My YL and I spent today <<Sat.>> at Ft McHenry National Park in Baltimore today. Took the KX1 with me and clamped the MP1 vertical to a picnic table bench. Could have done better but was slap damb under a tree! I had the 7amp hr and 11.1 volt LiPoly batteries with me and both of them worked good.
The folding chair that I have is very comfortable and heavy duty with a tray on the right side. So I put the kX1 on the tray and away I went. Switched the the KX1 to "B" mode for the keying and liked it very much. There is a closer park here in town and still have been thinking of trying the 44ft inverted vee on a pole for getting out better with the KX1 Gotta decide on the pole though first! Been thinking of strapping the pole with a couple of bungee straps.
On the MP1 antenna the 16ft counterpoise works good for 20 and it is terrible on 40 so I need to remedy that.
The real wonderful thing about operating at Ft. McHenry is NO NOISE on the receiver. It is so quiet it makes you check to make sure you have a antenna connected!! <g>
Paul, KD3JF
Glen Burnie, MD
FM19qd (Map Grid Square)
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