R: [Elecraft] Pedestrian Mobile Antenna

[paolo gramigna]

 Hi,
My KX-1 has the internal tuner option. What I have for antenna is a 24 feet
length of small wire, plus another 15 feet as a counterpoise. I attach a big
bolt (actually a nut) to the wire ant throw it up a tree, ten toss the
counterpoise in the opposite direction. I have a tiny paddle connected to
the right side of the KX-1 with a strip of Velcro, see :
http://www.mtechnologies.com/palm/index.htm and a pack of 8 L91 Lithium
batteries, giving me nearly 3AH at about 13V with a weight that's only 50%
than alkaline. My headset comes from an Ipod, and it's the kind that you put
inside your ears giving some acoustical insulation from the local noise. All
that stuff fits nicely on one of my vest's pockets.
After finishing my QSO, I pull down the wire and away we go. If the wire is
stuck in the tree I'll leave it there and it will be good again tomorrow...
And I have a spare one with me. I can easily connect all of Europe (from
Italy) since that kind of wire works as a NVIS antenna, if you keep it on a
slope, at least on 30 and 40 meters (I have that 3080 option too...)

Never got so much fun. The only drawback, if I fail to spread some QSL
around me, and maybe a copy or two of QST, usually after some little time a
Carabinieri Patrol pops up, politely asking me what I'm doing there with
black boxes and dangling wires.... Not a big problem, if it wasn't for the
couple of Snipers that usually I can see lurking from behind a black van,
targeting my brains on a Riflescope. I'm seriously considering to bring a
big flag with me, explaining what's my purpose in advance.

Cheers,
IK4YNG Paolo

 

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i have to ask...

what kind of antenna do you use for pedestrian mobile?
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