I had been using a 24' piece of wire inside and
connecting what should be the counterpoise to the
ground in an ac outlet. Of course not the best way to
do it. But in two years I have worked 44 states and a
few VE stations. Gotten into Europe several times.
Eznec tells me that my piece of wire provides mostly
high angle radiation on all bands (40,30,20,17 M).
I have come up with an antenna idea (thanks K5RP) a
one turn loop, 7.6 M horizontal and 2 M vertical fed
at the center of a vertical side. Eznec shows low
angle (~20°)
radiation on all bands. Top wire is 3 M high.
It is getting out well on all bands but the KAT1
matching range is limited, SWR on 40 is 3.4:1, other
bands are just fine. I want to try some other versions
of this antenna.
Looking for a Z-match tuner (maybe HFPACKER) to help
out. Is Elecraft coming out with something like this?
For now the K1 is my only on the air rig. I do not
want a QRP only tuner, maybe some day I will get a
K2-100.
Any Ideas?
Ty, W1TF, GA, K1 #1423, 4 W
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