31. First contact with the KX3 and JPC-12

Well I managed one contact before the battery went! The best laid plans of mice and idiots!
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[@g0ylm]

JPC-12 is so easy to put together. The KX3 is awesome ❤

[@BrekMartin]

Interesting that it comes with 5 meters of ribbon cable to use as radials, but 1/4 wave for 40 meter band should ideally be 10 meter radials.

[@yoslick4079]

Be nice to see some analyzer work showing extending positions of the telescopic section, with and without radials, sensitivities of the coil positions etc…. Thanks!
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[@NorthWestFusionGroup]

Thanks for the comment. I have started a new channel for my HF exploits. Bay Amateur Radio Group and I will be doing updates on there for this. I have just done a chart showing where things need to be for the bands and I will be doing an update video for that very soon :)

[@kevhaworth5313]

How do you rate the K3 on CW Ian? ATB.

[@NorthWestFusionGroup]

The K3 is a superlative CW rig at any speed. I have not tried the KX3 as yet but the reports are excellent

[@kevhaworth5313]

@@NorthWestFusionGroup Fat fingers, KX3. I want one for when we go to Portugal.

[@NorthWestFusionGroup]

@@kevhaworth5313 Well good luck. they are not easy to come by at the moment, certainly not with a tuner!