[Elecraft] 80 meters with an R8 vertical ( K2)

[Don Ehrlich]

Pushing 80 meter RF into an R8 could be very bad for the R8.  The tuner has 
been able to find a match that allows the radio to pump RF into the coax to 
the antenna but that RF *might* be (mostly) going into the tuning network of 
the antenna instead of being radiated.  Overstress is a definite possibility 
when doing that so please be careful.

Don K7FJ

> Using my K3, with its built-in ATU, I am able to get a 1:1 match on 80
> meters using my R8 vertical, which isn't supposed to go lower than 40
> meters.  I can also get a match that is better than 2:1 on 160.  Obviously
> though, the efficiency of this antenna on those bands is pretty lousy.  I
> really don't operate on 160, except I did work VP6DX on both SSB and CW 
> with
> this arrangement.  Their beverages did all the work though I'm sure.
>