[Elecraft] KX2

[Phil Wheeler]

But Morgan, how many KX2s will fit inside your 
roller inductor?  Seems a bit of an overkill for 
QRP ops :-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 7/14/16 8:34 PM, Morgan Bailey wrote:
> A few years ago I built a parallel LC network from a roller inductor and a variable cap rated for approximately 2.5kv and have used it to match 20 meter EFHW many times. I run 500 watts into it from the kpa500 through a choke balun in the shack. I use (5) 8 foot radials for a counterpoise and I tape the wire to a 40 foot spiderbeam fiberglass pole in a vertical configuration.  I have never had any problems with rf in the shack using this antenna with the choke. In fact I have more problems with rf from my 80 meter inverted-L than I do the EFHW.  I built the antenna for field day use but I have had excellent results with it in several local and DX contests. I easily have over 3000 q's with this antenna and the only real complaint I have is that at times it can be a bit noisy. I originally built the box to match a 40 meter halfsquare but it works well on 20, 80, and 160 as well.
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