[Elecraft] KX3 on SSB Mobile

Alan n1al at sonic.net
Mon Jul 13 11:32:04 EDT 2015


On 07/13/2015 06:17 AM, Al Gulseth wrote:
> "Full-sized" whip on a VW Beetle? I thought there for a moment maybe you were
> the guy with the VW on the cover of CQ for September 1961:
>
> http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=l&yr=1961&mo=09&pg=001

No no, it was a full-sized *CB* whip on a Beetle!  About 9 feet long, no 
problems with freeway overpasses.  :=)

I loaded it up with a Drake MN2700 tuner.  It worked fine on 20, 15 and 
10 meters but as I recall I needed an external loading coil for 40.

Alan N1AL



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