Indoor antenna for KX1...

[Steve Banks]

Hi everyone,

Several months ago, I recall a post from someone on the list - possibly from Wayne himself - describing an indoor antenna he used at home with his KX1.  I believe he had its two wires and feedline taped to the walls in a bedroom.

I think he listed the dimensions of both the main element and the counterpoise (sort of an off-center-fed-dipole arrangement), which worked pretty well with the KX1 tuner and an appropriate BNC/banana plug adapter.   If memory serves me, I think he used  it on 20m, possibly other bands too.

Does anyone recall the post's details, or have a similar indoor antenna they are using?  If so, a description of your antenna's dimensions would be appreciated.

Thanks and 73,

Steve ßanks
K0PQ

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[wayne burdick]

On Oct 13, 2006, at 2:43 PM, Steve Banks wrote:
>
> Several months ago, I recall a post from someone on the list -
> possibly from Wayne himself - describing an indoor antenna he used at
> home with his KX1.


Hi Steve,

Yup, that was me. I used #26 enamel wire to form a complete loop around
the ceiling molding. The best configuration was with the loop shorted
and a single wire running down the corner of the room to the radio.
You'll also need a ground counterpoise wire -- I used about 16' of wire
laid around the edge of the walls, at the baseboard. Everything is held
in place with push-pins, which I color-matched to the paint in the
room.

No coax needed to the rig. Just load it up and go. I've worked all over
the world on 40 and 20 m with it, running 1 to 2 watts and internal
batteries.

Despite the nearly invisible wire and camouflaged hardware, my wife
discovered the installation within seconds. But she let me keep it  :)

73,
Wayne
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[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

I tried this, holding the wire up with clear pushpins..  The wire fell
down and my wife walked into it.  She accused me of trying to strangle
her.  Don't make my mistake....make sure it doesn't come down
accidently.
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 3:07 pm, wayne burdick wrote:
> Yup, that was me. I used #26 enamel wire to form a complete loop around
> the ceiling molding.
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[Tom McCulloch]

Or make sure she thinks it was an accident...:)
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From: "Leigh L Klotz, Jr." <[hidden email]>
To: "wayne burdick" <[hidden email]>; "Steve Banks" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Indoor antenna for KX1...

>I tried this, holding the wire up with clear pushpins..  The wire fell down
>and my wife walked into it.  She accused me of trying to strangle her.
>Don't make my mistake....make sure it doesn't come down accidently.
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 3:07 pm, wayne burdick wrote:
>> Yup, that was me. I used #26 enamel wire to form a complete loop around
>> the ceiling molding.
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[Thom LaCosta]

>
> Yup, that was me. I used #26 enamel wire to form a complete loop around the
> ceiling molding. The best configuration was with the loop shorted and a
> single wire running down the corner of the room to the radio. You'll also
> need a ground counterpoise wire -- I used about 16' of wire laid around the
> edge of the walls, at the baseboard. Everything is held in place with
> push-pins, which I color-matched to the paint in the room.

Am I guessing correctly that a similar arrangement would work with the K2?

What were the room dimensions, or are they not that critical?

thanks

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[wayne burdick]

Thom R LaCosta wrote:

>> I used #26 enamel wire to form a complete loop around the ceiling
>> molding....


> Am I guessing correctly that a similar arrangement would work with the
> K2?

Yes. Actually better, since the KAT2 has a wider matching range than
the KXAT1.


>
> What were the room dimensions, or are they not that critical?

Around 12 x 12, but not critical.

73,
Wayne
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