Hi Lance, I am excited to get my KX3. It will be great to have for a biz travel radio and also when I need to visit my ailing mom in Florida. Being on the road constantly is tough and I have struggled with getting Remoterig operational to be honest. So having the KX3, a powerwerx 35 amp small switching power supply, my small mirage 6m mobile amp, and a collapsible 6m yagi antenna will be awesome for me. It is a major stress reliever to hit the top of malibu after battling all day with a large scale IT program.
The five element could be the ticket though probably big for a best western balcony, but probabky good for going portable. I currently am using a homebrew three element that I plan to extend to a four element in my truck that takes about ten minutes to get in the air. For business air travel, I would like an easy to transport three or four element to take with me. A dipole is an ok antenna for HF but really doesn't do it for 6m. Since 6m was so dead last night I put up a 15m resonant dipole on a push up pole and had a nice QSO with Hawaii. Nice conversation but of course HF is shooting fish in a barrell and not as challenging, dynamic or magical as 6. Thanks again for the suggestions. Best Regards, Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On May 16, 2012, at 8:33 AM, "Lance Collister, W7GJ" <w...@q.com> wrote: > Hi Keith, > > You are definitely closer than me! I wasn't able to order mine until January > 11 ... but I am hoping that the backlog did not grow as quickly between > December 30 and January 11 as it did for the first few days of orders! I > have been using my K3 on my portable 6m EME DXpeditions, but am looking > forward to using the KX3, since excess baggage charges on my last trip just > about cleaned me out! Every pound and cubic inch saved really makes a > difference when you are hauling all your equipment halfway around the world! > > Your quest for an effective high gain portable yagi for 6m is something for > which many of us also yearn! It sure would sure be a boon to successful 6m > DXpeditions if there were such an animal. The closet thing I have found are > two antennas made by M2, the 6M5XHG and 6M8GJ. Both break down into a > maximum length of 44", so they fit into a nylon bag that can be transported > easily and complies with the dimensions of standard airline checked baggage. > > Here is a photo of the antenna erected at 5W0GJ last fall: > > http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=232926826755368&set=a.232925890088795.54498.100001141574142&type=3&l=00a25144ad > > And below is a photo of the antenna AND the 21' portable mast ready to be put > into the little nylon transportation bag. I have to say, using the 6M8GJ > makes me feel a bit like a magician ;-) > > http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=232929230088461&set=a.232925890088795.54498.100001141574142&type=3&l=00a25144ad > > The don't just instantly pop out of a suitcase like a tent supported by > aluminum tubing all held together by elastic cords...however, for > transportation, they ARE compact! Additional information on how I mark my > 6M8GJ for field assembly and raise it is here: > > http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6M8GJassembly.htm > > GL and VY 73, Lance > > On 5/16/2012 1:59 PM, Keith Heimbold wrote: >> I was so stoked to see that there was an order on the list that said his / >> her order date was Dec 30th unknown time. That is a big jump. I ordered mine >> on the 31st so I got to be getting close. Very excited as this will be my >> biz travel radio. Now need to find a good super ultra penultimatr portable >> Yagi for 6m that can fit in a standard pelican case. Any ideas? >> >> Keith >> AG6AZ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > > -- > Lance Collister, W7GJ > (ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ) > P.O. Box 73 > Frenchtown, MT 59834-0073 > USA > TEL: (406) 626-5728 > QTH: DN27ub > URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj > Windows Messenger: w...@hotmail.com > Skype: lanceW7GJ > 2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815 > > Interested in 6m EME? Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME > email group, or just fill in the request box at the bottom of my web > page (above)! > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
