, Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer
for Scouting
Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid:
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On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Wayne Burdick [hidden email] [KX3] <
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>
> CQ WW CW is one of my favorite “sporting events” of the year. This year I
> tried something different, operating for about half an hour using the KX2
> hand-held, at 10 W output, with a whip. Band conditions weren’t great, but
> I made about 20 contacts total using 15 and 20 meters, including quite a
> bit of DX (JA, YW, XF, KH, VY1). Couldn’t quite get Tonga (A31).
>
> One thing that really helped was the rig’s dual watch feature. I was able
> to leave VFO A parked on a DX station that required “a few” calls to get
> through while tuning around with VFO B to find subsequent stations to call.
>
> On top of that it was a beautiful day. I felt a bit sorry for all the guys
> who were stuck inside, even if they did have the edge with their KW+
> stations and rotating towers :)
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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wayne burdick

Re: [KX3] CQ WW CW report (pedestrian mobile with 4' whip)

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Rich wrote:

> Any possibility of offering the anti-rotation bail that is part of the AX1 kit as a separate item for purchase?

Rich,

A very simple but effective anti-rotation device for right-angle-mounted whips can be made from a piece of rubber tubing or cylindrical extrusion. A short length can be wedged in between the whip’s loading coil and the right side of the radio for a compression fit.

For MFJ18xxT series whips, I use a 3/4” length of 1/2" diameter tubing.

Wayne
N6KR

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rich hurd WC3T

Re: [KX3] CQ WW CW report (pedestrian mobile with 4' whip)

Thanks for the steer. I only started thinking about this but obviously
hadn't gotten far. :)

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Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737
PA Army MARS, Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer
for Scouting
Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid:
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On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 12:55 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

Dave Fugleberg

Re: [KX3] CQ WW CW report (pedestrian mobile with 4' whip)

In reply to this post by wayne burdick

I found that a binder clip (normally used to clip a stack of papers
together) works well for that purpose. I have a right angle BNC connector
and the MFJ whip. The clip grips the right angle connector and sits
vertically on the table.

73 de W0ZF
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 11:56 AM Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Rich wrote:
>
> > Any possibility of offering the anti-rotation bail that is part of the
> AX1 kit as a separate item for purchase?
>
> Rich,
>
> A very simple but effective anti-rotation device for right-angle-mounted
> whips can be made from a piece of rubber tubing or cylindrical extrusion. A
> short length can be wedged in between the whip’s loading coil and the right
> side of the radio for a compression fit.
>
> For MFJ18xxT series whips, I use a 3/4” length of 1/2" diameter tubing.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
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Barry

Re: [KX3] CQ WW CW report (pedestrian mobile with 4' whip)

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Wayne,

In case you weren't aware, Dual Watch is a term Trademarked by Yaesu. Next
thing ya know, you'll be saying SuperBowl. :-)

Barry W2UP

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Dean L

Re: [KX3] CQ WW CW report (pedestrian mobile with 4' whip)

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Wayne es all,
Wasn't able to get out Pedestrian Mobile like Wayne did, but he did inspire
me to fire up the kx-3 @900mils to my low loop and whack a few zones and
countries via s+p. It's amazing how the ether comes alive, and make
contacts thousands of miles away on hardly enough power to light an L.E.D
flashlight.

.72 all
Dean K2WW

PS: PLUS it snowed 3 inches over the weekend, i would have been tripping
over the counterpoise...hi

On Nov 27, 2017 12:23 PM, "Wayne Burdick [hidden email] [KX3]" <
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