Yeah, you're right, Susan. I suspect our "counterpoise" wires are not so much acting as a ground, but rather are the other half of a doublet, occupying a position some distance above effective ground.
73 Ray K2HYD ----- Original Message ----- From: "ussv dharma" <ussvdha...@yahoo.com> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; "Albers" <alb...@embarqmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Antenna for KX-1 I used to think, :just put a wire in the ocean...and voila good ground". Not so....need "area" of contact....bronze screen wire cage works great. Susan If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM USSV DHARMA --- On Sat, 6/19/10, Albers <alb...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > From: Albers <alb...@embarqmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Antenna for KX-1 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 10:50 AM > This antenna has worked great for me > with the KX-1 autotuner on 80, 40, 30 and 20: > > I bought a 50 ft spool of speaker wire from Radio Shack and > un-zipped it to make two 50 ft wires. I think it's 18 gauge, > but I'm sure that's not critical. Mine actually measured 51 > ft 8 inches long (and I'm sure that's not critical either) > Get one wire as high in the air as you can via any handy > support(s) and lay the other on the ground - straight if I > can, random directions if not. By the if I'm in, say, a > third floor hotel room, one wire might go out the window to > a tree in the parking lot, and the counterpoise drops out > the window and goes along the ground next to the building. > > Ray K2HYD > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
