[Elecraft] Four Band K1 and antenna

[Jim Gelbort]

Ron,

Two setups work for me:

With the KAT1 installed I have been quite happy using an endfed wire plus 
counterpoise.
As much wire tossed as high as you can get it, avoiding 1/2 wavelengths. 
For a counterpoise, I use two lengths of 4-conductor ribbon cable, with the 
individual wires cut to 1/4 wavelengths. This may be overkill.

Pre-KAT1, I frequently used a 44' doublet through a BLT tuner. Flat-top or 
inverted-vee mounting. Also worked well, but nowhere near as convenient as 
the endfed wire.

Hard to go wrong either way, especially for portable use.
72,
Jim Gelbort N9WW

At 03:42 PM 5/27/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>  I have been working on my antenna for the K1 over this holiday weekend.
>
>Just wondering what kind of portable antenna anyone uses when they are out
>portable in the field.
>
>I have the bands of 40, 30, 20 & 15 meters. Looking at a doublet type
>antenna, no verticals.
>
>Thanks for any input.
>
>72
>Ron Polityka
>WB3AAL
>www.n3epa.org