[Elecraft] Buddipoles and KX1

[Vic K2VCO]

John Harper wrote:

> My main antenna 
> will be an 80m dipole fed with 450-ohm ladder line (for use on 20 & 40m 
> with tuner) that I want to compare with a camera tripod-mounted hamstick 
> on 20 and 40 meters. I already have an idea how they will compare - the 
> only reason for the test is that I have a camping spot in mind for some 
> time in the future where there are no "organic supports" for a dipole 
> and any radio operation will necessitate a small vertical as described. 
> I just want to know how much more poorly the vertical will be. I plan to 
> have four 33' radials for it. The dipole will be up about 40 feet & the 
> rig will be a KX1.

I suggest that you try something like 16 radials of, say, 8 or 10 feet 
(somewhere there is a table of the optimum number/size of radials for a 
given length of wire).

If the radials are on the ground, a large number of short ones is better 
than a few long ones.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco