[Elecraft] Portable antenna for KX3

[sancho]

Gotta agree with Frank on the AlexLoop... When it is adjusted and you stay put on a frequency for a while. I disable the internal tuner when I use the loop. 

I find that the tuner is useful with my other portable field antennas, the SuperAntennas MP-1 and a random hank of wire. I find the MP-1 to be best when I have a good ground plane (car roof, porch railing, etc) and I am just tuning around. The random wire is great when I have the space and a tree.

Each has it merits and its "issues", but when I have the loop set up and properly tuned, it is the best compromise in a portable unit.

Jack KD4IZ
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> On Mar 9, 2015, at 21:34, Frank Krozel <kg9hfrank at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My personal preference is the Alex Loop.
> I have tried wires, etc and from my deck on a lawn chair or on the 7th floor of a condo in Indian Shores, Florida...… 59 on most contacts.
> Best on 10 meters but works ok as well on 40.
> 
> Frank KG9H
> 
>> On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT <KX3 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas.
>> 
>> I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities.
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