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I have S6 or so noise at home, and am sort of resigned to it; This weekend
I'm at my brother in law's house in Western MA with S1 noise. I was
astonished. Put my KX3 up and a Superantenna and was able to check into a
Keep on dialing around. The contacts are there but you need to be a bit
> You can get a quick look at band conditions at
http://bandconditions.com <
>
http://bandconditions.com/>
>
> Using Buddistick on 40 m is a real challenge. I would not be surprised if
> that was an S-unit or more below a full-size dipole.
>
> Try the simplest field antenna for the KX3, two wires connected directly
> to the rig. Get a BNC to double binding post adaptor. Get a wire 26 to 29
> feet long, throw it in a tree and hook one end to the red post. Get a 16
> foot wire, lay it on the ground and connect it to the black post. Let the
> ATU tune it and see you can hear.
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
> Walter Underwood
> CM87wj
>
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
>
> > On Aug 11, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Tommy <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > The band has been really crappy lately. Keep tuning around and listening.
> >
> > 73!
> >
> > Tom - KB2SMS
> >
> >
> >
> > On 08/11/2017 12:33 PM, Mike Parkes wrote:
> >> Okay I am reaching our to the Elecraft enthusiasts here for some
> feedback
> >> if anyone cares to chime in.
> >> I am just getting back on the air after years away from the hobby, so I
> am
> >> not that familiar with band conditions in general. It looks like the
> >> sunspot cycle is heading for the cellar (if it isn't already there).
> >>
> >> Recently bought a KX3 and a Buddistick vertical (like, 2 weeks ago).
> Love
> >> the KX3 it is a great radio... however... so far my efforts to hear
> much of
> >> anything, much less make a contact with someone, has been frustrating to
> >> say the least. I live in an apartment and am surrounded by power lines
> for
> >> one thing. The background noise level on 40 is pretty bad varies but is
> >> s7-9 mostly. I took my setup to a nearby park and the bands were
> >> definitely quieter. So the local manmade noise level is an issue (and
> one
> >> reason I chose the KX3 was the hope that its rcvr and filtering could
> help
> >> with that.)
> >>
> >> Have yet to make a single contact, so I am just wondering if I just
> >> happened to choose a really lousy period of solar conditions for HF? Or
> is
> >> the base loaded vertical a joke?
> >>
> >> I would love to be able to find another ham even close by just to try
> and
> >> get some sort of an HF QSO even if it is with someone down the block.
> >> ...I can tune down to the AM broadcast band and was able to hear some
> local
> >> AM stations. :)
> >>
> >> Mike AB7RU
> >>
> >> (On a side note the tuner in the KX3 is great!. That thing was able to
> get
> >> a match for 80 meters on the Buddistick which was showing something like
> >> 25:1 swr. The KX3 tuner clicked and rattled for a while and found a
> match
> >> to <2:1. Not sure how much actual RF is going out, probably not much...
> but
> >> I was amazed it could tune to that high an SWR.)
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