In fact what you can do is just make the first 17 feet of the antenna (including counterpoise) out of ladder line or even twin lead so that it is a zepp fed W3EDP. This is what I use as my low-band antenna at home and my backup antenna at the cottage. Through a 4:1 balun I am able to get a good match on 160m through 10m with the internal tuner in my K2 and my LDG auto-tuner. It works .. I even made a few 160m QSOs with it running 5W on CW during field day. I find that it is easiest to erect as an inverted-L.
Michael VE3WMB >From: Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> >Date: June 27, 2012 8:07:22 PM EDT >To: Gary Marklund <gary.kj...@gmail.com> >Cc: Scott Graham <n0n...@gmail.com>, "<elecraft@mailman.qth.net>" ><elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] "random wire" and the KX3 ATU >Reply-To: d...@w3fpr.com >Gary and all, >That length is close to the W3EDP antenna length - as I recall, it is 86 feet >for the radiator and 17 feet for the counterpoise wire. 80 through 10 meters >is good, and the KX3 tuner will match it easily. >73, >Don W3FPR ______________________________________________________________ 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
