[Elecraft] K3/10 in Attic Looking for Six Meters

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

A lot depends upon the composition of your roof. Some are rather opaque to
RF, and that goes up with frequency. Certain tile roofs are the worst, IMX.

OTOH, as Don points out, look at ways to get the antenna outside, even just
marginally outside. A full half wavelength is only 10 feet lone (well 9.36
for 50 MHz), so a decent radiator need be only 9.36 feet long and 10 feet or
so above the earth. Even if it can be only inches from some surface, such as
your roof, it'll likely be better than anything in side. And it can be very
thin wire almost impossible to see from a few feet away. 

If you can do nothing, try the current antenna, assuming you have open wire
feeders to minimize the losses. That will at least give you a starting
point. 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

Maybe the cards are stacked against me, but I would like to go for the six
meter band ssb. My problem is low power and attic location for antennas.
Presently, I have a 66' piece of wire (center fed dipole) which works great
(for PSK, CW and JT65-HF) using the ATU in the K3. I would like to get the
group's opinion on antenna options or do I have to upgrade with the KPA100?
Thanks in advance.

-- 
Frank KD8FIP
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