[Elecraft] KX3 on a Bicycle?

[Alan Bloom]

There was a fellow who came up to the Elecraft booth at the Dayton 
Hamvention with a KX3 mounted on the handlebars of his road bike.  I'm 
not sure what bands he was operating on, but he said that he found that 
the bicycle frame was not a sufficient counterpoise; he had to use a 
trailing wire.  Obviously pace-lining would not be a good idea with that 
arrangement.  :=)

The antenna was a Buddistick as I recall, mounted on the rear rack.

Alan N1AL


On 06/03/2014 09:59 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
> Has anyone tried using a KX3 on 6 or 10 on a road bike?
>
> I don't mean to ask whether I should buy a KX3 for the purpose, which a
> while ago led to a long debate here about the compatibility of Elecraft
> gear and motorcycles.  I already own one (i.e. a KX3 and a bicycle).  And
> the traffic risk from distracted bicycling is very low here in the Denver
> area, where we are blessed with extensive bike paths that almost nowhere
> intersect with streets and roads.
>
> Practical questions such as mounting, antennas, whether the bicycle frame
> (it's chrome-moly steel) is a sufficient counterpoise for a quarter-wave
> whip, best VOX headsets to fit under a helmet and how to make one work
> best with a KX3, etc.
>
> Any experience out there?  Thanks,
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
>
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