Why not turn it all around? If you use a manual ATU at the base of the antenna, you could remotely control the TX instead using a cheap 315/433MHz "wireless remote" (eBay).
73 from Ian GM3SEK >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:elecraft- >[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Hystad >Sent: 31 March 2014 16:47 >To: Wayne Burdick >Cc: Tord; [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] KXAT3 versus T1 ? > >Wayne --- > >This is all new news to me about remote operation of the T1. Actually, I >never thought of it. I have a T1, I have a KX3 with the built-in tuner, and I >also have a KX1 and I have normally used the T1 with my KX1. > >For portable ops, I have strung up make-shift 20-meter dipole antennas up >in a tree but because of all kinds of factors and environment, the match is >not that good usually. The idea of using a T1 at the match point and then >remote controlled should make QRP ops much better with the coax feedline >losses being much lower. > >So, is this a reasonable thing to try? Sometimes, the distance to the make- >shift antenna from a picnic bench (for example) is 50 feet or so and I always >use 75 foot of coax. I usually don't try ladder line for lower losses because >often the feed line is running along the ground for awhile. > >73, phil, K7PEH > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
