[Elecraft] Can Anyone recommended a great QRP Antenna and Antenna Pole for KX3

[Matt Zilmer]

I use an OCF dipole and usually throw the longend intoa tree if there is 
one nearby.  With no trees about, I'd use a 25 to 41 foot random wire w/ 
counterpoise on the ground.  Once, I had to ask permission to "cast" the 
OCF's long end over a gas station sign in Pu'unene, and got a thumbs up 
[stuck there with "talk story" from XYL's relatives].  Sometimes, you 
have to get creative, and sometimes, beg for a high spot.  In tourist 
QTHs, sometimes your eccentric request will get a good response - 
tourists are odd ducks for the locals, anywhere.

Wire antennas work a lot better than verticals, esp. portable. Slopers 
are fine too.  Anything you can tune with your ATU.

Best HI portable ops I ever experienced were near Ka'anapali, using a 
random wire dangled from a rock cliff near the Sheraton Black Rock and 
pulled down to the _veryrocky_ beach nearby.  It took a while to set up, 
but didn't have to ask for permission either. Beaches in HI are all 
public access, theoretically. You may be able to use that to your advantage.

73,

matt W6NIA


On 4/2/2017 1:25 PM, Michael Aust wrote:
> Can Anyone recommended a great QRP Antenna for KX3
>
>
> Going to Hawaii with KX3 from high rise Hotels and some Sandy Beaches
> that is lightweight, easy to deploy, carry on Airlines or packed into luggage.
>
>
> Any Portable Poles to recommend for End Fed Antenna's
>
>
> My MFJ-1920 pole is 3.8ft when collapsed and extends to 33 feet
> but when Island Hopping, 3.8ft does not qualify as a Carry On due to it's length
> So hit with extra baggage fee's
>
>
> Maybe a Fishing pole that is on sections that not as long, when collapsed
> would be the Answer, some 14ft to 17 feet Crappie Fishing poles only
> breakdown to 46inches to 48inches, about the collapsed length of my
> MFJ-1910 fiberglass telescopic mast
>
>
> Mike
>
> WB6DJI
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to mzilmer at roadrunner.com

-- 
"A delay is better than a disaster."
-- unknonwn

Matt Zilmer, W6NIA
[Shiraz]