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John AE5X

KX2 added to Sherwood's list

I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added yesterday:

http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

John AE5X
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wayne burdick

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

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Similar to our lab measurements. (Not bad for a 13 oz radio. If this were 1999, it would have been at the top of the list :)

Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?

73,
Wayne
N6KR

> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:11 PM, John AE5X <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added yesterday:
>
> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
>
> John AE5X
> http://ae5x.blogspot.com/

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Don Sayler

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

I saw Eric do it at Seapac.

Don Sayler W7OXR
New K3S Owner

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Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:04 PM
To: John AE5X
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2 added to Sherwood's list

Similar to our lab measurements. (Not bad for a 13 oz radio. If this were
1999, it would have been at the top of the list :)

Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?

73,
Wayne
N6KR

> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:11 PM, John AE5X <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added
yesterday:
>
> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
>
> John AE5X
> http://ae5x.blogspot.com/

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Phil Hystad-3

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

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>
> Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR

I haven’t tried hand-held with a whip antenna yet but only because I figured
it would be a bit awkward trying to operate the paddles.

73, phil, K7PEH

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Dave Fugleberg

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

Not 'hand held', but I did use the MFJ telescoping whip for 20m with a
right angle BNC adapter with the KX2 next to me on a park bench a couple
weeks ago and worked AZ from MN. With the internal battery, that whip, and
some wire for a counterpoise, it takes almost no time to set up.
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:34 PM Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> wrote:

> >
> > Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?
> >
> > 73,
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
>
>
> I haven’t tried hand-held with a whip antenna yet but only because I
> figured
> it would be a bit awkward trying to operate the paddles.
>
> 73, phil, K7PEH
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Chris Tate - N6WM

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

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Wayne,

After I used my KX2 using a KXB2 on the beach on the Windward side of Oahu, interfaced with a low end laptop on battery power and connected to a half wave dipole, a half wave from the surf, and hearing the quiet noise floor, q5 sigs and being heard and spotted all over north America and working into n NA, the EU and Asia qrp???

This is an awesome little go anywhere rig.

But I do think that a big part of that formula was that nice wire at the beach with an infinite GP.. and not sure the whip would produce that result.. but probably could do pretty well in the same environment none the less.

Grab and go rig.. best one around.

~Chris
N6WM

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Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:04 PM
To: John AE5X <[hidden email]>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2 added to Sherwood's list

Similar to our lab measurements. (Not bad for a 13 oz radio. If this were 1999, it would have been at the top of the list :)

Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?

73,
Wayne
N6KR

> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:11 PM, John AE5X <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added yesterday:
>
> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
>
> John AE5X
> http://ae5x.blogspot.com/

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wayne burdick

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

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Of course a great antenna makes a huge difference. But I do enjoy the ultimate challenge provided by compromise antennas, and sometimes a whip is all you have time to deploy.

Wayne
N6KR

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> On Jul 27, 2017, at 9:55 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Wayne,
>
> After I used my KX2 using a KXB2 on the beach on the Windward side of Oahu, interfaced with a low end laptop on battery power and connected to a half wave dipole, a half wave from the surf, and hearing the quiet noise floor, q5 sigs and being heard and spotted all over north America and working into n NA, the EU and Asia qrp???
>
> This is an awesome little go anywhere rig.
>
> But I do think that a big part of that formula was that nice wire at the beach with an infinite GP.. and not sure the whip would produce that result.. but probably could do pretty well in the same environment none the less.
>
> Grab and go rig.. best one around.
>
> ~Chris
> N6WM
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:04 PM
> To: John AE5X <[hidden email]>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2 added to Sherwood's list
>
> Similar to our lab measurements. (Not bad for a 13 oz radio. If this were 1999, it would have been at the top of the list :)
>
> Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:11 PM, John AE5X <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added yesterday:
>>
>> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
>>
>> John AE5X
>> http://ae5x.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
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Tommy

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

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IIRC saw one video on Youtube of a gentleman using it hand held.

73!

Tom - KB2SMS

KX2 #01927

On 07/27/2017 10:03 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> Similar to our lab measurements. (Not bad for a 13 oz radio. If this were 1999, it would have been at the top of the list :)
>
> Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:11 PM, John AE5X <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added yesterday:
>>
>> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
>>
>> John AE5X
>> http://ae5x.blogspot.com/
>
>
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Bill K9YEQ

Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

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Yes, and I have used a whip for pedestrian with success. A 20 meter Maldol works on that band and my favorite 17 meters. Just need better band condx. But that is our hobby, dependent on conditions. Run 1500 watts in poor condx with super antennas, same result, NADA!

72 & 73,
Bill
K9YEQ, FT'er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc.

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From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 12:00 AM
To: Chris Tate - N6WM <[hidden email]>
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2 added to Sherwood's list

Of course a great antenna makes a huge difference. But I do enjoy the ultimate challenge provided by compromise antennas, and sometimes a whip is all you have time to deploy.

Wayne
N6KR

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> On Jul 27, 2017, at 9:55 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Wayne,
>
> After I used my KX2 using a KXB2 on the beach on the Windward side of Oahu, interfaced with a low end laptop on battery power and connected to a half wave dipole, a half wave from the surf, and hearing the quiet noise floor, q5 sigs and being heard and spotted all over north America and working into n NA, the EU and Asia qrp???
>
> This is an awesome little go anywhere rig.
>
> But I do think that a big part of that formula was that nice wire at the beach with an infinite GP.. and not sure the whip would produce that result.. but probably could do pretty well in the same environment none the less.
>
> Grab and go rig.. best one around.
>
> ~Chris
> N6WM
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:04 PM
> To: John AE5X <[hidden email]>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2 added to Sherwood's list
>
> Similar to our lab measurements. (Not bad for a 13 oz radio. If this
> were 1999, it would have been at the top of the list :)
>
> Question for KX2 users: Have you tried it hand-held with a whip yet?
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>> On Jul 27, 2017, at 6:11 PM, John AE5X <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> I haven't seen this mentioned here yet...KX2 receiver specs were added yesterday:
>>
>> http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
>>
>> John AE5X
>> http://ae5x.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
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Re: KX2 added to Sherwood's list

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Just a couple weeks ago I took my KX2 out to a local park during my lunch break and made a contact using it as a HT, using the MFJ-1820T and a 12' counterpoise. From setting it up and makinge a quick 20m SSB contact took me all of about 3 minutes.
Yeah, it's not the preferred technique, but it worked :-)
LukeAD0KI
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