[Elecraft] Oh Ye of Little Faith - Random Wire Ant. for K1

[Philip Westover]

Well, after much procrastination, I decided to try an
antenna recommended by Wayne for my K1 (has a KAT1
installed).  I ran a 35 foot wire straight from the BNC
connector out the back, with about a 25 foot ground wire,
also straight out the BNC connector.  With a quick ATU
match, I proceeded to get several multi-state contacts while
sitting on the grass in my backyard!  I guess when "The Man"
says he optimized the KAT1 for such antennas, I guess I
should have a little more faith.  From now on, forget about
having to find all those trees in the right places for my
dipole, and forget about that lossy feedline!  Amen,
Brother!

Well, I'm a convert!  Tomorrow (8/21/02) through Saturday
(8/24/02), I'll be with my Boy Scout Troop on a Oregon
Willamette River canoe trek, operating each night around
8:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (0300 UTC), first on 20m
(14040 or so), then on 40m (7040 +- 5).  I'll be using my
new "easy-to-set-up" antenna, and I hope to make some
contacts with fellow K1 and K2 owners.

And, thanks again, Wayne, for all you do to make amateur
radio a great hobby!

73,
Phil, WA7URV
K1 #220
K2 #2690