[Elecraft] WA3WSJ Red Baron Vertical

[Edward R. Breneiser]

Hello all!

I'm presently designing what I call the WA3WSJ Red Baron Vertical.
It's a packpacker's dream antenna! It's a basic 20m wire vertical with
four ground radials. The 20m version should weigh-in around 2ozs or so!
I'm in the design phase of adding loading coils for 30m and 40m too.
You would just plug the antenna into the back of your KX1, K1 or K2 and
your on 20m. The SWRs on 20m look excellent ie 1.2:1. If you want to
change bands, just plug in a small loading coil to the back of your rig
then plug the antenna into that. You should be able to change bands in
seconds! A nice very lightweight antenna system for 20m,30m and 40m. 

I'll let you know how it turns out on 30m and 40m.

72,
Ed, WA3WSJ