Hi Tom
I have the same type of antenna I use while camping. It is about 100 feet
of wire fed with some 300 TV twinlead. It works really well, but one thing,
you do need to have a good ground. I have just used a big, long screwdriver
stuck in the ground. Not the best, but it helps a whole lot getting rid of
the stray RF. I also use a hose clamp to hook the grounto the water pipe if
the campground I camp in has water hookups. I know a lot of them use PVC
underground, but the steel pipe does go into the ground. Without the
ground, I get all sorts of RF floating around in everything. While you
might not be able to get the best ground while camping, anything will help.
73
Tom W7WHY
> I recently purchased the Cobra Extra Light Jr., a 70 foot dipole, >fed
> with ladder-line, for use while camping. There are different >ways that
> I can use it. I have been connecting the antenna to an >SGC-tuner
> (SG-231) for use with a K-2/100. On 80 meters with >100 watts, there was
> a lot of stray RF, getting into the audio, and giving rf bites when
> touching the mic.
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