Portable antenna for KX3
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I have a Transworld antenna. www.twantennas.com <http://www.twantennas.com/> They are expensive. They work GREAT. It takes about 2 minutes to put one up and 2 minutes to take it down. If you want a well built product that works look no further. Again they ARE expensive. But so was your KX3. If you can’t make any contacts because your antenna is not effectve, then you’ve wasted your money on the KX3 which makes it far more expensive. Read the testimonials on eham.net and the QST & CQ reviews.
73 Mike WB0SND Michael Marx [hidden email] 636-939-9190 SND Tube Sales 105 N. Division St. Bonne Terre, MO 63628 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: Portable antenna for KX3
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Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is
comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas. I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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My personal preference is the Alex Loop.
I have tried wires, etc and from my deck on a lawn chair or on the 7th floor of a condo in Indian Shores, Florida...… 59 on most contacts. Best on 10 meters but works ok as well on 40. Frank KG9H > On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas. > > I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Gotta agree with Frank on the AlexLoop... When it is adjusted and you stay put on a frequency for a while. I disable the internal tuner when I use the loop.
I find that the tuner is useful with my other portable field antennas, the SuperAntennas MP-1 and a random hank of wire. I find the MP-1 to be best when I have a good ground plane (car roof, porch railing, etc) and I am just tuning around. The random wire is great when I have the space and a tree. Each has it merits and its "issues", but when I have the loop set up and properly tuned, it is the best compromise in a portable unit. Jack KD4IZ Sent from my iPad > On Mar 9, 2015, at 21:34, Frank Krozel <[hidden email]> wrote: > > My personal preference is the Alex Loop. > I have tried wires, etc and from my deck on a lawn chair or on the 7th floor of a condo in Indian Shores, Florida...… 59 on most contacts. > Best on 10 meters but works ok as well on 40. > > Frank KG9H > >> On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> Maybe it's just me, but the KX3 has a nice automatic tuner, and wire is comparatively cheap and one can do an infinite number of different antennas. >> >> I bought 250' of #26 stranded copper-over-steel antenna wire, and the biggest problem I'm having is choosing among the possibilities. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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After buying numerous antennas and spending way too much money on them, I finally came up with a good performer. The best part its cheap easy to build and erect in a short time.
It's only a 33' piece of copper wire with a 33' radial when used as a vertical. It can also be used as a sloper, or a dipole just as easy with just a few extra's. 73, Fred/N0AZZ K3 Ser # 6730--KX3 # 5210--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100 P3/SVGA--KAT500--W2 Amps Elecraft KPA500 HF/6m--Alpha's 9500 HF--87A HF--Mirage B-5030-G 300+w--(2) B-5016-G's 165w 2m -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Michael Marx Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 8:05 PM To: [hidden email]; [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] Portable antenna for KX3 I have a Transworld antenna. www.twantennas.com <http://www.twantennas.com/> They are expensive. They work GREAT. It takes about 2 minutes to put one up and 2 minutes to take it down. If you want a well built product that works look no further. Again they ARE expensive. But so was your KX3. If you can’t make any contacts because your antenna is not effectve, then you’ve wasted your money on the KX3 which makes it far more expensive. Read the testimonials on eham.net and the QST & CQ reviews. 73 Mike WB0SND Michael Marx [hidden email] 636-939-9190 SND Tube Sales 105 N. Division St. Bonne Terre, MO 63628 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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