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

[Romanchik Dan]

Hi, Dave--

Ann Arbor here. Last summer, I also built a 66' doublet, but used  
twisted pair for the feedline. Connected the twisted pair directly to  
my KX1 with an internal antenna tuner. I didn't' work UT, but I did  
have solid contacts with VT, OK, and MD stations. It seems to work a  
lot better than the random-wire antenna (28' vertical radiator, three  
radials) described in the antenna tuner manual. For more information,  
go to http://kb6nu.com/a-new-antenna-for-my-kx-1/.

btw, Dave, our club here in Ann Arbor has a portable operating event  
every last Monday of the month. We'd love to have you join us. For  
more details on that, go to www.w8pgw.org.

73!

Dan KB6NU
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CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator
Read my ham radio blog at http://www.kb6nu.com
LET'S GET MORE KIDS INTO HAM RADIO!



On Jan 14, 2008, at Jan 14, 6:30 PM, Dave Van Wallaghen wrote:

> 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
>
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