Getting more excited by this radio by the minute. Seems to me, even with the relatively heavy G4TPH portable loop and whatever stand I manage to cobble together for that (thinking lots of PVC in one foot or 15 inch sections, tall enough to get the loop off the ground by a foot or a foot and a half, this is going to be one very lightweight station and lots of fun (and easy) to carry around. Sorry, afraid I'll have to go a little heavier on the antennas than Wayne does, my aim isn't very good. Even so, taking a complete station in well under five pounds, if not for hiking, certainly for hotel stays and other vacationing, is really, really attractive.
By "relatively heavy", I mean as compared to Wayne's one ounce of 26 gauge wire. I expect the loop, consisting of 10 flat pieces of aluminum bolted together with a tuning capacitor, can't weigh more than the KX3. But that is quite a bit heavier than one ounce :) -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Oct 20, 2011, at 7:31 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > On 10/20/2011 2:49 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> Note that the KX3's attached paddle (KXPD3) weighs about 1 oz. I >> usually carry 1 oz. of #26 antenna wire and a 1-oz. fishing weight to >> get the wire into a tree. Add another 8 oz for batteries and 5 for the >> mic, and you're at about 2.5 lbs for the entire station. > > 1. Any chance the KSPD3 will appear as an item by itself? It is soooo > really cool, and about all I got to play with at Pacificon, given the > number of people gawking at the KX3. > > 2. Exactly how do you find time for very lightweight backpacking? > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012 > - www.cqp.org > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
