Mark;At a winter condo in FL, I am using an MFJ telescoping SS Whip 12.5' long
on a Hustler mobile antenna Mast Extension 4.5' long attached to a removable
mobile twist mount ball antenna mount (Total 17'). This is fed by an LDG RT-100
Remote antenna Tuner then 25' RG-58 coax to my K3. It is
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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark
Tellez
Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 12:48 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Home and portable antenna issues.
Hello all,
I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had
I have been where you are and then some ... Long story short, after trying
almost every portable antenna I have what I think is a wonderful, simple
solution. I take little Tarheel II screwdriver antenna and mount it on a short
sturdy camera tripod with a few ground radials. It works almost as
Not sure how this would fit your particular logistics but take a look
at the 5-band 'cobweb' antenna. It's a folded wire antenna that fits
into relatively small space. I have one in my attic, running 100
watts, 10m thru 20m, the G3TXQ version at karinya.net. I'm quite happy
with it.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
Hello all,
I am a relatively new KX3 user. So far I love the radio but I have had
some issues getting on the air. Almost all have been related to finding a
good portable and primarily a good home antenna. I've tried a number of
solutions and have yet to find one that works well.
I
Mark,
You are faced with what is becoming common. I assume you are
running your KX3 barefoot. That makes your antenna installation
critical. The problem with most simple antennas are they require a very
good ground to really be effective. If you have been using the Buddy
Pole as a
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Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Home and portable antenna issues.
For home use, http://www.n6bt.com/ has a 7 foot tall lawn
sculpture which operates on 20, 17 and 15. It doesn't look like
an antenna. It is new, and I don't
For home use, http://www.n6bt.com/ has a 7 foot tall lawn
sculpture which operates on 20, 17 and 15. It doesn't look like
an antenna. It is new, and I don't have any experience with it.
I have a Little Tarheel II antenna on my 4Runner. It works well
on the higher frequencies. I used it with a
I had a friend in a similar situation. We managed to catch a
building maintenance person who was happy to put our G5RV on the roof and
run the coax down a nearby drain pipe and under my friend's door.
Completely invisible! If you're anywhere near a down-spout, keep an eye
out for
I have to scratch my head every time the issue of what antenna should I use
for bla bla situation comes up on any reflector. It's similar to the
question of what radio should I use for X situation. When asked, the
responses are mostly personal (as is evident by all the comments from using
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