Posted by ke9uw on Jun 18, 2012; 12:12am URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KAT500-usage-model-tp7557751p7557752.html
I use a 1:1 balun into 4 inch open wire line to a 205 ft long dipole.
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On Jun 17, 2012, at 6:59 PM, "Jim Miller" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> What sort of feedline and antennas are folks expecting to use with the
> KAT500?
>
> I assume OPs want this because they are running more than a barefoot K3/100.
>
> Are folks running 500w at elevated SWR on "normal" coax (e.g. davis bury
> flex), open wire line or 7/8" hardline into the shack?
>
> I assume that much of the 500w usage is into nominally resonant antennas.
> What other types of non-resonant antennas are in use at this wattage level
> that would need such a tuner in the shack?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim ab3cv
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