Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:57:14 -0500
From: "'Geri' Kinzel, DK8KW" <DK8KW@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: LF: Re: Transatlantic
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... talking about kites:

there is a wonderful place in the Republic of Ireland (I am a fan of Irish
Music, see http://www.piperswine.de) south of Doolin at the west coast of
the island. Here a cliff goes about 400m vertical down to the sea and the
spot is accessible by car (with all the kind of infrastructure you would
expect at such a place: a pub and a restaurant, as far as I remember).

Imagine, putting 400m of wire down into the sea and have a kite 400 or 500m
upwards in the sky (provided, the Irish Air Traffic Control gives us the
permission, but I am sure Finbar has got also some connections there...).
This would make a marvelous vertical dipole and even with 1 Watt power into
the antenna we should be able to cross the Atlantic.

I am volunteering to hold the kite, what about this summer? And, like
Marconi did nearly 100 years ago: whom do we send on the other side to
listen?


Best 73

Geri, DK8KW (W1KW)