[Elecraft] BL-2 Connection To An Unbalanced Wire Antenna

[Bob Nielsen]

Why not connect the wire directly to the KX-1 output?  The KXAT1 will  
handle a pretty wide range of load impedances.

On Mar 31, 2009, at 12:08 PM, Jack Regan wrote:

> Is there a way to connect a long wire to a BL-2?
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> I vaguely remember seeing a post re: this kind of setup used as a  
> way to get
> a wider range of matches without using a longer wire antenna.
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> My rig is a KX1 and where I am going to be backpacking makes it  
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> I have a 28 foot fishing pole that makes great matches on the upper  
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> with a 28 foot wire attached to the KX1.
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> I have searched the web and the archives but could not find anything
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> Basically the question is to which two of the three output  
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> the BL-2 do I connect a long wire antenna and its counterpoise(s)  
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> B, A and GND, B and GND or.... well you get the idea.
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> Jack, AE6GC
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