Re: [Elecraft] K2 --- Park Portable Antenna

2008-07-06 Thread Vic K2VCO
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Vic; Your advice of launching a long wire into tree punched my lets do something button. I think I'll take my K2 out to the park next week and try getting on the air with a tree vertical as you suggested. Twenty meters should have some life in it and with this in

Re: [Elecraft] K2 --- Park Portable Antenna

2008-07-06 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 6, 2008, at 5:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Vic; Your advice of launching a long wire into tree punched my lets do something button. I think I'll take my K2 out to the park next week and try getting on the air with a tree vertical as you suggested. Twenty meters should have some

RE: [Elecraft] K2 --- Park Portable Antenna

2008-07-06 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
As Vic pointed out, a center fed half wave (i.e. center fed dipole) is probably the most efficient and easiest to erect, especially on 20 meters where it's only 32 feet end-to-end. Such an antenna provides a low impedance, letting you use coaxial feeder if you use a feed line. Keep in mind that