[Elecraft] Antenna suggestions for K1 w/KAT1

Wed Mar 12 01:59:03 2003

Steve

I use a 66 foot doublet with 32 foot of 300 Ohm ribbon (plus balun) with my
K1/4. It matches pretty well on that combination.

Dave, G4AON
K1 #1154, K2 #1892
http://www.astromag.co.uk/k2/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Kubisch - WW7Y" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:36 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Antenna suggestions for K1 w/KAT1

> Looking for good portable antenna to use with K1 w/KAT1. 40/30/20/15
meters.
> I'm trying the 85' end fed wire w/33' counterpoise now.  Running the wire
> right into a BNC to UHF adapter center hole and clipping the counterpoise
to
> the shell.  The tuner seems fine with this setup as others have indicated.
>
> Has anyone tried about 33' of coax with the end-fed wire connected to the
> center wire and the shield left open at the end.  That's my next
experiment.
>
> Any other options or ideas are appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve -WW7Y
>
>
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