[Elecraft] K2 fixed, but now what?

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

Daniel:

Add a COUNTERPOISE to the antenna configuration... this can consist of 
nothing more than a 15'-30' (depending upon what bands you plan to operate) 
length of wire, connected to the GND terminal of the KAT2 and laid on the 
floor, but try to stretch it out as much as possible... bends are probably 
OK, but try to use up as much area as possible.

If you can droop the wire out the window and let it hang DOWN, so much the 
better.

Generally, I counterpoise will make the RF situation look much less 'hot' 
to the K2/KAT2.

73,

Tom Hammond   N0SS

At 09:12 AM 9/25/02, you wrote:
>HI GUYS/GALS,
>
>I FINALLY GOT MY K2 ALL REALIGNED LAST NIGHT AND WITH THE MOD FOR THE HI 
>CUR SIGNS AND REMOVING RF ON THE ISENSE LINE.
>
>BUT NOW THIS IS HOW I SET UP MY TEMPORARY ANTENNA THIS MORNING.  LOW ANGLE 
>RADITION WIRE 20FT RAN THROUGH MY WINDOW WITH WINDOW TURNED UP AGAINST THE 
>WIRE, AND THE END OF THE WIRE INTO KAT2 WITH NO GROUND.  I GET HI CUR AND 
>LOW P ON SOME BANDS. AND THE ELECRAFT RESETS ITSELF.
>
>I KNOW I CALIBRATED/ALIGNED THE KAT2 CORRECTLY AND THE BASE K2 (CW ONLY) 
>PUTS OUT ITS FULL POWER ON ALL BANDS.
>
>I THINK THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOW THE ANTENNA.  WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS??
>
>
>ON ANOTHER NOTE:
>I WILL TRY TO BE MONITORING THE TWO AGREED UPON FREQUENCIES [21.332 & 
>18.132] BETWEEN 2PM AND 6PM.
>
>DANIEL
>
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