Pretty hard to beat a few lengths of wire (one for a vertical section, and a few for radials) hung straight off the BNC of the KX3. That way there's no loss to coax, and you have minimal stuff to carry.
My whole kit (KX3#80, HPS1a, wire, paddle, etc., etc.) all fit in a small LowePro Edit 140 camera bag, and is well-protected. Hard to make it much smaller than that, I think. It's been island hopping with me through the Mediterranean for the past month with no problems. YMMV, 73 de SV8/N6GQ On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Ronald Nutter <ron.nut...@networkref.com> wrote: > Put myself on the waiting list for a KX3. Hope to have it in the > August/September timeframe. > > In the meantime, I am starting to put together a ultra-portable kit that > will allow me to operate from just about anywhere. > Since I will be flying quite a bit at times, I am starting with a > Pelican 1470 case to protect the KX3 and the other items needed for > operation. > > Since I may be restricted at times to operating from a hotel room, I > have been looking at a collapsible antenna such as the MFJ-1840T, etc > for each of the bands I may want to work. Since I hope to be able to > purchase the auto-tuner option by the time my number comes up, I figured > on throwing in a roll of wire for when I can operate outside. Would > like to see what other options those of you who already have KX3's have > had good luck with. Depending on conditions/where I will be operating > from, I might switch antennas because I can if for no other reason. > > Havent decided on getting the Iambic Paddle or not. Dont do a lot of > operating on CW but might change that. > > Suggestions ? > > Ron > KA4KYI > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
