I haven't tried this with the MFJ whips. I used to have a 20 meter ham stick and by removing the metal whip the antenna resonated near 11 meters. By installing separate metal whips for 17 and 15 I had a 3 band whip antenna. So someone with a MFJ wjip may want to try this idea.
Dr. Don W4BWS On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 10:10 PM, Jan Timmers <jau...@gmail.com> wrote: > Some people have suggested this item from MFJ will do the trick. > > http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1620T is for 20m. > They also have another for 17m. > > On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Chas H <2mysys...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am looking for HF antenna options (primarily 17m + 20m) that will work > > for hand-held portable while hiking with my KX3. Preferable something > that > > will connect directly to the BNC jack on the side of the radio. I'll be > > hiking for 6 days in Glacier National Park and looking for practical > > antennas to use. > > > > What are you using when you go HF hand-held? Do you drag a counterpoise > as > > well? > > > > Thanks + 73, > > Charlie de K0CKH > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to jau...@gmail.com > > > > > > -- > Regards; > John Timmers > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to w4b...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
