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THE FRICTION OF THE BIPOD, PERMITTING FIRM PLACEMENT OF THE BIPOD AND
ANTENNA ON A VARIETY OF LEVEL AND IRREGULAR SURFACES SUCH AS A BOULDER ON A
MOUNTAINTOP.  THE AX1 CAN ALSO BE MOUNTED ON A CAMERA TRIPOD, AWAY FROM THE
TRANSCEIVER AND OPERATOR, USING THE ELECRAFT AXT1 TRIPOD ADAPTER.  THE AXT1
IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH ANY CAMERA TRIPOD THAT USES A STANDARD 1/4 20
THREADED MOUNT.  MAKE SURE THE TRIPOD HEAD IS SMALL ENOUGH TO ALLOW ACCESS
TO THE ANTENNA CONNECTION.  SOME TRIPODS HAVE AN INTEGRATED TILT/PAN HEAD
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WITH A FLAT CAMERA PLATFORM THATS TOO LARGE TO USE WITH THE ADAPTER SEE
FIGURE 10.  THE AXT1 BRACKET HAS SEVERAL HOLES THAT CAN BE USED TO GUY THE
TRIPOD AND/ OR ATTACH ONE OR MORE COUNTERPOISE WIRES.  ON THE AIR WITH THE
AX1  THE ANTENNA CAN BE CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE BNC ANTENNA JACK ON THE
SIDE OF A KX2/KX3 TRANSCEIVER, WITH THE RADIO HELD LIKE A SMALL VHF
TRANSCEIVER.  FOR TABLETOP USE, ELECRAFT INCLUDES A RIGHT ANGLE BNC
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