[Elecraft] Mobile Antenna for KX1

[Leigh L Klotz, Jr.]

Ci,

For me, the KX1 is about fun and spontaneity.  I don't have a Texas 
Bugcatcher on my car, but I want to be ready to operate when I have 20 
minutes or so.  Here are two setups I use:

1. I keep a few continuously-loaded stick antennas (both small sized 
Lakeview Hamstick and bigger sized ATX/Iron Horse) stored unotrusively 
in the back of my Subaru Outback.  I mount them on a quad-mag on top of 
the car and run coax through the sunroof.  I use the WB6ZQZ balun to 
feed the low-impedance load to make it easier on the tuner and lower 
line losses (LMR-100).

You can drive with the small Hamsticks, but not big the ones, which I 
use when parked.  At Christmas, I worked OH9SCL with my KX1 on 20m.  
Google for WA5ZNU OH9SCL for pictures.

2. For my Miata, I used Wayne's 16ft Teflon coated wire suggestion, but 
run some RG/58 out the car window to Alan's Balun to the 16ft wire.  It 
doesn't work mobile, but in a small convertible it is hard to find a 
place to put an antenna and with a manual transmission it is hard to 
operate CW and shift. A couple of weeks ago I worked R1ANF with this 
rig.  Google for WA5ZNU R1ANF for pictures.

Leigh / WA5ZNU

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:00 am, BPCI at aol.com wrote:
> Any suggestions for antennas to use for a KX1 from a vehicle?