Posted by Bob McGraw - K4TAX on Jan 09, 2018; 9:57pm URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/PAR-LNR-EFHW-antenna-tp7637237p7637279.html
I use a switch tapped air inductor with a variable C on one end. It is an L network thus it is reversible and will match either Hi Z or Lo Z loads. This always brings the load to within range the ATU in the radio can resolve a match.
Bob, K4TAX
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> On Jan 9, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Going way back to the original post, it seems to me that there is a simple answer:
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> The OP wants something that is very portable, that the KX2 will tune.
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> The whole balun discussion comes from trying to match a near-infinite impedance, and chopping the wire down a bit (or making it longer) is going to bring it to an impedance that the tuner can match.
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> Lotta folks doing that.
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> 73 -- Lynn
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