[Elecraft] KX1 - We need to develop the ideal antenna

[CUTTER DAVID]

I can understand this in a home situation, but for use with a very
lightweight, low bulk portable rig like a KX1 I would use something like
16/0.2, (16 strands of 0.2mm copper, similar to 14/0076).  I wouldn't for
instance hang flexweave from a floppy fibreglass pole, but I've done it with
this thin multi-strand insulated wire. Flat twin loudspeaker wire as shown
in (all?) post-war ARRL handbooks doesn't even need a centre
insulator/connector.  My criteria is:  if it falls out of the
tree/balcony/hotel room window, will it cause damage or hurt someone?

73
David
G3UNA

On 16 May 2011 11:54, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy <gm4esd at btinternet.com>wrote:

> Sorry for a "me too" post, but I agree completely with Mike's comments
> about
> Flexweave. I use the type which is enclosed in a clear UV resistant jacket
> because there are many types of birds living here, buzzards, hawks and
> smaller types, many of whom like to perch on my wire antennas, and the
> jacket removes the possibility that the Flexweave's copper strands might be
> damaged by their claws.
>
> 73,
> Geoff
> GM4ESD
>
>
> On May 16, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Mike Morrow KK5F wrote:
>
> > My dipole assembly has been in service for 15 years, but I have used many
> > wire antennas in my experiments.  The ***ONLY*** wire that I've ever used
> > that NEVER failed anywhere or anyhow is Flexweave-tm, also available from
> > Wireman (items 542 through 549) and other sources.  It'll cost at least
> > $.21/foot (100 feet or more), but it is worth several times that, IMHO.
> > I use 14 ga. Flexweave, which consists of 168 fine strands that create a
> > wire that is extrememly flexible, durable, and a real joy to work.
> >
>
> > Flexweave-tm will eliminate that possibility of failure.  In fact, if
> some
> > Flexweave-type of wire is not used, failure due to wire fatigue is a
> > certainty...probably sooner than later...with such wire antennas.
>
>
>
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