[Elecraft] The K2 and Random Antennas

[tom.w3qs]

Some interesting ideas, Stuart.  I may have to try them.  My two biggest
problems, now,  are getting the RF out of the shack and feeding antenna
anywhere other than at the end.  I am seriously thinking of getting a
trapped vertical which would solve both problems.  I was trying to do this
on the cheap, and guess that isn't a good idea. 

Anyone have any experience with the Hustler 6 band vertical?

73, Tom 

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Rohre [mailto:rohre at arlut.utexas.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:54 PM
To: tom.w3qs
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The K2 and Random Antennas

Tom,
You can always find a way to run balanced line to a good center fed doublet,
(dipole).

You can put it on electric fence 5 inch plastic standoffs across a wall or
ceiling, then inside pvc conduit as you pass thru a wall.  Use Wireman's 300
ohm ladder line, which is narrow.   An alternate way thru a wall is to mount
two "all threads" rods in shrink tubing on each; in  a pair of drilled holes
spaced about the spacing of your feeder.

Use PVC conduit larger than the ladder line by a factor of 2X and space the
ladder line by cutting some foam spaces to slip over the line.  Make these
circular and spaced every 18 inches.

Twisting a ladder line also helps keep it equally spaced from unbalancing
conductors, in that any coupling will be equally received by the parallel
wires as they change direction in the twist.  The twist is every 18 inches
or more at HF.

73,
Stuart
K5KVH