Tom, The KAT2 should adequately match the antenna system that you have, but I would recommend that you scrap the coax and feed it with open wire line because the feedpoint impedance on 40 meters and above should be a lot greater than 50 ohms - the line losses and SWR on the feedline should be rather high.
BTW, you could add a couple radials cut for 80 meters and use it on that band too - the 60 ft wire is almost a quarter wave on 80 and it should behave similar to a 60 ft high vertical (with some horizontal radiation too depending on how much it slopes) 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > I'm about to order my K2 and I have a load of questions, but just one for > now. > > I am presently restricted to a random wire (perhaps 60 feet or so - OK, > about 20 meters) sloping up to the top of a tree. I am feeding > this with 50 > feet of RG-8 and have a ground system consisting of two 1/4 wave wires for > 40 through 10. > > Will the K2 and the KAT2 tuner handle this antenna? Anyone have similar > setups? > > Thanks es 73 > > Tom, W3QS > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
