Antennas for K1 Field Use

[Frank MacDonell]

Seems like there are two ways to go. Buddistick vs.
PAC12................or random wire with Elecraft T1. Thanks for all
your help in advance. This reflector is a fantastic resource.

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Frank KD8FIP
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[Dave, G4AON]

There are no advantages in using commercial antennas out portable. A
fishing pole for support and a lightweight dipole, doublet, end fed wire
or ground plane will work better than most other simple antennas and the
cost is minimal. The K1 built-in ATU has a fairly limited tuning range
and will only tune some doublets and end fed wires... especially on
80m/40m. I've had success across 40/30/20/15 metres with a 51 foot
doublet and 32 foot of lightweight 300 Ohm ribbon fed via a balun on a
couple of feet of coax. On 80/40 metres with a longer doublet, it can
prove troublesome to tune with the standard ATU, however by adding a
couple of capacitors the tuning range on the lower bands can be
extended, see: http://www.astromag.co.uk/pdfs/g4aon_kat1_mods.pdf

73 Dave, G4AON
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