I'm always trying to further shrink my KX2 station, especially for hand-held operation.
Recently I've been playing with a miniature base loading coil for the the AX1 whip. It's very rugged, but also really small: Length = 2.0" (1/3rd of the AX1) Weight = 0.7 oz (1/3rd of the AX1) It takes up almost no room in a go-bag, making it a great backup for other antennas. Wind load is also greatly reduced -- that will help when using the AXB1 bipod. Compared to the AX1 it will have a somewhat reduced max power rating (probably 10 W), and it only covers one band. On the other hand, it could be built for any band from 20 to 6 meters, and disassembles into two pieces like the AX1. I consider it experimental at this point, and I'd love to get some feedback on the concept. We'll have some prototypes to send out sometime in the near future to a few volunteer testers. Please contact me directly if you're interested. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
