Sounds like an idea worth trying — I have always wondered about the coax loss between my KX3/KX2 and my portable antenna no matter which one it is (i.e. AX-1, Wire and counterpoise wires, Buddipole, etc.).
But, really glad I did not sell the T1 on several occasions of thinking about selling it. I have not used my T1 since I sold my KX1 almost three years ago. phil, K7PEH > On Aug 7, 2019, at 10:23 AM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think a T1 at the base would make a noticeable difference if the coax were > more than a few feet long and the whip's resonance well removed from the > target operating frequency. Short whips can be extremely narrow-banded. > > Wayne > > > > >> On Aug 7, 2019, at 7:40 AM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Bret, >> >> Yes, the T1 mounted at the antenna will reduce the potential loss in the >> coax. >> >> Will you notice the difference? Maybe or maybe not. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 8/7/2019 7:54 AM, MaverickNH wrote: >>> It comes to mind I have an Elecraft T1 ATU I might try attaching directly to >>> the base of the AX1 rather than relying on the KX2 ATU 25-40ft from the >>> antenna. I try to operate closer but sometimes have to run that RG58 to >>> clear obstructions. Thoughts? >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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]
