[Elecraft] best ultralightweight beach vertical?

[wayne burdick]

I was using a KX1 at the beach yesterday, with a Maldol 4-foot whip, 
and found myself wishing I had a longer radiator for beach outings. I'd 
like a multi-section or telescoping vertical that's 8 to 10' long, 0.5" 
or smaller in diameter, and most important, weighs just a few ounces. 
In a perfect world it would also come with a stake to plant in the 
sand. It doesn't even have to be resonant, since I can use the KX1's 
internal tuner, supplemented if necessary by a small coil interposed 
between the rig and the antenna, to tune the antenna on all three 
bands. This would make for instant band change without fussing with a 
tap or swapping loading coils. A nonresonant whip would also probably 
be a lot lighter and less expensive than backpacking-style antennas 
that are packaged with per-band coils, etc.

Anyone know of a vertical that meets the above requirements?

Tnx,
Wayne
N6KR