Initial testing indicated a problem with the King.   My Emtron DX-3 amplifier would fault above a power level of approximately 700W.

I fired up the Harris KW amplifier and was able to determine that there was a problem.

Inspection of the feedpoint box showed that the antenna wires had made near contact with the control wires and there had been a small fire inside the box.

I dressed all leads and replaced coax jumpers to the box and between the isolation transfomer and the  UNUN transformer for good measure, with freshly made new cable.

I sealed the feedpoint box for the winter and now everything works properly.

I think conditions are poor now, even so the Arctic King provided me with 70 QSOs to Japan and one QSO to Australia on the first day of operation.

I am amazed to put it mildly.

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The Arctic King - 160 meter transmit antenna

The Arctic King is finally built.

The project has taken more or less two years, it has consumed an incredible amount of heavy duty hardware and an enormous amount of hard work.

I enjoyed some assistance from my neighbors Finnbjörn and his brother Jón from Litlaeyri.

The antenna is designed by Villi, TF3DX and it will eventually work on both 160 and 80 meters and it will be possible to switch between vertical and dipole modes, which will give a choice of low and high angles of radiation.

Testing of the antenna will now begin, I have no doubts that the antenna will give me a strong signal on Top Band.

The efficiency of the antenna is in the vicinity of 75%, with less than one dB in ground losses, this will later be confirmed  when final measurements have been carried out.

Due to the Salt Water propagation path for more than 180° and the closeness of the sea, the radiation angle is extremely low, this should help with very long distance contacts.