I was sceptical about minimalist HF radio … until I tried it today

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Harder to imagine any of them being so successful 2-3 years ago when it frequently took breaking into evening 80m nets to finally qualify a summit and get down before dark.

Worked a year ago for sure already

DX with Elecraft AX1!

Amazed with the DX I got recently with my KX2 (10W CW) and the AX1 antenna (well known 115cm whip from Elecraft). I haven’t used much the AX1 but I really impressed with the performance During those activations I used the tripod adapter and the stock counterpoise. - 30.10 from OK/OM-001: JH1MXV on 20m [P1270017_hdr (Small)] - 06.11 from SP/SS-003: @WX1S and @N4EX both on 17m [P1270095_hdr (Small)] The AX1 set, tripod and short feeder fit nicely in this small pouch from Ali…