Re: [Elecraft] Travel antennas - outside with rig inside

Steve, 28 ft is close to 1/4 wave on 40, placing the current node at your rig [low Z]. Radiation occurs primarily from the higher current portions of the conductor(s), and with 5 ft inside, that's 18% of your physical antenna, and perhaps 25% of the portion with significant currents, inside.

[Elecraft] Travel antennas - outside with rig inside

ly attached to my KX-3, KX-1, or K1 through a banana plug-BNC adapter. Bob McCuskey, W7BV [Elecraft] Travel antennas - outside with rig inside Steve KC8QVO Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:54:44 -0700 I am out of town this weekend and brought my 28' random wire/counterpoise. I have the random wire

[Elecraft] Travel antennas - outside with rig inside

I am out of town this weekend and brought my 28' random wire/counterpoise. I have the random wire and counterpoise going out the window about 5' away. The tip of the random wire goes up in a tree about 15' up. The counterpoise goes out the window the opposite direction weaved through some bushes (t