A Screwdriver Mobil antenna for my K2?

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A Screwdriver Mobil antenna for my K2?

k7hbg @dslextreme.com
Hi everybody!
 I was thinking of running my K2 mobile and of course the first thing I
thought about was an antenna. The High Sierra "Sidekick" has gotten good
reviews on eham and an electrically driven screw driver antenna does have
a certain appeal. The small size and a trunk lid mount would be great for
my little Honda Civic.
 Has anyone had experience with the K2 and Sidekick antenna combo? Is
tuning a problem?

Best Regards, Bob K7HBG



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RE: A Screwdriver Mobil antenna for my K2?

wb2ssb
My base station consists primarily of a K2 / KPA100 / KAT100 with an
MP-2 SuperAntenna hung out of my third floor apartment window.  Not
exactly the setup you are inquiring about, but similar enough to merit
comparison.

I have no problems with this setup.  I generally remotely move the
coil/motor assembly contact into rough position, transmit a low-power
signal and fine-tune the position of the contact to minimize SWR as
indicated on an in-line SWR meter.  Once having done this, I then hit
the tune button on the K2.  SWR comes down, as indicated on K2, to about
1.1-1.3 on 10-40 meters this way.

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Subject: [Elecraft] A Screwdriver Mobil antenna for my K2?

Hi everybody!
 I was thinking of running my K2 mobile and of course the first thing I
thought about was an antenna. The High Sierra "Sidekick" has gotten good
reviews on eham and an electrically driven screw driver antenna does
have
a certain appeal. The small size and a trunk lid mount would be great
for
my little Honda Civic.
 Has anyone had experience with the K2 and Sidekick antenna combo? Is
tuning a problem?

Best Regards, Bob K7HBG

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