TX5RV – Equipment

Stations: 2 x K3, 2 x KPA500.

Antennas: 2 x 31-foot fiberglass poles supporting verticals at the water’s edge, and a shorter whip antenna for 10-20.

One of the 31′ poles will support a 31′ vertical with a matching network at the base and radials partially in the water, also configurable with a shorter radiator for 10/12, or with an added top wire as an inv-L for 80 m. Addition of a loading coil at the base will allow operation on 160 m.

The other 31′ pole will have a vertical element and tuned radials to be used on 40/30. The whip antenna is an adjustable-length vertical which will be used as a quarter-wave on the higher bands.

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