By "very lightweight antenna", do you mean the aforementioned 1oz of 26 gauge wire with the also aforementioned 1oz fishing weight?
I'm really going to have to do something king on pedestrian mobile, or pedestrian portable. The loop I got (mentioned earlier) looks like it'll be great for portable, easy to set up if you're not going to move around a lot, but not so easy to walk with fully deployed. Well, probably not, anyway. I'll have to give it some thought, anyway. However. Remote control head with mic has some interesting possibilities, hasn't it? I suppose if the mic and serial jacks are mounted close enough together, or even mic, speaker, and serial jacks. I hadn't even thought of this. Wow…. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Oct 21, 2011, at 12:19 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Hi Dave, > > I did a presentation at the Pacificon HFpack forum titled "HFpack Lite > and the Elecraft KX3," in which I proposed a 5-pound (total) variation > on HFpack. It is based on the KX3, a very lightweight antenna, > external Li battery, and a hypothetical mic-on-steroids that could > control the radio while it is in the backpack -- including turning it > on/off. The talk was very well received, with lots of input on > possible antennas, etc., from the audience. Bonnie was there, and > later stopped by our booth, which I interpreted as a celebrity > endorsement. > > I'd be happy to send you my powerpoint presentation, although it is > long on illustrations and short on explanations. You'll have to use a > bit of imagination. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > >> I will be most interested to see how the HF Packer folks respond to >> the KX3. >> I'm not one myself, but they are a very innovative group when it >> comes to >> implementing small radios. Since radios like the FT-817 and IC-703 >> are >> relative power hogs compared to the KX3, I suspect that will be >> another very >> significant factor. It's always a lot of fun watching these folks >> "do their >> thing", as was the case most recently at Pacificon. Bonnie, KQ6XA, >> was >> putting out a very potent signal with her setup at Pacificon, and >> knocking >> off contacts one right after another. She was getting better signal >> reports >> than I was using my 100 watt mobile setup! Anyway, I can already >> visualize >> how HF Packers will fabricate a way of mounting a KX3 in front of >> them and >> having substantially enhanced operating ergonomics in the process. >> >> As Terry, WA0ITP says, "I love this stuff!" Even as a spectator! >> >> Dave W7AQK >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
