Seems to me, like radios, you do antennas suitable to the environment. There are times I pack and put up my Buddipole dipole with long arms on the 19’ mast; and times I carry and put up a tall BP vertical using arms and a long rigid shock cord whip. A standard Buddistick is light and easy to carry, and I have lightweight end fed antennas as well. Sometimes just a couple pieces of wire. They all work as well as what they are can work. It’s good to have a choice to fit the objective, mood, place, the carry, the weight, etc. I use the internal tuner for all of them anyway. I may eventually even try those little MFJ whips that Wayne seems to like (once I find a round to-it and get motivated to add a KX2) :-)
Grant NQ5T K3 #2091, KX3 #8342 (Mostly portable QRP all the time — thanks to pesky CC&Rs) > On May 24, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Bill Steffey NY9H <[email protected]> wrote: > > i would think better is to have an kx3 or kx2 internal tuner ...esp one that > matches 10-1. > That eliminates weight, a box, cables and fussing... > > my kx3 did Verry well on the Danube River bank with just 18 foot wire about > 8 feet up in a bush... no trees....ssb ( on a bike trip).... > > yes a 10ft counterpoise > > > bill ny9h/3 > > > > > At 10:07 AM 5/24/2016, Sandy wrote: >> If you don't mind carrying a "load" (If you are not hiking/backpacking) I >> have found the Buddipole/tripod is a very excellent antenna from 40-17 >> meters in the > > ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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]
