[Elecraft] Backpack Antenna Question

[mvamis at wavecable.com]

I would guess it's because that's what the KX1 manual 
suggested at the time I built the KX1, and it has worked 
fine for me ever since. That's probably the only reason.

Matt

On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 09:41:04 -0700
  Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:
> <excerpt_from_KX1_vs_K1_thread>
> 
> >If I were to hike today, I would take the KX1 with 25' 
> >of antenna wire and 16' of counterpoise wire.
> 
> </excerpt>
> 
> Why 24' of antenna and only 16' of radial?
> 
>Fred K6DGW
> Auburn CA CM98lw