Hi folks, For 40m, 30m, and 20m, the KX1 docs recommend a ~24' length of sorta-vertical #24 wire with shorter counterpoises as a good field antenna. I've set that up for my KX1 and KX3, and (unsurprisingly) it works well on both.
For 80m, the KX1 docs recommend a resonant antenna, and I'm considering my options. Most of what's written out there about low band antennas seems to be about durable (and heavy) mobile or home installations. Does anyone have any experience they'd like to share with backpackable lower band antennas? Options and questions I'm considering include: * Build a coil big enough to load up my 24' vertical on 80m, with a tap for 60m. Will that be a long enough radiator? * Figure out the kite-vertical thing, fly a wire close enough to l/4 that the KX1 can tune it. How bulky would that be? * Will #24 wire be a decent radiator for the lower bands, or should I eat the (not-inconsiderable) weight of a bigger gauge? * Does anyone have any tips on constructing backpackable (minimum weight) coils? What's the smallest wire and lightest insulator? * I'm planning a vertical, as this would seem to require strictly less wire and coils than any dipole or inverted vee, but am I missing some other offsetting advantage? Cheers, Bruce ______________________________________________________________ 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]
