[Elecraft] Best Antenna Portable/Tabletop Operation for KX3

[Ariel Jacala]

The par end fed z has served me well portable - used it for 2012 field day and placed second in our class -  although we did have a hex beam as well for daytime operation - when 40 went long in the middle of the night - the par end fed did great.  I typically get into eastern Europe with the par antenna when conditions are good.  I used the 40-20-10 matchbox and turned it into a 30m monobander that also works great on 15m - so you can get 5 bands with two pieces of wire . I never got any distance with the Buddistick and sold it.  

Ariel NY4G

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On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:16 PM, "Gil G." <gil at keskydee.com> wrote:

> The PAR works great on 40m, it's the Buddistick that is inefficient on that band with the original coil and whip.
> 
> A magnetic loop isn't hard to build. You can get an air variable capacitor, say 100pF, some soft copper coil from the hardware store and PVC tubing for support and build one in no time. The downside is the narrow bandwidth and potentially lethal voltages, but they work great.
> Here is one I made for 6m: http://radiopreppers.com/index.php/topic,325.0.html
> And for 30/40m: http://radiopreppers.com/index.php/topic,180.0.html
> I have enough copper left for a 10-30m version as well. Much cheaper than buying an already made one from Europe...
> 
> Gil.
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