[Elecraft] Re: Indoor antenna for KX1...

[wayne burdick]

On Oct 13, 2006, at 2:43 PM, Steve Banks wrote:
>
> Several months ago, I recall a post from someone on the list - 
> possibly from Wayne himself - describing an indoor antenna he used at 
> home with his KX1.


Hi Steve,

Yup, that was me. I used #26 enamel wire to form a complete loop around 
the ceiling molding. The best configuration was with the loop shorted 
and a single wire running down the corner of the room to the radio. 
You'll also need a ground counterpoise wire -- I used about 16' of wire 
laid around the edge of the walls, at the baseboard. Everything is held 
in place with push-pins, which I color-matched to the paint in the 
room.

No coax needed to the rig. Just load it up and go. I've worked all over 
the world on 40 and 20 m with it, running 1 to 2 watts and internal 
batteries.

Despite the nearly invisible wire and camouflaged hardware, my wife 
discovered the installation within seconds. But she let me keep it  :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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