[Elecraft] Re: Best antenna for K2

Fri Oct 17 00:36:00 2003

George,
 This sounds great ... thank you very much for your help. I have gotten 
so many replies... I should have further clarified my question by 
stating that I ordered the ATU with my kit so your solution would serve 
well. To all the list members who have sent me information, thank you 
very much. To one fellow, yes, we weighed our ruck sacks and they all 
weighed about the same, one fellow in our group who is about 6'7" tall 
and very strong, carries a bit more. We average 10 to 12 mi per day ... 
establish base camp and explore out from there. We do not use horses 
though there are times when I wish we had them. I will be leaving in the 
morning for a three day visit to Montana and we will be planning our 
winter schedule for camping. This year we plan to hike into an area in 
north western Montana and use snow shoes on trails that would be 
impossible to sog thru on foot with out snowshoes. We tried that one two 
years ago and it just about wiped us out. Having the K2 and 
communications capabilities will greatly improve the fun. It will be 
interesting to see how the K2 fares under those conditions. As for the 
KX1, I almost bought that one first but wanted RS232 capabilities in my 
unit, so the K2 was the most logical choice. We are thinking about 
pulling our group finances together and buying some KX1's for our 
activities.. .... sometime next year a trip to Alaska is being planned 
... I hear the fly fishing there is beyond belief ....
 Thank you guys, your expertise is deeply appreciated.

George Winship wrote:

>Hi Michael,
>
>Don't know about a "best antenna", but a couple of weeks ago I brought
>my K2-100/KAT100 outside to listen to while doing some chores. There
>were two pieces of wire coiled up on the picnic table. One was about
>45ft. long, the other about 30ft. Put a connector on the longer one
>and tossed the other end over a tree limb. Hooked the shorter one to
>the ground lug and laid it on the ground.
>
>After finishing my chores, I sat down to play radio. Worked stations
>on all bands 80 through 10. Several European stations, Japan , and
>South America in the mix as well as many state-side stations. It was a
>barrel of fun.
>
>I was amazed at how well this worked. Am going to use this setup this
>weekend for JOTA. I think you will find this sort of setup light
>weight and the results satisfactory.
>
>73,
>
>George, NC5G-- 
>  
>
73, de Michael Heit KD7YLA
"Real Hams do it at a high frequency"

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