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[Brian Pietrzyk]

If you want to be sure you'll have a successful outing with the declining band conditions you could consider a crankIR.
 
Its not the lightest or easiest to deploy but it could very well be the best performing portable self supporting antenna out there. Once set up its fully resonant on your band of choice and easy to change bands.  I stripped mine down for 40-6m at 10lbs and fit in a charter sized suite case on a recent trip to HI9 land. 

With the kx3 running 10w I rarely had to call CQ more then 3 times and was creating pileups. Its large footprint does attract a bit of attention on the beach and most folks thought I was setting up a deep sea fishing rod (its a real chick magnet lol).  Theres definitely no performance compromise with this portable antenna if you can tolerate the extra weight and setup time.    

I also tried the random wire in a tree one afternoon there which worked surprisingly well too but had to work a lot harder for contacts. This was all SSB. 

Brian ve3bwp

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Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 16:25:40 -0400
From: Michael Aust <ava622 at verizon.net>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Can Anyone recommended a great QRP Antenna and
   Antenna    Pole for KX3
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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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