[Elecraft] Looking at KPA1500

[Jim Brown]

On 10/16/2018 10:24 PM, Erik Basilier wrote:
> My main 40m antenna meets that requirement over a
> significant portion of the band, but at band edges swr can be 4.5:1 or so.

Hmmm. 40M is not very wide (only 4.2%, as compared to 80M which is 
14.3%). What kind of antenna is it? Simple antennas without traps or 
loading coils like resonant dipoles and verticals typically cover 40M 
with SWR below 2:1 if tuned to the center of the band.

80M is the tough one, but can be tamed with some transmission line and 
or stub tricks.

73, Jim K9YC