K3s - KAT3A is a Great ATU!

[MaverickNH]

A few days ago, when assembling my 43ft Vertical antenna, I ran a RG213 from rig to outside and a longer RG213 from antenna to outside my house. I later powered up the K3S/KAT3A to test that new 43ft Vertical, wondering if there must be a problem, as reception was quite a bit lower than my G5RV. Strong signals were relatively clear and audible, but way down on the S meter.

I then realized I was using the KAT3A ATU to tune the 50ft of coax alone, as I had forgotten to join the coax at the lightning arrester on the ground rod outside my house.

Next, I'm going to try a KX2 w/KXAT2 ATU on a folding aluminum lawn chair. Antennas? We don't need no stinking antennas!  ;-)

[Ronnie Hull]

LOL.. rock on brother! I'm a believer it just throwing a chunk of wire in a
tree and making contacts.. I don't need no stinking EZ- antenna programs LOL

btw.. 300 confirmed on my full wave loop... which has an unknown amount of
wire, fed with a unknown length of 300 ohm twinlead, and unknown resonant
point

Ronnie W5SUM
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3s - KAT3A is a Great ATU!

A few days ago, when assembling my 43ft Vertical antenna, I ran a RG213 from
rig to outside and a longer RG213 from antenna to outside my house. I later
powered up the K3S/KAT3A to test that new 43ft Vertical, wondering if there
must be a problem, as reception was quite a bit lower than my G5RV. Strong
signals were relatively clear and audible, but way down on the S meter.

I then realized I was using the KAT3A ATU to tune the 50ft of coax alone, as
I had forgotten to join the coax at the lightning arrester on the ground rod
outside my house.

Next, I'm going to try a KX2 w/KXAT2 ATU on a folding aluminum lawn chair.
Antennas? We don't need no stinking antennas!  ;-)



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[Wes Stewart-2]

How do you know it's a full wave?

On 8/10/2016 4:36 AM, [hidden email] wrote:
>  ...full wave loop... which has an unknown amount of wire...

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[Ronnie Hull]

I don't!!! And in love my loop! It's quiet and I bust pileups with Dailey! It's great!
If I had to guess it has somewhere between 250-300 feet of wire. Or not

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> How do you know it's a full wave?
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[Phil Wheeler-2]

Of course not!  Not when we have small, convenient
dummy loads :-)

Phil W7OX

On 8/10/16 4:17 AM, MaverickNH wrote:
> Antennas? We don't need no stinking antennas!  ;-)

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[K8TE]

I apologize in advance:

 

It is a full wave on some (undisclosed) frequency.

 

Again, sorry, but I couldn't help myself.

 

73, Bill, K8TE

 

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I don't!!! And in love my loop! It's quiet and I bust pileups with Dailey!
It's great!

If I had to guess it has somewhere between 250-300 feet of wire. Or not

 

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> On Aug 10, 2016, at 7:39 AM, Wes Stewart <[hidden email]
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> How do you know it's a full wave?

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>> On 8/10/2016 4:36 AM, [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>
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>> ...full wave loop... which has an unknown amount of wire...

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[Edward A. Dauer]

Reduces QRM on both ends.  Few other devices can do that.

Ted, KN1CBR


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Of course not!  Not when we have small, convenient
dummy loads :-)

Phil W7OX

On 8/10/16 4:17 AM, MaverickNH wrote:
> Antennas? We don't need no stinking antennas!  ;-)


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[Phil Wheeler-2]

Yes, a new operating challenge: WAS with 5 Watts
and a dummy load, Ted ;-)

A step up (or down!) from loading up bed springs,
lawn chair and the like.

73, Phil W7OX

On 8/10/16 10:59 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:

> Reduces QRM on both ends.  Few other devices can do that.
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
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> Of course not!  Not when we have small, convenient
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> Phil W7OX
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> On 8/10/16 4:17 AM, MaverickNH wrote:
>> Antennas? We don't need no stinking antennas!  ;-)
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