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----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Conley > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
