[Elecraft] New guy checking in...

[David Fleming]

Hi Tom.. That encouraging.  If you're making DX contacts on the 6BTV
with low power AND no radials, then that pipe must be in water or your
backyard is copper plated. :)

I just put mine up last week. I ran sixteen 30ft radials on top of the
ground using wire staples. It works! I'm getting less than 2:1 on all
of 40, 20, 15 and 10 without a tuner. Not so good on 80. I need to tune
it a bit.

Regards,

-David Fleming W4SMT

--- Tom Zeltwanger <KG3V at ChesBayVA.com> wrote:

> Dave,
> 
> Welcome and good luck with the K2. I just finished a
> basic K2 last week and am 
> using it with a 6BTV. In fact the antenna is not
> well-tuned yet, no radials 
> (but the ground pipe is probably in water), and I am
> not using a tuner. Just 
> wanted to fire up the rig for testing, and I worked
> about 10 DX contest QSOs.
> 
> So I am sure it will work with your antenna.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom KG3V
> 
> 
>