Jeff, I operated Winter Field Day, with my KX3 (Same basic internal tuner as yours) at a camp ground down along the Gulf Coast with my club. I operated with a Chameleon 80 meter End Fed Half Wave, working mostly 40 and 20 meters. The antenna was tossed up into a group of pine trees and other green foliage in true amateur fashion, severely detuning the antenna. My KX3 internal antenna tuner had no problem tuning. Elecraft tuners are wide range tuners, typically 10 to 1. (Wayne, N6KR, please forgive me for this). And Wayne, N6KR; Co-founder of Elecraft, has written in this very mailing list that he can tune Lightly Salted Snow with his KX2! Jeff you will have no problems with your KX2. Hope to catch you on the air with your KX2/MPAS Lite!
73, Charlie, N2PKW -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Jeff Grillo Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 10:25 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [EXT]: [Elecraft] Are external tuners really needed with Chamaeleon antennas? 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 charles.ha...@mgccc.edu ______________________________________________________________ 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
