[Elecraft] KX2 mini-banana plug improvement

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

If I understand your question corretly ---

But why?  If you are using the BNC to binding post adapter, the ground 
connection is to the same board PC ground plane as the ground connection 
of the BNC to binding post adapter.

The use of the mini-banana plug is a convenience for those operating 
pedestrian mobile and provides a connection for the trail wire that will 
easily disconnect if the wire encounters a snag - protecting the KX2.  
Do not make it anything other than that.  If you can find a mini-banana 
jack to binding post adapter, then it can be used instead of the 
Elecraft supplied connector. You are welcome to query the web, but I do 
not find any.

If your pedestrian mobile situation uses anything other than that 
mini-banana jack, then you could could cause damage to the KX2 if the 
wire encounters a snag.

If you can find a mini-banana jack to BNC adapter, then you can have 
your wishes, then you will have your solution.

73,
Don W3FPR



On 7/10/2016 7:49 PM, KD6QZX wrote:
> I found these...
>
>      On Friday, July 8, 2016 11:04 AM, Robert Losee [via Elecraft] <ml-node+s365791n7619796h10 at n2.nabble.com> wrote:
>   
>
>    It would be nice if Elecraft offered a mini-banana plug for use with the
> KX2 that would have a binding post or other device that would allow the
> counterpoise to be attached without soldering the wire -- the binding post
> to bnc connector is nice and the same binding post would be useful with the
> mini-banana plug.
> Bob, KO9V
>