[Elecraft] 160 meters RX antenna for K3 advice

[john at kk9a.com]

Regarding the front end saver: Is the receiver in the K3 & K3S always
connected to the RX antenna?

Another very good small top band RX antenna is a pennant. It is not ground
dependent like some and it is inexpensive to build. K6SE(sk) wrote an
excellent article on this antenna.

John KK9A


from: Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS
Tue Feb 9 09:57:45 EST 2016

Hi Joe,

an easy and cheap starting point (weekend project) is the W2PM Mini-Diamond
loop connected thru W7IUV preamplifier and KD9SV front-end saver to Ext.RX
ant port of your K3.

It is just 1.5m square wire loop with loading resistor and feedline
transformer so it will fit anywhere even on balcony or inside of house
attic. ( but I recommend to place it as far from house noise as possible)

There is several other more powerful RX antennas like K9AY etc. but this is
cheap and easy to try.
Let me know if you want to send more instructions and help.

The best but more complicate solution which need more space and effort in
building is definitely 3-el. Hi-Z verticals array. It will fit to 15x15m
triangle lot and it will be hard to beat I guess.

GL 73 - Petr, OK1RP
http://160mband.blogspot.com