[Elecraft] Random length wire for use with KX3

[Chip Stratton]

I have replaced a 25 foot with a 41 foot wire for the KX3. It runs to a
banana plug adapter from which I also spread out three 16 foot ground
radials. A 5 foot length of RG-59 runs from the KX3 to the banana adapter.
This is tuning to less than 2:1 SWR on all ham bands except 160m. I find 41
feet is not too long to get vertical into a tree. My former 25 foot wire
usually didn't match on a couple of bands.

73
Chip





On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 5:04 PM, M5FRA - Colin <m5fra at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Joe,
>
> this week I made a switchable 1:1/4:1 balun for the KX3. Tried it on a
> 20M EFHW and the internal tuner tuned it using the 4:1 setting. See
>
> http://www.linkradio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232:balun-11-41-switchable&catid=11&Itemid=25
>
>
> Colin - G8FRA/M5FRA
>
> m5fra.org.uk <http://www.m5fra.org.uk>
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Joseph Trombino, Jr" <w2kj at bellsouth.net>
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: 09/11/2012 21:33:19
> Subject: [Elecraft] Random length wire for use with KX3
> >Howdy Gang:
> >
> >Nice WX tomorrow for our neck of the woods (southeastern North Carolina)
> so I'm gonna take my KX3 out and play radio.
> >
> >I have the internal tuner installed and am wondering if anyone has had
> success with a particular length of antenna wire with the tuner in the KX3??
> >
> >I usually use a PAR EFHW for 40/20/10M but wanted to play with something
> different and also give the internal tuner a spin around the block.
> >
> >So, what lengths of wire have been used successfully with the KX3??
> >
> >Many thanks for any info....will be on the air shortly after lunch
> time...1800Z or 1900Z....will be looking for you around the QRP watering
> holes on CW.
> >
> >    73, Joe W2KJ
> >    I QRP, therefore I am
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