I have replaced a 25 foot with a 41 foot wire for the KX3. It runs to a banana plug adapter from which I also spread out three 16 foot ground radials. A 5 foot length of RG-59 runs from the KX3 to the banana adapter. This is tuning to less than 2:1 SWR on all ham bands except 160m. I find 41 feet is not too long to get vertical into a tree. My former 25 foot wire usually didn't match on a couple of bands.
73 Chip On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 5:04 PM, M5FRA - Colin <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe, > > this week I made a switchable 1:1/4:1 balun for the KX3. Tried it on a > 20M EFHW and the internal tuner tuned it using the 4:1 setting. See > > http://www.linkradio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232:balun-11-41-switchable&catid=11&Itemid=25 > > > Colin - G8FRA/M5FRA > > m5fra.org.uk <http://www.m5fra.org.uk> > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Joseph Trombino, Jr" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 09/11/2012 21:33:19 > Subject: [Elecraft] Random length wire for use with KX3 > >Howdy Gang: > > > >Nice WX tomorrow for our neck of the woods (southeastern North Carolina) > so I'm gonna take my KX3 out and play radio. > > > >I have the internal tuner installed and am wondering if anyone has had > success with a particular length of antenna wire with the tuner in the KX3?? > > > >I usually use a PAR EFHW for 40/20/10M but wanted to play with something > different and also give the internal tuner a spin around the block. > > > >So, what lengths of wire have been used successfully with the KX3?? > > > >Many thanks for any info....will be on the air shortly after lunch > time...1800Z or 1900Z....will be looking for you around the QRP watering > holes on CW. > > > > 73, Joe W2KJ > > I QRP, therefore I am > >______________________________________________________________ > >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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
