Good point; thanks. On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 08:43 Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forget about "what you've been told". Do your own research using various > publications such as ARRL Antenna Book or other like publications. > Personally in the "I've been told" area, it seems hams have more > incomplete and inaccurate information than correct and complete information. > > Bob, K4TAX > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 13, 2017, at 7:31 AM, rich hurd WC3T <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, particularly Walter (since he mentioned it): > > > > I've been bedeviled by a question with multiple possible answers. > > > > I'm a fan of the idea of using a field antenna as Walter describes by > using > > a BNC - to binding post connector directly to the radio. > > > > I'm leery of that because it flies in the face of what I've been told > about > > these antennas: I'm assuming the radio BNC connection is unbalanced and > > the wires form a balanced antenna, more or less. I've seen deployments > > with end-fed 9:1 baluns and without, even documented on YouTube with > great > > successes. > > > > I can tell you that the 9:1 balun setup doesn't seem to be working for my > > current field deployment but I'd sure like to understand why a balun > isn't > > recommended in this setup. I'd love to just take the wire and put it on > my > > WonderPole and go for it, but I'd like the understanding first. Why > does > > this work? :) > > > > Thanks. > > > > On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 13:19 Walter Underwood <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> You can get a quick look at band conditions at > http://bandconditions.com < > >> http://bandconditions.com/> > >> > >> Using Buddistick on 40 m is a real challenge. I would not be surprised > if > >> that was an S-unit or more below a full-size dipole. > >> > >> Try the simplest field antenna for the KX3, two wires connected directly > >> to the rig. Get a BNC to double binding post adaptor. Get a wire 26 to > 29 > >> feet long, throw it in a tree and hook one end to the red post. Get a 16 > >> foot wire, lay it on the ground and connect it to the black post. Let > the > >> ATU tune it and see you can hear. > >> > >> wunder > >> K6WRU > >> Walter Underwood > >> CM87wj > >> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > >> > >>> On Aug 11, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Tommy <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> The band has been really crappy lately. Keep tuning around and > listening. > >>> > >>> 73! > >>> > >>> Tom - KB2SMS > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 08/11/2017 12:33 PM, Mike Parkes wrote: > >>>> Okay I am reaching our to the Elecraft enthusiasts here for some > >> feedback > >>>> if anyone cares to chime in. > >>>> I am just getting back on the air after years away from the hobby, so > I > >> am > >>>> not that familiar with band conditions in general. It looks like the > >>>> sunspot cycle is heading for the cellar (if it isn't already there). > >>>> > >>>> Recently bought a KX3 and a Buddistick vertical (like, 2 weeks ago). > >> Love > >>>> the KX3 it is a great radio... however... so far my efforts to hear > >> much of > >>>> anything, much less make a contact with someone, has been frustrating > to > >>>> say the least. I live in an apartment and am surrounded by power lines > >> for > >>>> one thing. The background noise level on 40 is pretty bad varies but > is > >>>> s7-9 mostly. I took my setup to a nearby park and the bands were > >>>> definitely quieter. So the local manmade noise level is an issue (and > >> one > >>>> reason I chose the KX3 was the hope that its rcvr and filtering could > >> help > >>>> with that.) > >>>> > >>>> Have yet to make a single contact, so I am just wondering if I just > >>>> happened to choose a really lousy period of solar conditions for HF? > Or > >> is > >>>> the base loaded vertical a joke? > >>>> > >>>> I would love to be able to find another ham even close by just to try > >> and > >>>> get some sort of an HF QSO even if it is with someone down the block. > >>>> ...I can tune down to the AM broadcast band and was able to hear some > >> local > >>>> AM stations. :) > >>>> > >>>> Mike AB7RU > >>>> > >>>> (On a side note the tuner in the KX3 is great!. That thing was able to > >> get > >>>> a match for 80 meters on the Buddistick which was showing something > like > >>>> 25:1 swr. The KX3 tuner clicked and rattled for a while and found a > >> match > >>>> to <2:1. Not sure how much actual RF is going out, probably not > much... > >> but > >>>> I was amazed it could tune to that high an SWR.) > >>>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>>> 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] > >>>> > >>> > >>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>> 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] > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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] > >> > > -- > > 73 (or 72 for the QRP folks), > > Rich Hurd / WC3T > > DMR ID: 3142737 > > Northampton County RACES > > EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting > > Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) > Grid: > > *FN20is* > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > > -- 73 (or 72 for the QRP folks), Rich Hurd / WC3T DMR ID: 3142737 Northampton County RACES EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: *FN20is* ______________________________________________________________ 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]
