[Elecraft] Longwire with K2/KAT2/BL1

[Vic Rosenthal]

Daniel Reynolds wrote:

> How would you attach this 100 ft wire to a K2 with KAT2 and BL1 (balun
> mini-kit)?

Get a BNC-to-binding posts adapter at Radio Shack, connect the wire to 
the red post and throw some counterpoise wire on the ground connected to 
the black one.

> Would use the balun or would you leave it out?

Leave it out.

> Would you use a counterpoise? If so, how long?

1/4 wavelength on each band of interest (you can use several wires).

> For those of you interested - it looks like that a 100 ft wire (at 10 ft)
> running NE to SW would give me a better presence to the NE and SW on 80m
> (amazingly... not broadside NW and SE), and it would do a lot better than the
> buddipole does on 20 and 40m (only the buddipole might go up quicker than this
> antenna).

Ask your program how it would do at 20 or even 30 feet.  MUCH better, 
I'm sure.

> If the 100 ft wire performs well, and compares favorably to the computer
> modeling, then I may be running a 200 ft wire for Field Day. 

You would do better putting your 100 ft. wire up a litle higher.

-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco