I wouldn't give up. I routinely use a 31 ft kite pole with nothing more than a plastic tent stake driven into the ground. I unscrew the bottom cap on the pole, and put it over the stake. This prevents the bottom of the pole from kicking outward. I bungee the pole against a picnic table or the handle on the end of my small pop-up camper.
I use 300 ohm tv twin lead up the pole, with velcro ties in a couple places to hold it. The twin lead connects to (2) 44ft lengths of 22 ga wire to form an 88 ft doublet- no balun. The twin lead connects directly to the rig (with an internal ATU. No ground stake, no counterpoise. no guys. The antenna itself, pulled out as an inverted vee with maybe 6-10 ft of twine attached to each end is all the guying you need, if the pole is secured to a table of some other object. Total time to set up, less than 10 minutes. There are many other possible configurations, of course. This one simply works for me, with minimal hassle, and reliable results. 73, Bruce, N1RX -----Original Message----- From: Fred Smith [mailto:m...@mo-net.com] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 9:41 AM To: 'Bruce Beford'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Best Antenna Portable/Tabletop Operation for KX3 Ok I give up I have some 31' telescoping fiberglass windsock poles collapse to 4' but still a hassle to setup. The guys, ground stakes, ground rod, counterpoise's....but it will work well. At home now I have 75' of low loss RG-58U terminated with a BNC connector, I can go out on the deck and use all my antennas at home outdoors. Fred/N0AZZ ______________________________________________________________ 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
