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wayne burdick

Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

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Many of our customers are shrugging off the lack of sunspots and boldly going places with their QRP gear and AX1 antenna. So, a quick survey for those who have ventured thus: What's your best DX?

This feedback will be useful as we consider future antenna products.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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Edouard Lafargue

Re: [KX3] Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

For me that would be Bonaire, from Lake Tahoe in California - a phone/SSB
contact though, a couple of months back,

Ed
W6ELA

On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 18:01 Wayne Burdick [hidden email] [KX3] <
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> Many of our customers are shrugging off the lack of sunspots and boldly
> going places with their QRP gear and AX1 antenna. So, a quick survey for
> those who have ventured thus: What's your best DX?
>
> This feedback will be useful as we consider future antenna products.
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> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
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K1FFX

Re: Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

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Worked KH6 from the Florida Panhandle on 17 and 15 meters running about 12
watts with my K2 and KAT100. The AX1 was mounted on a very short camera
tripod and was out on our 3rd floor balcony as short distance from the Gulf.

73 -

Bruce K1FFX

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K2/100 6982 KSB2 KAT100-1 KAF2 KIO2

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Steve Anness

Re: Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

So far Hawaii from Texas. Operating with the AX1 running 5 watts on on
phone during the CQ WPX SSB contest. Using the antenna mounted on my third
floor balcony. Need to take it out and get a little higher elevation and
see what happens. The KX2 was an impulse buy, I like it but need to use it
more for sure.

73 Steve KJ5T

On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 8:58 PM K1FFX <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Worked KH6 from the Florida Panhandle on 17 and 15 meters running about 12
> watts with my K2 and KAT100. The AX1 was mounted on a very short camera
> tripod and was out on our 3rd floor balcony as short distance from the
> Gulf.
>
> 73 -
>
> Bruce K1FFX
>
>
>
>
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> Bruce Rosen
> K1FFX
> K2/100 6982 KSB2 KAT100-1 KAF2 KIO2
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hbjr

Re: Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

So far Washington State from Georgia on 20 m running 10 watts from a picnic table near the top of a dam on a POTA activation. I had the AX1 connected directly to the KX3 with the bipod and was using the supplied counterpoise.

Hank
K4HYJ

> On Apr 12, 2019, at 12:02 AM, Steve Anness <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> So far Hawaii from Texas. Operating with the AX1 running 5 watts on on
> phone during the CQ WPX SSB contest. Using the antenna mounted on my third
> floor balcony. Need to take it out and get a little higher elevation and
> see what happens. The KX2 was an impulse buy, I like it but need to use it
> more for sure.
>
> 73 Steve KJ5T
>
>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 8:58 PM K1FFX <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Worked KH6 from the Florida Panhandle on 17 and 15 meters running about 12
>> watts with my K2 and KAT100. The AX1 was mounted on a very short camera
>> tripod and was out on our 3rd floor balcony as short distance from the
>> Gulf.
>>
>> 73 -
>>
>> Bruce K1FFX
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> Bruce Rosen
>> K1FFX
>> K2/100 6982 KSB2 KAT100-1 KAF2 KIO2
>>
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kt5te

Re: Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

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From my back porch, closest spot to the coffee pot ;-), the farthest place with my KX2/AX1
has been New Hampshire with FT8. What was interesting for me was his +0.0db, and he
received me as -6db.
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73, Bill KT5TE

On Thursday, April 11, 2019 8:01:05 PM CDT Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Many of our customers are shrugging off the lack of sunspots and boldly
> going places with their QRP gear and AX1 antenna. So, a quick survey for
> those who have ventured thus: What's your best DX?
>
> This feedback will be useful as we consider future antenna products.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR

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Re: Who has the AX1 antenna DX record?

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I worked France and Germany during the recent ARRL CW contest from Utah. What makes it even better is I was indoors at my kitchen table using my KX3 running 10 watts with the counterpoise wire on the kitchen floor. I have also worked Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean and all over the US on 20 meters on CW from the same location because I was too lazy to set up an outdoor antenna during very cold Utah winter weather. My first contact after receiving the antenna and attaching it to my radio was XE2X in Mexico (CW from my kitchen table running 5 watts). Even my wife, who isn't a ham, was impressed ;-) The AX1 has been the perfect complement to my KX3 and KX2 for casual quick deployment.
John W7SAG
On ‎Friday‎, ‎April‎ ‎12‎, ‎2019‎ ‎07‎:‎15‎:‎29‎ ‎AM‎ ‎CDT, HB <[hidden email]> wrote:

So far Washington State from Georgia on 20 m running 10 watts from a picnic table near the top of a dam on a POTA activation. I had the AX1 connected directly to the KX3 with the bipod and was using the supplied counterpoise.

Hank
K4HYJ

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