[Elecraft] KX-1 what do you use for an antenna when you're in a place with no trees to throw the vertical up?

[Stephen Prior]

Russ

I camp with my KX-1 (and the family!) in Europe every summer.  I have tried
the buddipole, buddistick and the MP-1, but there is one antenna I've tried
which surpasses them all, in my experience and opinion.

I have a DK9SQ 10 metre long 'fishing pole'.  I connect a 12m or so length
of wire to the top, allowing it to hang down vertically.  I normally bungee
the pole to a tent or car door handle, whatever is available.  I use a
variable length counterpoise (teflon wire on a reel) which I just measure
out roughly a quarter wavelength for the band of interest along the ground
and then use the autotuner in the KX-1.  I'm not interested so much in 80m,
but it covers 40, 30 and 20m just fine and I get far more qsos than I did
before with the admittedly neater, yet significantly more expensive
alternatives.  There may be other poles of this length, but I can thoroughly
recommend the DK9SQ 'mast' and I'm pretty sure I've seen it advertised your
side of the pond.

Hope that's food for thought.

73 Stephen G4SJP  (about to book the sea crossing for the next trip to
mainland Europe :-))


On 25/02/2009 21:04, "Garrett, Russ" <Russ.Garrett at bullivant.com> wrote:

> 
> I have a camping trip planned and will likely be in a few places where
> there are no trees where I will easily get a vertical wire up.  What
> does everyone else do when the surroundings are not ideal for a wire in
> a tree?  I have seen other antennas referenced such as the buddystick
> and the PAC-12.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Russ Garrett
> Kd7mpk  
> 
> 
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