Re: [Elecraft] KX3 with a random wire for 80 meters

I suggest an IDK loop! Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 24, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > >> On Wed,8/24/2016 7:42 AM, george allen wrote: >> I suggest that you try different antennas and see what works best for you. > > I'll make the radical suggestion to

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 with a random wire for 80 meters

On Wed,8/24/2016 7:42 AM, george allen wrote: I suggest that you try different antennas and see what works best for you. I'll make the radical suggestion to study the ARRL Antenna Book, the ON4UN book, and the antenna chapter in the ARRL Handbook. 73, Jim K9YC

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 with a random wire for 80 meters

We have used some crazy antennas with our KX3s. N8NCR connected to my random length 100'+ antenna in the front yard, held the KX3 in his hand, no ground, and worked 20mtr SSB dx with 5x7 report. I used a 60' wire up 10' with a 50 wire counterpoise on the ground, from Rockville Md., and

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 with a random wire for 80 meters

Don, If your 135 foot radiator is center fed with either coax or parallel transmission line, it will work well on 80 meters. If you use parallel transmission line, it can easily be tuned for other bands as well. If you are thinking of feeding that 135 foot radiator from the end, in a word

[Elecraft] KX3 with a random wire for 80 meters

I am going to work the Ohio QSO party with QRP(I'm in VA)and would like to get on 80. I will be operating from the dining room table by the sliding glass door to the back yard. I'm thinking of either directly hooking a 84 ft and 17 ft counterpoise to the KX3 and running them outside, or using