[Elecraft] Portable Antennae

[John W2XS]

Portable 40m to 10m Inverted V Antenna used by W2XS

Jackite 31-foot pole and ground mount (or, bungee-cord it to a table or deck
railing):

http://www.jackite.com/product_info.php?products_id=132

Coleman camping reel.  Buy 4 of them.  Use two for the antenna wire (I use
33 feet on each side but you can 22 feet and above for 40m to 10m).  Use the
other two as ropes to secure the antenna ends to the ground stakes. Walmart,
etc., sells these things.

http://www.mysimon.com/9015-11034_8-30962052.html

Two tent stakes to secure the rope ends:

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=7310&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226

300-ohm twin lead for the feed line.  I bought 50 feet from Radio Shack.

I use a small piece of Plexiglas for the center insulator with a small hole
drilled in it.  I use a twist-tie to secure it to the ring on the top
section of the pole. I have also used a small PVC pipe coupling section from
the local hardware store.

BLT Tuner (or equivalent set up.  I use the K2 internal tuner and a BL1
balun):

http://www.qrpkits.com/norcal_blt.htm

It works very well on 40m to 10m.


Ken Kirkley-2 wrote:
> 
> While I await my K3 (sometime in June) I would like to construct a good
> portable antennae to use while camping (RV camping). If it is a dipole it
> will need to be short enough to fit in the footprint of a campsite. Any
> recommendations.maybe even for a vertical?
> 
>  
> 
> 73 & God Bless!
> 
> Ken/NO4D
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