[Elecraft] Best Antenna Portable/Tabletop Operation for KX3

[Bruce Beford]

I wouldn't give up.

I routinely use a 31 ft kite pole with nothing more than a plastic tent
stake driven into the ground. I unscrew the bottom cap on the pole, and put
it over the stake. This prevents the bottom of the pole from kicking
outward. I bungee the pole against a picnic table or the handle on the end
of my small pop-up camper.

I use 300 ohm tv twin lead up the pole, with velcro ties in a couple places
to hold it. The twin lead connects to (2) 44ft lengths of 22 ga wire to form
an 88 ft doublet- no balun. The twin lead connects directly to the rig (with
an internal ATU. No ground stake, no counterpoise. no guys. The antenna
itself, pulled out as an inverted vee with maybe 6-10 ft of twine attached
to each end is all the guying you need, if the pole is secured to a table of
some other object. Total time to set up, less than 10 minutes.

There are many other possible configurations, of course. This one simply
works for me, with minimal hassle, and reliable results.

73,
Bruce, N1RX

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Smith [mailto:mfsj at mo-net.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 9:41 AM
To: 'Bruce Beford'; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Best Antenna Portable/Tabletop Operation for KX3

Ok I give up I have some 31' telescoping fiberglass windsock poles collapse
to 4' but still a hassle to setup. The guys, ground stakes, ground rod,
counterpoise's....but it will work well. At home now I have 75' of low loss
RG-58U terminated with a BNC connector, I can go out on the deck and use all
my antennas at home outdoors.

Fred/N0AZZ