KX1 to go survey

[jmeade]

For weekend getaways to a summer house, I have been successful with the
following equipment:

KX1 with built-in tuner
Sony sensitive earbuds
Elecraft paddle and a spare (KXPD1 and Paddlette PK1)
Power Station (7AH gel cell) with power cord
40-m dipole (with 300-ohm twinlead feedline)
Antenna wire rolled up into a plastic camping clothesline reel.
SD-20 fiberglas pole with 2 bungee cords to secure to the back deck
BNC to Binding Post adaptor or Elecraft Balun
Logbook and pen

Sometimes I use a BLT tuner with a small BNC-to-BNC cable.

For the beach, the pole fits into a fishing pole holder that is stuck in the
sand.

I carry a small meter and some tools like a multi-attachment screwdriver and
a wire stripper/cutter. I also include some spare adaptors and a fresh set
of internal batteries.

I have worked all over the place on 40m, 30m, and 20m with great results.
I've even worked some DX through pile ups.

I'm looking for a nice, simple way to roll up the 50 feet of feedline.
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[Ken Alexander]

Hi David,
 
I take the items you mention, plus the following:
- a Pomona BNC-to-binding-post adapter
- my "DX Canon" antenna system (24 ft antenna wire and
two 12 ft radials)
- extra AA batteries
- Walkman style headphones, because ear buds don't
stay in my ears!
- pen and paper, for copying & logging
- most importantly, my KX1 Cheatsheets - available
free from my website:  http://www.ve3hls.com
 
73,
 
Ken Alexander, VE3HLS


--- David Toepfer <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Excluding the 4 most obvious potential items,
>
> KX1  Ultra-Portable CW Xcvr Kit (20+40 m)
> KXPD1  Plug-in Keyer Paddle
> KXB30 30 m Adapter
> KXAT1 Internal Auto. Ant. Tuner
>
> What items do you take with you when you take your
> KX1 out for fun (no matter
> how close to or how far from home it may be)?
>
> dt
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[Michael Babineau]

  David Toepfer <[hidden email]> wrote :

 >What items do you take with you when you take your KX1 out for fun (no
matter
 >how close to or how far from home it may be)?

Koss "The Plug" earbud headphones

Pomona BNC to double 4-way binding post adaptor.

Pelican Case model #1120  fitted for KX1, KXPD1 and BNC to 4 way
binding post adaptor
(bomb proof protection for the rig and fits into car trunk or small
pack with no fear of
ever damaging the rig in transit).

Antenna - 24 ft length of #26 AWG Teflon coated, silver plated wire
with a fishing snap swivel tied to one end and a banana plug on the
other.

Ground radials - 16 foot length of 5 conductor computer ribbon cable,
split up to about 3 feet from
one end and taped. Banana plug installed on the non split end (all
conductors connected).

About 30 feet of small diameter braided nylon fly fishing line and a
3/8 inch stainless steel
nut.

10 X AA Nimh Cells in a 10 cell holder


For Pedestrian Mobile operations I add :

13 foot telescopic fiberglass fishing pole

cycling hydration pack to support pole and hold extra gear.

cell phone lanyard looped under the KXPD1 before tightening to keep
from dropping the rig into a snowbank or mud-puddle.

Antenna - Linear loaded end fed wire consisting of 14 feet of 4-wire
computer ribbon cable
  with outside two wires shorted at one end and a fishing snap swivel
tied to the two
middle wires.  On the other end banana plugs installed on outside two
wires.
Two small velcro straps to secure the wire to the pole.

Trailing Counterpoise - 29 feet of #26 AWG teflon coated silver plated
wire with a banana jack on one
end.


Michael VE3WMB


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[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

I have pictures of what I carry in a waist pack, and in an auxillary bag
for mobile.  Click on the pictures for closeups and mouseover for captions.
See http://wa5znu.org/log/2005/03/kx1-bag.html

I got most of the ideas from a presentation by Wayne N6KR.   Altogether
it is smaller than the old Standard HT I have around somewhere.

Not pictured are my Pac-12 which I often use, or (if I need a portable
tree) a Cabelas 14ft pole or an SD-20 (depends on walking or driving).

Leigh / WA5ZNU

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:36 am, David Toepfer wrote:
 >What items do you take with you when you take your KX1 out for fun (no
matter
 >how close to or how far from home it may be)?
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