The BNC will support a lightweight whip. The jack is attached directly to the chassis, not to a PC board.
Of course you could rig up a different type of whip, perhaps bolted to the long edge of the case. My preference for operating while walking would be to put the KX3 in a very small backpack with integrated antenna support and a larger battery. The KX3 could be turned on/off and fully controlled from a hypothetical super-mic that includes a display and speaker. No plans to make such mic yet, but the design supports it. 73, Wayne N6KR On Dec 28, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Rick Dettinger wrote: > > > > > I tried responding to the post that Wayne sent on the KX3 whip > antenna, and it bounced, so I am sending a new post. > > I am wondering if this type of whip antenna is entirely supported by > the BNC antenna connector? It seems like that would put an unfair > strain on the poor little jack! > Also, it would be interesting to know the lowest band that you have > had successful contacts on. The concept of a totally self contained > HF rig is one that I have long been interested in. But, I never > really thought that it could be done, due to antenna considerations. > Someone brought up the question of the bolt on paddles being worth the > price. I think that the answer is yes, since that is part of the > station integration, though it looks like the KX3 might easily accept > a home brew paddle or an adaption of a commercial one. I haven't been > able to do that with my K1, due to the jack being located on the rear > panel. > I am looking forward to seeing typical measurements of the rig > performance, either by Elecraft or others. > > 73, > Rick K7MW > > > > On Dec 28, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> We've had some questions about the whip antenna shown in the KX3 >> data- >> sheet photo. It's a Maldol AH-C14 20-meter loading coil and AH-R >> telescoping whip. Total length is about 48 inches. >> >> I've made QSOs of up to 3000 miles using this type of whip, handheld, >> while walking with the KX1 and dragging a 13' counterpoise wire. It's >> a very compact emergency antenna, with two parts that disassemble and >> have a max length of just over 7". >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
