kx1 antennas

[kc5wa]

Thinking begets trouble. While reading the "KXAT1" manual. Pages 9 & 10
show a random length wire antenna system using a  "POMONA 1296 BNC to
Dual Binding post adapter (mouser #565-1296 $11.83 or jameco #99354
$5.29). To my way of thinking ( here comes the trouble) 3 resonate wires
mated on 3 banana plugs will eliminate the need for the KXAT1. Wire #1
33' 1/4 wave resonate on 40m used as vertical. Wire #2 1/8 wave of 16.5'
used radial for 40m  or vertical
element for 20m. Wire #3 a 1/8 wave length 8.5' radial for 20m. If you
also have 30m you would need a  forth wire of 23' 1/4 wave section used
as a vertical element and a fifth wire of 11.5' used as an 1/8 wave
length radial. These will all fit in a sandwich bag. You would now have
a complete resonate antenna system for the KX1 See now I'm in trouble
again for thinking [g].
tnx de 'rc" kc5wa

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[Don Wilhelm-3]

RC,

That would be great if you could get it to work - but it won't (at least not
as you expect).  The other half of the antenna system is missing with a 1/4
wave wire, you need a return path for the RF wave - any end fed wire needs
something to work against to complete the antenna system, and RF being the
'funny' thing that it is will always find a path, but that may be a very
high loss path unless one takes precautions to make it otherwise.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Robert Conley
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:39 AM
> To: elecraft@Elecraft List
> Subject: [Elecraft] kx1 antennas
>
>
> Thinking begets trouble. While reading the "KXAT1" manual. Pages 9 & 10
> show a random length wire antenna system using a  "POMONA 1296 BNC to
> Dual Binding post adapter (mouser #565-1296 $11.83 or jameco #99354
> $5.29). To my way of thinking ( here comes the trouble) 3 resonate wires
> mated on 3 banana plugs will eliminate the need for the KXAT1. Wire #1
> 33' 1/4 wave resonate on 40m used as vertical. Wire #2 1/8 wave of 16.5'
> used radial for 40m  or vertical
> element for 20m. Wire #3 a 1/8 wave length 8.5' radial for 20m. If you
> also have 30m you would need a  forth wire of 23' 1/4 wave section used
> as a vertical element and a fifth wire of 11.5' used as an 1/8 wave
> length radial. These will all fit in a sandwich bag. You would now have
> a complete resonate antenna system for the KX1 See now I'm in trouble
> again for thinking [g].
> tnx de 'rc" kc5wa
>
>

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[kc5wa]

Like I said originally.............

Thinking begets trouble..See now I'm in trouble
again for thinking [g].
tnx de 'rc" kc5wa


W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote:

>RC,
>
>That would be great if you could get it to work - but it won't (at least not
>as you expect).  The other half of the antenna system is missing with a 1/4
>wave wire, you need a return path for the RF wave - any end fed wire needs
>something to work against to complete the antenna system, and RF being the
>'funny' thing that it is will always find a path, but that may be a very
>high loss path unless one takes precautions to make it otherwise.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>  
>
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>>[mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Robert Conley
>>Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:39 AM
>>To: elecraft@Elecraft List
>>Subject: [Elecraft] kx1 antennas
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>>Thinking begets trouble..See now I'm in trouble
>>again for thinking [g].
>>tnx de 'rc" kc5wa
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[K6TFZ]

 
In a message dated 3/5/2005 7:40:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
[hidden email] writes:

Thinking  begets trouble. While reading the "KXAT1" manual. Pages 9 & 10
show a  random length wire antenna system using a  "POMONA 1296 BNC to
Dual  Binding post adapter (mouser #565-1296 $11.83 or jameco  #99354
$5.29).


My Jameco catalog shows the 99354 to be MALE banana  plugs while the 125233
is FeMALE binding posts at  $4.95. The picture also shows it that way.
Geoff, K6TFZ
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