Hey Mike. For a trip to ZF last month, I took several old Walmart crappie pole pieces and built a 22 foot mast by judiciously selecting and cutting pieces no longer than 28 inches so that the sections would stack and the disassembled antenna would fit diagonally in my suitcase.
I'm hoping that has forever solved the air transport of fiberglass mast problem. Its not as bulky as it might seem because the narrower pieces stow easily inside the wider ones. And Walmart crappie poles aren't exactly heavy duty. I did find that unless you are good with puzzles, it is a really good idea to number the sections in order of assembly. Don't ask...... As far as high rises go, if you can get a wire 6 feet out and drop it vertically it can be an amazing low band antenna - you need a weight on the bottom that can't hurt anyone, like a hotel size plastic shampoo bottle or a small bean bag like the tree maintenance guys use, and if you land the weight on the ground somewhere out of the way, rather than letting it swing or be near a pedestrian pathway, you are much better off. In that case some monofilament for the last ten feet or so keeps the rf away from whatever is there on the ground. My kx3 rarely has any trouble tuning that set up if you throw a counterpoise wire around the balcony or can ground to a railing. Have fun. Scott ka9p Sent from my iPad > On Apr 2, 2017, at 3:25 PM, Michael Aust <ava...@verizon.net> wrote: > > Can Anyone recommended a great QRP Antenna for KX3 > > > Going to Hawaii with KX3 from high rise Hotels and some Sandy Beaches > that is lightweight, easy to deploy, carry on Airlines or packed into luggage. > > > Any Portable Poles to recommend for End Fed Antenna's > > > My MFJ-1920 pole is 3.8ft when collapsed and extends to 33 feet > but when Island Hopping, 3.8ft does not qualify as a Carry On due to it's > length > So hit with extra baggage fee's > > > Maybe a Fishing pole that is on sections that not as long, when collapsed > would be the Answer, some 14ft to 17 feet Crappie Fishing poles only > breakdown to 46inches to 48inches, about the collapsed length of my > MFJ-1910 fiberglass telescopic mast > > > Mike > > WB6DJI > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k...@aol.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
