[Elecraft] what can the ATUs handle? KX1 and K1

[John Ragle]

  On 8/24/2010 9:04 AM, Chris Wagner wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm stuck in a 3rd floor condo and wonder if these tiny ATUs can
> handle an end fed wire? My idea is to tape some wire on the ceiling
> rather than use a lossy small vertical on the balcony.
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May I suggest that you try an off-center fed dipole? These will allow a 
90 degree room corner to be placed at a fed point, also providing 
multi-band coverage, and the atu will definitely tune them. There are 
commercial versions, but they are also very easy to cobble together 
(home brew).

John Ragle -- W1ZI