Deja Vu: CW POTA at Chenango Valley State Park.....again......With the Elecraft KX2 and AX1 antenna

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Today I'm back at K-2032 for another CW Parks On The Air activation with the Elecraft KX2 and AX1 antenna. I was JUST here yesterday with the exact same setup, but I wasn't really excited about how well the antenna performed. I mean, it worked, but it didn't work as well as it did when I used it on the tripod at Connecticut Hill a few weeks back. I figured I'd try it again on the tripod, in the exact same spot, with an otherwise identical setup, with very similar conditions. Yeah, I know it's not exact since it's the next day, but it was as close to the same as I could make it. To my ear, the signals were MUCH better with the antenna on the tripod, and my signal reports were better overall as well. I'm fairly convinced the antenna works better when it's away from you. I'm going to give this a shot with the AX2 next. That antenna has always been underwhelming, but I'll give it another shot from the tripod and see what happens. Thanks for watching and 73!
Evan
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10 апр 2024

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@donz7992 3 месяца назад

As Dave Casler espouses: “The first rule of antennas is everything affects everything.” 😂

@EvanK2EJT 3 месяца назад

Amen to that LOL

@k9eihamradio 3 месяца назад

LOL Sam..... I love it. Nice vid Evan.

@KU9L 3 месяца назад

Thomas stated when he tried activating with his AX1 that it was mainly possible because the east Coast has a dense ham population. When I went to CO last summer I noticed how sparse the ham population was by comparison. So running QRP with an antenna compromised was nearly a death sentence to my activation attempts, not to mention the summer propagation paths are even more of a challenge. We get out to CO on May 1st, hope to get a day off to activate which will typically be Mondays & Tuesdays as that is when our camp hosts take off as well - this way we give better customer support to the campers on the weekends. Cheers, Davey --KU9L

@EvanK2EJT 3 месяца назад

Yeah, being on the east coast helps me a ton. In the summer when the bands go away, I do a lot of early morning 40m activations. With how dense the ham population is here, I can get my 10 in less than ten minutes.