We just had a heated exchange about these antennas on another reflector. Keep in mind that it is a compromise antenna. 43 feet is really not magical to any band that I know of. You still need a good radial system etc.
>From what I have read the tuner at the base would be much more efficient and use a good quality coax. I would be curious to see how a BigIR or even a Hy-tower compared to the 43 ft verticals. I was surprised to read that W5OV was able to match it with the K3 tuner. I think that speaks volumes for the tuner in the K3. I will have to play with my tuner a bit more. Most of my antennas have good swr except for the 40m beam in the extreme lower cw sections and the K3 tunes this fine but we are talking about 2 to 2.5 to 1 max, not 100:1 "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over." Ben Franklin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Apple Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] 43' Vertical and the K2 tuner After the ice storm of 2009, I'm looking for an new antenna. I've been considering the 43' verticals by DXE,HyGain and MFJ. But I'm not sure if my K2 tuner will have the range needed. The DXE site has a warning about internal tuners. Anyone using a K2 and a 43' vertical ? how's it play ? Thanks in Advance - Jim (WB1DOG) ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
