[Elecraft] KX2 mini-banana plug improvement

[Phil Wheeler]

I vaguely someone suggesting connecting a power 
pole to a single mini banana plug via a short 
lead. Then different counterpoise lengths can be 
connected via the power pole, and will still pull 
out from the banana socket if stepped on.

Seems like a good plan, and there would be other 
ways to implement the same concept -- so dealing 
with connecting to the mini banana plug need be 
done only once.

73, Phil W7OX

On 7/10/16 5:11 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> 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