[Elecraft] Attaching a whip to the KX3, HT-style or table-top (right angle)

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Wayne,

When you operate mobile, do you use some sort of magnetic mount to support the whip? Also does the metal of the vehicle take the place of a counter poise?

Kevin
KM4LTV


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> On Mar 29, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gerry,
> 
> If I'm using the rig HT-style (/PM, or pedestrian mobile), I just connect the whip directly. The KX3's BNC connector is rigidly attached to the right side panel, with a D-shaped bushing so it can't rotate, and a flexible wire from the BNC's hot lead to the PCB. So you won't hurt anything by doing this. Any 48" long telescoping whip with a base loading coil and BNC will work, though as I mentioned, I'm partial to the MFJ 18xxT series.
> 
> For picnic-table-syle operation, I've been using the whip with a tiny home-made tripod. It has two female BNCs: one at the top for the whip, the other at the bottom at a right angle so it can attach directly to the radio. The radio connection can use either a double-male BNC adapter or a length of coax. The height is adjustable to match the height of the BNC on the radio.
> 
> The tripod has three legs that fold up and out of the way, resulting in a unit that's less than 6" long and 1" in diameter. Weights only a few ounces.
> 
> If anyone besides me is interested in the tripod, maybe we'll make it into an Elecraft product :)
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> Gerry leary <gerryleary99 at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>> How do you support the whip when you connected to the radio?
> 
> 
> 
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