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wayne burdick

Announcing the Elecraft AX1 whip antenna and accessories

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Hi gang,

Our new AX1 antenna has to be just about the worst-kept secret in Elecraft history. We've been tinkering with it for over a year, going on ultralight field outings and giving hands-on demos of the prototypes at hamfests. (Thanks for all of your enthusiastic input!)

We're happy to announce that the AX1 is now an official product. You can find full details and ordering information here:

http://www.elecraft.com/AX1/AX1.htm

Executive summary:

The AX1 is an ultraportable multi-band whip that disassembles into two 6" (15 cm) pieces so it can go anywhere and be deployed rapidly. It's resonant on 20 meters in one switch position, while the other is ideal for efficient matching on 17 and 15 meters with the aid of an ATU (automatic antenna tuner). In this sense the AX1 is the perfect companion to the KX2 and KX3, which both have wide-range internal ATU options.

The AX1 was designed specifically to facilitate pedestrian mobile and ultralight hiking/backpacking. It can also serve as a convenient backup for full-sized antennas. It can be deployed in seconds, and when used with a KX2, puts the world's only all-band, all-mode, 10 watt HF "HT" in the palm of your hand.

In addition to the antenna itself, we've created two new accessories.

First there's the AXB1 whip bipod, which can be used for table-top operation with any lightweight whip antenna. The AXB1 is supplied with a right-angle BNC adapter, and has adjustable legs to keep the whip from rotating in light to moderate wind.

Next is the AXT1 tripod adapter, which allows any camera tripod with a standard mount (1/4-20) to support a BNC-base whip antenna and a coaxial feed line. It has extra holes for ground radials and guying/mounting hardware.

In short, the AX1 is intended to get us all out of the shack. (It certainly has in our case.) We hope you find that the AX1 inspires and facilitates many outdoor adventures to come.

73,
Wayne, N6KR
Eric, WA6HHQ

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Tox

Re: Announcing the Elecraft AX1 whip antenna and accessories

Any chance you'll have these available this weekend in San Ramon?
AD6YT

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 11:04 AM Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi gang,
>
> Our new AX1 antenna has to be just about the worst-kept secret in Elecraft
> history. We've been tinkering with it for over a year, going on ultralight
> field outings and giving hands-on demos of the prototypes at hamfests.
> (Thanks for all of your enthusiastic input!)
>
> We're happy to announce that the AX1 is now an official product. You can
> find full details and ordering information here:
>
> http://www.elecraft.com/AX1/AX1.htm
>
> Executive summary:
>
> The AX1 is an ultraportable multi-band whip that disassembles into two 6"
> (15 cm) pieces so it can go anywhere and be deployed rapidly. It's resonant
> on 20 meters in one switch position, while the other is ideal for efficient
> matching on 17 and 15 meters with the aid of an ATU (automatic antenna
> tuner). In this sense the AX1 is the perfect companion to the KX2 and KX3,
> which both have wide-range internal ATU options.
>
> The AX1 was designed specifically to facilitate pedestrian mobile and
> ultralight hiking/backpacking. It can also serve as a convenient backup for
> full-sized antennas. It can be deployed in seconds, and when used with a
> KX2, puts the world's only all-band, all-mode, 10 watt HF "HT" in the palm
> of your hand.
>
> In addition to the antenna itself, we've created two new accessories.
>
> First there's the AXB1 whip bipod, which can be used for table-top
> operation with any lightweight whip antenna. The AXB1 is supplied with a
> right-angle BNC adapter, and has adjustable legs to keep the whip from
> rotating in light to moderate wind.
>
> Next is the AXT1 tripod adapter, which allows any camera tripod with a
> standard mount (1/4-20) to support a BNC-base whip antenna and a coaxial
> feed line. It has extra holes for ground radials and guying/mounting
> hardware.
>
> In short, the AX1 is intended to get us all out of the shack. (It
> certainly has in our case.) We hope you find that the AX1 inspires and
> facilitates many outdoor adventures to come.
>
> 73,
> Wayne, N6KR
> Eric, WA6HHQ
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Announcing the Elecraft AX1 whip antenna and accessories

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Hi Wayne,

A couple more details on the AXT1 tripod adapter, if you would;

From the illustration, it appears that this adapter has the BNC bulkhead
connector for the AX-1, that seems plain enough; but there's no spec for
how it is secured to the tripod other than the 1/4-20 thread spec. Is the
other side of the adapter a female 1/4-20 connector, requiring only
screwing it to the male (as if you were attaching a camera,) or is it
simply a through bushing requiring some other means of securing it? I
would hate to order the AXT1 only to find out I now have to run to the
hardware store to cobble together some sort of Franken-mount to make it
work.

Thanks!

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wayne burdick

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Hi Rich,

The AXT1 tripod adapter has a threaded, stainless steel 1/4-20 PEM nut. So you can attach it directly to a standard tripod.

One of our major goals for the AX line in general was to avoid Frankenhardware.*

73,
Wayne
N6KR

* But thank you for coining a new word that’s appropriate for the Halloween season.

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> On Oct 17, 2018, at 5:12 PM, rich hurd WC3T <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi Wayne,
>
> A couple more details on the AXT1 tripod adapter, if you would;
>
> From the illustration, it appears that this adapter has the BNC bulkhead connector for the AX-1, that seems plain enough; but there's no spec for how it is secured to the tripod other than the 1/4-20 thread spec. Is the other side of the adapter a female 1/4-20 connector, requiring only screwing it to the male (as if you were attaching a camera,) or is it simply a through bushing requiring some other means of securing it? I would hate to order the AXT1 only to find out I now have to run to the hardware store to cobble together some sort of Franken-mount to make it work.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 2:03 PM Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi gang,
>>
>> Our new AX1 antenna has to be just about the worst-kept secret in Elecraft history. We've been tinkering with it for over a year, going on ultralight field outings and giving hands-on demos of the prototypes at hamfests. (Thanks for all of your enthusiastic input!)
>>
>> We're happy to announce that the AX1 is now an official product. You can find full details and ordering information here:
>>
>> http://www.elecraft.com/AX1/AX1.htm
>>
>> Executive summary:
>>
>> The AX1 is an ultraportable multi-band whip that disassembles into two 6" (15 cm) pieces so it can go anywhere and be deployed rapidly. It's resonant on 20 meters in one switch position, while the other is ideal for efficient matching on 17 and 15 meters with the aid of an ATU (automatic antenna tuner). In this sense the AX1 is the perfect companion to the KX2 and KX3, which both have wide-range internal ATU options.
>>
>> The AX1 was designed specifically to facilitate pedestrian mobile and ultralight hiking/backpacking. It can also serve as a convenient backup for full-sized antennas. It can be deployed in seconds, and when used with a KX2, puts the world's only all-band, all-mode, 10 watt HF "HT" in the palm of your hand.
>>
>> In addition to the antenna itself, we've created two new accessories.
>>
>> First there's the AXB1 whip bipod, which can be used for table-top operation with any lightweight whip antenna. The AXB1 is supplied with a right-angle BNC adapter, and has adjustable legs to keep the whip from rotating in light to moderate wind.
>>
>> Next is the AXT1 tripod adapter, which allows any camera tripod with a standard mount (1/4-20) to support a BNC-base whip antenna and a coaxial feed line. It has extra holes for ground radials and guying/mounting hardware.
>>
>> In short, the AX1 is intended to get us all out of the shack. (It certainly has in our case.) We hope you find that the AX1 inspires and facilitates many outdoor adventures to come.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne, N6KR
>> Eric, WA6HHQ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
> --
> 72,
> Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737
> Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting
> Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: FN20is
>

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