Gotta agree with Frank on the AlexLoop... When it is adjusted and you stay put on a frequency for a while. I disable the internal tuner when I use the loop.
I find that the tuner is useful with my other portable field antennas, the SuperAntennas MP-1 and a random hank of wire. I find the MP-1 to be best when I have a good ground plane (car roof, porch railing, etc) and I am just tuning around. The random wire is great when I have the space and a tree. Each has it merits and its "issues", but when I have the loop set up and properly tuned, it is the best compromise in a portable unit. Jack KD4IZ Sent from my iPad > On Mar 9, 2015, at 21:34, Frank Krozel <[email protected]> wrote: > > My personal preference is the Alex Loop. > I have tried wires, etc and from my deck on a lawn chair or on the 7th floor > of a condo in Indian Shores, Florida...… 59 on most contacts. > Best on 10 meters but works ok as well on 40. > > Frank KG9H > >> On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is >> comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas. >> >> I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the >> biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
