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

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

OR buy a 5/8 wave base-loaded 2m mobile whip -
loads on 50-MHz very nicely.  That's an old trick
for dual-band 6m/2m use.  Try brands like Larsen
or Maxrad.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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This only works for a 5/8  wave 2 M antenna where
the base inductor (It's NOT a * loading coil)
isn't tapped and grounded at one end.   
In other words, if there is a single connection to
the antenna, this will work.
If there's a ground connection such that the
inductor is tapped up the coil it will not
function on 50 MHz.
The Larson LM series will work, but ones designed
for the Motorola (NMO) base will not. 

73, Charlie k3ICH

* A 5/8 wave antenna presents roughly 50 Ohms
resistive and some level of capacitive (-J)
reactance.
In order to match this impedance, a series
inductor is required to cancel the capacitive
reactance, 
So technically, it is not a "loading" which would
be designed to make up for the fact that an
antenna is too short for a ¼ wave resonance.