[Elecraft] 160 on the K2

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I would like to hear some commentary about adding 160 to my K2. I have never
worked 160 because of the severe antenna requirements. What does the
reflector think? tnx 73 Bill _______________________________________________
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I'm with you, Bill. My antenna limitations make working 160 impractical at
this QTH, although it can always be done. Shoot, I know a lot of guys who
have run 160 mobile in motion with a whip no more that 10 or so feet long.
(Actually, the more successful ones of the '50s ran a long whip tied to the
rear bumper looped over and tied to the front bumper to form a loop with the
car body, but they were still very small antennas. 

Even so, the most useful feature of my 160 module is the second receive
antenna. It lets me mess with small tuned loops, active antennas, etc., as
an option to the main antenna for receive. That can be a real plus when
dealing with severe antenna restrictions in which the best transmitting
might not be the best receiving antenna. 

Ron AC7AC