[Elecraft] KX2 Portable Ant

[K9MA]

I've recently been using an 11 meter fishing pole to hold up a 21 meter 
wire, and it works quite well on 20 and 40.  (It should also work on 10 
and 15, and a shorter wire on 30.)  I can get the antenna up in about 10 
minutes almost anywhere there's enough room.  Obviously, the pole could 
hold various lengths of wire in all sorts of configurations, like a half 
wave vertical or inverted L.  Just about anything more than 11 meters 
long ought to work better than a short loaded vertical.

The internal tuner won't load a half wave multiple like this wire, so I 
built a small tuner. The internal tuner would probably match a quarter 
wave (3/4 wave, etc.) with radials on the ground, but that kind of 
antenna might not be as effective.

The pole is:

http://www.allfishingbuy.com/Fishing-Pole/Pole-A2-83-2-12017.htm

It weighs just 600 g.  (This outfit has others 
longer/shorter/heavier/cheaper.)

I'd be glad to share the tuner design.

73,

Scott  K9MA

On 7/11/2016 08:37, Robert Reiman wrote:
>   What portable or walk about Antenna could I use with my KX2? 72's  Bob Kb9ivaKb9iva at sbcglobal.net
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