[Elecraft] Can Anyone recommended a great QRP Antenna and Antenna Pole for KX3
Igor Sokolov
ua9cdc at gmail.com
Mon Apr 3 00:46:16 EDT 2017
As far as fiberglass poles are please check here:
http://www.dx-wire.de/index.php?seo_c=lng%2Fen%2F&seo=fiberglass-poles
73, Igor UA9CDC
03.04.2017 9:03, Matt Zilmer пишет:
> 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
>>
>>
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