[Elecraft] Antenna works too well - I'm worried!

[Dave Van Wallaghen]

Hi Carl,

> 
> Connected directly to the KAT1, it loaded up very easily and facilitated
> my
> first "field" qsos with the K1.
> 

I did a similar thing here last summer with a 66' doublet I made from 28g
wire and ladderline with 3" wooden dowels as spacers. At the urging of Ron
and Don, I connected the balanced line directly to my KAT2 and it tuned up
nicely on all bands (80 - 10) with some trouble on 20. I simple made a 6
foot stub of ladderline that I inserted for 20m and it worked well. 

I thought it worked pretty well with my longest contact into Liberty, UT
(from Detroit) at 1500 miles or so on 40m at 5 watts. I look forward to the
warm weather again this spring so I can try it out again. My guess is that
with better solar conditions approaching, it will be even more fun.

Then again, it may just simply be the "Mojo" everyone talks about ;-)

73,
Dave W8FGU