[Elecraft] Mobile with the K2 (was Lo P ATU -- help!)

Tue Mar 5 09:47:03 2002

I have been using my K2 in a TakPak mobile during lunch breaks at work.  =
I picked up a used screwdriver antenna and it works great.  Actually I =
set the ATU to calS and bypass the tuner and just adjust the antenna.  =
It is amazing that I work most of the DX I hear after only about 4 or 5 =
calls.

Wayne...is there any way to limit the power to 3w when pressing the tune =
button when in CALS mode bypassing the tuner?  With the tuner in AUTO, =
it does this, but not when bypassed.

GL and 73
Greg
AB7R

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: WA5PB=20
  To: Wayne Burdick=20
  Cc: elecraft list=20
  Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 4:43 AM
  Subject: [Elecraft] Mobile with the K2 (was Lo P ATU -- help!)

  Wayne,

  You brought up something that I have been wondering about.  As to =
using the
  K2 mobile with its ATU for 10-20 coverage, what monoband antenna =
should give
  best reception and transmit, theoretically.  Since the ATU is tuning =
for
  received and transmit, would the ideal setup be something like a =
Hamstick
  designed for 20m since it has the longest electrical length?

  Has anyone done any experimenting with various wavelength mobile =
monoband
  antennas with the ATU?

  72 es OO
  Bill Allen,  WA5PB

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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Wayne Burdick" <[email protected]>
  To: "WA5PB" <[email protected]>
  Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 19:58 PM
  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Lo P ATU -- help!

  Glad to be of help, Bill! Have fun with the rig.

  I use a very small 11 m magmount (Radio Shack) for mobile ops myself.
  Lots of fun to try to work 10-12-15-17-20 meters with the little
  critter. I've made contacts on all five bands. The best DX was
  Taiwan--broke a pileup at 8 watts on 10 meters from my Honda CRV!

  73,
  Wayne

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