Joshua,
You will want to use 2 - 1/4 wavelength wires - one for the radiator and
the other for a counterpoise.
It may "work" with just the radiator wire, but then the 'counterpoise'
will be the case of the transceiver and your body and anywhere else the
RF return path thinks it needs to be. With the counterpoise wire in
place, that provides the RF return path and eliminates changes in tuning
(SWR variation) depending on where you position the transceiver and your
body.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/22/2014 7:52 PM, Joshua Gould wrote:
Greetings,
I have yet another question... I've decided that I'm going to get the KX3,
KXAT3, and the MH3 and am trying to now nail down the other options that I
will purchase, vs what I will add at a later date.
One of the things I'm looking at is the Stackable binding posts. The way I
read this is that I can just use a random length wire (provided that it is
a 1/4 wavelength on some band), hook it to the radio and just get on the
air...
Is that an apt description of what this adaptor is for?
I would like to thank the group for answering my questions, and helping me
in my decision making.
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