On 6/16/2012 7:46 AM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote:
Pretty hard to beat a few lengths of wire (one for a vertical section,
and a few for radials) hung straight off the BNC of the KX3. That way
there's no loss to coax, and you have minimal stuff to carry.
RIGHT ON! The name of the game is
Take a look at the Portable Dipole in the Articles section of my website
at www.ad5x.com. It is the size of a 20-meter dipole, but can provide
resonant 40-10 meter operation. Very compact, cheap, and works well. It
has been my portable antenna-of-choice for several years now.
I also show
Pretty hard to beat a few lengths of wire (one for a vertical section,
and a few for radials) hung straight off the BNC of the KX3. That way
there's no loss to coax, and you have minimal stuff to carry.
My whole kit (KX3#80, HPS1a, wire, paddle, etc., etc.) all fit in a
small LowePro Edit 140
Regarding portable antennas, I have had success with my KX1 and now my
new KX3 S/N125 with a simple random wire and counterpoise attached
directly to the BNC connector using a BNC to dual binding post adapter.
When hiking or backpacking the biggest problem is finding a suitable
tree to support the
On 6/15/2012 6:38 PM, Ronald Nutter wrote:
In the meantime, I am starting to put together a ultra-portable kit that
will allow me to operate from just about anywhere.
Since I will be flying quite a bit at times, I am starting with a
Pelican 1470 case to protect the KX3 and the other items
Ron,
I'd strongly recommend getting the KXPD3 paddle. I did NOT order it
initially and only ordered it AFTER I got my KX3 (SN 112). The KXPD3
is a big improvement over the KX1 paddle which I had already used with
a friend's KX1 and didn't like. The light weight and compact size of
the
On 6/15/2012 7:25 PM, Bill Gerth wrote:
Ron,
I'd strongly recommend getting the KXPD3 paddle. I did NOT order it
initially and only ordered it AFTER I got my KX3 (SN 112).
Will a KXPD3 work with my KX1?
73,
Fred K6DGW
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