Hi Tom,
Go ahead and cut your dipole for 7.000Mhz.
Feed it with 450 ohm ladder line.
By all means, use the BL1 connected to the 450 ohm ladder line in the shack.
Use a short coax jumper, 3 or 4 feet, between the BL1 and the K2 auto tuner.
You're in business, 40m-10m.
73 & gl,
de Joe, aa4nn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom McCulloch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 12:17 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Antenna Feedline Question
Hi all,
I am running a barefoot K2 with various options, including the auto-tuner
and am getting ready to put up a new antenna. I've decided on a 40 meter
dipole that I will feed with 450 ohm 'window' line. This will be my only
antenna, at least for a while. I operate mostly on 40 meters (CW) but
also a bit on 20 (psk31) and 15/10 (also CW) when they are open and hope
to tune the 40 meter dipole to those bands with the auto-tuner.
I am planning to run the 'window' line all the way into the shack to the
K2 (which is about 5 or ten feet from the outside wall). My question is
should I also use the BL1 at the K2 and will I have any trouble tuning to
the other bands. I guess I don't understand what 4:1 means, in this case
as I'll be using 450 ohm feedline to the K2.
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 1103
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