A buddipole has been on my list for a while, but as you said the KX2 is really good, and happily tunes even the worst of my antenna experiments. I've made contacts with the output of this radio tied directly into a grounding rod and nothing else before.
On this particular trip, I had my antenna at a perfect 1:1 the whole time.
On this particular trip, I had my antenna at a perfect 1:1 the whole time.