At workbench with #Elecraft #KX3, did a careful teardown and resolder of power socket. A repair I've done before.
Eventually, PowerPole connectors for power?
I drove out to a bayside park, set up at a picnic table, tossed a wire into a tree, and had a quick listen.
Works.
20m through 10m had stations. Nobody heard me answering calls, but, hey, 10w and bad antenna.
Curious turkeys watched me and chortled at me. Numerous ground squirrels zigzagged about the dusty lawn.