[Elecraft] Coax-Fed Antenna for KX1 with ATU

[George, W5YR]

Phil, et al

I accidentally left off the Smiley Face on that one. I was actually being
mostly tongue-in-cheek with my comment.

I have no doubt that you are competent at designing and installing an
antenna system suited to your lot and your needs.

73, George W5YR
w5yr@att.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Wheeler" <w7ox@socal.rr.com>
To: "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net>
Cc: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <rondec@easystreet.com>; "'Elecraft Reflector'"
<Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Coax-Fed Antenna for KX1 with ATU


>
>
> George, W5YR wrote:
>
> >>.  I'd like to avoid erecting an antenna for KX1
> >>use which it cannot tune :-)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >***Attend my presentation at the Joplin Four States QRP Club QRP
conference
> >next April and learn how to avoid that . . .
> >
>
> George,
>
> Given the cost (travel and lost income) I could buy and install a very
> robust antenna which the KX1 would easily tune.  Poor tradeoff :-)
>
> I can easily come up with an antenna meeting my requirements.  My
> question was more on matching the Carolina Windom, which I have no
> experience with.  I do expect problems with the 51 ft G5RV, particularly
> on 30 m -- which I don't operate much anyway.
>
> 73, Phil
>