Drew, FB on your new KX1; I carry mine with me most of the time, though not in such circumstances as yours!
I don't know your topography, but if the soil conductivity is poor, you might consider the following: The PAC-12 depends on ground coupling and good soil conductivity, so you may want to double up and/or lengthen the stock radials and even consider using symmetric 1/4 wavelength radials if you're really on sand. Or turn necessity into a virtue: If you're on dry sand, you might actually not need much elevation, as the RF ground may be well below you (water table). Others here and on HFPack have much more experience operating from deserts and report this. So, a dipole at tent height (or even on the ground) might perform quite well. Plus you will get serveral dB of gain from your 9K prefix. 73 es GL, Leigh / WA5ZNU > but the tents are only 12' at the peak, there are no trees. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
