[Elecraft] The K2 and Random Antennas

[Hank Kohl K8DD]

Tom ....

I would agree with Don!  The K2 & KAT2 should match it great ..... with 
or without the radials.
When I was a young General in about 1959 or 60 I had great luck on 80 & 
20 AM with a 60 - 65' longwire from the second floor window out to a 
tree.  The shack was on the first floor with about 40 ft of coax of 
questionable quality, and I used a tuner.  (WRL Globe Chief 90, homebrew 
cathode modulator, WRL tuner and an SX-99 and a homebrew TR switch).  
The more OT's that told me it shouldn't work, especially with no ground, 
the better it seemed to work!
Give it a try and be sure to report back when you put the K2 & KAT2 on it.

72  73    Hank    K8DD

W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote:

>Tom,
>
>The KAT2 should adequately match the antenna system that you have, but I
>would recommend that you scrap the coax and feed it with open wire line
>because the feedpoint impedance on 40 meters and above should be a lot
>greater than 50 ohms - the line losses and SWR on the feedline should be
>rather high.
>
>BTW, you could add a couple radials cut for 80 meters and use it on that
>band too - the 60 ft wire is almost a quarter wave on 80 and it should
>behave similar to a 60 ft high vertical (with some horizontal radiation too
>depending on how much it slopes)
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>I'm about to order my K2 and I have a load of questions, but just one for
>>now.
>>

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