Mark, I have always been a fan of resonant quarter wave vertical antennas. MFJ makes a 17 foot collapsible whip antenna which sells for around $60 IIRC. With this whip I can extend to a resonant quarter wave anywhere from 6m to 20m. Although I experimented with properly cut radials for each band I found it was not worth the trouble. Four 17 ft long radials work well enough for me and are easy to coil up and transport. The whip itself collapses down to about 31 inches long.
Another ham did a nice writeup here: http://www.kd5fx.com/FXportable/fx_portable_antenna.htm With this setup I was able to work VP8SGI on 20m CW with my KX3 while travelling in Arizona. Anectdotal evidence but it was fun for me to get an ATNO this way. 73, W8JH, Joe ----- 73, Joe, W8JH K3s, KPA 500, KAT 500 and KX3 happy user. -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ 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]
