Wow, What a support Group Thanks to all the oldsters out there who
responded to my cataract problem (surgery went well yesterday by the way).
Now my next question is what kind of antennas to use (mostly for 20 meters)
when out camping. Here in Northeastern Illinois, most campsites
I use one of these 8 foot long two-piece magmount verticals for 20 metres. I
just put it on top of the car - or a sheet of metal if I don't have the car -
and it works a treat. Doesn't even need an ATU.
I've managed the States and Japan miles from here with 4 watts RTTY no problem.
73
Bob
Of
Richard Powers
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:09 AM
To: Elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K1-20 - - Now Camping - Antennas
Wow, What a support Group Thanks to all the oldsters out there who
responded to my cataract problem (surgery went well yesterday by the way).
Now my next question
] Elecraft K1-20 - - Now Camping - Antennas
Dick
Don't let just a single tree in a campsite hold you back.
Use it and have fun. Drooping dipoles work just fine.
When the xyl and I were camping in Oregon, there were only some
rose bushes by our campsite and no trees. So I laid out my
40m dipole
and a 12v lantern
battery for the HW-8.
Good luck and 73
Bob N6WG
The Little Station with Attitude
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Richard Powers
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:09 AM
To: Elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft K1-20
I use a method similar to my home installation of a 100 foot spool of
#16 insulated primary wire hanging from a limb high up in a big fir
tree. At home it drops from a 70 foot branch at a 45° angle. The
copper plumbing system in the crawl space is the ground half of the
system.
When camping I use
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