Since this is the Elecraft reflector I will go out on a limb and guess you are using an Elecraft rig with an internal tuner. If so you already have a wide range tuner in the rig and do not need an external tuner. I am often amazed at how well my tuners match some really outlandish antennas. Luckily when in the field I am usually not using a very long feedline so loses in the coax are kept fairly low.
On Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 12:30 Tim Tucker <ae...@worldwidedx.com> wrote: > Since noone has actually answered the specific question... > > A few years ago, I was told by the Owner of Chamelon that the CHA > Hybrid-Micro used in that kit as the base & matching unit is 5:1 Unun. The > manual of the kit has an SWR plot for various types of radiating > elements that can be used: the vertical, vertical with extension, a length > of wire, etc. Whether or not a tuner is required to obtain an acceptable > SWR is going to depend a lot on what you intend to use for the radiating > element. If you're planning on using the antenna with one of the vertical > elements on 40m, you're going to need to use the tuner in the KX2...which > will just fine. > > The folks who have commented about using just a wire and binding post as > the preferred setup are not taking into considerations the various > operating environments that someone might be in. I frequent desert and > mountainous areas in SoCal that have no trees or bushes of any meaningful > height. In those cases, using a man-pack type of vertical (like the > Chameleon) is a very convenient antenna to use with a KX2 or KX3. > > Tim > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 8:24 AM Jeff Grillo <j...@jeffgrillo.com> wrote: > > > I am considering purchasing a Chamaeleon MPAS Lite and from what I gather > > from advertisements they require an external wide range antenna tuner to > > work. I have a kx2 with the internal tuner. I am guessing there is > > something beyond my paygrade as to why this would not be sufficient? If > > anyone has direct experience with these antennas please let me know your > > experience and what you think. Also… I am interested in this particular > > antenna because I am visually impaired and it seems like something I > could > > set up myself relatively easily. Thanks! 73 KO4NE > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 ae...@worldwidedx.com > > > > -- > Owner, worldwidedx.com > AE6LX, Amateur Radio > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 jimk...@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
