[Elecraft] Miniature self-supporting HF antennas

[Niel Wiegand]

My favorite all around travelling/hiking KX3 antenna is a 20 mtr endfed 
half wave (EFHW) wire fed with an electrical quarter wave of TV 
twinlead. See 
http://w0vlz.blogspot.com/2012/06/another-portable-antenna.html With the 
KX3/KXAT3 it will load up on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 10.

My 20 meter zepp is light weight and it only needs one support, 
especially when deployed as an inverted V. I've made use a large bush 
for a support before but usaully I'm familiar enough with the location 
that I know whether I'll find a tree or not. If not, I carry along a 16' 
crappie pole (cheap, light and collapses to less than 4') and some extra 
nylon cord for guy lines.

Niel - W0VLZ

> Hi all,
>
> Have you found the "perfect" above-the-treeline backpacking antenna for use with your KX3 or other small rig?
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> <snip>
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>   But the search for the ideal miniature HF antenna continues: something both very compact*and*  highly efficient. Ideally it would break down to a length of 8" or less, do an excellent job on 20 meters and up, and earn a passing grade on 30 and/or 40 meters.
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> One other key factor, at least with the KX3/KX1/K1 genre, is to take maximal advantage of the rig's internal ATU. A wide-range ATU (such as the KXAT3) can turn a narrow-banded antenna into one that covers a full band or even multiple bands, within limits. One general approach is to coarse-tune the antenna's own inductance, then let the ATU do cleanup.
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> <snip>
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> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>