FT8 + AX1 in the field?

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FT8 + AX1 in the field?

wayne burdick
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I've been meaning to try pairing the KX2 and AX1 with a notebook computer to try FT8 from the field. But hiking is all but out of the question right now in northern California due to the fires.

Anyone try FT8 on their AX1 whip yet?

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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Re: FT8 + AX1 in the field?

Steve Sergeant
On 11/14/18 20:28 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Anyone try FT8 on their AX1 whip yet?

No FT8 yet, but I did try WSPR as one of the first uses of my AX-1.


On 10/25/18 10:36 AM, Steve Sergeant wrote:

> I received my AX-1 yesterday.
>
> This morning, I took a 30 min. break at a local park with my KX2,
> laptop, and the AX-1 with provided counterpoise.
>
> Seated at a steel picnic table in a nearby city park, with the AX-1
> connected to the radio through a BNC elbow, I caught and made, among
> others, the following WSPR spots:
>
> HEARD:
> WB3DZC: FM07ux at 3800km
> KE7A: EM12kx at 2295km
>
> HEARD-BY:
> AI6VN/KH6: BL10rx at 3798km
> VE3OWV: FN15vk at 3857km
> ND1C: EL99jl at 3844km
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Re: FT8 + AX1 in the field?

W0FK
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My first use of the AX1 was with my KX2 sitting at my kitchen table. I had a
couple of FT8 QSO's on 20M. The largest part of my station was my laptop!

Lou, W0FK



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Re: FT8 + AX1 in the field?

Jim Sheldon
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First real DX QSO with my KX2/AX1 was on the back porch running FT8.  
Worked VP6D on 20 meter FT8 10/30/2018 @ 21:06 UTC -- about knocked me
off the chair when I got the "ack" and 73 from them.  I was running 10
watts out and had two 16 foot counterpoise wires laid out across the
deck into the back yard.  Both the KX2 and laptop were on internal
batteries.  Almost makes me want to retire the KX2/AX1 as I doubt I'll
do much better than that at my age since I don't get out portable too
much.  KX2/AX1 in the fabric carrying case along with a Bunnel 6B
miniature test set hand key and the KXPD2 paddles and a handful of
connectors/adapters plus the AX1 counterpoise and another 56 feet of the
same size wire for a wire antenna when I visit relatives in Louisiana
and Texas.

Jim, W0EB

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>My first use of the AX1 was with my KX2 sitting at my kitchen table. I
>had a
>couple of FT8 QSO's on 20M. The largest part of my station was my
>laptop!
>
>Lou, W0FK
>
>
>
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>
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>genius has its limits." Albert Einstein
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