On Mar 3, 2005, at 1:37 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
What sort of antenna configurations will the T1 work with? Will it
work with short whip antennas, such as you would use pedestrian
mobile? How versatile is it compared to the KAT2?
Hi Julian,
I'll add your question (and the answer) to the FAQ. There's also a
section called "Antenna Recommendations" in the T1 Owner's Manual,
which is available on our T1 page (http://www.elecraft.com/T1/T1.htm).
We have tested the T1 with a variety of electrically short antennas,
including tuned and untuned whips, backpacking verticals and dipoles,
and random wires. Here are a few examples of antennas that the T1
matched to a very low SWR:
- A 4' base-loaded whip on 40-10 m (when coil was adjusted for
resonance on 30 m)
- An 8' untuned whip on 30 meters and up
- A 15' random-wire on 40 meters and up
- An 18' random-wire on 60 meters and up
These are representative of antennas you'd find in mobile or HF Pack
situations. Longer wires will allow use on the lower bands. At my QTH I
have a 50' end-fed wire (no feedline) that the T1 can match from 80-6
meters.
The KAT2 has 8 Ls and 8 Cs (vs. 7 each for the T1), providing a greater
maximum inductance and capacitance. It can match somewhat shorter
antennas than the T1 for a given band.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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