[Elecraft] Antenna for K1/K1-4+KAT1

[Dave]

Martin

I've used my K1/4 from hotel rooms with 30 to 50 foot of wire hanging from a
fishing pole out of a second floor window (I daren't ask what the other
guests think of it..), counterpoise was a couple of radials, one for 20m the
other for 40m (16 foot and 32 foot). Results were good with no TVI or phone
interference.

I wouldn't bother with an "rf earth", just a few radials, preferably at
least one for each band.

Will you be on the bands this weekend? I'm going /P with both my K1 and K2,
hope to keep away from the field day contest by using 10 MHz as much as
possible.

73 Dave, G4AON
K1 #1154/KAT1
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Martin.Evans@simoncarves.com>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Antenna for K1/K1-4+KAT1


> Hi Guys, I'm hoping to get a 125 feet long wire up in the garden at about
> 30 feet off ground. Gonna match it with KAT1 ATU. K1-4 is 40/30/20/15m.
How
> important is it to use ground radials. Also, do I need a separate RF earth
> at only 5W QRP? (TVI??). K1 ground will be connected to mains power earth
> via power supply. The mains power earth to house is via u/g cable (steel
> armour in contact with ground) so will be a good connection to mass of
> earth.
>
> I can put some copper in the ground if necessary for separate RF earth but
> don't want to make work for myself if I don't need to since I'm only using
> 5W CW.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Martin
> M0KWV, K1#1534.