[Elecraft] Desert/K2100/Kanga and wire

[Phil Wheeler]

cyr999@extremezone.com wrote:

>Hi folks - not too many trees in the Arizona desert for putting up wires. With 
>a K2100 in the field and a thirty foot Kanga mast and as much wire as I want - 
>what are your thoughts on best antenna? 100 feet of wire from rig to top of 
>mast? Dipole? Sloper? etc?  Also - when using a wire what's the best way to 
>connect to the K2100? 
>

Using a wire, and with no Elecraft 100 W AT as yet, something like an 
MFJ manual tuner or some type of autotuner is required.

Unless you put up a resonant antenna (e.g., dipole) you will need a 
tuner.  For a wire get one that will feet a random wire (not all will).

RE antennas: The Kanga mast is, I think, the one from Germany.  Same 
fellow makes a loop antenna for it.  Other folks run a vertical up the mast.

73, Phil