[Elecraft] Antennas for use with Elecraft T1 ATU

[Stuart Rohre]

Keith, the absolute all around easy, and works every time, antenna is the 
simple balanced dipole; a half wave long for the band in use.  You can use a 
tuner with it and ladder line or TV twin lead feeder on higher bands.

The other simple portable antenna is the loaded ground plane.  You can do 
20, thru 10m with a simple coil in the base of a vertical about 9 feet tall. 
You can use simple, four, zip cord radials with it.  One such commercial 
version of this is called The Minuteman antenna and is on the web.

Off center feeds can work, but then in some earth conditions you may have RF 
on the rig chassis problems, and they may not work well.  They have the 
disadvantage of bringing the high current antenna feedpoint right to the 
radio, increasing the chance for lossy coupling to nearby conductors.

-Stuart
K5KVH