Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas

2014-01-13 Thread Fred Jensen
So Arno, if you know this delete and you're making "plenty of contacts" so you may but just in case. The Alexloop is a resonant transformer. At it's resonant frequency, the coupling from the coax to the big loop is huge. Off its resonant frequency, it is nil. If you have an ATU in your radio

Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas

2014-01-13 Thread Gary Hinson
name of the tape measure he used). 73 Gary ZL2iFB > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- > boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Tellez > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 13:14 > To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas

2014-01-13 Thread Arno Dienhart
Thank you, Fred, for the specific comparison btw. BP and AL. A few months ago I was at a point where I needed a portable for my outings in the park. Those two commercial antennas were on the top of my list.and I ended up building two wire antennas, a vertical ground plane and a ZS6BKW dipole, both

Re: [Elecraft] Portable antnennas

2014-01-12 Thread Fred Jensen
Boy, are you ever going to get overwhelmed with info, Mark! :-)) You might want to join the NASOTA Yahoo Group and post your question there too, they're the folks that climb summits with radios and there is a huge amount of field antenna experience to be mined there. [insert all the usual dis

[Elecraft] Portable antnennas

2014-01-12 Thread Mark Tellez
Hello all, I would like to get some advice - based on experience - regarding the various portable antenna options there are currently available on the market. I am considering the buddipole system, super antenna, chameleon, and others. I am interested in hearing about performance and quality/ du