[Elecraft] Small QRP antenna

[Chris Tate - N6WM]

I just ordered a number of options from SotaBeams in the UK to compliment my KX2.

http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/antennas-hf/

Small and sometimes conveniently packed options make taking the fully qrv ready rig to the Caribbean very easy.

Even as a big gun contester I am having alot of fun with the little feature packed KX2 and its portable potential.   they also sell a telescopic 30 ft fiberglass mast that breaks down to 26".  amazing what you can fit in a backpack these days ;-).  

Chris
N6WM


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From: Elecraft [elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] on behalf of K9MA [k9ma at sdellington.us]
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 1:32 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Small QRP antenna

I've had good luck with the end fed 40 M half wave, too.  I use it with
the KX1 to do CWT's on bicycle tours (in warmer weather).  While the
transformer and ATU apparently works, I wanted a really good match to
maximize output power, so I built a small QRP tuner for it:

http://sdellington.us/hr/EFHW_Tuner2.pdf

Most of the parts come from the Pacific Antenna BLT+ kit, which they
were willing to sell me without the case.

73,

Scott  K9MA



On 12/28/2016 14:56, Fred Jensen wrote:
> The Summits On The Air crowd, at least one of whom "runs" up
> mountains, has had very good luck with end-fed half-waves.  The
> transformer weighs next to nothing, and the rest is just wire.
> Requires no counterpoise, very ground insensitive since it's fed at a
> voltage node.  Also because of that, you need no coax, just an adapter
> between rig and transformer.  The higher you can get the middle
> [current node] the better, but it will work very well with just about
> any elevation on the far end.
>
> For 40, it's about 67 ft of wire, and is a full-wave on 20 and will
> work well there.  My KX1, when I still had it, had no problem finding
> a match.  My HOA-Stealth here at home is an 80-10 EFHW strung about 6
> ft high along the top of a wooden fence.  Works surprisingly well.
>
> Fred K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
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