My antenna for portable operation is a 44 ft. doublet antenna fed with twisted pair teflon insulated #24 wire (the antenna flattop is the same material).
I use it in conjunction with a telescoping pole, but a line over a tree branch would work too - the pole is not 'tree dependent'. I erect it in what ever configuration lends itself to the site - I prefer to set it up as an inverted vee, but if supports for the ends are lacking, I run one side of the antenna up along the pole and lay the other half of the dipole out on the ground - it works as a vertical with one radial that way. With 35 feet of the twisted pair feedline it tunes readily on all bands 40 thru 10 - it has been used on 80 meters too, but the efficency is quite a bit lower due to the less than 1/4 wave length. I have not tried it specifically with the KX1 tuner, but the K1 and K2 tuners handle it just fine. 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > I have a question for the collective out there. What is your > favorite antenna to take to the field or backyard. I won't be > hiking deep into the woods, but would like to hear what you have > found to be a good balance between ease of use and effectiveness > as an antenna. > I have used a W3EDP with good success, but an outing on the AT > Trail with my KX-1 last Saturday shows that 80 plus feet of wire > is a challenge to get into the trees. I have heard many > combinations of wire antenna lengths and counterpoises, but I > would like some input on what your experiences have determined to > be your favorite combination. Obviously, the band(s) of choice > and location of choice could go with the favorite antenna of choice. > The featured rig of choice here is the KX-1, but I also have a K1 > and K2 that get out to play once in a while. > Thanks in advance for your thoughts and insights. > tnx es 73 > Tom, K4TJD > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
