Hi Wayne, thanks for this. I see the advantage now that I see the schematic for the BL2 (although the switch is not shown in the circuit). The common mode to differential mode isolation right at the BNC connector alone could help out.
OK this is on my list to pick up when I see you next at Dayton. > On Jan 30, 2017, at 1:54 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > > This will vary from one installation to the next. > > When I'm not traveling ultralight, I carry a BL2 balun with me. The BL2 has a > 4:1 / 1:1 switch so you can try both positions. This will almost always > expand the range of bands you can cover with a given ad-hoc antenna. As > noted, the balun also tends to reduce RFI on the enclosure and mic. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > On Jan 29, 2017, at 10:23 PM, Brian “VE3BWP” Pietrzyk <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hi Wayne, >> >> If we're connecting the random wire and counterpoise directly to the kx2 or >> Kx3 bnc via the binding post adapter is a 9:1 an improvement or is the tuner >> able to drive it directly just the same? >> >> Thanks and Regards, >> >> Brian ve3bwp >> >>> Message: 17 >>> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:52:26 -0800 >>> From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> To: Jeff Crilly <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Cc: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Elecraft Reflector >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Tom >>> McCulloch <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] The "Kinda Random Antenna" (was: Random >>> wire lengths for antennas) >>> Message-ID: <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >>> >>> Have you tried this with a low-power balun mounted right at the antenna >>> jack? That will often help with RFI issues. >>> >>> Wayne >>> N6KR >>> >>> On Jan 29, 2017, at 6:03 PM, Jeff Crilly <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> So I tried this out... using a ~26 foot wire ... > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
