[Elecraft] [K2] wire antenna lengths for portable operations

[Ignacy]

Any wire works with about 1/8 wave the minimum. 
Usually BL2 is not needed. For antennas with high SWR BL2 heats and seems to
absorb nearly all the power.

I used my K2/10 in ARRL contest from a  park in Galveston Island, TX. About
25ft wire to a palm tree and one radial. 5 continents in 30 min. The last
continent (JA) was from a beach. About 8ft of wire to a beach sign (no
trees!) with one radial on the sand. 
Ignacy, NO9E


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