I have a portable dipole that I use for camping. I bought it off ebay.
The doublets each roll up in a plastic wind-up contraption. It's kind
of like a yo yo tenna deluxe (not made by the same company). The center
insulator has two screw terminals that I connect my 300 ohm ladder line
to.
I've found it's easy to set it up as an inverted vee. I really only
have to get the center up as high as I can. Getting the end of the
doublets up semi-high is no big deal. It's alot less time and less
aggravation then trying to set it up in a true dipole configuration
with both ends being up. From NJ running 5 watts into the antenna I
worked Switzerland with no problem.
73,
James KB2FCV
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Tellefsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Richard Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Elecraft
<elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:45:31 -0800
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft K1-20 - - Now Camping - Antennas
Dick
Don't let just a single tree in a campsite hold you back.
Use it and have fun. Drooping dipoles work just fine.
When the xyl and I were camping in Oregon, there were only some
rose bushes by our campsite and no trees. So I laid out my
40m dipole over the bushes, about 4 ft above ground, fired
up my old HW-8 and had a number of nice QSOs. Great time,
sitting at the picnic table with my lantern and a 12v lantern
battery for the HW-8.
Good luck and 73
Bob N6WG
The Little Station with Attitude
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
Richard Powers
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:09 AM
To: Elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K1-20 - - Now Camping - Antennas
Wow, What a support Group !!!! Thanks to all the oldsters out there who
responded to my cataract problem (surgery went well yesterday by the
way).
Now my next question is what kind of antennas to use (mostly for 20
meters) when out camping. Here in Northeastern Illinois, most campsites
have
only one tree to hang a dipole on which would leave the ends to droop
to the
ground etc.
What do most of you guys use when camping?
Next question in line will be Power Supplies for the K1.
Dick Powers WB9PWQ / AFA3DP
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