[Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Strong recommendation: MFJ 18xx-series single-band whips for KX3, etc.

[Wayne Burdick]

On Mar 24, 2016, at 7:35 AM, lstavenhagen <lstavenhagen at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I do a lot of /p with my Buddipole and have found this through
> experimentation. For example, with its stock 5 1/2' whips, it's only
> enjoyable to deploy on 10,12 and 15. On 17 and 20, it gets really touchy to
> adjust and the 2:1 bandwidth just barely covers the CW portion once tuned.
> Also, raising the antenna on my 19' mast raises the resonance enough to
> really be annoying to get it setup on 20 meters.

Hi LS,

You may want to try an ATU. In that case, all you need to do is roughly peak the coil tap in RX mode, then let the ATU match the antenna across a full band for TX purposes. I do this all the time, with excellent results, at least with the ATUs in the K3/KX3/etc.

73,
Wayne
N6KR