On Jul 25, 2016, at 1:17 PM, Charles Cupp <[email protected]> wrote:
> Which binding post Wayne?does it make any difference? No. It's entirely ad-hoc/empirical. I wound up maybe 15-20 turns. Definitely not critical, but not guaranteed, either :) Wayne N6KR > Charly XF1/W6CUP - on the air in Cabo San Lucas > > Sent from my iPad Mini 64gig---(Life is too short to Fly Coach) > > On Jul 25, 2016, at 12:45, Wayne Burdick [email protected] [KX3] > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> This weekend I was using the KX2 with a random length of wire tossed in a >> tree and another random length laid on the ground. Normally the ATU (KXAT2) >> can handle just about anything, but this particular combination of lengths >> wasn't working well on 40 m; SWR was still around 3:1 after matching. It >> probably looked like an end-fed half wave to the tuner. >> >> The wires were connected to a BNC-to-binding post adapter, suggesting a >> simple workaround. Rather than adjust the length of the wire by cutting or >> splicing, I simply reeled in a few feet of it and wrapped it around one of >> the binding posts, forming an inductor of perhaps several uH. >> >> The ATU was then able to match the antenna on 40 m, as well as the other >> bands (up through 10 m). >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> __._,_.___ >> Posted by: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> >> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group >> • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) >> Save time and get your email on the go with the Yahoo Mail app >> Get the beautifully designed, lighting fast, and easy-to-use Yahoo Mail >> today. Now you can access all your inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in >> one place. Never delete an email again with 1000GB of free cloud storage. >> >> VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 16 New Photos 2 >> • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >> . >> >> >> __,_._,___ ______________________________________________________________ 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]
