[Elecraft] Portable 60-80m wire antennas

[Stephen Shearer]

I have used a G5RV (+/- 51') with ladder line using teflon 24ga silver 
plated wire.
also see http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/randomWire/ ...  I am working on a 9:1 
and looking at the web site, a 70' wire should work fine for 80m...

73 steve WB3LGC


On 15-Mar-16 12:59 PM, Bruce Nourish wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> For 40m, 30m, and 20m, the KX1 docs recommend a ~24' length of
> sorta-vertical #24 wire with shorter counterpoises as a good field antenna.
> I've set that up for my KX1 and KX3, and (unsurprisingly) it works well on
> both.
>
> For 80m, the KX1 docs recommend a resonant antenna, and I'm considering my
> options. Most of what's written out there about low band antennas seems to
> be about durable (and heavy) mobile or home installations. Does anyone have
> any experience they'd like to share with backpackable lower band antennas?
>
> Options and questions I'm considering include:
>
> * Build a coil big enough to load up my 24' vertical on 80m, with a tap for
> 60m. Will that be a long enough radiator?
>
> * Figure out the kite-vertical thing, fly a wire close enough to l/4 that
> the KX1 can tune it. How bulky would that be?
>
> * Will #24 wire be a decent radiator for the lower bands, or should I eat
> the (not-inconsiderable) weight of a bigger gauge?
>
> * Does anyone have any tips on constructing backpackable (minimum weight)
> coils? What's the smallest wire and lightest insulator?
>
> * I'm planning a vertical, as this would seem to require strictly less wire
> and coils than any dipole or inverted vee, but am I missing some other
> offsetting advantage?
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce
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