[Elecraft] "random wire" and the KX3 ATU

[Michael Babineau]

In fact what you can do is just make the first 17 feet of the antenna (including counterpoise) out of ladder line or even twin lead so that
it is a zepp fed W3EDP. This is what I use as my low-band antenna at home and my backup antenna at the cottage. Through a 4:1 
balun I am able to get a good match on 160m through 10m with the internal tuner in my K2 and my LDG auto-tuner. 
It works .. I even made a few 160m QSOs with it running 5W on CW during field day.  I find that it is easiest to erect as an inverted-L.

Michael VE3WMB 



>From: Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
>Date: June 27, 2012 8:07:22 PM EDT
>To: Gary Marklund <gary.kj7rt at gmail.com>
>Cc: Scott Graham <n0nuf2 at gmail.com>, "<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] "random wire" and the KX3 ATU
>Reply-To: don at w3fpr.com


>Gary and all,

>That length is close to the W3EDP antenna length - as I recall, it is 86 feet for the radiator and 17 feet for the counterpoise wire. 80 through 10 meters is good, and the KX3 tuner will match it easily.

>73,
>Don W3FPR