Protecting your counterpoise from dogs, cars and suspicious Neighborhood Watch bloggers is a prime objective of /PM operation. Use a #26 stranded wire (black insulated) -- no one will even seen it.
Wayne On Jun 4, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Phil Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have some sort of quick break-away for the counterpoise lest it get > stepped on and the KX3 go flying, Wayne? > > Of course, you have a large supply of KX3s :-) > > 73, Phil W7OX > > On 6/4/14, 5:18 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> The KX3 is pretty large as HTs go, but it can be used hand-held in a pinch, >> even while walking. The latter is also known as pedestrian mobile or /PM. A >> sub-genre of /PM is HF pack, which typically involves a backpack, larger >> battery, and longer antennas. >> >> Personally, I prefer casual HT-style operation over HF pack. On any band >> other than 2 meters I use a dragged counterpoise wire (13' long, and sturdy, >> lest it get stomped on). This can reduce transmit losses by some 10-20 dB >> depending on the band and the type of antenna employed. >> >> Anyone else making /PM QSOs with the KX3? If so, please let us know what >> worked well, and what features might be improved in the future. Who did you >> work? A summary of bands, modes, power levels, elevation, terrain, etc. >> would be of interest. >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR ______________________________________________________________ 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]
