Hi Wayne, Sounds good, could you tell us the approximate offset of the feed point from the centre, I would like to try this from home.
Many Thanks, Glen VK1FB On Saturday, September 16, 2017, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > This should work. A couple of notes: > > 1. Yes, you could use one of the general-purpose I/O signals from the > KXIO2 module to activate a T1 ATU. The associated menu entry could be > assigned to one of the four programmable function buttons. There’s no way > to do full T1 control from the KX2, however, as that requires generation of > a serial data stream. > > 2. If you were to use good quality twin lead or ladder line, you could > obtain equally good results just using the KX2’s internal ATU option > (KXAT2). This is exactly how I operate at my own station. I use an Elecraft > BL2 balun between the radio and the feedline. (Coax from the radio to the > BL2 should be very short.) In my case the feedline is connected directly to > an off-center-fed dipole about 90’ long. I can match this antenna on 80-6 > meters with the ATUs in any of our transceivers. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > On Sep 15, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Steve Sergeant <[email protected] > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > I am developing plans a hut-to-hut skit tour in Canada for next winter. > > On this trip, I will want to operate my KX2 inside of metal-roofed > > A-frame huts with a 60' feedline (RG-174, RG-58, or 300Ω twinlead?) to > > some kind of wire antenna outside. I plan to operate SSB on 40 & 20 > > meters at a minimum, and 15 & 10m if possible; likely in adverse weather > > conditions. > > > > I read the FAQ for the T1 on using it as a remote tuner, which says: > > > >> The T1 is intended for use near the operating position. But with a > little effort it could be remoted, and its extremely small size would be > beneficial for this purpose. First, the tuner must be placed in a > weatherproof container if used outdoors. Second, controlling the tuner > remotely requires a shielded control cable back to the operating position; > this cable must supply, at minimum, a simple switch closure to wake up the > tuner. It’s also possible to create your own band-data interface from the > rig to the ATU, as explained in the T1 Owner’s Manual. Finally, you’ll need > an SWR bridge at the operating position since you won’t be able to see the > LEDs on the T1. > > > > I can see that the KX2 manual and the T1 manual give a lot of > > information about control signals and such. But before I take the time > > to try to engineer something or hack something, I'll ask the obvious > > question: > > > > Has anybody out there done this? > > > > Follow-up questions to anybody who has: > > > > Can you describe your set-up? > > > > Have any of you found a way to use the KXIO2 and either the PFn or some > > other feature to control the T1 from the KX2 through a separate > > 3-conductor cable? > > > > Thanks and 73s. DE KC6ZKT > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > 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] <javascript:;> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > > 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] <javascript:;> ______________________________________________________________ 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]
