[Elecraft] MP-1 Antenna

Mon Mar 4 12:13:01 2002

I have a MP-1 and use it for portable operation, the MP-1 comes with a 
counterpoise of 4 wires, 3 meters long each, I added a second 
counterpoise of 4 more wires of 5,5 meters each, and now it is easier 
to tune, and I believe performance is a litte better, and still I have 
a counterpoise easy to carry. It has a reasonable performance for the 
size, and it is very easy to carry, it doesn�t compare with a full size 
antenna, especially on 40 meters, but it works. You don�t need a tuner, 
but a SWR or an antenna analizer is needed to tune it. I use the SWR 
meter in the KTU option of the K2. At the beginning I used the 
analizer, but know that I am familiar with the antenna, the SWR meter 
in the K2 is all I need.

When I have space for carrying more stuff, for 40 meters, I use a DK9SQ 
mast and an inverted V. I have plans for buildng another inverted V for 
40 meters but with ladder line, so I can tune it with the KTU in the K2.

73 de Patricio, CE3EOA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Dettinger" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, March 4, 2002 0:30 am
Subject: [Elecraft] MP-1 Antenna

> I am interested in the MP-1 antenna for my K2 but don't know  much 
> about how it works.  
> Do I need to use a transmatch with this antenna?
> Has anyone compared it to a full size wire antenna?
> Are the counterpoise wires full size?
> Thanks,      Rick    K7MW
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