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

[Jim Brown]

I'm quoting your entire message because it's exactly right on all counts.

73, Jim K9YC

On Fri,3/25/2016 8:44 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote:
> Raising the counterpoise a foot or more above ground rather than just throwing it on the ground will have the effect of reducing ground losses and getting more signal radiated.  So rather than just toss the counterpoise wire on the ground, it’s a good thing to keep it elevated — run it from where you have it connected (e.g., table top) out to a bush, a branch, to a fiberglass driveway marker stuck in the ground, whatever’s available.  I carry a piece of small para-cord so I can tie the winder that holds my radial wire off to something.  If you’re inside on a second floor, it may not matter much, but at a typical field site with lousy soil conductivity it can.
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> A single elevated radial will also cause a very slight distortion in the usual uniform radiation pattern with max response in the direction of the radial.  Two elevated radial wires (at about 180 deg) give you the more usual non-directional pattern.